American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

He was born in California. At age 11, Peralta began competing with the z boys in the hood team, a gr

He was born in California. At age 11, Peralta began competing with the z boys in the hood team, a group sponsored by the surf shop "Jeff Ho and Zephyr Surfboard Productions". His second sponsor was "Gordon and Smith." The Del Mar Nationals was his first c

(born on September 23, 1979 in Enid, Oklahoma) is an American golfer

(born on September 23, 1979 in Enid, Oklahoma) is an American golfer

Was a Minnesota Republican politician, who served as Minnesota State Auditor nearly four decades.Kin

Was a Minnesota Republican politician, who served as Minnesota State Auditor nearly four decades.King served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was first elected as state auditor in 1930, and was reelected nine more times. He would win every election

Was a land owner, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, now in Canada. He represented York Co

Was a land owner, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, now in Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1792 to 1795 and from 1796 to 1821.

Is a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 39th district since

Is a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 39th district since 2007.

Was an American non-narrative filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the most important experimental fi

Was an American non-narrative filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the 20th century. He worked with various kinds of celluloid: 16mm, 8mm, 35mm, and IMAX, and was a practitioner of what he referred to as "pure cinema".

Was an All-American lacrosse player at the North Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980, leadin

Was an All-American lacrosse player at the North Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979. He is ranked third all-time in NCAA career goals with 193. He le

An African-Canadian Installation artist from Vancouver, British Columbia.Douglas' work reflects the

An African-Canadian Installation artist from Vancouver, British Columbia.Douglas' work reflects the technical and social aspects of mass media, and since the late 1980s has been influenced by the work of Samuel Beckett. Also of concern is both modernism as a theoretical concept and modernity as it has affected North American urbanism since World War II.[2] Douglas' installation Win, Place or Show is shot in the style of the late-1960s CBC drama The Client, noted for its gritty style, long takes and lack of establishing shots. Set in 1950s Vancouver in the Strathcona redevelopment, the installation explores the modernist notion of urban renewal with the demolition of existing architecture in favour of grids of apartment blocks. Two men share a dormitory room on a rainy day off from their blue-collar jobs.

Is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. Stan Efferding, born November 6, 1967

Is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. Stan Efferding, born November 6, 1967 in Portland Oregon graduated from Cambria Heights High School in Patton Pennsylvania in 1985. He had a college scholarship to play soccer for Warner Pacifi

(born February 4, 1951 in Fresno, California) was a major league baseball player best remembered for

(born February 4, 1951 in Fresno, California) was a major league baseball player best remembered for being traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Lee during the 1978-79 off-season.

Is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, writer and editor at The Boston Globe.After two y

Is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, writer and editor at The Boston Globe.After two years in Newark, New Jersey, at The Star-Ledger he went to work for The Boston Globe. While working at the paper Grossfeld graduated from Boston University

Was an Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Stan Lisowski and Stan Neilso

Was an Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Stan Lisowski and Stan Neilson. He became known for being part of two famous "brother" tag teams, the Lisowskis (with Reggie Lisowski) and the Neilsons (with Art Neilson).

Is an American former professional basketball player.The 5'11" 153 lb point guard attended both the

Is an American former professional basketball player.The 5'11" 153 lb point guard attended both the University of Central Florida and Xavier University. He played 10 games with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association during the 1989-90 NBA season, and in 1990 signed with the Golden State Warriors but was waived a week later,[1] prior to the start of the 1991 season. Kimbrough also played three games for the Sacramento Kings in 1992.

Is an American writer, editor, creator of comic book characters, and the former president and chairm

Is an American writer, editor, creator of comic book characters, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

(February 2, 1915–December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer

(February 2, 1915–December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer

Was an American poet and artist and husband of writer Anne Rice (married 1961). He was a Professor o

Was an American poet and artist and husband of writer Anne Rice (married 1961). He was a Professor of English and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University and retired as Chairman of the Creative Writing Department in 1989. Stan Rice died from br

Is an American painter known for his aviation art. His work hangs in two presidential libraries and

Is an American painter known for his aviation art. His work hangs in two presidential libraries and is underway for a third.Since the mid-1980s NASA has commissioned Stokes to paint 15 works ranging from the Space Shuttles to the SR-71 Blackbird. Stokes has also painted numerous works for Burt Rutan. Stokes's works hang in the Air Force art collection, the United States Air Force Academy, The Pentagon, the San Diego Air & Space Museum, the Palm Springs Air Museum, the National Museum of Naval Aviation, and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Can

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played one match.

Stan Van Gundy played college basketball for his father, Bill, at SUNY Brockport. As a senior in 198

Stan Van Gundy played college basketball for his father, Bill, at SUNY Brockport. As a senior in 1981, he was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the whole SUNY system. He is a native of Indio, CA. He served as an assistant coach at Canisius College and

Is a Canadian film and television actress, active in the United States. She speaks Italian, French,

Is a Canadian film and television actress, active in the United States. She speaks Italian, French, Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian in addition to English.Stana plays the character of Hana Gitelman in Heroes, Collette Stenger in "24"'s season 5, and Jenny in the Morgan Freeman-starring film Feast of Love. She will also play Morgenstern in Frank Miller's newest film The Spirit, Corinne Veneau in new Bond movie "Quantum of Solace", and Simone Renoir in the third installation of The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

A U.S. biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972, for his work on ribonuclease and for c

A U.S. biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972, for his work on ribonuclease and for contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule.

Is a Ukrainian professional basketball player, who last played with the Atlanta Hawks in the Nationa

Is a Ukrainian professional basketball player, who last played with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association. His position is power forward.

American boxer of Polish origin who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions. Some so

American boxer of Polish origin who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions. Some sources list his year of birth as 1887, but 1886 is generally accepted.

(November 8, 1896 - November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. He

(November 8, 1896 - November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. He was born in Port Jervis, New York and discovered by legendary baseball promoter Joe Engel, who led the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium.