Famous People with Name Homer

Homer Ransford Watson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Homer Ransford Watson: was a Canadian landscape painter. He was "the man who first saw Canada as Canada, rather than as dreamy blurred pastiches of European painting," according to J. Russell Harper, a former curator of Canadian art at the National Gallery of Canada. He was a member and president (1918-1922) of the Royal Canadian Academy, as well as a founding member and first president (1907-1911) of the Canadian Art Club.

Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr.: is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer. His autobiographical novel Rocket Boys: A Memoir, was a #1 New York Times best-seller , is studied in many American and international school systems, and was the basis for the popular fil

Homer "The Rock" Moore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Homer "The Rock" Moore: is an American mixed martial artist from Phoenix, Arizona. Moore's first major win occurred in 1999, with a decision victory over Jason Middaugh. Homer "The Rock" Moore is a veteran of the Mixed Martial Arts organizations, which includes the Ultimate XAR

Homer Stille Cummings            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Homer Stille Cummings: was a U.S. political figure who was United States Attorney General from 1933 to 1939. He also was elected mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, three times before, founding the legal firm of Cummings & Lockwood in 1909. He later served as chairman of Democratic

Homer Dopp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Homer Dopp: was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.He was elected to Wisconsin State Assembly in 1922 receiving 3,267 votes to 1,020 for the independent Democrat candidate Judson Hall. He served in Wisconsin State Assembly in 1923 representing Waukesha

Winslow Homer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Winslow Homer: was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

Michael J. Homer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael J. Homer: was an American electronics and computer industry executive who played major roles in the development of the personal computer, mobile devices and the Internet.After Go closed in 1994, John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Go's main venture capital backer, made the connection for Homer at Marc Andreessen's Netscape Communications Corporation.[1] Homer was a vice president at the Netscape in the 1990s at the dawn of the World Wide Web. There, Homer developed the company's initial business plan and played a pivotal role in obtaining the private financing necessary to allow the company to progress to its 1995 initial public offering.[2] He developed marketing plans for Netscape in 1994 at a time when few people had ever heard of the Internet.[1] During the period where Microsoft challenged Netscape's early browser dominance with its Internet Explorer product, Homer headed the firm's marketing department as it faced bitter competition from Microsoft, a challenge that ultimately resulted in an antitrust suit.[2] Homer helped argue that Microsoft had abused its monopoly power in the operating system market to push out Netscape's browser in favor of its own.[1]

Mark Homer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark Homer: is a conservative Democratic politician and businessman from Paris, Texas who is the Texas State Representative for District 3 of the Texas House of Representatives. He was a member of the Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Vice-Chair of th

Joshua Attwood Reynolds Homer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joshua Attwood Reynolds Homer: was a Canadian Member of Parliament from British Columbia. In 1860, he married Sophie Wilson. In 1863, he was elected to the first Legislative Council for the Colony of British Columbia; Homer was reelected in 1864. In 1860, he married Sophie Wilson. In 1863, he was elected to the first Legislative Council for the Colony of British Columbia; Homer was reelected in 1864.

John Homer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Homer: was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Barrington township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1836.