American Famous Baby Names

Jackson was born to Eugene Jackson and Ruth Musick in Newnan, Georgia and has four older sisters.[1]

Jackson was born to Eugene Jackson and Ruth Musick in Newnan, Georgia and has four older sisters.[1] As a youth, Jackson primarily listened to gospel music, and otherwise was not a major music fan. However, a friend of his introduced him to the music of G

Was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to s

Was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to swim the 100-yard freestyle in under 50 seconds.

Was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

The lead singer for the Canadian band, Glass Tiger, and has also released two solo albums. He has ap

The lead singer for the Canadian band, Glass Tiger, and has also released two solo albums. He has appeared on many television specials, raises money for various causes and continues to perform around Canada as a solo artist, and as the lead singer for Gla

Is a Democratic politician who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993, as Comptrol

Is a Democratic politician who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993, as Comptroller of the City of New York from 1994 to 2001, and as State Comptroller for the State of New York from 2003 to 2006. Hevesi is originally from Queens, New

Is a former California State Senator and California State Assemblyman.A Democrat, Sieroty was a Cali

Is a former California State Senator and California State Assemblyman.A Democrat, Sieroty was a California State Assemblyman from 1967 until 1977, when he resigned just two months into his sixth term to become a California State Senator. He was re-elected

Is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that s

Is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both j

Is an American businessman who serves as the CEO, President, and the Chairman of the Board of Procte

Is an American businessman who serves as the CEO, President, and the Chairman of the Board of Procter & Gamble. He succeeded Durk Jager in June 2000, after the Board of Directors reportedly pressured Jager to resign [3]. Previously, Lafley had been Presid

Is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. At the age of 37, he beca

Is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. At the age of 37, he became a professional poker player. Goehring first made his mark on the poker circuit when he finished in 3rd place in the $3,000 No Limit Hold-Em event at the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He won $61,845 in the tournament, which was won by Max Stern and also featured Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson, Donnacha O'Dea and Dan Harrington. Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming Russian newcomer Kirill Gerasimov in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize. The final table also included Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Ted Forrest.

Is an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for tra

Is an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. Initially Poindexter served in the Astronaut Office Shuttle Operations Branch performing duties as the lead support astronaut at Kenn

A chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.

A chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.

Is an American economist and was from 1987 to 2006 Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal

Is an American economist and was from 1987 to 2006 Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States. He currently works as a private advisor, making speeches and providing consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC.

Was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as the much beloved Skipper, Jon

Was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as the much beloved Skipper, Jonas Grumby, on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island.His first important roles were as a member of Gene Autry's recurring cast of players. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he frequently appeared in Autry movies and The Gene Autry Show on TV. He also starred in television series, such as 1952-53's Biff Baker U.S.A.. He later played the lead role in classic western series Casey Jones (TV series) (32 B&W episodes of 25 mins from 1957-1958) and The Good Guys (1968-70). In 1962, Hale also appeared on The Andy Griffith Show as Jeff Pruitt, a rough, back-woods bachelor who comes to Mayberry to find a bride. In the episode, he refers to Barney Fife more than once as "little buddy," a nickname he would later use in his most famous and beloved role, that of the Skipper on Gilligan's Island, which ran from 1964 to 1967.

Was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as the much beloved Skipper, Jon

Was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as the much beloved Skipper, Jonas Grumby, on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island.

A theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Guth has researched elementary particle theory (and how par

A theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Guth has researched elementary particle theory (and how particle theory is applicable to the early universe).He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968 in physics and stayed to receive a master's and a doctorate, also in physics.As a junior particle physicist, Guth first developed the idea of cosmic inflation in 1979 at Cornell after attending a Big Bang lecture by Robert Dicke, and gave his first seminar on the subject in January 1980.[1] Moving on to Stanford University Guth formally proposed the idea of cosmic inflation in 1981, the idea that the nascent universe passed through a phase of exponential expansion that was driven by a positive vacuum energy density (negative vacuum pressure). The results of the WMAP mission in 2006 made the case for cosmic inflation very compelling.

Was an American Democratic Party politician whose highest office was Speaker of the New Jersey Gener

Was an American Democratic Party politician whose highest office was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was a member of the Assembly from 1973 to 1990 and was a one-time candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey.Betwee

Is a former Democratic Party member of the New York City Council, elected in 2001 to represent the 1

Is a former Democratic Party member of the New York City Council, elected in 2001 to represent the 1st council district in Manhattan. Gerson lost the Democratic Primary to Margaret Chin on September 15, 2009. The district is located in Lower Manhattan and

Was an American film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thr

Was an American film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre.Pakula started his Hollywood career as an assistant in the cartoon department at Warner Brothers. In 1957, he undertook his first production role for Paramount Pictures. In 1962, he produced To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. In 1969, he directed his first feature, The Sterile Cuckoo, starring Liza Minnelli.

Was an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in programming languages and the fi

Was an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in programming languages and the first recipient of the Turing Award.

American professional basketball player. Anderson re-signed with the Bobcats[1] for whom he played d

American professional basketball player. Anderson re-signed with the Bobcats[1] for whom he played during the previous season.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played two seasons for the San Francisco Giants and Ca

Is a retired professional baseball player who played two seasons for the San Francisco Giants and California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well-k

Was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well-known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.

Is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States senator from Wyoming as a

Is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1962–1967) and a former governor of Wyom

Is the current City Controller of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the city's chief financial watchdog

Is the current City Controller of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the city's chief financial watchdog, Butkovitz is in charge of auditing all city departments, including the budgets of City Council and the mayor. Butkovitz is a former Democratic member of

Is an American film industry executive and producer. He is famous for giving George Lucas the go-ahe

Is an American film industry executive and producer. He is famous for giving George Lucas the go-ahead to make Star Wars. He also produced Blade Runner. He is the son of late actor Alan Ladd