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1926 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel
The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd
Surname list
Ackroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Ackroyd (born 1948), English rugby league footballer Albert Akroyd, English
Ackroyd
English author (born 1949)
Peter Ackroyd CBE, FRSL (born 5 October 1949) is an English novelist, biographer and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London
Peter_Ackroyd
American serial killer
John Arthur Ackroyd (October 3, 1949 – December 30, 2016) was an American murderer and suspected serial killer. In 1992, he was sentenced to five life
John_Arthur_Ackroyd
English indie rock band
lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harpist Tom Monger. The band's music
Florence_and_the_Machine
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
The Ackroyd Baronetcy, of Dewsbury in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July
Ackroyd_baronets
Topics referred to by the same term
John Ackroyd may refer to: John Ackroyd (footballer, born 1868) (1868–?), footballer for Grimsby Town and Rotherham Town John Ackroyd (footballer, born
John_Ackroyd
American actor (born 1940)
David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940) is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World. On May
David_Ackroyd
British cinematographer
Barry Ackroyd (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and former president of the British Society of Cinematographers. He received a nomination
Barry_Ackroyd
British engineer (1937–2021)
John Gilbert Ackroyd (31 January 1937 – 25 January 2021) was a British engineer. Ackroyd born in Muttra, India, on 31 January 1937, and grew up in England
John_Ackroyd_(engineer)
British journalist and broadcaster
Christa Marion Ackroyd is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as a former presenter for the regional TV news programmes Calendar (for Yorkshire
Christa_Ackroyd
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Harold Ackroyd (18 July 1877 – 11 August 1917) was a British physician, scientific researcher, army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the
Harold_Ackroyd
Murder and rape cases in Oregon
S. state of Oregon from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. John Arthur Ackroyd, a highway mechanic with the Oregon Department of Transportation, was a
Ghosts_of_Highway_20
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
2006, p. 159. Ackroyd 2006, p. 235. Wood 2003, pp. 161–162. Wood 2003, pp. 205–206. Honan 1998, p. 258. Ackroyd 2006, p. 359. Ackroyd 2006, pp. 362–383
William_Shakespeare
Canadian and American actor (born 1952)
Retrieved May 30, 2018. Hill and Weingrad p. 143 Ware, Grahame (2010). "Ackroyd explains the origins of the Bass-O-Matic sketch on SNL". Food Channel.
Dan_Aykroyd
Musical artist
Poppy Ackroyd is a British composer, pianist and violinist and a regular member of the live project Hidden Orchestra. She is known for her "non-conformist
Poppy_Ackroyd
English writer and journalist (1812–1870)
p. 178 Dolby, pp. 39–40 Ackroyd 1990, pp. 22–24:29–30. Ackroyd 1990, p. 41. Schlicke 1999, p. 158. Callow 2009, p. 13 Ackroyd 1990, p. 76:'recklessly
Charles_Dickens
English aquatint artist (1938–2024)
Bermondsey, London. Ackroyd was born on 26 March 1938 in Leeds, Yorkshire. His father was Albert Ackroyd, a butcher, and his mother Clara Ackroyd (née Briggs)
Norman_Ackroyd
Australian comedian, speaker and writer (born 1958)
Anthony Michael Ackroyd (born 30 June 1958) is an Australian comedian, writer, speaker, musician, actor, coach, and teacher. Ackroyd was born in Hobart
Anthony_Ackroyd
English footballer (born 2002)
Joe Ackroyd (born 6 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One
Joe_Ackroyd
British artist
Jane Ackroyd (born 1957) is a British artist best known for her public sculptures. She is based in London. Ackroyd was born in London and attended St
Jane_Ackroyd
Collaboration of two British visual artists
Ackroyd & Harvey is the collaborative practice of British visual artists Heather Ackroyd (born 1959) and Dan Harvey (born 1959). For over three decades
Ackroyd_&_Harvey
Black hat hacker
Ryan Ackroyd, a.k.a. Kayla and also lolspoon, is a former black hat hacker who was one of the six core members of the computer hacking group "LulzSec"
