Famous People with Name Kirk

Kirk Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Douglas: is an Academy Award-winning American actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is also father to Hollywood actor and prod

Kirk Haston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Haston: is an American professional basketball player. He attended Perry County High School in Linden, Tennessee, where as a senior he was a part of the 37-0 Class A state championship team, being named Class A "Mr. Basketball". His college career took place under head coach Bob Knight and Mike Davis at Indiana University where, in the 2000-01 season he led the Big Ten in scoring and was a 3rd Team All-American selection. During his sophomore year, he lost his mother, Patti Kirk Haston, in a tornado that hit the county seat, Linden, Tennessee on May 5th, 1999.

Kirk James Hinrich             Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk James Hinrich : is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at point guard for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. He is also a member of the USA National Team. Hinrich was exposed to basketball at an early age, due to his father, Jim, being a high school basketball coach in Sioux City; Hinrich's father coached him from the third grade through high school.[1]

Kirk Kerkorian            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kirk Kerkorian: is an Armenian-American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and, with architect

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.

Oliver Leonard Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Leonard Kirk: was an American bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer who won two gold medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Kirk is the only boxer in Olympic history to ever win two gold medals in two separate weight divisions at the same Olympics.

Dana Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dana Kirk: is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics in the 200m fly, however finished with no medals. Kirk swam for Stanford University, and graduated in the spring of 2006. During her 4 year stint at Stanford, she amassed 17 N

Tara Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tara Kirk: is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. She set the world short course meters record in the 100 meter breaststroke, winning the event at the 2004 Women's NCAA Championships swimming for Stanford University. Tara is ethnically half Chinese. Leading up

Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk: is an American retired competitive figure skater.

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.