Famous People with Name Howard

Howard Cary            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Cary: was an American engineer and the co-founder of Applied Physics Corporation (later known as Cary Instruments), along with George W. Downs and William C. Miller. Before Applied Physics, Cary was employed by Beckman Instruments, where he worked on the design of several instruments including the ubiquitous DU Spectrophotometer

Howard Gregory Wright            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Gregory Wright: is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'8" (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) forward and played collegiately at Stanford University from 1978–82

Howard Hathaway Aiken            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Hathaway Aiken: was a pioneer in computing, being the primary engineer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

Howard Henry Schultz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Henry Schultz: is a retired American baseball and basketball player. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.From 1943 to 1948, Schultz played Major League Baseball as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. Standing 6'6", he primarily played first base and held a career batting average of .241.

Howard Robard Hughes Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Robard Hughes Jr: was an American aviator, industrialist, film producer/director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is famous for setting multiple world air-speed records, building the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 "Spruce Goose" aircraft, producing the movies Hell's Angels, Scarface and The Outlaw, as well as owning and expanding Trans World Airlines. Hughes remains an iconic figure of the twentieth century, not only for his contributions to aeronautics and his other professional accomplishments, but for his highly-publicized descent into madness in later life. Despite his well-known bouts with obsessive-compulsive disorder and prescription drug addiction, Hughes is believed by many to be one of the most brilliant minds that America has produced and still to this day is one of the most successful American aviators.

Jonas George Howard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jonas George Howard: was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced the practice of law in Jeffersonville, Indiana. City attorney of Jeffersonville in 1854, 1865 from 1871 to 1873, and 1877-1879. He served as member of the city counci

Charles Benjamin Howard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Benjamin Howard: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Smith's Mills, Quebec in Stanstead County and became a businessman, industrialist and lumber merchant. He was first elected to Parliament at the Sherbrooke riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926, 1930 and 1935. After completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament, Howard left the House of Commons and was appointed to the Senate for the Wellington, Quebec division.

Bruce Andrew Thomas Howard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Andrew Thomas Howard: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Drayton, Ontario and became a realtor by career. Howard represented British Columbia's Okanagan Boundary riding. After an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there in the 1965 federal election, he succeeded in the 1968 election. After serving his only term, the 28th Canadian Parliament, Howard was defeated in the 1972 election by George Whittaker of the Progressive Conservative party.

Frank Howard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Howard: was a Canadian trade unionist and politician. Howard first sat as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then for its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP). In Parliament, Howard and his caucus colleague Arnold Peters were responsible for reforming Canada's divorce laws, and for achieving significant reforms to Canada's prison system. He was also instrumental in attaining full voting rights for Canadian First Nations. Howard stood as a candidate in the 1971 NDP leadership convention, finishing fifth. He was a Member of Parliament for seventeen years until he lost his seat in the 1974 general election. In 1979, Howard returned to politics, running again for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He won that election and served as Skeena's Member of the Legislative Assembly until 1986.

Peter Howard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter Howard: was a farmer, businessman, doctor and political figure in Upper Canada. In 1804, he was elected to represent Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and served until 1812 when he was defeated by Levius Peters Sherwood. In 1806, he was named a justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. In 1808, with Thomas Dorland and David McGregor Rogers, he withdrew from the house to protest an amendment to the District School Act. Later, he tended to support the more radical reformers, such as Joseph Willcocks, in the assembly. In 1816, he was reelected to represent Leeds and served until 1820. He practiced as a doctor after the War of 1812, although he was only licensed to practice medicine in 1830.