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Hamm, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Hamm Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River…Hamm, Mia
(Encyclopedia) Hamm, MiaHamm, Miamēˈə [key] (Mariel Margaret Hamm), 1972–, U.S. soccer player, b. Selma, Ala. The best all-around women's soccer player of her generation, she was perhaps most…Arason, Jon
(Encyclopedia) Arason, Jon: see Aresson, Jon.Aresson, Jon
(Encyclopedia) Aresson, Areson, or Arason, JonAresson, Areson, or Arason, Jonall: yōn äˈrĕsôn [key], 1484?–1550, Icelandic churchman. The last Roman Catholic bishop in Iceland before the Reformation…Hamm, village, Luxembourg
(Encyclopedia) Hamm, village, S Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, near Luxembourg city. Gen. George S. Patton is buried in the large U.S. military cemetery there.Thóroddsen, Jón
(Encyclopedia) Thóroddsen, JónThóroddsen, Jónyōn tōˈrôtsĕn [key], 1818–68, Icelandic novelist and poet. He studied law in Copenhagen intermittently from 1841 to 1850, fought in the Danish army, and…Paul Hamm
Paul HammBorn: September 24, 1982American Gymnast Won gold medal in men's all-around competition, a first for an American in a non-boycotted Olympics, and earned silver in the team…Sigurðsson, Jón
(Encyclopedia) Sigurðsson, JónSigurðsson, Jónyōn sĭˈkhürᵺsōn [key], 1811–79, Icelandic statesman and historian. A student in Copenhagen from 1833, he developed an interest in Icelandic literature and…Fosse, Jon
(Encyclopedia) Jon Fosse, 1959– , b. Haugesund, Norway, Norwegian author and playwright, studied at the University of Bergen (B.A.; M.A, 1987). His…Hamm-er Time
Mia Hamm leads the U.S. quest for a second World Cup title by Gerry Brown World Cup UpdateSoccer, a sport traditionally given little attention in the United States, will have its time in the sun…