Evans

American  

[ev-uhnz] / ˈɛv ənz /

noun

1. Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.

2. Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress.

3. Herbert McLean 1882–1971, U.S. embryologist and anatomist.

4. Janet, born 1971, U.S. swimmer.

5. Mary Ann. Eliot, George.

6. Maurice, 1901–1989, U.S. actor and producer, born in England.

7. Oliver, 1755–1819, U.S. inventor: constructed the first high-pressure steam engine in the U.S. 1801?.

8. Robley Dunglison Fighting Bob, 1846–1912, U.S. admiral.

9. Rudulph 1878–1960, U.S. sculptor.

10. Walker, 1903–75, U.S. photographer.

11. William John Bill, 1929–80, U.S. jazz pianist.

12. Mount, a mountain in N central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,264 feet (4,348 meters).

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Evans British  

/ ˈɛvənz /

noun

1. Sir Arthur ( John ). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization

2. Dame Edith ( Mary Booth ). 1888–1976, British actress

3. Sir Geraint ( Llewellyn ). 1922–92, Welsh operatic baritone

4. Herbert McLean. 1882–1971, US anatomist and embryologist; discoverer of vitamin E (1922)

5. Mary Ann. real name of (George) Eliot

6. Oliver. 1755–1819, US engineer: invented the continuous production line and a high-pressure steam engine

7. Walker. 1903–75, US photographer, noted esp for his studies of rural poverty in the Great Depression

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Evans Scientific  

/ ĕv′ənz /

1. American biologist who discovered vitamin E in 1922 and conducted research that led to the discovery of the growth hormone in the pituitary gland.

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Janet Evans then won her fourth gold medal in Barcelona.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“We are in the early stages of an investigation, and five men remain in custody,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Radio presenter Owain Wyn Evans will cycle through all four UK nations to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Yeah, I think that there’s like a lot of different levels of wealth,” Evans says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

This, Evans told me, was a star in a constellation called Fornax from a galaxy known to astronomy as NGC1365.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson