American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An American gymnast, dancer and actress. She has played minor roles in various television shows and

An American gymnast, dancer and actress. She has played minor roles in various television shows and movies, including Malcolm in the Middle, A Cinderella Story, Stick It, and Bring It On: All or Nothing. As a gymnast, she won the bronze medal on the balance beam at 2001 Nationals.

Is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of author and film director Paul Auster and a

Is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of author and film director Paul Auster and authoress Siri Hustvedt.

Her debut album, Tongues and Tails, was released in 1992. It achieved both worldwide commercial succ

Her debut album, Tongues and Tails, was released in 1992. It achieved both worldwide commercial success and critical acclaim, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 1993. The single "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" went to #5 on the Billboar

A Canadian actress and singer. She is probably best known for her co-starring role as Stevie Lake in

A Canadian actress and singer. She is probably best known for her co-starring role as Stevie Lake in the popular Australian television series The Saddle Club, alongside Keenan MacWilliam and Lara Jean Marshall.In 2000, Bennett moved to Australia for six months after receiving a co-starring role in the television series The Saddle Club based on a series of books written by Bonnie Bryant. First shown in 2001, the show, which has enjoyed significant success, was renewed for a second and third season, during which time it added various new characters and dilemmas for the girls to interact with and overcome. The show has earned much of its international success from its ability to draw in a fan base with a diverse age range. During the show's sporadic run, Bennett has released four albums with her co-stars under the name The Saddle Club, all of which have made the Australian charts with two earning "Gold" status. A number of singles have been released under the same name, with notable hits.

A Russian born jazz vocalist who currently lives in Canada. After emigrating from Russia in the earl

A Russian born jazz vocalist who currently lives in Canada. After emigrating from Russia in the early 1990s, Milman, who is of Jewish heritage,[1] spent most of her childhood years in Israel where she listened extensively to jazz. Her self-titled debut al

Is an international freestyle and butterfly swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1996 Summer Olym

Is an international freestyle and butterfly swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside Joanne Malar, Marianne Limpert, and Jessica Deglau.

A Japanese American actress, born on October 23, 1991, in San Francisco, California.She has a recurr

A Japanese American actress, born on October 23, 1991, in San Francisco, California.She has a recurring role in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Barbara Brownstein appearing in Benchwarmers, A Tale of Two Houses, Romancing The Phone, Orchestra, Rock Star in the House, Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee, Ask Zack, Club Twin, Graduation and Miniature Golf. She appeared in two movies: Bee Season and Kung Phooey. Sophie has been a singer on Star Search. She has also performed in the Japanese American Hall of Fame, TheatreWorks 35th Anniversary, and has been performing in musicals since the age of six. She is a featured singer on the CD, Kabaret for Kids.

Was a singer and comedian, one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first two-thir

Was a singer and comedian, one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first two-thirds of the 20th century.She was born Sonia Kalish to a Jewish family in Tsarist Russia. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was an infant, and settled in Hartford, Connecticut. The family changed its name to Abuza, and her parents opened a restaurant.

Is a professional poker player. Mizzi plays online poker under the names of "Imper1um" and "Zangbeza

Is a professional poker player. Mizzi plays online poker under the names of "Imper1um" and "Zangbezan24". Mizzi has over $4,000,000 in poker winnings. Mizzi's live tournament finishes include a tenth place at the September 2006 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic for $29,800, and in April 2007, a third place at the 2007 Irish Poker Open where he earned $280,284. In 2008 Mizzi finished 2nd in the £5,000 – Pot Limit Omaha Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Is an American right-handed epee fencer. Thompson started fencing in a recreational class at the Uni

Is an American right-handed epee fencer. Thompson started fencing in a recreational class at the University of California San Diego when he was 7 years old. At age 12 he began commuting over two hours to train in Los Angeles. He eventually rose to become

Was an American actor who performed on stage, screen and television. He is best known for his role a

Was an American actor who performed on stage, screen and television. He is best known for his role as the heavyset, corrupt politician "Boss" Jefferson Davis Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.Born in Buffalo, New York, and fluent in five languages including Japanese, Sorrell Booke graduated from Columbia and Yale Universities and served in the Korean War as a counterintelligence officer. Booke had parts in noteworthy 1960s films such as Black Like Me, A Fine Madness and Fail-Safe before focusing primarily on television parts in the 1970s and voice acting in the 1980s and 1990s.

