Famous People with Name Brooks

Brooks Ulysses Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brooks Ulysses Lawrence: (born January 30, 1925, died April 27, 2000) was a Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1955), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956-1959), and Cincinnati Reds (1960).

Brooks James Thompson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brooks James Thompson: is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, Thompson played in four NBA seasons for five different teams. He played for the Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks.

Brooks Litchfield Conrad            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brooks Litchfield Conrad: is an American Major League Baseball infielder for the Atlanta Braves.Conrad is a graduate of Monte Vista High School[1]. He was a member of the Arizona State baseball team from 1999-2001[2]. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the eighth round (236th pick) of the 2001 Draft[3]. Conrad played in the Houston Astros organization from 2001-2007 before becoming a minor league free agent after the 2007 season. Conrad signed with the Oakland Athletics organization prior to the 2008 season. He was called up to play with the A's against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 21, 2008.

Brooks F. McCabe, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brooks F. McCabe, Jr.: is a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 8th and 17th Districts since 1998. Senator McCabe is the President Pro Tempore of the West Virginia Senate.

Brooks M. Pennington Junior            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brooks M. Pennington Junior: was a successful businessman and an accomplished gentleman of Georgia. He contributed many things to society and education, including the addition of the Brooks Pennington Jr. Military Leadership Center at North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU)

Mel Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mel Brooks: is an American director, writer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.

Jack Bascom Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jack Bascom Brooks: is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of RepresentativesIn 1952, Brooks was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 2nd district as a Democrat. During the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the more liberal Southern Congressmen on issues like labor and civil rights (he refused to sign a Southern Manifesto) while remaining conservative on issues like the death penalty and gun control. In 1966, he changed to representing Texas's 9th congressional district. Brooks was the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Government Operations from 1975 through 1988 and the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary from 1989 until 1995. Brooks was one of the few Texas congressional supporters of liberal Democrat Sen. Ralph Yarborough.

Meredith Ann Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Meredith Ann Brooks: Meredith Brooks was born in Oregon City, Oregon in 1960. Her parents divorced while she was still a child. She and her brother and sister grew up in Corvallis, Oregon and were raised by their mother. At age eleven, Brooks became fascinated with the guitar

Phillip Jack Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Phillip Jack Brooks: is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Raw brand, where he is the reigning World Heavyweight Champion.[7] Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the Ring of Honor (ROH) roster where he was an ROH Tag Team Champion, ROH World Champion, and the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school. In 2005, Punk signed a contract with WWE and was sent to their developmental federation Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he won every championship available in the federation.

Avery Franklin Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Avery Franklin Brooks: is an American stage and television actor, jazz and opera singer, and college professor. Brooks is perhaps best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk.