Famous People with Name Mabel

Mabel Alvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mabel Alvarez: was a Spanish-American artist and oil painter. She was born to a prominent Spanish family who lived on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.Alvarez demonstrated artistic talent at a young age and 1915 enrolled in a Los Angeles art school, where she enjoyed immediate success. She painted a large mural for the Panama-California Exposition San Diego, for which she won a Gold Medal. Alvarez attended William Cahill’s prestigious School for Illustration and Painting in Los Angeles and drew a haunting charcoal portrait of a woman in profile used by the School for its catalog cover.

Mabel Margaret DeWare            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mabel Margaret DeWare: a Canadian politician, curler, and retired Senator.In 1978, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. She was re-elected in 1982 and was defeated in 1987. She held thre

Mabel Fairbanks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mabel Fairbanks: was an African-American figure skater and coach. She fell in love with figure skating in the 1930s when she saw Sonya Henie in movies. She could not skate in the 1930s because she was not allowed to join a skating club due to being African-American. She w