American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a noted environmentalist who was elected president of the Sierra Club five times in the 1960s. On

Is a noted environmentalist who was elected president of the Sierra Club five times in the 1960s. One of America's legendary wilderness champions, Dr. Edgar Wayburn was a tenacious and tireless leader of the Sierra Club since the 1940s and perhaps the least-known yet most successful defender of America's natural heritage.

Was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.

Was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York. He competed at the 1952 Summer

Is an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Complex II, together with Britton Chance and Sumner White.

Was a United States Representative from Idaho. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Wilson serv

Was a United States Representative from Idaho. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Wilson served as a Republican in the House from 1895 to 1897 and as a Silver Republican from 1899 to 1901, representing the state at-large.

(born on November 8, 1973 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the

(born on November 8, 1973 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers.

Is an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and

Is an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is an American singer, Broadway, television and film actress. Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Adams

Is an American singer, Broadway, television and film actress. Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Adams is a graduate of both the Juilliard School of Music and the Columbia School of Drama, and in 1950 was "Miss U.S. Television"

Brickell attended high school at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual

Brickell attended high school at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[1] in Dallas, and then attended Southern Methodist University for a year and a half before, in 1985, she made the decision one night in a bar to get u

Was an American actress, socialite, and heiress who starred in several of Andy Warhol's short films

Was an American actress, socialite, and heiress who starred in several of Andy Warhol's short films in the 1960s.

A Colombian professional boxer.

A Colombian professional boxer.

Was an American economist, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Neb

Was an American economist, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her younger sister was Grace Abbott.In 1893, Abbott graduated from Brownell Hall, a girls' boarding school in Omaha. However, her family could not afford to send her to college, so she began teaching high school in Grand Island. She took correspondence courses and attended summer sessions until she earned a degree from the University of Nebraska in 1901. After two more years as a teacher, Abbott attended the University of Chicago and received a Ph.D. in economics in 1905.

Was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in

Was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago, at the end of the First World War. She became nationally famous following her 1923 victory in the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship.

Is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's eighth House

Is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's eighth House district since 1999. Her district includes all of Martin County and part of Pitt County. Warren is a retired educator from Farmville, North Carolina.

Was an American actress.Day's movie career consisted of three silent films, The Grain of Dust (1918)

Was an American actress.Day's movie career consisted of three silent films, The Grain of Dust (1918), A Romance of the Air (1918), and Children Not Wanted (1920).

Is a former American sprinter.McGuire ran for Tennessee State University. TSU had a very successful

Is a former American sprinter.McGuire ran for Tennessee State University. TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team in the 1960s, including triple Olympic champions Wilma Rudolph, Wyomia Tyus, and McGuire.

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished fo

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she finished fourth in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American actress..Shearer was one of the most popular actres

Was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American actress..Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in the world from the mid-1920s until her retirement in 1942. Her early films cast her as the girl-next-door but after her 1930 film The Divorcee, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies and dramas, as well as several historical and period films.

Was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer.Her first professional experience came in 1919

Was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer.Her first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Lena Wilson and her brother, Danny, performed in Louisville; Edith married Danny and joined their act as a trio. Together th

Was an American International Grandmaster of chess (awarded in 1980), born in Riga, Latvia. He was a

Was an American International Grandmaster of chess (awarded in 1980), born in Riga, Latvia. He was also a popular and respected chess writer.

Is a saddlemaker and equestrian. Coffin won two gold medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

Is a saddlemaker and equestrian. Coffin won two gold medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal riding Bally Cor. He grew up on Long Island, then moved with his family to Strafford, Vermont, and now lives in Virginia. He is also the nephew of William

(September 17, 1887 - September 8, 1952) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Hearn batted and

(September 17, 1887 - September 8, 1952) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Hearn batted and threw right handed. He was born in Ventura, California.

Is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Born in the fishing port of Gloucester,

Is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Born in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, while still a child, Edmund Gann's family migrated to California where his father built and operated a commercial fishing clipper. During World War II, he served with the United States Navy. Following his discharge, Edmund Gann went to work managing a grocery store his father had acquired as an investment. From there, he entered the fishing business with his brother Joseph and their company, Caribbean Marine Service Co. Inc., became a highly successful tuna-fishing fleet operator.

Was a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist.He was a lecturer at Williams College in 1883-84

Was a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist.He was a lecturer at Williams College in 1883-84 and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1884-85. He served as professor of biology at Bryn Mawr College from 1885 to 1891.He spent the balance of his career at Columbia University where he was successively adjunct professor of biology (1891-94), professor of invertebrate zoology (1894 - 1897), and professor of zoology (from 1897).Wilson is credited as America's first cell biologist. In 1898 he used the similarity in embryos to describe phylogenetic relationships. By observing spiral cleavage in molluscs, flatworms and annelids he concluded that the same organs came from the same group of cells and concluded that all these organisms must have a common ancestor.

Was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1

Was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1947. He was also a social activist who worked to achieve conditions that might minimize the threat of nuclear war.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.