American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an American film, television and theater actress. She is perhaps better known for sensationalize

Was an American film, television and theater actress. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her six-year involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles.

Is an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Her achievements

Is an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, code optimization, and parallelization.

She was also a strong supporter of prohibition and woman's suffrage. She often would read her poetry

She was also a strong supporter of prohibition and woman's suffrage. She often would read her poetry at these public meetings, including the extremely popular Bury Me in a Free Land.

Was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist. She was born to a working-class Jewish fam

Was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist. She was born to a working-class Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY. She was a second cousin of actor Danny Kaye.

Was a New York City socialite, the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fo

Was a New York City socialite, the second wife of actor Henry Fonda and the mother of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda. She suffered from mental illness and committed suicide by cutting her throat with a razor on her 42nd birthday while in the Craig House Sanitarium for Insane in Beacon, New York.

Was a state official in Kentucky for a large portion of the 1970s and 1980s.In 1971 Mills was electe

Was a state official in Kentucky for a large portion of the 1970s and 1980s.In 1971 Mills was elected Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals[citation needed], which at the time was an elective office. Mills later sought and won election to the office of s

Was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto to Robert McKenzie Bertram and Louisa Hope Hodge

Was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto to Robert McKenzie Bertram and Louisa Hope Hodgens.

McDormand was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Canadian parents Noreen, a now retired regi

McDormand was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Canadian parents Noreen, a now retired registered nurse and receptionist, and Vernon McDormand, a Disciples of Christ pastor. McDormand was adopted, and her biological mother may have been one of the parishioners at her father's church. McDormand has a sister, Dorothy A. McDormand, who is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and chaplain, as well as two other siblings, all of whom were adopted by the McDormands,

Was an American actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Pla

Was an American actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in the role played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 remake A Place in the Sun.

Was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made

Was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.

Is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Alice Horton, a character on the Amer

Is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Alice Horton, a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives since its debut in November 1965.Frances Reid was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, but grew up in Berkeley, California. Her acting career started in 1938 with a bit part in the movie Man-Proof. She played Roxane opposite Jose Ferrer's Cyrano in the 1946 Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Was an American singer, actress, and television personality. She was most popular during the Big Ban

Was an American singer, actress, and television personality. She was most popular during the Big Band era of the 1940s and 1950s.After failing singing auditions for the bands of Benny Goodman and both Jimmy Dorsey and his brother Tommy Dorsey, Shore struck out on her own to become the first singer of her era to achieve huge solo success. She enjoyed a long string of over 80 charted popular hits, lasting from 1940 into the late '50s, and after appearing in a handful of films went on to a four-decade career in American television, starring in her own music and variety shows in the '50s and '60s and hosting two talk shows in the '70s

Was the only child of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was a writer, jou

Was the only child of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was a writer, journalist, and a prominent member of the United States Democratic Party."Scottie" was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her mother supposedly remarked upon her birth that she was glad to have borne a girl and that she hoped she would be a "beautiful little fool." In The Great Gatsby (1925), Daisy Buchanan says this of her young daughter.She is the subject of the biography, "Scottie, The Daughter of . . . : The Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith," which was written by her daughter Eleanor Lanahan.

Was one of the first female legislators in the United States of America, elected to the Washington H

Was one of the first female legislators in the United States of America, elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1912.Running on the Republican ticket, Axtell was elected to the 54th District of the Washington House of Representatives repres

Was an American lyric soprano opera singer. Yeend was born Frances Leone Lynch in Vancouver, Washing

Was an American lyric soprano opera singer. Yeend was born Frances Leone Lynch in Vancouver, Washington and grew up in Portland, Oregon. She studied voice at Washington State University (then Washington State College) in Pullman, Washington.[1]

A Québecoise singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque Du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. D

A Québecoise singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque Du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. During her career of more than two decades, she has recorded several solo albums and toured three continents singing in French, Italian and Spanish.This interest in the arts carried over into adulthood where she continued her study of music at the University of Quebec. Her first musical performances were on television, followed by live solo performances in Quebec, Europe and Africa. In 1986, after recording her first album, Francesca received a Juno Award nomination for "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year".[1]

American photographer is best known for black-and-white pictures of herself and of female models, w

American photographer is best known for black-and-white pictures of herself and of female models, which still draws new fans. [1] Many of her photographs show young women nude, blurred (due to movement and long exposure times), merging with their surroundings, or with their faces obscured. Years after her suicide at the age of 22, her photographic works became the subject of much attention, including many exhibitions and books.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Arion. He is currently w

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Arion. He is currently wrestling in the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States.

Was an American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan and his c

Was an American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan and his celebrity portraits.

Was an American actor.

Was an American actor.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Ca

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. She played four matches and scored one goal.

Known simply as Francine, is an American former professional wrestling valet most known for her work

Known simply as Francine, is an American former professional wrestling valet most known for her work in Extreme Championship Wrestling. Fournier decided to train to be a professional wrestler after seeing a commercial for a training school in 1993.[3] She

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s

Is an emmy award and Golden Globe nominated American film and television actress and comedian. She i

Is an emmy award and Golden Globe nominated American film and television actress and comedian. She is famous for her nasal voice, laugh, and exaggerated Queens accent.

Is a retired ice hockey player. Harding was named an All-American while at Harvard University. In 19

Is a retired ice hockey player. Harding was named an All-American while at Harvard University. In 1938, he won the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the most valuable player.