Famous People with Name Kirk

Kirk Samuel Penney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Samuel Penney: is a professional basketball player from New Zealand who is currently at shooting guard for New Zealand Breakers in the NBL.After playing high school basketball at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand, and playing three seasons in New Zealand's National Basketball League, he played college basketball in the United States at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1999 through 2003. Penney was named first-team All-Big Ten during his junior and senior seasons and an honorable mention All-American during his senior season, and also played in the 2000 Final Four. He also starred with his country's national team, the Tall Blacks, notably at the 2002 World Championships as they surprisingly finished fourth.

Kirk Patrick Snyder            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Patrick Snyder: is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. He grew up in Upland, California.Snyder spent his college career at Nevada. In 2004, he led the Wolf Pack to its first Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. During that trip, they beat No.2 seed Gonzaga and No.7 seed Michigan State, but lost in the third round to eventual national runner-up and No. 3 Georgia Tech. In 2005, Nevada made it back to the NCAA past the 1st round by beating Texas, but later losing to No.1 Illinois.

Kirk Lee Hammett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Lee Hammett: Born in San Francisco to a Filipino mother and an Irish Merchant Marine father,[citation needed] Kirk Hammett attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California when his family moved to the East Bay where he met Les Claypool from Primus. He also attende

Kirk Thomas Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Thomas Cameron: He is also a film director and a Christian Fundamentalist evangelist. Cameron is currently a partner in the evangelical Christian ministry The Way of the Master.Cameron began acting at the age of nine, appearing in television commercials and guest roles.

Kirk Tippet Scrafford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Tippet Scrafford: is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Denver Broncos, and the San Francisco 49ers.

Ronald "Ron" Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ronald "Ron" Kirk: is the 16th United States Trade Representative, serving in the Obama administration. He served as mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1995 to 2002; he also ran for the United States Senate in 2002.

Ruth M. Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth M. Kirk: was an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates. She was elected 7 times and served a total of 28 years representing west and west central Baltimore.Kirk was first elected in 1982 and sworn in as

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.: is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 2009 to 2010, having been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ted Kennedy. From 1985 to 1989, he served as chairman of the Democratic Nati

Claude Roy Kirk, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Claude Roy Kirk, Jr.: was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida (1967-1971). He was the first Republican Governor of Florida since Reconstruction.

Mark Steven Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark Steven Kirk: is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Kirk was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 10th congressional district. Kirk was elected to the House in 2000