Famous People with Name Bateman

Robert Bateman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Bateman: a Canadian naturalist and painter, born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Even as a child he was interested in art and wildlife. He found inspiration from the Group of Seven, he was also interested in making abstract paintings of nature.[2] It wasn’t until the mid 1960’s that he changed to his present style, realism.[3]Bateman was always interested in art, but he never intended on making a living from it. He was fascinated by the natural world in his childhood. As a child he recorded the sightings of all of the birds in the area of his house in Toronto.[3] Although the stage was set for an expert wildlife artist, Bateman moved on to be a high school history teacher.[1] However, he still painted in his free time. It wasn’t until the 1970’s and 1980’s that his work started to receive major recognition. Robert Bateman's show in 1987, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, drew the largest crowd a living artist has ever had there.[citation needed]

Henry Mayo Bateman            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Henry Mayo Bateman: was a British humorous artist and cartoonist.H. M. Bateman was noted for his "The Man Who..." series of cartoons, featuring comically exaggerated reactions to minor and usually upper-class social gaffes, such as "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before the Loyal

Josh Bateman            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Josh Bateman: is a professional rugby league player. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

William Augustus 'Bill' Bateman            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

William Augustus 'Bill' Bateman: was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Western Australia and Australian rules football in the Western Australian Football Association. He spent 10 season in the Western Australian Football Association, playing in an unprecedented eight premierships. As their inaugural captain, Bateman started out at the now Fremantle Football Club in 1885. Two years later they disbanded and he moved to the Unions Football Club, who found themselves taken over by Fremantle in 1890.

Richard Bateman            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Richard Bateman: was an English cricketer. Bateman made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1883 against Somerset.