Famous People with Name Cameron

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.

Cameron Giles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Giles: a rapper, songwriter, and actor. He is also the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats, commonly known as Dipset.Cam'ron signed to Rivera's Untertainment label distributed by Epic/Sony, releasing his first solo album, Confessions of Fire, in July 1998. The album featured songs like "357" and "Horse And Carriage," featuring Mase. Untertainment folded in 1999, and Cam'ron was absorbed into Epic Records. Cam'ron achieved notoriety for his 2001 release from Sony Records under Tommy Mottola.

Cameron Douglas Bright            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Douglas Bright: a Canadian actor. He has appeared in numerous high profile roles in the films Godsend, Birth, Running Scared, Ultraviolet, X-Men: The Last Stand and Thank You for Smoking.Bright's first acting job was in a commercial for Telus, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the television series, Higher Ground.[1] He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in made-for-television films, and was credited as "Cameron Crigger" for his early roles (from the 2000 television movie, The Christmas Secret, to an episode of Night Visions).After a supporting part in The Butterfly Effect, Bright's first major role was in Godsend, a horror film co-starring Robert De Niro; the film was released in April 2004 to mixed reviews. In his next film, Birth, he played a ten-year old boy who claims to be the reincarnation of a woman's (Nicole Kidman) deceased husband. Two scenes within the movie sparked controversy and drew media attention to Bright. In one scene, Bright and Kidman's characters kiss; in the other, the two share a bathtub. The actors wore flesh colored swimsuits in the bath scenes and were never really naked although this wasn't known at the time.[1]

Cameron Medwin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Medwin: is a Canadian soccer defender who currently plays for Toronto Lynx in the USL Premier Development League. Cameron began playing amateur soccer with local clubs such as Vaughan Rockets, and Wexford Warriors whom he both won the Ontario Cup. In March 1999 when he turned 16 he began his soccer career with London City in the Canadian Soccer League.

Cameron Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cameron Hall: is a retired Canadian basketball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic basketball team in 1976. He played for the Duke Blue Devils in 1977 and 1978.

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.

Gordon Robertson Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Robertson Cameron: was a businessman and former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as Yukon Commissioner from 1962 to 1966. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia and educated in Vancouver. He was an apprentice at the British Yukon Navigation Company and was manager of Klondike Helicopters Limited. Cameron lived in Whitehorse. He was mayor of Whitehorse from 1958 to 1962.

Alexander Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Cameron: was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1874 to 1892 as a Conservative and then Liberal member.Cameron served as a surgeon in the militia. He served as mayor of Huntingdon from 1870 to 1887 and was warden for Huntingdon County in 1882. He also served as a member of the Council of Public Instruction for Quebec. Cameron was first elected to the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in an 1874 by-election held after the death of Thomas Sanders.

Neil Murdo Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Neil Murdo Cameron: was a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. n the 1989 provincial election, he ran as an Equality Party candidate in the Montreal riding of Jacques-Cartier and scored one of the most unexpected upsets in Quebec political history, defeating Quebec Liberal Party incumbent Joan Dougherty. In the legislature, he served on the Education Committee, the Committee on the Future of Hydro-Electric Power, as an alternate voting member of the Belanger-Campeau Commission, and as a voting member of the Expert Committee on the Political Implications of Sovereignty. He prepared a minority report on the latter, Imagining Sovereignty/Souverainté d'Esprit, which was circulated to the major Canadian universities. In 1993, he introduced Bill 199, a private member's bill which would have made English and French fully co-official languages in the province.