American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field

A Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada. Several of these singles have also crossed over to the American country music charts, although she has not entered Top 40 in the U.S., with her highest charting songs being "Give Me a Ring Sometime" and "Take That" peaking at both #52 in 1994. Her highest chart single is the #8 "Better Off Broken" from 1999 in Canada.

Guerrero was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Walter Coles and Lucy Guerrero. Her mother w

Guerrero was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Walter Coles and Lucy Guerrero. Her mother was from Chile. Guerrero spent her childhood living in San Diego and Huntington Beach, California. In 1972, when Lisa was 8 years old, her mother died. To c

A Canadian recording artist and songwriter. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre

A Canadian recording artist and songwriter. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984 she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative rock. (Alanis Morissette, a Dalbello fan, followed a similar career path and musical transformation 10 years later in the 1990s.)Signing with Capitol Records out of L.A. when she was 17, her self-titled debut album in 1977, produced by David Foster, won her a Juno Award for Best New Female Vocalist. Strangely, she was nominated for the same award a second time, for her 1979 second album Pretty Girls, although she did not win.

Lisa Edelstein was born to Jewish parents Alvin and Bonnie Edelstein in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lisa Edelstein was born to Jewish parents Alvin and Bonnie Edelstein in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Her father is a pediatrician in New Jersey at Chilton Memorial Hospital. One of three children, she was raised in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Wayne Vall

Is an American retired figure skater. She was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and originally trained

Is an American retired figure skater. She was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and originally trained by Melissa Smith at the Charleston Civic Center Ice Arena. Due to an eating disorder, she chose to retire from competitive skating. Her decision to stop s

Is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer. She is known for her beautiful image, impressive voc

Is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer. She is known for her beautiful image, impressive vocal range and talents that reach high up to the whistle register, and her 1991 smash hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". Fischer has been recognized as on

Is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consequentive Summer

Is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. There she finished in fourteenth position in the 200m Breaststroke.

A television star that has appeared notably on Seasons 7-10 on the popular Nickeloden Classic series

A television star that has appeared notably on Seasons 7-10 on the popular Nickeloden Classic series All That. She and 3 other cast members(Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, and Kyle Sullivan) were the only members to last through seasons 7-10. She also guest-starred in episode of Malcolm in the Middle as Mallory, the female version of Malcolm.

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on th

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.Tucker was born in Anaheim, California[2] to Stanley and Eleanor Tucker, and has two older brothers: Billy and Stanley III.

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on th

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.[1]Tucker was encouraged by her parents to audition for a production of The Little Princess at Orange County Children's The

Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Tina, a social worker, and Ira Hamilto

Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Tina, a social worker, and Ira Hamilton, a realtor and construction worker.[1] She graduated with a degree in theatre from New York University and earned her master's degree from The Juilliard

Is a filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino (SLC Punk

Is a filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino (SLC Punk!)She graduated from Emerson College, with a BS in Film. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces German Expressionist films.

Lisa became a sex symbol, and Playboy attempted to get her to pose nude in their magazine. She turne

Lisa became a sex symbol, and Playboy attempted to get her to pose nude in their magazine. She turned down the offer.Lisa Harrison learned to play basketball from a young age. In 1989, she was named the High School Player of the Year by attending Southern

Is an actress.She made her first big splash in television in 1977 in the TV flop Tabitha; the belate

Is an actress.She made her first big splash in television in 1977 in the TV flop Tabitha; the belated spin-off of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched. Lisa played the now grown-up Tabitha Stephens, who tried making it on her own without using her magic powers. Aft

She was the host of MTV's now-defunct daily late-night alternative rock program Alternative Nation t

She was the host of MTV's now-defunct daily late-night alternative rock program Alternative Nation throughout much of the '90s. Today, she's best known as the hostess of Reality Remix.Montgomery is an Eastern Orthodox Christian and first came into the pub

A Canadian-born singer and songwriter . Lavie discovered her musical talent at age 10. Her love for

A Canadian-born singer and songwriter . Lavie discovered her musical talent at age 10. Her love for music was inspired by Mariah Carey’s work, and, closer to home, by her older brothers’ musical and dance talent. An independent-minded teenager, Lavie tour

A WNBA player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. One of the original WNBA players, she qu

A WNBA player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. One of the original WNBA players, she quickly rose to stardom as one of the league's top-performing and popular players. On July 30, 2002 she made history by becoming the first player to perform

Is a Chinese-American journalist, best known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View (from 1999-

Is a Chinese-American journalist, best known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View (from 1999-2002), host of National Geographic Channel's Explorer, reporter on Channel One News, and special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show.

A Canadian singer and voice actor. She is probably best known for her role as Lisa Raccoon in the an

A Canadian singer and voice actor. She is probably best known for her role as Lisa Raccoon in the animated television series The Raccoons, as well as for singing the series' various songs, including the theme song "Run With Us".As a teenager, Lougheed att

Is a United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.[1] Born in Washington, DC, she was sel

Is a United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.[1] Born in Washington, DC, she was selected by NASA in 1996 and qualified as a mission specialist in robotics.[1] Nowak flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-121 in July 2006.[

Lisa Marie Presley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, exactly nine months after her parents' May 1, 196

Lisa Marie Presley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, exactly nine months after her parents' May 1, 1967, wedding. Until her parents' divorce, she lived at Graceland, Elvis' Memphis estate. She was very pampered and indulged by her father—he dressed her in f

As an amateur bodybuilder, Varon won her first competition in 1995 as a middleweight.[2][8] She then

As an amateur bodybuilder, Varon won her first competition in 1995 as a middleweight.[2][8] She then started competing in fitness competitions and won ESPN2's Fitness America Series in 1997.[4][8] In 1999, she placed second at a fitness event in New York

Better known by her ring name Victoria, is an American female bodybuilder, fitness competitor and pr

Better known by her ring name Victoria, is an American female bodybuilder, fitness competitor and professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and appearing on its SmackDown! brand.[7]

Is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Ent

Is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (previously the World Wrestling Federation) between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory. Moretti, however, began her career in the Gorgeous

An American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound'

An American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist. Moscatiello is, however, known for her versatility and range, and has appe