Famous People with Name Lloyd

Lloyd Burruss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd Burruss: is a former NFL safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981-1991.Coupling his hard-hitting tackles with superior pass defense, Lloyd Burruss quickly established himself as one of the top strong safeties in the NFL. A third-round pick out of Maryland in 1981, Burruss became a starter immediately and picked off four passes in his rookie season

Lloyd Wolfe Bochner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd Wolfe Bochner: was a Canadian actor, also leading man, usually playing the role of cool, suave, rich men.At age 11, Bochner began his acting career on Ontario radio programs. He went on to garner two Liberty Awards, the highest acting honor in Canada, for his work in Canadian film and theater. In 1951 he moved to New York City and appeared in early television series such as One Man's Family and Kraft Television Theatre. In 1960, ABC called with a starring role in the series Hong Kong with costar Rod Taylor. A few years later, Bochner appeared in one of his most famous roles, that of the scientist attempting to decipher an alien text in the classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man," a part he himself spoofed years later in the comedy The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear.

Lloyd Earl Burruss Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd Earl Burruss Jr.: a former American football safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981-1991 in the National Football League.

Lloyd Stowell Shapley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd Stowell Shapley: a distinguished American mathematician and economist. He is a Professor Emeritus at University of California, Los Angeles, affiliated with departments of Mathematics and Economics. He has contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory. Since the work of von Neumann and Morgenstern in 1940s, Lloyd Shapley has been regarded by many experts as the very personification of game theory.[1] [2] [3]He was a student at Harvard when he was drafted in 1943, and in the same year, as a sergeant in the Army Air Corps in Chengdu, China, he received the Bronze Star decoration for breaking the Soviet weather code. After the war, he returned to Harvard and graduated with an A.B. in mathematics in 1948

Lloyd Groff Copeman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd Groff Copeman: was a prolific and successful American inventor who was responsible for devising the first electric stove, an early form of the microwave oven and the flexible rubber ice cube tray, among other products. Mr. Copeman was raised by his Canadian parents on a farm in Farmer's Creek, Michigan which is located east of Flint. He studied engineering at the former Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University.Although he is not well-known today, Copeman developed many inventions and ideas that benefited many people. He has nearly seven hundred patents in his name. He once told his grandson that he could walk into any store and find one of his inventions.

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr: was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies.Harold Lloyd ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most popular and influential film comedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and "talkies," between 1914 and 1947. He is best known for his "Glasses Character", a resourceful, success-seeking go-getter who was perfectly in tune with 1920s era America.

Carli Anne Lloyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carli Anne Lloyd: is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. Lloyd made her first appearance for the U.S. national team on 10 July 2005, against Ukraine. Her first international goal came on 1 October 2006, against Taiwan.

Carey L. Lloyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carey L. Lloyd: was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Central States and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions as well as the American Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1970s and 1980s. Jones moved to Missouri to wrestle,

Marion Lloyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marion Lloyd: was an American Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Alexander Lloyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Lloyd: who was buried in Rosehill Cemetery served as one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.