Famous People with Name Elijah

Elijah David Dukes, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elijah David Dukes, Jr.: (born on June 26, 1984 in Homestead, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball, who plays for the Washington Nationals.

Elijah Wood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elijah Wood: is an American actor. Acting since the age of eight, he is perhaps best known for the role of Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Making his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future II (1989), Wood landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13.

Elijah Jordan Wood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elijah Jordan Wood: Lang released his first album, Smokin, in 1995 at the age of 13, under the name Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang. The following year, Lang released his debut solo album, Lie to Me. Lang's music is noted for his singing, which has been compared to that of a 40 year old blues veteran,[1] and for his guitar solos. Lang is a popular live performer as well as a recording artist.

Elijah Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elijah Harper: is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. He was a key player in the failure of the Meech Lake Accord.In 1981, Harper contested and won the sprawling northern Manitoba riding of Rupertsland for the New Democratic Party to become the first Treaty Indian to be elected as a provincial politician. On April 17, 1986,

Elijah J. McCoy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elijah J. McCoy: was an Afro-Canadian inventor and engineer and is known for his many US patents.After studying engineering in Edinburgh, Scotland, and returning home to Canada, he found work as a fireman and oiler at the Michigan Central Railroad. In a home-based machine shop in Ypsilanti, McCoy invented an automatic lubricator for oiling the steam engines of locomotives and boats. For this he obtained his first patent, "Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-Engines" (U.S. Patent 129,843 ) on July 23, 1872.