American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a painter of portraits and luminous tropical landscapes that were very popular in San Francisco,

Was a painter of portraits and luminous tropical landscapes that were very popular in San Francisco, California where he came to live in 1857. The son of a wealthy landowner, Arriola was a handsome, distinguished and cultivated man. He had a studio near the corner of Kearney and Clay Streets that was a gathering place for Mexican exiles, a place of intellectual ferment and the occasional brawl. Among his students were Toby Rosenthal and Ransom Holdredge.

Was an American actor and comedian most famous for his portrayal of a lovable drunken man in nightcl

Was an American actor and comedian most famous for his portrayal of a lovable drunken man in nightclub performances and television programs.Foster Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 11, 1912. He was one of eight sons. His career started in radio, most notably with station WHAS (AM) in Louisville. Brooks was a staff announcer, but his deep baritone voice was well-suited for singing as well. Brooks gained some measure of fame for his reporting of the Ohio River flood of 1937, where he was featured on emergency broadcasts by WHAS and also WSM (AM) out of Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952, Brooks appeared on local television in a short-lived spoof of Gene Autry and his "Singing Cowboys." He later worked in local broadcasting as a radio and TV personality in Buffalo and Rochester, New York before moving to the west coast to launch a career as a standup comic and character actor.

Is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a former 26-year member of the Lo

Is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a former 26-year member of the Louisiana State Senate, and an unsuccessful candidate for governor in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. Campbell polled 161,425 votes (12 percent) and wo

Was an American, Republican Party politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Jersey from 189

Was an American, Republican Party politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902.Voorhees represented Union County in the New Jersey Senate from 1895 to 1898. As President of the Senate, he became acting governor briefly in 18

L (May 22, 1901 - February 6, 1978) was an outfielder who played baseball for the Washington Senator

L (May 22, 1901 - February 6, 1978) was an outfielder who played baseball for the Washington Senators from 1927 to 1928. He batted and threw right handed.

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder sponsored by Team MuscleTech. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada,

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder sponsored by Team MuscleTech. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Fouad Abiad began training at the age of 21. Fouad cites his father as his biggest influence. Fouad is a Shiite Muslim.

Was an American politician from Mississippi.Winston served as a member of Mississippi Senate from 18

Was an American politician from Mississippi.Winston served as a member of Mississippi Senate from 1827 to 1828 and, most notably, as a 6th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1832) and the last to hold this office, due to constitutional changes (Lt. Gover

Was an American Thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder, a World and Olympic Gold Medallist in pol

Was an American Thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder, a World and Olympic Gold Medallist in polo who was rated the best all-around polo player in the United States for eight consecutive years, a golfer who competed in the U.S. Open, and a pioneer rac

Is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two individual silver medals in the 400 and 1

Is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two individual silver medals in the 400 and 1500m freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

was a singer/actress/model in the 1960s and early-1970s. She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink

was a singer/actress/model in the 1960s and early-1970s. She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which she sang a song called Meglio Stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight) while sashaying around a fireplace.[1] She also sang a number in the fir

Is a retired American professional basketball player and associate head coach of the Washington Wiza

Is a retired American professional basketball player and associate head coach of the Washington Wizards. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. A 6'7" small forward from the University of North Carolina, O'Koren played in 8 NBA seasons from 1980 to 1988. He played for the Nets and Washington Bullets. O'Koren went to Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, Cal

Was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California.Fran Ryan played the role of Sister Agatha in the soap opera General Hospital in (1979). She also did voices for cartoons such as Hong Kong Phooey, Mister T and Little Dracula. Fran starred on some TV shows for children like Sigmund and the Sea Monsters in 1975 as Gertrude Grouch, and in 1970s children's show The New Zoo Revue as Ms. Goodbody, the 1980s TV series No Soap, Radio as Mrs. Belmont, the short lived 1980s CBS TV series The Wizard as Tillie Russell from 1986-1987. Her last regular TV role was on The Dave Thomas Comedy Show.

Is an American popular singer.She was born as Frances Wolfe to a Jewish family in the borough of the

Is an American popular singer.She was born as Frances Wolfe to a Jewish family in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. After some time on a chorus line at New York's Roxy Theater, she auditioned with the big band of Duke Ellington at age 16; though she never made it onto Ellington's band, she soon became a singer with bands led by Randy Brooks, Art Mooney, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Barnet, and Claude Thornhill. It was Eckstine who gave her the stage name of Fran Warren. With Charlie Barnet, she replaced Kay Starr as featured vocalist. In 1947, she made the charts for the first time, with the Thornhill band's recording of "A Sunday Kind Of Love" on Columbia Records. She made a number of other records with Thornhill that year.

Was a prospector and geologist most well known for a huge uranium discovery in northeastern Ontario,

Was a prospector and geologist most well known for a huge uranium discovery in northeastern Ontario, Canada in 1953.A graduate of the University of British Columbia, (Masters,Geology (1942)), Joubin worked independently as a consultant and prospector/geologist for various mining promoters and exploration companies.In 1953, as an employee and eventual partner of promoter Joseph Hirshhorn, he persuaded his partner to finance diamond drilling of a previously dismissed area of surface radioactivity near Blind River, Ontario. Joubin's insight, with help from Dr. Charles Davidson, a leading British geologist, was that the presence of iron sulphide had leached the uranium mineral to a location deeper in the ground. Drilling results confirmed this and implied uranium deposits along a huge ninety mile Z-shaped geological formation extending north of the area. Known as the "Big Z" deposit, it became the hub of a frenzy of uranium exploration and mining activity

Was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Quebec Liberal Party in La Peltrie from 2003

Was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Quebec Liberal Party in La Peltrie from 2003 to 2007. From 1997 to 2001 she was a municipal councilor in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, whose successful 2006 demerger from Quebec City she strongly supported. She was elected in the 2003 election, succeeding Michel Côté as Member of the National Assembly for La Peltrie. She was defeated in 2007 by Éric Caire of the ADQ.

Was the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family

Was the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family to perform as a child, and she brought home a good sum of money for the time.She married Leopold Godowsky, Jr. co-inventor (with Leopold Mannes) of Kodachr

Was a major figure in American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is best known as the owner of Unbridle

Was a major figure in American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is best known as the owner of Unbridled, the 1990 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and winner of the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic. Part of horse racing lore took pla

The only child of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain and spouse Courtney Love. She was born at Cedars-Sin

The only child of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain and spouse Courtney Love. She was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at 7:48 AM, weighing 6 lb 1 oz,Frances Bean Cobain was born to musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love on August 18, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. During Courtney Love's pregnancy with Frances, there were rumors suggesting that Courtney used heroin. This scandal intensified when Vanity Fair published Lynn Hirschberg's article "Strange Love" that alleged Love admitted to taking heroin even after learning of her pregnancy. The response to this article caused serious damage to Love's public standing, and many parenting groups called for Frances to be removed from her parents' custody immediately after birth. Along with Cobain

Was an American golfer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and part-time resident of Tall

Was an American golfer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and part-time resident of Tallahassee, Florida.She also played in the 1898 Amateur at the Ardsley Club. and in 1905, Griscom competed in the 33rd Curtis Cup with 1904 Amateur champion G

Was an American actress and dancer. Standing around 6' tall, she was best known for her long legs an

Was an American actress and dancer. Standing around 6' tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye".

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs.

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

An American academic ecologist. She served as a Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida State Un

An American academic ecologist. She served as a Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida State University. She studied geographic variation in the size and shape of birds, leading to transplant experiments with red-winged blackbirds and to tests of the theoretical assumptions underlying selection models. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Was a Canadian figure skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed in pairs with Norris Bo

Was a Canadian figure skater. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She competed in pairs with Norris Bowden. The couple captured four Canadian titles and two World Figure Skating Championships, and won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie for six decades and is also notab

Was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie for six decades and is also notable as the nation’s first full-time female editorial cartoonist, She used her middle name for the signature on her comic strip, signed simply Edwina.