Famous People with Name Whitney

Whitney Hedgepeth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Hedgepeth: is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia: in the 100m and 200m Backstroke, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay,

Whitney Wolanin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Wolanin: is a singer and songwriter, who also plays piano and drums. Her father, Vincent, is a wealthy developer (Wolanin Companies Ltd.) who also started TopNotch Entertainment in the late 1980s.[1] Whitney records for her father's label, TopNotch Records.[2]

Whitney Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Duncan: is an American country music artist. She was a finalist in 2007 on the USA Network television show Nashville Star. Soon after, she signed with Warner Bros. Records, and released a self-released CD and her debut solo single, "When I Said I Would" in late 2

Whitney Reed            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Reed: was a tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. Reed was ranked No. 1 in the United States in 1961 and was ranked in the U.S. top ten in 1957 (No. 8), 1959 (No. 9), 1960 (No. 8), and 1962 (No. 6). During his career, he had wins over Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ne

Whitney Myers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Myers: is an American swimmer. She swims for Tucson Ford Dealer Aquatics, in Tucson, Az. She also swam for the University of Arizona. She won a gold metal at the 2006 Pan-Pacific championships in Victoria, Canada, in the 200 meter individual medley, just out-tou

Rich Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rich Whitney: is an Illinois politician and civil rights attorney who was the Illinois Green Party's nominee for Governor of Illinois in the elections of 2006 and 2010. During the 2006 campaign Whitney received endorsements from several newspapers, including the Rockfo

Wheelock "Wheels" Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wheelock "Wheels" Whitney: was a Republican businessman and philanthropist and the scion of a powerful Minnesota family. He graduated from Phillips Andover Academy in 1913. His oldest son, Wheelock "Whee" Whitney, Jr. is a Minneapolis philanthropist, who was the 1964 Republican nom

Arthur Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Whitney: was an American politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1925.Whitney won the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 1925 over former Attorney General Thom

Orson Ferguson Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Orson Ferguson Whitney: was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 9, 1906 until his death. Whitney was also involved in the politics of Salt Lake City and Utah. He served on the Salt Lake City Cou

Sir James Pliny Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir James Pliny Whitney: was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. Whitney was a lawyer in eastern Ontario, Conservative member for Dundas from 1888 to 1914, and the sixth Premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914. Whitney became leader of the party in 1896 taking it from a narrow, bigoted rump into a forward-looking party determined to build the province. In the 1905 election, he led the Tories to victory for the first time in 33 years by defeating the Liberal government of George William Ross.