American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an American poet. Dunn has written fourteen collections of poetry, and has won the Pulitzer Prize

Is an American poet. Dunn has written fourteen collections of poetry, and has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, Different Hours.

Was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.

Was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He received his Ph.D. in 1960 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having

Is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history.

was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 t

was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920 as a member of the Liberal Party. His father, also named Stephen Clement, was a member of the legislature from 1881 to 1882. He served as mayor of Brandon from 1907 to 1908, and was chosen as president of the Canadian Club in 1912. Clement was a Methodist in religion, and a director of Manitoba's Wesley College. He first sought election to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, running against Conservative cabinet minister George R. Coldwell in the constituency of Brandon City. He lost by 163 votes. He contested Brandon City again in the 1915 provincial election, and this time defeated newly-chosen Conservative leader James Albert Manning Aikins by 701 votes. The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election, and Clement served as a backbench supporter of Tobias C. Norris's government for the next five years.

Is a professional basketball player who starred at the University of South Carolina in the early 199

Is a professional basketball player who starred at the University of South Carolina in the early 1990s and later played parts of three seasons for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.A 6'4" guard, English is perhaps best remembered for being involved in a bench-clearing brawl with Derek Harper of the New York Knicks during a 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals playoff game at Chicago Stadium. With NBA Commissioner David Stern in attendance, English and Harper carried their fight into the stands and were subsequently punished with one and two-game suspensions, respectively.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in the majors, from 1969 until

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in the majors, from 1969 until 1973, for the Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals.

His articles and essays generally deal with the future or with science. Both are incorporated in his

His articles and essays generally deal with the future or with science. Both are incorporated in his essay entitled The Universal Diagram (published in the February 2007 episode of Jim Baen's Universe Magazine). In it he proposed a method of charting, in three dimensions, all the celestial objects in the universe to make their relationships more obvious. (This can be considered vaguely analogous to the two dimensional Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of stars.)

Is the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. He is a member of the Dem

Is the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court. Lyn

A Canadian folk singer-songwriter.Fearing was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Dubl

A Canadian folk singer-songwriter.Fearing was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He returned to Canada in 1981 and began pursuing a career in music. In addition to his solo career, Fearing was one of the founding members of

Is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF and USBA Super Featherweight titleholder. Forbes is know

Is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF and USBA Super Featherweight titleholder. Forbes is known as "2 pounds" in recognition of the fact that he was born weighing only 2 pounds. Forbes turned pro in 1996 at the age of nineteen, and ran off fifteen c

Is the Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics and Social Science in the Department of Statistics, the

Is the Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics and Social Science in the Department of Statistics, the Machine Learning Department and Cylab at Carnegie Mellon University.He has been on the Carnegie Mellon University faculty since 1980 and became a U.S. citi

Is a retired Canadian association football player who earned 8 caps for the Canadian national side b

Is a retired Canadian association football player who earned 8 caps for the Canadian national side between 1988 and 1989. He played club football for North York Cosmos. His sister is figure-skater Astrid Jansen.

(July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major Leag

(July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.

Is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.He served as a town officer and on the Grant Cou

Is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.He served as a town officer and on the Grant County, Wisconsin. Freese served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1991 until 2007, when he was defeated in 2006.

Is a US Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space.Bowe

Is a US Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space.Bowen is the first Submarine Officer selected by NASA. He was selected as astronaut candidate in July 2000. He reported for training at the Johnson Space Cente

Is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowl

Is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowl selection as middle linebacker from the Detroit Lions. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of Boston College, the 141st selection, where he starred for four seasons.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Su

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and compos

Is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA, with whom he signed

Is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA, with whom he signed in July 2007.[1] After playing college basketball through his senior year, including two years with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Graham declared for the NBA Draft in 2005. However, he was not selected. He played for the Phoenix Suns in the Las Vegas Summer League, and then for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2005 preseason, but was not offered a longer contract by either team. He then joined the Continental Basketball Association, a minor league, signing with the Sioux Falls Skyforce; he went on to appear in the 2006 CBA All-Star game.

With a feathered mane of hair, he portrayed the character Chase Benson in the US soap opera, The You

With a feathered mane of hair, he portrayed the character Chase Benson in the US soap opera, The Young and the Restless (Y&R), from 1988 to 1991, during which time he tried to seduce Nina Webster (played by Tricia Cast). He had a few other guest-starring

Is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Podborski g

Is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Podborski grew up in the Don Mills community and started skiing at the age of two and a half at Craigleith Ski Club in Craigleith, Ontario. He joined the Canadian alp

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard from the University of Tulsa, Bracy played thre

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard from the University of Tulsa, Bracy played three seasons (1972-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors.

Was a prominent recording executive with RCA Victor.He worked for a time in RCA's radio division, bu

Was a prominent recording executive with RCA Victor.He worked for a time in RCA's radio division, but his experience playing saxophone and clarinet in dance bands led him to the record division. During World War II, he worked in the army's V-disc operation, which made records for radio broadcast and for personal use by army personnel.

A Tony Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing amiable, brainy and/or c

A Tony Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing amiable, brainy and/or clueless characters, in television, stage and film.He has appeared in over 200 films and at least as many television projects with mostly minor roles. In 1994's Radioland Murders, he portrayed Max Applewhite, a gentle sound man with a dark secret. He had a memorable guest spot on Seinfeld as Tor Eckman, Kramer's holistic healer, in the second season episode, "The Heart Attack". He is also known for playing Sammy Jankis in 2001's Memento, starring Guy Pearce. In 2005, he was the eponymous subject of the documentary film, Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party, which featured him preparing for, and hosting, his own birthday party, while delivering a series of anecdotes from his life. He was a member of the cast of NBC's television series Heroes for its second season, portraying Bob, the new boss of The Company.

Was a prominent Texas politician who served in the Texas Senate and then as an officer in the Confed

Was a prominent Texas politician who served in the Texas Senate and then as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was elected to represent the First Congressional District of Texas in the Second Confederate Congress from 186