Famous People with Name Ernie

Ernie Drew Barrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernie Drew Barrett: s a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Kansas State University.Barrett was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the 1951 NBA Draft and played for the Celtics (1953–54, 1955–56) in the National Basketball Association for 131 games.

Ernie Ashworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernie Ashworth: is an American country music singer and longtime star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.Born Ernest Bert Ashworth in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 15, 1928, he began his career singing on Huntsville radio station WBHP. In 1949, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for several radio stations and was signed by Wesley Rose as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music.

Ernie Cefalu            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernie Cefalu: is a contemporary Senior Creative Director, currently working out of Los Angeles, CA. Cefalu attended the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) and graduated in 1969 with honors. Soon after, Cefalu started his career on Madison Avenue at Carolini Advertising, where his first assignment was to create the campaign and graphics for the International Paper Company’s national sales meeting. His solution took the form of an elaborate, award-winning off-Broadway musical production, “Dolls Alive." In the early part of 1970 Cefalu became an Art Director at Norman Levitt Advertising where he created the World renouned Jesus Christ Superstar album and Angeles for Decca Records.

Ernie Ball            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernie Ball: was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that would eventually gross US$40 million a year.While still in his early teens, Ball began playing professionally in South Central Los Angeles beer bars. By age 19 he joined the Tommy Duncan Band playing pedal steel guitar. Duncan, the former lead singer with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, took the band on tour through the Southwestern United States. During the Korean War, he did a tour of duty in the United States Air Force Band, playing guitar and bass drum.[4] After the military he returned to Los Angeles and continued playing in barrooms and lounges, until landing a job on the 1950s “Western Varieties” program at KTLA television.[5] The position soon gained him wider recognition in the Los Angeles music scene and led to studio work and teaching jobs.

Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez: was an American professional boxer. He twice fought for the world welterweight boxing title, losing title bouts to José Nápoles in 1970 and 1973. He was a missing person from 1992 to 2004 and was the subject of extensive press coverage in early 2004 when,

Willie" Fernie            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Willie" Fernie: (1857–1924) was a Scottish golfer

Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els: (born on October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer