American Famous Names Starting with Letter V

A Canadian synth pop singer-songwriter, best known for her songs "February Air", "White", "Drive My

A Canadian synth pop singer-songwriter, best known for her songs "February Air", "White", "Drive My Soul", and "The Last Thing On Your Mind", featured in 2008 Old Navy video commercials.[2]Her song "Drive My Soul" peaked at #18 in the Canadian Hot 100 in

Is a female boxer who is a former world Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion. Known as

Is a female boxer who is a former world Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion. Known as "The Big Bad Wolfe", Mahfood is known in the boxing world by her brawling style of fighting, and by her traditional trademark purple mohawk. Mahfood began

Is an American Indian actress and author of claimed Cherokee/Sioux heritage. She is also a former of

Is an American Indian actress and author of claimed Cherokee/Sioux heritage. She is also a former office manager for junk bond king Michael Milken and the former CEO of an insolvent FINRA broker/dealer Native Nations Securities, which was the brokerage behind the largest payout in Securities Investor Protection Corporation history.[1].After the success of her production company's first film, Red-Horse worked on two additional projects. She was executive producer and co-director of the NEA and NASA-sponsored "Windows on Mars" released in 1999, and was executive producer, director, and writer of "True Whispers", an award winning PBS/ITVS documentary about the Navajo Code Talkers, produced with Gale Anne Hurd that aired between 2003 and 2004.

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the choir of Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church.

Is a Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislativ

Is a Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislative District, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Huttle served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2001 through 2007.She has also ser

Is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former e

Is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including Essence, Family Circle, TV Guide, Ms., The New York Times, and the Swiss weekly magazine Die Weltwoche.

Was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly

Was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1948 as a Liberal. Bienvenue was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1942.

Is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. His work spans six decades

Is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. His work spans six decades, and he has worked with luminaries from Grace Kelly to the Beach Boys and the Byrds, and recently, Loudon Wainwright III and Joanna Newsom

(June 8, 1911 - February 12, 1985) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his lo

(June 8, 1911 - February 12, 1985) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mungo played for the Dodgers from 1931 to 1941. At the end of his baseball career, he played with the New York Giants.

Is an attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the Californ

Is an attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elect

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis s

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles

(born October 1, 1956 in Boise, Idaho ) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 198

(born October 1, 1956 in Boise, Idaho ) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1980 through 1991, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980-81),

Is a former NASA astronaut.Employed as a civilian by the Lockheed Corporation from 1960 to 1966, he

Is a former NASA astronaut.Employed as a civilian by the Lockheed Corporation from 1960 to 1966, he worked initially as a flight test engineer on the Navy's P3A aircraft. In 1963, Brand graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and was assigned to P

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seco

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 174 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Arizona, Johnson played his entire NFL career for the Broncos from 1985-1995.

(born on August 11, 1954) is an American professional golfer

(born on August 11, 1954) is an American professional golfer

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer based in California. Vance Longden was the son of U.S. Ra

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer based in California. Vance Longden was the son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Longden and his first wife, Helen. He was raised around horses and apprenticed with trainer William Molter. At age twenty-t

Is a former Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners. He played sparingly in two brief

Is a former Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners. He played sparingly in two brief major league stints in 1981 and 1982, batting .211 in 18 games.

Born August 9, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1988 to 1990 for the

Born August 9, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1988 to 1990 for the California Angels and Seattle Mariners.

Was an American journalist, social critic, and author.He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania

Was an American journalist, social critic, and author.He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania to parents Philip J. Packard and Mabel Case Packard. Between 1920-32 he attended local public schools in State College, Pennsylvania where his father managed a farm owned by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). In 1932 he entered Penn State, majoring in English. He graduated in 1936, and worked briefly for the local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times. He earned his master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1937. That year, he joined the Boston Daily Record as a staff reporter and a year later, he married Virginia Matthews.

Is an American boxer of Armenian descent. In 2004 by winning a match against Haiti's Andre Berto in

Is an American boxer of Armenian descent. In 2004 by winning a match against Haiti's Andre Berto in the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico he secured a spot in the US Olympic Team. He represented the United States at t

American boxer of Armenian descent.

American boxer of Armenian descent.

Is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in 2003 and appeared in the Hollywood f

Is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in 2003 and appeared in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before reaching fame in the 2006 hit Disney Channel film High School Musical series. Hudgens also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006. In 2007, Hudgens became the spokesperson for Neutrogena. She will also be in the upcoming movie Rock On. Her sophomore album, Identified, will be released July 1, 2008.

Is a French American law student at the University of Miami and a professional poker player. She is

Is a French American law student at the University of Miami and a professional poker player. She is also known by her Pokerstars online screen name Lady Maverick. Born in White Plains, New York, Rousso has dual citizenships with the United States and France. Rousso is a member of Team PokerStars, and a spokesperson for GoDaddy.com. She has earned money as a professional poker player since 2005. A photo of her appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Rousso was her 2001 high school class valedictorian and graduated from Duke University in December 2003. She is the wife of Chad Brown.

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with Paul Poirier. They are the 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver m

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with Paul Poirier. They are the 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalists and 2008 World Junior silver medalists.

An American singer best known as the first finalist to be eliminated on the second season of the tel

An American singer best known as the first finalist to be eliminated on the second season of the television series American Idol.Olivarez auditioned for American Idol's second season with a rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2002. Paula Abdul was