Famous People with Name Lewis

Lewis Alexander Brigham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis Alexander Brigham: was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881.He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving in office from March 4,

Lewis J. Powers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis J. Powers: was an American businessman and politician who served in both branches of the city council and as the 15th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1880.

Lewis W. "Lew" Parker, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis W. "Lew" Parker, Jr.: was a politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 61st district, which included parts of Amelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. He held the seat from his first el

Lewis "Lew" Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis "Lew" Wallace: was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician and author best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.Wallace held a number of important political posts during the 1870s and 1880s. He serve

Lewis Edwin Payson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis Edwin Payson: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as judge of the county court 1869-1873.Payson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1891). He served as chairman of the Committee on

Phill Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Phill Lewis: His first big break in show business was starring in the title role in the short-lived situation comedy Teech. However, the show was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings.Shortly after the program's end, Lewis was arrested in late December

Steven ("Steve") Earl Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Steven ("Steve") Earl Lewis: winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.While at American he competed in track and field and still holds the Mission Valley Athletic League record in the 400 meters. He would go on to attend UCLA. As a freshman at

Miles Marshall Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Miles Marshall Lewis: His debut essay collection, Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises (2004) – a book described as “an observant and urbane B-boy’s rites of passage” – established Lewis as a prose stylist observing American culture in a st

Ray Anthony Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Anthony Lewis: an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Lewis has appeared in nine Pro Bowls and been named an All-Pro seven times.[1] He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003; he was the sixth player to win the award multiple times.[2] He was also the first linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award since 1971 and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team.

Jennifer Diane Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jennifer Diane Lewis: Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy, where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on such TV shows as Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, and Brooklyn Bridge.Lewis went on to appear in over a dozen movies, mostly teen-themed movies like Troop Beverly Hills, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk to Me with Yasmine Bleeth, as well as the films Foxfire, Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, The Wizard, and Pleasantville. She also played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. She continued acting until 2001.