American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

A Scottish-born Canadian professional football coach who captained the Canadian national team severa

A Scottish-born Canadian professional football coach who captained the Canadian national team several times while earning 61 caps in tota.Moving to Vancouver as a youth, Miller began his professional playing career as an 18 year old, joining the Toronto Blizzard of the NASL in 1982. After playing 23 games over three seasons with the Blizzard, Miller joined Scottish giants Rangers, where he spent the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons, appearing in four first-team games.

A Canadian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who plays in the blues, rock, and swing genres.In 1988,

A Canadian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who plays in the blues, rock, and swing genres.In 1988, following his association with Vaughan, James released his self-titled debut album, which yielded several international hit singles, as did the followup S

Hanks's best known film role may be in the successful teen movie Orange County (2002), with Jack Bla

Hanks's best known film role may be in the successful teen movie Orange County (2002), with Jack Black and John Lithgow . His best known television role was as a main character (Alex Whitman) in the science fiction television series Roswell between 1999 and 2001. Hanks also made an appearance in an episode of The OC. He has appeared in the HBO series Band of Brothers. He most recently starred in the crime thriller Untraceable with Diane Lane. He played an FBI agent named Griffin who works closely with his colleague and friend in the movie, Diane Lane.

Is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th

Is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African American appointed to that position.[1][2][3][4] During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Is an American statesman and retired General in the United States Army. He was the 65th United State

Is an American statesman and retired General in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African American appointed to that position.[1][2][3][4] As a General in the United States Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first and so far only African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment. He

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment. He has also wrestled for promotions such as 2CW Squared Circle Wrestling, Chikara, NWA Upstate, Pier 6 Wrestling, Buffalo Championship Wrestling, NWA Empire,

Is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Edmonton Oilers organ

Is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Edmonton Oilers organization and plays for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 2003 NHL Entry

Is a professional skateboarder from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. McKay began skating i

Is a professional skateboarder from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. McKay began skating in 1986 and honed and progressed his skateboard skills at Kevin Harris' Richmond Skate Ranch. McKay was sponsored by Powell Peralta and made his video debut

Is an Anglo-American astrophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space shuttle missi

Is an Anglo-American astrophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space shuttle missions and extended stays on both Mir and the International Space Station. He was the first Briton to perform a space walk, and until 17 April 2008, he held t

Was a Canadian-American geneticist.In his early years as a research scientist, MacLeod, together wit

Was a Canadian-American geneticist.In his early years as a research scientist, MacLeod, together with Oswald Avery and Maclyn McCarty, demonstrated that DNA is the active component responsible for bacterial transformation—and in retrospect, the physical basis of the gene. In 1941, Avery and MacLeod had separated a crude extract from the pneumonia-causing S (‘smooth’) strain of the bacteria. The S strain extract could convert the far more benign R (‘rough’) strain of pneumocci to the disease-causing S form. Later that year, McCarty joined the Avery laboratory, and in 1942,

Is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ward played for the San Francisco Giants in 1985. He batted

Is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ward played for the San Francisco Giants in 1985. He batted and threw left-handed.Father of Brittany, Courtney, Spencer and Chelsea Ward.

Is an American professional longboard surfrider and three times ASP Longboard World Champion. His pa

Is an American professional longboard surfrider and three times ASP Longboard World Champion. His parents taught him how to surf at the age of 5, but he wasn't always a longboader. He started out as a shortboarder, finishing fourth place in the 1992 Unite

Is a former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.. A skillful defensive forward, usually

Is a former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.. A skillful defensive forward, usually playing left wing, he was a finalist for the Selke Trophy in 1989. He joined the Flames in 1983, and won the Stanley Cup with that team in 1989. After leaving the Flames in 1991, he played two seasons for the Buffalo Sabres, then one year in Ljubljana, Slovenia, before retiring.

Was an early Canadian fur trader and political figure.

Was an early Canadian fur trader and political figure.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s.

Is an American pop music singer, dancer and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her

Is an American pop music singer, dancer and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her singles include "Smile," "As Long As You're Loving Me," "Graduation (Friends Forever)", and "The Itch.

Is a Canadian politician, who served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliam

Is a Canadian politician, who served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2008.Beaumier was first elected in 1993 in the riding of Brampton. In 1997, she was re-elected, this time in the newly created riding of Brampton West—Mississauga, where she won again on November 27, 2000. During the federal election of 2004, she defeated former provincial Minister of Health Tony Clement in the newly created riding of Brampton West. In 2006, she was again re-elected, her fifth such mandate.

Was a Canadian actress known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables produc

Was a Canadian actress known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables productions from Sullivan Entertainment.

Is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of R

Is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Is an American ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, t

Is an American ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist. As an ice dancer, she competed with Calvin Taylor. The

Was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.

Was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.

The most successful Canadian women's skip in curling history.From a family of curlers, at age 14, sh

The most successful Canadian women's skip in curling history.From a family of curlers, at age 14, she joined the Mayflower Curling Club. At an early age, she gained success in competitive curling and was only 19 years old when she won the first of her 16 Nova Scotia curling titles that led to competing in the Canadian championships where she finished second. Jones graduated from Dalhousie University and went to work in broadcasting in her native Halifax.In 1982 she became the youngest ever to win the Canadian ladies curling championship but career, marriage and a family slowed her down somewhat. She joined CBC Television as a reporter in 1986 and went on to cover numerous summer and winter Olympic Games. She continues to work for the CBC, and is currently the weather and sports reporter on CBC Newsworld's CBC News: Morning.

is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country in th

is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

Was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the b

Was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette.She began performing in coffeehouses in 1966, and soon attracted the attention of other notable folk musicians such as Bruce Cockburn and Dav

A former member of the Contemporary Christian group Carried Away.Colleen is a former member of the b

A former member of the Contemporary Christian group Carried Away.Colleen is a former member of the band Carried Away. On June 20, 2008, Colleen announced that she will be stepping out of the band to pursue other dreams in life, but will still support her