Famous People with Name Kirkland

Kirkland Laing            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Kirkland Laing: a retired British Welterweight boxer nicknamed The Gifted One.

Joseph Lane Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Lane Kirkland: was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.From 1979 to 1995 Kirkland was president of the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). During his tenure, union membership in the United States declined precipitously. The unions suffered some of their most serious defeats, including the 1981 air traffic controllers's strike and the 1985 Hormel meat packers' strike. On the international front, Kirkland's support of the Solidarity movement in Poland contributed to the decline of communism (he was awarded posthumously with the highest Polish award, the Order of the White Eagle).

Niatia Jessica Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Niatia Jessica Kirkland: better known by her stage name Lil Mama, is a MTV Music Award-nominated American pop rapper currently signed to Jive Records. Lil Mama was born in Harlem and later moved to Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School. [3],Lil Mama has been featured in remixes of various singles including "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne), "Umbrella" (Rihanna), Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston), and "Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige).Lil Mama was nominated for Monster Single of the Year for her song "Lip Gloss" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but the award was given to Rihanna, for "Umbrella". She also appears as one of the judges on the MTV reality dance competition America's Best Dance Crew.[4]

Lorenzo Levon Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Levon Kirkland: is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 NFL Draft, he went on to play 11 years in the NFL including 9 seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles

James Ian Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Ian Kirkland: is an American paleontologist and geologist. He has worked with dinosaur remains from the south west United States of America and has been responsible for discovering new and important genera. He named (or worked with others in naming) Animantarx (Carpent

James Derick Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Derick Kirkland: is an American professional boxer. Kirkland has an amateur record of 134–12. and won the Silver Gloves championship four years in a row and lost on a controversial decision to James Patterson in the finals of the National Golden Gloves.