Famous People with Name Emmett

Emmett Cary Middlecoff            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Emmett Cary Middlecoff: (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998)

Emmett Louis Hardy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Emmett Louis Hardy: was an early jazz cornet player and one of the best regarded New Orleans musicians of his generation.Emmett Louis Hardy was born in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna, Louisiana, lived much of his life in the Algiers neighborhood of the west bank of New Orleans. Hardy was a child prodigy, described as already playing marvelously in his early teens. Some New Orleans musicians remembered as a musical highlight of their lives a 1919 cutting contest where after long and intense struggle Hardy succeeded in outplaying Louis Armstrong. (In fairness, it is likely that Armstrong, although 2 years older than Hardy, had not yet hit his full stride at that time.)

Emmett Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Emmett Williams: was an American poet.Williams studied poetry with John Crowe Ransom at Kenyon College, studied anthropology at the University of Paris, and worked as an assistant to the ethnologist Paul Radin in Switzerland.As an artist and poet, Emmett Williams collaborated with Daniel Spoerri in the Darmstadt circle of concrete poetry from 1957 to 1959. In the 1960s, Williams was the European coordinator of Fluxus, and a founding member of the Domaine Poetique in Paris, France.

Emmett S. Davis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Emmett S. Davis: was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer

Thomas ("Tom") Emmett            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Thomas ("Tom") Emmett: was one of the finest bowlers in English cricket in the late 1860s, the 1870s and the early 1880s. Emmett was an extremely popular professional, with a cheery nature, inexhaustible energy and a florid nose, making him a huge favourite wherever he went.

Andre Emmett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andre Emmett: is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the NBA Development League team the Los Angeles D-Fenders.Emmett played college basketball at Texas Tech University. He is currently the Red Raiders all-time leading scorer.[1] Emmett won the 2004 NCAA slam dunk contest, leaping over six children to take the title. Emmett earned the only perfect score of the night in the semifinals by tossing a bounce pass to himself off the back wall.

Paul Hugh Emmett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Hugh Emmett: was an American chemical engineer born in Portland, Oregon. After completing his baccalaureate at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University), Emmett went on to the California Institute of Technology, where he earned his Ph.D. He was also a classmate and close friend of Linus Pauling at both institutions. In 1976, Emmett married Pauling's sister, Pauline.

Belinda 'Belle' Jane Emmett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Belinda 'Belle' Jane Emmett: She was married to television personality Rove McManus and was known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints.Emmett worked at the local Coast Rock FM radio station and sang lead vocals in the band Big Baby Jam. In 1994 she gained her first major role on Australian television as Tracy Russell in the sitcom Hey Dad..!. In 1996 she joined Home and Away as Rebecca Fisher, where she earned nominations for Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress in 1998 and 1999, as well as a Gold Logie nomination in 1999.

Lionel Charles R. Emmett            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Lionel Charles R. Emmett: was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward.