American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an American short track speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a br

Is an American short track speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.

Is a Canadian athlete, who competed in alpine skiing at five Winter Paralympic Games. In her career,

Is a Canadian athlete, who competed in alpine skiing at five Winter Paralympic Games. In her career, she won 11 medals for Canada. She won the first ever Gold medal for Giant slalom 2A at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lill

Is an American-born Australian professional basketball player in the National Basketball League, he

Is an American-born Australian professional basketball player in the National Basketball League, he had played with the Melbourne Tigers, the Brisbane Bullets and the Adelaide 36ers. He has recently retired.

Is an American boxer in the Welterweight division. On December 5, 2009 Tyner lost to the Mexican Sau

Is an American boxer in the Welterweight division. On December 5, 2009 Tyner lost to the Mexican Saul Alvarez. All his losses have been quality, coming to Mike Arnaoutis, Lamont Peterson and Saul Alvarez. Lanardo upset one of the best Welterweight prospec

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'3" guard from the University of Louisville, Gordon played in four NBA seasons for the Clippers from 1984-1988. In his career, Gordon played in 201 games and scored a total of 1,125 points.

A former American football player for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.In 1983, th

A former American football player for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.In 1983, the Denver Broncos drafted Karl Mecklenburg in the 12th round with the 310th pick overall. In spite of his low selection, Mecklenburg went on to become an integral part of the Broncos' Super Bowl teams of the 1980s. He played in six Pro Bowls. His 79.5 sacks is the second highest total in franchise history. In 2001, during half time of a game against the Baltimore Ravens, he and Dennis Smith were inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame

An American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding role during the O.

An American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding role during the O. J. Simpson murder trial. He currently hears felony criminal cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.Ito was born to Jim and Toshi Ito. As children, both had been kept in Japanese American internment camps with their families during World War II. Ito attended John Marshall High School, where he was student body president and received the Scholar Athlete award in 1968. He earned his Bachelors Degree with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972, and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall in 1975. He then joined the Los Angeles district attorney's office in 1977, working in the hardcore gang unit and the organized crime and terror unit, among others.[1]

He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He is the on

He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He is the only individual to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins, shared by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (26th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. A guard, Blanks played for the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves in 3 NBA seasons, averaging 2.0 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin. Blanks and teammates Travis Mays and Joey Wright were known as the "BMW Scoring Machine" during the 1989-90 basketball season. That Longhorn team won the Southwest Conference tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and

Is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He retired as a player after the 1972 season.

Is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics

Is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Astana. He is also the fou

Is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Astana. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support.

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, whe

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner. He also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment un

Is the Iowa State Representative from the 40th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Represen

Is the Iowa State Representative from the 40th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1998. He received his BS from Iowa State University.Horbach currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth co

(born January 28, 1979 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player,

(born January 28, 1979 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player,

Is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the Raw brand of World Wrestling Entert

Is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the Raw brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Lance Cade.[4]Lance Cade and fellow wrestler Bryan Danielson went to Japan on December 1, 1999. They competed in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW).[8][10] Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways; Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler Balls Mahoney in tag team matches and a three way dance against another FMW wrestler. Cade left FMW after he was defeated by Mahoney in a three way dance on February 25, 2000, also involving Crazy Boy.[11]

Was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainme

Was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he performed under the ring names Garrison Cade and Lance Cade. He was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling, and later Heartland Wrest

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Is an American actor who stars in films and on television. Lance grew up in Chillicothe, IL and grad

Is an American actor who stars in films and on television. Lance grew up in Chillicothe, IL and graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1955. Lance's first 3 feature films he starred in were 3 Elvis Presley movies, Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) in which he was a stunt double for Elvis Presley, Kissin' Cousins (1964), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). His most recent film is in the 2005 movie Tugger: The Jeep Who Wanted to Fly. His name is pronounced as in French as "luh-GO," and not as in the word "fault".

(July 6, 1947 – January 22, 2008) was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseb

(July 6, 1947 – January 22, 2008) was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1971),

Born March 8, 1964) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the San Diego Padres

Born March 8, 1964) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers. He was known as "Baby Goose" for his similarity to former big league pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage.

(born June 15, 1956, in Clairton, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher

(born June 15, 1956, in Clairton, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1986), Philadelphia Phillies (1987-1988), California Angels (1989-1992),

He would be named to both the ECAC First All-Star Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team. He

He would be named to both the ECAC First All-Star Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team. He was also named ECAC Player of the Year in 1978. Nethery still holds the Cornell records for assists and points in a season, as well as career assists and points. His scoring touch stayed with him as a professional player, and he average over a point per game in parts of three seasons with the New Haven Nighthawks and Springfield Indians of the AHL. He also played 41 NHL games in two seasons, for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. After joining the Oilers (in a trade for Eddie Mio), Nethery played only 3 NHL games, despite putting up two points.

(born August 19, 1980 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a right-handed baseball pitcher who plays for the

(born August 19, 1980 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a right-handed baseball pitcher who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He last played for the Atlanta Braves in 2007..

(b. July 21, 1967 in Bedford, England) is the current Pitching Coach for the High Desert Mavericks b

(b. July 21, 1967 in Bedford, England) is the current Pitching Coach for the High Desert Mavericks baseball club of the Class A California League