Researching Neil Nightingale
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5047 people with the Nightingale surname? In that year Nightingale was ranked number 843 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Neil means "champion" and is of Gaelic origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Neil Nightingale and the Nightingale Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 6265 people with the Nightingale surname in the UK? Nightingale is now ranked number 957 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nightingale surname in the USA? Nightingale is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Neil Nightingale
Neil Nightingale (born 6 February 1960) is a freelance wildlife filmmaker, executive producer and creative consultant with over 35 years experience at the BBC. From 2009 to 2018 he was the creative director of BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide's global brand for all BBC nature and science content. Neil Nightingale|thumb
In this role Nightingale led the development and production of new forms of commercial content including feature films, 4D experiences, live events, interactive visitor attractions Giant Screen films, and Digital Projects. He is the co-director of two 3D feature films, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013) and Enchanted Kingdom 3D (2014), as well as executive producer of BBC Earth's slate of theatrical and 3D giant screen films, including Tiny Giants (2014), Wild Africa (2015), Earthflight (2016), Incredible Predators (2016), Earth-One Amazing Day (2017) and producer of Oceans: Our Blue Planet (2018).
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