Famous People with Name Ellison

Ellison Shoji Onizuka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ellison Shoji Onizuka: was a Japanese-American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L.

Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith: was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.Smith was elected to the United States Senate in 1908. He was re-elected five times, although from 1920

Ralph Waldo Ellison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Waldo Ellison: was a scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named by his father after Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pervis Ellison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pervis Ellison: is a former college and professional NBA basketball player.Ellison was nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his play with the University of Louisville. At 6 ft 10 in and 242 lb, he started all four years as the center under coach Denny Crum. In his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player—the first time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor (Carmelo Anthony is the only other player to date to have achieved the honor, winning it as a forward with the Syracuse Orange in 2003).

Mary Lillian Ellison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Lillian Ellison: etter known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah, was an American female professional wrestler who was marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport. She began her twenty-seven year championship reign in 1956. She was also known as being the first WWF Women's Champion. According to WWE, Moolah held the title a total of four times.

Harlan Jay Ellison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harlan Jay Ellison: is a prolific American writer of short stories, novellas, teleplays, essays, and criticism. His literary and television work has received many awards. He wrote for the original series of both The Outer Limits and Star Trek; edited the multiple-award-winning short story anthology series Dangerous Visions; and served as creative consultant to the science fiction TV series The New Twilight Zone and Babylon 5.

Jason Jerome Ellison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jason Jerome Ellison: is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers. He attended Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, and made his major league debut on May 9, 2003.Ellison has become one of the more recognizable bench players in the major leagues because of how frequently he was brought in to pinch run for Barry Bonds. In 2005, Ellison played center field for all games until the trading deadline, when the Giants acquired Randy Winn and Ellison lost his starting job. On April 1, 2007, Ellison was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Travis Blackley, where he served much of the 2007 season as a fourth outfielder.