American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

(born May 13, 1977 in Ipswich, Australia) is an Australian right-handed pitcher that last played in

(born May 13, 1977 in Ipswich, Australia) is an Australian right-handed pitcher that last played in Major League Basebal

Is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the young artists that helped form nouveau zydeco,

Is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the young artists that helped form nouveau zydeco, a new style of music that fused traditional zydeco with various styles including hip-hop, reggae and R&B.

Was a male country music singer. Austin was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988 and charted three

Was a male country music singer. Austin was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988 and charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, however no album was issued. His highest-charting single, "Blues Stay Away from Me", however, was included on the 1989 compilation album New Tradition Sings the Old Tradition. Austin also co-wrote Ricky Skaggs' 1991 single "Same Ol' Love".

Is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space.H

Is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space.Hadfield was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He attended Montclair Senior School and White Oaks High School in Oakville, and graduated as an Ontario Scholar from M

An American actor who currently co-stars in the The N original series South of Nowhere as Glen Carli

An American actor who currently co-stars in the The N original series South of Nowhere as Glen Carlin. He has also made guest appearances in other shows including 7th Heaven, Boston Public, That's So Raven, Phil of the Future, Just for Kicks and The Amanda Show. He also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Buffalo Dreams.

Is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National F

Is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m ev

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a US death metal vocalist and lyricist known for his very low guttural vocals and as the vocalist

Is a US death metal vocalist and lyricist known for his very low guttural vocals and as the vocalist and lyricist (from 1988-1995) of death metal band Cannibal Corpse, for his subsequent work as part of Six Feet Under and as the former vocalist of death metal band Torture Killer.

Was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chris Von Erich of the famous

Was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chris Von Erich of the famous Von Erich family. The smallest and youngest of the Von Erich family, all Chris wanted to be was a wrestler. He was the youngest son of wrestler Fritz Von E

Was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with Alex Chilton, he led

Was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star, which recorded albums during the early 1970s. Chris Bell left the group after their first album, #1 Record, but contributed so

Is an American novelist. A summa cum laude graduate of Amherst College (where he was a member of the

Is an American novelist. A summa cum laude graduate of Amherst College (where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society), Bohjalian and his wife lived in Brooklyn, New York until 1986, when they decided to move to Vermont in order to retreat from city

Is an American radio and TV personality. Chris Booker was the host of the WIOQ "Q102" Philadelphia m

Is an American radio and TV personality. Chris Booker was the host of the WIOQ "Q102" Philadelphia morning radio show. He is best known for his work at WXRK (92.3 K-Rock). He also works as a part-time correspondent for the TV Guide Channel and as host of "Sushi TV" on that network and contributes regular reports on music news for MTV2.

The New York Jets selected Brazzell in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He att

The New York Jets selected Brazzell in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He attended the Jets training camp and was released on August 30. He was subsequently signed by the Jets to their practice roster, where he remained for all of the regular season and playoffs. Brazzell began the 1999 season with the New York Jets but was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys on September 6. He made his NFL debut on special teams in the Cowboys' 41-35 season-opening victory over the Washington Redskins. He recorded his first NFL reception in a 20-10 Dallas victory over the Philadelphia Eagles

An American artist.He studied for his B.A. in visual arts, physics and architecture at Pomona Colleg

An American artist.He studied for his B.A. in visual arts, physics and architecture at Pomona College and received his MFA at the University of California, Irvine from 1969 to 1971.Burden's reputation as a performance artist started to grow in the early 1970s after he made a series of controversial performances in which the idea of personal danger as artistic expression was central. His most well-known act from that time is perhaps the performance piece Shoot that was made in F Space in Santa Ana, California in 1971, in which he was shot in his left arm by an assistant from a distance of about five meters. Burden was taken to a psychiatrist after this piece. Many interpretations have been made regarding this piece. Many saw it as a statement about both the war in Vietnam and the American right to bear arms. Other performances from the 1970s were Five Day Locker Piece (1971), Deadman (1972), B.C. Mexico (1973), Fire Roll (1973), TV Hijack (1972), Doomed (1975) and Honest Labor (1979).

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd r

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round of the 1985 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 198-lb. wide receiver from Jackson State, Burkett played in 9 NFL seasons for the Bills and the New York Jets from 1985 to 1993.

Burnett was first exposed to music at an early age through the piano by his mother (Violet Lorraine

Burnett was first exposed to music at an early age through the piano by his mother (Violet Lorraine Burnett), and later studied vocal music through the youth choir program at his church under the direction of Nevada Rosbia. Burnett took to music intuitively and his introduction to saxophone and clarinet began through the instrumental music program at school. James R. Fuchs was his primary music teacher who also exposed him to some of the local and internationally recognized professional saxophone players like Charles Molina and Gary Foster who visited the school periodically during the early 1970s. Unable to afford college tuition,

Is the bassist and backing vocalist of New York-based band We Are Scientists.He formed the band with

Is the bassist and backing vocalist of New York-based band We Are Scientists.He formed the band with fellow student Keith Murray at Pomona College, Claremont, California, in 1997, after meeting to watch DawsonÆs Creek in Cain's room.[Cain has a son named Dash, named after a mystery-writer named Dashiell HammettCain is a very humorous character, possessing a wild abstract sense of humour, often confusing the interviewer with jokes in interviews and with bandmate Murray entertaining the crowd at gigs with their banter between songs.Chris currently uses a Gibson Thunderbird Bass Guitar, with a Bad Cat Amplifier set-up

Is a cycling, triathlon and endurance sports coach and founder and CEO of Carmichael Training System

Is a cycling, triathlon and endurance sports coach and founder and CEO of Carmichael Training Systems.He is most famous for being the personal coach for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as well as George Hincapie and runner Edwin Moses.Ath

(born on Carroll Christopher Chambliss on December 26, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Base

(born on Carroll Christopher Chambliss on December 26, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player from 1971-1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.

Is an American professional basketball player. He played his high school basketball at Foothill High

Is an American professional basketball player. He played his high school basketball at Foothill High School.A tough-minded ft 6 in guard who starred at Boise State University in the late 1980s, Childs went undrafted in the 1989 NBA Draft and began his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association. Childs played for five different teams in his first three seasons in the league, but he eventually found a home with the Quad City Thunder, with whom he won a league title and an MVP award in 1994 after averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 assists. His success in the minor leagues proved to be his ticket to the NBA, as he signed with the New Jersey Nets prior to the start of the 1994-95 NBA season. Childs spent his first two seasons in the NBA with the Nets, and he averaged an NBA career-high 12.8 points in 1995-96.

Is an American soul singer who recorded for Motown Records. Clark became famous in England as the "w

Is an American soul singer who recorded for Motown Records. Clark became famous in England as the "white Negress" (a nickname meant as a compliment), because the six-foot platinum blonde, blue-eyed soul singer toured with fellow Motown artists who were pr

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 1975

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. A year later he represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the second round.

Is a United States Libertarian Party activist in North Carolina. He was the party's candidate for Li

Is a United States Libertarian Party activist in North Carolina. He was the party's candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2004 general elections, earning 2% of the popular statewide vote, and more votes than any other Libertarian cand

Is a professional lacrosse player with the Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.Collins earn

Is a professional lacrosse player with the Washington Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.Collins earned United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honorable mention All American honors in 2005 after leading the nationally-ranked Blue Hens to an 11-

Is an American international diver from Tampa, Florida and dives for the University of Georgia in At

Is an American international diver from Tampa, Florida and dives for the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Colwill competed at the FINA Diving World Cup in China in 2006 in the 1m event finishing third. He was unable to compete at the 2007 NCAA n