Famous People with Name Art

Art Jorgens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Art Jorgens: (May 18, 1905 - March 1, 1980) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1929-1939). Jorgens batted and threw right handed. He was born in Modum, Norway.

Art Lopatka            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Art Lopatka: (May 28, 1919- March 10, 2007) was a professional baseball pitcher in 1954 and 1946. He pitched a total of 17 innings with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, allowing 12 earned runs. Lopatka's career earned run average is 6.35.

Art Carney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Art Carney: was an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television and radio

Art Linkletter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Art Linkletter: was the host of two of the longest-running shows in United States broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children.

Art Fleming            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Art Fleming: was the original host of the TV game show Jeopardy.Fleming was born Arthur Fleming Fazzin in New York City. His parents, William and Marie Fazzin, had emigrated to the United States from Austria. They were a popular dance team in Europe and had brought their show to the U.S. Fleming (who stood 6 foot, 4 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds) was a varsity letterman football player at James Monroe High School in New York. He later attended Colgate and Cornell universities, starring on the football and water polo teams at both colleges. Fleming was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy for three and a half years as the pilot of a patrol bomber in the Atlantic.