American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

American college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a coca

American college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft. Bias was the second player selected in the draft, after Brad Daugherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Born on February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails[1] or The Dude) is a for

Born on February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, California, and also known as Nails[1] or The Dude) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

Is an American film critic and film historian. He has authored numerous mainstream books on the cine

Is an American film critic and film historian. He has authored numerous mainstream books on the cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory. Maltin was born in New York City, the son of Jacqueline (née Gould), a singer, and Aaron Isaac Maltin, a lawyer and immigration judge. He is married to Alice Tlusty, a researcher and producer. He has one daughter, Jessie Maltin, born in 1986. Maltin is Jewish. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and graduated from Teaneck High School

Was a prolific painter of portraits and murals, an illustrator, as well as a highly regarded paintin

Was a prolific painter of portraits and murals, an illustrator, as well as a highly regarded painting professor for 52 years at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).In 1930, Leonard started his professional painting career while still a student, beginning with two portraits of Baltimore's Mayor Preston. Leonard, a Christian, painted Biblical themes throughout his life. Among them was a commission for an altar painting of "Christ at Gethsemane," which was installed in Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdowne. Also, a book of his drawings depicting the "23rd Psalm of David" was illustrated and published in 1933.

He was originally nicknamed Chicko due to his reputation as a ladies man, or a "chicken chaser" in t

He was originally nicknamed Chicko due to his reputation as a ladies man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. It was still pronounced [t??ko?] although those who were unaware of its origin tended to pronounce it [?i?ko?]. Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce the nickname, but Chico apparently felt it was unnecessary to correct them. As late as the 1950s, even Groucho used the wrong pronunciation for comedic effect. A guest on You Bet Your Life told the quizmaster she came from Chico

Is a theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the U

Is a theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California. He is known for being a co-inventor of the RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) cryptosystem in 1977, and of DNA computing. RSA is in widespread use in security applications, including https.

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Mont

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963.

American Impressionist painter, was born in Zonnemaire, Netherlands. He was the son of a decorative

American Impressionist painter, was born in Zonnemaire, Netherlands. He was the son of a decorative painter. His family removed to Albany, New York in 1866.He worked with a group of artists who were important in the development of the impressionist moveme

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented his native country in two consecutive Wint

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He now lives and skates part-time in Lake Placid, NY. On Feb 6th, 2010 he skated a 40.13 outdoors on

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented his native country in two consecutive Wint

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France.

Is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 77 regular season in the World Hock

Is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 77 regular season in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73.Lilyholm was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As an amateur, he frequently played for the United

Is an American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted and sente

Is an American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted and sentenced in 1977 to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first degree murder, the execution style shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation age

A former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX,

A former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOX's NFL telecasts, and in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.[1]After retiring from football, Summerall became a broadcaster for CBS Sports. He started in 1962 working part-time on New York Giants' broadcasts. In 1964, CBS hired Summerall full-time to work its NFL telecasts, initially as a color commentator and then (beginning in 1975) as a play-by-play announcer. Summerall covered other events including ABA basketball. Summerall also did sportscasts for the network's flagship radio station until 1966 when he did a morning drive-time music/talk program, WCBS-AM. In 1969, Summerall took part in NBC's coverage of Super Bowl III.

Was an American educator, born at Niantic, Conn. He received his college and graduate training at Bo

Was an American educator, born at Niantic, Conn. He received his college and graduate training at Boston, Harvard, and Columbia universities. He began teaching in 1902 as one of the first to carry American ideas and methods to Puerto Rico. There he was ap

(born November 3, 1917 in Fairview Park, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appe

(born November 3, 1917 in Fairview Park, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander stood 6'3" and weighed 195 lbs.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" power forward/center, Chappell was a star at Wake For

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" power forward/center, Chappell was a star at Wake Forest University, were he was named ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1961 and 1962. He was the ACC tournament's all-time leading scorer until Duke University's J. J. Redick surpassed him in 2006. After his college career, he spent 9 years (1962–1971) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks. Chappell was named an NBA All-Star in 1964, and he scored 5,621 NBA career points. He also played one season (1971–1972) with the Dallas Chaparrals of the now defunct American Basketball Association.

Is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career

Is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career leader in coaching win-loss totals. He was inducted twice into the Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player and then later as a coach in 1998.

Is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career

Is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career leader in coaching win-loss totals. He was inducted twice into the Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player and then later as a coach in 1998.

Is a former American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional t

Is a former American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional teams, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. Dawson retired from Pro Football in 1975

Is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Arkansas State Univer

Is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Arkansas State University and played in the National Football League with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.

Was a great American cellist, considered one of the most important pedagogues of the 20th century.Ro

Was a great American cellist, considered one of the most important pedagogues of the 20th century.Rose's parents emmigrated from Kiev, Ukraine and Leonard was born in Washington, D.C.. Rose took lessons from Walter Grossman, Frank Miller and Felix Salmond and after completing his studies at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music at age 20, he joined Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra, and almost immediately became associate principal. At 21 he was principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra and at 26 was the principal of the New York Philharmonic.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1920 Sum

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. He is best known for playing t

Is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. He is best known for playing the character of Spock on Star Trek, an American television series that ran for three seasons from 1966 to 1969, in addition to several movie sequels.

(born on January 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer

(born on January 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer

The Felix Bloch professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University in the field of string theor

The Felix Bloch professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University in the field of string theory and quantum field theory. Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory for his early contributions to the String Theory model of particle physics.[3] Susskind was an Assistant Professor of Physics, then an Associate Professor at the Yeshiva University (1966-1970), after which he went for a year at the University of Tel Aviv (1971-72), returning to Yeshiva to become a Professor of Physics (1970-1979). Since 1979, he has been Professor of Physics at Stanford University,[8] and since 2000, its Felix Bloch Professor of Physics.