American Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Harris County, Texas,[2] Anna Nicole was the only child of Donald Eugene H

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Harris County, Texas,[2] Anna Nicole was the only child of Donald Eugene Hogan (born July 12, 1947) and Virgie Mae (née Tabers; born July 12, 1951),[2] who married on February 22, 1967.[citation needed] Her father then left the f

Is a American Gospel recording artist.The seventh of twelve children, Vickie was born in Detroit, Mi

Is a American Gospel recording artist.The seventh of twelve children, Vickie was born in Detroit, Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife mother and Aaron Bowman, a father who worked at various times as a laborer, contractor, carpenter and mason. She be

Is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.In the fall of 2007 at the sta

Is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.In the fall of 2007 at the start of her senior year in high school, Hurst faced a choice between pursuing a college golf career, for which she was heavily recruited by coaches, and turn

Is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal

Is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal in duet with her twin sister Penny Vilagos at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.Jim Cornette saw a tape of Grimes and O'Grady's feud in All Pro Wrestling and scheduled

Is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000,

Is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon. Toews is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Toews joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1989, winning a seat in the 1995 election, by narrowly defeating NDP incumbent Harry Schellenberg in nearby division of Rossmere. In 1999, the Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the 1999 provincial election and Toews was personally defeated in Rossmere, losing to Harry Schellenberg. Toews was appointed to the cabinet of Premier Gary Filmon after the election, becoming Minister of Labour on May 9, 1995. In his debut speech to the legislature, he said that his political philosophy was partly influenced by leaders of Canada's social democratic movement, as well as his own Mennonite upbringing.

Wunderle won the silver medal in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals, he barely d

Wunderle won the silver medal in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals, he barely defeated Magnus Petersson of Sweden, scoring 108-107 in the 12-arrow match to advance to the gold medal final. There, he faced Simon Fairweather, a favorite son of the host country of Australia. Wunderle was defeated 113-106, taking 2nd place and the silver medal in the competition.He also was a member of the American team that defeated Russia in a tie-breaker to win the bronze medal in the team competition

(born May 12, 1947 in Key West, Florida) is a former Major League pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. H

(born May 12, 1947 in Key West, Florida) is a former Major League pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He played in four seasons with the Twins, appearing in 101 games and amassing a career record of 18-17. In 1975,

Height 208 cm Year of Birth 1969 Nationality United States Position Center NBA Draft 1991 # 17

Height 208 cm Year of Birth 1969 Nationality United States Position Center NBA Draft 1991 # 17

Was an American football player who played offensive tackle. Riley played college football for Aubur

Was an American football player who played offensive tackle. Riley played college football for Auburn University. He was drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, with whom he played for four seasons. He played for three seasons with the New Orleans Saints before signing in 2005 with the Houston Texans.

Was an American pianist.He had a successful career behind the scenes in the film industry, and he ta

Was an American pianist.He had a successful career behind the scenes in the film industry, and he taught piano in Hollywood, where his students sometimes included actors preparing to depict musicians on screen. His present fame, however, rests primarily on his performances in acclaimed 1950s-vintage Capitol Records recordings with the Hollywood String Quartet, including accounts of piano quintets by Johannes Brahms, César Franck, and Dmitri Shostakovich, and the Brahms piano quartets.

Internist and medical geneticist, was University Professor of Medical Genetics and Professor of Medi

Internist and medical geneticist, was University Professor of Medical Genetics and Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. He was the original author and, until his death, remained chief editor of Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) and its online counterpart Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), a database of heritable diseases and genes. He is widely regarded as the father of clinical medical genetics. McKusick also served as editor-in-chief of the journal Medicine.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1945-1950 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pitt

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1945-1950 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the starting pitcher in two games of the 1947 World Series for the Dodgers.

Is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high rankin

Is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980.Amaya nearly beat tennis legend Björn Borg in the first round of the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. With his 135 mph lefty serve he had Borg down 2 sets to 1 before losing 9–8, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 3–6.

Is an American former National Basketball Association player. He played in college for Oregon State

Is an American former National Basketball Association player. He played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the 6th round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. He played in 38 games for the Warriors through the 1971-72 season. He then played professional basketball in Livorno, Italy and on various teams in The Netherlands until retiring in 1979, after winning the Dutch National Championship in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Was an American football defensive back for the New York Jets, the New England Patriots and the New

Was an American football defensive back for the New York Jets, the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints National Football League franchises.

Was a Democratic politician from California who served in the California State Assembly from 1974 un

Was a Democratic politician from California who served in the California State Assembly from 1974 until 1980. Calvo was born in Mountain View, California and served on its city council from 1962 until 1968 and served three different years as mayor during

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 12th District since 2001; he won his

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 12th District since 2001; he won his first term by beating Democrat Kathy Castor in the general election. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 through 2

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila.Bonilla's professional career began

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila.Bonilla's professional career began in July 2008 when he signed a contract with Salvadoran national league club, C.D. Águila.

Was a Canadian Olympic and world champion swimmer, a well known breaststroker from Canada. He also e

Was a Canadian Olympic and world champion swimmer, a well known breaststroker from Canada. He also enjoyed success in the individual medley and the butterfly.

Is an American bodybuilding champion. He has been an active competitor in the sport since 2002 and h

Is an American bodybuilding champion. He has been an active competitor in the sport since 2002 and has participated in the bantamweight, lightweight and welterweight classes. He has stated he was originally inspired to pursue bodybuilding by the Incredibl

Is a politician, accountant and former cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada.Doerksen was first electe

Is a politician, accountant and former cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada.Doerksen was first elected to the riding of Red Deer South after it was created from the old Red Deer riding in the 1993 Alberta general election. He held the seat for 4 terms for the Progressive Conservatives and did not seek re-election in the 2008 election.

Is a New Brunswick politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the

Is a New Brunswick politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Shediac-Cap-Pelé, and the interim leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association.Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as village administrator of Cap-Pelé where he always balanced the budget and kept village councillors up to speed on all issues of the day.[

Is a Democratic politician. He has served as Arizona State Senator for District 29 since his appoint

Is a Democratic politician. He has served as Arizona State Senator for District 29 since his appointment in 2003, and earlier from 1991 through 2000. He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2000 through 2003, and Mayor of the City of

Was a Nebraska republican politician best known for being the 28th Governor of Nebraska. He was born

Was a Nebraska republican politician best known for being the 28th Governor of Nebraska. He was born in what is now a part of Lincoln, Nebraska but at the time was called Havelock, Nebraska. He opened a hardware business and then ran and won a seat in the