Ryan_Ackroyd
Australian scholar of Japanese language and literature
Joyce Irene Ackroyd, OBE FAHA 宝冠章 (23 November 1918 – 30 August 1991) was an Australian academic, translator, author and editor. She was a scholar of
Joyce_Ackroyd
English cricketer
Alfred Ackroyd (29 August 1858 – 3 October 1927) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Ackroyd was
Alfred_Ackroyd
1922 poem by T. S. Eliot
82. Ackroyd 1984, pp. 96–99. Ackroyd 1984, p. 55. Ackroyd 1984, p. 73. Ackroyd 1984, p. 79. Ackroyd 1984, pp. 91–92. Ackroyd 1984, p. 99. Ackroyd 1984
The_Waste_Land
English rugby league player (born 1948)
Alan Ackroyd (born 27 December 1948) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at
Alan_Ackroyd
Jenny S. Ackroyd Lennox (1950 – 2004) was a vascular surgeon at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. She was the first woman to be appointed a registrar
Jenny_Ackroyd
British artist (born 1987)
Rebecca Ackroyd (born 1987) is a British artist best known for her painting and sculptural works. She lives and works between London and Berlin. Ackroyd was
Rebecca_Ackroyd
English politician (1861–1946)
Thomas Raven Ackroyd (7 August 1861 – 26 April 1946) was an English bank manager and Liberal Party politician. Ackroyd was the son of William and Elizabeth
Thomas_Ackroyd
Book by Peter Ackroyd
The Trial of Elizabeth Cree) is a 1994 novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd. It is a murder mystery framed within a story featuring real historical
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Dan_Leno_and_the_Limehouse_Golem
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Ackroyd, Peter (2001). London: The Biography. London: Vintage. ISBN 978-0-09-942258-7
London
2016 British film by Juan Carlos Medina
Medina from a screenplay by Jane Goldman. The film, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's 1994 murder mystery novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, stars Olivia
The_Limehouse_Golem
British music magazine
Kingdom-based music publication, in print and online. The editor, Stephen Ackroyd, is the founder and former editor of DIY. Dork is independently owned and
Dork_(magazine)
1985 novel by Peter Ackroyd
Hawksmoor is a 1985 novel by English writer Peter Ackroyd. It won Best Novel at the 1985 Whitbread Awards and the Guardian Fiction Prize. It tells the
Hawksmoor_(novel)
British scholar and priest
Peter Runham Ackroyd (15 September 1917 – 23 January 2005) was a British Biblical scholar, Anglican priest, and former Congregational minister. From 1961
Peter Ackroyd (biblical scholar)
Peter_Ackroyd_(biblical_scholar)
Cemetery and nature reserve in London
historic walls, and additional land including the Scrapyard Meadow and the Ackroyd Drive Greenlink. It contains nine Grade II listed monuments and features
Tower_Hamlets_Cemetery_Park
2004 TV series or program
about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd. The series made a visual trope of, as Ackroyd walked around London or was sitting in his study
London_(TV_series)
628th Lord Mayor of London
Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet (4 September 1892 – 11 April 1973) was the 628th Lord Mayor of London. The son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage
Cuthbert_Ackroyd
Book by Peter Ackroyd
Under is a 2012 book by British biographer, novelist, and critic Peter Ackroyd about the history of underground London. The book '...is an introduction
London_Under
English cricketer (1897–1968)
Archibald Ackroyd (18 May 1897 – 25 June 1968) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924 and 1925 and for Scotland in 1937. Ackroyd was born
Archibald_Ackroyd
Fictional detective created by Agatha Christie
background to assist him in obtaining information. In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Poirot speaks of a non-existent mentally disabled nephew to uncover information
Hercule_Poirot
1931 British film by Leslie S. Hiscott
Sir Roger Ackroyd Elizabeth Allan as Ursula Browne J.H. Roberts as Dr. Sheppard John Deverell as Lord Halliford Ronald Ward as Ralph Ackroyd Mary Jerrold
Alibi_(1931_film)
Indian yogi (1872–1950)
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghosh; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi and nationalist, who is noted for his participation
