Famous People with Name Karen

Karen Furneaux            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Furneaux: is a Canadian sprint canoer who has been competing since 1988. Furneaux also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Karen Courtland Kelly            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Courtland Kelly: was an American figure skater who competed in pairs with partner Todd Reynolds. The couple won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1993 and 1994 and finished 14th at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

Karen Percy Lowe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Percy Lowe: is a former Canadian alpine skier. She was born in Banff, Alberta. She won 2 bronze medals in skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Until her retirement from the National team in August, 1990, she competed in 107 races on the World Cup circuit with

Karen May            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen May: is the Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 58th District since 2001. The district includes parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northbrook, and Riverwoods.

Karen Nussbaum            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Nussbaum: is the executive director of Working America, a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO. She co-founded the organization in 2003 and has overseen the group's climb to over 2.5 million members nationwide. Nussbaum served as the director of the United States Dep

Maulana Karenga            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maulana Karenga: and also known as Ron Everett) is an African American author, political activist, and ex-convict. He is best known as the founder of Kwanzaa, a week-long Pan-African celebration observed each year from December 26 to January 1, initiated in California in 1967.

Ron Karenga            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ron Karenga: is an African American author, political activist, college professor, and convicted felon. He is best known as the founder of Kwanzaa, a week-long Pan-African celebration observed almost exclusively in the United States each year from December 26 to Janua