Famous People with Name Uru

Axel Uru            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Axel Uru: was a Danish military engineer and commander, Rigsmarsk and Supreme Court justice. In 1621 he travelled abroad and served in the Dutch defence of Bergen op Zoom. Later he continued to England, France and Italy before returning home where he served as an ensign under Enevold Kruse in the Danish branch of the Thirty Years' War in 1625 and 1626. He was taken as a prisoner of war by Tilly at Battle of Lutter on 27 August 1626 but was part of an exchange of prisoners on 10 December. In 1627 he was engaged as a military engineer but returned to the Netherlands in 1629 where he from 1 October participated in the Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Holger Parsberg's Danish regiment.

Juan Escarr? Urue?a            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Juan Escarr? Urue?a: is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side. In December 2004 the veteran midfielder won the Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan, the next y

Tomeju Uruma            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomeju Uruma: was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he participated in the 500 metres competition, in the 1500 metres event, in the 5000 metres competition, and in the 10000 metres event but was eliminated in the heats in all fou

Yoshio Urushibara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshio Urushibara: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tsubame, Niigata and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party, which later split into several parties including the New Komeito Party.

Bill Uruski            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bill Uruski: is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley. Uruski was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1969, defeating longtime Liberal MLA Elman Guttormson in the rural, mid-northern riding of St. George. The NDP formed government after this election, and Uruski served as a government backbencher for the next four years. Uruski defeated Guttormson again in the 1973 provincial election, despite the fact that the Progressive Conservative Party declined to run a candidate for fear of vote-splitting with the Liberals. On August 29, 1973, he was named a Minister without Portfolio, responsible for the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation and the Motor Vehicle Branch. On March 31, 1976 he was also given responsibility for the Civil Service Act. On September 22, 1976, he was promoted to Minister of Municipal Affairs, still retaining responsibility for the CSA.