Thorpe
Americannoun
noun
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Ian . born 1982, Australian swimmer; won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games, six gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games.
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James Francis. 1888–1953, American football player and athlete: Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion (1912)
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Jeremy. born 1929, British politician; leader of the Liberal party (1967–76)
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Rector of Thorpe St Andrew Church, Reverend James Stewart, said Tania "very much became part of our church community" and the news of her death was "very, very devastating".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Thorpe sang lead on several songs in the band’s catalog, including the country-influenced single “Baby I Know.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ms. Thorpe examines how America’s “forever wars” have marked those who fight them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Helen Thorpe followed three working-class women from the Indiana National Guard through deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and back home again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Bill Thorpe asked, sticking his tongue out good-naturedly at Mercedes as he got the tickets on the package from Nick.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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