Siddons

Article summary

Siddons is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Rivers Siddons (1936–2019), American novelist *Bill Siddons, manager of the band The Doors (1968–1972) *Frederick Lincoln Siddons (1864–1931), U.S. federal judge *Harold Siddons (1922–1963), Northern Irish actor *Harriet Siddons (1783–1844), Scottish actress and theatre manager, wife of Henry Siddons and daughter-in-law of Sarah Siddons *Henry George Impey Siddons (c. 1851 – 1936), Indian educationist *Henry Siddons (1774–1815), Scottish actor, theatre manager, and writer, husband of Harriet Siddons and son of Sarah Siddons *Jamie Siddons (born 1964), Australian cricketer *John Siddons (1927–2016), retired Australian politician *Michael Siddons (born 1928), Wales Herald of Arms Extraordinary *Michael John Siddons-Corby (born 1951), English guitarist *Royston Siddons (1899–1976), Australian industrialist *Sarah Siddons (1775–1831), British actress *Dame Sarah Elizabeth Siddons Mair (1846–1941), Scottish suffragette campaigner *William Siddons (1864–1893), English footballer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356817763