American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an American author of mainly science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born Nicholas Valentin Ye

Is an American author of mainly science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born Nicholas Valentin Yermakov, but began writing as Simon Hawke in 1984 and later changed his legal name to Hawke. He has also written near future adventure novels under the penn

Is a former professional tennis player. He was Canada's top-ranked singles player for some months du

Is a former professional tennis player. He was Canada's top-ranked singles player for some months during 2003 and 2004. Larose retired from the tour shortly after being banned for two years for substance abuse. Larose joined the ATP professional tour at t

Was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, h

Was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics, statistics and authoring a science fiction novel.His parents were Emily Prince, the daughter of a New Brunswick magistrate, and itinerant school teacher John Burton Newcomb. John moved around teaching in different parts of Canada, particularly in different villages in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Newcomb seems to have had little conventional schooling other than from his father and from a short apprenticeship to Dr Foshay, a charlatan herbalist, in New Brunswick in 1851. Nevertheless, his father provided him with an excellent foundation for his future studies. Newcomb's apprenticeship with Dr. Forshay occurred when he was but 16 years old. They entered an agreement that Newcomb would serve a five year apprenticeship during which time Foshay would train him in using herbs to treat illnesses

Was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York Ci

Was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. He was one of a group of athletes known as the Irish Whales and frequently kept company with members of the Irish American Athletic C

An American actor, television personality and rapper.In 1995, MTV kept Rex on the air for over a yea

An American actor, television personality and rapper.In 1995, MTV kept Rex on the air for over a year after his solo adult video (Brad Posey's Young, Hard & Solo) work became known as his fame and popularity increased. After being let go by MTV during an update to its VJ line-up, Simon began to pursue acting and in 1999 was cast in the television show Jack & Jill, which ran for two seasons. He appeared as "Eli" in the TV show Felicity and television guest appearances followed including Baywatch, Everwood, and Summerland. In 2002, the pilot for the show What I Like About You was picked up by The WB which now has become The CW

Was a National Football League player for the Arizona Cardinals in 1995. An alumnus of Tennessee Sta

Was a National Football League player for the Arizona Cardinals in 1995. An alumnus of Tennessee State University, he played linebacker in his sole professional season, leading the Cardinals defense with 27 tackles. Shanks was killed in a robbery at his home in Phoenix on January 5, 2006.

Is an American pair skater. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 16 months old. Wit

Is an American pair skater. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 16 months old. With partner Marissa Castelli, he is the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist and 2009 U.S. junior bronze medalist. Castelli & Shnapir placed 6th at the 2008-200

American economist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who won the 1971 Nobel Pr

American economist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Economics "for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development".

A Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, known for the invention of the MagneScribe (an Auto-

A Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, known for the invention of the MagneScribe (an Auto-Retractable Pen) and the Magic Spicer (a Self-Sealing Spice Rack). He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a life member of the World Future Society (WFS).As an independent inventor, Sunatori has drafted and filed more than 50 solo patent applications[1] in many fields, including electronics, magnetics, optics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer products, sporting goods, fashion, etc. with titles such as "Topless Microwave Cooking Device[2]" and "Unisex Magnetic Coaxial Connector Device[3]"

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Profess

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Thomas attended Oak Bay Secondary School and played club soccer for the Victoria United U-18 Metro team before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program.

A Canadian singer-songwriter. She has collaborated with many notable artists including BEAST, Brian

A Canadian singer-songwriter. She has collaborated with many notable artists including BEAST, Brian Melo, the Higher, Jorane, Jully Black, Kalan Porter, The Kooks, Matt Dusk, Paris Hilton, Projet Orange, Rex Goudie, Ryan Malcolm, Ten Second Epic, Three Da

American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930 he became the first American to be aw

American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930 he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters.

Is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Cha

Is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Championship. She considers herself to be an "all-arounder" and hopes to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Sinead Miller began racing BMX at the age of five

She is the daughter of singer Miquel Brown and Anthony Blackett. She is also the niece of Amii Stewa

She is the daughter of singer Miquel Brown and Anthony Blackett. She is also the niece of Amii Stewart. She is married to financial director and international business banker, Andy Willner.[1] The couple have 2 adopted children, Magdalena, 2 and Zac, 1. S

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with Kevin O'Keefe, with whom she teamed up in May 2007. They

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with Kevin O'Keefe, with whom she teamed up in May 2007. They placed 4th at the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 6th at the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

Was a Congressman from and Attorney General of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As a Whig, he was e

Was a Congressman from and Attorney General of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As a Whig, he was elected to the 33rd United States Congress in 1852 and served one two-year term (March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855), declining a renomination in 1854. Rogers se

Was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for

Was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.

