Famous People with Name Reese

Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid: was a U.S. Representative from Texas.De Graffenreid was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., August 29, 1902. He was interred in Greenwood C

Della Reese            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Della Reese: is an American actress and singer. She started her career in the late 1950s as a jazz singer, best known for her 1959 hit single "Don't You Know". She subsequently became an actress, best known as playing Tess on the television show Touched by an Angel. Today, she is also an ordained New Thought minister in the Understanding Principles for Better Living Church in Los Angeles, California. She is of half African-American and half Cherokee descent.

Jimmie Reese            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jimmie Reese: was the adopted name of Hyam Soloman (birth name variously given as Herman Soloman, James Herman Soloman, and James Hymie Soloman), a professional baseball player. He played primarily second base, though he also played a few games at third base.In order to avoid the brunt of prejudice against Jewish baseball players during that era, Soloman adopted the name of Jimmie Reese, which he used throughout his baseball career.

Kevin Patrick Reese            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kevin Patrick Reese: is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who last played for the New York Yankees Triple-A club, the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees.Due to an injury to outfielder Hideki Matsui, Reese was called up to the New York Yankees on June 26, 2005. In his first major league plate appearance, which came against the New York Mets, Reese drew a walk. In his first official major league at-bat, Reese struck out. Later the same week, he was returned to the minor leagues by the team.

David Edward Reese            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Edward Reese: more commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Centerville, Ohio. He is widely regarded to have been the greatest cash game poker player who ever lived. He won the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split event at the World Series of Poker in 1978, and the $5,000 Seven Card Stud tournament there in 1982.

Seaborn Reese            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Seaborn Reese: was an American politician, jurist and lawyer.Reese was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the State General Assembly and served in that role from 1872 through 1874. From 1877 to 1880, Reese was the solicitor general of Georgia's northern