American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an actress and singer who is best known for her disco hits "Doctor's Orders" (1974) and "Midnight

Is an actress and singer who is best known for her disco hits "Doctor's Orders" (1974) and "Midnight Love Affair" (1976). Douglas comes from a musical family background, her mother being blues and jazz singer Minnie Newsome and her cousin, soul legend, Sa

Is an American singer and actress. The winner of three Tony Awards (including a lifetime achievement

Is an American singer and actress. The winner of three Tony Awards (including a lifetime achievement award), a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nominee, Channing is best remembered for two roles: Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallaghe

Is an American rower who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.She was a member of the United States

Is an American rower who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.She was a member of the United States team that placed second in the women's Coxless Fours rowing competition in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

An American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence K

An American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence Kohlberg on ethical community and ethical relationships, and certain subject-object problems in ethics. She is currently a Professor at New York University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is best known for her 1982 work, In a Different Voice.She began her teaching career at Harvard University in 1967, receiving tenure with the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1986. Gilligan taught for two years at the University of Cambridge (from 1992-1994) as a Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions. In 1997, she was the to be appointed to the Patricia Albjerg Graham Chair in Gender Studies.[

A molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins University, who discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984 whil

A molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins University, who discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984 while working with Elizabeth Blackburn. She pioneered research on the structure of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes.Greider grew up in Davis, California. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in biology in 1983. She completed her Ph.D. in molecular biology in 1987 at the University of California, Berkeley, under Elizabeth Blackburn. At Berkeley, Greider co-discovered telomerase, a key player in cancer, with Blackburn.

Was an American dancer and actress.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she opened a dancing school w

Was an American dancer and actress.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she opened a dancing school when she was fifteen years old. After high school, Haney left her home town for Hollywood and landed bit parts in movies until she was spotted by legendary

Is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Her parents are ethnic Chinese in Vietnam (her father was born in

Is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Her parents are ethnic Chinese in Vietnam (her father was born in China, but moved to Vietnam when he was three; her mother was born in Vietnam). Born in British Columbia, her parents were refugees from Vietnam who settle

Is a Tennessee politician, legislator, and was an unsuccessful candidate to become mayor of Memphis,

Is a Tennessee politician, legislator, and was an unsuccessful candidate to become mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. She also held the fifth seat on the Memphis City Council.

Is an American Republican Party politician. She served four full terms in the New Jersey General Ass

Is an American Republican Party politician. She served four full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1993 to 2002, where she represented the 26th Legislative District.Murphy was a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Environmental

Is an American chess organizer, an International Arbiter, and a chess writer.A licensed pilot, she f

Is an American chess organizer, an International Arbiter, and a chess writer.A licensed pilot, she first became involved with chess as a "ChessMom", flying her young son, John Jarecki, who became the youngest ever chess master in U.S. history at the age o

Is an American figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Richard Dalley at the 1984 Winter Olymp

Is an American figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Richard Dalley at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Carol and her partner Richard Dalley were competitive roller figure skaters and competed out of the Riverside Skating Club in Livonia Michigan. prior

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native co

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native country at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. She did compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games with the wo

American comedian Jerry Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend, and is believed to be part of the basis for the ch

American comedian Jerry Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend, and is believed to be part of the basis for the character Elaine Benes of, Seinfeld.Leifer is an accomplished stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor and has been involved in such television shows as Seinfeld, It's Like, You Know..., Alright Already, and The Larry Sanders Show. With Mitchell Hurwitz, she is the creator of the short-lived The Ellen Show (2001). In 1988, she had her own special on Cinemax titled Carol Doesn't Leifer Anymore, which was produced by David Letterman. This was shortly followed several more specials, tiled Carol Leifer Comedy Cruise (1989), Really Big Show (1990), and Gaudy, Baudy, and Blue (1992).

Is the founder of CarolLinReporting.com which provides cancer patients, their families, and caregive

Is the founder of CarolLinReporting.com which provides cancer patients, their families, and caregivers with answers they may not find on traditional networks. [1]. The site launched on Oct. 1, 2007, and is part of a yet to be announced larger project that will be an operating system to enable cancer patients and their families to find immediate solutions to the most pressing problems in their daily lives. [2]U.S. News & World Report reported that Lin, through CarolLinReporting.com, "has moved quickly to combine politics and news to create a model to provide cancer answers while also pushing for greater spending for cures [3].

Is an American actress. She began her career as a child model under the name "Carolyn Lee", and when

Is an American actress. She began her career as a child model under the name "Carolyn Lee", and when she started acting (after appearing on the cover of Life magazine at 15), she discovered that another actress had already registered the name, so she modi

(born on February 3, 1941) is an American professional golfer.

(born on February 3, 1941) is an American professional golfer.

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the A

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

A singer and composer.She is the former wife of the musician, Dean Parks.Carol Parks found a place i

A singer and composer.She is the former wife of the musician, Dean Parks.Carol Parks found a place in the music business at an early age. As a teenager, Parks was a member of the Jimmy Joyce Children's Choir, performing with Art Linkletter (Kids Say the D

Is an American actress best known for playing Cindy Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210. She was a regular

Is an American actress best known for playing Cindy Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210. She was a regular on the show from 1990 to 1995. She has also guest starred on many shows including NYPD Blue, JAG, Crossing Jordan and Providence.

Was an American artist who was also widely known for her talents as an illustrator. Her collages and

Was an American artist who was also widely known for her talents as an illustrator. Her collages and paintings appeared in Time, Fortune. and Ms, and on the covers of Business Week, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Saturday Review.Carol Wald was born in Detroit, Michigan where she began studying art at age twelve. At age sixteen, while still a student at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, her talent was recognized by the mayor of Detroit, Albert Cobo, and in 1954 was awarded a four year scholarship at the Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit. In 1960, the Detroit Institute of Arts purchased one of her paintings, "Children On Stilts". In 1963,

(born on October 27, 1948) is an American golf champion.

(born on October 27, 1948) is an American golf champion.

Is an American lyric soprano.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1984 and has sung at many of t

Is an American lyric soprano.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1984 and has sung at many of the major opera houses of Europe, including Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She was partic

A Canadian curler. She currently plays second position for Suzanne Gaudet.Webb played in three strai

A Canadian curler. She currently plays second position for Suzanne Gaudet.Webb played in three straight Canadian Junior Curling Championships from 2001 to 2003, all for different provinces. In 2001 she played third for Sylvie Robichaud on Team New Brunswi

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 157t

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 157th District from 1993 until her retirement in 2009.[2] She and her husband have 2 children. She retired prior to the 2008 election and was succeeded by Demo

Was an American pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner. The duo won the gold medal at the Unite

Was an American pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships three times