Famous People with Name Kenny

Kenny Davern            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenny Davern: was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation.After hearing Pee Wee Russell the first time, he was convinced that he wanted to be a jazz musician, too; and at the age of 16 he joined the musician's union, first as a baritone saxophone player. In 1954 he joined Jack Teagarden's Band, and after only a few days with the band he made his first jazz recordings. Later on, he worked with bands lead by Phil Napoleon and Pee Wee Erwin before joining the Dukes of Dixieland in 1962. The late 1960s found him free-lancing with, among others, Red Allen, Ralph Sutton, Yank Lawson and his life-long friend Dick Wellstood.

Kenny Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenny Smith: He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, a school rich in basketball and scholastic tradition, and the home of such prep standouts as Brian Winters, Robert Werdann, and New York City schoolboy legend Kenny Anderson (also Smith's cousin). Smith

Kenny Mason Easley Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenny Mason Easley Jr.: is a former American football strong safety who played seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987 in the National Football League. He is considered as one of the greatest Seahawks players of all-time and one of the greatest safeties in NFL history.[1]

Kenny Scharf            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenny Scharf: an American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The artist received his B.F.A in 1980 at the School of Visual Arts located in New York City. Scharf's works consist of popular culture based shows with made up science-related backgrounds.Scharf uses popular images that he grew in a trash can, such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons. The reason Scharf uses cartoon images in his art work is to bring popular culture into the fine arts. Scharf wants to see how far he can push the line between high and low art. Scharf to this day is making artwork that makes the viewers think about where the line is and how far has the artist pushed it.

Kenny Bartram            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenny Bartram: is an American professional freestyle motocross rider. His nickname is "Cowboy." Out of all other riders, he currently has the most wins, 57 in all. Bartam has also suffered plenty of injuries, including 22 broken bones, 7 knocked out teeth, a steel plate

John Vincent Kenny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Vincent Kenny: was mayor of Jersey City from 1949 to 1953.In 1971, he was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and convicted, along with the then-mayor Thomas J. Whelan and former City Council president Thomas Flaherty, in federal cour

Bernard F. Kenny, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bernard F. Kenny, Jr.: is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1993 to 2008, where he represented the 33rd Legislative District. He served for one day at the end of his tenure in the Senate as President of the Senate.Senator Ke

Erin Leigh Callin Kenny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Erin Leigh Callin Kenny: is a former Democratic politician from Nevada. Kenny was elected to a single term in the Nevada Assembly in 1992, defeating Republican incumbent Brad Goetting. Kenny was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 2002, but was defeated by

James Colin Ramsey Kenny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Colin Ramsey Kenny: is a Canadian Senator.Kenny's political career began in 1968 when he served as executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in Ontario. He was on the staff of the Prime Minister's Office from 1970 until 1979, and rose to the position of policy advisor and assistant Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Sir Edward Kenny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Edward Kenny: was a Canadian politician. He became Junior Assistant V.P. of the "Charitable Irish Society" of Halifax in 1834 and Vice President in 1836. He became president of the organization in 1841. The same year he was appointed a Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia and was also elected an Alderman for Ward 3 in Halifax. In 1842, he was elected Mayor of Halifax. On April 9, 1856, he became President of the "Legislative Council of Nova Scotia", replacing Hon. Michael Tobin, Jr. In May 1867, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing senatorial division of Nova Scotia. A Conservative, he was Receiver General from July 1, 1867 to November 16, 1869 and President of the Privy Council from 1869 to 1870, when he was knighted. He resigned from the Senate April 11, 1876.