Famous People with Name Karl

Karl Spencer Lashley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Spencer Lashley: was an American psychologist and behaviorist well-remembered for his influential contributions to the study of learning and memory. His failure to find a single biological locus of memory (or "engram", as he called it) suggested to him that memories were not localized to one part of the brain, but were widely distributed throughout the cortex.While working toward his Ph.D. in genetics at Johns Hopkins University, Karl Lashley became associated with the influential psychologist John B. Watson. During three years of postdoctoral work on vertebrate behavior (1914-17), he began formulating the research program that was to occupy the remainder of his life.

Karl Gordon Henize            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Gordon Henize: was a NASA astronaut.Henize attended primary and secondary schools in Plainville and Mariemont, Ohio and received a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics in 1947 and a master of arts degree in astronomy in 1948 from the University of Virginia while carry

Karl Albert Kasten            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Albert Kasten: is a painter-printmaker-educator in the San Francisco Bay Area.Kasten enlisted in the U.S. Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Kasten was initially assigned to the medical corps but ended up in the engineers corps where his artistic skills were used for camouflage. After Officer Candidate School he was deployed to England to serve with the 295th Engineer Combat Battalion.[3] On D-Day he was promoted to Captain and put in charge of the Intelligence unit of the Battalion. Kastens' memories of the war are dark and he recalls bluntly, "My job was to kill people," and "I was pretty miserable inside."[1][4][5]

Karl Martens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Martens: is a German-Canadian Semi-professional footballer with Trinity Western Spartans, a first division team in Canada. 2004 was the starting goalie for Phoenix FC 15U. League Champions, Playoff Finalists and indoor soccer league Champions and in 2003 played with the Phoenix FC 14U. MSA Cup finalists.

Karl Dargan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Dargan: is a US-American amateur boxer best known for winning the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in the Men's Light Welterweight. Dargan began boxing in 1992 and won the PAL tournament 2005 at 125 lbs, at the National Golden Gloves 2002 on points to Lorenzo

Andy Karl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andy Karl: (April 8, 1914 - April 8, 1989) was a former professional baseball player.

Scott Karl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Scott Karl: (born August 9, 1971 in Fontana, California), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1995-2000.

Coby Karl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Coby Karl: is a 6' 5" (1.96 m), 215 lb (98 kg) American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He is the son of George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets.Karl attended Homestead High School (Mequon, Wisconsin) in Mequon, Wisconsin and was a good student and a letterman in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he was an All-Suburban selection, a first team All-Conference selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a junior, he just averaged 8 points and 2 rebounds per game. Coby Karl graduated from Homestead High School in 2001.

George Matthew Karl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Matthew Karl: is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA.