American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979.

Was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota. He was Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Gr

Is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in

An American astrophysicist noted for his contribution to the understanding of diffuse interstellar m

An American astrophysicist noted for his contribution to the understanding of diffuse interstellar matter through observational radio astronomy.Much of Heiles' work has been in studying the diffuse gas in the interstellar medium, primarily through observation of the hydrogen line. His role in this field was such that a conference at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico on diffuse matter was held in honor of Heiles' 65th birthday.[2] Observations of this gas has helped develop a better understanding of star formation and galactic gravitational and magnetic fields.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of Cali

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of California at Berkeley baseball and soccer teams.From 1916 to 1928, Zamloch was the head baseball coach at the University of California at Berkeley. [1] The Bears had a record of 146-91-7 during Zamloch's 13 seasons as head coach

Was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia.In November 1924 he was elected to the

Was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia.In November 1924 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, to serve in the First Congressional District of West Virginia. From 1931 to 1933 Bachmann was the M

Was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed

Was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed the Wigner-Eckart theorem and is also known for the Eckart conditions in quantum mechanics.[1] Returning to the United States in 1928, Eckart was appointed Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Chicago, where he continued his work on quantum mechanics for another 14 years. Noteworthy was a paper co-authored with Helmut Hönl, who received his doctorate under Sommerfeld in 1926; the paper, on the foundations of quantum mechanics, dealt with the role of group theory in quantum dynamics in monatomic systems and comparisons of the nuclear theories of Werner Heisenberg and Eugene Wigner. During this period,

Born and raised in Plantation, Florida, (near Fort Lauderdale) of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was t

Born and raised in Plantation, Florida, (near Fort Lauderdale) of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Odel, and teacher, Patricia

A former professional soccer player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the Vanc

A former professional soccer player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the Vancouver area (British Columbia, Canada). Valentine had a long, successful playing career from the late 1970s to the late 1990s with several clubs, notably the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League, Oldham Athletic, West Bromwich Albion of the Football League, and the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League and later American Professional Soccer League. Valentine earned won 31 caps as a Canadian international, including three in the country's first round ties at the 1986 World Cup finals.

Domino is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He received

Domino is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He received his Bachelors degree from the Florida State University in 1966. In addition, he received his Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Universit

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6", 205 lb shooting guard.Henry att

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6", 205 lb shooting guard.Henry attended and played collegiately at both the University of Kansas and Oklahoma City University. He was selected with the tenth pick of the 4th round (80th overall) in the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft by the Kansas City Kings. His NBA career lasted 28 games with the Sacramento Kings in 1985-86 (by then the franchise had relocated from Kansas City, Missouri).

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA

Was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club Trailing Don January by four shots with three holes to play in the final round, Barber made a 20-foot birdie p

Is a Canadian professional basketball player. He stands 6'5" tall and weighs 205 pounds and he plays

Is a Canadian professional basketball player. He stands 6'5" tall and weighs 205 pounds and he plays at the shooting guard position. He had unsuccessful tryouts for the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers (2003) and the Seattle SuperSonics (2004). He currently p

A Professor of Linguistics at the Ohio State University. He is the inventor of Higher-order grammar,

A Professor of Linguistics at the Ohio State University. He is the inventor of Higher-order grammar, as well as co-inventor of Head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG). He is currently also working on Convergent Grammar (CVG). He has written numerous books and articles on formal syntax and semantics. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford.He is a founding member of Hell's Tunas Motorcycle Club.[1]

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played th

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played the guard and forward positions.Neumann played 83 games in the NBA as a member of the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Pacers. His 1977-78 campaign with the Pacers, during which he averaged just 4.2 points, would be his last in the United States. Afterwards, he took his game to Europe, where he competed in Italy and Germany.[4

Was a NASA astronaut.Prior to entering active duty in the United States Air Force, Meade was a Hughe

Was a NASA astronaut.Prior to entering active duty in the United States Air Force, Meade was a Hughes Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and an electronics design engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City, California

Is a Canadian professional wrestler. He has worked for the World Wrestling Federation, World Champio

Is a Canadian professional wrestler. He has worked for the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, four of the largest promotions in the United States.

Was an American astronomer.He is best known for his 1943 research paper on high-excitation line emis

Was an American astronomer.He is best known for his 1943 research paper on high-excitation line emission from the centers of some spiral galaxies, which are named Seyfert galaxies after him. Seyfert's Sextet, a group of galaxies, is also named after him.In 1936 he joined the staff of the new McDonald Observatory in Texas, where he helped get the observatory started. He stayed until 1940, working with Daniel M. Popper on the properties of faint B stars and continuing his work on colors in spiral galaxies.In 1940 he went to Mt. Wilson Observatory as a fellow with the National Research Council. He stayed until 1942, studying a class of active galaxies now called Seyfert galaxies. In 1942 he returned to Cleveland, at the Case Institute, where he taught navigation to military personnel and participated in secret military research. He also carried out some astronomical research at the Warner and Swasey Observatory of the Case Institute.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center, he attended the University of

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center, he attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe and was selected by the New Orleans Jazz with the sixth pick in the eighth round of the 1978 NBA Draft.[1] He played only 2 games for the Jazz, in their first season (1979-80) reincarnated as the Utah Jazz since the franchise relocated from New Orleans, Louisiana to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Was an American ichthyologist.He was born in Williams, Arizona. He was the son of Charles Leavitt an

Was an American ichthyologist.He was born in Williams, Arizona. He was the son of Charles Leavitt and Elizabeth (née Goss) Hubbs. His father had a wide variety of jobs (farmer, iron mine owner, newspaper owner). The family moved several times before settling in San Diego where he got his first taste of natural history[1].

Was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music, recorded m

Was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music, recorded most notably at Sun Records in Memphis, beginning in 1954. An outstanding performer, his touch on rock and roll music is still heard to this day, especially through his fine compositions and guitar playing. His best known song is "Blue Suede Shoes".

(born February 16, 1880 in Marengo, Illinois - August 21, 1934), was an American former professional

(born February 16, 1880 in Marengo, Illinois - August 21, 1934), was an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for the Chicago Orphans/Cubs from 1902-1909. He was an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from Long Island University, Mei

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from Long Island University, Meinhold played two seasons (1947-1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Baltiimore Bullet, Chicago Stags, and Providence Steamrollers. He averaged 5.3 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948.

Was a naval officer, politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.In 1932, Weideman was ele

Was a naval officer, politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.In 1932, Weideman was elected as a Democrat from the Michigan's newly created 14th congressional district to the 73rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935 in the

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans.Before his NFL career, Pickens played college football for the University of Tennessee from 1989-1991, where he caught 109 passes for 1,875 yards and 13 touchdowns, and made the College Football All-America Team as a senior.