James Beckford may refer to: James Beckford (athlete) (born 1975), Jamaican long jumper James A. Beckford (1942–2022), British sociologist of religion...
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William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was an English novelist, art critic, planter and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be...
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Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is a Jamaican-American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons...
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James Beckford Wildman (19 October 1789 – 25 May 1867) was an English landowner and Tory politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester...
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James Arthur Beckford FBA (1 December 1942 – 10 May 2022) was a British sociologist of religion. He was professor emeritus of sociology at the University...
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James Beckford (born 9 January 1975 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican track and field athlete competing in the long jump. He represented Jamaica at...
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Beckford (born 1999), Canadian soccer player James Beckford (athlete) (born 1975), Jamaican long jump athlete in the 1996 Olympics James A. Beckford Jason...
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century. Peter Beckford of Maidenhead Peter Beckford (1643 – 3 April 1710) also had brothers Sir Thomas Beckford (1618–1685) and Richard Beckford His son Peter...
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Streete-Thompson United States 4 July 1994 Linz 17 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) +0.7 James Beckford Jamaica 5 April 1997 Orlando 18 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in) i Miguel Pate United...
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Fonthill Abbey (redirect from Beckford's Folly)
Gifford in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Thomas Beckford and architect James Wyatt. It was built near the site of the Palladian house, later...
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perfect humanity before being destroyed. Writers including James Beckford and former members James Penton and Barbara Grizzuti Harrison have stated that Jehovah's...
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Kendall Sheffield Vantz Singletary Justin Tuggle Dede Westbrook James Wright James Beckford, winner of the silver medal in long jump at the 2004 Olympics...
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University Press. ISBN 0-7069-2563-7. Wilson, Bryan; Eileen Barker; James Beckford; Anthony Bradney; Colin Campbell; George Chryssies; Peter Clarke; Paul...
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Beckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset...
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Sir William Beckford (December 1709 – 21 June 1770) was a Jamaican-born planter and Whig politician who twice served as Lord Mayor of London in 1762 and...
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starred in Little Bill as the voice of Bobby, briefly replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and played himself (or an eponymous character, "Tyler") on the...
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Hemmings 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles Silver James Beckford 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's long jump Silver Merlene Ottey 1996 Atlanta...
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Canada 2.32 (SB) Long jump details Dwight Phillips United States 8.32 James Beckford Jamaica 8.28 (SB) Yago Lamela Spain 8.22 Pole vault details Giuseppe...
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record haul of 1 gold 4 silvers and 2 bronzes. This included silvers for James Beckford in the Long Jump, the men's 4 × 400 m team (Michael McDonald, Davian...
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most of which is used to promote its evangelical activities. Author James Beckford has claimed the status of voting members of the Watch Tower Society...
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States 8.34 m 1996 Atlanta details Carl Lewis United States 8.50 m James Beckford Jamaica 8.29 m Joe Greene United States 8.24 m 2000 Sydney details...
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2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar Triple jump 17.92 m (+1.9 m/s) James Beckford 20 May 1995 Odessa, United States Shot put 22.22 m Rajindra Campbell...
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medals. It was the ninth and final Olympic gold of Lewis's career. James Beckford earned Jamaica's first medal in the event. Joe Greene matched his bronze...
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Georgia. James Matthew Whyte (c. 1788–1843), Canadian banker, he enslaved at least a dozen people on a plantation in Jamaica. James Beckford Wildman (1789–1867)...
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U-Roy (redirect from Ewart Beckford)
his first name. Beckford attended Denham Town High School in Kingston. As a young man Beckford listened to the music of Louis Prima, James Brown, Ruth Brown...
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a party in the Egyptian Hall at Fonthill for William Beckford, promising (according to Beckford) to "present a mysterious something that the eye has not...
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outbreak of World War I was taken to be its confirmation. Sociologist James Beckford claimed that Russell's "sometimes ingenious" ex post facto rationalizations...
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Germany 5.92 m Long jump details Carl Lewis United States 8.50 m James Beckford Jamaica 8.29 m Joe Greene United States 8.24 m Triple jump details...
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Event Gold Silver Bronze Long jump details Iván Pedroso Cuba 8.70 James Beckford Jamaica 8.30 Mike Powell United States 8.29 Triple jump details Jonathan...
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general election, when he stood to replace the retiring ministerialists, James Beckford Wildman and Henry Baring. At the hustings for the election, he declared...
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