Famous People with Name Jarvis

Jarvis James Hayes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jarvis James Hayes: is an American professional basketball player currently with the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. A 6'8", 220 lbs. small forward from the University of Georgia and Western Carolina University, Hayes was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 10th overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. Throughout his NBA career, Hayes has averaged 8.8 points per game. Hayes is known for scoring points but sometimes lacks defensive prowess.

Jarvis Branson Cocker            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Jarvis Branson Cocker: Cocker founded "Arabacus Pulp" (named after a tradeable commodity seen by Cocker in an economics class) at the age of 15 while he was still at The City School. After numerous line-up changes, and a shortening of the name to just "Pulp", they eventually fo

Jarvis Kenrick            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Jarvis Kenrick: was an English association football (soccer) player.Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3-0 victory over Upton Park on November 11, 1871. [1] (Kenrick scored two goals in the match). He later won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers, scoring in two consecutive finals; the FA Cup Final 1877, and again the following year, in which he scored twice.

Jarvis Tatum            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jarvis Tatum: was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for three seasons. He played for the California Angels from 1968 to 1970, playing in 102 career games.

Jarvis Tyner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jarvis Tyner: is an American activist and the current Executive Vice Chair of the Communist Party USA. He is a resident of Manhattan, New York City. In 1972 and 1976, he ran for Vice President of the United States of the CPUSA. He joined the Communist Party USA at the

Howard Arnold Jarvis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Arnold Jarvis: was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician. He was an anti-tax activist responsible for passage of California's Proposition 13 in 1978.Jarvis was a Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate in California in 1962, but the nomination and the election went to the liberal Republican Thomas Kuchel. Subsequently, he ran several times for Mayor of Los Angeles on an anti-tax platform and gained a reputation as a harsh critic of government. An Orange County businessman, he went on to lead the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and spearheaded Proposition 13,[4] the California property tax-cutting initiative passed in 1978 which slashed property taxes by 57% and initiated a national tax revolt.

George Henry Jarvis            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

George Henry Jarvis: was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made thirty two appearances for Stoke.

Carlisle Melrose Byron Jarvis            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Carlisle Melrose Byron Jarvis: was an Australian rules footballer at East Fremantle in the WANFL. Jarvis spent twelve seasons with East Fremantle where he was a specialist defender. 'Bub' Jarvis had his best year in 1934 where he was runner up in the Sandover Medal count and won a Lynn Medal. He played in seven East Fremantle premiership sides and represented the Western Australian interstate team on eight occasions. In the 1932/33 summer he played a first-class cricket match for his state, making three runs and taking two catches.

Charles Jarvis            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Charles Jarvis: was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club in the early 19th century. With the game not so well established in that county as in others, he played only one match recognised as first-class, a three-day affair against Sheffi

George Jarvis            Origin/Culture/Country: English

George Jarvis: was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1841. He was a brother of Charles Jarvis. Jarvis was a right-handed batsman and an underarm fast bowler. He played mainly for Nottingham Cricket Club and Nottinghamshire and made 37 know