Sri_Aurobindo
British civil servant
Dame Dorothy Elizabeth 'Betty' Ackroyd DBE (13 August 1910 – 28 June 1987) was a British civil servant and first director of the Consumer Council, which
Elizabeth_Ackroyd
English actor
Timothy John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 3rd Baronet (born 7 October 1958), known as Timothy Ackroyd, is an English actor. Ackroyd was born on 7 October 1958
Timothy_Ackroyd
Canadian law enforcement official (1925–1992)
John Wesley Ackroyd (1925 – September 29, 1992) was a prominent Canadian Chief of Police and high level Ontario civil servant. He served as the chief
Jack_Ackroyd
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
In 2013, she was voted the best crime writer and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the best crime novel ever by 600 professional novelists of the Crime Writers'
Agatha_Christie
Local nature reserve in London, England
Ackroyd Drive Greenlink is a 0.87 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Bow Common in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It forms a green corridor between
Ackroyd_Drive_Greenlink
Bay in Antarctica
inner (western) portion of the bay is circumscribed by Bates Point and Ackroyd Point. Discovered by Captain James Clark Ross, 1841, who named it for Henry
Yule_Bay
1858 pollution event in central London
March 1891. p. 4. Ackroyd 2011, p. 80. Ackroyd, Peter (2008). Thames: Sacred River. London: Vintage. ISBN 978-0-09-942255-6. Ackroyd, Peter (2011). London
Great_Stink
BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 5, 2026. Sandiford, Kayla (May 20, 2026). "Poppy Ackroyd unveils new song, "Continuum"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 20
List_of_2026_albums
2015 film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
split-time action with some brooding menace and the cinematographer, Barry Ackroyd, does his best to lend some urgency, even as things spiral from suspense
Dark_Places_(2015_film)
English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535)
Harding, Two Early Tudor Lives (Yale, 1962), pp. xvi, 199. Ackroyd (1999) p. 106. Ackroyd, however, regards the tale as "less than plausible". Krivatsy
Thomas_More
1927 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Four was an inferior novel and went to work writing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for the new publisher. The book was published a few weeks after the disappearance
The_Big_Four_(novel)
2018 studio album by Poppy Ackroyd
Resolve is the second studio album by British musician Poppy Ackroyd. It was released on 2 February 2018, under One Little Independent Records. Resolve
Resolve_(Poppy_Ackroyd_album)
British politician
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd (1810–1887), English manufacturer, was born into a textile manufacturing family in 1810, and when he died in 1887, he
Edward_Akroyd
American civil servant from Rhode Island
Margaret F. Ackroyd (née O'Connor; January 15, 1908 - July 4, 1995) was a civil servant from Providence, Rhode Island. Ackroyd was named the Providence
Margaret_F._Ackroyd
2015 film by Adam McKay
Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Brad Pitt Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Hank Corwin Music by Nicholas Britell Production companies Paramount
The_Big_Short_(film)
American politician (1847–1915)
Joseph Ackroyd (November 23, 1847 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York – March 15, 1915 in Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician
Joseph_Ackroyd
New Zealand cricketer
Alfred Edward Ackroyd (14 January 1885 – 21 May 1952) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury in the 1906–07
Alfred Ackroyd (New Zealand cricketer)
Alfred_Ackroyd_(New_Zealand_cricketer)
1993 novel by Peter Ackroyd
The House of Doctor Dee is a 1993 novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd. The main character, Matthew Palmer, inherits his father's house in London
The_House_of_Doctor_Dee
Play written by Michael Morton
Alibi is a 1928 play by Michael Morton based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a 1926 novel by British crime writer Agatha Christie. It opened at the Prince
Alibi_(play)
