Famous People with Name Greenwood

Frances Charlotte Greenwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frances Charlotte Greenwood: was an American actress and dancer. Standing around 6' tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye".

Dave Kasim Greenwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dave Kasim Greenwood: is a retired American professional basketball player whose NBA career spanned 12 years from 1979 to 1991. A forward/center, he played for the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons. He was the second pick in the 1979 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls lost the coin-flip to the Los Angeles Lakers, who drafted future Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson with their number one pick.

L.C. Henderson Greenwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

L.C. Henderson Greenwood: is a former American football defensive end for the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers.He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 in the 10th round. In 1971, he became the starting left defensive end. One of the four members of Pittsburgh's famous Steel Curtain defensive line, he would remain there until retirement in 1981.

Stuart Bruce Greenwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stuart Bruce Greenwood: a Canadian actor.Greenwood is known in the US for his appearances in I, Robot, The Core, Double Jeopardy, Thirteen Days (in which he played president John F Kennedy), Capote (in which he played Jack Dunphy, Truman Capote's lover), and more recently Eight Below (in which he played Professor Davis McClaren) and Firehouse Dog (in which he was the captain after the death of his brother). He has had prominent roles in the award winning films Ararat, Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter, all directed by Canadian director Atom Egoyan. He also appeared in the 1980s teen cult film The Malibu Bikini Shop and starred in Mee-Shee: The Water Giant. He played a role in The World's Fastest Indian and also featured in the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There.

Chester Greenwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester Greenwood: of Farmington, Maine.invented the earmuff in 1873, at the age of 15.[1] He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating, and had his grandmother sew tufts of fur between loops of wire.[2] His patent was for improved ear protectors. He manufactured these ear protectors, providing jobs for people in the Farmington area, for nearly 60 years.[1]Chester also patented a tea kettle, a steel tooth rake, an advertising matchbox, and a machine used in producing wooden spools for wire and thread.[1] He invented, but did not patent an umbrella holder for mail carriers. He no doubt invented many other items, but only patented the above mentioned items.