American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an American voice and film actor. He is also a singer, musician, composer, and professional surfe

Is an American voice and film actor. He is also a singer, musician, composer, and professional surfer. Cipes was born in Coral Springs, Florida, the son of Robin (née Mrasek) and Geoff Cipes. Cipes was ranked #3 Junior Professional Surfer in the U.S. in 1

Is a professor of economics at the University of California, Davis.Clark is most well known for his

Is a professor of economics at the University of California, Davis.Clark is most well known for his theory of economic history related to the change in behaviors that enabled the Industrial Revolution, discussed in his book, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Ec

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center-power forward, Foster was select

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center-power forward, Foster was selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (35th overall pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft. He spent 13 seasons (1990–2003) in the NBA as a member of the Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Toronto Raptors. During his long career, mainly spent as a reserve player, he reached the NBA Finals three times (twice with the Jazz and once with the Lakers) and won a championship ring with the Lakers in 2001.

An American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes

An American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.Crewdson was born in Park Slope, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. As a teenager was part of a punk rock group called The Speedies that hit the New York scene referencing Preston North End in many of their songs. Their hit song "Let Me Take Your Foto" proved to be prophetic to what Crewdson would become later in life. In 2005, Hewlett Packard used the song in advertisements to promote its digital cameras.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks (1968-72), Houston

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks (1968-72), Houston Rockets (1972) and Portland Trail Blazers (1972-76).In 8 seasons he played in 524 Games and had 12,269 Minutes Played, .482 Field Goal Percentage (1,737 for 3,607), .646 Free Throw Percentage (623 for 965), 3,249 Total Rebounds, 969 Assists, 1,553 Personal Fouls and 4,097 Points.

Kriesel is one of the founding members of the band alongside singer Dexter Holland. He played an Iba

Kriesel is one of the founding members of the band alongside singer Dexter Holland. He played an Ibanez custom ATK300 bass and is currently using an Ibanez RD bass, and his hobbies include golf, BASE jumping and collecting hats. He was on the track and fi

Is a retired American basketball player, who spent most of his professional career with the NBA's Ut

Is a retired American basketball player, who spent most of his professional career with the NBA's Utah Jazz. He measures 7'2" (2.18 m) and played center. Throughout his college and professional career he wore the unusual uniform number 00 (but did wear no. 39 for two seasons with the Jazz while Olden Polynice played for the team wearing number 0).

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer who won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1943. A native of Califo

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer who won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1943. A native of California, Don Cameron served as an aviator in the United States Military during World War I. Working in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry, he trained for

Schiano began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant coach at Ramapo High School. In 1989, he s

Schiano began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant coach at Ramapo High School. In 1989, he served as a graduate assistant at Rutgers. In 1990, he took the same position at Penn State, and later served as the defensive backfield coach there from 19

Is a Canadian/American actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1990s, initially appearin

Is a Canadian/American actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1990s, initially appearing in a number of made-for-video and television films, and subsequently starred in the 1998 summer film Small Soldiers. Smith has since appeared in several

Was a Major League Baseball player.

Was a Major League Baseball player.

Is a NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on

Is a NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008. He was in space 184 days, joining Expedition 18 after Expedition 17 left the station, and returned to Earth 30 November 20

Proops was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in San Carlos, California, a quiet suburb south of Sa

Proops was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in San Carlos, California, a quiet suburb south of San Francisco. At elementary school he was often teased because his name sounds an awful lot like "Greg Poops". He studied improvisation and acting at San Fr

Is the current and 42nd attorney general of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he was elected

Is the current and 42nd attorney general of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he was elected in November 2008 beating Democrat Linda Pence and took office in January 2009.Prior to being elected Attorney General, Zoeller served as the chief deputy t

Is an American rock'n'roll singer and actor. Raposo initially came to fame in the early 2000s as a m

Is an American rock'n'roll singer and actor. Raposo initially came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of the boy band Dream Street, but has subsequently branched out into a solo career as a rock singer in his band Stereopath (formerly Raposo) and now

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Kite, a 6' 11" center from Brigham Y

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Kite, a 6' 11" center from Brigham Young University, was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1983 NBA Draft, 21st overall. He was a member of the Celtics, and won two championship rings in 1984 and 1986, until they waived him in early 1988. He then joined the Los Angeles Clippers and played with several other teams since, including playing 12 games in the Charlotte Hornets' inaugural season in 1988. Kite retired in 1995 and holds career averages of 2.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Was a professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels and Cincinnati Red

Was a professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched two innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers against t

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched two innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Houston Astros on September 2, 1973. He allowed 2 hits, 1 earned run, struck out 1 and walked 1 in his brief major league stint.

Was an American magic realist painter.In 1962 he received the first of two Fulbright-Hays grants, fo

Was an American magic realist painter.In 1962 he received the first of two Fulbright-Hays grants, for travel to Italy to study the work of Masaccio. He lived and worked in Florence for two years, and in Rome for six years, studying the works of such Renaissance masters as Carpaccio, Mantegna, and Carlo Crivelli, who was a particular favorite of Gillespie.[1] During this time he was awarded three Chester Dale Fellowships and a Louis Comfort Tiffany grant, and in 1966 he had his first solo show, at the Forum Gallery in New York. He returned to the United States in 1970.

American biologist and researcher, was co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill. [1] He w

American biologist and researcher, was co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill. [1] He was born in Woodbine, New Jersey into a Jewish family, and he credited two uncles, both agricultural scientists, for his interest in research. He went to Cornell University and received a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1924. He attended Harvard University where he was an instructor in zoology while also working toward his master's and doctorate degrees. From 1927 to 1930 he moved from Harvard to Cambridge University in England to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology with Richard Goldschmidt in Berlin where he performed research

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in t

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'10" forward-center from the University of Iowa, Stokes played in 2 NBA seasons for the 76ers and Sacramento Kings. In his NBA career, Stokes played in 42 games and scored a total of 130 points. He played at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio in 1980-1981 and help lead team to a 25-1 record and regional finals appearance.

Is a politician from the state of Texas. He is a former member of the United States House of Represe

Is a politician from the state of Texas. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Laughlin was born in Bay City, Texas,and raised in West Columbia, Texas where he still maintains a residence and he graduated from Texas A&M Univ

Is an American entrepreneur and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to

Is an American entrepreneur and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip into space with Space Adventures.

Is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported

Is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. He completed Astronaut Candidate Training in 2000. Following initial training and evaluation, astronaut candidates receive te

An architect best known for the design of several community-based mixed-use and social housing proje

An architect best known for the design of several community-based mixed-use and social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1963, he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton