American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Commonly referred to as P.J. Brown, is an American professional basketball player who currently play

Commonly referred to as P.J. Brown, is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 239 lb (108 kg/17.1 st) center/power forward was selected out of Louisiana Tech University by the New Jersey Nets with the 29th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, but began his NBA career only in the 1993-94 season.

Is a Major League baseball starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals.Balester was drafted by the

Is a Major League baseball starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals.Balester was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up from Triple-A Columbus on July 1, 2008, and made his debut that day against the Florida Marlins. He pitched five innings, allowing only one run and striking out three in the Nationals' 9-6 win.

Was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II

Was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II during the Iwo Jima campaign.Chambers was born 2 February 1908 in Huntington, West Virginia. He went to school there and completed three years at Marshall College in Huntington. He attended George Washington University for two years and National University, both in Washington, D.C., where he obtained his law degree.

Was a successful Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games and an office

Was a successful Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games and an officer in the Italian cavalry.

Is a retired United States Army officer who has the distinction of being the first Puerto Rican mayo

Is a retired United States Army officer who has the distinction of being the first Puerto Rican mayor of a Texas city. He was elected Mayor of Killeen, Texas in 1992.

Is a New York-based novelist

Is a New York-based novelist

Was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Michigan T

Was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Michigan Territory by Governor Cass. He served as member of the Michigan Territorial Legislature in 1837. He settled in the Willamette Valley, Oreg., in 1847. He ser

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who went to prison after being convicted of race-fi

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who went to prison after being convicted of race-fixing.Among his noted race wins, Errico captured the 1949 Travers Stakes aboard the future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt, Arise and rode Crafty Ad

Is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian, best known as host of NBC's Late Nig

Is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and comedian, best known as host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 2009, he is scheduled to replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show.

Is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President Geor

Is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office

Was a U.S.-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life. He became a Mexican ci

Was a U.S.-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life. He became a Mexican citizen in 1955.Nancarrow is best remembered for the pieces he wrote for the player piano. He was one of the first composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, making them play far beyond human performance ability. He lived most of his life in relative isolation, not becoming widely known until the 1980s. Today, he is remembered as one of the most original and unusual composers of the 20th century.

Is a four-time Olympic medalist, and is one of the few to medal in two distinct sports. Findlay won

Is a four-time Olympic medalist, and is one of the few to medal in two distinct sports. Findlay won gold medals in rowing at the 1956 and the 1964 Summer Olympics, and took a bronze at the 1960 Games, all in the Pair with Coxswain event. At the 1976 Summe

Was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four Americ

Was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.Conn McCreary began his professional career in 1937 and got his first win the next year at Chicago's Arlington Park. In 1941 he earned the

Was a businessman and newspaperman who served as the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, t

Was a businessman and newspaperman who served as the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in north Louisiana, from 1922 to 1926 and again from 1932 to 1934.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" (203 cm) 195 lb (89 kg) shooting guard and fr

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" (203 cm) 195 lb (89 kg) shooting guard and from 1982–86 played college basketball with the University of California, Santa Barbara, where as of 2004 he ranks eighth all-time in points scored.[1] He was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 19th pick of the fourth round in the 1986 NBA Draft.[2] Throughout his short NBA career from 1986–88 he played with the Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Sacramento Kings. Henry also played for the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA. In 1992 he played in the first CBA All-Star Game held in the Pacific Northwest, of which he was named Most Valuable Player after hitting four-of-seven three-pointers, the most made in such an event since 1970.[3] After his NBA career he spent 10 years playing professionally in Italy, Spain, France, and Greece before returning to Montana, US.[

Is a retired Republican politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.In 1974, Binsfeld was elected to

Is a retired Republican politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.In 1974, Binsfeld was elected to the first of four terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. She would later serve two terms in the Michigan Senate. As a member of the Legislature, s

Is an American former racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Champions

Is an American former racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions (both road and track cycling) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She also won the Gold medal in the cycling road race at the 1984 Summer O

Is an American former racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Champions

Is an American former racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions (both road and track cycling) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Is an Asian-American journalist who has been part of the cast of several USA television news network

Is an Asian-American journalist who has been part of the cast of several USA television news networks.

Was a country music singer. Eaton was a native of Nashville, Tennessee and began her recording caree

Was a country music singer. Eaton was a native of Nashville, Tennessee and began her recording career as a teenager in the late 1960's, recording for Chart Records. Chart was the label that established Lynn Anderson as a major country singer and Eaton was

Is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?", "Where

Is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?", "Where The Boys Are", and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool". She is known to have one of the most distinctive voices in the history of pop music.[citation needed]

Is an American Country Music Singer, who had brief success as a Country Music artist in the late 195

Is an American Country Music Singer, who had brief success as a Country Music artist in the late 1950s and 1960s. She is also a songwriter.

Is a former American actress who is perhaps best remembered for playing Alan Young's young tolerant

Is a former American actress who is perhaps best remembered for playing Alan Young's young tolerant wife, Carol Post, on the beloved 1960s sitcom Mister Ed. Her other television credits include The Mod Squad, Bonanza, Perry Mason, Sea Hunt and The Untouchables.

Born on December 16, 1983) is the youngest head coach in any NCAA Division I sport.

Born on December 16, 1983) is the youngest head coach in any NCAA Division I sport.

A Canadian contemporary folk singer/songwriter. She graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in

A Canadian contemporary folk singer/songwriter. She graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta in 1976 with a degree in theatre. She performed with various theatre groups until 1979, when she gave it up to start a full-time music career. In 1981, she founded her own independent record label, Coyote Entertainment, and has released nine albums. She has won the Juno Award for best children's album three times, in 1989, 2004, and 2005, though most of her music is for adults. She co-wrote the theme song for the animated television series based on the comic strip For Better or For Worse, which debuted in 2000. She is married to music producer and Hart-Rouge member Paul Campagne, and lives in Montreal.