Famous People with Name Wallace

Wallace Darnell Johnson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wallace Darnell Johnson: born December 25, 1956 in Gary, Indiana), was a second baseman for the Montreal Expos and a Chicago White Sox third base coach.

Wallace Larry Haney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wallace Larry Haney: (born November 19, 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a former backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1966 to 1978 for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Milwaukee Brewers. He later served as bullpen coach with the Brewers. His son Chris Haney pitched in the majors, primarily for the Kansas City Royals.

Wallace Wade Moon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wallace Wade Moon: (born April 3, 1930, in the small town of Bay in Craighead County, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder

Wallace Moses            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wallace Moses: (October 8, 1910 - October 10, 1990) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1935 through 1951, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1935-1941, 1949-1951),

Wallace Henry Thurman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wallace Henry Thurman: was an American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his novel The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, which describes discrimination based on skin color among black people.

Lewis "Lew" Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lewis "Lew" Wallace: was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician and author best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.Wallace held a number of important political posts during the 1870s and 1880s. He serve

Richard Alfred Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Alfred Wallace: was a Canadian teacher, cook, farmer and politician on the municipal and territorial level. Wallace ran in his first election in the 1898 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated four other candidates in a closely contested election winning just over 38% of the vote to capture the High River electoral district. He was re-elected with nearly 70% of the vote in the 1902 Northwest Territories general election.

Nathaniel Clarke Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathaniel Clarke Wallace: was a Canadian politician and Orangeman. He was elected as the Liberal-Conservative candidate to the Canadian House of Commons for York West in 1878, 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900. He was Controller of Customs of Canada from 1892 until 1895. He was Grand Master of the Loyal Orange Association of British America and was President of the Triennial Council of the Orangemen of the World.

Thomas George Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas George Wallace: was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario ridings of York Centre and York West. He later worked as a merchant and miller before being elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party for the riding of York Centre in the 1908 federal election. He was re-elected in 1911. After the riding of York Centre was abolished in 1917, Wallace was elected under the Unionist Party banner in the riding of York West in the election of that year.

Michael L. Wallace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael L. Wallace: is a Canadian politician, currently representing the electoral district of Burlington in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was first elected to Burlington City Council in the fall of 1994, representing the southeast area of Burlington, now Ward 5. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000, and 2003. Before running for councillor, Wallace graduated from the University of Guelph, majoring in economics and political science. Wallace was nominated as the candidate for the newly formed Conservative Party for the 2004 federal election, running against long-time Liberal incumbent Paddy Torsney. A last-minute resurgence in Liberal support across Ontario resulted in a 4,000-vote victory for Torsney.