American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit

Is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s. Originally a part of the duo Loggins and Messina, he has also recorded as a solo artist and written hit songs for other artists.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd round (55th overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward-center from Old Dominion University, Gattison played in nine NBA seasons for 3 different teams. He played for the Phoenix Suns (1986-87, 1988-89), Charlotte Hornets (1989-95) and Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96). On February 22, 1996 he was traded by the Grizzlies to the Orlando Magic, and on August 9, 1996 Magic traded him to Utah Jazz, but he has not appeared in any games for those teams.

Is an American chess master. He won US Amateur Chess Championship in 1963. He attended Harvard Unive

Is an American chess master. He won US Amateur Chess Championship in 1963. He attended Harvard University but did not finish. His picture was on the cover of the June, 1963 issue of Chess Life magazine.

Was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films.Born the so

Was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films.Born the son of a naval officer in London, Connor first appeared on the stage at the age of 2 and by 11 had his own act. After periods at drama school and the army du

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia H

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 89th District in Norfolk.Alexander was a leader in economic development efforts in Berkley through the Beacon Light Com

Was an Oklahoma Senator from District 4, which includes Sequoyah and Le Flore counties. He was selec

Was an Oklahoma Senator from District 4, which includes Sequoyah and Le Flore counties. He was selected as Caucus Chair for the Senate Democrats in November 2006. He previously served in the House from 1998 to 2002 wher he served as Democratic Caucus Secr

Is a Democratic politician. Since 2002 he has served as Arizona State Senator for District 15, which

Is a Democratic politician. Since 2002 he has served as Arizona State Senator for District 15, which centers on Phoenix.Earlier he was elected to represent the 15th district in the State House of Representatives in 1994 and held the seat until he was term

Is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.Cockrell was selected as an as

Is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.Cockrell was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990 and made his first spaceflight in 1993 on mission STS-56 as a mission specialist. He flew as a pilot on the STS-69 in 1995 and co

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected 19th overall by the Los Angele

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers of the 1987 NBA Draft. Norman played for the Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks in 10 NBA seasons. His best year as a pro came during the 1988-89 NBA season as a Clipper, when he averaged 18.1 points in 80 games. In his NBA career, Norman played in a total of 646 games and scored 8,717 points. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois.

Is an American actor of Armenian descent who is best known for his role as Borat's producer (Azamat

Is an American actor of Armenian descent who is best known for his role as Borat's producer (Azamat Bagatov) in the 2006 comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, in which he speaks Armenian (the East

Colonel, USMC, Ret., is a former NASA astronaut.Cameron was born in November 29, 1949, in Cleveland,

Colonel, USMC, Ret., is a former NASA astronaut.Cameron was born in November 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio, in 1967, and entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), receiving a Bachelor

(December 23, 1941 - February 13, 1964) was an American second baseman who played from 1961 to 1963

(December 23, 1941 - February 13, 1964) was an American second baseman who played from 1961 to 1963 for the Chicago Cubs in the National League. He was killed in a plane crash near Provo, Utah prior to the 1964 season.

Is a United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle

Is a United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.

Is an American author who writes on psychology, philosophy, mysticism, ecology, and spiritual evolut

Is an American author who writes on psychology, philosophy, mysticism, ecology, and spiritual evolution. He has been described as New Age,[1] although his writings are critical of much of the New Age movement.

Is a former professional American football running back who played for the NFL's Green Bay Packers f

Is a former professional American football running back who played for the NFL's Green Bay Packers from 1986-1988 and the Buffalo Bills from 1989-1994.

Is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.Hurlbert was a member of the Progressive Conservative part

Is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.Hurlbert was a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and ran in the Lethbridge, Alberta district, where he was elected in both the 1972 and 1974 federal elections. He served as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus from 1973 to 1979. Hurlbert famously received his nickname, "The Hurler", in 1975 after a particularly animated session of parliament, during which a heated argument erupted between Hurlbert and a fellow representative. The argument culminated in Hurlbert picking up his colleague and tossing him to the parliamentary floor. After this event Hurlbert was dubbed 'The Hurler' by the press, and the nickname stuck, with Hurlbert still referred by it to this day. Mr. Hurburt was involved in famous court case(legal although) in 1972-1975 as to how he obtained his ranch.

(born August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball wh

(born August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1945 and 1953. Listed at 5' 11.5", 169 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

(born September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) is the former manager of the Oakland A's. He

(born September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) is the former manager of the Oakland A's. He managed the A's from 2003-2006.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon and 2 US Open), and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1 Wimbledon and 1 French Open).

Was an American author, best known for his debut novel,[1], One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as a

Was an American author, best known for his debut novel,[1], One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie," Kesey said in a 1999 interview with Robert K. Elder.

Is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate, first elected in 2007. Earlier he was a member

Is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate, first elected in 2007. Earlier he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 38 (Evangeline and St. Landry parishes) from 2000 through 2007. He was first elected without oppos

Is a Major League baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent.Harvey played his rookie seas

Is a Major League baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent.Harvey played his rookie season in Kansas City in 2003. After an impressive first half of the 2004 season, featuring an early battle with Baltimore Orioles Melvin Mora for the AL lead in batting average, Harvey was selected as the Royals' lone representative in the All-Star Game. In interleague play, the Royals played Harvey in left field in order to keep both Harvey and 1B/DH Mike Sweeney, their two most productive bats, in the lineup.

Was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962.

Was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962. The Iverson Award for contributions to APL was named in his honor.

Is a public librarian, fantasy author, and game designer, best known for his work with Tunnels & Tro

Is a public librarian, fantasy author, and game designer, best known for his work with Tunnels & Trolls. He has been an active member of The Science Fiction Writers of America since 1989.St. Andre is the original designer of the 'pen-and-paper' role-playing game Tunnels & Trolls which was first released by Flying Buffalo, Inc. in 1975. In addition to writing the game rules

Was a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better kno

Was a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better known by his ring name, Johnny Weaver. During Johnny's career, he was credited with being the first wrestler to use the sleeper hold (rear naked choke) as his