Winston

Winston

Winston is a name deriving from Old English "wynnstān", meaning "pleasant stone".

Winston may also refer to:

Places

In England:

* Winston, County Durham
* Winston, Suffolk

In the United States:

* Winston, Florida
* Winston, Georgia
* Winston, Missouri
* Winston, Montana
* Winston, New Mexico
* Winston, Oregon
* Winston County, Alabama
* Winston County, Mississippi
* Winston-Salem, North Carolina

People

*Winston Churchill, (1874–1965) British politician
*Arthur Winston (1906–2006), U.S. centenarian, "Employee of the Century"
*Eric Winston (born 1983), U.S. football player
*David Winston U.S. herbalist
*Francis D. Winston, Lt. Governor of North Carolina
*George Winston (born 1949), U.S. pianist
*George T. Winston (1852–1932), U.S. educator
*Harry Winston (1896–1978), U.S. jeweller
*Hattie Winston (born 1945), U.S. actress
*Jimmy Winston, British organist
*John Winston, various
**John A. Winston (1812–1871), U.S. politician
*Joseph Winston (1747–1815), U.S. politician
*Matt Winston, U.S. actor
*Nat Winston, U.S. psychiatrist
*Patrick H. Winston, U.S. computer scientist
*Peter Winston (born 1958), U.S. chess player
*Robert Winston (born 1940), British scientist, politician and TV presenter
*Stan Winston (1946–2008), U.S. special effects and makeup artist
*Winston Peters, a New Zealand politician
*Winston "Copkillah" Chang, world famous gangleader, Ph.D, and McDonalds enthusiast

Fictional characters

*Dallas Winston
*Ezra Winston
*Randall Winston
*Winston ("Dennis the Menace"), a fictional bully in the 1980s "Dennis the Menace" animated television series
*Winston ("EastEnders")
*Alicia Winston, a sniper in the Lukano Liberation Army in "Time Crisis 3"
*Winston Smith, from the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell
*Winston Ingram, a fictional pensioner in BBC's "Still Game"
*Winston, a Peter Tinniswood character
*Winston Zeddemore, a fictional character in "Ghostbusters"
*Winston Wolf, a fictional character in "Pulp Fiction", played by Harvey Keitel

Other

*Winston (cigarette)
*Winston (band), a Canadian indie pop band
*Winston Cup, the name of a NASCAR racing series between 1972–2003
**The Winston, now known as the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race


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  • Winston — ist der name folgender Orte: in England: Winston (County Durham) Winston (Suffolk) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Winston (Florida) Winston (Georgia) Winston (Missouri) Winston (Montana) Winston (New Mexico) Winston (North Carolina) Winston (Oregon) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Winston — Winston, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 73 Housing Units (2000): 30 Land area (2000): 3.356203 sq. miles (8.692526 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.356203 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winston — es una marca de cigarrillos creada por la misma compañía tabacalera estadounidense que Camel, R.J.Reynolds Tobacco (RJR) en 1954. Tras su lanzamiento se convirtió en la marca americana más conocida de cigarrillos con filtro. El nombre de la marca …   Wikipedia Español

  • Winston — (Сен Мор де Фоссе,Франция) Категория отеля: Адрес: 119 Quai Winston Churchill, 94210 Сен Мор де Фоссе …   Каталог отелей

  • Winston, NC — Winston Salem, NC U.S. city in North Carolina Population (2000): 185776 Housing Units (2000): 82593 Land area (2000): 108.850449 sq. miles (281.921357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.783286 sq. miles (2.028702 sq. km) Total area (2000): 109.633735… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winston — m English: transferred use of the surname. Although there was an Old English personal name, Wynnstan, composed of the elements wynn joy + stān stone, which would have had this form if it had survived, the modern given name originated in the… …   First names dictionary

  • Winston, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 9024 Housing Units (2000): 4352 Land area (2000): 5.448547 sq. miles (14.111671 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001304 sq. miles (0.003377 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.449851 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winston, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 247 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 0.309211 sq. miles (0.800853 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.309211 sq. miles (0.800853 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winston, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 73 Housing Units (2000): 30 Land area (2000): 3.356203 sq. miles (8.692526 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.356203 sq. miles (8.692526… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Winston, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 4613 Housing Units (2000): 1892 Land area (2000): 2.143131 sq. miles (5.550683 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.143131 sq. miles (5.550683 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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