American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Sum

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1891 he helped to found the Amateur Fencers League of America.

(born April 9, 1967 in Victoria, Australia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who had a ten

(born April 9, 1967 in Victoria, Australia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who had a ten year career from 1993 to 2003.

Is a Canadian Cross country skier on the Canadian national team. He has participated in the Fis Worl

Is a Canadian Cross country skier on the Canadian national team. He has participated in the Fis World Junior ski Championships in Praz de lys, France in 2009.In these competitions he place 14th in the classic sprint, 15th in the 20 km pursuit and 25th in

Was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500 m

Was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Windeatt made his debut at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he claimed gold in the 1500 m. In Munich

Is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour.DeLaet was bo

Is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour.DeLaet was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He attended Boise State University where he won 10 collegiate tournaments. He turned professional in 2007. DeLaet has won thre

Is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his job as host of the Game Show Net

Is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his job as host of the Game Show Network original series Cram. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His favorite television show growing up was Car

An Academy Award-nominated Canadian actor.Greene's TV debut was in an episode of "The Great Detectiv

An Academy Award-nominated Canadian actor.Greene's TV debut was in an episode of "The Great Detective" in 1979 and his screen debut was in 1983 in Running Brave, and appeared in such films as Revolution and Powwow Highway, but it was his Academy Award nominated role Kicking Bird in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves that brought him stardom. This role was followed by such films as Thunderheart, Benefit of the Doubt, and Maverick, and the television series Northern Exposure and The Red Green Show. He also hosted the reality crime documentary show Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science.

Was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Ass

Was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from February 14, 1972 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in the legislature Harle served a couple different portfolio's in the cabinet of Premier Peter Lougheed.

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an American ice hockey player.Signed in 2001 as a free agent originally by the Portland Pirates o

Is an American ice hockey player.Signed in 2001 as a free agent originally by the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, Mink was signed a year later by the Washington Capitals, although he would continue to play for the Pirates and later on the

A native of Denver, Colorado, Robertson studied film at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mex

A native of Denver, Colorado, Robertson studied film at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Shortly thereafter, he found his way into the motion picture industry via set decoration and the art department working on numerous television series and feature films.In 2000, Robertson, along with co-creator Philip Stark unleased a viral internet spoof, Superfriends Wassup! A parody of the Budweiser "Whassup" commercial featuring clips from Hanna-Barbera's, Superfriends.Robertson went on to write and direct the ultra low-budget feature film, Able Edwards. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and categorized by Guinness World Records as the first all green screen feature film. Able Edwards is the story about the clone of a Walt Disney/Howard Hughes type created to restore vitality to a once glorious corporation.

Was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver me

Was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He has pl

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He has played one first-class match for Bermuda to date, against Canada in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Is an American snowboarder who has competed since 1996. He won three events in snowboardcross betwee

Is an American snowboarder who has competed since 1996. He won three events in snowboardcross between 2004 and 2009. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Watanabe finished 31st in the snowboard cross event. His best finish at the FIS Snowboard World Cham

Is an British-American singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting co

Is an British-American singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the American folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer.

Born August 20, 1944, in San Diego, California) (nicknamed Puff) is a former Major League Baseball t

Born August 20, 1944, in San Diego, California) (nicknamed Puff) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and left-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1967-69),

Was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons was a solo artist who later perfo

Was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons was a solo artist who later performed with Emmylou Harris. He was also a member of the International Submarine Band, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Is a professional wrestler who currently works Dragon Gate USA and Evolve. He first gained notoriety

Is a professional wrestler who currently works Dragon Gate USA and Evolve. He first gained notoriety in the Pennsylvania-based Chikara and has also worked for Combat Zone Wrestling and the Florida based Full Impact Pro. He was a member of the Kings of Wre

Was a prominent Arkansas politician. He was born in Carter County, Tennesseee and later moved to Ark

Was a prominent Arkansas politician. He was born in Carter County, Tennesseee and later moved to Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1837 and the Arkansas State Senate in 1858. He represented the state in the First Confederate

Was an American banker. His father had immigrated from Marsovan, Armenia (modern Turkey) in 1884, an

Was an American banker. His father had immigrated from Marsovan, Armenia (modern Turkey) in 1884, and organised the successful import firm, Costikyan Freres (later known as Kent-Costikyan, Inc.). Granger was educated at Yale and graduated in 1929. He was

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward from Eastern Michigan University

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward from Eastern Michigan University, Long was selected with the 33rd pick of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Long played six seasons for the Heat, earning a reputation for his aggressive defense and strong rebounding. Long would also play for the Atlanta Hawks (in two separate stints), Detroit Pistons, Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies, and Boston Celtics, and he ended his NBA career in 2003 with 9,518 total points and 6,154 total rebounds.

Is an American rock and blues guitarist from Norfolk, Virginia. He started playing guitar at the age

Is an American rock and blues guitarist from Norfolk, Virginia. He started playing guitar at the age of 6[2] and made his performing debut at the opening of the Town Point Park in his hometown with the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra on May 30, 200

Is a former professional tennis player from Canada who became the world's number one doubles tennis

Is a former professional tennis player from Canada who became the world's number one doubles tennis player in November 1995.Growing up in North Vancouver, Connell was an All-American in doubles in 1984 and in singles in 1985 at Texas A&M University. In '85 he lost in the quarterfinals of the NCAA individual tennis championships to fellow future pro Mikael Pernfors.

Was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rur

Was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly the painting American Gothic, an iconic image of the 20th century.From 1920 to 1928 he made four trips to Europe, where he studied many styles of painting, especially impressionism and post-impressionism. But it was the work of Jan Van Eyck that influenced him to take on the clarity of this new technique and to incorporate it in his new works. From 1924 to 1935 Wood lived in the loft of a carriage house that he turned into his personal studio at "5 Turner Alley" (the studio had no address until Wood made one up himself). In 1932, Wood helped found the Stone City Art Colony near his hometown to help artists get through the Great Depression. He became a great proponent of regionalism in the arts, lecturing throughout the country on the topic.

(born September 28, 1942 in Fostoria, Ohio), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played fo

(born September 28, 1942 in Fostoria, Ohio), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and Kansas City Royals from 1965 to 1982.