Lang Syne English Family Information History Fact Book - White

Derived from the Old English ‘hwit, denoting ‘white’ and indicating someone with fair hair, a fair complexion, or someone who wore white clothing, ‘White’ is a surname whose bearers have gained international fame and acclaim.

Taking to the heavens, Ed White was the U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who in 1965 became the first American to walk in space, while Margaret Bourke-White was the acclaimed American photographer who in 1929 became the first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union and, later, Life magazine’s first female staff photographer.

In the world of music, Barry White was the American singer and songwriter who enjoyed a string of hits up until his death in 2003, while in the world of sport Jimmy White is the English snooker player who in 1984 shared the World Doubles Championship with Alex “Hurricane” Higgins.

Chronicled here is the stirring tale of the Whites.

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