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'''Tinsley''' is a [[surname]], was a town in England [http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/district/tinsley.htm] and is now a district in [[Darnall]] ward in [[England]].
Tinsley can refer to:
==People==
*[[Beatrice Tinsley]] (January 27, 1941 - March 23, 1981) - New Zealand [[astronomer]] and [[cosmologist]] whose research made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how galaxies evolve with time.
**The [[Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize]] - awarded every other year by the [[American Astronomical Society]] in recognition of an outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics of an exceptionally creative or innovative character.
*[[Boyd Tinsley]] (b. May 16, 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia) - violinist, mandolinist, and backup singer [[Dave Matthews Band]].
*[[Edward Bruce Tinsley]] (born 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky) - an American [[cartoonist]], best known for his comic strip [[Mallard Fillmore]].
*[[Frederick D. Tinsley]] - a member of the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra]] since 1974.
*[[Henry Tinsley]] - a first class [[cricketer]].
*[[Jamaal Tinsley]] - born 1978, an NBA basketball player.
*[[Jeffrey Tinsley]] - an American businessman who is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Reunion.com, Inc.
*[[Marion Tinsley]] (February 3, 1927–April 3, 1995) - considered the greatest [[checkers]] player who ever lived. He was world champion from 1955–1958 and 1975–1991. Tinsley never lost a World Championship match.
* Orla Tinsley - Irish author, [[Irish Times]] columnist and campaigner for [[Cystic fibrosis]] patient rights.
*[[Samuel Tinsley]] - a [[chessmaster]] born in [[Barnet, Herts]] in 1847.
*[[Theodore Tinsley]] (October 27, 1894-March 3, 1979) - an American author who wrote primarily [[mystery]] stories.
*[[William Tinsley]] - a Victorian publisher, who with his brother Edward founded Tinsley Brothers.
*[[Jennifer Tinsley-Williams]], New York City Ballet soloist
*Tinsley Mortimer - American socialite, and descendant of [[Thomas Jefferson]].
==Places==
*[[Tinsley engine shed]] - built as part of the Sheffield district rail rationalisation plan of the 1960s.
*[[Tinsley Marshalling Yard]] - a near-derelict marshalling yard located near Tinsley in Sheffield.
*[[Tinsley Park Cemetery]] - one of the city of Sheffield's many cemeteries.
*[[Tinsley Park Collieries]] - a group of coal mines situated in the Tinsley / Darnall area to the east of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
*[[Tinsley railway station]] - a railway station in Sheffield, England, South Yorkshire.
*[[Tinsley Viaduct]] - a two-tier road bridge in Sheffield, England; the first of its kind in the UK.
*[[West Tinsley railway station]] - a railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
*Tinsley Street - a street in Liverpool, in the shadow of Liverpool football club's ground, [[Anfield]].
==Court cases==
*Tinsley v. Richmond, 368 U.S. 18 (1961) (per curiam)
==Fictional people==
*[[Dawn Tinsley]] - a character in the [[BBC]] sitcom [[The Office (UK TV series)|The Office]], played by [[Lucy Davis]].
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