Hornby

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The name Hornby can refer to :

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Hornby Island - Island in the Canadian Strait of Georgia

[edit] England

• Hornby, Lancashire - A town in Lancashire
• Hornby, Hambleton - A village in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire
• Hornby, Richmondshire - A village in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire

[edit] New Zealand

• Hornby, New Zealand - A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand

[edit] United States

• Hornby, New York - A town in Steuben County, New York

[edit] People

• A. S. Hornby - English grammarian
• Ben Hornby - Australian rugby league player
• Clive Hornby - English actor
• Frank Hornby - Inventor of Meccano and Hornby Trains
• Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby - British admiral of the fleet
• John Hornby - Canadian explorer (1880-1927)
• Twiggy (real name Lesley Hornby) - Model
• A N Hornby - English cricketer
• Nick Hornby - Author
• Robert William Bilton Hornby - Priest, antiquarian and lord of the manor from the City of York
• Warwick Hornby - Australia musician
• William Hornby - Governor of Bombay
• William Henry Hornby - English industrialist and politician
• Frank Hornby - Railway photographer

[edit] Other

• Hornby Railways - A manufacturer of model railways
• Hornby's Storm-petrel - South American seabird

[edit] See also

• Hornsby