Famous People with Name Owens

Thomas William Owens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas William Owens: is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of South Carolina, Owens played five seasons (1971-1976) in the American Basketball Association and seven seasons (1976-1983) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros, Memphis Sounds, Spirits of St. Louis, Indiana Pacers, Kentucky Colonels, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Detroit Pistons. He scored 9,898 points and grabbed 5,985 rebounds in his ABA/NBA career.

Bill Owens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bill Owens: is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007, being restricted by term limits. Owens was reelected in 2002 by the largest majority in Colorado history, after making transportation, education, and tax cuts the three focuses of his governorship. Bill Owens was born in Fort Worth, Texas on October 22, 1950. He attended Paschal High School in Fort Worth, eventually matriculating to Stephen F. Austin University, where he was student body president, and later earning a master's degree in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens: was an American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team.

Dana Elaine Owens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dana Elaine Owens: Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination.Latifah started

Terrell Eldorado Owens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Terrell Eldorado Owens: an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Popularly known by his initials, T.O., Owens has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive and outspoken players. [1] Prior to playing with the Cowboys, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Owens played college football and basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.Based as much on his size and speed as on his demonstrated ability, Owens was drafted by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Owens played his first professional game against the Atlanta Falcons, where he served as a member of the 49ers special teams.