Famous People with Name Shannon

Shannon Lee Tweed            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shannon Lee Tweed: a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica,[1] she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller.After the Canadian wish-fulfillment TV series Thrill of a Lifetime arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner's Playboy, she gained fame as the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue (photographed by Richard Fegley) and eventually the Playmate of the Year for 1982. Since then, Tweed has primarily acted in TV series such as the HBO comedy 1st and Ten, the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest and guest appearances on Frasier, as well as B movies

Shannon Shakespeare            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shannon Shakespeare: is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 17th position in the 200 m Freestyle. During the late 1990s Shakespeare was a key member in the Canadian Freestyle Relay Teams.

Shannon Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shannon Smith: is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Shannon Rempel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shannon Rempel: is a Canadian speed skater.[1] Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.

Shannon Kleibrink            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shannon Kleibrink: a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. They won a bronze medal.Kleibrink made h

Howie Shannon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howie Shannon: was the first overall pick in the 1949 NBA Draft, selected by the Providence Steamrollers. He attended Kansas State University.

Claude Elwood Shannon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Claude Elwood Shannon: an American electrical engineer and mathematician, was "the father of information theory".Shannon is famous for having founded information theory with one landmark paper published in 1948. But he is also credited with founding both digital computer and digital circuit design theory in 1937, when, as a 21-year-old master's student at MIT, he wrote a thesis demonstrating that electrical application of Boolean algebra could construct and resolve any logical, numerical relationship. It has been claimed that this was the most important master's thesis of all time.

Del Shannon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Del Shannon: was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" in 1961.Del Shannon was born Charles Weedon Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up in Coopersville, a small farming community near Grand Rapids. There he learned ukulele and later guitar, and listened to country and western music, including Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Lefty Frizzell. In 1954, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and while in Germany played guitar in a band called the Cool Flames

Robert Shannon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Shannon: is an American former professional boxer. After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15, and a world junior championship at the age of 16. Shannon qualifi

A.J. Shannon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

A.J. Shannon: is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse. Shannon was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits in the first round (6th overall) in the 2003 NLL entry draft. Followi