Famous People with Name Wakeman

Richard Christopher Wakeman            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Richard Christopher Wakeman: is an English keyboard player best known as the keyboardist for progressive rock group Yes. Originally a classically trained pianist, he was a pioneer in the use of electronic keyboards and in the use of a rock band in combination with orchestra and choir

Barry Noble Wakeman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barry Noble Wakeman: was an American naturalist and educator.After working as a curator at the Oklahoma City Zoo he came to the Cincinnati Zoo in 1968. That year he was part of an expedition to Antarctica, where he visited the South Pole and brought penguins to Cincinnati. At the Cincinnati Zoo he worked to teach children about nature, establishing the Junior Zoologist Club for twelve-to-sixteen year olds in 1968. This became a model for other zoos. He became the Cincinnati Zoo's director of education in 1974 and retired in 1995. But after leaving the zoo he was still busy, serving as director of the Nature Academy, another program for young people, and at the (Highlands Nature Santuary) in Bainbridge, Ohio.