Hackworth

Article summary

Hackworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Hackworth (born 1977), Australian writer and film director *David Hackworth (1930–2005), United States Army colonel and prominent military journalist *Ethel Hackworth (1889–1958), New Zealand accountant *Green Hackworth (1883–1973), American jurist of international law *John Hackworth (born 1970), American soccer coach *John Wesley Hackworth (1820–1891), inventor of Hackworth valve gear *Thomas Hackworth (died 1877), engineer and brother of Timothy Hackworth *Timothy Hackworth (1786–1850), steam locomotive mechanical engineer *Tony Hackworth (born 1980), English footballer *Travis Hackworth (born 1975), American politician

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325280802