Famous People with Name Hyman

Hyman George Rickover            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Hyman George Rickover: (January 27, 1900 or August 24, 1898 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", which as of July 2007 had produced 200 nuclear-powered submarines, and 23 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and cruisers, though many of these U.S. vessels are now decommissioned and others under construction.

Hyman Bloom            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Hyman Bloom: is a painter. His work is influenced by his Jewish heritage, as well as the supernatural. Many of his works feature macabre subjects such as skeletons or corpses. Bloom was born into an orthodox Jewish family in the tiny Jewish village of Brunaviški, in t

Hyman "Hymie" Miller            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hyman "Hymie" Miller: was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Marcel Sartos.

Hyman Barnett "Harry" Mizler            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Hyman Barnett "Harry" Mizler: was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Hyman Carl Goldenberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hyman Carl Goldenberg: was a Canadian lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, and senator who is best known for his work as an arbitrator in major labour management disputes. He was appointed to the Senate by Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1971 and served until his retirement in 1982. He was a constitutional advisor to three Prime Ministers, Mackenzie King, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Jean Chrétien, and participated in 20 Royal Commissions and led numerous boards and special inquiries. He was the chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs and a member of the Senate-House of Commons committee on the Constitution of Canada, which at that point he co-chaired.

Libby Henrietta Hyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Libby Henrietta Hyman: was an American zoologist.she was the daughter of Joseph Hyman and Sabina Neumann. Hyman's father, a Polish/Russian Jew, adopted the surname when he immigrated to the United States as a youth. He successively owned clothing stores in Des Moines, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in Fort Dodge, Iowa, but the family's resources were limited. Hyman attended public schools in Fort Dodge. At home she was required to do much of the housework. She enjoyed reading, especially books by Charles Dickens in her father's small den, and she took a strong interest in flowers, which she learned to classify with a copy of Asa Gray's Elements of Botany

Misty Hyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Misty Hyman: is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Hyman was only expected to contend for silver on that night (September 20, 2000), as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title.

Flora ("Flo") Jean Hyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Flora ("Flo") Jean Hyman: was an American volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She died during a volleyball match in Japan, as a result of Marfan Syndrome.

Charles Smith ("C.S.") Hyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Smith ("C.S.") Hyman: was a Canadian businessman, and notable politician and sportsman. Hyman was elected to London city council in 1882 and was mayor in 1884. He first ran as a Liberal candidate against John Carling for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1887 election for t

Misty Dawn Marie Hyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Misty Dawn Marie Hyman: is a former American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In March 1996, she just missed making the USA Olympic team for the 1996 Games, finishing third at the USA Trials in both the 100 and 200