American Famous Baby Names

Is an American television journalist and author. He is currently CBS News' Chief Investigative Corre

Is an American television journalist and author. He is currently CBS News' Chief Investigative Correspondent; he also files reports for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

Is a Soviet-Armenian botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and

Is a Soviet-Armenian botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and systematics and biogeography. His other interests include morphology of flowering plants, paleobotany, and the flora of the Caucasus. He was born in Shusha.Takhtajan worked at the Komarov Botanical Institute in Leningrad, where he developed his 1940 classification scheme for flowering plants, which emphasized phylogenetic relationships between plants. His system did not become known to botanists in the West until after 1950, and in the late 1950s he began a correspondence and collaboration with the prominent American botanist Arthur Cronquist, whose plant classification scheme was heavily influenced by his collaboration with Takhtajan and other botanists at Komarov.

Nicknamed "The Hammer", is an American professional basketball player for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of

Nicknamed "The Hammer", is an American professional basketball player for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association (ABA). In the 2005-2006 ABA All-Star Game at the BankAtlantic Center, Gilliam was named MVP.

Was a popular early blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts, and on a

Was a popular early blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts, and on a few of their recordings. Carter also managed that group, which included his brother, Lonnie Chatmon, on fiddle and occasionally Sam Chatmon on bass, along

Is prominent American Painter of the En plein air school, best known for his marine canvases. His fa

Is prominent American Painter of the En plein air school, best known for his marine canvases. His father Hermann Hansen was also a famous artist of the American West. The younger Hansen studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, and achieved international recognition of his scenes depicting man and the sea off the California northern coast. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in the year 1926.

Is an American figure skater. He is the 2007 US novice champion. During the 2010–2011 season, Mah

Is an American figure skater. He is the 2007 US novice champion. During the 2010–2011 season, Mahbanoozadeh placed 4th at 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy and received one Grand Prix assignment, 2010 Skate America where he won his first medal on the senior circuit.

Was an American astronomer and educator.He returned to the US for university studies, graduating fro

Was an American astronomer and educator.He returned to the US for university studies, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1888. He then became the first graduate student at Lick Observatory, but due to conflicts with his advisor, the troublesome Lick director Edward S. Holden, he left Lick before finishing his Ph.D. Leuschner subsequently returned to Germany and attended the University of Berlin, where in 1897 he earned his doctorate with a highly praised thesis on the orbits of comets.He returned to California as an Associate Professor in astronomy at UC Berkeley, where he remained for over half a century. He founded an observatory there for student instruction, later renamed in his honor Leuschner Observatory. Together with Lick director James E. Keeler, Leuschner shaped the combined graduate program at Berkeley and Lick into one of the nation's foremost centers of astronomical education.

Is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. He is married to actress Kitty

Is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. He is married to actress Kitty Swink. Shimerman is best known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Is an American writer best known for his Tales of the City series of novels based in San Francisco.M

Is an American writer best known for his Tales of the City series of novels based in San Francisco.Maupin, a descendent of American Revolutionary War general Gabriel Maupin,[2] was born to a conservative, Christian family in Washington, D.C., but moved early on to North Carolina where he was raised.[3] He says he has had storytelling instincts since he was eight years old

Is the Democratic representative for the 8th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. First el

Is the Democratic representative for the 8th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. First elected into service during the 127th General Assembly of 2007, he was re-elected in the 128th, where he served as Speaker of the House. He is the first Jewi

Is an American basketball coach and retired professional basketball player.He spent eight seasons in

Is an American basketball coach and retired professional basketball player.He spent eight seasons in the NBA between 1976 and 1984, playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, San Diego Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. After ending his playing career in 1984, he started a coaching career, and eventually became head coach at Columbia University in 1995. Hill is currently an assistant coach to Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics.

Was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fictio

Was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbe

Is an African-American political commentator who writes a conservative newspaper column, hosts a nat

Is an African-American political commentator who writes a conservative newspaper column, hosts a nationally syndicated TV program called The Right Side, and hosts a daily radio show from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.[1] From 2004 to 2007, he co-hosted a daily radio program with Sam Greenfield, broadcast on WWRL 1600 in New York City.[citation needed]

Was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

Was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada, aged seventeen.

Is a Canadian speed skater.Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world

Is a Canadian speed skater.Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on November 12, 2005. The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at t

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished fifth in

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished fifth in the lightweight class.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward/center from Bemidji State University,

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward/center from Bemidji State University, Johnson played five seasons (1948-1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in his career and won a league championship in 1951.

American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.

American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.

(January 19, 1887 – December 13, 1970) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball.

(January 19, 1887 – December 13, 1970) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball.

Was an American photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians. He

Was an American photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract still life images.

(May 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional baseball player.

(May 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional baseball player.

Was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981).He was born in London, England, the son of of

Was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981).He was born in London, England, the son of officers of the Army. While he was still a young boy, his family emigrated to Canada, and it was from the corps in Belleville that he entered training, becoming an officer in 1935. A two-year corps command was followed by 10 years service in the editorial department at territorial headquarters, where he became assistant editor of The War Cry. During that time he compiled a history of the first 50 years of Salvation Army ministry in Canada, entitled What Hath God Wrought?

An American economist. Harberger's Triangle, widely used in welfare economics, is named after him.Ha

An American economist. Harberger's Triangle, widely used in welfare economics, is named after him.Harberger's PhD thesis, written under Lloyd Metzler, was on international macroeconomic theory, but his academic reputation is primarily based on his work in public finance, the economics of taxation.In 1954, Harberger published an article claiming that the welfare cost of monopoly in the American economy was unlikely to exceed 0.1% of American GDP. Harberger devised a rough estimate of the deadweight loss from monopoly, namely the producer and consumer's surplus that fails to materialize under monopoly. In the standard diagram used to teach the theory of monopoly, this loss corresponds to the area of a triangle. Such triangles are now named in his honor,

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He wa

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was also regular called up for the Honduran national team until 2000. He retired in 2008 and became assistant coach for Nahum Espinoza at Platense.