Famous People with Name Alston

Alston Scott Householder            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alston Scott Householder: was an American mathematician who specialized in mathematical biology and numerical analysis, inventor of the Householder transformation and of Householder's method. Married to Belle Householder (died 1975), children: John, Jackie and remarried 1984 to Heidi Householder, née Vogg.

Alston Gordon Dayton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alston Gordon Dayton: was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative, and later as a United States federal judge.In 1894, Dayton won election from West Virginia's 2nd District as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress, defeating

Wendell Alston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wendell Alston: (born on 22 September 1952 in Valhalla, New York) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for 4 seasons. He played for the New York Yankees from 1977 to 1978,

Derrick Alston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick Alston: Height 208 cm Year of Birth 1972 Nationality United States of America Position Forward - Center NBA Draft 1994 # 33

Rafer Alston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rafer Alston: Height 188 cm Year of Birth 1976 Nationality United States Position Point Guard NBA Draft 1998 # 39

Thomas Edison Alston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Edison Alston: (January 31, 1926 - December 30, 1993) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 1957. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, he stood 6'5" and weighed 210 lbs.

Charles Henry Alston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Henry Alston: as an African American artist, muralist, and teacher. Alston graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City, then attended Columbia College and Teachers College at Columbia University where he obtained his Master of Fine Arts.Alston began his art career while still a student, illustrating album covers for jazz musician Duke Ellington and book covers for poet Langston Hughes. He was influenced by Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera, in particular, who tied their murals into early twentieth century social movements. Alston painted murals throughout Harlem, including depression-era murals as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. The best known of his mural works is one of a series of murals created by Alston and other Harlem artists for the Harlem Hospital Center.