Churchill (disambiguation)

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Churchill is the name of a number of places and people, and derived objects and organisations.

Contents 1 People 2 Economy 3 Education 4 Geography 4.1 Australia 4.2 Canada 4.2.1 Rivers 4.3 England 4.4 Ireland 4.5 United States 5 Culture 6 Objects

[edit] People

• The Churchill family, the family of the English Dukes of Marlborough, which included:
  • John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general during the War of the Spanish Succession
  • Winston Churchill (1620-1688), father of the first Duke of Marlborough
  • Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Mistress of the Robes
  • Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill), mother of Winston Churchill
  • Lord Randolph Churchill, son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, father of Winston Churchill
  • Sir Winston Churchill, (1874-1965) British Prime Minister during World War II
  • Randolph Churchill, British Conservative politician and son of Sir Winston Churchill
    • Pamela Churchill, former wife of Randolph Churchill (née Pamela Digby, later Pamela Harriman)
  • Winston Churchill (grandson), British Conservative politician and grandson of Sir Winston Churchill

• Caryl Churchill, British playwright
• Charles Churchill, British poet and satirist
• Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player after whom the Clive Churchill Medal is named
• Jack Churchill, eccentric World War II soldier
• Peter Churchill, British spy during World War II
• Ward Churchill (b.1948), controversial American professor of ethnic studies

• Winston Churchill (novelist) (1871 - 1947) "the American" contemporary of Sir Winston, and best-selling American author

[edit] Economy

• Churchill (insurance)

[edit] Education

• Churchill College, Cambridge
• Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, AB
• Churchill Junior High School, East Brunswick, NJ

[edit] Geography

[edit] Australia

• Churchill, Queensland
• Churchill, Victoria

[edit] Canada

• Churchill, Manitoba
• Churchill (electoral district), Manitoba
• Churchill, Simcoe County, Ontario
• Churchill, Wellington County, Ontario

[edit] Rivers

• Churchill River (Hudson Bay), in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
• Churchill River (Atlantic), in Newfoundland and Labrador

[edit] England

• Churchill, Oxfordshire
• Churchill, Somerset
• Churchill (Pershore), Worcestershire
• Churchill in Halfshire, Worcesterhire, now part of the parish of Churchill and Blakedown

[edit] Ireland

• Churchill, Donegal, Republic of Ireland
• Churchill, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

[edit] United States

• Churchill, Pennsylvania

[edit] Culture

• The Churchills were an Israeli music band with the singer Arik Einstein.
• The Churchills is also the name of a US indie band.
• TCDD 45151 Class were nicknamed "Churchills"
• Winston Churchill (Church for short) was the name of the cat in Stephen King's Pet Sematary.

[edit] Objects

• Churchill tank, or Tank, Infantry, Mk IV; a British WWII tank named after Sir Winston Churchill.
• a type of champagne made by Pol Roger, named after Sir Winston Churchill
• a type of cigar, named after Sir Winston Churchill
• a type of milkshake dessert popular in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Called Churchill where the second 'h' is silent.