American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an American actor most famous for his role as George Jefferson, on the television shows All in th

Is an American actor most famous for his role as George Jefferson, on the television shows All in the Family and The Jeffersons and as Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen. He also played Earl Sinclair's horrifying boss, a Triceratops named B.P. Richfield on the Jim Henson sitcom, Dinosaurs.

(February 10, 1935 - February 21, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Basebal

(February 10, 1935 - February 21, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball

Was an American politician from California. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of Ca

Was an American politician from California. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council; he was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served from 1855 to 1856. H

During the 92nd Missouri General Assembly, Representative Parker was elected Deputy Majority Whip an

During the 92nd Missouri General Assembly, Representative Parker was elected Deputy Majority Whip and served as Vice-Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. He also served on the Education Committee, and the Small Business Committee.

Is a top-ranked Canadian Olympic épée fencer, World Cup medal winner, elementary school teacher an

Is a top-ranked Canadian Olympic épée fencer, World Cup medal winner, elementary school teacher and author. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa. At the 2005 FIE World Championships in Fencing she won a bronze medal in the individual épée event,

Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois. At age 11 her family, which includes Shepherd's three sister

Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois. At age 11 her family, which includes Shepherd's three sisters, moved to Hoffman Estates, a Chicago suburb. She attended Winston Churchill Elementary School and Eisenhower Junior High School of Community Consolidated

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer O

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team.

She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 4 x

She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Lillie Leatherwood, 100 m gold medalist Valerie Brisco-Hooks and 100 m silver medalist Chandra C

Is a vocalist, guitarist and lyricist for the band Eisley. Three of her siblings, Chauntelle, Stacy

Is a vocalist, guitarist and lyricist for the band Eisley. Three of her siblings, Chauntelle, Stacy and Weston are also members of Eisley, along with her cousin, Garron. Her youngest sister Christie has performed with them live as well. Her drawings can b

Throughout her career, Martel competed in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and Extreme Champ

Throughout her career, Martel competed in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as Sherri Martel, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Sensational Sherri, Sensational Queen Sherri, Peggy Sue, and Scary Sherri

(born on December 27, 1962) is an American golfer

(born on December 27, 1962) is an American golfer

An American photographer and conceptual artist.Much of Levine's work is in the form of very direct i

An American photographer and conceptual artist.Much of Levine's work is in the form of very direct image appropriation. She first gained critical attention for her work in the 1980s, where she was considered part of an emergent group of political, conceptual artists which also included Jenny Holzer, Richard Prince, Louise Lawler, Cindy Sherman and Barbara Kruger.Levine is best known for the work shown in "After Edward Weston", her 1980 solo exhibition at the Metro Pictures Gallery. The works consist of famous Walker Evans photographs, rephotographed by Levine out of an Evans exhibition catalog, and then presented as Levine's artwork with no further manipulation of the images. The Evans photographs—made famous by his book project Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, with writings by James Agee—are widely considered to be the quintessential photographic record of the rural American poor during the great depression

Was an American college and professional football player from Texas Christian University.In his firs

Was an American college and professional football player from Texas Christian University.In his first year with the Texans, Headrick set the standard for playing hurt, after fracturing a vertebra in his neck in a pre-game collision at Houston. Despite feeling pain in his neck, he played the entire game.

Is an American operatic baritone most famous for his Verdi roles. From the mid-1960s until 1997 he w

Is an American operatic baritone most famous for his Verdi roles. From the mid-1960s until 1997 he was associated with the Metropolitan Opera.He has a high baritone, combining good legato with an incisive rhythmic style; furthermore he has a commanding and handsome stage presence. By 1965 had made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. His international debuts followed soon thereafter, and Milnes became one of the world's prominent Verdi baritones of the 1970s and 80s.

Is the senior United States Senator from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his elect

Is the senior United States Senator from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. H

Is an American actress and voice artist. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC

Is an American actress and voice artist. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program The Mickey Mouse Club. As an adult, she became a voice artist for Hanna-Barbera Productions. Besides providing voices for numerous incidental characters in series such as Scooby-Doo,

A Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan.Anderson has been to five Scott Tournament of Hearts, f

A Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan.Anderson has been to five Scott Tournament of Hearts, four as a skip. Her first Scotts were in 1994 when her team lost in the semi-final. Anderson returned the following year, but finished out of the playoffs a

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Kris Wirtz,

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Kris Wirtz,

Is an American actress and former child star. She made her film debut at seven-years-old in the musi

Is an American actress and former child star. She made her film debut at seven-years-old in the musical You're My Everything, starring Anne Baxter.

A Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middau

A Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich.Middaugh originally from Saskatchewan, first appeared at the Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1996 and finished 7-5. In

Her mother fled from Nazi Germany at age 17, and spoke no English when she arrived in the United Sta

Her mother fled from Nazi Germany at age 17, and spoke no English when she arrived in the United States. Lansing attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and graduated in 1962. She earned a B.A. from Northwestern University where she was a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority.

Is a Canadian alpine skier. It was Lawrence's first year on the World Cup circuit when she came in 1

Is a Canadian alpine skier. It was Lawrence's first year on the World Cup circuit when she came in 11th in downhill at Val d'Isère, France World Cup and also qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U

Was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won

Was an American labor economist. He had ties with many American universities and academic institutio

Was an American labor economist. He had ties with many American universities and academic institutions including the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, Stanford University and its Hoover Institution. At the time of his death, Rosen was Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and president of the American Economic Association.Rosen received his B.S. in economics from Purdue University in 1960, his A.M. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1962 and 1966 respectively.He was chair of the Economics department at the University of Chicago and colleague to an impressive range of celebrated economists including friend Gary S. Becker. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1997.