American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a retired lacrosse and soccer player from British Columbia, Canada. He was signed by the English

Is a retired lacrosse and soccer player from British Columbia, Canada. He was signed by the English club Notts County in 1946 and scored five goals in ten games for them in that year. Back in Canada he led Vancouver North Shore United to the national championship in 1949 and played eleven times for and coached the British Columbia All-Stars.

Is an American comedian and character actor, known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is perh

Is an American comedian and character actor, known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the mockumentaries This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. He is also an alumi of The Second City comedy troupe

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an hon

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and one of its first presidents.

Describes himself as of "African, American Indian, European and Amerindian" descent. [1] In May 2008

Describes himself as of "African, American Indian, European and Amerindian" descent. [1] In May 2008, it was announced Mr. Wilson will become a Whitney Museum trustee replacing Chuck Close.Wilson received a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant in 1999 and the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003. Wilson represented the United States at the Biennial Cairo in 1992 and the Venice Biennale in 2003. [2] In 2001, he was the subject of a retrospective, Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000, organized by Maurice Berger for the Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The show traveled to numerous venues, including the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Berkeley Museum of Art, Blaffer Art Gallery (University of Houston), Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery (Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY), Addison Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Museum in Harlem.

Is an African-American singer and actress best known for her 1970 hit song, "Band of Gold". At an ea

Is an African-American singer and actress best known for her 1970 hit song, "Band of Gold". At an early age, Freda Payne grew up listening to different jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday As a teenager, she attended the Institute of Musical Arts; she soon began singing radio commercial jingles and took part in (and won many of) local TV and radio talent shows

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in t

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class. Cochrane was a resident of Union, New Jersey at the time of his death. Cochrane turned pro in 1933 and was considered the World Welterweight cha

Was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was especially noted for his sophisticated rhythm guitar in

Was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was especially noted for his sophisticated rhythm guitar in big band settings, particularly for the Count Basie orchestra, where he was part of the "All-American Rhythm Section" with Basie on piano, Jo Jones on drums, and Walter Page on bass.

Is an American actor. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in sever

Is an American actor. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in several Hollywood films aimed at teenage audiences, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as well as She's All That, and Scooby-Doo. Prinze, Jr. also starred in a television sitcom, Freddie.

An English character actor.He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant w

An English character actor.He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College He became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He tends to play eccentric characters.He has a noted flower fetish, displayed in his voicing of the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind.[2] He currently plays Sandy Thomas in ITV’s popular soap opera Emmerdale. It was revealed on 29 January 2008 that Freddie Jones would leave Emmerdale temporarily.

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player whose career lasted from 1972–1978. H

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player whose career lasted from 1972–1978. He played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the first round (5th overall) of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played in 327 career games over six seasons for the 76ers and the New Orleans Jazz.

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who most recently played for the Philadelphia

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who most recently played for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a 1st round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft out of UCLA.

Sometimes also spelled Freddy Mack and also known as Mr. Superbad, was a retired light-heavyweight b

Sometimes also spelled Freddy Mack and also known as Mr. Superbad, was a retired light-heavyweight boxer who later enjoyed success in the UK as a singer and DJ. He was born on a cotton plantation in Bennettsville, South Carolina, to father Fred Mack, blac

Is a boxer in the lightweight division. Known as "Lil Hagler", Norwood defeated Antonio Cermeño to

Is a boxer in the lightweight division. Known as "Lil Hagler", Norwood defeated Antonio Cermeño to win the WBA Featherweight Title title in 1998. He successfully defended his title eight times before losing his title by a controversial 11th round TKO to S

A professional boxer in the lightweight (135lb) division.

A professional boxer in the lightweight (135lb) division.

Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel at St. Clair's Hospital in New York City, the son of Maria a

Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel at St. Clair's Hospital in New York City, the son of Maria and Karl Pruetzel. His mother was Puerto Rican, and his father, a Hungarian of Lutheran and Jewish background, immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1934.

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Freddie Sweetan. He competed in certain

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Freddie Sweetan. He competed in certain North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Grand Prix Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling

Is an American boxing trainer and a former professional boxer, and is of Irish descent. Roach is one

Is an American boxing trainer and a former professional boxer, and is of Irish descent. Roach is one of the most well-known boxing trainers in the world, having been voted Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2003, 2006, 200

Is an American professional boxer who fought as a featherweight / lightweight. His overall record wa

Is an American professional boxer who fought as a featherweight / lightweight. His overall record was 102 wins, 14 losses and 5 draws. Russo was born in Rahway, New Jersey on October 3, 1924 . He won four Golden Gloves championships as an amateur and won

Known by the nickname Fast Freddie, is an American former World Champion motorcycle racer. Spencer i

Known by the nickname Fast Freddie, is an American former World Champion motorcycle racer. Spencer is regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of the early 1980s. He was a racing prodigy who began racing at the age of four, competing in dirt trac

Was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as

Was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as middleweight champion of the world between 1936 and 1938. Steele was nicknamed "The Tacoma Assassin" and was trained by Jack Connor, Johnny Babnick, and R

(January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American golfer.

(January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American golfer.

Is an American soccer forward or attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Portuguese club S.L. B

Is an American soccer forward or attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica of the Portuguese BWINLIGA wearing the number 30.

(born June 10, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who last p

(born June 10, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who last played for the Philadelphia Phillies.

(born January 20, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder w

(born January 20, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays center field for the Detroit Tigers.

Is an American rock and roll singer.He learned to play the guitar as a boy and in high school formed

Is an American rock and roll singer.He learned to play the guitar as a boy and in high school formed a band. It helped having parents who had more than a passing interest in music; his father played the trumpet, sang, and fronted local combos as Freddy Ka