Famous People with Name Penrose

Jonathan Penrose            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Jonathan Penrose: is an English chess player, emeritus Grandmaster, and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983) who won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. He is the son of Lionel Penrose, a world famous professor of genetics, and

Patricia "Tricia" Penrose            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Patricia "Tricia" Penrose: an English actress and singer.She is best known for her role as Gina Ward in ITV1's long-running 1960s drama Heartbeat. She has also appeared in The Royal, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Boon and Dancin' Thru the Dark.Penrose has made several attempts to break into the music industry. She has released two singles – "Where Did Our Love Go?" (1996) and "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (2000); neither of which was especially successful. In 2002 she reached the final of A Song for Europe (the competition to select the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry) but did not win. She has also sung a number of times on Heartbeat.

R. A. F. Penrose            Origin/Culture/Country: American

R. A. F. Penrose: was an American mining geologist and entrepreneur.Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, Jr., better known as R.A.F. Penrose throughout his career, graduated in 1885 with a Ph.D. from Harvard for work on phosphates. Later, he performed geological surveys in

John Penrose            Origin/Culture/Country: English

John Penrose: was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Penrose entered the double York round event in 1908, taking fourth place with 709 points.

Boies Penrose            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Boies Penrose: was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1884 and served unt