Famous People with Name Ernest

Ernest Leslie McCormick            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ernest Leslie McCormick: was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1935 to 1938.

Ernest Leslie "Les" Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ernest Leslie "Les" Wilson: is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Ernest Arthur Anlezark            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ernest Arthur Anlezark: also known as George or Alec, was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player - a dual-code rugby international.

Ernest William Currie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ernest William Currie: was an Australian rugby union international and first-class cricketer. Currie, who was born in Dunedin, represented Otago in six first-class cricket matches during the 1894/95 and 1893/94 New Zealand cricket seasons, as a wicket-keeper. After moving to Australia, he appeared in one further first-class match for Queensland, against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1899.

Ernest Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ernest Jones: was an Australian sportsman, playing Test cricket and Australian rules football. Jones played 19 Tests from 1894 to 1902 and represented Port Adelaide Football Club. Nicknamed Jonah, Jones was one of the best and fastest bowlers of his time, initially erratic but subsequently gaining control of line and length to good effect. Jones was first no-balled in a match between South Australia and the visiting English side in 1897/98. Phillips again no-balled him once in the 2nd Test of that series, Jones thus becoming the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test match.

Johann August Ernesti            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Johann August Ernesti: was a German Rationalist theologian and philologist. In the following year he accepted the office of conrector in the Thomas school of Leipzig, of which Johann Matthias Gesner was then rector, an office to which Ernesti succeeded in 1734. He was, in 1742, named professor extraordinarius of ancient literature in the university of Leipzig, and in 1756 professor ordinarius of rhetoric. In the same year he received the degree of doctor of theology, and in 1759 was appointed professor ordinarius in the faculty of theology.