American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is an American BAFTA-, Tony Award- and Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film, TV and st

Is an American BAFTA-, Tony Award- and Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film, TV and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s;

Who worked under the name Gil Kane and in a few instances Scott Edwards, was a comic book artist who

Who worked under the name Gil Kane and in a few instances Scott Edwards, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s and every major comics company and character.Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as a groundbreaking arc in The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98 (May-July 1971) that, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name is...Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971.

Is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.. He established himself as a director afte

Is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.. He established himself as a director after his first film Cabin Fever. Roth is considered the pioneer member of a group of filmmakers recently dubbed the Splat Pack

Poet and critic, founded the philosophy Aesthetic Realism in 1941. Born in Latvia, his family came t

Poet and critic, founded the philosophy Aesthetic Realism in 1941. Born in Latvia, his family came to the United States when he was an infant. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated from the Baltimore City College high school, and lived mos

Was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the cotton gin. This was one of the key inven

Was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum South.[1] Whitney's invention made short staple cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery. Despite the social and economic impact of his invention, Whitney lost his profits in legal battles over patent infringement, closed his business, and nearly filed bankruptcy.

Was a Greek-American award-winning film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwr

Was a Greek-American award-winning film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the Actors Studio in New York in 1947.

Is an Israeli professional poker player and a businessman, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Is an Israeli professional poker player and a businessman, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bulgaria-born novelist of Sephardi Jewish ancestry who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Li

Bulgaria-born novelist of Sephardi Jewish ancestry who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.

Father of Jonathan Dayton, was born in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.During the French and Ind

Father of Jonathan Dayton, was born in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.During the French and Indian War, he served first as a lieutenant and then as a captain in the New Jersey militia. During Pontiac's War, in 1760, he served as a commander in the De

Was an American inventor and sewing machine pioneer. He was born in Spencer, Massachusetts.Howe spen

Was an American inventor and sewing machine pioneer. He was born in Spencer, Massachusetts.Howe spent his childhood and early adult years in Massachusetts where he apprenticed in a textile factory and then for a master mechanic.[1]Contrary to popular belief, he invented the sewing machine yet many other people, including Walter Hunt, had worked on the idea of such a machine before him. However, Howe refined these ideas into a functional machine and on September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United States patent (#4750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.

A renowned American organic chemist. In 1990 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his developmen

A renowned American organic chemist. In 1990 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.[

Was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois.He was appointed a judge of the Territory of Illino

Was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois.He was appointed a judge of the Territory of Illinois and was a delegate to the first state constitutional convention in 1818.

Koteas is known for his film portrayal of Casey Jones in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mo

Koteas is known for his film portrayal of Casey Jones in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and for the character Thomas Daggett in the American film The Prophecy,

Koteas is known for his film portrayal of Casey Jones in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mo

Koteas is known for his film portrayal of Casey Jones in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and for the character Thomas Daggett in the American film The Prophecy,

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.He served as mayor of Brazil 1877-1880, 1887, and 1888. City

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.He served as mayor of Brazil 1877-1880, 1887, and 1888. City attorney in 1884. He served as member of the city council 1892-1896.Holliday was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the three succeeding C

Is an American former tennis player. Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. between

Is an American former tennis player. Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. between 1942 and 1966. In 1951 Seixas was ranked # 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was # 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In

Was an American sculptor, draughtsman and collector of Polish birth.Nadelman studied briefly in Wars

Was an American sculptor, draughtsman and collector of Polish birth.Nadelman studied briefly in Warsaw and then visited Munich in 1902 where he became interested in Classical antiquities at the Glytothek. He lived in Paris from 1904 to 1914, closely involved with the avant-guarde, exhibiting at the Société des Artistes Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne from 1905 to 1908. His first solo exhibition in 1909 at the Galerie Druet, Paris, revealed a large series of plaster and bronze classical female heads and full-length standing nudes and mannered Cubist drawings; the latter purchased by Leo Stein, who had brought Picasso to Nadelman's studio in 1908.[1] For the most detailed and accurate studies of Nadelman's work from 1905-12, which was of crucial importance for early 20th c. modern sculpture, see Athena T. Spear in Bibliography.

(born November 17, 1973 in Havana, Cuba), is a Major League Baseball player who most recently played

(born November 17, 1973 in Havana, Cuba), is a Major League Baseball player who most recently played for the St. Louis Cardinals

Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society lif

Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s.

Was a college and professional American football player. A halfback, he played college football at U

Was a college and professional American football player. A halfback, he played college football at Utah State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1961.

American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the prototype

American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the prototype of the 20th century "wise man", who shuttled between high-level government positions in Washington, D.C. and private-sector legal practice in New York City.

(born on June 26, 1984 in Homestead, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball, who plays f

(born on June 26, 1984 in Homestead, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball, who plays for the Washington Nationals.

Is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. He was a key player in the failure of the

Is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. He was a key player in the failure of the Meech Lake Accord.In 1981, Harper contested and won the sprawling northern Manitoba riding of Rupertsland for the New Democratic Party to become the first Treaty Indian to be elected as a provincial politician. On April 17, 1986,

Was a Representative from Missouri.He served as county attorney in 1850 and judge of the circuit cou

Was a Representative from Missouri.He served as county attorney in 1850 and judge of the circuit court of Missouri 1852-1860. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863) and was an unsuccessful candidate for r

Was an Afro-Canadian inventor and engineer and is known for his many US patents.After studying engin

Was an Afro-Canadian inventor and engineer and is known for his many US patents.After studying engineering in Edinburgh, Scotland, and returning home to Canada, he found work as a fireman and oiler at the Michigan Central Railroad. In a home-based machine shop in Ypsilanti, McCoy invented an automatic lubricator for oiling the steam engines of locomotives and boats. For this he obtained his first patent, "Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-Engines" (U.S. Patent 129,843 ) on July 23, 1872.