Researching Bill Kinner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 100 people with the Kinner surname? In that year Kinner was ranked number 3479 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Kinner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Kinner and the Kinner Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 75 people with the Kinner surname in the UK? Kinner is now ranked number 3971 for popularity in the UK. |
Kinner Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kinner surname in the USA? Kinner is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bill Kinner
Bill Kinner
William J. Kinner (June 13, 1914 – July 5, 1997) was an American basketball player who starred at the University of Utah in the 1930s. He was a center who played between 1931–32 and 1935–36. Kinner was selected to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference all four seasons, and he scored over 1,000 career points for the Utes. As a junior in 1934–35, Converse named him to their All-America Third Team, and as a senior the following year, Kinner was voted as a consensus All-American.
In 1997, Kinner was inducted into the University of Utah Athletics Hall of Fame. Then in 2008, fans voted him as one of the best 16 players in school history, which honored him as part of Utah's "All-Century" team.
Source: Bill Kinner, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kinner
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