Famous People with Name Lister

Lister Sheddon Sinclair            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lister Sheddon Sinclair: was a Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath.He taught himself to read at the age of five and began his formal education at Colet Court. Though at the bottom of his class, he was gifted at mathematics and won a scholarship to St Paul's School in London. Assured by a travel agency that there would be no war, he visited North America with his mother in 1939 to attend the World's Fair in New York City. He was visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario when World War II broke out. Due to a back injury as a teenager, Sinclair walked with a limp and used a cane until well into his twenties and was unfit for military service. He and his mother found themselves stranded on the continent and settled in Vancouver where his mother had friends. He enrolled at the University of British Columbia where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in math and physics and began a lifelong friendship with classmate Pierre Berton. He also joined the Player's Club on campus. In 1942 he moved to Toronto to study towards a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto supporting himself by lecturing in mathematics to undergraduates.

John M. Lister            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

John M. Lister: r (born on 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer

Anthony Lister            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Anthony Lister: an Australian-born painter and Installation Artist. He has been featured in exhibitions in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, as well as had solo shows in New York City and London, England[1]. He is notable within the Low Brow Art Movement and has been featured on Juxtapoz.com[2] and FecalFace.com.[3] He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York City.Lister's work suggest influences from a number of areas and genres, including street art, expressionism, pop art, and his notorious heroin addiction. It often deals with subject matter from popular culture, reflecting the less glamorous aspects. He occasionally draws from television and such themes as the "misguided role models" that result. He has said that "Australians are raised by Americans on TV" and also that "TV is the contemporary mode of meditation"[5].

W. Lister Lister            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

W. Lister Lister: was an Australian painter who won the Wynne Prize seven times.

Frank Lister            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Frank Lister: is a former soccer player. He emigrated to Australia in 1959. Frank Lister approached the Adelaide Croatia Soccer Club in 1959, where he started playing as a junior. The following year he was promoted to the first team where he played for nine seasons, ca