Famous People with Name Starr

Starr Gideon Kempf            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Starr Gideon Kempf: was a sculptor, architect, and artist best known for his graceful steel wind kinetic sculptures.Starr Kempf was raised on a small farm in Ohio, near a Swiss Mennonite community. His family, including his father and seven uncles, were blacksmiths and carpe

Starry Lee Wai-king            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Starry Lee Wai-king: is the member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the constituency of Kowloon West. She is also a member of Kowloon City's District Council.She is currently the second-youngest member in LegCo, after Gary Chan. She is also a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.

Terrell Starr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Terrell Starr: was a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate from 1968 to 2007.

Bruce Starr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Starr: is an American politician and businessman in Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives before winning election to the Oregon State Senate in 2002. There he joined his father Senator Charles Starr and they became the

Michael Starr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Starr: was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having immigrated from Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. First elected to the House of Commons in 1952 as a Progressive Conservative, Starr was re-elected six times until he was narrowly defeated in the 1968 election by future New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Ed Broadbent. Starr served as Minister of Labour in the government of John George Diefenbaker from 1957 to 1963, and served as Opposition House Leader from 1965 to 1968. In 1967, Starr stood as a candidate at the PC leadership convention, but was eliminated on the second ballot.

John Leander Starr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Leander Starr: was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He became magistrate for Halifax and lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. Starr was also involved in the temperance movement. In 1830, he married Frances Throckmorton after the death of his first wife. In 1831, the family business was dissolved to pay for his father's debts. Starr then entered business as an insurance broker. He was also a director of the Bank of British North America, president of the Halifax Gas Light and Water Company and a director of the Bay of Fundy Steam Navigation Company. Starr served as aide-de-camp for two Nova Scotia lieutenant governors and was a master in the Masonic order. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1826 and 1836. In 1840, he was named to the province's Legislative Council. He was elected to Halifax city council in 1841. Following a downturn in the economy, Starr was forced into bankruptcy. In 1844, he moved to New York City where he continued as an insurance broker. He died there in 1885.

John Starr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Starr: was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1827.