Harvey
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Harvey is an English surname and place-name.
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Places
Harvey is a common place-name in English-speaking countries.
People
- William Harvey was a 17th century English intellectual who first correctly described the circulatory system of blood.
- Fred Harvey (1835-1901) was the entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms, restaurants, and hotels, serving rail passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, famous for their "Harvey Girls."
- Harvey Firestone was the founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.
- Baron Harvey is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1954.
- Paul Harvey is a American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks.
- Gerry Harvey is an Australian billionaire businessman and part owner of retail chain Harvey Norman.
- PJ Harvey (Polly Jean Harvey), born 9 October 1969 in Weymouth, Dorset, is a British singer and songwriter.
- (John) Harvey was the announcer for the Nickelodeon game shows Double Dare and Finders Keepers.
- Steve Harvey (born 23 November 1956) is a popular African-American actor, entertainer and comedian.
Works of Art
- Harvey is a 1950 film directed by Henry Koster, based on a play by Mary Chase.
- The Harvey Girls was a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Harvey House waitresses in the Old West. The story was made into an MGM musical in 1946.
Other
- Harvey Armour was a type of naval armour developed in the late 19th century
- Harvey Comics was a publisher of comic books from the 1940s to the 1990s.
- A Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink.
- Harvey is the name given by John Crichton to the neural clone of Scorpius implanted in his brain in the television show Farscape. The name is a reference to the 1950 movie above.