Famous People with Name Blount

Corie Kasoun Blount            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Corie Kasoun Blount: is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993. He was then selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 25th pick of the 1993 NBA Draft, and he would spend 11 seasons in the league as a member of the Bulls (1994–1995; 2002–2004), the Los Angeles Lakers (1995–1999), the Cleveland Cavaliers (1999), the Phoenix Suns (1999–2001), the Golden State Warriors (2001), the Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002), and the Toronto Raptors (2004). Initially drafted for his athleticism, Blount developed a reliable midrange jumpshot over the course of his career, and he retired in 2004 with 2,287 career points and 2,690 career rebounds. Blount also appeared as himself in the 1996 film Eddie.

Mark D. Blount            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark D. Blount: is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Miami Heat. Blount played his collegiate basketball at the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted 54th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.Blount is a 7'0" (2.13 m) tall center and weighs 250 lb (113 kg). He was first signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent on August 1, 2000 and led the team with 76 blocks that season, the most by a Celtics rookie since Kevin McHale in 1980-81.

James Hillier Blount            Origin/Culture/Country: British

James Hillier Blount: and single releases ù especially the number one hit "You're Beautiful" ù brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of pop, rock and folk. Along with vocals, James Blunt performs a variety of instruments, including piano and guitar. He is signed to Linda Perry's independent American label Custard Records. Blunt won two BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2006. Blunt subsequently released his second album, All The Lost Souls, in 2007; this album was certified gold within its first week of release. The first single from his second album, "1973", was Blunt's first Global Number 1 in October 2007, beating "You're Beautiful" which peaked at Number 2 in the United World Chart.

Melvin Cornell Blount            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Cornell Blount: was a five-time All Pro-Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is considered one of the greatest defensive backs to ever play in the NFL. His physical style of play made him one of the most feared defensive backs in the game at a time when the pass interference rule had not been entirely implemented.

Albert Blount            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Albert Blount: was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1912 and 1926. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1912 season in May against the South Africans when he took a wicket and was twice not out. He played a total of five matches by the middle of June and had his best bowling performance of 4 for 53 against Sussex . After a 14 year gap, he reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1926 season and played two matches that year making his top score of 17 in his last game which was against Northamptonshire. Blount was a right-hand batsman and played 11 innings in 7 first class matches with an average of 5.77 and a top score of 17. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and took 7 first class wickets at an average of 30.71 and a best performance of 4 for 53.