American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was born in Toronto, Ontario She was a Progressive Conservat

Is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was born in Toronto, Ontario She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.In the 1999 provincial campaign, Johns defeated fellow Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Barb Fisher for the Tory nomination in the redistributed riding of Huron—Bruce, and narrowly defeated Liberal candidate Ross Lamont in the general election. On June 17, 1999, she was named Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. Following a cabinet shuffle on February 8, 2001, she was named Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, under Tony Clement.

Was an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a cousin of author Dorothy

Was an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a cousin of author Dorothy West.

Was an American popular singer, best known for her "boop-boop-a-doop" trademark and her signature so

Was an American popular singer, best known for her "boop-boop-a-doop" trademark and her signature song, "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick used Kane—along with Clara Bow—as the model for his studio's most famous creation, B

A Canadian actress working in theatre, film and TV as an actor, voice artist, puppeteer & singer.Kin

A Canadian actress working in theatre, film and TV as an actor, voice artist, puppeteer & singer.King graduated from Queen's University Department of Drama in 1994, moving to Montreal in 1995. As well as acting for independent local companies, King worked for Centaur Theatre, Geordie Productions, Just for Laughs Theatre and Theatre Lac Brome.For a-year-and-a-half, King played the cotton ball-like lead role in Me Too! on CBC Television. She starred as the voices of Fumiko & Lisa in Discovery Kids' Jacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales, was narrator for the acclaimed documentary "Black Coffee" and the travel series Rails of Adventure and was a guest voice on several other voice series including "Totally Spies", Arthur, Creepschool, Mona the Vampire, and Potatoes & Dragons. She relocated to Toronto in early 2006, continuing her voice-over career in various animation and commercial projects. She has recently received widespread attention for taking over the role of Farah in The Two Thrones, the latest installment in Ubisoft's popular Prince of Persia video game series.

Is an American documentary photographer.Levitt grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Dropping out of school

Is an American documentary photographer.Levitt grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Dropping out of school, she taught herself photography while working for a commercial photographer. While teaching some classes in art to children in 1937, Levitt became intrigued with the transitory chalk drawings that were part of the New York children's street culture of the time. She purchased a Leica camera and began to photograph these works as well as the children who made them. The resulting photographs appeared, to great acclaim, in 1987 as In The Street: chalk drawings and messages, New York City 1938–1948. Named as one of the "100 best photo-books", first-editions are now highly collectable.[citation needed]

Was an American Post-Surrealist, hard-edge painter. She married California artist Lorser Feitelson,

Was an American Post-Surrealist, hard-edge painter. She married California artist Lorser Feitelson, her former teacher. In 1933 they co-founded an art movement called "New Classicism."Lundeberg considered herself a less strict hard-edger as her work was not strictly abstract but contained architectural elements and often represents architectural space.

Is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's Nation

Is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In her WNBA career, Darling has more than 1,000 career points, 650 assists and 250 career steals and has appeared in 19 c

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in

Was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American actress, born Helen Meinken to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Iri

Was an American actress, born Helen Meinken to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden

An internationally known jazz vocalist.Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is

An internationally known jazz vocalist.Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in Japan and Italy (where she lived for many years) as well as in her native United States. She has recorded and performed with

Was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch sing

Was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern'

Was an American country music singer. She was a member of the Carter Family.Helen Carter's mother wa

Was an American country music singer. She was a member of the Carter Family.Helen Carter's mother was Maybelle Carter. She performed with her mother and sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters. She had

Also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player and widely considered one of the grea

Also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player and widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."Wills was born Helen Newington Wills in Centerville, California, now part of Fremont, California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She was already quite famous when she married Frederick Moody in December 1929. She won approximately one-half of her major championships as Helen Wills and one-half as Helen Wills Moody. Wills divorced Moody in 1937 and married Aidan Roark in October 1939.

Was a singer, actress, and dancer.Helen O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved

Was a singer, actress, and dancer.Helen O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early forties with "Green Eyes", "Amapola," "Yours," and "Tangerine." In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, Bob Eberly crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement. Helen won the 1940 Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist and was selected by Down Beat readers as best female singer in 1940 and 1941. She was one of the first "girls" on NBC's The Today Show, and at one point had her own television show.

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Among Helene Pitts' other successes, she is the t

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Among Helene Pitts' other successes, she is the trainer of Einstein with whom she won the 2006 and 2008 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, the 2008 Turf Classic Stakes and then defeated Commentator in winning

An American film actress and singer-songwriter.She made her acting debut in the ABC Afterschool Spec

An American film actress and singer-songwriter.She made her acting debut in the ABC Afterschool Special Amy and the Angel, transmitted in 1982, alongside James Earl Jones, Meg Ryan, and Matthew Modine. This was also the only film she appeared in as a brunette. In 1984, she was cast as the title character, versus Faye Dunaway as Selena, in the film Supergirl, released in 1984

Is an American ice hockey player. As a youth player she started a bench-clearing brawl in a game in

Is an American ice hockey player. As a youth player she started a bench-clearing brawl in a game in which she was the only female playing.

A Canadian actress and film and television director.Shaver has worked with such directors as Sam Pec

A Canadian actress and film and television director.Shaver has worked with such directors as Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma. In 1978, she won a Canadian Film Award for her role as "Ann MacDonald" in the film In Praise of Older Women.

Was an American poet, prose author, and educator. She was born in Afton, New York. Bevington was rea

Was an American poet, prose author, and educator. She was born in Afton, New York. Bevington was reared in Worcester, New York where her father was a Methodist minister. Her younger brother, Boyce Smith (later known as Rev. Ray Vaughn, was also a Methodis

Was an American operatic dramatic soprano, best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of B

Was an American operatic dramatic soprano, best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.she made her debut as a concert singer with the St. Louis Symphony in 1923. In 1926 she got a first offer to join the Metropolitan Opera company which she turned down to continue with her studies. She didn't appear on the opera stage until May 12 1937, when the composer Walter Damrosch asked her to sing the first performance of his opera The Man without a Country.

Is a Kuwaiti-born, Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. She finished fourth in the two-w

Is a Kuwaiti-born, Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Vanderburg was the first non-Am

Is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Vanderburg was the first non-American to win the World Championship at both the Solo and Duet events (with partner Michelle Calkins). She retired from competition in 1979, earned a Physi

Is an American actress. She was born in Lubbock, Texas.Wagner has played matriarch Nancy Hughes McCl

Is an American actress. She was born in Lubbock, Texas.Wagner has played matriarch Nancy Hughes McClosky on the soap opera As The World Turns (with only a few interruptions), since the show's debut in April 1956. She is believed to be the actor/actress with the longest tenure in a single television role in the U.S. Wagner spoke the first lines of the program: "Good morning, dear."

Was an American singer of swing music. Her father had taught her piano, and she appeared on radio br

Was an American singer of swing music. Her father had taught her piano, and she appeared on radio broadcasts with WOR and WNYC. She also worked as a staff musician at WNYC.

Better known by her stage name Allenina, is a Los Angeles-based, model, actress, dancer and emerging

Better known by her stage name Allenina, is a Los Angeles-based, model, actress, dancer and emerging director.[1][2] Allenina grew up in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States at age 17, residing in Los Angeles.[2][1] Allenina is a transwoman and as such has worked most of her adult life. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California.[3]