* Bill James: Widely considered the father of sabermetrics due to his extensive series of books, although a number of less well known SABR researchers in the early 1970s provided a foundation for his work.

Widely known as " Shakers ".

Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ), he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the privatization of its postal service.

Widely known species include Lonicera periclymenum ( honeysuckle or woodbine ), Lonicera japonica ( Japanese honeysuckle, white honeysuckle, or Chinese honeysuckle ) and Lonicera sempervirens ( coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle, or woodbine honeysuckle ).

Widely known and respected in Washington and knowledgeable on defense matters, Clifford was generally hailed as a worthy successor to McNamara.

Widely known as a ladies ' man ( he himself once said that he " didn't chase women but … couldn't always be bothered to run away ").

Widely known for some of the best bass fishing in NY.

Widely recognized as a rabbi of exceptional talent, Yisrael Salanter became head of a yeshivah in Vilna, where he quickly became well known in the community for his scholarship.

Widely recognized as hugely influential on the development of hard rock and heavy metal in the late-1960s and beyond, The Experience were best known for the skill, style and charisma of frontman Hendrix, who has been voted one of the greatest guitarists by various music publications and writers.

Widely regarded as the Cradle of Chinese civilization along with Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, Henan is known for its historical prosperity and periodic downturns.

Widely considered originators of a unique sound and live performance style, Skinny Puppy are also known as pioneers of industrial rock and electro-industrial, genres in which they may be seen to have spawned " a litter of like-minded bands ".

Widely distributed, it is also known locally as

Widely known as " Catedral Basílica de Durango ", it is situated in the heart of the city of Durango and is considered the most important architectural representation of the state, and one of the most beautiful buildings in northern Mexico.

Widely considered to be one of the world's finest harbours, it is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge which connects central Sydney with the Northern Suburbs region extended metropolitan area.

Widely respect by his peers and known as one the most dedicated players in baseball, Gwynn in 1990 was accused by some teammates of being selfish and caring more about his batting average than winning.

Widely known as the Baptist Union in the Czech Republic among English-speakers, the Bratrská Jednota Baptistů v České republice is an association serving Baptist Christians in the Czech Republic.

Widely known by his infant name " A ' dou " or " E ' dou " ( 阿斗 ), Liu Shan was commonly perceived as an incapable, even mentally handicapped ruler.

Widely recognized as the “ Father of Visual Basic ," Cooper is also known for his books on About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design and The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity.

Widely known as a pitcher with a mean disposition ( or at least as a pitcher who cultivated that image ), Wynn threw at batters frequently enough to be labeled a " headhunter.

Widely traveled and having written on a broad range of topics, he is perhaps best known for his career as a New York City journalist, as " the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City's politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime.

Widely known kennel clubs such as The Kennel Club, the American Kennel Club, the United Kennel Club, and the Canadian Kennel Club each offer k9 events and training programs as well as dog registration services.

Widely respected as a skilful and formidable negotiator and strategist, Ramaphosa is best known for building up the biggest and most powerful trade union in South Africa — the National Union of Mineworkers ( NUM ) — as well as for the crucial role he played, with Roelf Meyer of the National Party, during the negotiations to bring about a peaceful end to apartheid and steer the country towards its first democratic elections in April 1994.

Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the Florida Union in 1864.

Widely known as the Third Force, the Party for Philippine Progress was seen as a genuine alternative to President Macapagal and Senator Ferdinand Marcos of the Nacionalista Party.

Widely regarded as the first mainstream film to depict D / s relationship issues.

From a poll conducted of the American people in December 1999, Clinton was among eighteen included in Gallup's List of Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup's Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

Widely shown in frogs ( Agile frogs, Rana dalmatina ), polyandry was also documented in polecat ( Mustela putorius ) and other mustelids.

Widely read and loved in the Soviet Union, Bradbury relates the following meeting with Sergei Bondarchuk, director of soviet 1967 epic War and Peace, at a Hollywood award ceremony in Bondarchuk's honor: " They formed a long queue and as Bondarchuk was walking along it he recognized several people:

Widely acknowledged as one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, Tristan was notable for Wagner's advanced use of chromaticism, tonality, orchestral colour and harmonic suspension.

Widely credited as a key work in the " Australian film renaissance " of the mid-1970s, Picnic was the first Australian film of its era to gain both critical praise and be given substantial international theatrical releases.

Widely criticized for his actions, he argued that he wanted to know who was responsible and was willing to shock the magazine's readers in the hope that someone would come forward with information.

Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers to come to prominence in the 1960s, Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis, and was a pioneer of jazz fusion.

The second book in the series, its full title being A Teacher's Word Book of the Twenty Thousand Words Found Most Frequently and Widely in General Reading for Children and Young People, was published in 1932, and the third and final book, The Teacher's Word Book of 30, 000 Words, was published in 1944.

Widely popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, the show was given one of the highest budgets in BBC history to create detailed spoofs and satires of popular culture, movies, celebrities and art.

Widely accepted as the most plausible theory put forth was that Emmet's remains were transferred to the Church of Ireland in St Peter's Church in Dublin under cover of the burial of Robert's sister, Mary Anne Holmes, in 1804.

Widely disseminated by the Port Royal Logic of Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole, Descartes ’ method was rooted in verification: the only path to truth, and thus knowledge, was through axioms derived from observation.

Widely considered Foley ’ s finest work, the foundation stone was laid in 1864 and the monument unveiled to enormous crowds in 1882.

Widely regarded as an astute politician, almost having never miscalculated any political situation besides trying to reconcile with his arch rival Mian Nawaz Sharif, Manzoor Wattoo was initially released on bail later to be exonerated of any wrongdoing.

Widely considered one of the best fighters of all time, Greb was named the 7th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by The Ring Magazine, the 5th greatest fighter of all-time by historian Bert Sugar and ranked as the # 1 middleweight and the # 2 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization.

Widely seen as a ' safe pair of hands ' and a solid, loyal member of the Cabinet, Hurd's tenure as Home Secretary was largely uncontroversial, although he was notably of the view that HM's prison system did not work effectively and argued for more rehabilitation of offenders and alternative sentencing.

Widely acclaimed as the band's first break out album Ass Cobra ( 1996 ), Jello Biafra would later comment that it was one of the best punk albums of the ' 90s.