Famous People with Name Maddox

Garry Lee Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garry Lee Maddox: (born September 9, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio), nicknamed "The Secretary of Defense", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who was known for outstanding defense.

Nicholas Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nicholas Maddox: (November 9, 1886 in Govanstown, Maryland - November 27, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1907-1910.

Theodore D. Tito Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore D. Tito Maddox: is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA.At 6'4", 190 lbs. Maddox made his mark his sole year at Fresno State, being named the 2001 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.6 steals. He started his collegiate career by guiding Fresno State to 11 consecutive wins.

Lester Garfield Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lester Garfield Maddox: was an American Democratic Party politician who was governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. He came to prominence as a staunch segregationist and maintained, to his death, that he never had any regrets. However, Tom Murphy (former Georgia House Speaker) stated, "He had a reputation as a segregationist, but he told us he was not a segregationist, but that you should be able to associate with whoever you wanted. He went on to do more for African-Americans than any governor of Georgia up until that time."

John W. Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John W. Maddox: was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Summerville, Georgia. He served as mayor of Summerville in 1877. County commissioner 1878-1880. He served as member of the State house of representatives