American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was an American ice hockey goaltender for the Marquette Iron Rangers during the 1969-70 season.

Was an American ice hockey goaltender for the Marquette Iron Rangers during the 1969-70 season.

In 2005, Karen collaborated with MC Kool Keith on the track Teaser, which was said to be on the porn

In 2005, Karen collaborated with MC Kool Keith on the track Teaser, which was said to be on the porn film Deep Throat vs. Lialeh soundtrack.[10] However the soundtrack was never released but recently started circulating on the web.[11] For the movie Jackass 2, Karen O collaborated with electronic artist Peaches and Johnny Knoxville to record a track entitled "Backass". In 2007 Karen contributed vocals to a version of Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited for the I'm Not There movie soundtrack.[12] She also appears on the soundtrack of the forthcoming Where The Wild Things Are movie, directed by former boyfriend Spike Jonze.[13

Is an American equestrian. Her family includes Joanne and Phillip Lende and brothers Steven and Chip

Is an American equestrian. Her family includes Joanne and Phillip Lende and brothers Steven and Chip. She grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts.

Is the U.S. Representative for California's 12th congressional district, serving since 2008. She is

Is the U.S. Representative for California's 12th congressional district, serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County (formerly part of the district represented by her polit

Is a Native American author of novels, poetry, and children's books. She is an enrolled member of th

Is a Native American author of novels, poetry, and children's books. She is an enrolled member of the Anishinaabe nation (also known as Ojibway and Chippewa). She is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant Native writers of the second wave of what

Is an American mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Nyberg is the 50th woman in space.She worked

Is an American mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Nyberg is the 50th woman in space.She worked at Johnson Space Center from 1991 to 1995 and received a patent for work she completed in 1991 on Robot Friendly Probe and Socket Assembly. In 1998, on com

Is a former field hockey striker from Canada, who earned a total number of 105 international caps fo

Is a former field hockey striker from Canada, who earned a total number of 105 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She played club hockey on national level for Phoenix Calgary, and earned a Masters of arts degree i

An American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. She is best known for her strikingly open, chi

An American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. She is best known for her strikingly open, child-like voice and her poetic and somewhat didactic songwriting. She is also known in the industry as a first-call session singer with a gift for harmony. T

Is the Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 58th District since 2001.

Is the Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 58th District since 2001. The district includes parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northbrook, and Riverwoods.

She is known for her appearances in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997[1] a

She is known for her appearances in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997[1] and Playmate of the Year of 1998.[3] In 2001, the readers of Playboy voted McDougal "No. 2 Sexiest Playmate of the 1990s."[4] McDougal taught pre-kindergart

An American singer – actress best known for her work in musical theater. Her honors include an Emm

An American singer – actress best known for her work in musical theater. Her honors include an Emmy Award and a Theatre World Award, and an Ovation Award and five Drama-Logue Award nominations.[citation needed]Morrow was born in Chicago, Illinois and rais

Is the executive director of Working America, a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO. She co-founded t

Is the executive director of Working America, a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO. She co-founded the organization in 2003 and has overseen the group's climb to over 2.5 million members nationwide. Nussbaum served as the director of the United States Dep

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 200 m Butterfly

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 200 m Butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Is an American archer. She now resides in Enfield, Connecticut, and is an alumna of Enfield High Sch

Is an American archer. She now resides in Enfield, Connecticut, and is an alumna of Enfield High School. She is currently ranked fifth in the world by the International Archery Federation.

Is a former Canadian alpine skier. She was born in Banff, Alberta. She won 2 bronze medals in skiing

Is a former Canadian alpine skier. She was born in Banff, Alberta. She won 2 bronze medals in skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Until her retirement from the National team in August, 1990, she competed in 107 races on the World Cup circuit with

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Shepherd was born in

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.Shepherd was born in Silver City, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1962 with a B.A. and Brigham Young University in 1963 with a M.A. and served served

Was an American labor union activist and chemical technician at the Kerr-McGee plant near Crescent,

Was an American labor union activist and chemical technician at the Kerr-McGee plant near Crescent, Oklahoma, United States.Silkwood's job was making plutonium pellets for nuclear reactor fuel rods. She died under mysterious circumstances after investigating claims of irregularities and wrongdoing at the Kerr-McGee plant.

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

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 7th District since 2001. In 2006 Yarbrough became the Democratic Committeeman of Proviso Township by defeating incumbent committeeman Eugene Moore, the Cook County Recorder

Art and sculpting are important aspects of her life, and she has claimed that she creates some form

Art and sculpting are important aspects of her life, and she has claimed that she creates some form of art every day, stating, "I would go crazy if I didn't." Some of her preferred sculpting materials are polymer clay, various found objects, acrylic gouache, wood and metals. Byron showcases some of her art on her personal website [1], and photography from her public exhibit debut Stray Doll in September 2004 is available at Anno Domini.[5] She believes being an artist is a hard career to choose, but has found inspiration in artists such as various SECCA award winners in the past. Preferring to make her audience think, she has had the following to say about her art:

A Canadian actress in television and film. She is probably best known for her role as Mariel Underla

A Canadian actress in television and film. She is probably best known for her role as Mariel Underlay on the cult TV series Invasion.In Canada her first major role was on The Rez and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000). Matchett was a key member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), in which she played numerous femmes fatale and had a recurring role as Lily Rowan. On the short-lived but highly reviewed show Wonderfalls, she played the character Beth, the lesbian love interest of the main character's sister, Sharon Tyler.

Wührer was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Karin (née Noble), a payroll accountan

Wührer was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Karin (née Noble), a payroll accountant, and Andrew Wührer, a police officer and car salesman.[1] She has three siblings. As a teenager, she sang in nightclubs, sneaking out of the family home to

Is an American former biathlete. In 1984, she was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. relay te

Is an American former biathlete. In 1984, she was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. relay team at the first women's Biathlon World Championships.

Is a Gospel singer, and a founding member of the gospel group Virtue.She sings soprano and alto[cita

Is a Gospel singer, and a founding member of the gospel group Virtue.She sings soprano and alto[citation needed] with Virtue where she currently performs with her sisters Ebony Holland and Heather Martin. She is the lead singer in the group

Is an American television and film actress.Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She atten

Is an American television and film actress.Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills. She played the character Bailey Quarters on the popular television series WKRP in Cincinnati.

Is a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She may be best known for her appearance

Is a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She may be best known for her appearances on the GSN series Poker Royale Battle of the Sexes. Jett also appeared in Late Night Poker's fourth season. tud player who taught her poker strategy, and her husband is fellow Full Tilt Poker pro Chip Jett, one of the world's foremost tournament players. The couple writes a column together for Card Player magazine, answering reader questions in a "he said/she said" format.