Nathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.
Fern Britton is an English television presenter and author. She came to national attention when she presented Ready Steady Cook between 1994 and 2000 on BBC One. She later presented ITV's This Morning programme from 1999 to 2009. In 2012, she participated in Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Since 2010 she has also published a number of bestselling novels and books of short stories and non-fiction.
Constance Elaine Britton is an American actress, singer, and producer. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film The Brothers McMullen (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom Spin City. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) and Lost at Home (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film Friday Night Lights (2004) and the thriller film The Last Winter (2006).
Britton Chance was the Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Radiological Physics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Christopher Daniel Britton is a right-handed former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films and television sitcoms.
Joseph Craig Colquitt is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts (1987). He was a member of two Super Bowl Champions with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979. He is also the father of two NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt. His nephew, Jimmy Colquitt, was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985. All four played college football at the University of Tennessee. Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs. Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame July 16, 2009. Craig Colquitt is also the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".
Louis Gino Acocella, better known by his ring name Gino Brito, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He was a popular wrestler in Montreal, and was one of the promoters in the city in the 1980s. As Louis Cerdan, he was a WWWF Tag Team Champion, teaming with fellow Italian-Canadian wrestler Tony Parisi. Brito also trained Italian-Canadian wrestler Dino Bravo.
Andrew Paul Britton was a British-born spy novelist who immigrated to the United States with his family at age seven. He published his first novel at age 23, his books were translated for international sales, and have been posted on the extended The New York Times bestseller list.
Chance is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is of Middle English origin, meaning "good fortune". There are several variants. The surname is of Old French origin, from cheance, also Middle English chea(u)nce. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1310 in Essex. People with the name Chance include:
Britton Douglas Colquitt is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009; he was with the Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers in 2016. He played college football at Tennessee.
Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.
The Max Delbruck Prize, formerly known as the Biological physics prize, is awarded by the Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society, to recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in biological physics research. The prize was established in 1981, and renamed for Max Delbrück in 2006. The award consists of $10,000, an allowance for travel to the meeting where the prize is awarded, and a certificate. It was presented biennially in even-numbered years until 2014, and will be presented annually starting 2015.
Zackary Grant Britton, known professionally as Zach Britton until February 2019, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles.
Gary Holland is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer and songwriter, who worked in the 1980s with bands originating from California. He is perhaps best known for being the original drummer in Great White and for his brief stint in Dokken. He later played as a session musician and soundtrack contributor.
Britton Chance, Jr. was an American naval architect yacht designer who helped work on core design elements of craft that won the America's Cup.
Britton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chances is a 1931 American Pre-Code war drama film directed by Allan Dwan, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and is based on a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs.
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