Famous People with Name Cunningham

William Carruthers Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

William Carruthers Cunningham: was a Scottish professional international footballer who played in both the Scottish and English leagues.Cunningham had by this stage converted to playing as a full-back and made his North End debut against Grimsby Town at Deepdale on 24 August 1949. 12 years later he made his four hundredth league appearance in a goalless draw against Bolton Wanderers on 18 April 1961, the last of the 1953-54 Cup Final team still playing for the club.

Laurence Paul "Laurie" Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Laurence Paul "Laurie" Cunningham: was an England international footballer. While at Real Madrid he became the first English player in the club's history. He was also the first black player to represent England at any level, and the first to represent the full England side in a competitive match.

Allan Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Allan Cunningham: was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.Cunningham traveled as the ship's botanist aboard HMS Mermaid under Phillip Parker King from 1817 to 1820. The Mermaid, was of only 85 tons, but sailing on 22 December 1817 they reached King George's Sound on 21 January 1818. Though their stay was short many interesting specimens were found, but the islands on the west coast were comparatively barren. Towards the end of March the Goulburn Islands on the north coast were reached, and there many new plants were discovered. They reached Timor on 4 June 1818 and turning for home arrived at Port Jackson on 29 July 1818. Cunningham's collections during this voyage included about 300 species.

Imogen Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Imogen Cunningham: was an American photographer known for her photography of botanicals, nudes and industry.She soon lost interest and sold the camera to a friend. It wasn’t until 1906, while studying at the University of Washington in Seattle, that she was inspired by an encounter with the work of Gertrude Kasebier to take up photography again. With the help of her chemistry professor, Dr. Horace Byers, she began to study the chemistry behind photography; she subsidized her tuition by photographing plants for the botany department.After graduating in 1907 she went to work with Edward S. Curtis in his Seattle studio. This gave Cunningham the valuable opportunity to learn about the portrait business and the practical side of photography.

Andrew Browne Cunningham            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Andrew Browne Cunningham: older brother of General Sir Alan Cunningham, was a British admiral of the Second World War.Cunningham was born in Rathmines in the southside of Dublin on 7 January 1883. After starting his schooling in Dublin and Edinburgh, he enrolled at a naval academy, at the age of ten, beginning his association with the Royal Navy.