Rupam Maxwell 1997–1998 Dee Pollard Claudia Malkovich 1997–1998 Helen Ackroyd Kathryn Apanowicz 1995, 1997–1998 Tony Cairns Edward Peel 1997–1998 Becky
List of former Emmerdale characters
List_of_former_Emmerdale_characters
English footballer
John William Ackroyd (8 May 1895 – July 1967) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City, Grimsby Town and Rotherham
John Ackroyd (footballer, born 1895)
John_Ackroyd_(footballer,_born_1895)
Canadian football player
Steven Ackroyd (born June 5, 1956) is a Canadian former professional football safety and wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Steve_Ackroyd
Literary reference book
Professor of English at Sussex University, with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd. Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique briefly explaining
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1001_Books_You_Must_Read_Before_You_Die
English footballer
Ackroyd (24 June 1894 – 14 February 1979) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Wigan Borough. Born in Todmorden, England, Ackroyd made
Haughton_Ackroyd
Land speed record vehicle
the design and construction of Thrust2 began. The hired designer, John Ackroyd, who initially trained in Saunders Roe and also worked on the Enfield 8000
Thrust2
British author and lecturer
was described in the Times Literary Supplement as 'invigorating'. Peter Ackroyd described Beer's biography of Milton as "a persuasive reading of the power
Anna_Beer
Military ruler of Japan from 1494 to 1508
p. 362., p. 362, at Google Books Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982). Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron, p. 298. Ackroyd, p. 298; n.b., Shōgun Yoshimasa was
Ashikaga_Yoshizumi
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
between the two during the period of Blake's apprenticeship, but Peter Ackroyd's biography notes that Blake later added Basire's name to a list of artistic
William_Blake
2025 superhero film directed by Victoria Mahoney
Veronica Ngô Henry Golding Uma Thurman Chiwetel Ejiofor Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Matthew Schmidt Music by Steffen Thum Ruth Barrett Production
The_Old_Guard_2
1843 novella by Charles Dickens
a Christmas dinner without its turkey." Ackroyd 1990, pp. 67–68; Slater 2011. Diedrick 1987, p. 80. Ackroyd 1990, p. 392. Callow 2009, p. 27. Lalumia
A_Christmas_Carol
Brother of Charles Dickens
Newsletter Volume 13 June 2007 Ackroyd, pg 223 Ackroyd, pg 475 Ackroyd, pg 554 Ackroyd, pg 618 Ackroyd, pg 777 Ackroyd, pg 1034 "Twist on Dickens' dale
Frederick_Dickens
Soap opera character
of Dallas. The character of Gary Ewing was first played by actor David Ackroyd in a two-part Dallas season two episode "Reunion" in 1978. Gary Ewing was
Gary_Ewing
English actress (1839–1914)
However, biographer Peter Ackroyd asserts that it is "inconceivable" that theirs was "in any sense a 'consummated' affair". Ackroyd's strength of feeling on
Ellen_Ternan
2025 film by Kathryn Bigelow
"Instagram". www.instagram.com. White, George (November 25, 2025). "Barry Ackroyd BSC / A House of Dynamite". Petski, Denise (December 12, 2024). "Lloyd
A_House_of_Dynamite
British poet (1947–2023)
and later with The Mrs Ackroyd Band (named after his mongrel dog Mrs Ackroyd.) Barker was not a singer and the Mrs Ackroyd Band, with classically trained
Les_Barker
2000 book by Peter Ackroyd
The Biography is a 2000 non-fiction book by Peter Ackroyd published by Chatto & Windus. Ackroyd's work, following his previous work on London in one
London:_The_Biography
Solution to a problem that may be commonly used but is generally a bad choice
highlights reliable and effective software development design patterns. Michael Ackroyd described anti-patterns in a paper presented at the 1996 Object World West
Anti-pattern
English cricketer
Swainson Howden Akroyd (13 November 1848 – 5 December 1925) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Streatham
Swainson_Akroyd
English engine design pioneer (1864–1927)
Herbert Akroyd-Stuart (28 January 1864 – 19 February 1927) was an English inventor who is noted for his invention of the hot bulb engine, or heavy oil
Herbert_Akroyd_Stuart
1983 novel by Peter Ackroyd
Oscar Wilde is a 1983 novel by Peter Ackroyd. It takes the form of a fictional diary written by Oscar Wilde. Ackroyd's second novel, it won the 1984 Somerset
