Winston 299186 223230061 2008-07-03T04:14:57Z Mlaffs 5875630 [[:en:User:NicoV/Wikipedia Cleaner/Documentation|WikiCleaner]] 0.76 - Repairing link to disambiguation page - [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|You can help!]] '''Winston''' is a name deriving from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''wynnstān'', meaning "pleasant stone". ==Places== '''Winston''' is the name of several places in [[England]]: * [[Winston, County Durham]] * [[Winston, Suffolk]] - and in the [[United States|United States of America]]: * [[Winston, Florida]] * [[Winston, Georgia]] * [[Winston, Missouri]] * [[Winston, Montana]] * [[Winston, New Mexico]] * [[Winston, Oregon]] * [[Winston County, Alabama]] * [[Winston County, Mississippi]] There is also [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], which has given its name to two brands of [[cigarette]]s, (see [[Winston (cigarette)]] and [[Salem (cigarette)]]). ==Real people== *[[Winston Churchill]], (1874-1965) British politician *[[Arthur Winston]] (1906-2006), U.S. centenarian, "Employee of the Century" *[[Eric Winston]] (born 1983), U.S. football player *[[David Winston]] U.S. herbalist *[[Francis D. Winston]], Lt. Governor of North Carolina *[[George Winston]] (born 1949), U.S. pianist *[[George T. Winston]] (1852-1932), U.S. educator *[[Harry Winston]] (1896-1978), U.S. jeweller *[[Hattie Winston]] (born 1945), U.S. actress *[[Jimmy Winston]], British organist ([[The Small Faces]]) *[[John Winston]], various **[[John A. Winston]] (1812-1871), U.S. politician *[[Joseph Winston]] (1747-1815), U.S. politician *[[Matt Winston]], U.S. actor *[[Nat Winston]], U.S. psychiatrist *[[Patrick Winston|Patrick H. Winston]], U.S. computer scientist *[[Peter Winston]] (born 1958), U.S. chess player *[[Robert Winston]] (born 1940), British scientist, politician & TV presenter *[[Stan Winston]] (1946-2008), U.S. special effects & makeup artist ==Fictional characters== *[[Dallas Winston]] *[[Ezra Winston]] *[[Randall Winston]] *[[Winston (Dennis the Menace)|Winston (''Dennis the Menace'')]], a fictional bully in the 1980s ''Dennis the Menace'' animated television series *[[Winston (EastEnders)|Winston (''EastEnders'')]] *Alicia Winston, a sniper in the Lukano Liberation Army in ''[[Time Crisis 3]]'' *[[Winston Smith]], from the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]] *[[Winston Ingram]], a fictional pensioner in BBC's ''Still Game'' *Winston, a [[Peter Tinniswood]] character *[[Winston Zeddemore]], a fictional character in ''Ghostbusters'' *Winston Wolf, a fictional character in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', played by [[Harvey Keitel]] ==Other== *[[Winston (cigarette)]] *[[Winston (band)]], a Canadian indie pop band *[[Winston Cup]], the name of a NASCAR racing series between 1972–2003 {{disambig}} [[de:Winston]] [[fr:Winston]] [[nl:Winston]] [[pl:Winston]] [[sv:Winston]] [[vo:Winston]] [[yi:ווינסטאן]]