Famous People with Name Eugene

Eugene William Gene Shue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene William Gene Shue: is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his playing days he was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) guard.Shue spent ten years as a player, a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks, and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons of the NBA during his career. He would go on to serve 23 years as a head coach in the league. Shue was an All-Star five consecutive times (1958-62) and was named All-NBA First Team once (1960). As a coach, he guided the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals in 1977, but eventually lost to the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers. Gene Shue was twice named NBA Coach of the Year.

Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly: "was an American Academy Award-winning dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer.Kelly was a major exponent of 20th century filmed dance, known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen. Although he is probably best known today for his performance in Singin' in the Rain, he was a dominant force in Hollywood musical films from the mid 1940s until their demise in the late 1950s. His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical film, and he is credited with almost singlehandedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Kelly among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at number fifteen.

Eugene George Istomin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene George Istomin: was an American pianist.Istomin was born in New York City of Russian-Jewish parents. He was famous for his work in the piano trio, with Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose, known as the Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio, with whom he made many recordings, and particularly of music by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert. He also played with them in orchestral music, with conductors such as Eugene Ormandy, Bruno Walter and also as a soloist.

Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy: was an American politician and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.

Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry: was an American screenwriter and producer. He became best known as the creator of what would become the science fiction universe of Star Trek. He would also become one of the first people to be "buried" in space. Roddenberry was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Roddenberry was sometimes referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" in reference to his role in Star Trek.

Michael Eugene Gale            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Eugene Gale: is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Elizabeth City State University, Gale played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association as a member of the Kentucky Colonels (1971–1974), the New York Nets (1974–1975), the San Antonio Spurs (1975–1980), the Portland Trail Blazers (1980–1981), and the Golden State Warriors (1981–1982). He tallied 6,203 career points and 3,146 career assists, and he won the 1974 ABA Championship while with the Nets.

Frank Eugene            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Frank Eugene: was an American-born photographer who was a founding member of the Photo-Secession and one of the first university-level professors of photography in the world. His father was Frederick Smith, a German baker who changed his last name from Schmid after moving to America in the late 1850s. His mother was Hermine Selinger Smith, a singer who performed in local German beer halls and theaters.[1]

Ernest Eugene            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernest Eugene: was a California State Assembly member from 1942 to 1947, a Los Angeles city councilman from 1947 to 1958 and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1958 to 1974. Debs ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Congressional seat in the 17th Di

Albert Christian Adolph Charles Eugene            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Albert Christian Adolph Charles Eugene: was the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and was a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. Albrecht was the grandfather of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover through his daughter Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg who through her marriage to Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover was the matriarch of the current Hanoverian Royal Family.