American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's Universit

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's University, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association from 1978 to 1986 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard from Campbell University, Lehmann

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard from Campbell University, Lehmann played in the NBA and ABA from 1967 to 1974 as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Stars, New York Nets, Miami Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros, and Memphis Tams. He averaged 11.9 points per game and 4.5 assists per game in his professional career and holds the ABA's third best career three-point field goal percentage (.365).[1] Lehmann was the first professional basketball player to make more than 40% of his three point attempts in a season, which he did in 1970-71.[2]

Was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948-1955. He was a

Was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948-1955. He was a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in the 1946 NFL Draft.

Is the former United States Ambassador to Spain for the United States of America. He is also a succe

Is the former United States Ambassador to Spain for the United States of America. He is also a successful businessman and former Major League Baseball owner.

Was an American linguist. He was born March 22, 1906, in Newark, New Jersey; he died on August 31, 1

Was an American linguist. He was born March 22, 1906, in Newark, New Jersey; he died on August 31, 1992, in Pasadena, California. He was the president of the Linguistic Society of America in 1960.During his years at Yale in the 1930s and '40s he was a close associate of Edward Sapir, Morris Swadesh, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Charles Hockett, and after 1941, Leonard Bloomfield. From 1937, he collaborated with Benjamin Whorf on historical-comparative Azteco-Tanoan, but further planned collaboration was cut short by Whorf's death in 1941. He wrote the entries on Language and Linguistics for the 14th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Like Sapir and Swadesh, he was a consultant of the International Auxiliary Language Association, which presented Interlingua in 1951.[1]

February 12, 1889 - May 21, 1960) was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who pla

February 12, 1889 - May 21, 1960) was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 season. Cochran was a switch-hitter and threw right handed.

Was an American comedian, best known as the star of his own weekly NBC television show, The George G

Was an American comedian, best known as the star of his own weekly NBC television show, The George Gobel Show, from 1954 to 1960.

Was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades o

Was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades of life. Gary Giddins describes him as "an affecting musician with a fat-boned sound but limited technique".George Lewis' legal name was George Louis Francois Zenon. He was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lewis was playing clarinet professionally by 1917. He played with Buddy Petit and Chris Kelly regularly, and sometimes with trombonist Kid Ory and many other band leaders, seldom traveling far from the greater New Orleans area.

Is an American former professional cyclist. Mount was sixth at the 1976 Montreal Olympics road race

Is an American former professional cyclist. Mount was sixth at the 1976 Montreal Olympics road race which launched his professional career and propelled the US into post-war international cycling.Mount raced professionally in the US and Europe, the first

Was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Le

Was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Virginia. He currently serves in the Senate o

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Virginia. He currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 39th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties. He was first elected in November 2007.

Born March 3, 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played fo

Born March 3, 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943. At 18 years of age, the 5'11", 175 lb. rookie was the fourth-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now a tennis journalist. During hi

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now a tennis journalist. During his career as a player, Shiras reached one top-level final – at the Queen's Club Championships in 1984, where he lost to John McEnroe 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 (having b

Was an American dancer, actor, and politician.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholi

Was an American dancer, actor, and politician.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, and attended Yale University. He worked as a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company, as a miner, a real estate agent, and a night club dancer.

Was an American physician, farmer, legislator and politician from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Was an American physician, farmer, legislator and politician from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was a founder of the Democratic-Republican So

The lead vocalist of the Canadian Post Hardcore band Alexisonfire[1].He is known for his unique scre

The lead vocalist of the Canadian Post Hardcore band Alexisonfire[1].He is known for his unique screaming style and offbeat lyrics as well as his energetic stage presence. George's vocals have changed slightly over Alexisonfire's career. Since the band's

Was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone. Son of a Russian Jewish family he grew up in

Was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone. Son of a Russian Jewish family he grew up in Los Angeles.After extensive concertizing with tenor Mario Lanza and soprano Frances Yeend as part of the Bel Canto Trio in 1947-48, London was engaged by

He is one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino community to be recognized

He is one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino community to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez.George

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional figh

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. He is often considered to have had the greatest chin in the history of boxing. He was Canadian heavyweight champion as both an am

Is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Space Ghost on the Cartoon

Is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Space Ghost on the Cartoon Network talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and subsequently Cartoon Planet, a role which he played for over 90 episodes which spanned ten years, before

Is an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm

Is an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm. He is the creator of the epic Star Wars saga and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry'

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 19

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Ashe was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 election, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Charles Godfrey by 593 votes in Durham West. He served as parliamentary assistant to three ministers, and was re-elected with an increased plurality in the 1981 election. Ashe was appointed to Bill Davis's cabinet on April 10, 1981 as Minister of Revenue.

Was an American tobacco manufacturer and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner. He was born in We

Was an American tobacco manufacturer and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner. He was born in Westchester, New York, the son of Pierre Lorillard III (1796-1867) and Catherine Griswold. In 1760, his great-grandfather founded P. Lorillard and Company in

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Throop pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leag

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Throop pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leagues between 1975 and 1979. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft, and spent nearly his entire career with the Royals organization. However, about half of his career appearances in the major leagues, and more than half of his innings pitched, came after a trade to the Houston Astros in April 1979.

Was a Michigan politician.The Flint City Commission selected him as Mayor for the years 1954-58.

Was a Michigan politician.The Flint City Commission selected him as Mayor for the years 1954-58.