Famous People with Name Sherman

Sherman Hsiu-huang Wu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Sherman Hsiu-huang Wu: is a Chinese American social activist and a former professor, whose experiences at Northwestern University brought the issue of discrimination against Asian Americans to the fore.[1] The general condemnation of the prejudice exhibited against him presaged later actions in the Asian American civil rights movement.

Sherman Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherman Douglas: is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001. Douglas was the Heat's first starting point guard. Although he was only a second-round draft choice in 1989, his strong campaign (14.3 ppg and 7.6 apg) earned him a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team. He bettered that campaign in 1990-91, when he led the Heat in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.5) and was named the team's most valuable player.

Sherman Hemsley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherman Hemsley: is an American actor most famous for his role as George Jefferson, on the television shows All in the Family and The Jeffersons and as Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen. He also played Earl Sinclair's horrifying boss, a Triceratops named B.P. Richfield on the Jim Henson sitcom, Dinosaurs.

Sherman Cárdenas            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Sherman Cárdenas: is a Colombian football attacking midfielder who plays for local club Millonarios.He made his league debut on August 28, 2005 against Real Cartagena. He was 16 years and 21 days old at the time, making him one of the youngest players ever to play in the C

Sherman Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherman Hall: was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Patsy O’Connell Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patsy O’Connell Sherman: was an American chemist.She was the co-inventor along with Samuel Smith of Scotchgard while an employee of the 3M corporation in 1952. Sherman remained at 3M for several years improving on Scotchgard and developed other uses for the product.[1] Scotchgard would become, arguably, the most famous and widely used stain repellent and soil removal product in north America.An accidental spill of a flurochemical rubber on an assistant’s tennis shoe was the beginning to the invention of the product. After exhaustive attempts to remove the spill failed, Sherman moved her intention from removing the spill to using the spill as a protectant from spills. Sherman and Smith received US patent 3574791 on April 13, 1971,

Cindy Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cindy Sherman: an American photographer and film director of Office Killer, best known for her conceptual portraits. Sherman currently lives and works in New York City. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Award.Sherman works in series, typically photographing herself in a range of costumes. For example, in her landmark 69 photograph series, the Complete Untitled Film Stills, (1977-1980) Sherman appeared as B-movie, foreign film and film noir style actresses. A series, dated 2003, features her as clowns. Although Sherman does not consider her work feminist, many of her photo-series, like the 1981 "Centerfolds," call attention to the stereotyping of women in films, television and magazines.

John Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Sherman: nicknamed Verm (short for "Vermin") is an American climber and a pioneering boulderer. He is also a writer and photographer. He is the originator of the V-scale for grading boulder problems.

Ahuva Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Ahuva Sherman: is an Israeli artist who works in oil, pastel, and wall tapestries. She was born in Tel-Aviv, Palestine, and now lives and works in Haifa, Israel, with her studio atop Mount Carmel. Ahuva's studies were with Menachem Shemi and Prof. P. K. Hoenich at the Hammersmith School of Art in London, England, as well as in the Netherlands and the United States.

Carlos Sherman            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Carlos Sherman: was a Uruguay-born Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, human rights activist and honorary vice-president of the Belarusian PEN Center (a worldwide association of writers, aimed to promote intellectual cooperation and understanding among writers). He translated from Spanish into Belarusian and Russian.