American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Writer, university professor, and historian, was the author of The Destruction of Black Civilization

Writer, university professor, and historian, was the author of The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race Between 4500 B.C. and 2000 A.D., a book which has become a cornerstone of the field of academics known as Afrocentricity.

Is a professional tennis player from the United States.Throughout her long career, she has been rank

Is a professional tennis player from the United States.Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. Rubin was the third African-American woman in the Open era to reach the top ten after Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil.

Is a professional basketball player. Jones is the daughter of Janice and David Jones, a former profe

Is a professional basketball player. Jones is the daughter of Janice and David Jones, a former professional football player who later became a collegiate basketball coach. Following her collegiate career, Jones was selected by the Phoenix Mercury 8th over

Is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she w

Is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

Is a female swimmer from Canada, who took three silver relay medals at the 2007 Pan American Games i

Is a female swimmer from Canada, who took three silver relay medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Is an American jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.In 2005, Hill was the runner-up to Emma-

Is an American jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.In 2005, Hill was the runner-up to Emma-Jayne Wilson in Eclipse votes for top apprentice jockey in the United States. His first win was atop Red River Ridge in June 2004 at Prairie Meadows. His s

Is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he

Is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.Tatum's first experience was in the fashion industry as a model. He was then cast as a dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video, after an audition in Orlando, Florida; he was paid $400 for the job. He subsequently signed with a modelling agency in Miami, Page 305 (Page Parkes Modeling Agency), and appeared in Vogue magazine.

Is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he

Is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006

Is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. His positions a

Is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. His positions are center and power forward. He attended the University of Arizona. Standing at 6 ft 11 in and 248 lb, Frye was expected to be a high pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was selected 8th overall by the New York Knicks, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft. Channing Frye was named the Rookie of the Month for November 2005 along with the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets' Chris Paul.

Was a member of the 1994 US Olympic Team for Speedskating. Currently she is coach for the Bemidji, M

Was a member of the 1994 US Olympic Team for Speedskating. Currently she is coach for the Bemidji, MN Pioneer Speedskating Club. Chantal began speedskating in 1986 and in 1990 made the US National team. Her success came when she was crowned the 1992-93 al

A Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal, Quebec. She previously performed under the names Cha

A Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal, Quebec. She previously performed under the names Chantal Condor and Chantal.Her first success was as part of Voggue, a disco duo she formed with Angela Songui. In 1981 they had their most successful single, "Dancin' the Night Away".After Voggue, she recorded as a solo act. Initially she recorded under her full name, releasing the album Chantal Condor on the Epic Records label in 1986. Her style was sometimes described as Italo disco. Off the album came the singles "Marinero" (reverse side: "Don't You Want My Love") and "Nightmare". She received a Juno Award nomination in 1986 for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year[2][3], but lost to Kim Richardson.

Is the lead singer, front woman and composer[1] for the rock, post-punk revival and power pop band M

Is the lead singer, front woman and composer[1] for the rock, post-punk revival and power pop band Morningwood. She was raised in New York City since she was 5, but has recently moved to Los Angeles. On January 18th, 2008 she married Jimmy Urine lead sing

A Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically traine

A Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.Kreviazuk's first album, Under These Rocks and Stones, was released in Canada in 1996 and the U.S. in early 1997 to much critical praise.[citation needed] The album sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S., fueled mostly by the singles "Surrounded" and "God Made Me", while in Canada it went double platinum with sales of over 200,000. Three videos from the album receive modest play on the video channel MuchMusic and radio ("God Made Me", "Believer" and "Wayne"), but it was a fourth, "Surrounded", that became her first major Canadian airplay hit in 1997. That year, Kreviazuk received her first Juno Award nomination as Best New Artist.

Is a Canadian retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner is Arseni Markov. They joined forces on th

Is a Canadian retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner is Arseni Markov. They joined forces on the ice in 2003 and are two-time Canadian national bronze medalists.

Is a retired Canadian pair skater. She formerly competed with Jesse Sturdy, Ian Moram, and Craig Bun

Is a retired Canadian pair skater. She formerly competed with Jesse Sturdy, Ian Moram, and Craig Buntin. She also competed briefly as a single skater. With Buntin, she placed 6th at the 1999-2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. With Moram, she competed for o

Is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.

Is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred as the Danica Patrick of horse racing. She is known for her appearances on the reality tv show, Jockeys on Animal Planet. She grew up in th

An R&B/Dance singer who found modest success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she rework

An R&B/Dance singer who found modest success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem. In total her singles have spent 452 weeks on various Billboard singles charts [1] and her albums have spent a total of 8

Is an American teenage singer from Omaha, Nebraska who was a contestant on the short-lived American

Is an American teenage singer from Omaha, Nebraska who was a contestant on the short-lived American Idol spinoff American Juniors. Kohl was 13 at the time 3rd oldest among the Junior members. Songs she performed on the show include "Open Arms", "You Make

Is a former professional player in the Women's National Basketball Association, an aspiring actress,

Is a former professional player in the Women's National Basketball Association, an aspiring actress, and community / social worker.

She became known in 2001 as the self-proclaimed "Bad Bitch of Pop", when she released her debut albu

She became known in 2001 as the self-proclaimed "Bad Bitch of Pop", when she released her debut album, Willa Was Here. Aside from her music career, Ford has hosted several reality television shows, posed for Playboy, and competed on ABC's top-rated Dancing with the Stars in 2006. Ford will also portray Anna Nicole Smith in an upcoming television movie about Smith's life and death.

Was an American herpetologist, historian, and publisher. He was the last living grandson of United S

Was an American herpetologist, historian, and publisher. He was the last living grandson of United States President Ulysses S. Grant. He was married and had two children, one of whom survived him.Chapman Grant was the son of Jesse Root Grant, the youngest son of the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant. In 1892 he moved to San Diego with his parents. As a child, he spent time at the California Academy of Sciences, where he developed his interest in science. He graduated from Williams College in 1910. He became the assistant curator of entomology at the Children's Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in September 1913. In November 1913, left the museum for a military career beginning on the Mexican border. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th U.S. Cavalry.

Is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, and a financial analyst. He has won two Closed Canadian Chess Ch

Is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, and a financial analyst. He has won two Closed Canadian Chess Championships, in 2002 and 2004, and has represented Canada four times in chess Olympiads: 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.

Was an American soap opera actress.Born in Newark, New Jersey, she played headstrong and opinionated

Was an American soap opera actress.Born in Newark, New Jersey, she played headstrong and opinionated Bertha "Bert" Miller Bauer on the long-running soap The Guiding Light on radio from 1950 to 1956 and on TV from 1952 to 1984. In addition to The Guiding Light, she was also very active throughout the 1940s and 1950s on numerous other radio dramas of the day, even appearing as late as 1961 on a "Suspense" episode on CBS Radio.

A New Zealand rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 rugby uni

A New Zealand rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 rugby union competition, and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.Carter made his provincial debut for Canterbury in 2002, and in 2003 was selected to play for Super 12 (now Super 14) franchise the Crusaders. Initially playing mainly at second five-eighth Carter reached the final of the competition with the Crusaders in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Although they lost the 2003 and 2004 finals, by 2005 Carter had moved to first five-eighth. He regularly played with Andrew Mehrtens before Mehrtens left the team following their 2004 season. In 2005 and 2006 the Crusaders won the competition

Was a female bodybuilder from the United States in the late 1980s. Her older sister Janice Graser al

Was a female bodybuilder from the United States in the late 1980s. Her older sister Janice Graser also competed in bodybuilding during the same period. The sisters made history in 1987 when both won their classes at the NPC Nationals, with Charla winning