Famous People with Name Leonard

Leonard James Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard James Russell: is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 235-lb. running back from Arizona State University, Russell played in 6 NFL seasons from 1991 to 1996 for the Patriots, the Denver Broncos, the St. Louis Rams, and the San Diego Chargers.

Leonard Marx            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Marx: He was originally nicknamed Chicko due to his reputation as a ladies man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. It was still pronounced [t??ko?] although those who were unaware of its origin tended to pronounce it [?i?ko?]. Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce the nickname, but Chico apparently felt it was unnecessary to correct them. As late as the 1950s, even Groucho used the wrong pronunciation for comedic effect. A guest on You Bet Your Life told the quizmaster she came from Chico

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Guy Ford, Jr.: was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL. Ford was selected by the Browns out of a special draft pool created for teamless former AAFC players. In Cleveland, he became a ferocious defensive player for a very strong Browns team that dominated the NFL during the 1950s, playing in five championship games and winning three.

Leonard Peter Supulski            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Peter Supulski: a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOX's NFL telecasts, and in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.[1]After retiring from football, Summerall became a broadcaster for CBS Sports. He started in 1962 working part-time on New York Giants' broadcasts. In 1964, CBS hired Summerall full-time to work its NFL telecasts, initially as a color commentator and then (beginning in 1975) as a play-by-play announcer. Summerall covered other events including ABA basketball. Summerall also did sportscasts for the network's flagship radio station until 1966 when he did a morning drive-time music/talk program, WCBS-AM. In 1969, Summerall took part in NBC's coverage of Super Bowl III.

Leonard Bloomfield            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Bloomfield: was an American linguist, whose influence dominated the development of structural linguistics in America between the 1930s and the 1950s. He is most especially known for his book Language (1933), describing the state of the art of linguistics at its time.Bloomfield was the main founder of the Linguistic Society of America.Bloomfield's thought was mainly characterized by its behavioristic principles for the study of meaning, its insistence on formal procedures for the analysis of language data, as well as a general concern to provide linguistics with rigorous scientific methodology. Its pre-eminence decreased in the late 1950s and 1960s, after the emergence of Generative Grammar.

Tom Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Leonard: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Leonard enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title.

Richard Manning Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Manning Leonard: was an American rock climber, environmentalist and attorney. He served as president of the Sierra Club and the Save the Redwoods League, and was active in the Wilderness Society and the American Alpine Club. Leonard was born in Elyria, Ohio and graduated

Stephen Banks Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Banks Leonard: was a U.S. Representative from New York. He moved to New York City and subsequently returned to Owego. He was publisher and editor of the Owego Gazette 1814-1835. Trustee of the village of Owego. Supervisor and commissioner of excise. Trustee of Owego Aca

Paul R. Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul R. Leonard: is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. Leonard was elected four times to seats in the Ohio General Assembly and then he served as mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 1982 to 1986, until he was elected Lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1986 on the ti

Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard: was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was the Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Laval in the general elections of 1900 but was defeated by Thomas Fortin. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1902 by-election, after Fortin was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Montreal District. He was re-elected in 1904 and was defeated in 1908 and again in 1911.