Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first black person and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two Academy Awards nominations, ten Golden Globe Awards nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, six British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations, eight Laurel nominations, one Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) nomination, one Grammy Award, and another Grammy nomination.
Gilchrist is a surname of Gaelic language origins. In many cases it is derived from a Scottish Gaelic name, Gille Chrìost, Gille Chriosd, meaning "servant of Christ" (i.e. gilla "servant", chriosd "Christ". Surnames of similar origins include MacGilchrist and McGilchrist, which are usually derived from Mac Giolla Chriosd or, literally, "son of the servant of Christ". Early, semi-anglicised versions of the surname, recorded include Geilchreist, Gilchryst, Gillchreist, Gillcryst, Mcillchreist and Mylchrest.
Sydney Tamiia Poitier is an American television and film actress.
Goff is a surname with several distinct origins, mainly Germanic, Celtic, Jewish, and French. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Cornish and Breton. The German Goff means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Breton goff means "smith". The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".
Goldin is a surname that can independently be of English, German or Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Mintz is a surname. Its etymology may be connected to the German city of Mainz. Notable people with the surname include:
Waxman, or alternatively Wachsmann, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mount is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Shimkus is a phonetic spelling of the Lithuanian surname Šimkus, derived from the name Simon, and may refer to:
Notable people and characters named Sydney include:
Wilner is a German and Jewish surname meaning "from Wilna/Vilne". Alternative form: Vilensky, Wilenski. Notable people with the surname include:
Badgley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Light is a surname of the English language.
The surname Grande or Del Grande is a surname of Spanish or Italian origin and may refer to:
Sidney is an English given name deriving from the surname, itself of two different derivations depending on the origins of the family. In some cases a place name, itself from Old English, meaning "wide water meadow", and in others from the French place name "St. Denis".
Herrington is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bracey is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Harth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carlon is a given name and surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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