American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA tour in 1996 and has fou

Is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA tour in 1996 and has four career victories on the tour. She became a member of the Order of Canada at a ceremony in December, 2006. Her caddie is Danny Sharp.

(born on on December 19, 1964 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)

(born on on December 19, 1964 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)

Is a conductor, violinist and composer.Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Sei

Is a conductor, violinist and composer.Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the United States. Raised by a musical family (his grandfather Isaac was a violinist in the Met Orchestra), Maazel was a prodigy, taking his first conducting lesson at age seven and making his debut at age eight. At the age of eleven, he guest conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the radio. At twelve he toured America to conduct major orchestras. He made his violin debut at the age of fifteen. He later studied at the University of Pittsburgh.

Was born on the Black Hawk Island near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life here in

Was born on the Black Hawk Island near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life here in rural isolation. She was the only woman associated with the Objectivist poets and is widely credited for demonstrating how an Objectivist poetic could hand

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.He was a member

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1911 until 1912 and from 1919 until 1920 . He was elected to Congress in 1922 and served from March 4, 1923 until January

Is an American professional basketball player. He last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.

Is an American professional basketball player. He last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. The 6'4" guard from Wingate University, North Carolina began his professional career as an NBA Draft free agent with the Denver Nuggets, for whom he played all 82 games during the 2002-03 NBA season.

Is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion. They a

Is an American ice dancer. With partner John Carrell, she is the 1967 U.S. national champion. They are the 1967 World silver medalists and 1965-1966 World bronze medalists.

An American television, stage and film actress and singer. She is the daughter of the legendary sing

An American television, stage and film actress and singer. She is the daughter of the legendary singer and actress Judy Garland and Sid Luft, and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli.Lorna Luft lives in Rancho Mirage, CA with her husband, musician Colin R. Fr

An American film, stage and television actress.Patterson was born in Whittier, California, where she

An American film, stage and television actress.Patterson was born in Whittier, California, where she attended Rio Hondo College for a single semester. She is a founding member of the Musical Theatre Guild and has appeared in many stage musicals. She is perhaps best known for her role as Randy, the blonde stewardess in the 1980 comedy hit, Airplane!, and for her lead role in the television version of the film Private Benjamin.

An African American artist and photographer who made her name in the 1980s and 1990s with artworks s

An African American artist and photographer who made her name in the 1980s and 1990s with artworks such as Guarded Conditions and Square Deal. Her work often portrays black women combined with text to express contemporary society's relationship with race, ethnicity and sex. In 2007, Simpson had a 20-year retrospective of her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art in her hometown of New York City.[1][2]

Was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television progr

Was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television programs: the long-running western Bonanza and the shorter-lived cult classic science fiction program Battlestar Galactica.

Was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due

Was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump.In the fall of 1952 he was signed by the New York Rangers of the NHL, and though playing for a last place team, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year. However, after asking for a $500 a year increase in pay, he was promptly returned to the minor leagues for the following season.

Is a former world-class amateur tennis player who competed 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. Mai

Is a former world-class amateur tennis player who competed 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. Main won the singles title of the prestigious Monte Carlo tennis championship in 1954 and was an integral Canada Davis Cup team team member during the early 1

Is a Canadian-American Emmy-winning television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating

Is a Canadian-American Emmy-winning television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.

Was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.Carr began his career in 1930 wit

Was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.Carr began his career in 1930 with the Vancouver Lions of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. He next played for the Buffalo Bisons of the International Hockey League. In 1934 Carr signed with the New York Rangers. After one season with the Rangers, Carr signed with the rival New York Americans, with whom he played for the following seven seasons.

She is the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard. She attends Brentwood School in Brentwo

She is the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard. She attends Brentwood School in Brentwood, CA. On January 15, 2007, she served as Miss Golden Globe at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Is a French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer.She has recorded seven albums as a solo performer and

Is a French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer.She has recorded seven albums as a solo performer and musical director, including several with well-known artists such as Michel Cusson and Michel Donato (Vision), Tiger Okoshi (Lorraine Desmarais), Don Alias

Was an American soul singer, best known for her recording of the song "Stay with Me"[2] (sometimes k

Was an American soul singer, best known for her recording of the song "Stay with Me"[2] (sometimes known as "Stay With Me Baby") in 1966.Born Marybelle Luraine Ellison[3], in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ellison originally sang with two gospel groups, the

Was an American playwright and litigant in the United States Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. Lee.

Was an American playwright and litigant in the United States Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. Lee.

Was a renowned American soprano then mezzo-soprano.She began her musical career as a violist, and be

Was a renowned American soprano then mezzo-soprano.She began her musical career as a violist, and became principal viola with the San Jose Symphony. At age 26, she turned to studying voice seriously at the Boston Conservatory of Music. Her professional ca

A Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She currently plays lead for Krista Scharf.Lang played

A Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She currently plays lead for Krista Scharf.Lang played in her first Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1983 as a third for Anne Provo. The team finished 4-6. She returned to the Hearts in 1988 as Heather Houston's t

Was a member of the United States national soccer team. She currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Wo

Was a member of the United States national soccer team. She currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Women's Premier League.Her twin sister, Veronica (Ronnie) Ching Fair, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997 at San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together in the Woman's National Team.

A Canadian pop singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for and a principal songwriter of

A Canadian pop singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for and a principal songwriter of new wave and pop rock group Parachute Club, with which she continues to perform.Segato initially became known in the late 1970s as the vocalist in the Toro

Was an American surfer and surf equipment innovator. Born in Garden Grove, California, Lorrin "White

Was an American surfer and surf equipment innovator. Born in Garden Grove, California, Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison soon moved to Santa Ana Canyon, where he went by horse and wagon through Aliso Canyon to reach the ocean at Laguna Beach. He credited his inter

Was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.

Was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.