Famous People with Name Maughan

Ariel Leishman Maughan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ariel Leishman Maughan: was an American professional basketball player. Maughan attended Utah State University and started his professional career in the Basketball Association of America in 1946, his career lasted five seasons and he played for four teams. Most of his points came from under the basket, although he received the nickname "Ace" for his shooting ability. He was also well-known for being able to leap high enough to drop into the basketball with his hands above the rim. Maughan ended his career with 2,046 points in 259 games (7.9 ppg). Ariel Maughan died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 74.

Susan Maughan            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Susan Maughan: an English singer who released a series of reasonably successful singles in the 1960s.Her most famous, and successful, song is "Bobby's Girl", which reached number three in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1962. It also reached number six in Norwegian chart in that year. The recording was a cover of Marcie Blane's U.S. original. She appeared at the 1963 Royal Variety Performance, and in the 1963 film, What a Crazy World. Maughan also appeared in the film, Pop Gear and sang the title song for the second Charles Vine low budget superspy film, Where the Bullets Fly (1966). In 1971 she appeared in series five of the Morecambe & Wise BBC television series.

George Burvell Maughan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Burvell Maughan: was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he finished fourth of the heavyweight class. He was not able to fight in the bronze medal bout against Frederick Feary.