Famous People with Name Burton

Burton Leon Reynolds            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burton Leon Reynolds: is an American Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in the original version of The Longest Yard, Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J. McClure in The Canno

Burton Stephen Lancaster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burton Stephen Lancaster: was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (which he called "The Grin") and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. Initially dismissed as "Mr Muscles an

Burton Stephen Burt Lancaster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burton Stephen Burt Lancaster: was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (which he called "The Grin") and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. Initially dismissed as "Mr Muscles and Teeth", in the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and gradually came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation.

Burton Richter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burton Richter: is a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist.A native of New York City, he attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, then continued on to study at MIT, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1956. He was director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 1984 to 1999.

Burton Leon Reynolds,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burton Leon Reynolds,: is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in The Longest Yard, Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J. McClure in The Cannonball Run and Jack Horner in Boogie Nights. He is one of America's most recognizable film and television personalities. With more than 90 feature film and 300 television episode credits, he was the number-one box-office attraction for five straight years (1978-82).[3]

Sala Burton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sala Burton: was a United States Representative from California. She was born Sala Galante in Bialystok, Poland. She attended public schools in San Francisco and University of San Francisco. She was the associate director of the California Public Affairs Institute fro

Harold Hitz Burton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harold Hitz Burton: was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was known as a dispassionate jurist who prized equal justice unde

William Burton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Burton: was a Canadian politician, most prominent in his role as mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. In 1924, he was elected as the alderman for Ward 6. He was re-elected to that post in 1925. He served the following two years on the Board of Control. He was then elected Mayor of Hamilton twice, in 1928 and 1929.

Joseph William Burton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph William Burton: was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in a 1938 provincial by-election becoming the only Catholic MLA in the province. In an August 9, 1943 federal by-election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Humboldt for the CCF. He was re-elected in the 1945 general election but defeated in 1949.

Andy Burton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andy Burton: is a Canadian politician. Burton immigrated with his family to Canada from England in 1952 at the age of 10. He grew up in Prince George, British Columbia. In the early 1960s, he worked as a highway surveyor and then as a bulk plant manager for Shell Petroleum. He began his small business in 1964, and operated it until he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2000 federal election as the Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament (MP) for Skeena riding. Burton entered politics in the 1970s. During his 24 year municipal career, he served as Mayor of Stewart, British Columbia for six years, and town councillor for 18 years. He joined the Reform Party of Canada at its formation in 1987, and remained a member of its successors, the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party of Canada. In his tenure in Parliament, Burton served variously as Canadian Alliance Critic for Public Works, Fisheries and Natural Resources and then as the Conservatives Party's Fisheries and Oceans critic. He was defeated in the 2004 federal election by less than 1,000 votes by Nathan Cullen of the New Democratic Party.