American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A Canadian singer-songwriter from Grand-Mère, Mauricie, Quebec. Sylvain was a founding member of th

A Canadian singer-songwriter from Grand-Mère, Mauricie, Quebec. Sylvain was a founding member of the Quebec-based English language band Paradox in 1984, before becoming a French language solo artist by 1994. During his career he has sold over 600,000 CDs,

Is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Is a former Canadian professional wrestler, who is best known for his appearances with World Wrestli

Is a former Canadian professional wrestler, who is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment in the La Résistance tag team. He is currently a French language announcer for TNA Impact! on RDS.Grenier auditioned for series one and tw

Is a retired NHL player and the older brother of retired NHLer Pierre Turgeon.He scored 40 goals as

Is a retired NHL player and the older brother of retired NHLer Pierre Turgeon.He scored 40 goals as a rookie for the Whalers in the 1983–84 NHL season, established career highs of 45 goals, 34 assists and 79 points for the Whalers in the 1985–86 season, and scored 30 or more goals 4 times in his NHL career. However, he suffered a major abdominal injury in 1986-87 and would not reach the same highs again.

Was a Louisiana politician, a rare Jewish member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature.

Was a Louisiana politician, a rare Jewish member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He served from Natchitoches Parish in the House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952 and then in the State Senate from 1952 until his defeat in 1972.As a s

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey Le

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins.He was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in 1964 but did not play his first big league season until 1970. That season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team with which he made his mark, becoming one of the franchise's first stars.

Is the football head coach at Mississippi State University. He is the first African American head fo

Is the football head coach at Mississippi State University. He is the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized posthumously by that school as one of the state's 40 pioneers of civil rights.

The football head coach at Mississippi State University. He is the first African American head footb

The football head coach at Mississippi State University. He is the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized posthumously by that school as one of the state's 40 pioneers of civil rights.[1]

Was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and tra

Was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and trainer in Steeplechase racing. In 1939 he moved to flat racing when he began employment as a trainer with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney in Kentucky. He won tw

Is an American Republican politician, dairy farmer, and businessman.He was elected to the Wisconsin

Is an American Republican politician, dairy farmer, and businessman.He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1984, succeeding Democrat Mary Lou Munts, defeating Steve Doyle by 10,959 to Doyle's 10,190.He ran for re-election in 1986, but was unsea

Is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in th

Is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the '70s to the '90s, international megastar Sylvester Stallone is a global icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. He has played two characters who have become a part of the American cultural lexicon: Rocky Balboa, the boxer who overcame all odds to fight for love and glory, and John Rambo

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd r

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Memphis State University, Gray played in only one NBA season.He also played for CBA's Yakima Sun Kings, Turkish club Fenerbahçe and Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association, coached by legendary (and former player) Robert Jaworski.

Was a prolific American painter.Hodgdon's work was also exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum and the Bo

Was a prolific American painter.Hodgdon's work was also exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum and the Boston Art Club. He traveled throughout New England painting coastal scenes and landscapes.

He served in the American Civil War under Sheridan and Custer in the 108th New York Infantry and the

He served in the American Civil War under Sheridan and Custer in the 108th New York Infantry and the Fifteenth New York Cavalry and was wounded at Antietam. After the war, he took to language studies at Harvard (bachelor's degree, 1874), Leipzig, Göttingen, and Strasbourg, receiving his Ph.D at the last institution in 1880.He first directed scholarly attention towards the unique dialect of Charleston, South Carolina in a paper he delivered at the Modern Language Association of America in 1887. This pioneering work, Charleston Provincialisms, is one of the first attempts to describe the speech of an American community and besides being published as part of the Transactions of the Modern Language Association, vol. III, p. 84-99; was also published in Europe in Phonetische Studien, vol. i, p. 227; and in the American Journal of Philology, IX (1888), p. 198-213.

Was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in M

Was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short). Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog

Was an NBA player with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics. He played parts of sev

Was an NBA player with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics. He played parts of seven seasons in the NBA, appearing in 305 regular season games and seven in the playoffs. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges after allegedly holding a woman captive for about 24 hours and threatening her with a knife, and raping a second woman. He was sentenced to five years in prison and served three and a half.

Is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestl

Is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A 2-time NWA Zero-One U.S. Champion, he earned the honor of being named the number one Gaijin (non-Japanese wrestler) in Japan. Te

An American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm

An American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990-1992. She is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".[1] Earle received a B.S. degree from Florida State University (1955), M.S. (1956) and PhD. from Duke University (1966). She was Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences (1979-1986) and a Research Associate at the University of California, Berkeley (1969-1981), Radcliff Institute Scholar (1967-1969) and Research Fellow or Associate at Harvard University (1967-1981). She led the first team of women aquanauts during the Tektite Project in 1970. In 1979,

American psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written boo

American psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written books on raising gifted children, success for girls, and communication skills.

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented her native country at three consecutive Wi

Is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.Ill during the 1976 Winter Olympics, her best result was a fourth in the 1500 m event. However, she recov

After starring at Steubenville High School, Crawley played collegiate basketball for the women's bas

After starring at Steubenville High School, Crawley played collegiate basketball for the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). She was a member of the UNC's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship team i

Is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two Olympic medals at the

Is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia when she was aged fourteen. She captured silver with the women's relay team in the 4x100 m freestyle and bronze in the individual 400 m freestyle. On June 27, 1958 she became the first woman to set an official world record in the 400 m individual medley, clocking 5:46.6 at a swimming meet in Los Angeles, California. She is of Finnish origin.

Was an American economist and journalist. At the height of her career, her readership was greater th

Was an American economist and journalist. At the height of her career, her readership was greater than 40 million people.Born Patchogue, New York, on Long Island as Sylvia Field Feldman, she aspired to be an author at the age of six. Originally majoring in English literature, she switched to economics and finance after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. It has been suggested that her fiancee, bank employee Reed Porter, was relying upon Sylvia to explain the complications of the worldwide financial panic . They were married in 1931.

Is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singu

Is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982.Although she released several albums starting in the late 1970s, Sylvia

A Canadian scientist, curler and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.She was the chief medica

A Canadian scientist, curler and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.She was the chief medical physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and director of physics services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic. She was a professor of oncology and associat