American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an American pop and rock singer best known for her work with 'Sister Soleil' and her 2001 hit "Ki

Is an American pop and rock singer best known for her work with 'Sister Soleil' and her 2001 hit "Kiss Kiss", an English language cover of Turkish singer Tarkan's song "Simarik". She has been working in the music industry for over 10 years. She is current

An American Country Music singer and songwriter. She is the sister of country music icon Dolly Parto

An American Country Music singer and songwriter. She is the sister of country music icon Dolly Parton and businessman Randy Parton. With the help of her sister, Stella Parton became a successful Country singer in her own right during the late 70s. Her big

Is an American actress, film producer, film director and pinup model who began her acting career in

Is an American actress, film producer, film director and pinup model who began her acting career in 1959.Stevens was first under contract to 20th Century Fox, then dropped after six months. After winning the role of "Appassionata Von Climax" for the musical Li'l Abner (1959), she gained a contract with Paramount Pictures (1959-1963) and later Columbia Pictures (1964-1968). She shared the 1960 Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer - Female" with Tuesday Weld, Angie Dickinson, and Janet Munro for Say One For Me.[2]

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's featherweight (– 57 kg) division by Ireland's Paul Fitzgerald. He is the bro

Jenkins has entered other ventures both in the music business and in Hollywood, including acting in

Jenkins has entered other ventures both in the music business and in Hollywood, including acting in the films Rock Star (2001) as Bradley, and Art of Revenge (2003), in which he played the lead role Matthew Kane. He grew up in Palo Alto, California, he at

Is the creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine.The character of Rat came from Pastis's earlie

Is the creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine.The character of Rat came from Pastis's earlier strip, Rat. The character of Pig was based on pigs that had been featured in The Infirm. When Pastis invented the characters of Pig and Rat, they were ju

Is a male badminton player from Canada.

Is a male badminton player from Canada.

Is a Gabonese professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Miami Heat.[1] He was formerly

Is a Gabonese professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Miami Heat.[1] He was formerly with the Golden State Warriors. Lasme played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts and was drafted in the second round, 46th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Was an American figure skater. She earned a place on the United States' world team for the 1961 Worl

Was an American figure skater. She earned a place on the United States' world team for the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships after she finished second at 1961 U.S National Championships. She died on February 15, 1961 when Sabena Flight 548 crashed o

Is a professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She has bee

Is a professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She has been known as Gorgeous George and George Frankenstein. She should not be confused with the famous 1940s male professional wrestler known as Gorgeous George. S

Is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's si

Is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The single was included both on Herndon's 1995 debut alb

Is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in t

Is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metres and 4x100m relay while becoming the youngest member of the olympic team at age 15.

Is a Democratic Party operative. She serves as Deputy Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.She w

Is a Democratic Party operative. She serves as Deputy Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.She worked for Bill Clinton as Deputy Communications Director at the White House during his administration and as Associate Administrator for Communications at

Is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew on her first mission in space onboard the Spa

Is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew on her first mission in space onboard the Space Shuttle mission STS-121, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison.

An American singer and was the eleventh-place finalist on sixth season of American Idol. She is from

An American singer and was the eleventh-place finalist on sixth season of American Idol. She is from Savannah, Georgia and first began singing around the age of two or three. After graduating from Windsor Forest High, Edwards pursued vocal instruction for a month and then went on to appear at the Apollo Theatre in New York when she competed in "It's Showtime at the Apollo." She has won many singing contests since then, including "Savannah Star" in 2005.Edwards first auditioned for the reality show, American Idol, in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the only one of the top 12 contestants on Idol not presented in the TV tryouts preceding the naming of the top 24 semi-finalists.

Is an NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Dorsey is a former college football star at the Univ

Is an NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Dorsey is a former college football star at the University of Miami, where he was a Heisman Trophy finalist in both 2001 and 2002.While at the University of Miami, Dorsey was known as a consummate winner, leading the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship and posting a record of 38-2 as the team's starting quarterback. Dorsey also effectively rewrote the school record book, setting career records for total offense (9,486 yards), passing yards (9,565), passing touchdowns (86), pass completions (668), pass attempts (1,153), victories as a starting quarterback (38), winning percentage by a starting quarterback (.974), 200-yard passing performances (31), consecutive passes without an interception (193), consecutive games with a touchdown pass (31), and touchdown passes in a game (5).

Is an Italian American stuntwoman and retired professional wrestler and valet better known by her ri

Is an Italian American stuntwoman and retired professional wrestler and valet better known by her ring name Trinity. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. Finochio has done stunt work for such

Is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected in the Junior Women's National Team for

Is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected in the Junior Women's National Team for the 1999 National Camp and series against USA Junior. The midfield player is the sister of Men's National Team player David Jameson. She grew up with hock

Is an American figure skater. She first competed in pairs with partner Amaan Archer and captured a N

Is an American figure skater. She first competed in pairs with partner Amaan Archer and captured a Novice U.S. Championship title. Archer later left skating and Stephanie paried up with Aaron Parchem. The duo began their competitive career with a win in J

Panabaker has guest-starred in several television dramas and soap operas. She portrayed "Alice Brand

Panabaker has guest-starred in several television dramas and soap operas. She portrayed "Alice Brand" in 7th Heaven; "Melissa Rue" in ER; "Sara" in Port Charles; "Carrie Bauer" in The Brothers García; "Ellisha" in Medium; "Lindsey Willows" in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; to name a few. In film, she appeared in Dead Heat as "Sam LaRoche"; and did some voice work in the Disney/Pixar film, Monsters, Inc.. Panabaker's breakout role came when she starred in The WB's Summerland as "Nikki Westerly", in the 2004-2005 season. She also appeared as "George" in the 2007 Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills alongside Emma Roberts and Amy Bruckner.

Is an American chemist who discovered poly-paraphenylene terephtalamide—better known as Kevla

Is an American chemist who discovered poly-paraphenylene terephtalamide—better known as Kevlar. She was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of New Kensington, Pennsylvania.DuPont was at the forefront of research into synthetic fibers, having discovered and brought to market nylon, Dacron polyester, Lycra spandex, and later Nomex aramid. Kwolek was part of a DuPont team working to find new synthetic fibers of commercial importance. (Her particular mandate was to find a synthetic fiber of use in tire manufacture. Ironically, it would be decades before the fiber she discovered was used this way).

Is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo c

Is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 50 hits. Her ethereal visual style and heavily symbolic lyrics have brought her critical acclaim.

Was an American soccer defender who played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer,

Was an American soccer defender who played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer, and was a member of the United States U-20 and U-23 women's national soccer teams.Logterman retired in March 2010 in order to further her medical school studies, having received a scholarship grant that she felt she could not pass up.

To Joseph Mills (New York city employee) and Christine Mills (a hairdresser). Mills is a U.S. Grammy

To Joseph Mills (New York city employee) and Christine Mills (a hairdresser). Mills is a U.S. Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul singer, a former Broadway star, and was originally given the title as "the little girl with the big voice."

Is a retired American professional tennis player.At the age of 13 years and one month in 1982, Rehe

Is a retired American professional tennis player.At the age of 13 years and one month in 1982, Rehe was the youngest player to compete in a WTA Tour event. In 1983, she became the youngest player to be ranked on the WTA computer, coming on at 13 years and two months in January, two months younger than Steffi Graf. She won her first tournament in 1985.