American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. Godwin is the Assistant to the Director for Explorati

Is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. Godwin is the Assistant to the Director for Exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate at the Johnson Space Center.

A Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She is the youngest child of Norwegian immigrants. She wa

A Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She is the youngest child of Norwegian immigrants. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Her formative years were spent in Belleville where at age 9 she picked up her first guitar, and age 12 formed an aco

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She was eliminated in the semifinals o

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Four years later in Montreal, Murray-Dragan was also eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 5

Canadian popular psychologist based in England. She was course director of the MSc programme in coun

Canadian popular psychologist based in England. She was course director of the MSc programme in counselling psychology at London Guildhall University,[citation needed] and is the author of numerous health books such as The Man Manual, which tries to explains the workings of men's minds and author of Mirror Mirror: Dr. Linda's Body Image Revolution, a book on body image.

Linda Perry was raised in a large family that comprised her mother and father and six siblings-—fi

Linda Perry was raised in a large family that comprised her mother and father and six siblings-—five brothers (Jay, Solomon, Mark, Marcel, and John) and one sister (Sally). Neither Steve Perry nor Joe Perry is related to Linda, although both are also of P

Was a pop singer active in the early to mid 1960s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling sing

Was a pop singer active in the early to mid 1960s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single, "I've Told Every Little Star". She went on to place twelve songs on the charts over the next four years, the last being "Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed,

A singer/songwriter and piano player. On May 13, 1972 she performed in the first out Lesbian concert

A singer/songwriter and piano player. On May 13, 1972 she performed in the first out Lesbian concert in the U.S. at the University of Illinois, Chicago Cirlce Campus. She was accompanied by percussionist Ella Szekeley. The Chicago Women's Liberation Rock

Is a member of the Republican Party who represented Washington's 3rd congressional district from 199

Is a member of the Republican Party who represented Washington's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 1999 in the United States House of Representatives. After leaving politics, Linda Smith founded Shared Hope International, a nonprofit organization to

Was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). Frat

Was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). Fratianne was particularly known for her ability to complete difficult triple jumps with ease and beauty. She became the first female skater to land two differ

Was a pornographic actress who became famous after starring in the 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Thro

Was a pornographic actress who became famous after starring in the 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. She later became a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement.

Was an American amateur and professional tennis star. She reached the quarter-finals of the French O

Was an American amateur and professional tennis star. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, won singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972, and at Cincinnati in 1968.

Also known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter.Womack is the daughter of Sam

Also known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter.Womack is the daughter of Sam Cooke, and with her husband Cecil Womack has had a successful recording career under the name Womack & Womack. Their first album Love Wars proved a critic

Is a retired American boxer in the super middleweight division. Holmes turned professional in 1979 a

Is a retired American boxer in the super middleweight division. Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Chong-Pal Park of South Korea. The bout was ruled a no contest in the 2nd round after an accident

Was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Hadley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and

Was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Hadley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. R

Is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. She won a silver medal in the women's skel

Is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. She won a silver medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee.

A former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tourn

A former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In addition, she has won more prize money than any other professional female athlete.[2] She is one of only four women (the others being Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert) since 1975 who has been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times. Davenport finished 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005 as the top ranked player.

Is an American soccer forward currently playing for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional So

Is an American soccer forward currently playing for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1925 and 1940. Also in 1912, Warren wa

Was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1925 and 1940. Also in 1912, Warren was named county attorney for Beaufort County, North Carolina, and elected the chairman of the executive committee for the county Democratic Party; he would

Was an American sportsman. The son of the prominent businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner, Ch

Was an American sportsman. The son of the prominent businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner, Charles S. Howard, Lindsay Howard began riding horses at a young age and by the early 1930s had developed into a top class polo player. He captained the San Mateo Hurricanes that played in the Pacific Coast Inter-circuit Cup Polo Championship against such teams as the Midwick Country Club, captained by Neil McCarthy.[1] Lindsay Howard and his brother Robert frequently played matches in Argentina, the polo capital of the world, and they and friend Bing Crosby decided to establish "Caballeriza Binglin Stock Farm" near Buenos Aires where they purchased a number of locally bred horses and shipped them back to the United States.

Is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F. and the Spanish

Is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F. and the Spanish national team.He was a product of Real Madrid's youth system, and started in the junior squad during the 1990-91 season, but it wasn't until 1998-99 that he debuted in the senior side, replacing Bodo Illgner, and he was in Real's starting lineup the next season. In 2000, he became the youngest-ever goalkeeper to ever play in a Champions League final when Real Madrid defeated Valencia C.F. 3-0 four days after his nineteenth birthday.

Is an internationally collected American painter and a frequent guest on the Fine Art Showcase telev

Is an internationally collected American painter and a frequent guest on the Fine Art Showcase television show. He is best known for his idealized impressionistic paintings of women and children in beach and garden settings, and romantic (usually retrospective) Americana scenes.His paintings and prints are distinguished by his loyalty to the Impressionistic ideals, and to the American Scene Painters of the early 1900s. His subject matter is often romantic, sentimental, or nostalgic. Almost all his early paintings were of his childhood, childhood memories, or contemporary family life. Since the early nineties he has expanded his subject matter to include American genre scenes. There is also an emphasis on candid and casual moments with very little affectation. Posed and or staged subjects are avoided for the most part.

An American actress, model and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion m

An American actress, model and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. At age 10, she began her acting career in a soap opera; at 11, she made her motion picture debut by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.Lohan rose to stardom with her leading roles in the films Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded. Her subsequent roles include appearances in A Prairie Home Companion and Bobby. In 2004, Lohan launched a second career in pop music yielding the albums Speak (2004), A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005) and the forthcoming Spirit in the Dark (2008).

Is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive

Is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). There she was a member of the US relay team that won the title in the 4x200m freestyle. Four years later in Athens, Greece she earned gold swimming prelims of the 4x200m free relay, and silver swimming the heats of the 4x100m free relay.

After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to lea

After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet. Her film career has included both commercial and critical successes, ranging from teen romantic comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) to dark art house pictures such as The Business of Strangers (2001). Stiles also actively supports a variety of progressive[clarify] causes[citation needed].

Is an American singer who until 2003 was signed to Warner Brothers Records. She toured with Dreamstr

Is an American singer who until 2003 was signed to Warner Brothers Records. She toured with Dreamstreet and Aaron Carter for several months. She also had the honor of performing for the governor of California along with The Eagles and The Backstreet Boys.