Famous People with Name Irving

Irving Berlin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irving Berlin: was a Belarusian-born naturalized American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs. Although he never l

Irving McClure Johnson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irving McClure Johnson: Johnson was an author, adventurer and sail training pioneer.Serving as mate on board the Wanderbird, Johnson would meet his future wife. Marrying Electa "Exy" Johnson (née Search) in 1933, the Johnsons would circumnavigate the world on board three different boats, all named Yankee, each trip with a new crew. The first of these was a brigantine-rigged retired North Sea pilot ship. The second a schooner, also a retired North Sea pilot. The last was the only one built by the Johnsons--a steel ketch designed for sailing the inland waterways of Europe and Africa.

Irving Thomas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irving Thomas: is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA.A 6'8" small forward from the University of Kentucky and Florida State University played with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1990-91 NBA season, appearing in 26 games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Since 2001, he has been a scout for the Lakers.

Irving Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irving Wallace: was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. He was the father of Olympic historian David Wallechinsky and author Amy Wallace.Irving Wallace was married to Sylvia Wallace, a former magazine writer and editor. Her first novel, The Fountains, was an American best seller and published in twelve foreign editions. Her second novel, Empress, was published in 1980. She also helped produce, along with their two children, The Book of Lists #2. Sylvia Wallace died October 20, 2006 at the age of 89.

Irving Penn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Irving Penn: is an American photographer known for his portraiture and fashion photography.Penn has worked for many years doing fashion photography for Vogue magazine. He was among the first photographers to pose subjects against a simple grey or white backdrop and used this simplicity more effectively than other photographers. Expanding his austere studio surroundings, Penn constructed a set of upright angled backdrops, to form a stark, acute corner. Posing his subjects within this tight, unorthodox space, Penn brought an unprecedented sense of drama to his portraits, driving the viewer's focus onto the person and their expression. In many photos, the subjects appeared wedged into the corner. Subjects photographed with this technique included Martha Graham, Marcel Duchamp, Georgia O'Keeffe, W. H. Auden, Igor Stravinsky and Marlene Dietrich.

John Winslow Irving            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Winslow Irving: is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Some of Irving's novels, such as The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, have been bestsellers and many have been made into movies. Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy

Edward A. "Ted" Irving            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward A. "Ted" Irving: a geologist and emeritus scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada. His studies of paleomagnetism provided the first physical evidence of the theory of continental drift. His efforts contributed to our understanding of how mountain ranges, climate, and life have changed over the past millions of years.Irving was born and raised in the Pennine Hills of northeast Lancashire, England. In 1945, he was conscripted into the British Army. Irving served in the Middle East infantry.

Keneil Donald Irving            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Keneil Donald Irving: is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2005. Irving made his debut for the Cayman Islands in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup

Theodore Leonard Irving            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Leonard Irving: was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Irving was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1953). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress. Defeated fo

Sir Æmilius Irving            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Æmilius Irving: was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Hamilton in the 3rd Canadian Parliament. Irving served as clerk of the peace for Waterloo County and was Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1893 to 1913. He was knighted in 1906 and died in Toronto in 1913.