Famous People with Name Sylvester

Sylvester Feodosiyevich Shchedrin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Sylvester Feodosiyevich Shchedrin: was a Russian landscape painter. Sylvestr Shchedrin was born in St. Petersburg into the family of the famous sculptor Pheodosiy Shchedrin, rector of the Imperial Academy of Arts

Sylvester Gray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvester Gray: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Memphis State University, Gray played in only one NBA season.He also played for CBA's Yakima Sun Kings, Turkish club Fenerbahçe and Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association, coached by legendary (and former player) Robert Jaworski.

Sylvester Sly Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvester Sly Williams: was an NBA player with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics. He played parts of seven seasons in the NBA, appearing in 305 regular season games and seven in the playoffs. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges after allegedly holding a woman captive for about 24 hours and threatening her with a knife, and raping a second woman. He was sentenced to five years in prison and served three and a half.

Sylvester McCoy            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Sylvester McCoy: is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989.

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone: is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the '70s to the '90s, international megastar Sylvester Stallone is a global icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. He has played two characters who have become a part of the American cultural lexicon: Rocky Balboa, the boxer who overcame all odds to fight for love and glory, and John Rambo

Joshua Sylvester            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Joshua Sylvester: was an English poet.He translated into English heroic couplets the scriptural epic of Guillaume du Bartas. His Essay of the Second Week was published in 1598; and in 1604 The Divine Weeks of the World's Birth. The ornate style of the original offered no d

Jessica Aimee Sylvester            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Jessica Aimee Sylvester: is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle reply swimming event.

Terry Sylvester            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Terry Sylvester: was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans (1966-69) and The Hollies: He replaced Graham Nash who left the band in December 1968.

Patricia Sylvester            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Patricia Sylvester: is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record.[1] She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.

Sebastian Sylvester            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Sebastian Sylvester: is a German boxer and current IBF middleweight champion.