Famous People with Name Grier

Grier Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Grier Jones: is a current college head golf coach and former PGA Tour professional golfer.He won the 1963 and 1964 Kansas State High School golf championships. An All-American at Oklahoma State University, Jones won the Big Eight Championship in 1967 and 1968 before t

Ruth Anna Grier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Anna Grier: is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995, and served as a high-profile cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.Grier was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Liberal Frank Sgarlata by 2,037 votes in the riding of Lakeshore (incumbent Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn finished third).

Terence Wyly (Terry) Grier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Terence Wyly (Terry) Grier: is a former Canadian politician, lecturer and university administrator. Grier graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1958. He served as the New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament for Toronto—Lakeshore from 1972 to 1974. Following his defeat in the 1974 federal election he returned to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto where he was an instructor in the politics department. After terms as Dean of Arts and Vice-President Academic, he was appointed Ryerson's president in 1988 and oversaw the institution's transformation into a university by the end of his term in 1995.