Wick
A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts.
People born in Wick (First 49 people) - Page 14
Dorman Bridgman Eaton
American lawyer
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of . . .
Former British Prime Minister
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
William Henry Bissell
Former Governor of Illinois
Isaac N. Arnold
Attorney
Colin Deans
Rugby union player
Tony Stanger
Rugby union player
Jim Renwick
Rugby union player
Greig Oliver
Rugby union player
Bill McLaren
Scottish commentator
Darcy Graham
Rugby union player
Alison Suttie
Member of House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Steve Hislop
Motorcycle racer
Peter McRobbie
Scottish-American character actor
Chay Blyth
Yachtsman
Jimmie Guthrie
Motorcycle racer
Francis George Scott
Composer
John Blackwood McEwen
Composer
James Paris Lee
Inventor
Stuart Easton
British motorcycle racer
Geoffrey Newland
Actor
Walter Armstrong
British art historian
Champion Doug Veitch
Scottish musician
Isobel Baillie
Scottish soprano
Colin Telfer
Hugh McLeod
Author
Keith Robertson
Scottish rugby union
Scott MacLeod
Author
John Daykins
Soldier
Graham Wylie
British businessman
Ken Laidlaw
Cyclist
Alan Tomes
Rugby union player
Frank Laidlaw
Rugby union player
Moray Hunter
Scottish comedian
Andrew Cranston
Painter
Dave Valentine
Rugby union player
Alex Fiddes
Rugby union player
Adam Robson
Rugby union player
Robert Gillan
Author
Martin Benkenstein
German economist
Aaron Jeffery
New Zealand-Australian actor
Andrea Hams
New Zealand weightlifter
Stéphane Billette
Former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
George M. Young
Judge
Mabhuti Khanyeza
South African association football player
Priaulx Rainier
British-South African composer
Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
Former United Kingdom Secretary of State for War and the Colonies