American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Born Burkhardt (November 18, 1915 - December 29, 2004), was an American right-handed pitcher and ump

Born Burkhardt (November 18, 1915 - December 29, 2004), was an American right-handed pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball.

Whose baptismal name was officially changed by court order to Ken Hechler -- was a long-serving West

Whose baptismal name was officially changed by court order to Ken Hechler -- was a long-serving West Virginia politician.He is a member of the Democratic Party, and a strong supporter of organized labor. He was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 1959 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing two Summer Ol

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Born on January 29, 1969) is an American professional golfer

Born on January 29, 1969) is an American professional golfer

Is an American painter. He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Art History as well as the di

Is an American painter. He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Art History as well as the director and curator of the Louie-Meager Art Gallery at Ohlone College in Fremont, California, and he has previously taught at institutions including the University of Chicago and Texas A&M University. He is also the author of Liaisons: Readings in Art, Literature and Philosophy, a thematically-framed textbook about how the study of culture relates to students' other classes and to life in general.[1][2]

Height 185 cm Year of Birth 1970 Nationality United States Position Point Guard NBA Draft 1991

Height 185 cm Year of Birth 1970 Nationality United States Position Point Guard NBA Draft 1991 # 2

Is a United States jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and kno

Is a United States jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.His talent first came to wider recognition when he took the piano chair in the 1960s Dizzy Gillespie quartet. He has gon

Is an American professional freestyle motocross rider. His nickname is "Cowboy." Out of all other ri

Is an American professional freestyle motocross rider. His nickname is "Cowboy." Out of all other riders, he currently has the most wins, 57 in all. Bartam has also suffered plenty of injuries, including 22 broken bones, 7 knocked out teeth, a steel plate

Nicknamed The Technician is a former American boxer. Baysmore won the 1979 National Golden Gloves ba

Nicknamed The Technician is a former American boxer. Baysmore won the 1979 National Golden Gloves bantamweight title. He turned professional in 1981, and after a successful career start he was named The Ring Prospect of the Year in 1983. This award existe

Is a retired professional wrestler who competed primarily in the American Wrestling Association. Jay

Is a retired professional wrestler who competed primarily in the American Wrestling Association. Jay primarily performed as a jobber.Even in his later years, Kenny Jay was known to work stiff (use more force than needed to achieve the effect) rather than

Is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He

Is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne Wells. He is a 3X Olympian.

Was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation.After hearing Pee Wee Russell the first t

Was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation.After hearing Pee Wee Russell the first time, he was convinced that he wanted to be a jazz musician, too; and at the age of 16 he joined the musician's union, first as a baritone saxophone player. In 1954 he joined Jack Teagarden's Band, and after only a few days with the band he made his first jazz recordings. Later on, he worked with bands lead by Phil Napoleon and Pee Wee Erwin before joining the Dukes of Dixieland in 1962. The late 1960s found him free-lancing with, among others, Red Allen, Ralph Sutton, Yank Lawson and his life-long friend Dick Wellstood.

Son of jazz pianist Kenny Drew, is an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its hard-swingin

Son of jazz pianist Kenny Drew, is an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its hard-swinging bluesy sound and large, two-handed rooty chords contrasting with fast runs. His style is said to be similar to that of his father and Oscar Peterson.His

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'5" guard-forward from UCLA, Fields played in 4 seasons in the NBA from 1984-1988. He played for the Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers. His best year as a pro came during the 1986-87 season when he split time with the Bucks and Clippers, appearing in 48 games and averaging 8.2 ppg.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in t

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Wake Forest University, Green played in two NBA seasons from 1985-1987. He played for the Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers. In his NBA career, he played in 60 games and scored a total of 265 points.

Was a famous southpaw boxer. He fought for lightweight and light welterweight titles of the world, o

Was a famous southpaw boxer. He fought for lightweight and light welterweight titles of the world, once against Joe Brown and twice against Carlos Ortiz. Lane was known for having a very unorthodox way of fighting. This combined with the fact that he was

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kenny King. King currently wres

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kenny King. King currently wrestles for Ring of Honor. He was a contestant in the second season of WWF Tough Enough. At the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on August 15, 2009, King beat

Is a former American football strong safety who played seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks from 1

Is a former American football strong safety who played seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987 in the National Football League. He is considered as one of the greatest Seahawks players of all-time and one of the greatest safeties in NFL history.[1]

Is a former professional boxer. Mitchell won the New York Golden Gloves three times. He won the 112

Is a former professional boxer. Mitchell won the New York Golden Gloves three times. He won the 112lb Open Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Mitchell was defeated in the 1977 112lb Sub-Novice Championship by Gino Gelormino. Mitchell trained at the Mo

Is a lacrosse player for the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse. He played college lacrosse fo

Is a lacrosse player for the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse. He played college lacrosse for the Syracuse Orange in Division I. Nims played for the Orange from 2006 to 2009, leading the team to two straight NCAA tournament championships in 2008 a

Is a middleweight boxer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Kost fights in the orthodox stance. As of A

Is a middleweight boxer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Kost fights in the orthodox stance. As of April 2008 Kost had a record of 14-3 with six wins by knockout. His most notable wins were against Miguel Hernandez, Matt Vanda, and James Crayton. On April

An American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The artist received his B.F.A in 1980 at the Sc

An American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The artist received his B.F.A in 1980 at the School of Visual Arts located in New York City. Scharf's works consist of popular culture based shows with made up science-related backgrounds.Scharf uses popular images that he grew in a trash can, such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons. The reason Scharf uses cartoon images in his art work is to bring popular culture into the fine arts. Scharf wants to see how far he can push the line between high and low art. Scharf to this day is making artwork that makes the viewers think about where the line is and how far has the artist pushed it.

He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, a school rich in basketball and scholastic trad

He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, a school rich in basketball and scholastic tradition, and the home of such prep standouts as Brian Winters, Robert Werdann, and New York City schoolboy legend Kenny Anderson (also Smith's cousin). Smith

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Thorne enjoyed most of his tennis suc

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Thorne enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 67 in 1995.

Is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 7th District since his

Is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 7th District since his appointment in 2004. Prior to his time in the legislature, Yuko was a political and union activist for more than two decades.Yuko first ran for the Ohio H