American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an American author of novels for young adults and is most famous for her young adult novel The Ou

Is an American author of novels for young adults and is most famous for her young adult novel The Outsiders.

Is a former Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987

Is a former Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.Like Crombie, she was a Red Tory. She ran for Bill Davis' Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 1981 Ontario election and was elected as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the St. George constituency in downtown Toronto. Shortly after her election, she participated in a rally at Queen's Park to support the inclusion of sexual identity in the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Is a Canadian water polo player.Gardiner is a former student at the University of British Columbia.

Is a Canadian water polo player.Gardiner is a former student at the University of British Columbia. She was part of the 5th place women's water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal winning team at the 2001 world championships in Fuk

Is a competitive breaststroke swimmer from the United States who won the silver medal in the 200 m b

Is a competitive breaststroke swimmer from the United States who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of Stanford University.

Is an American mezzo-soprano.Raised in Midland, Texas, she is a graduate of Texas Tech University an

Is an American mezzo-soprano.Raised in Midland, Texas, she is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Manhattan School of Music. She studied the piano for 13 years

Is an American poet and critic who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among others

Is an American poet and critic who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among others. Her work has often been classified as Postmodern, and it expands traditional notions of genre (fiction, essay, poetry). Her books are layered with histor

Here Butcher began training to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a gruelling 1,112 to 1,1

Here Butcher began training to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a gruelling 1,112 to 1,131-mile race through arctic blizzard conditions across the Alaska wilderness, which tests the endurance of both mushers and dogs over the course of one to two weeks. After placing in several Iditarods, Butcher was forced to withdraw early in the 1985 when two of her dogs were killed by a moose, and six others were severely injured. Libby Riddles, a relative newcomer, braved a blizzard and became the first woman to win the Iditarod that year.

Is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Recording Artist, and the lead vocalist and a founding member

Is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Recording Artist, and the lead vocalist and a founding member of Stimulator and Pillbox, and played guitar for The Pandoras. She is also a Television Celebrity, appearing as a VJ on the UK's MP3TV.

Is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986.

Is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986.

A Canadian singer/songwriter.Jacks began her professional career as a regular performer on the natio

A Canadian singer/songwriter.Jacks began her professional career as a regular performer on the national Canadian television show "Let's Go". She and her husband to be, Terry Jacks, formed the The Poppy Family which had a number of hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s. "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" sold close to 3 million copies worldwide, hitting No. 1 in Canada and No. 2 in the U.S. (#1 on the Cash Box chart, which was as respected at the time.) In 1973, Jacks parted ways with her husband Terry Jacks and set off on a solo career. She continued to have hits in Canada with songs including the Juno nominated "Anna Marie", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "I Thought Of You Again", "I Want You To Love Me", "Build A Tower", "Love Has No Pride", and "Memories Are Made Of You". Her 1980 Canadian hit "All The Tea In China" was nominated for Canada's Juno Awards that year, and was from the album Ghosts. The track was included on the 1980 K-tel LP compilation, Hit List. In 1982 her album Forever was released.

She is currently the commanding officer of the 45th Space Wing, based at Patrick Air Force Base. Hel

She is currently the commanding officer of the 45th Space Wing, based at Patrick Air Force Base. Helms was a crew member on four Space Shuttle missions and was a resident of the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months in 2001. While partici

Is a former United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.Kilrain reported to the Johnson

Is a former United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.Kilrain reported to the Johnson Space Center as an Astronaut Candidate in March 1995. Following a year of training, she worked technical issues for the Vehicle Systems and Operations Bran

An Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress. She is the daughter of Mexican ac

An Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress. She is the daughter of Mexican actress Lupita Tovar and Jewish film producer Paul Kohner who was born in Czechoslovakia.Most of Kohner's film roles came during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including co-starring with Sal Mineo in The Gene Krupa Story (1959) and with Montgomery Clift in Freud (1962).She is most notable for portraying Sarah Jane, the light-skinned African American teenage daughter who passes for white in the 1959 color remake of Imitation of Life. According to the character, Ms. Annie Johnson (when Ms. Johnson first meets the Lora Meredith character), Sarah Jane's father was not white but a light-skinned black man. The role garnered her a nomination for the 1960 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

A well-known molecular biologist studying (among other things) the biology of protein folding, heat-

A well-known molecular biologist studying (among other things) the biology of protein folding, heat-shock proteins, and prions. Lindquist is a member and former Director of the Whitehead Institute.Lindquist is best known for her research that provided strong evidence for a new paradigm in genetics based upon the inheritance of proteins with new, self-perpetuating shapes rather than new DNA sequences. This research provided a biochemical framework for understanding other mysteries in biology, such as Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. She is considered an expert in protein folding which, as explained by Lindquist in the following excerpt, is an ancient, fundamental problem in biology:

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Andrew Stroukoff, she represented the United States at the 1

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Andrew Stroukoff, she represented the United States at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 17th. They represented the Skating Club of Boston. Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. Among

After landing a number of supporting roles, most notably, Ironside, and Julia, she landed the role t

After landing a number of supporting roles, most notably, Ironside, and Julia, she landed the role that made her famous as a child actress, on The Brady Bunch, when she was only seven. In fact, she was the youngest actress ever to appear in the series. Sh

Is a delegate representing District 35B in Harford County, MD. She was first elected in 2002, defeat

Is a delegate representing District 35B in Harford County, MD. She was first elected in 2002, defeating Democratic challenger David E. Carey.This district was redrawn and previously represented Cecil County, MD. She held her seat in 2004 when she redefeat

Is an American photographer. Meiselas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended junior high scho

Is an American photographer. Meiselas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended junior high school in Woodmere, N.Y. After taking a BA at Sarah Lawrence College and an MA at Harvard University, she joined Magnum Photos co-operative in 1976 and has worked as a freelance photographer since then. In 1981, she visited a village destroyed by the armed forces in San Salvador and took pictures of the El Mozote massacre. Meiselas has published several books of her photographs.

Is an American character actress. She is primarily known for her television work, in particular the

Is an American character actress. She is primarily known for her television work, in particular the roles of Maggie Gioberti on the popular 1980s soap opera, Falcon Crest (which she played from 1981 to 1989), and as Katherine "Kitty" Montgomery on the popular 1990s sitcom Dharma & Greg. Sullivan has also acted in films and stage plays.

Is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California to Canadian parents

Is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California to Canadian parents, and currently lives in British Columbia, dividing her time between Sidney and the Queen Charlotte Islands.

A Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.In 2000, O'Connor playe

A Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.In 2000, O'Connor played third for Kevin Koe at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team which also included Greg Northcott and Lawnie MacDonald won the championship tha

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City,

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, and also in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She received silver medals in 100 m freestyle and in 200

Is a Hungarian-born American chess player. She is also a chess writer and promoter and the head of t

Is a Hungarian-born American chess player. She is also a chess writer and promoter and the head of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence at Texas Tech University. She was stripped of her membership in the United States Chess Federation on August

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the Ca

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008.In 1988 Kadis was elected as a York School Board Trustee. She served as school board trustee in Vaughan from 1988 to 1994. From 1997 to 2004, she was a municipal councillor.

Is an American plant molecular biologist and geneticist. She is on the faculty of the University of

Is an American plant molecular biologist and geneticist. She is on the faculty of the University of Georgia (UGA).Wessler was born in New York City. She graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. She received her bachelor's degree in 1974 in Biology