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)

Charmaine Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charmaine Brooks: a Canadian rock singer/songwriter born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Charmaine began learning to play guitar at an early age, she then switched to drums, and began studying under local drummer Wayne Brown. She said “ singing was not something I ever thought I could do well”Her musical influences she credits as Melissa Etheridge Patty Smyth (Scandal) Sheryl Crow, Lisa Marie Presley and fellow Canadians Sass Jordan, Jann Arden and Alannah Myles, whom she just might have been trying to be in her first band The Mixx who supported local Canadian groups Helix and Big House.

Karen Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Brooks: is an American country music singer who is best-known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard Country Chart in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love," a duet with T.G. Sheppard.

Kix Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kix Brooks: is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is currently one half of the multi-award winning, American, country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn live down the street from each other in Brentwood, Tennessee, an upscale suburb of N

Jon David Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jon David Brooks: a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.The son of a secretary and a salesman/country waltz drummer, Brooks began singing and writing in high school. A drummer like his father at first, he taught himself piano and guitar and, by the late 1980s, was the Hammond

Norman Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Brooks: was a Canadian singer, best known for his ability to sound like Al Jolson.He was born Norman Joseph Arie, the son of Lebanese parents, in Montreal in 1928. He played Jolson in the 1956 film, The Best Things in Life Are Free. Brooks performed in nightclubs