Famous People with Name Bailey

Bailey E. Howell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bailey E. Howell: is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons (1959–1971) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers. A six-time All-Star with 17,770 career points, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. He won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics. The best years of his career were during his time at the Bullets and the Celtics. At his alma mater, he still set and held records even though during his playing days he was only allowed to play three varsity seasons because of a junior varsity freshmen year and did not have a three point line or shot clock. He is considered a legend to the Bulldog basketball faithful, and one of, if not, the most famous players to have played at MSU. He is probably most known for his hook shot, rebounding ability, and work ethic as a player and person. After his career ended, he went onto work with the shoe company Converse mostly with the Converse All-Star. He resides at his home in Starkville, Mississippi where he is very active in Mississippi State athletics fund-raising, specifically the Bulldog Club, an organized fund to pay for MSU athlete's scholarships.

Bailey Tzuke            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Bailey Tzuke: a British singer/songwriter. She has been compared with other singer-songwriters as diverse as Joss Stone, Christina Aguilera and Kate Bush.[citation needed] She has four siblings or half-siblings; Tallula Muggleton-Tzuke, Annie Moody Muggleton, Andy Muggleton and Jamie Muggleton.Bailey has grown up with the music industry around her; her mother, Judie Tzuke, is also a singer-songwriter, most famous for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Til Dawn" - and her father, Paul Muggleton, is a record producer. Bailey has toured with and sung backing vocals for Judie for many years.

Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie: is a US cryptographer and one of the pioneers of public-key cryptography.Diffie and Martin Hellman's paper New Directions in Cryptography was published in 1976. It introduced a radically new method of distributing cryptographic keys, which went far toward

Irvine Wallace Ace Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irvine Wallace Ace Bailey: was a star ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs in eight seasons from 1926–1933.Bailey grew up in Toronto and played junior hockey for St. Mary's in the Ontario Hockey Association. He played senior hockey in Peterborough for two seasons from 1924–1926 and in November 1926 was signed by the Toronto St. Patricks of the National Hockey League, renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first season with the team. He was the leading scorer and goal scorer in the NHL in the 1928–29 season, with 22 goals and 32 points in 44 games. He was again the Leafs leading scorer in 1929–30 and was just one point short of repeating in 1930–31. After three consecutive 20-goal seasons, his offensive production cooled off notably with the 1931–32 season. However, Bailey still helped Toronto win the Stanley Cup in 1932.

Mildred Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mildred Bailey: was a popular American jazz singer during the 1930s.Born as Mildred Rinker in Tekoa, Washington, Bailey retained the last name of her first husband, Ted Bailey, when she moved to Seattle to bolster her singing career. With the help of her second husband, Benny Stafford, she became an established blues and jazz singer on the West Coast. According to Gary Giddins' book Bing Crosby - A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years 1903-1940, in 1925 she secured work for her brother, Al Rinker and his partner Bing Crosby. Giddins further states that Crosby first heard of Louis Armstrong and other Chicago black jazz records from Bailey's own record collection. Crosby helped Bailey in turn by introducing her to Paul Whiteman. She sang with Paul Whiteman's band from 1929 to 1933 (Whiteman had a popular radio program and when Bailey debuted with her version of "Moaning Low" in 1929, public reaction was immediate, although she did not start recording with Whiteman until late 1931).

Angela Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angela Bailey: She won a silver medal for the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and did so again in both the 1982 and 1986 games. At the 1983 World Championships she placed 5th in the 100 metres and 7th in the 200 metres. At the same event in 1987 she plac

Donovan Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donovan Bailey: Born in Manchester, Jamaica, Bailey emigrated from Jamaica to Canada at age 11, and played basketball before his graduation at Queen Elizabeth Park High School in Oakville, Ontario. He began competing as a 100 m sprinter part-time in 1991, but he did not

Roland "Champ" Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland "Champ" Bailey: is an American football player, starting at cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. His mother nicknamed him "Champ" at an early age.[1] He is the older brother of Broncos linebacker and teammate Boss Bailey.The Washington Redskins selected Bailey in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, as the seventh overall pick. He was known as the first player ever drafted from his hometown of Folkston, Georgia an achievement Bailey states was big for his town to increase its interest in football. He is universally considered one of the best corners in the NFL.