Famous People with Name Cameron

Cameron Reid Beckman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Reid Beckman: born on February 15, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Cameron Drew            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Drew: born February 12, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former Houston Astros baseball prospect whose previous knee injuries limited his major league career in baseball to seven games.

Cameron Maybin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Maybin: (born April 4, 1987 in Arden, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball player on the Florida Marlins.

Cameron Michelle Diaz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Michelle Diaz: is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and SAG-Award nominated American actress and former fashion model. She is one of only two actresses (the other being Julia Roberts) to join the "$20 Million Club" after receiving this salary for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.[

Cameron Bruce Crowe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Bruce Crowe: Crowe was born in Palm Springs, California, USA. His father owned a real estate and phone service business, and his mother, Alice Marie, "was a teacher, activist, and all-around live wire who did skits around the house and would wear a clown suit to school on special occasions." She worked as a psychology professor and family therapist and often participated in peace demonstrations and causes relating to the rights of farm workers. Crowe had two older sisters, but one died when he was young. The family moved around often, spending time in a desert town called Indio, best known as the site of the Coachella Festival of Music, which is held every year at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. Crowe commented that Indio was where "people owned tortoises, not dogs". His family finally settled in San Diego.

Donald William Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donald William Cameron: was the 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada, from February 1991 to June 1993.Cameron is also remembered as an aggressive supporter of a disastrous development project. He was instrumental, first as a local MLA, then as Industry Minister in the Government of John Buchanan, and then as Premier, in the development of the Westray Mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

Malcolm Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Malcolm Cameron: was a Canadian businessman and politician.In 1828, he became a merchant in the area. In 1836, he was elected to the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Lanark as a moderate Reformer. The year before, he had set up a general store at Port Sarnia (later Sarnia) and, in 1837, he moved there. In the same year, he served with Allan Napier MacNab during the Upper Canada Rebellion. He also set up mills in the Port Sarnia area, became involved in transporting goods and established a business cutting and selling timber. Although he originally opposed Robert Baldwin, he supported his government in 1842 and was given the post of inspector of revenue. He resigned in 1843 because he could not support the government bill that moved the capital to Montreal.

Hugh Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hugh Cameron: was a Canadian politician and a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Iverness in Nova Scotia. He was elected as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party to the 1st Canadian Parliament on September 20, 1867. He became a member of the Liberal-Conservative Party on January 30, 1869. Though he was defeated in the following three elections, he was re-elected to the 5th Canadian Parliament on June 20, 1882, and to the two following Parliaments. He became a member of the Conservative Party on April 13, 1887. Cameron was appointed in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1879, serving until 1882.

John Hillyard Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Hillyard Cameron: was an Ontario lawyer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Peel from 1867 to 1872 and Cardwell from 1872 until his death.Cameron also served on Toronto city council from 1846 to 1847, from 1851 to 1852 and 1854 to 1855. In 1860, he served as treasurer for the Law Society of Upper Canada. In 1869, he was also called to the Quebec bar.

Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron: was a lawyer, judge and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario.In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for North Ontario; he was defeated in 1863 but was elected in an 1864 by-election when the incumbent, William McDougall, was forced to run for reelection after he was named to the executive council. Cameron was opposed to Confederation, preferring a legislative union. In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully in Ontario North in the federal election but was elected for Toronto East to the provincial legislature.