Famous People with Name Lionel

Lionel Leo Hampton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel Leo Hampton: was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Lionel Thomas Taylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel Thomas Taylor: was an American football wide receiver who led the American Football League (AFL) in receptions each year for the first six years of the league's existence.

Lionel Pretoria Conacher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel Pretoria Conacher: nicknamed "The Big Train", was Canada's top all-around athlete in the 1920s, excelling in Canadian football, ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball, boxing and wrestling. He later became a politician and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons.

Lionel Wilfred McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel Wilfred McKenzie: is the Wilson Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Rochester. He was born in Montezuma, Georgia. He completed undergraduate studies at Duke University in 1939 and subsequently moved to Oxford that year as a Rhodes Scholar. McKenzie worked

Lionel Frederick Cole            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel Frederick Cole: is an American musician and a younger brother of Nat King Cole. He is part of the Freddy Cole Quartet who regularly tour the US, Europe, the Far East and South America. Freddy Cole was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Lionel Lord            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Lionel Lord: a Dutch football striker who currently plays for Eendracht Aalst in Belgium.