Famous People with Name Wheatley

John Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

John Wheatley: was a Scottish socialist politician. He was a prominent figure of the Red Clydeside era.Wheatley was born in Bonmahon, Co. Waterford in Ireland, to Thomas and Johanna Wheatley. In 1876 the family moved to Braehead, Lanarkshire in Scotland. Initially, he w

Tyrone Anthony Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tyrone Anthony Wheatley: is a former professional American football player and current assistant coach who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was one of the most successful high school and collegiate athletes in Metropolitan Detroit history. In high school, he was a member of state-champion teams in both track and field and football, and he was named Michigan's track and field athlete of the year and football athlete of the year in the same academic year.

Peter Jaffrey Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Peter Jaffrey Wheatley: was a British chemist, who published over 100 papers and 5 books on physical chemistry, crystallography and structural chemistry.Wheatley was born in 1921. He was educated at King Edward VII School (photo) in Sheffield, where he was Head Prefect in 1938/1940, Captain of cricket for 2 years and 1st XI footballer for 4; and The Queen's College, Oxford, where he obtained a First in Chemistry, followed by a D.Phil as a Junior Research Fellow at Merton, working with Jack Linnett.

Nadia Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Nadia Wheatley: an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues and the effects of social change”.[1] She has been involved in developing projects to raise children's awareness about their environment and local history.Wheatley's first book was Five Times Dizzy.[4] Published in 1983, it was a critical success, and garnered many literary commendations and awards. Since then she has written many children's fiction and non-fiction books, most of them being shortlisted for and, often, winning awards.

Oswald Stephen "Ossie" Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Oswald Stephen "Ossie" Wheatley: was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Warwickshire and Glamorgan. A tall, fair-haired right-arm fast-medium bowler, Wheatley came to prominence for Cambridge University in 1958 when he set the record for the most wickets in the university's