American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an American pool player. Inducted into the One-pocket Hall of Fame in 2004 and Legends of Bank P

Was an American pool player. Inducted into the One-pocket Hall of Fame in 2004 and Legends of Bank Pool in 2005, Cornbread Red is revered as one of the most talented and entertaining characters in the history of American pool.

Is an American scholar and public intellectual. Formerly at Harvard University, West is currently a

Is an American scholar and public intellectual. Formerly at Harvard University, West is currently a professor of Religion at Princeton. West says his intellectual contributions draw from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, Marxism, pragmatism, transcendentalism, and Anton Chekhov.[1]

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished fifth in the 10

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished fifth in the 10 metre platform event.

Was an American zoologist specializing in marine biology. Clapp was a famous zoologist who studied t

Was an American zoologist specializing in marine biology. Clapp was a famous zoologist who studied toadstools, had a gorgous collection of encased butterflies.

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school. In his first year of racing he was his country's top apprentice jockey and was the leading

(December 22, 1862

(December 22, 1862

Popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Republican politician. He served as a member of the Unit

Popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican C

Was an American democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district

Was an American democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1891-1895.He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1884 and 1885, as well as Sheriff of Passaic County 1887-1890.Cadmus was elected a

Is a retired American basketball player.Cash played collegiately for the Bowling Green State Univers

Is a retired American basketball player.Cash played collegiately for the Bowling Green State University. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (24th pick overall) of the 1975 NBA Draft. He played for the Detroit Pistons (1976–77) in the NBA for six games.

(December 5, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a designated hitter and outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays

(December 5, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a designated hitter and outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays. [1]

Was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He attended the commo

Was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He attended the common schools and taught school for four years. He studied civil engineering and pharmacy. He was engaged as a civil and mining engineer from 1857 to 1861. He entered the drug business and located in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He served on the board of education of his district for nine years and was president for three years. He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward and played collegiately at the University of Connecticut from 1978–82.Thompson was the 4th pick in the third round (50th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played 44 games with them in the 1982-83 season, averaging 2.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

Is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a promi

Is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a prominent family, Chase became a sensation as a cast member in the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live. He also hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show. He is also known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four National Lampoon films.

Is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a promi

Is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a prominent family, Chase became a sensation as a cast member in the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live, where his Weekend Update skit quickly became a stapl

Is a Canadian cricketer and rugby union player. He played in the 1979 Cricket World Cup where he too

Is a Canadian cricketer and rugby union player. He played in the 1979 Cricket World Cup where he took two wickets against Australia (bowling the master class batsman Allan Border). He then played rugby for Canada in the 1980s. He currently plays cricket i

Probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his pai

Probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, particularly in the winter. He painted a number of variants of his most popular subject matter (e.g. Running the Toll).The Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Ontario, Canada), the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, Canada), the Brooklyn Museum (New York City), the Glenbow Museum (Calgary, Canada), the McCord Museum (Montreal, Canada), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Quebec, Canada)

Is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player,

Is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player, and New York City playground legend.

Was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist.Lanczos' Ph.D. thesis (1921) was on relativity theory. I

Was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist.Lanczos' Ph.D. thesis (1921) was on relativity theory. In 1924 he discovered an exact solution of the Einstein field equation which represents a cylindrically symmetric rigidly rotating configuration of dust par

Was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.A 6'8" forward/cen

Was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.A 6'8" forward/center from Flushing High School in New York, Simmons played ten seasons (1946-1956) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals, and Rochester Royals. He averaged 9.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in his career and was a member of two league championship teams: the 1948 Bullets and the 1955 Nationals. He was the second player to enter the NBA without having played in college, after Tony Kappen

Was an American actor and film director. talented linguist, and an astute mimic, he had an ear for l

Was an American actor and film director. talented linguist, and an astute mimic, he had an ear for languages which became apparent later in his acting career. He qualified for the United States fencing team prior to the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, but quit the team just prior to the games saying that it was in order to take a role in the theater.

Is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1995, Atlanta

Is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1995, Atlanta Falcons from 1996 to 1998, and the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 to 2000. Bennett was a five time Pro Bowler, being elected in 1988, and 1990–1993, and won the AFC Defensive Player of the Year award twice (1988 and 1991).

Was an American politician of Dutch descent from the U.S. state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democrati

Was an American politician of Dutch descent from the U.S. state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic Republican.[1] He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.

Was the Mayor of Rochester for seven consecutive two-year terms between 1876 and 1890.He was elected

Was the Mayor of Rochester for seven consecutive two-year terms between 1876 and 1890.He was elected to City Council in 1867. From 1891 until his death in 1901 he was a member of the New York State Senate.

Was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of

Was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses. He was the third generation of Whitneys to be heavily involved in thoroughbred horse racing. The Grade 1 Whit

Is an American football linebacker who plays for the Baltimore Ravens. His brother, Ruben Brown was

Is an American football linebacker who plays for the Baltimore Ravens. His brother, Ruben Brown was a Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears.