American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a politician and physician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Pierce served a two-year term on the

Was a politician and physician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Pierce served a two-year term on the Ann Arbor city council from 1964 to 1966. In spring 1967, Pierce made his first bid for the mayoralty of Ann Arbor, winning the Democratic nomination but l

Was an American Impressionist artist best known for his colorful and richly painted impressionist la

Was an American Impressionist artist best known for his colorful and richly painted impressionist landscapes. His trademark subject was that of cattle and plowmen. He has been referred to as a "cow painter extraordinaire."

Is an American economist.From 1966 to 1971, Prescott taught at the University of Pennsylvania. He th

Is an American economist.From 1966 to 1971, Prescott taught at the University of Pennsylvania. He then returned to Carnegie Mellon until 1980, when he moved to the University of Minnesota, where he taught until 2003

Is a retired American basketball player who competed in both the National Basketball Association (NB

Is a retired American basketball player who competed in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from the University of Colorado, he played eight professional seasons (1970-1978), spending time with multiple teams including the Pittsburgh Condors (ABA), the Denver Nuggets (ABA, then NBA), the San Diego Conquistadors (ABA), the Kentucky Colonels (ABA), the Memphis Sounds (ABA), the Baltimore Claws (ABA), the Virginia Squires (ABA) and the Buffalo Braves (NBA). Williams's finest season occurred in 1972-1973, when he averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 assists for the Conquistadors. He retired in 1978 with career totals of 6,849 points and 2,869 assists.

(born Edward Clarence Whitner on October 21, 1916) is a former left fielder/first baseman in Major L

(born Edward Clarence Whitner on October 21, 1916) is a former left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1940) and New York Yankees (1942, 1944). Listed at 6' 5.5", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Was an American sculptor.From 1887 to 1889 he studied sculpture at the Académie Julian in Paris wit

Was an American sculptor.From 1887 to 1889 he studied sculpture at the Académie Julian in Paris with Antonin Mercié and Emmanuel Frémiet, becoming an accomplished animalier (animal sculptor). During his years there, he exhibited several pieces at the Salo

Was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral d

Was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Northumberland East in the general elections of 1882. A Conservative, he was defeated by 13 votes in 1887, but the election having been declared void for bribery by agents and he was elected on December 22 of same year. This election was also voided and he was again elected on November 21, 1888. He was re-elected in 1891, 1896, 1900 and 1904. He died while in office in 1907.

Is a former water polo player who won the silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olym

Is a former water polo player who won the silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A graduate of Stanford University, he also competed for Team USA at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.Cro

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.Cross was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth United States Congresses between 4 March 1839 and 3 March 1845.

Was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was a Republican. He was married to An

Was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was a Republican. He was married to Anna Bailey James, the granddaughter of Amaziah Bailey James on October 3, 1888, and they had four children; James Gregory, Edward Fairchild, Curtis Ripley a

Better known as Edd Cartier, was an American pulp magazine illustrator. He was born in North Bergen,

Better known as Edd Cartier, was an American pulp magazine illustrator. He was born in North Bergen, New Jersey. He studied at the Pratt Institute, his illustrations began to appear following his graduation in 1936 in Street and Smith publications, includ

Was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Crippa served as a councilman o

Was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Crippa served as a councilman of Rock Springs from 1926 to 1928. He was president of Union Mercantile Company in 1930; owner and manager of Crippa Motor Company in Rock Springs; presiden

Was a U.S. statistician.A graduate of Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA, he was the co-founder of t

Was a U.S. statistician.A graduate of Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA, he was the co-founder of the Dow Jones & Company with Charles Dow and Charles Bergstresser. He had nothing to do with the devising of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which bears h

Was a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas during Reconstruction.Degener served as member of th

Was a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas during Reconstruction.Degener served as member of the Texas constitutional conventions in 1866 and 1868, and served on the Committee for Immigration along with fellow committee members Julius Scheutze, H.H.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Rudd attended Wake Forest University and played

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Rudd attended Wake Forest University and played in the Continental Basketball Association and the NBA with the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers, as well as overseas in France for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne.

Was a private in the United States Army during World War II and the only American soldier to be exec

Was a private in the United States Army during World War II and the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.Slovik was born to a Polish-American family in Detroit, Michigan. As a minor, he was arrested several times; the first time, when he was twelve, occurred when he and some friends broke into a foundry to steal some brass. Between 1932 and 1937, he was caught for several incidents of petty theft, breaking and entering and disturbing the peace. In October 1937, he was sent to jail, but was paroled in September 1938. After stealing and crashing a car with two friends while drunk, he was sent back to jail in January 1939.

Was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He s

Was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.Elected to the 21st United States Congress, White s

Was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichth

Was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist.Cope is best known for his highly publicized Bone Wars with O. C. Marsh. A race to publish their findings, and thus prioritize their discoveries, consumed both Marsh’s and Copes finances and lives. Cope traveled the American West searching for fossils. His staunch resolve in his belief of Neo-Lamarckism was the subject of ridicule by of many of his peers at the American Philosophical Society and by his greatest enemy, O.C. Marsh.Along with his rival, Cope helped define the field of American paleontology. Cope's writing was prodigious, with a record 1,200 papers published over his lifetime. He named dozens of species of dinosaurs, and in total named more than 1,000 vertebrate species. His most established theories on the origin of mammalian molars and the Cope’s Law on the gradual enlargement of mammalian species are considered his best generalized theories.

Was an African American born as a slave who rose to become a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey, a Kentuc

Was an African American born as a slave who rose to become a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey, a Kentucky Derby-winning horse trainer, and an owner of several of the top racehorses during the last decade of the 19th century, earning him induction into the Un

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1910s and 1920s he rode for top owners s

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1910s and 1920s he rode for top owners such as Harry Payne Whitney, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, and Walter M. Jeffords.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the qua

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight class after losing to the upcoming gold medalist Clarence Walker.

Is a professional American basketball player.In the NBA, his rights were traded by the Heat to the W

Is a professional American basketball player.In the NBA, his rights were traded by the Heat to the Washington Bullets in 1995, he has signed with the Bullets, but was waived before playing for them in an NBA game. He was also under contract with the Denver Nuggets (Oct '96) and Seattle SuperSonics (Oct '97 and Sep-Oct '00). He played for those teams in the pre-season games only, and not in any NBA regular season games. He played 4 games for the Toronto Raptors in the 1997-98 season, averaging 0.8 PPG and 1.0 RPG in 4.3 MPG.

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as private secretary to Congressman William A. Rod

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as private secretary to Congressman William A. Rodenberg and as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912. He was the state treasurer of Illinois from 1921–1923.Miller was elected as a Repub

Was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted o

Was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of Barnard's star in 1916, which is named in his honor.In 1892 he made observations of a nova and was the first to notice the gaseous emissions, thus deducing that it was a stellar explosion. The same year he also discovered Amalthea, the fifth moon of Jupiter. He was the first to discover a new moon of Jupiter since Galileo Galilei in 1609. This was the last satellite discovered by visual observation (rather than by examining photographic plates or other recorded images).

(born November 8, 1944) was a major league baseball player for the New York Mets

(born November 8, 1944) was a major league baseball player for the New York Mets