American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. As an amateur

Was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. As an amateur Salica was the 1932 National AAU flyweight champion. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Salica began his professional career in 1932 and captured the National Bo

Was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.Fuertes decided to concentrate on painting bir

Was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.Fuertes decided to concentrate on painting birds as a career after meeting Elliott Coues in 1894 while on a trip to Washington, D.C. with the Cornell University Glee Club. He would receive the first of his many commissions for illustrating birds while still an undergraduate. At Cornell, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior honor society at the University. In 1899, he accompanied E. H. Harriman on his famous exploration of the Alaska coastline. Following this, Fuertes would travel across much of the United States and to many countries in pursuit of birds, including the Bahamas, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and Ethiopia.

Was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. He was born and raised

Was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. He was born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba. After earning both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, Slotin attended King's College London, where he obtained his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the University of Chicago as a research associate to help design a cyclotron. In 1942, he was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project.

Was an American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank S

Was an American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game".[1] Rawls released more than 70 albums, sold more than 40 million records, appeared as an actor in motion pictures and on television, and voiced-over many cartoons. He had been called "The Funkiest Man Alive".

Was an industrialist.From December 16, 1954 until January 3, 1955, Louis Allis was Secretary of Stat

Was an industrialist.From December 16, 1954 until January 3, 1955, Louis Allis was Secretary of State of Wisconsin following the death of Fred R. Zimmerman who died in office.

Nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominenc

Nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominence in the 20s as an innovative cornet and trumpet virtuoso, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers. With his distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, or wordless vocalizing.

Is a retired American politician, who served as a Representative from Florida.Bafalis was elected to

Is a retired American politician, who served as a Representative from Florida.Bafalis was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1964 and then to the Florida state senate in 1966 and 1968. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Go

Was the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1895.

Was the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1895.

Was a Canadian politician.In 1883, he was appointed a Director of the Quebec Central Railway. He was

Was a Canadian politician.In 1883, he was appointed a Director of the Quebec Central Railway. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral division of Lévis in a by-election held in 1905. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908. He did not run in 1911.

(born on October 23, 1981 in Santa Ana, California) is an outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organi

(born on October 23, 1981 in Santa Ana, California) is an outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian seigneur, businessman and political figure.He was elected to represent Rimouski in th

Was a Canadian seigneur, businessman and political figure.He was elected to represent Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in an 1832 by-election; he was reelected in 1834. Bertrand supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions. In 1844, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rimouski. In 1845, he became the first mayor of L'Isle-Verte.

Was a United States Representative from Maine.He established the Goodall Worsted Co., which originat

Was a United States Representative from Maine.He established the Goodall Worsted Co., which originated Palm Beach cloth. He became president of the Sanford National Bank from its organization in 1896, and became chairman of the Maine commission to the Lou

Was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fam

Was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs of the National League.

Was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears for four seasons. He died from embryonal ce

Was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears for four seasons. He died from embryonal cell carcinoma, which was found as a large tumor in his chest cavity. He was the subject of the 1971 TV movie Brian's Song. Piccolo was portrayed in the original film by James Caan and by Sean Maher in the 2001 remake.

(born September 22, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky), nicknamed "Sweet Lou" and "Slick", is a former Maj

(born September 22, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky), nicknamed "Sweet Lou" and "Slick", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1960 through 1969, Johnson played for the Chicago Cubs (1960, 1968), Los Angeles Angels (1961), Milwaukee Braves (1962), Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-67), Cleveland Indians (1968) and California Angels (1969). He batted and threw right hand

Was an early film producer, most famous for his stewardship and co-founding of the Hollywood film st

Was an early film producer, most famous for his stewardship and co-founding of the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in its golden years. Known always as Louis B. Mayer and often simply as "L.B.", he believed in "wholesome entertainment" and went to great lengths so that MGM had "more stars than there are in the heavens".

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer best known as the trainer of the lege

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer best known as the trainer of the legendary Man o' War. Born in Maryland, Feustel was only ten years old when he began working in the horse racing industry as a stable hand. At age twenty-four

Is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, producer and director.His credit

Is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, producer and director.His credits as a writer include Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Dana Carvey Show and the Chris Rock Show. His work for the Chris R

American geologist, chemist and educator, began his career in 1900 as assayer for Ledyard Gold Mines

American geologist, chemist and educator, began his career in 1900 as assayer for Ledyard Gold Mines Ltd., near Rockdale, Ontario. He moved on to Canadian Goldfields Ltd. later in 1900, then entered McGill University as a graduate student, studying many of the famous mines of Ontario and Quebec. He continued his studies at Cornell University in 1902-1903.In 1903, Graton was hired by Waldemar Lindgren of the US Geological Survey to assist Lindgren's restudy of the Cripple Creek, Colorado goldfields. This began an association that lasted until Lindgren's death in 1939. While at the USGS, he studied ore deposits in the southern Appalachians, New Mexico and California.

Is a former NBA basketball player.After starring at the University of Minnesota, Hudson was selected

Is a former NBA basketball player.After starring at the University of Minnesota, Hudson was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the 4th pick of the 1966 NBA Draft. He was named to the 1967 NBA All-Rookie Team after averaging 18.4 points per game in his first season. At 6'5", Hudson could play as either a guard or a forward, and he had a long and successful professional career, scoring 17,940 points in 13 seasons (1966-1979).

Was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work

Was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collab

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a h

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1967-1976), all with the Kentucky Colonels. He also was one of just two players to play all nine ABA seasons with the same team; the other was Byron Beck of the Denver Rockets, later renamed the Nuggets.

Was an Italian-born American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer

Was an Italian-born American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is an American boxer of height 183 cm. Known as "Honey Boy", Del Valle turned pro in 1992 and won hi

Is an American boxer of height 183 cm. Known as "Honey Boy", Del Valle turned pro in 1992 and won his first 22 bouts, setting up a shot at long-time WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Virgil Hill in 1996. Hill won a close unanimous decision. In 1997 he to