Commissioner, chief justice and the first Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland for 1949, the first Li

Commissioner, chief justice and the first Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland for 1949, the first Lieutenant Governor for Newfoundland after confederation with Canada. Walsh was a supporter for Sir Richard Squires and was elected MHA for the district of Harbour Main in 1928 and became speaker of the house. He lost his seat in the 1932 election and became district magistrate for 5 years for Grand Falls and then Corner Brook. In 1944 he was appointed to Newfoundland's Commission of Government as Commissioner of Home Affairs and Education and in 1947 he was given the portfolio of Justice of Defense. Walsh had chaired the delegation for terms of union with Canada and on Confederation he was appointed Lieutenant Governor. He resigned that same year to become the province's Chief Justice. He also sat on the United Nations panel for examination of international disputes.

Was a Canadian political leader and Premier of the Province of Canada before Canadian Confederation

Was a Canadian political leader and Premier of the Province of Canada before Canadian Confederation (1854–1856).As a member of the legislature, MacNab opposed the reform movement in Upper Canada led by William Lyon Mackenzie. When Mackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, MacNab was part of the British militia that moved against Mackenzie at Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto on 7 December, dispersing Mackenzie's rebels in less than an hour. On 29 December, MacNab and Captain Andrew Drew of the Royal Navy commanding a party of militia, acting on information and guidance from Alexander McLeod, attacked Mackenzie's supply ship at Navy Island. The sinking of the SS Caroline became known as the Caroline affair.

Was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada. He was born i

Was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1896 federal election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He served as Solicitor General of Canada from 1896 to 1902, and as Minister of Justice from 1902 until 1906. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as Chief Justice. He served in that position until 1918 when he was appointed the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. During his period as Lieutenant Governor, his nephew acted as Premier of Quebec, Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.

Was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 t

Was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1896. He was knighted for his service to the country in 1884.In 1842, he became a senior partner in the business. In partnership with Alexander Tilloch Galt and Luther Hamilton Holton, Macpherson acquired the shares of the Montreal and Kingston Railway, knowing that their rail line was required as part of a planned railway connection between Montreal and Hamilton. He was part of a contracting firm formed to extend the Grand Trunk Railway in Upper Canada. In 1853, he moved to Toronto. He helped set up the Toronto Rolling Mills Company which supplied track to the Grand Trunk. He also served as a director of the Bank of Upper Canada. In 1864, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Saugeen division and, in 1867, he was appointed to the Senate as a Conservative and served until his death.

Better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author.Bogarde was born in West Hampst

Better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author.Bogarde was born in West Hampstead, London, of mixed Flemish, Dutch and Scottish ancestry. His father, Ulric van den Bogaerde (born in Perry Barr, Birmingham), was the art editor of The Times and his mother Margaret Niven was a former actress. He attended the former Allan Glen's School in Glasgow, a time he described in his autobiography as unhappy, although others have disputed his account . Bogarde served in World War II, being commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1943. He reached the rank of Major and served in both the European and Pacific theatres, principally as an intelligence officer. In April 1945, he claimed he was one of the first Allied officers to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, an experience that had the most profound effect on him and about which he found it difficult to speak for many years afterward. His horror and revulsion at the cruelty and inhumanity that he witnessed in Belsen left him with a deep-seated hostility towards Germany; he wrote in the 1990s that he would disembark from an elevator rather than ride with a German. Nevertheless, three of his more memorable film roles were as Germans, one of them as a former SS officer (The Night Porter ). He was most vocal, toward the end of his life, on the issue of voluntary euthanasia, of which he became a staunch proponent after witnessing the protracted death of his partner and manager Anthony Forwood in 1988. He gave an interview to John Hofsess, London executive director of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society:

Was an early colonial English governor in North America, most notably as the head of the Dominion of

Was an early colonial English governor in North America, most notably as the head of the Dominion of New England for most of its three-year existence. He also governed at various times the provinces of New York, East and West Jersey, Virginia, and Marylan

Was a Canadian politician.Hincks was elected to the 1st Parliament of United Canada in 1841, represe

Was a Canadian politician.Hincks was elected to the 1st Parliament of United Canada in 1841, representing Oxford County. In 1842, He was appointed inspector general of public accounts. In 1844, he became editor of a new newspaper in Montreal, the Pilot, which supported Reformers in both Canada East and Canada West. Because he sought subscriptions for his paper in Canada West, he came into conflict with George Brown, editor of the Globe. In 1848, he sold the paper and accepted the post of inspector general.

Was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and senator. In 1888, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada r

Was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and senator. In 1888, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Kennebec, Quebec. He served until his death in 1910. From 1887 to 1896, he was a vice-president at the Bank of Montreal and served as its president first as the de facto from 1897 and official starting in 1905.