American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an Academy Award-winning American writer who won awards in three careers—a Broadway playw

Was an Academy Award-winning American writer who won awards in three careers—a Broadway playwright, a Hollywood TV and movie screenwriter, and a best-selling novelist. His TV works spanned a 20-year period during which he created I Dream of Jeannie (1965-70), Hart to Hart (1979-84), and The Patty Duke Show (1963-66), but it was not until after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game (1982), The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980) that he became most famous.

Was an American football coach and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field

Was an American football coach and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, made football into the modern game that it is today.

Was an American psychologist who became especially well-known for his work in popularising non-param

Was an American psychologist who became especially well-known for his work in popularising non-parametric statistics for use in the behavioural sciences. He was a co-developer of the statistical test known as the Siegel-Tukey test.

Was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter W

Was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1971 to 1975. Spivak was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1966, in the upscale west-Winnipeg riding of River Heights. A Progressive Conservative, Spivak was appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce in Dufferin Roblin's government. He continued to hold this position after Walter Weir became Premier in 1967. Weir's Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the election of 1969, although Spivak was easily re-elected in his own riding. Two years later, he defeated Harry Enns by 46 votes to become the party's leader.

Was an American boxer. Terris was born on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His fa

Was an American boxer. Terris was born on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father died suddenly when he was 8 years old.

Is an American poet. She currently holds the position of Professor of creative writing at the Univer

Is an American poet. She currently holds the position of Professor of creative writing at the University of Florida, where she has taught since 1993.Wade has published five poetry collections, including: Celestial Bodies (2002), Green (1998), From Istanbu

American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during t

American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the war years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21 occasions, a record that still stands.

Was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters d

Was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the war years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21 occasions, a record that still stands.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA from 1971 to 1981. He a

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA from 1971 to 1981. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California, but because of poor grades in high school, he had to go to Santa Monica Junior College for a year until he could go to his preferred university, UCLA. (Ironically, Wicks was later to earn Academic All-America honors at UCLA in 1971.) A 6'8" power forward/center, Wicks was a star at UCLA, leading the Bruins to three straight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships from 1969 to 1971, and being named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 1970. The Portland Trail Blazers then selected Wicks with the second pick of the 1971 NBA Draft, and after averaging 24.5 points and 11.5 rebounds, Wicks was named NBA Rookie of the Year.

Is an anthropologist best known for his studies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mintz studied at

Is an anthropologist best known for his studies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mintz studied at Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College of the City of New York) gaining his B.A in 1943. He got his doctoral degree from Columbia University under the supervision of Julian Steward and Ruth Benedict. Mintz was one of a group of students who developed around Steward and Benedict. Many prominent anthropologists such as Marvin Harris, Eric Wolf, Morton Fried, Stanley Diamond, and Robert F. Murphy were among this group.

Was an American male tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He is the third younges

Was an American male tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He is the third youngest winner of the Wimbledon Championships, which he won in 1931 at the age of 19. He also reached the finals of the Davis Cup in 1934. He is the father of David, Colin, Sidney II and W. Godfrey Wood, and he now lives in Southampton, NY and Palm Beach, Florida.

Is an Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter.Her hits include "Don't Look Any Fu

Is an Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter.Her hits include "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Edwards (#72 pop, #2 R&B in 1984), "Do You Want It Right Now?" in 1985 from the Fast Forward soundtrack[1] (#3 Hot Dance Music/Club Play

A Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart.

A Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition.[1].In his youth Boulahrouz played consecutively for Excelsior Maassluis, DSOV, Ajax, HFC Haarlem and AZ Alkmaar.On August 18, 2006, Chelsea agreed a fee with Hamburg to sign Boulahrouz. The fee is thought to be around

An American actress and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is the oldest sibling of the girl group 3M

An American actress and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is the oldest sibling of the girl group 3McClainGirls.McClain began acting in the 2005 film The Gospel alongside her younger sisters, China Anne and Lauryn. However, Sierra and Lauryn's roles in the film were as extras; China Anne had a bigger part in the film. She later gained the role of Sierra James in Tyler Perry's 2007 film, Daddy's Little Girls alongside her sisters.She also had a guest appearance in House of Payne.

Was an American entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.He was a senior insect taxonomist with t

Was an American entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.He was a senior insect taxonomist with the United States Department of Agriculture. Rohwer wrote Technical papers on miscellaneous forest insects. II. The genotypes of the sawflies or woodwasps,

Was a model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters.[1][The AP pic

Was a model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters.[1][The AP picked up on a photograph of her on the ice of Lake Michigan naming her 'Queen of the Polar Bears.' Her future husband saw the photograph and she always said:

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Duquesne University, Green was sele

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Duquesne University, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals with the first pick of the 1956 NBA Draft, ahead of future Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell. He played nine seasons in the league with four teams and scored 4,636 career points.

Was an American politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1887 to 1888.

Was an American politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1887 to 1888.

(October 5, 1906 - May 12, 1994) born in Danway, Illinois was a Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (192

(October 5, 1906 - May 12, 1994) born in Danway, Illinois was a Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1928-36), St. Louis Cardinals (1936-38), Philadelphia Phillies (1940-43 and 1946) and Boston Braves (1946-47).

Was a Nebraska republican politician.He became the deputy treasurer of Hamilton County in 1898 until

Was a Nebraska republican politician.He became the deputy treasurer of Hamilton County in 1898 until 1901. In 1901 he became the grand recorder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen until 1908. He was precedent for two terms of the Grand Recorders’ Assoc

Was an American jurist and politician from Wisconsin.In 1875, he was elected to the Wisconsin State

Was an American jurist and politician from Wisconsin.In 1875, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and had been elected Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1874. In 1891, he was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Because of ill health, Pinney r

Was an American physician and writer.He studied at the University of Pennsylvania in that city, and

Was an American physician and writer.He studied at the University of Pennsylvania in that city, and received the degree of M.D. at Jefferson Medical College in 1850. During the Civil War he had charge of nervous injuries and maladies at Turners Lane Hospi

Was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his

Was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law,

Is a Canadian champion rower.Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold meda

Is a Canadian champion rower.Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in the dou