Famous People with Name Merritt

Merritt Marwood Lovett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Merritt Marwood Lovett: June 15, 1912 - September 19, 1995) was a player who appeared as a pinch-hitter in a single major league game for the Chicago White Sox on September 4, 1933. A native of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Lovett batted and threw right-handed. He went 0-for-1.

Merritt Ruhlen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Merritt Ruhlen: an American linguist known for his work on the classification of languages and what this reveals about the origin and evolution of modern humans. In most regards, his work stands within the mainstream of standard comparative-historical linguistics. As the principal advocate and defender of Joseph Greenberg's ideas on language classification, Ruhlen has been the subject of numerous and withering attacks, which have not so far led to any change in his positions.Ruhlen studied at Rice University, the University of Paris, the University of Illinois and the University of Bucharest. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 1973 with a dissertation on the generative analysis of Romanian morphology. He subsequently worked for several years as a research assistant on the Stanford Universals Project directed by Joseph Greenberg and Charles Ferguson. Since 1994,

Merritt B. Curtis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Merritt B. Curtis: Brigadier General, and lawyer who in 1960 ran for President of the United States in Washington with B. N. Miller and vice-president in Texas with Charles L. Sullivan under the Constitution Party banner. Curtis also ran for vice-president in Michigan with

Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt: was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross and Member of Parliament.Merritt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 10, 1908, the elder son of Major Cecil Merritt, who was killed at Ypres in the First World War. He entered the Royal Military College of Canada, at the age of 16 and graduated with honors. He was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (a Militia regiment) in 1929 but read for the Bar and practiced law in Vancouver until mobilized at the outbreak of war.

Ahmad Rashad Merritt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ahmad Rashad Merritt: an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Wisconsin.Merritt has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Rush and Arizona Cardinals.where as a senior he earned All-America honors from Prep Football Report and SuperPrep. He made 63 receptions for 1,240 yards and 23 touchdowns throughout his high school career. Merritt was a grade school, high school, and college teammate of former NFL player Tony Simmons. Merritt and Simmons both played and caught touchdown passes in World Bowl IX.

LaShawn Merritt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

LaShawn Merritt: an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. LaShawn is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. LaShawn spent one year as a college athlete at East Carolina University before signing an endorsement contract with Nike, making him no longer eligible to compete in an NCAA event. He is currently enrolled at Old Dominion University in Norfolk,Virginia.[1] Merritt claimed the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.

Tift Merritt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tift Merritt: an American singer-songwriter. Born in Houston, Texas, Merritt moved to North Carolina at a young age. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000.Merritt began her career playing small clubs in Chapel Hill and Raleigh. In 1

Bruce Merritt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Merritt: is an American sprint canoeist who competed as a member of the US National Team from 1978 to 1988. Competing in two Summer Olympics, 1984 and 1988, he earned his best Olympic finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984. The 1984 games