Researching Bruce Kimball
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Kimball surname? In that year Kimball was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bruce means "Woodlands" and is of French origin.
Records of Bruce Kimball on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bruce Kimball and the Kimball Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kimball Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kimball family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 22 people with the Kimball surname in the UK? Kimball is now ranked number 4021 for popularity in the UK. |
Kimball Family Tree Databases
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Kimball Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Kimball surname in the USA? Kimball is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimball Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bruce Kimball. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bruce Kimball
Bruce Kimball
Bruce D. Kimball (born June 11, 1963) is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal for the 10 meter platform at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kimball was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His father is Dick Kimball, who coached nine divers to Olympic medals. His brother is punk rock drummer Jim Kimball.
In October 1981, Kimball was struck head-on by a drunken driver. Every bone in his face was fractured, his left leg broken, the ligaments in his knee torn, his liver was lacerated, he had a depressed skull fracture and his spleen had to be removed. When he returned to diving in the summer of 1982, he made the World Championships on platform and earned a bronze medal as well as the nickname "The Comeback Kid."
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he overtook Li Kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal, placing behind fellow American Greg Louganis.
On August 1, 1988, two weeks before the U.S. Olympic diving trials, Kimball, drunk, plowed into a crowd of teenagers while driving an estimated, killing two boys and injuring four others. Despite the tragedy, Kimball took part in the trials, but failed to make the team. He subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to seventeen years in prison. He was released on November 24, 1993, after serving less than five years. As a part of his sentence, his driving privileges were revoked by Judge Harry Coe, and were reinstated in 2018.
Kimball is a Kinetic Wellness teacher and diving coach for the swimming and diving teams at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. As of 2008, he is married and has three children.
Source: Bruce Kimball, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBruce Kimball (American football)
Bruce Michael Kimball (born August 19, 1956 in Beverly, Massachusetts) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.
He played college football at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for two seasons in the Canadian Football League before playing in the NFL. He was inducted in the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
Source: Bruce Kimball (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kimball
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