Nicknamed " the Kid ", Superboy is distinguished from other " Supermen " who appear after the death of Superman by his youth and brash character.

Nicknamed " Kid " for his youthful exuberance, Carter was named an All-Star 11 times, and was a member of one World Series championship team.

Nicknamed " The Maradona of the Carpathians ", he is considered a hero in his homeland.

Nicknamed the " Doomsday Defense ", they allowed just 1 touchdown in their last 6 games prior to the Super Bowl.

Nicknamed " the Old Gray Lady ", and long regarded within the industry as a national " newspaper of record ", The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 18 other newspapers including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe.

Nicknamed " Winnie ", he was the eldest of eight children born to Dr. George Tryon Harding, Sr. ( 1843 – 1928 ) and Phoebe Elizabeth ( Dickerson ) Harding ( 1843 – 1910 ).

Nicknamed " The Great One ", he has been called " the greatest hockey player ever " by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself.

" Nicknamed " The Thunderer ", the gun had an advertised range of 15 miles ; on this occasion John Schofield declared Krupps ' guns " the greatest peacemakers in the world ".

Nicknamed " The General ", Hird played as a midfielder and half forward, but was often given free rein by former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary.

Nicknamed the " Puffing Billy ", Booth's first petrol-powered, horse-drawn vacuum cleaner relied upon air drawn by a piston pump through a cloth filter.

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ", Saint-Domingue became the richest colony in the Caribbean before a 1791 slave revolt, which began the Haitian Revolution, led to freedom for the colony's slaves in 1794 and, a decade later, complete independence for the country, which renamed itself Haiti.

Nicknamed the " Orchid Man ", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from.

Nicknamed " The Man of Steal ", he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner.

Nicknamed " Mr. Clutch ", his silhouette is featured on the NBA's official logo.

Nicknamed " Ol ' Stubblebeard ", Grimes was born in Emerald, Wisconsin.

Nicknamed " the Black Dog of Brocéliande ", du Guesclin fought the English during the Breton War of Succession and was an expert in the guerrilla warfare.

Nicknamed " Mr Arsenal ", he was honoured by Arsenal with a testimonial game against Celtic in May 2002 with many Arsenal legends playing, including Ian Wright, John Lukic and Adams's fellow back four stalwarts, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould.

Nicknamed " Matinee Idol ", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team whose other members died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980.

Nicknamed " The Hit Man " and " Donnie Baseball ", he played for the New York Yankees during his 14-year playing career.

Nicknamed the " Hummingbird Capital of the United States ", bird watchers from all over the world flock to the nearby Ramsey Canyon Preserve and other local canyons to observe and photograph hundreds of different bird species.

* Nicknamed " The Manster ", half man, half monster.

Nicknamed " Forrest's First Fight ", the Battle of Sacramento took place on December 28, 1861.

* Nicknamed the " snake cam ", it is an essential tool in the Tom Clancy video game Rainbow Six Vegas and the entire Splinter Cell series.

Nicknamed " frying pans " because of their long necks and circular bodies, the instruments were the first solid-bodied electric guitars, though they were a lap-steel type.

Nicknamed " The King ," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, because he was the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.

Nicknamed L ' Avvocato ( the lawyer ) because he had a degree in law ( though he was never admitted to the Order of Lawyers ), Agnelli was the most important figure in Italian economy, the symbol of capitalism throughout the second half of 20th century, and regarded by many as the true " King of Italy ".

* DE3 or Plan U: Nicknamed " Rooie Duivel " ( Dutch for " Red Devil ") because of its original red livery this was a diesel electric multiple unit consisting of three coaches.

Nicknamed the " University in the Forest " because of the serenity of its wooded 186 acres ( 753, 000 m² ) relative to the school's suburban surroundings, Drew University maintains a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 2, 500 students, with the majority living on-campus.

Nicknamed the " Miami Greyhound " by longtime San Francisco-area broadcaster Bill King because of his slender physical build and remarkable quickness and instincts, the 6 ' 7 " Barry won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after averaging 25. 7 points and 10. 6 rebounds per game in the 1965-66 season.

Nicknamed " Tiger " because of her ' go for it ' attitude and her aggressive style of skiing, she won the Canadian ski championship nine times and the United States championship three times.

Nicknamed " The Blade " because of his height of 6 ft 1 in ( 1. 85 m ) and weight of only 170 lb ( 77 kg ), Belanger was known as a poor hitter.

Nicknamed ' Golden Gate ' ( likely because of the golden mosaic of Last Judgment depicted on it ), it is through this portal that the kings entered the cathedral for coronation ceremonies.

Nicknamed " Ukey " or " The Uke " by his teammates because of his Ukrainian ancestry, Sawchuk led the Red Wings to three Stanley Cups in five years, winning the Calder Trophy as the top rookie ( the first to win such honors in all three professional hockey leagues ) and three Vezina Trophies for the fewest goals allowed ( he missed out the other two years by one goal ).

Nicknamed Printemps ( springtime ) by her fellow chorus members because of her sunny disposition, she started in operetta, appearing in such works as Les Contes de Perrault ( 1913 ) and Le Poilu ( 1916 ).

Nicknamed the Corn Belt Route because of its operating area in the midwestern United States, the railroad was sometimes called the Lucky Strike Road, due to the similarity in design between the herald of the CGW and the logo used for Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Nicknamed the Golden Voice of Africa because of his oratory, he stands one of the only three National Heroes of the Nigerian Nation.

Nicknamed " The Croucher " because of his unusual hunched stance at the crease and though a stocky build at 5 ' 7 " and 11 stone, Jessop remained a fast bowler through his career.

Nicknamed, meaning " the Surly or Crabbed or Hard to please ", because of his irascible and heavily analytical personality, he lived in the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.

Nicknamed " The Trembling Lady " because of its tendency to vibrate when large numbers of people walked over it, signs at the entrances warn troops from the nearby Chelsea Barracks to break step while crossing the bridge.

Nicknamed " Weird Beard " because of his colourful facial hair and flamboyant clothing, he coached all the under-25s in the first series and the over-25s in the second.

Nicknamed " Crash " because of frequent racing mishaps, Crockett qualified for his first Indianapolis 500 in 1954.

Nicknamed " Pav " by Jak, the reporter treats her as his friend and sometimes even in a joking, romantic way, because Pavlova was named after Jak's late wife.

Nicknamed " The Tank " by his teammates because of his immovable presence from the goal crease.

Nicknamed the ‘ Braidmen ’ or ‘ Sky Blues ’, latterly because of the colour of the home shirts, Ballymena have a rich history in Irish Cup, having won the competition six times – the most for a provincial club outside of Belfast.

Nicknamed " Lurch " because of his 6 ' 6 " height ( a reference to The Addams Family butler on the television show ), Bishop grew up in Lanham, Maryland and befriended fellow Junkie Eric Bickel while attending DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played basketball for legendary coach Morgan Wooten.

Nicknamed " Son of Scribe ," because his father, Ross, is a long-time baseball writer for the Los Angeles Times, Newhan was a solid student while growing up in California, and later at Pepperdine, but he never considered following in his father's journalistic footsteps.

Nicknamed " Razor " because of his extreme thinness, Smith was generally prone to serious injury and could rarely get through a full season's cricket, but when sound, could command the sharpest off-break among bowlers of his day.