American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a former football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He is best rememb

Is a former football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He is best remembered as head coach of three National Football League teams, the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and the Los Angeles Rams, serving two separate stints with the latter team over more than two decades.

Was a tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles titl

Was a tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1963, where he beat Fred Stolle in the final 9–7, 6–1, 6–4. He was also the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1961, when he lost in the final to Rod Laver.

(January 23, 1938

(January 23, 1938

Was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Nipissing in the Canadian House of Commons f

Was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Nipissing in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921. He was a Conservative member of Robert Borden's Unionist caucus.He served only a single term, and was defeated by Edmond Lapierre in the 1921 election. He subsequently served a term in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the provincial electoral district of Nipissing from 1930 to 1934 as a member of the Conservatives.

Born April 30, 1939 in Macon, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Hendley was signed

Born April 30, 1939 in Macon, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Hendley was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958.

Was an American artist best known for his influential paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric a

Was an American artist best known for his influential paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. His works have been reproduced in many books and are currently on display at several major museums in the United States.As a child, Knight was deeply interested in nature and animals, and spent many hours copying the illustrations from his father’s natural history books. Though legally blind because of astigmatism and a subsequent injury to his right eye, Knight pursued his artistic talents with the help of specially-designed glasses, and at the age of twelve, he enrolled at the Metropolitan Art School to become a commercial artist. In 1890, he was hired by a church-decorating firm to design stained-glass windows,

Is an Academy Award-winning American film director, actor, producer, businessman, model, environment

Is an Academy Award-winning American film director, actor, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist and philanthropist.Redford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Martha W. (née Hart) and Charles Robert Redford, Sr., a milkman-turned-accountant from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[2][3][4] He has a half-brother, William, from his father's re-marriage. Redford is of English and Scots-Irish ancestry.

An eminent Canadian pediatrician and biochemical geneticist. Scriver made many important contributio

An eminent Canadian pediatrician and biochemical geneticist. Scriver made many important contributions to our knowledge of inborn errors of metabolism. He led in establishing a nationwide newborn metabolic screening program that is considered a landmark in applying the results of research to children's health across an entire nation.He was appointed to the Department of Paediatrics at McGill and as a Markle scholar in 1961, becoming a professor in pediatrics in 1969. He was the Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Columbia University from 1979 to 1980. He is the Alva professor Emeritus of Human Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University.

Is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redsk

Is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984.

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion.

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion.

Was a United States Representative from Nevada. He was a Democrat and served only one term.

Was a United States Representative from Nevada. He was a Democrat and served only one term.

Is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit L

Is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He wa

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

An American pianist and music theorist.Charles Rosen studied piano with Moriz Rosenthal, but in an i

An American pianist and music theorist.Charles Rosen studied piano with Moriz Rosenthal, but in an interview published in the June 2007 edition of BBC Music Magazine, he cites Josef Hofmann, whom he says he heard every year from age three, as a greater influence. Rosen recalls having played for Leopold Godowsky at age seven; Godowsky asked Rosen what he would like to be when he grew up, and, to Godowsky's amusement, Rosen answered, "I want to be a pianist like Josef Hofmann." Rosen also names Arturo Toscanini as a great influence, particularly because of his concern with the continuity of inner voices.

Is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.He is the fifteenth richest person in Canada, with a ne

Is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.He is the fifteenth richest person in Canada, with a net worth of US$2.2 billion (according to Forbes [1]). Charles is currently married to his third wife, Bonita Bronfman. His fortune comes from the family liquor business. He was the majority owner of the Montreal Expos franchise in Major League Baseball from the team's formation in 1968 until 1990. He is currently in talks to purchase the American soccer club, Chicago Fire S.C..

Was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for

Was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. He developed mixed model equations to obtain best linear unbiased predictions of breeding values. He invented three methods for the estimation of variance components of mixed models, and invented a method for constructing the inverse of Wright's numerator relationship matrix based on a simple list of pedigree information. His methods are widely used by the domestic livestock industry throughout the world.

Is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Liv

Is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, currently headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages. He is currently the senior pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas.

Was a United States drugstore businessman. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois (which is in Knox Coun

Was a United States drugstore businessman. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois (which is in Knox County), the son of Swedish emigrants, on October 9, 1873.At the start of the Spanish-American War, Walgreen enlisted with the 1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. While serving in Cuba, he contracted malaria and yellow fever, which continued to plague him for the rest of his life.After his discharge, Walgreen returned to Chicago and worked as a pharmacist for Issac Blood. In 1901, when Blood retired, Walgreen bought the store from him. He soon acquired other stores, and built his famous chain of pharmacies — Walgreens drugstores.

Was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. Later he studied law and

Was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. Later he studied law and was admitted to the bar on March 6, 1872 and began his law practice in St. Peter, Minnesota. He was elected city attorney and city clerk of St. Peter (1878

Is an American speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, in both the team pursuit and t

Is an American speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, in both the team pursuit and the 10,000 meter events. He currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.First-time Olympian Charles Ryan Leveille is a versatile skater, having participated o

Is an American competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist. Ogletree has com

Is an American competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist. Ogletree has competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ogletre

Is a Florida funeral director, life insurance agent and Democratic politician who serves as the Flor

Is a Florida funeral director, life insurance agent and Democratic politician who serves as the Florida House of Representatives representative for District 23.He served on the Gainesville City Commission from 2000 to 2006, serving as Mayor Pro Tem from 2

Is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal and a former California State Senator.From

Is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal and a former California State Senator.From 1985 to 1987, he served on the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission as an appointee of Governor Deukmejian. In 1988, he was chosen to serve o

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 3rd District since June 2007. Previou

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 3rd District since June 2007. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 through 2007. Dean was Sheriff of Citrus County from 1981 to 1996. His father had pre

Was an American politician.He served in the Forty-second Regiment of the Maryland Militia during the

Was an American politician.He served in the Forty-second Regiment of the Maryland Militia during the War of 1812, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was member of the Maryland State Senate, and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-seco