American Famous Boy Names with Letter A

Was a Pulitzer Prize recipient and American historian and social critic whose work explored the libe

Was a Pulitzer Prize recipient and American historian and social critic whose work explored the liberalism of American political leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. He served as special assistant and "court historian" to the President in John F. Kennedy's administration. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, titled A Thousand Days.

Was an American inventor, helicopter pioneer, cosmologist, philosopher and author. Young was the des

Was an American inventor, helicopter pioneer, cosmologist, philosopher and author. Young was the designer of Bell Helicopter's first helicopter, the Model 30, and inventor of the stabilizer bar used on many of Bell's early helicopter designs. He founded the "Institute for the Study of Consciousness" in Berkeley in 1972. Young advocated a process theory, which is a form of integral theory. These theories attempt to integrate the realm of human thought and experience with the realm of science so that the concept of universe is not limited to that which can be physically measured. Young's theory embraces evolution and the concept of the great chain of being. He has influenced such thinkers as Stanislav Grof.

Was a Minnesota Republican politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. The pub

Was a Minnesota Republican politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. The publisher of the Star News in Elk River, Minnesota, Dare was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1894. Dare served three terms, becomin

(July 31, 1892 - December 18, 1960) was a mostly starting pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 19

(July 31, 1892 - December 18, 1960) was a mostly starting pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and 20s.

Was an Academy Award nominated American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a

Was an Academy Award nominated American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place.

American painter, was born near Chicago, and later trained at Northwestern University and the School

American painter, was born near Chicago, and later trained at Northwestern University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Arthur Osver is a product of an urban environment. He spent a portion of his career living in New York with residences in Greenwich Village and Long Island City. Osver taught, among many places, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art School from 1949 to 1951, at the American Academy in Rome in 1957 and 1958, and at Washington University in St.Louis during the 1960s and 1970s. He actively exhibited his paintings at numerous institutions during the 1930s through the 1950s

An American biochemist. One biographical portrait [1] begins "Among the titans of science, Arthur Pa

An American biochemist. One biographical portrait [1] begins "Among the titans of science, Arthur Pardee is especially intriguing." There is hardly a field of molecular biology that is not affected by his work, which has advanced our understanding through theoretical predictions followed by insightful experiments. He is perhaps most famous for his part in the 'PaJoMo experiment' of the late 1950s, which greatly helped in the discovery of messenger RNA. He is also well known as the discoverer of the restriction point, in which a cell commits itself to certain cell cycle events during the G1 cycle. He has done a great deal of work on tumor growth and regulation, with a particular focus on the role of estrogen in hormone-responsive tumors. And he is also well known for the development of various biochemical research techniques,

Alexakis was born in Los Angeles, California. Alexakis' father walked out on the family, leaving Ale

Alexakis was born in Los Angeles, California. Alexakis' father walked out on the family, leaving Alexakis, his mother, his brother, and his three sisters to fend for themselves. Not long after, financial difficulties forced Alexakis' mother to relocate th

Was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly

Was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1898 to 1900, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative member.He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1898 by-election held after Élie-Hercule Bisson accepted an appointment as prothonotary. Plante was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900 and 1904. Reelected in 1908, he was defeated in 1912. He was elected again in 1923 and died in office at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield at the age of 57.

Was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1881 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1906. He also

Was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1881 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1906. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1869 to 1875. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat and later served as a member of the Mills Commission which

Was an American painter known for his marine seascapes.Quartley was born in Paris and lived there to

Was an American painter known for his marine seascapes.Quartley was born in Paris and lived there to the age of twelve, when his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He studied drawing with his father C.G. Quartley, who was an English engraver. His father

Is an American-born, Bermudian director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation.The two wo

Is an American-born, Bermudian director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation.The two worked closely together for many years, co-directing and producing a wide array of stop motion animated features and cartoons, perhaps most famously the holi

Was an American Republican Party politician who served eight terms in the New Jersey General Assembl

Was an American Republican Party politician who served eight terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1980 to 1996, where he represented the 23rd Legislative District for his first two-year term of office and then served the remainder of his time in

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminate

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who in 1903 was the highest paid rider in the Unite

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who in 1903 was the highest paid rider in the United States. On April 23, 1903, Redfern was seriously injured in a racing accident at the Old Aqueduct Racetrack. Sidelined until June 12, the accident signif

Is an American venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, California. He was an early investor in major f

Is an American venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, California. He was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.After graduating from Harvard, he worked as an investment banker in New York. In 1957, when the Traitorous Eight left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Rock was the one who helped them find Sherman Fairchild to start Fairchild Semiconductor

Was an American photographer.Rothstein had been Stryker's student at Columbia University in the earl

Was an American photographer.Rothstein had been Stryker's student at Columbia University in the early 1930s. In 1935, as a college senior, he prepared a set of copy photographs for a picture source book on American agriculture that Stryker was assembling. The book was never completed, but before the year was out, Stryker had hired Rothstein at the Resettlement Administration.

Was a Canadian World War I flying ace. The Royal Air Force officially credited Brown with shooting d

Was a Canadian World War I flying ace. The Royal Air Force officially credited Brown with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", although later research has suggested that it is highly unlikely that Brown fired the bullet that caused the d

Known as Artie, was an American boxer from Elmira, New York. Sykes made his professional debut in 19

Known as Artie, was an American boxer from Elmira, New York. Sykes made his professional debut in 1933. In 1934, he was defeated by a young Joe Louis. Later in his career, he lost to Hall of Famer Jersey Joe Walcott. Sykes retired in 1941. He won 14 caree

Is an American serial killer, also known as The Genesee River Killer.

Is an American serial killer, also known as The Genesee River Killer.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'7" center from Long Island University, Hillhouse

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'7" center from Long Island University, Hillhouse played two seasons (1946-1948) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.9 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 finals, Hillhouse set a still standing NBA record by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.[1]

Was a Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil

Was a Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

An American mathematical physicist. He is one of the founders of quantum field theory, and originate

An American mathematical physicist. He is one of the founders of quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms.Advised by John Wheeler, his 1949 Princeton doctoral dissertation was entitled The Moderation and Absorption of Negative Pions in Hydrogen. His graduate students include Arthur Jaffe, Jerrold Marsden, and Alan Sokal.Wightman was awarded the Poincaré Prize of the International Mathematical Physics Congress in 1997. He is currently a professor emeritus at Princeton

Is an American comic book artist and musician. His work has graced magazines such as Heavy Metal, Ep

Is an American comic book artist and musician. His work has graced magazines such as Heavy Metal, Epic Illustrated and National Lampoon. His comic book work includes Batman, Conan, Tarzan, Predator, Aliens and Death Dealer. His 2000's work includes the se

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played f

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played four first-class for Canada between 1951 and 1954, taking 10 wickets at an average of 22.20.