American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is an American jazz pianist.Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work i

Is an American jazz pianist.Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Chet Baker, Woody Herman, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz. He worked often wit

Was a Major League Baseball catcher who played his entire career with the New York Giants (1933-42).

Was a Major League Baseball catcher who played his entire career with the New York Giants (1933-42). He batted and threw right-handed.He was selected for the National League All-Star squad in four consecutive years (1938-41), played for the Giants team which defeated the Washington Senators in the 1933 World Series championship, and appeared in the pennant-winning clubs that were defeated by the New York Yankees in the 1936 and 1937 World Series.

Was an American foil and epee fencer.

Was an American foil and epee fencer.

Was an American astronomer, and the father of Horace W. Babcock, of English and German ancestry.[1]

Was an American astronomer, and the father of Horace W. Babcock, of English and German ancestry.[1] Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialized in solar spectroscopy and mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface. With his son he revealed the existence of strong magnetic fields in certain stars. In 1953 he won the Bruce Medal[2].

A professor emeritus of economics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).Demsetz grew

A professor emeritus of economics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).Demsetz grew up on the west side of Chicago, the grandchild of immigrants from central and eastern Europe. He studied engineering, forestry, and philosophy at four universities before being awarded a B.A. (1953) in economics from the University of Illinois, and an MBA (1954) and a Ph.D. (1959) from Northwestern University. While a graduate student, he published an article in each of Econometrica and the Journal of Political Economy.He taught at the University of Michigan (1958-60), UCLA, 1960-63, and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, 1963-71. In 1971, he returned permanently to UCLA's Economics Department

Is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants

Is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL (1976-1988). Originally from South Carolina, he played at Wilson High School and later at McClenaghan High School, from which he graduated. Carson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

(born on March 15, 1959 in Easton, Maryland) is a former right fielder and designated hitter in Majo

(born on March 15, 1959 in Easton, Maryland) is a former right fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1980 to 2001,

Was a college and professional American football player. An offensive tackle, he played college foot

Was a college and professional American football player. An offensive tackle, he played college football at Oklahoma State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the San Diego Chargers in 1967 and 1968.

Was a professional and college American football player. He was a charter member of both the College

Was a professional and college American football player. He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was named the greatest college football player of all time by ESPN.

Was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943 and a later perennial candidate for other offic

Was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943 and a later perennial candidate for other offices, most notably and frequently President of the United States.Born in West St. Paul, Minnesota, he graduated from high school at age 14 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1929. He was elected District Attorney of Dakota County in 1930 and 1934, then elected Governor of Minnesota in 1938. He was seen as an "up and comer" after delivering the keynote address at the 1940 Republican National Convention. At that convention, he helped secure the Republican Party (GOP) nomination for Wendell Willkie.

Was a physicianand political figure in Ontario. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Asse

Was a physicianand political figure in Ontario. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1936 to 1943 as a Conservative member.Welsh was elected to the assembly in 1936, defeating Liberal candidate Dr. Harold A. Boyce in a bitterly contested by-election held following the death of James Ferguson Hill. Liberal amendments altering the distribution of school taxes between public and Roman Catholic schools were a crucial issue in the by-election.

Was a Canadian poet and novelist, best known for his 1949 novel The Golden Time and his long poem Th

Was a Canadian poet and novelist, best known for his 1949 novel The Golden Time and his long poem The Lake of Souls (1957). A significant Canadian modernist along with the likes of Earle Birney, Douglas LePan and Sheila Watson, Standish was known for his

American Nobel prize winning scientist. He was a co-recipient (along with J. Michael Bishop) of the

American Nobel prize winning scientist. He was a co-recipient (along with J. Michael Bishop) of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard from Morehouse College,

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard from Morehouse College, Ellis was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons. He played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1993-1995 and the Denver Nuggets during the 1997-98 season.

Is an American singer and musician who became a runner-up in the fourth season of American Idol.Bice

Is an American singer and musician who became a runner-up in the fourth season of American Idol.Bice's birth name was Harold Elwin Bice, Jr., but he was nicknamed "Bogart" as a newborn by his grandmother ("Granny Madge") because she thought he had "Humphr

An eminent botanist and an entomologist.Dr. Robinson's systematic knowledge encompasses many groups

An eminent botanist and an entomologist.Dr. Robinson's systematic knowledge encompasses many groups of plants and even some insects. But his real specialty is the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and subtribes, that is more than one tenth of the number of species in the Asteraceae. This figure is also about one quarter of the number of flowering plants, described by Linnaeus. Few taxonomists have ever done better.He has written over 650 publications, mainly on the Asteraceae, mosses and liverworts (Bryophyta), the long-legged fly family Dolichopodidae (describing over 200 new species and 6 new genera, such as Harmstonia and Nanomyina) and many other subjects.

Affectionately known as "The World's Greatest Weatherman" and "The Dean of TV Meteorologists", was t

Affectionately known as "The World's Greatest Weatherman" and "The Dean of TV Meteorologists", was the first television meteorologist west of the Mississippi and, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving TV meteorologist.In 1949, Taft and two fellow American Airlines meteorologists, Bob Denney and Walter Porter, proposed a nightly weather program to WBAP-TV (now KXAS). “We told them we would present a three-dimensional look at the weather, and we would call it Weather Telefacts, because we wanted to explain the weather to people,” he later said.

Was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largel

Was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with transforming the stroboscope from an obscure laboratory instrument into a common device. For example; today, the electronic flash is completely associated with the field of photography.

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tenn

Was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for ten terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress.He also ran

Is a former professional basketball player.He played college basketball at Marshall University and w

Is a former professional basketball player.He played college basketball at Marshall University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA in 1958. Greer played for Syracuse for five seasons, raising his scoring average to 22.8 points a game in 1961. He was selected for the NBA All-Star team that year. In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia 76ers. There, Greer became well-known as a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain, and starred on the powerful 1966-67 team that ended the eight-year championship reign of the Boston Celtics). In the 76ers' 15 playoff games that season, Greer averaged a team-best 27.7 points. Greer had an unusual but highly effective free-throw technique, shooting a jump shot from the charity stripe. He is usually considered the third-best guard of the 1960s, behind Oscar Robertson and Jerry West.

Was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969; he had been a Republican earlier in his life. He

Was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969; he had been a Republican earlier in his life. He also served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1969 until 1975.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Long Island University, Uplin

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Long Island University, Uplinger spent the 1953-54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets, scoring 86 points in 23 games.

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled under the ring names Ice Train and M.I. Smooth.

Is the current chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and is a former member of the Uni

Is the current chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. Ford represented the state's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis, from 1997 to 2007. Ford d

Was an American ophthalmologist and geneticist. He helped found one of the first genetics clinic in

Was an American ophthalmologist and geneticist. He helped found one of the first genetics clinic in US. The Nettleship-Falls syndrome, the most common type of ocular albinism, is named after him and English ophthalmologist Edward Nettleship.