American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Canadian curler, throwing third stones for Mary-Anne Arsenault's Nova Scotia rink. From 1991 until

A Canadian curler, throwing third stones for Mary-Anne Arsenault's Nova Scotia rink. From 1991 until 2006 she played third for Colleen Jones with whom she won five national championships and two world championships.

Is an American former middle distance swimmer, who won the 800 m freestyle at the 1982 World Aquati

Is an American former middle distance swimmer, who won the 800 m freestyle at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.

Was a competitive freestyle swimmer from Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and a Gold medalist for the U

Was a competitive freestyle swimmer from Portland, Oregon in the 1970s and a Gold medalist for the United States at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. Olympic Games Gold 1976 Montreal 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle Go

Is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'11" (1.81 m) and is an outside hitter. In 2007, sh

Is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'11" (1.81 m) and is an outside hitter. In 2007, she played professionally for the Italian Serie A League Familia Chieri. In April 2008, she joined the U.S. National Team

Is an American professional wrestler and valet best known for working in World Wrestling Entertainme

Is an American professional wrestler and valet best known for working in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Desire. After she caught the eye of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), they signed her to a development contract

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Distri

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 29B, which is composed entirely of the northern portion of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County; located in the southeastern part of the state.Norton

Is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s. She

Is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s. She is perhaps best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).

As a child growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Poirier worked in modeling and TV commercials, moving int

As a child growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Poirier worked in modeling and TV commercials, moving into TV and film acting in adulthood. She did catalogue modelling and commercials for Aquafresh, Ontario Tourism, Ontario Place, Bell Canada, Turtles Chocolates, Old El Paso, Toronto Eaton Centre, Pizza Pizza and Ford.She was up for a lead female role in the TV show Breaker High when she was only 15 but when they asked her to remove her tongue ring she refused and didn't get the role.In 1996 she guest starred on sci-fi show PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Marisa, and was asked to write an anecdote for the book "Science Fiction Television Series 1990-2004" in 2007 about her role on the show.

An American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sou

An American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.She collabor

A Canadian actress, who stars in the children's spy TV series Spynet, shown nationally on CBC Televi

A Canadian actress, who stars in the children's spy TV series Spynet, shown nationally on CBC Television.She has been the star of Spynet, since its inception. At first it was just a weekly short, that was partly educational, with little plot. She was the only regular character. However, the show has progressively expanded to a more typical half hour drama, with other recurring characters appearing. However, it is still a low budget production.

Is a Canadian professional women's basketball player, currently with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA

Is a Canadian professional women's basketball player, currently with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.

Was an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actress.Stanley was a successful Broa

Was an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actress.Stanley was a successful Broadway actress with only a few motion picture roles. She was singled out by the New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson for her early work. She eventually attended The Actors Studio, studying under Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg.

A Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She is a member of Atlantic Canadian regional music group Shay

A Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She is a member of Atlantic Canadian regional music group Shaye with Damhnait Doyle and previously Tara MacLean.As of August 11, 2008, Kim is now a part of the new morning show with Humble Howard and Colleen Rusholme

Cattrall, one of four children, was born in Widnes, England. Her mother, Shane, was a secretary, and

Cattrall, one of four children, was born in Widnes, England. Her mother, Shane, was a secretary, and her father, Dennis, a construction engineer. When she was less than a year old, her family emigrated to Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada. At 11 she returned to England when her grandmother became ill, and she studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), before returning to Canada at 16 where she finished her final year of secondary school.

Is an American photographer known for his fine art nude studies.Kim Weston is the grandson of photog

Is an American photographer known for his fine art nude studies.Kim Weston is the grandson of photographer Edward Weston, son of photographer Cole Weston and nephew of photographer Brett Weston. He worked for a number of years helping his father make new prints of Edward Weston's negatives and as an assistant to his uncle Brett.

Is a U.S. blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabul

Is a U.S. blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up". Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951, but he grew up in Goletta, California. He started with the blues in the late 1960s and was tutored by people like George "Harmonica" Smith, Luther Tucker and Peewee Crayton, and was influenced by swamp blues harmonica players like Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester. Before he moved to Austin, Texas in 1974, he was the leader of a band in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Austin he formed The Fabulous Thunderbirds with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.

Was an American politician. He served as the 40th Governor of Michigan from 1947 to 1949.In 1928, Si

Was an American politician. He served as the 40th Governor of Michigan from 1947 to 1949.In 1928, Sigler was the Democratic candidate for Michigan Attorney General, yet was unsuccessful losing to Republican Wilber Marion Brucker, who was elected Governor

Coles has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier (where she became known for playing "

Coles has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier (where she became known for playing "Dr." Mary Thomas), Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole and The Geena Davis Show. She is perhaps best known for her roles on two FOX series; first as an original

On October 30, 2002, the reality-TV singing competition American Idol held auditions in Nashville, T

On October 30, 2002, the reality-TV singing competition American Idol held auditions in Nashville, Tennessee for the show's second season. Locke successfully passed through to the next round, and in December was chosen to perform on the show. She finished third, behind runner up Clay Aiken and eventual champion Ruben Studdard. Simon Cowell at first criticized Locke as lacking in personality; by the final three however, he declared her, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard to be as worthy winners as any. She has since been invited back to the show to perform twice (seasons 3 and 7).

Perhaps best known for her roles as "Cindy Harrison" in two different soap opera series, Another Wor

Perhaps best known for her roles as "Cindy Harrison" in two different soap opera series, Another World[1] and As the World Turns, as well as her role as Carey Martin in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,[2] where she played as the mo

Is an American swimmer from Syracuse, New York. Black began her collegiate career at the University

Is an American swimmer from Syracuse, New York. Black began her collegiate career at the University of Southern California, where she competed alongside future fellow Olympians such as Lindsay Benko, before transferring to the University of Georgia in 199

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger. She played as a setter.

Is a highly successful international equestrian. She took several years of dressage lessons before t

Is a highly successful international equestrian. She took several years of dressage lessons before training in eventing, and began with a background in Pony Club. One of her first upper level event horses was Jerry McGerry, whom she took intermediate.

Is an American swimmer.

Is an American swimmer.

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 4th district since 1998. She is Assi

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 4th district since 1998. She is Assistant Majority Leader and also serves on Labor, Education, Executive, Financial Institutions and Redistricting committees. She is also chair of the Senate