Markham
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Markham is the name of some places, persons and things.
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[edit] Places
- Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Markham, Illinois, United States
- Markham, Texas, United States
- Markham, Washington, United States
- Markham Valley, Papua New Guinea, where the Markham River flows
- Mount Markham, Antarctica, a majestic twin-peaked massif, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau.
- Markham College is a school in Lima, Peru.
- Markham House, a state-of-the-art Nineteenth Century hotel in Atlanta
[edit] People
- Beryl Markham, female writer, pilot and horse trainer
- Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society
- Edwin Markham, poet
- Gervase Markham, an English poet and writer
- Gervase Markham, a programmer for the Mozilla Foundation
- Kika Markham, an actress.
- Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of English writer Elizabeth Penrose
- Pigmeat Markham (real name Dewey Markham), African-American entertainer
- William Markham, clergyman
- William Markham, Atlanta mayor
[edit] Popular culture
- Markham (television series) starring Ray Milland, which aired in the U.S. on the CBS network during the 1959-60 television season
- Sergeant Markham, a USMC non-commissioned officer played by Joseph May in Stargate Atlantis.
[edit] Linguistics
- Markham languages, a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages.