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Stone
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Stone can refer to any of the following:
- A rock. See also stone skipping, curling.
- As a verb, to stone, a method of execution using rocks, stoning.
- A gemstone, as used in jewelry.
- A unit of mass or weight equal to fourteen pounds.
- The hard covering enclosing the seed of a drupe such as a peach.
- As a verb, the intoxicating effects of cannabis, as in to be stoned.
Stone is also the name of several places in England:
- Stone, Buckinghamshire
- Stone , Gloucestershire
- Stone, Kent
- Stone, Staffordshire
- Stone , Worcestershire
People whose family name is or was Stone:
(with entries in Wikipedia)
- Stone, Arthur J.
- Stone, Christopher
- Stone, David
- Stone, Edward Durrell, architect
- Stone, Edward James (1831-1897), astronomer
- Stone, Elmer F.
- Stone, Harlan Fiske (1872-1946), Chief Justice of the United States
- Stone, I. F.
- Stone, Irving (died 1989), author
- Stone, John M.
- Stone, Jordan
- Stone, Joss (born 1987), British soul singer
- Stone, Lewis, (1879-1953), actor
- Stone, Lucy (1818-1893), women's rights activist
- Stone, Marshall Harvey, mathematician
- Stone, Matt, comedian
- Stone, Merlin
- Stone, Michael
- Stone, Mike
- Stone, Milburn (died 1980), actor
- Stone, Oliver (born 1946), U.S. film director
- Stone, Peter
- Stone, Phil
- Stone, Richard
- Stone, Robert
- Stone, Sharman
- Stone, Sharon (born 1958), U.S. actress
- Stone, Sly (born 1944), singer-songwriter
- Stone, Steve, footballer
- Stone, Steve, baseball player
- Stone, Thomas
- Stone, W. Clement
- Stone, Walter Napleton
- Stone, William A.
Fictional character
- Karl Malden played Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco.
Last updated: 10-28-2004 22:46:47