Famous People with Name Egerton

Egerton Herbert Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Egerton Herbert Norman: was a Canadian diplomat and historian.His first post was with the Canadian Legation in Tokyo. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Norman was interned by the Japanese authorities and he was not repatriated to Canada until mid-1942, where he continued to work in the Department of External Affairs. During the Allied occupation of Japan after its defeat in the war, Norman served as a Canadian representative to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) administration and worked under the direction of Douglas MacArthur. He also became the first post-war president of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Alongside his diplomatic activities, Norman remained an active scholar and wrote a number of works on Japanese history, which are still highly regarded by many historians.

Egerton Marcus            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Egerton Marcus: was a boxer from Guyana, who won the silver medal in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul for Canada.

Egerton Dodge Cooper Cecil            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Egerton Dodge Cooper Cecil: was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire. Cecil made his only first-class appearance during the 1875 season for Hampshire against Kent. Cecil scored 4 runs in his only innings in which he batted and bowled three wicketless overs during the Kent innings. Cecil was retired absent in Hampshire's second innings.

Egerton Castle            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Egerton Castle: was a Victorian era author, antiquarian, and swordsman, and an early practitioner of reconstructed historical fencing, as well as the captain of the British épée and saber teams at the 1908 Olympics. He was born into a wealthy family; his maternal grandfa

Egerton Lee Batchelor            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Egerton Lee Batchelor: Australian politician, was the 2nd leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party, a member of the First Australian Parliament, and the first member for the Federal Division of Boothby in South Australia, from 1903 to 1911. He was als

Sir Charles Comyn Egerton            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Sir Charles Comyn Egerton: was a senior British Army officer.He was the third son of Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 9th Baronet (1767-1829). He was educated at Rossall School and Sandhust. He entered the Army in 1867 as Ensign in the 76th Foot. He later tranferred to the British Indian Army.

Robert 'Bob' Egerton            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Robert 'Bob' Egerton: was an Australian International Rugby Player whose short-lived career at the very highest level of the game was timed to perfection. Rob won only nine caps for the Wallabies, all in a 13 week spell in 1991, with his final appearance coming in the biggest

David Egerton            Origin/Culture/Country: English

David Egerton: is a former a rugby union international who represented England from 1988 to 1990. David Egerton was born on October 19, 1961 in Pinner, Middlesex. Egerton made his international debut on Apr 23, 1988 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match. Of

Sir John (Jack) Alfred Roy Egerton            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir John (Jack) Alfred Roy Egerton: was an Australian trade union organiser and member of the Australian Labor Party. Egerton was born in Emerald, Queensland and was educated at Rockhampton and Mount Morgan High Schools. He became state secretary of the Queensland Boilermakers Union in 1943