American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie

Is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie Kids. His most common subject is youth that casually engage in illegal drug use, underage sex, and violence, and who are part of a subculture (such as pun

Is a former pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year pitching career from 1964

Is a former pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year pitching career from 1964 through 1977 and a five-year career managing the Houston Astros from 1997 through 2001. He played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, both of the National League.Drafted by the Colts at age 17, Dierker made his major-league pitching debut on his 18th birthday — and struck out Willie Mays in the first inning. (As of 2010, he remains the last man to play in the majors at such an early age.) In 1969, he became the Astros' first 20-game winner, while compiling a 2.33 earned run average, 20 complete games and 232 strikeouts over 305 innings. He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1969 and 1971. On July 9, 1976, Dierker pitched a no hitter against the Montreal Expos.

Is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36

Is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. He played for the Grizzlies for two seasons from 1995–1997 and for the Washington Wizards during the 1997-98 season. Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington DC and the New Hampton School in Hampton, New Hampshire. In prep school, he and teammate Bill Brasky combined for 98 points in a Class 3A game, then a state record for two players.

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick (55th overall) of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2005 NBA Draft and was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Was the third Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, serving as Governor Harvey Parnell's second lieutenan

Was the third Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, serving as Governor Harvey Parnell's second lieutenant governor.

(December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leag

(December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.

Is an American poet and painter, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Author

Is an American poet and painter, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, he is best known for A coney island of the mind (New York: New Directions, 1958), a collection of poems that has been translated into nine languages, with sales of over 1,000,000 copies.

Was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strategists when, for more than tw

Was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strategists when, for more than two decades, he helped reshape American politics. He served as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Lyndon Johnson.

Is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rig

Is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments. After high school Wilson played college football at the University of Utah, where he was a two-way starter.

Is the current Attorney General of the state of Idaho, United States, serving since 2003.Wasden is t

Is the current Attorney General of the state of Idaho, United States, serving since 2003.Wasden is the 2006-07 President-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General.

Is an American Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. Formerly a stand up

Is an American Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. Formerly a stand up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live.

A Canadian musician. Gowan has been both a solo artist and the current keyboardist and vocalist of t

A Canadian musician. Gowan has been both a solo artist and the current keyboardist and vocalist of the band Styx. His musical style is usually classified in the category of progressive rock. In 2006 Lawrence Gowan's home was featured on MTV's Cribs.At the

Was the Borough President of Queens, New York, USA from 1908 to 1911.Gresser entered public service

Was the Borough President of Queens, New York, USA from 1908 to 1911.Gresser entered public service in Queens in 1898 and served as Commissioner of Public Works under Borough President Joseph Bermel. When Bermel suddenly resigned his office amid a politic

Is a prolific and accomplished American landscape architect and educator.Halprin's work is marked by

Is a prolific and accomplished American landscape architect and educator.Halprin's work is marked by his attention to human scale, user experience, and the social impact of his designs, in the egalitarian tradition of Frederick Law Olmsted. Halprin was the creative force behind the interactive, 'playable' civic fountains most common in the 1970s, an amenity which continues to greatly contribute to the pedestrian social experience in Portland Oregon, where "Ira's Fountain" is loved and well-used, and which has been a chronic failure at the transient-ridden United Nations Plaza in San Francisco.

Is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.He has been a college a

Is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.He has been a college and professional basketball coach since 1975. He has won over 1,000 professional games in the ABA and the NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead seven different teams to the playoffs. He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers during the 1992-93 NBA season[1]). He is 1,285-853 in his career. He is also the only coach in history to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004).

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

(November 1, 1907 - February 9, 1987) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for

(November 1, 1907 - February 9, 1987) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1929-1934), Chicago Cubs (1935-1941) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1941). French batted right handed and threw left handed. He was born on

In 1983, Lawrence won the NAACP Image Award as best actor for his performance as Frankie in Richard

In 1983, Lawrence won the NAACP Image Award as best actor for his performance as Frankie in Richard Wesley's The Mighty Gents. He later gained praise afor his portrayal as Joseph Jackson in ABC-TV's highly-rated mini-series The Jacksons: An American Dream, he starred on the Fox Network short lived cult science fiction TV series Alien Nation as Sgt. Dobbs, and as Rushion, the headstrong, unapologetic entrepreneur and father of Moesha's boyfriend Q in Moesha

Was an American astronomer. He was born in Tacoma, Washington. He never finished high school and wor

Was an American astronomer. He was born in Tacoma, Washington. He never finished high school and worked for a time as a gold miner. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and went to graduate school at Harvard in 1937. There he obtained his master's degree in 1938 and his Ph.D. in 1943. From 1943 to 1945 he worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of California Radiation Laboratory. He was an assistant professor at Indiana University from 1945 to 1948 and then an associate professor and professor at the University of Michigan until 1962. He moved to UCLA in 1962 and helped build its astronomy department. He was chair of the department from 1963 to 1968.[1]

(January 21, 1905 - October 16, 1969) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Bost

(January 21, 1905 - October 16, 1969) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox. Boerner batted and threw right handed.

Is the Associate Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Family Division. He was a lawyer by

Is the Associate Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Family Division. He was a lawyer by profession, and between 1984 and 1988, was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons.Lawrence I. O'Neil was appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on September 19, 2007 by Justice Minister Honourable Robert Nicholson. The swearing in ceremony took place on October 23, 2007 in St. Ninian's Place on the Campus of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish Nova Scotia.

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of retired professional wrestlers Dean Malenko and Joe Malenko. On July 19, 196

Is an American singer, dancer, musician, and television producer who is best known for his work on T

Is an American singer, dancer, musician, and television producer who is best known for his work on The Lawrence Welk Show.A tap dancer since the age of four, Imel later took up playing the marimba. He appeared in clubs and concerts in and around his hometown right through elementary and high school. Later, with the advent of the Korean War, Imel joined the U.S. Navy and considered a career as a sailor, but towards the end of his tour of duty he was stationed in San Diego. He made the trip up to Los Angeles to audition for the television show of bandleader Lawrence Welk, and wowed the maestro with his dancing and marimba-playing abilities. He was invited to join the cast of the show, and cemented his status on it in his debut performance in 1957.

Was Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-50. He was born on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse, Ne

Was Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-50. He was born on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse, New York, and is currently married with three children. His recreational interests include basketball, scuba diving, bowling, model airplanes, astronomy and

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard/forward, Miller played at the University of Nor

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard/forward, Miller played at the University of North Carolina during the 1960s.From 1968 to 1975, Miller played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars. He averaged 13.6 points per game in his career and set the ABA record of 67 points in a game on March 18, 1972.