Is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey N

Is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Is an American comedian and actor.Sales got his unusual nickname from his family. His older brothers

Is an American comedian and actor.Sales got his unusual nickname from his family. His older brothers had been nicknamed "Hambone" and "Chicken Bone"; Milton was dubbed "Soup Bone," which was later shortened to "Soupy." When he became a disc jockey, he began using the stage name "Soupy Hines." After he became established, it was decided that "Hines" sounded too close to Heinz, a company that makes soups, so Soupy chose the surname "Sales," after comedian Chic Sale.

Was an American actor, screenwriter, performance artist, and playwright. Gray also became famous for

Was an American actor, screenwriter, performance artist, and playwright. Gray also became famous for writing the play Swimming to Cambodia (1985) which was adapted into a film in 1987.

A rockabilly singer, who recorded only a few songs during her career, but was highly influential as

A rockabilly singer, who recorded only a few songs during her career, but was highly influential as a pioneer of female rockabilly. Her name was earned because of her similarity to Sparkle, a supporting character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. Sparkle dre

(August 26, 1894 – February 24, 1989) was a professional Major League Baseball player who played w

(August 26, 1894 – February 24, 1989) was a professional Major League Baseball player who played with the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.

(born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager care

(born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox) and is the first manager to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues.

He has appeared in blockbusters such as Disney's The Kid, The Santa Clause 2, The Cat in the Hat, Yo

He has appeared in blockbusters such as Disney's The Kid, The Santa Clause 2, The Cat in the Hat, You Wish!, and Zoom. He has also been involved in the world of animation by lending his voice to the television cartoon Teamo Supremo, with the same year's Return to Neverland offering even more vocal work. He reprised his role of Curtis in The Santa Clause 3 which opened on November 3, 2006, taking his tally of movies with Tim Allen co-starring up to four. In 2004 he and his real life younger sister Abigail Breslin played on-screen siblings in Raising Helen. In Summer, 2007 he helped form Alternative rock trio, The Dregs, with Harold co-star, Evan Daves and musician Paul DeMasi. On July 7, 2007, he presented at the American leg of Live Earth.

An American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morni

An American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morning America from 1986 to 1998. He currently is the weather forecaster for ABC-owned KGO-TV in San Francisco. Christian is also the author of several children's books.Christian was born in Charles City, Virginia in 1947. He began his broadcasting career at WWBT in Richmond, Virginia as a news reporter, covering state and local politics, the public school system, and landmark cases in the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals. His first stint as a weatherman came in 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was hired by news director Ron Kershaw at WBAL-TV to join the Action News team which included Sue Simmons, Mike Hambrick, Ron Smith, Curt Anderson and Joe Krebs. In Baltimore, Christian quickly gained a respectable following because of his quick wit and not so dry humor.

Was the President of the Maryland State Senate, Mayor of Rockville, Maryland and Maryland State Trea

Was the President of the Maryland State Senate, Mayor of Rockville, Maryland and Maryland State Treasurer. Spencer Cone Jones was the son of Reverend Joseph H. Jones (1798-1871), a Baptist minister, and Elizabeth (Clagett) Jones,. He attended Rockville Ac

U.S. Representative from Missouri. The fierce campaign of 1830 led to a quarrel over the United Stat

U.S. Representative from Missouri. The fierce campaign of 1830 led to a quarrel over the United States Bank issue with Major Thomas Biddle. The quarrel escalated into a duel in which both men were killed on Bloody Island (Mississippi River) near St. Louis

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Bayhawks of the Major League Lacrosse

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Bayhawks of the Major League Lacrosse. The Lizards acquired Spencer Ford from the LA Riptide for the 5th overall pick in the 2008 Collegiate Draft.Ford began his pro lacrosse career in 2001 wi

Was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.After studying medicine for a time, Baird became pro

Was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.After studying medicine for a time, Baird became professor of natural history at Dickinson College in 1845, assuming also the duties of the chair of chemistry, and giving instruction in physiology and mathematics. This variety of duties in a small college tended to give him that breadth of scientific interest which characterized him through life, and made him perhaps the most representative general man of science in America. For the long period between 1850 and 1878, he was assistant-secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., where he encouraged the work of the young naturalists in the Megatherium Club. On the death of Joseph Henry he became secretary. From 1871 until his death, he was also U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries.

Is an American basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA Draft. He

Is an American basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA Draft. He is the nephew of Steve Hawes, a retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player[1].