American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

An American experimental performance artist and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in

An American experimental performance artist and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s. Throughout the 1970s, Anderson did a variety of different performance-art activities. She became widely known outside the art world in 1981 when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.[1]

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour since 1982.Rinker's best years in

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour since 1982.Rinker's best years in professional golf came in the mid-1980s, and included two LPGA Tour wins: the 1984 Boston Five Classic and the 1986 LPGA Corning Classic. Her best finishe

Is an American ice hockey player.

Is an American ice hockey player.

Is a musician best known for her work as a children's musical artist. Berkner plays guitar and sings

Is a musician best known for her work as a children's musical artist. Berkner plays guitar and sings in the Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie Lampert and bassist Adam Bernstein.

Is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force, later the Canadian Forces Air Comma

Is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force, later the Canadian Forces Air Command, businessman, and federal politician from Edmonton, Alberta. He has been the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre since February 2006, in October 2007 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence.

Is a former professional indoor volleyball player. She is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M

Is a former professional indoor volleyball player. She is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies women's volleyball team, a position she has served since 1993.

Is a Canadian downhill skier who represented Canada at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. She

Is a Canadian downhill skier who represented Canada at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. She won six World Cup victories and three National Downhill titles in her eleven years on the National Ski Team. She was the first North American woman to win

Was an American pair skater who competed with her brother William Hickox. They won the bronze medal

Was an American pair skater who competed with her brother William Hickox. They won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague. They also finished sixth at the North Amer

Is an American bluegrass musician. When not on tour, she makes her home in Berkeley, California.The

Is an American bluegrass musician. When not on tour, she makes her home in Berkeley, California.The bluegrass scene of Northern California was a powerful mix of the region's historic progressivism and ardent devotion to musical tradition. Nobody minded th

(born on September 28, 1962) is an American professional golfe

(born on September 28, 1962) is an American professional golfe

Is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Campbellville, Ontario, he has been trai

Is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Campbellville, Ontario, he has been training professionally 1975 at racetracks in the Toronto area. He won three consecutive Spring training titles at Greenwood Raceway between 1989 and 1991.

Is a mountaineer best known for his ascent of Mount Everest. An only child, he was born in Calgary,

Is a mountaineer best known for his ascent of Mount Everest. An only child, he was born in Calgary, Alberta.On October 5, 1982 at 9:30am local time, Skreslet became the first Canadian to reach the summit of Mount Everest, via the southeast col route. The

Is a retired Canadian Senator and former broadcaster, journalist and author. He is a member of the L

Is a retired Canadian Senator and former broadcaster, journalist and author. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.In 2004, Senator LaPierre made news by responding in an e-mail to a Christian regarding the then proposed hate crime Bill C-250, with various comments, including the statement "God! You people are sick. God should strike you dead!" and commented on the Bible by saying, "In a book that is supposed to speak of love and you find passages of hatred. You should be ashamed of yourself of reading such books!" The senator later issued an apology.

An American actress and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is the middle child of 3McClainGirls, a si

An American actress and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is the middle child of 3McClainGirls, a singing group she is a member of along with her two sisters, Sierra and China Anne.Lauryn's acting career began as an extra in the 2005 film The Gospel alongside her sisters (However, Lauryn and Sierra gained roles as extras; China Anne gained a bigger role in the film).She recently starred in the 2007 film Daddy's Little Girls as Lauryn James alongside Sierra and China Anne.

Early in her career, she established her reputation in the hip-hop world as the lone female member o

Early in her career, she established her reputation in the hip-hop world as the lone female member of The Fugees. On August 25, 1998 she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, an album which helped to spur the neo-soul genre to a wider commercial platform. After a four year hiatus, she released MTV Unplugged No. 2.0; a live recording taped on July 21, 2001 at MTV Studios in Times Square. She has won eight Grammy Awards and is the mother of five children with Rohan Marley, the fourth son of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the

Is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard's department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom the pair were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and charged only $21.40ùa discount so large that it is legally considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw what happened through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles,

Was an American Rhythm & Blues singer.She began singing in Chicago clubs around 1946, often billed a

Was an American Rhythm & Blues singer.She began singing in Chicago clubs around 1946, often billed as "Little Miss Sharecropper", and first recorded under that name in 1949. She changed her name briefly to "Bea Baker" when recording for Okeh Records in 1951, and then became LaVern Baker when singing with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918

Is a non-partisan member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 1st District since 2005. His

Is a non-partisan member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 1st District since 2005. His district is in southeast Nebraska. He is currently the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.He ran and won in 2004 and ran unopposed in 2008 until his

Is an Arena football quarterback for the Kansas City Brigade.[1] He has previously played in the NFL

Is an Arena football quarterback for the Kansas City Brigade.[1] He has previously played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets, for the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of the arenafootball2 league, and briefly signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on April 4, 2006, only to be released one month later.

Is a country music singer. She began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted recor

Is a country music singer. She began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted record at age 16 with "Partly Bill". She was one of several quite young artists recording country music for Chart Records during this period. In 1973 she became

A Canadian country music artist. Wallace recorded one studio album for MCA Canada, 1995's Thought I

A Canadian country music artist. Wallace recorded one studio album for MCA Canada, 1995's Thought I Was Dreaming. This album produced four singles for her on the Canadian country music charts, of which the highest was the #8-peaking title track.[1]

Was a Canadian painter. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and is best known as a member the Group of

Was a Canadian painter. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and is best known as a member the Group of Seven who pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century. A. Y. Jackson has been quoted as saying that Harris provided the stimulus for the Group of Seven. During the 1920s, Harris' works became more abstract and simplified, especially his stark landscapes of the Canadian north and Arctic. He also stopped signing and dating his works so that people would judge his works on their own merit and not by the artist or when they were painted.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly as a Progressive Conserva

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly as a Progressive Conservative from 1975 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Grossman was leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives from 1985 to 1987. When the elder Grossman retired, Larry Grossman contested and won his father's seat of St. Andrew—St. Patrick in the 1975 election, defeating Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Barbara Beardsley by 419 votes. He was re-elected in the 1977, 1981 and 1985 elections. After serving as parliamentary assistant to the Attorney General from 1975 to 1977, Grossman was appointed to cabinet on September 21, 1977 as Minister of Tourism (on October 18, 1978, the ministry was restyled as Industry and Tourism). He was promoted to the high-profile position of Health Minister on February 18, 1982, and was named Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Economics on July 6, 1983. In cabinet, Grossman's progressive views earned him a reputation as a Red Tory.