Wick

Wick

A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts.

People born in Wick (First 49 people) - Page 0

William Steeves

William Steeves

Merchant

Kris Deedigan

Kris Deedigan

Oyuncu

Jeremy Darroch

Jeremy Darroch

Chief Executive of Sky plc

Sid Waddell

Sid Waddell

Sports commentator

Laura Weightman

Laura Weightman

Olympic athlete

Nicky Richards

Nicky Richards

Horse trainer

George Biddell Airy

George Biddell Airy

Mathematician

F. M. Powicke

F. M. Powicke

Historian

Peter Horbury

Peter Horbury

British designer

Otto Bell

Otto Bell

Film director

T. J. CobdenSanderson

T. J. CobdenSanderson

Artist

Josephine Pryde

Josephine Pryde

English artist

Day Bosanquet

Day Bosanquet

Former Governor of South Australia

Prideaux John Selby

Prideaux John Selby

Ornithologist

William Bickerton

William Bickerton


John Dreyer

John Dreyer

English footballer

Stella Vine

Stella Vine

English artist

George Tate

George Tate

Tradesman

John Busby

John Busby

Surveyor

Kelland Watts

Kelland Watts

Footballer

Phelan Gibb

Phelan Gibb

British artist

Charles Lisle Carr

Charles Lisle Carr

Former Bishop of Coventry

Tony Carss

Tony Carss

English football coach

T. J. Cobden-Sanderson

T. J. Cobden-Sanderson

English artist

Annette D. Simmonds

Annette D. Simmonds

Actress

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

English military commander

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Baron Percy

Thomas Grey

Thomas Grey

Conspirator

Beatrix de Vesci

Beatrix de Vesci


Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland


Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton

Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton


Hart Massey

Hart Massey

Canadian businessman

Ben Kelly

Ben Kelly

British interior designer

William Craven

William Craven

Lord Mayor of London

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr

English musician

Avis Bunnage

Avis Bunnage

Actress

Bill Tarmey

Bill Tarmey

Actor

Tom Chantrell

Tom Chantrell

British illustrator

Ellen Wilkinson

Ellen Wilkinson

Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions of the United Kingdom

Nicola Bertram

Nicola Bertram

British actress

John E. Blakeley

John E. Blakeley

British film producer

Samuel Richard Davies

Samuel Richard Davies

English footballer

Thomas Fairbairn

Thomas Fairbairn

William Fairbairn's son

John Beavan, Baron Ardwick

John Beavan, Baron Ardwick

Former Member of the European Parliament

William Houldsworth

William Houldsworth

Politician

Edward Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton

Edward Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton


Bill Hamilton

Bill Hamilton

New Zealand engineer

Noel Leaver

Noel Leaver

Painter

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