Famous People with Name Winters

Shelley Winters            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shelley Winters: was a American actress who won Academy Awards for her supporting roles in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and a Golden Globe Award for her role in The Poseidon Adventure. She appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television.

Richard D. Winters            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard D. Winters: is a former United States Army officer who commanded Company "E" of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. The unit - also known as "Easy Company" per the contemporary Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet - parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day, and fought across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and eventually into Germany. Winters was portrayed in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers by British actor Damian Lewis.

Frank Mitchell Winters            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Mitchell Winters: a former professional American football tight end with the University of Missouri and the San Diego Chargers. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest tight ends in the history of the game. [1] He is currently the athletic director at Central State University.[2] He was drafted in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Chargers and played for them until 1987, when he retired from football due to injury. Winslow is frequently credited, along with Ozzie Newsome and John Mackey, with redefining the position of tight end.[citation needed] Historically, tight ends were primarily blockers who also ran short pass routes. Winslow had the size to block and the speed to get downfield quickly along with great athletic ability to both make difficult catches and run well with the ball after the catch.

Arthur Yvor Winters            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Yvor Winters: was an American poet and literary critic, whose criticism was often embroiled in controversy.His early poetry, which appeared in small avant-garde magazines alongside work by writers like James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, was written in the modernist idiom,

Tiny Winters (Frederick Gittens            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Tiny Winters (Frederick Gittens: was an English jazz bassist and vocalist who worked in the bands of Roy Fox, Bert Ambrose, Lew Stone and Ray Noble.He recorded with Coleman Hawkins during the saxophonist's 1934 visit to England and began leading his own bands in 1936.