Famous People with Name Eileen

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall: was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931.Although most of her success was in women's doubles or mixed doubles, Whittingstall reached the singles final of the 1928 French Championships and the 1931 U.S. Championships. She lost both of those finals to Helen Wills Moody, 6–1, 6–2 in 1928 and 6–4, 6–1 in 1931. She twice won the women's doubles title at the French Championships, in 1928 with Phoebe Holcroft Watson and in 1931 with Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. Whittingstall and Shoemaker lost the 1932 final to the team of Moody and Elizabeth Ryan.

Eileen Farrell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eileen Farrell: was an American opera and concert singer soprano. During her career, Farrell was greatly admired as an opera singer, but she preferred the concert hall and radio to the theater.

Eileen Rodgers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eileen Rodgers: was an American singer and Broadway performer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1933, she began her career as a nightclub performer, later singing as lead vocalist with Charlie Spivak's orchestra. She later recorded more than 30 singles and two LPs for

Eileen Marie Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eileen Marie Collins: is a retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She retired on May 1, 2006 to pursue private interests, in

Eileen Burmeister            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eileen Burmeister: played eight defensive positions for the Rockford Peaches.