Peacock (disambiguation)

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Peacock may be one of the following:

Contents 1 Biological 2 Places 3 Surname 3.1 Fictional Characters 4 Other

[edit] Biological

• A male Peafowl, or sometimes any peafowl
• Peacock (butterfly), several unrelated butterflies with ocelli resembling those of a peacock
• Red sandalwood tree - sometimes called peacock flower fence

[edit] Places

• Peacock Hills, Canada
• Peacock Peak, Arizona, USA
• Peacock Springs State Park, Florida
• Peacock Sound, Antarctica
• Peacock_Township, Michigan, USA
• Bornite, sometimes referred to as Peacock ore

[edit] Surname

• Variants Pecock, Peacocke; see also Pocock

• Alexander Peacock (1861 – 1933), Australian politician
• Andrew Peacock (1939 - ), Australian politician
• Annette Peacock (1941 - ), an American musician
• Barnes Peacock (1810 – 1890), an English judge.
• Bertram Peacock, US singer
• Charlie Peacock (1956 - ) an American contemporary Christian musician
• Daniel Peacock, a British actor, writer and director
• Darren Peacock, (1968 - ), a former English professional footballer
• Dave Peacock, bass player for the English musical duo, Chas & Dave
• David Peacock, an American singer, formerly of the heavy metal band Pantera
• Doug Peacock, an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author
• Elizabeth Peacock (1937 - ), a British Conservative politician and former MP
• Gary Peacock (1935 - ), an American jazz double-bassist
• Gavin Peacock (1967 - ), a former English professional footballer
• George Peacock (1791-1858) English mathematician
• Hugh Peacock, a Canadian politician
• Ian Peacock, English broadcaster
• J. T. Peacock, US bowler, 1907 champion
• Jamie Peacock (1977 - ), an English professional rugby league player
• Jamie Peacock (voice actor), occasional stage name for Kayzie Rogers, an American voice actress
• Joe Peacock, American writer
• Joe Peacock (footballer), England and Middlesbrough footballer
• John Peacock (footballer)
• John Peacock (piper) (c1756-1817) player of Northumbrian smallpipes.
• Lee Peacock, (1976 - ), a Scottish professional footballer
• Millie Peacock (1870 - 1948), Australian politician and the first woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria
• Molly Peacock (1947 - ), an American poet
• Peter Peacock (1952 - ), a Scottish politician
• Richard Peacock (1820 - 1889), an English engineer, one of the founders of locomotive manufacturer Beyer-Peacock
• Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866), an English author
• Lieutenant Thomas Peacock, an American army officer during World War II, portrayed in the HBO series Band of Brothers
• Trevor Peacock (1931 - ), an English character actor
• Tyke Peacock (1961 - ), an American high jumper

[edit] Fictional Characters

• Ashley Peacock, a character in the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Belinda Peacock, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Claire Peacock, a character in Coronation Street
• Joshua Peacock, a character in Coronation Street
• Maxine Peacock, a character in Coronation Street
• Mrs. Peacock, a character in the game Clue
• Captain Stephen Peacock, a character in the British sitcoms Are You Being Served? and Grace & Favour

[edit] Other

• Peacock Throne of India and Persia.
• The logo of American television network NBC which is often called "The Peacock Network"
• Peacocks (retailer), a UK clothing retailer
• Peacock (Fabergé egg), a 1908 Fabergé egg
• Pavo (constellation), the peacock
  • Peacock is also a name for the brightest star (Alpha Pavonis) in that constellation
• Peacock (film) (Kong que), a Chinese film
• Beyer-Peacock, a British railway locomotive manufacturer
• Peacock Records, a record label
• USS Peacock, any of a number of U.S. Navy vessels
• Peacock River = Konqi (孔雀河; Kǒngquè Hé), river in Xinjiang, China