Famous People with Name Wheatley

Ray Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ray Wheatley: Australian writer for the Fightnews internet boxing website. Wheatley is also a former professional boxer, former IBF/USBA referee and judge, and currently one of the vice-presidents of the IBF/USBA.

Phillis Wheatley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Phillis Wheatley: was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature.[1] She was born in Gambia, Africa, and became a slave at age seven. She was purchased by the Boston Wheatley family, who taught her to read and write, and helped encouraged her poetry.

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.