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  2. Paul A. Sperry - Wikipedia

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    Paul Alling Sperry (December 4, 1895 – November 7, 1982) was an American inventor, businessman, photographer, screen printer, sailor and outdoorsman. He designed the first boat shoe and founded Sperry (formerly Sperry Top-Sider), a sportswear company now headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts .

  3. Sperry (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Sperry or Sperry Top-Sider is an American brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry. Sperrys, or Top-Siders, were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets. Until January 2024, the Sperry brand was owned by Wolverine World Wide and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

  4. Paul E. Sperry - Wikipedia

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    Paul E. Sperry is an American conservative author, writer and investigative journalist. [1] [2] He is currently a reporter for RealClearInvestigations.[3] [4]Sperry previously served as Washington bureau chief for Investor's Business Daily and WorldNetDaily, and has been a media fellow at the Hoover Institution.

  5. Paul Sperry - Wikipedia

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    Paul Sperry (lyric tenor) (1934–2024), American lyric tenor Paul A. Sperry (1895–1982), American inventor, businessman, photographer, screen printer and sailor Paul E. Sperry , American author and investigative journalist

  6. Boat shoe - Wikipedia

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    Modern boat shoes were invented in 1935 by American Paul A. Sperry of New Haven, Connecticut after noticing his dog's ability to run easily over ice without slipping. [2] Using a knife, he cut siping into his shoes' soles, inspiring a shoe appropriate for boating and a company called Sperry Top-Sider.

  7. Paul Sperry (lyric tenor) - Wikipedia

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    Paul John Sperry (April 14, 1934 – June 13, 2024) was an American lyric tenor. [1] He was known for performing classical and contemporary music at numerous theaters and concerts. Life and career

  8. Armstrong Sperry - Wikipedia

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    Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897 – April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography , often set on sailing ships , and stories of boys from Polynesia , Asia and indigenous American cultures.

  9. Sperry Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the 20th century. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986 following a prolonged hostile takeover bid engineered by Burroughs Corporation, which merged the combined operation under the new name Unisys.