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
The_Last_Testament_of_Oscar_Wilde
2006 film by Ken Loach
Murphy Liam Cunningham Pádraic Delaney Orla Fitzgerald Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Jonathan Morris Music by George Fenton Production companies Sixteen
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)
The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley_(film)
Ruling military government of feudal Japan (1336–1573)
Roth 2002, p. 55. Roth 2002, p. 56. Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron, p. 330. Ackroyd 1982, p. 298; n.b., shōgun Yoshimasa
Ashikaga_shogunate
Military ruler of Japan (1490–1493, 1508–1521)
son, and Yoshifuyu as Yoshizumi's son." Ackroyd, p. 298. Titsingh, pp. 352–372., p. 352, at Google Books Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The
Ashikaga_Yoshitane
Book by Peter Ackroyd
The Clerkenwell Tales is a historical novel by English writer Peter Ackroyd, first published in 2003. The novel is set in the late 1390s. It focuses on
The_Clerkenwell_Tales
2021 American film
Lex Scott Davis Michael Raymond-James Amy Brenneman Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Mike McCusker Matt Chessé Music by Steven Price Production companies
Sweet_Girl_(film)
1987 novel by Peter Ackroyd
Chatterton is a novel by Peter Ackroyd published on 1 January 1987 by Hamish Hamilton. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was commercially successful
Chatterton_(novel)
Poems by T. S. Eliot
authors list (link) Ackroyd 1984 p. 228 Grant 1997 p. 37 Ackroyd 1984 pp. 254–255 Pinion 1986 p. 48 Ackroyd 1984 pp. 262–266 Ackroyd 1984 p. 262 Pinion
Four_Quartets
English actor (born 1966)
Russell's Educating Rita at The Liverpool Playhouse. He appears as Neil Ackroyd in the second and third series of Happy Valley. In 2016, O'Neill played
Con_O'Neill_(actor)
English polymath (1642–1727)
Westfall 1980, p. 179. Westfall 1980, pp. 330–331. White 1997, p. 151. Ackroyd, Peter (2007). Isaac Newton. Brief Lives. London: Vintage Books. pp. 39–40
Isaac_Newton
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
the Renaissance. Duke University Press. pp. 42–44. ISBN 0-8223-1385-5. Ackroyd, Peter (2014). The History of England. Vol. III: Civil War. Macmillan.
James_VI_and_I
American editor and publisher
Talese/Doubleday, publishing authors such as Pat Conroy, Ian McEwan, and Peter Ackroyd. Nan Irene Ahearn was born in 1933 to Thomas J. and Suzanne Ahearn of Rye
Nan_A._Talese
Unidentified serial killer in London in 1888
and Skinner, Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell, pp. 13, 86; Fido, p. 7 Ackroyd, Peter, "Introduction", in Werner, p. 10; Rivett and Whitehead, p. 11 Marriott
Jack_the_Ripper
British television detective series (1989–2013)
stories for the series, including "The ABC Murders" and "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", which received mixed reviews from critics. Anthony Horowitz was another
Agatha_Christie's_Poirot
2011 film directed by Ralph Fiennes
into a modern political and military context. Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd added a documentary-style aesthetic. The film premiered in Competition
Coriolanus_(film)
1983 television film
made-for-television horror film starring Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd, Diane Franklin, Ally Sheedy, and Nancy Cartwright. The film premiered
Deadly_Lessons
British singer-songwriter (born 2004)
for the remaining tickets!". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14. Ackroyd, Stephen (2024-03-29). "Rising pop sensation Henry Moodie has unveiled
Henry_Moodie
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Girl/Female
Scottish
From the east.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Succeed
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Old Town
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Portuguese, Swedish
Bluish Purple; Violet Flower; Pure; Gentle
Girl/Female
British, English, Finnish, French, Latin
Valley; Usually with a Stream; Strong
Boy/Male
Indian
Time, Destiny
Boy/Male
Indian
Belongs to Sky
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God's Victory
Biblical
same as Ammah
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Tamil
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