American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" center from the University of Cincinnati

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" center from the University of Cincinnati, Dierking played in the National Basketball Association from 1958 to 1971 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco Warriors, and Cincinnati Royals. He was one of three players (along with Paul Neumann and Lee Shaffer) traded by the 76ers to the Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain in 1965.[1] In his NBA career, Dierking averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[2]

Was an American hard bop pianist. An underappreciated jazz artist during his time, Clark's work has

Was an American hard bop pianist. An underappreciated jazz artist during his time, Clark's work has become much more widely known after his death. Strongly influenced by Bud Powell, Clark is known for his unique touch, sense of melody and complex, hard-sw

(born August 11, 1911) is a former Cuban baseball pitcher.[1] The right-handed Marrero pitched in Ma

(born August 11, 1911) is a former Cuban baseball pitcher.[1] The right-handed Marrero pitched in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1954 for the Washington Senators

Is a Salvadoran football player and former coach who created a legacy in El Salvador. He and long ti

Is a Salvadoran football player and former coach who created a legacy in El Salvador. He and long time parter Juan Francisco Barraza helped evolve football in El Salvador. He was known as "El Estilista".

Is a journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected

Is a journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected offices in Oregon during her career, including a serving in the Oregon Legislature, the Portland City Council, and culminating with a partial term as Port

Is a journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected

Is a journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected offices in Oregon during her career, including a serving in the Oregon Legislature, the Portland City Council, and culminating with a partial term as Port

Is a retired American professional track cyclist and speed skater. She is a four times sprint world

Is a retired American professional track cyclist and speed skater. She is a four times sprint world champion, ten times national sprint champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. At the age of 19, she was a member of the US team at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Was an American actress. Known as much for her elegant persona as for her acting career, Bennett was

Was an American actress. Known as much for her elegant persona as for her acting career, Bennett was one of Hollywood's most luminous stars, delivering amusing, madcap, and occasionally arch performances that belie her ornamental reputation.

Was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a highly influential singing group during

Is a soprano. She attended Northwestern University. Constance Hauman is credited with having the onl

Is a soprano. She attended Northwestern University. Constance Hauman is credited with having the only live recording of Alban Berg's Lulu (Chandos) in the title role; recorded in Copenhagen 1996 at the Queen of Denmark's Castle. This historic production t

A country and gospel singer and songwriter who had her biggest success in the 60s and 70s.In less th

A country and gospel singer and songwriter who had her biggest success in the 60s and 70s.In less than a year, Connie Smith moved from being a small town Ohio housewife to country music stardom,[1] propelled by the success of her #1 hit, "Once a Day," whi

Was an American pianist, who attracted great praise for her 1964 recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's

Was an American pianist, who attracted great praise for her 1964 recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Preludes, and also won critical acclaim for her recordings of the works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn.She was raised in Brooklyn, New York City. One of her teachers was Abram Chasins. She won the Naumburg Piano Competition in 1943. In 1946, she stood in for Vladimir Horowitz when he was unavailable for a concert, and she claimed she was the only female pianist to have ever been given this honour.

Is best known for introducing field hockey to the United States in 1901.Born in Chigwell, United Kin

Is best known for introducing field hockey to the United States in 1901.Born in Chigwell, United Kingdom, Applebee went to America in 1896. She founded the American Field Hockey Association in 1901, and headed it for 20 years. She was also the head editor

Constance Marie started her career as a dancer on David Bowie's Glass Spider Tour. After arriving ba

Constance Marie started her career as a dancer on David Bowie's Glass Spider Tour. After arriving back from the tour, Marie was cast as a dancer in the movie Salsa. After that, the film's choreographer introduced her to Steve Tisch, who gave her first act

Was a singer and actress. Her most noted work was in wartime musicals such as Show Business and Atla

Was a singer and actress. Her most noted work was in wartime musicals such as Show Business and Atlantic City and the classic 1939 movie serial Buck Rogers, in which she played Wilma Deering, the only female character in the serial.Moore was born in Sioux

Was a silent movie star born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, and was the sister of fellow actresses Norm

Was a silent movie star born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, and was the sister of fellow actresses Norma Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge.

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.

Is a jockey in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1993 he won the Sovereign Award as Canada's Ou

Is a jockey in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1993 he won the Sovereign Award as Canada's Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.

Was an American boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Floyd Patterson, José Torres,

Was an American boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Floyd Patterson, José Torres, and Mike Tyson. Several successful boxing trainers, including Teddy Atlas, Kevin Rooney, and Joe Fariello, were tutored by D'Amato.

Is a male water polo player from Canada. He was a member of the Canada men's national water polo tea

Is a male water polo player from Canada. He was a member of the Canada men's national water polo team, that claimed the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A Greek-Canadian film and television actor, voiceover artist and musician. Alex Karzis was born and

A Greek-Canadian film and television actor, voiceover artist and musician. Alex Karzis was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for the role of Bruce in the 1993 film I Love a Man in Uniform, as Dante Carfanini in the television series Street Legal, and as Woody Reese in the 1989 television show The Prisoner. Karzis is also known for performing the voice of Rick in the 1999 video game Dino Crisis. And, who could forget the Malcolm Xerxes band that Karzis organized--and starred in--for the Shoppers Drug Mart advertisement? As a musician, he writes, sings lead,

Is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey, who was the lead vocalist of

Is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey, who was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty and the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the popular reality television series American Idol. He was eliminated from American Idol on April 27, 2005.

Was an American photographer and writer who became well-known for her photographs of African-America

Was an American photographer and writer who became well-known for her photographs of African-Americans.In 1911 the family moved moved from Oregon to Larkspur in Marin County, California. Four years later 1915 Kanaga got a job as a reporter, feature writer and part-time photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Dorothea Lange later said that Kanaga was the first female newspaper photographer she had ever encountered.[1] It was there that she discovered Alfred Stieglitz's journal Camera Work and decided to become a photographer. Soon after she met Dorothea Lange, who encouraged her to take up photography as a career. Lange introduced her to the growing San Francisco Bay Area community of artistic photographers, notably Anne Brigman, Edward Weston, Francis Bruguière, and Louise Dahl-Wolf.

She recently released a solo album, Fin de Siecle, on Moksha Records, as "E. Cooper Seay". She was r

She recently released a solo album, Fin de Siecle, on Moksha Records, as "E. Cooper Seay". She was romantically linked with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls.[1] She also works as a Bikram and Sivananda yoga instructor in Austin, Texas.[2] E. Cooper Seay has st

Is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of the University of Calgary. She was part of the

Is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of the University of Calgary. She was part of the 5th place women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was part of the bronze medal winning women's water polo team at the 2001 world champions