American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an American racecar driver.

Was an American racecar driver.

An American singer and a songwriter.Phillips, who was born in Glendale, California, began her musica

An American singer and a songwriter.Phillips, who was born in Glendale, California, began her musical career as a vocalist in the early 1980s, singing background parts for Christian artists Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill and others. After a short time, Phill

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the late 1980s. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the late 1980s. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Is an American singer.Leslie Carter is the older sister of Aaron Carter and younger sister of Nick C

Is an American singer.Leslie Carter is the older sister of Aaron Carter and younger sister of Nick Carter. Aside from her brothers, Nick and Aaron, she also has two sisters: (Aaron's twin sister) Angel (a model) and BJ. She also has an older half-sister n

Is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketba

Is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketball Association during the early 1990s.A 7'0" center, Jepsen played at Bowbells High School in North Dakota and at The University of Iowa. He was part of George Raveling's recruiting class at The University of Iowa in 1985 which included B.J. Armstrong, Roy Marble, Ed Horton and Kevin Gamble. All five recruits went on to play in the NBA.

Is an equestrian from the United States and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in show jumping w

Is an equestrian from the United States and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in show jumping with the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal in 1996.

Is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. She served for one t

Is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. She served for one term (1993-1995) in the 103rd Congress. She lost a bid for the Lieutenant Governorship in 2005 by a wide margin, and lost again in 2008 in her primary bid against Gerry Connolly for her old congressional seat.

Is a retired Canadian swimmer, who competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold

Is a retired Canadian swimmer, who competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

Was an American music journalist, author and musician. Most famous for his work at Creem and Rolling

Was an American music journalist, author and musician. Most famous for his work at Creem and Rolling Stone magazines, Bangs was and still is regarded as an extremely influential voice in rock criticism

Was an American astronomer.An amateur astronomer, he was a prolific discoverer of comets and also a

Was an American astronomer.An amateur astronomer, he was a prolific discoverer of comets and also a persistent observer of variable stars and member of the AAVSO. Harlow Shapley once described him as "the world's greatest non-professional astronomer".He wrote the heart-warming autobiographical Starlight Nights (ISBN 0-933346-94-8), which evokes the magic of stargazing in simpler days, on a farm and without light pollution.Asteroid 3850 Peltier is named in his honor, as is the Leslie C. Peltier Award of the Astronomical League

Is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and manager who has competed in North American inde

Is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and manager who has competed in North American independent promotions throughout the early 2000s including Full Impact Pro, Future of Wrestling, the Heartland Wrestling Association, Ohio Valley Wrestling an

Was an American scientist (born 1900)[1], and the author of the book, German Research in World War I

Was an American scientist (born 1900)[1], and the author of the book, German Research in World War II: an analysis of the conduct of research. He was Major General, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army, and former Director of the Ballistic Research Laboratories

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1938 for th

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1938 for the New York Giants and 1939 for the Philadelphia Phillies. He played in the minors from 1933 until 1945, including a brief stint as manager of the Bakersfield Badgers in 1941.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1934 to 1936 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1934 to 1936 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.

Is an African American writer. She has written in various genres, including African American literat

Is an African American writer. She has written in various genres, including African American literature, romance, women's fiction, crime suspense, dark fantasy/horror and non-fiction. Banks started her career over ten years ago. She was born and raised in Philadelphia and she currently resides in University City, Philadelphia. Leslie writes under various pseudonyms: LA Banks, Leslie Esdaile, Lesli

A Canadian singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of

A Canadian singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene. At the 2008 Juno Awards on 6 April 2008 in Calgary, Alberta, she was the top winner with five awards, including Songwriter of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Album of the Year and Single of the Year. On 20 October 2008, she told the Canadian press that, following the success of her last album, The Reminder, she felt she needed to step away from the pressures of the music industry to consider her next career move and "rest for a minute".[1]

(November 16, 1940 - May 17, 2004) was a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who pla

(November 16, 1940 - May 17, 2004) was a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1963) and Washington Senators (1964-1967).

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

January 25, 1889 - November 14, 1938) born in Aurora, Nebraska was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox

January 25, 1889 - November 14, 1938) born in Aurora, Nebraska was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1911-14), New York Yankees (1914-17), St. Louis Browns (1918) and Cleveland Indians (1919-22).

A former American football cornerback who played college football at Jackson State University, and t

A former American football cornerback who played college football at Jackson State University, and then played professional football.Duncan played with the American Football League San Diego Chargers from 1964 through 1969, and the NFL's Chargers in 1970 and Washington Redskins from 1971 through 1974. He was an AFL All-Star in 1965, 1966, and 1967 and an AFC-NFC Pro Bowler in 1971. Duncan now resides in Stockton, California. He previously worked at Webster Middle School, and is currently employed with Harrison Elementary School and other local elementary schools.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, who won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He later spent one season (1964-1965) in the NBA with the Baltimore Bullets and six seasons (1967-1973) in the American Basketball Association with the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, New Jersey Nets, Kentucky Colonels, and Memphis Tams. Hunter scored 5,735 points in his professional career and was a two-time ABA All-Star.

Is an American artist, television correspondent, and arts education advocate. Her multi-disciplinary

Is an American artist, television correspondent, and arts education advocate. Her multi-disciplinary work is influenced by the Surrealists and often incorporates found objects and photographic images into collage and assemblage constructions and installat

Is an American boxer. Known as "Lightning" Les, Ralston began his professional career in 2002, and l

Is an American boxer. Known as "Lightning" Les, Ralston began his professional career in 2002, and lost to Sergio Mora in 2004 before Mora's appearance on The Contender. He will be one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV seri

Was an American statistician and survey methodologist of Hungarian descent. He fought in the Interna

Was an American statistician and survey methodologist of Hungarian descent. He fought in the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War.His main work is the book Survey Sampling (1965), where he summarized and developed the current theory of sampling

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angel

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event and fifth in the K-2 500 m event.