Whittle

Whittle may refer to:

  • Whittling, the carving of wood with a knife
  • Whittle (UK game show), a game show on Channel 5 presented by Tim Vine
  • Whittle, Derbyshire, a hamlet near Glossop, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

One of several people with the surname Whittle, including:

  • Professor Alasdair Whittle, British Archaeologist specialising in the Neolithic
  • Albert Whittle (1877–1917), English cricketer
  • Chris Whittle (born 1947), American entrepreneur who founded Channel One News and Edison Schools, Inc
  • Daniel Webster Whittle (1840-1901), American gospel song writer
  • Frank Whittle (1907–1996), British RAF officer who invented the jet engine
  • Jason Whittle (born 1975), American football player
  • Jennifer Whittle (born 1973), Australian basketball player
  • John Woods Whittle (1882–1946), Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Kennon C. Whittle (1891–1967), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • Lesley Whittle (1957–1975), English murder victim
  • Peter Whittle (born 1927), New Zealand mathematician and statistician
  • Stafford G. Whittle (1849–1931), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • Professor Stephen Whittle (born 1955), British transsexual activist
  • Thomas Whittle the Elder (1803-1887), English watercolourist

Famous quotes containing the word whittle:

    “Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river.”
    —Will Durant (1885–1981)