American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Que

Was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1898 as a Conservative member.He served as secretary-treasurer for Bagot County from 1874 to 1898 and was also secretary-treasurer for the Society for Agriculture and Colonization of Bagot County. Dupont was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1876 by-election held after his uncle Pierre-Samuel Gendron was named prothonotary for the Quebec Superior Court; he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1882 by-election held after Joseph-Alfred Mousseau became Quebec premier.

Is an American rapper, classically trained pianist, trombonist, television star, hype man, DJ, and m

Is an American rapper, classically trained pianist, trombonist, television star, hype man, DJ, and member of the politically conscious hip hop group Public Enemy. Flavor Flav's visual trademark is an oversized clock hanging from his neck. After falling out of the public eye in former years, he has recently reappeared as a star of American reality television.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored two goals.

Was the 35th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from September 26, 1938 until June 30, 1953. Until Tho

Was the 35th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from September 26, 1938 until June 30, 1953. Until Thomas Bradley passed his length of service during the 1980s, Bowron held the distinction of having the longest tenure in that position in city history.

Was a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives and the 51st Governor of the U.S. st

Was a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives and the 51st Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1906 to 1908.Proctor was the son of Vermont Governor Redfield Proctor and brother of Governor Redfield Proctor, Jr., as well as the fat

Is a former professional American football (fullback) for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1950

Is a former professional American football (fullback) for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1950 (while the 49ers were a member of the NFL's rival league, the AAFC), then 1950 to 1960 when the 49ers were absorbed into the NFL, the Baltimore Colts from 1961-1962, and finally back to the 49ers for his final year in football, 1963.

Was an American businessman, computer pioneer and thoroughbred racehorse owner.

Was an American businessman, computer pioneer and thoroughbred racehorse owner.

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 1962, Schulhofer saddled his first w

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 1962, Schulhofer saddled his first winner at Aqueduct Racetrack. He went on to win another 1,118 races, including two Breeders' Cup races, and the Belmont Stakes Classic, twice. Schulhofer re

Was an American volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She died during a volleyball match in

Was an American volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She died during a volleyball match in Japan, as a result of Marfan Syndrome.

She played the lead role of Eliza in the 2005 film Bee Season, opposite Richard Gere, Juliette Binoc

She played the lead role of Eliza in the 2005 film Bee Season, opposite Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche and Max Minghella. She auditioned for the part shortly before moving to Argentina, where she was living when offered the role. "My manager sent the tape in, and then I was called in for an audition that was very long and very tiring," recalls the actor. "It went on for five hours. Two weeks later I was told I got the part".[1] Despite the fact that she portrays a spelling bee champion, she claims to be a terrible speller.[1] Cross next played Ingrid in the film Margot at the Wedding, released in 2007.

Is a Canadian politician.She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1972 general election

Is a Canadian politician.She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1972 general election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Kingston and the Islands. She remained in parliament until her defeat in the 1988 election.

Is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the tel

Is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the television program The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974.

Is an American poet who legally changed her name to Ai.Currently based in Stillwater, Oklahoma at Ok

Is an American poet who legally changed her name to Ai.Currently based in Stillwater, Oklahoma at Oklahoma State University, she has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and various universities; she has also been a frequent reader-performer of her work. Ai holds an M.F.A. from the University of California at Irvine

Was the first woman hired by the United States Geological Survey. She was of Huguenot and Basque anc

Was the first woman hired by the United States Geological Survey. She was of Huguenot and Basque ancestry.She received her position at the USGS in 1896 and continued there until 1936. She also had three students who would also become members of the USGS. Two of those students, Eleanora Bliss and Anna Jonas Stose, were also important in other respects to her story.A great deal of her work involved the crystalline rocks and geomorphology of the Piedmont. This led to an unusual, for the time, example of a scientific dispute solely among women. The two students of Florence Bascom's mentioned above came to a different conclusion than her regarding the age of Wissahickon schist/gneiss. She contradicted them in a dispassionate way and the dispute is recorded as civil on the part of the three. That said by the 1930s it had broadened to most of those studying Appalachian geology and at times these individuals became more vehement than the original disputants.

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 she finished fo

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 she finished fourth in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Was an American soprano who became famous for her complete lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall

Was an American soprano who became famous for her complete lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability.Jenkins received music lessons as a child, and expressed a desire to go abroad to study music. Her wealthy father refused to pay the bill,

Was an American singer, and one of the co-founders of the Hall of Fame Motown group The Supremes.Dur

Was an American singer, and one of the co-founders of the Hall of Fame Motown group The Supremes.During their early years, members of The Supremes (originally called The Primettes) enjoyed a generally democratic distribution of leads on songs. However, by

Is an American contralto.She began her career in 1941 when she was in her senior year of high school

Is an American contralto.She began her career in 1941 when she was in her senior year of high school. She has been very active as a concert and oratorio singer, appearing and recording with many of the great conductors of her era, particularly as a solois

Was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota who is noted for developin

Was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota who is noted for developing the Minnesota Preschool Scale and the Goodenough Draw-A-Man test (now the Goodenough-Harris Draw-A-Person Test). She wrote Handbook of Child Psychology in 1933, and she became president of the National Counsel of Women Psychologists in 1942. She is also noted for her instruction of Ruth Howard, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology.

Was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star".

Was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl", "The Imp Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies.

Was a pioneer of women's aviation and the owner of the celebrated Happy Bottom Riding Club located o

Was a pioneer of women's aviation and the owner of the celebrated Happy Bottom Riding Club located on land annexed into Edwards Air Force Base in southern California's Antelope Valley in the southwestern United States.

Was an American swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. She

Was an American swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. She also made contributions to various youth groups. She was born in San Diego on November 9, 1918. Chadwick had her first swimming competition win at the age

An American operatic mezzo-soprano who is considered to be "one of the most prominent singers of her

An American operatic mezzo-soprano who is considered to be "one of the most prominent singers of her generation."[1] She has variously been described as having a "rich, earthy sound and communicative presence"[2] as "always reliable"[3] and as "a distingu

Was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of R

Was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives.In 1938, W. Benjamin Gibbs was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's Eighth congressional district in the 76th United States Congress

Is an American novelist, essayist and columnist.She is a traditional conservative, but not a "moveme

Is an American novelist, essayist and columnist.She is a traditional conservative, but not a "movement conservative," and she objects to much of the populist direction of the contemporary American Right.[1] [2] Miss King (she objects to the concept of "Ms.") labels herself a "misanthrope". She is an active Episcopalian (though she often refers to her agnosticism)[2], a member of Phi Alpha Theta, and a monarchist.