Famous People with Name Lamar

Lamar Johnson Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lamar Johnson Sr.: (September 2, 1950 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States) is a retired professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from 1974-1982. He would play for the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers.

Lamar Joseph Odom            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lamar Joseph Odom: is an American professional basketball player who currently starts at power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.

Lamar Hunt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lamar Hunt: was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS predecessor the North American Soccer League (NASL). He was also the founder and owner of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, the Kansas City Wizards and at his death owned two MLS teams, Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. The oldest annual team tournament in the U.S. in any sport, soccer's U.S. Open Cup (founded 1914) now bears his name in honor of his pioneering role in that sport stateside. In Kansas City, Hunt also helped establish the Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun theme parks

Lamar Seeligson Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lamar Seeligson Smith: is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 21st congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.

Lamar Hunter Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lamar Hunter Smith: is a former professional American football running back. He played in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers from 1994 to 2003.

John Basil Lamar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Basil Lamar: was an American politician, planter and lawyer.In 1837 and 1838, Lamar served in the Georgia House of Representatives. He was elected in 1842 to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives during the 28th Congress; however, his service

William Bailey Lamar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Bailey Lamar: was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Florida. In 1887, Lamar was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and declined his selection as that body's speaker. In 1889, he became Florida Attorney General and served until 1903. In 19

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar: was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: was a Texas politician, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was the second President of the Republic of Texas, after David G. Burnet (1836 as ad-interim president) and Sam Houston.