American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a African American musician, actor and vocalist. One of the most successful popular singers in hi

Is a African American musician, actor and vocalist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of calypso," a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) for popularizing th

Was a developer from Arcadia, California who established the first franchise of amusement parks, San

Was a developer from Arcadia, California who established the first franchise of amusement parks, Santa's Village.In 1953, Holland proposed Santa's Village after reading a Saturday Evening Post story about a similar project called North Pole in New York. Holland set up a corporation that funded the amusement park, and leased the land from the family of the general contractor J. Putnam Henck.In the early 1950’s, Holland sat at his kitchen table one day and started to sketch his idea of a Christmas fairyland filled with enormous candy canes, animals and gingerbread houses. Holland developed this idea into a working plan and began finding investors for his project. He traveled the country selling his Santa’s Village concept and $45 stock shares and eventually listed his new company, Santa’s Village Corporation, on the California Stock Exchange.

Is a former professional boxer. He fought 60 times between 1951 and 1963; winning 50 (24 by knockout

Is a former professional boxer. He fought 60 times between 1951 and 1963; winning 50 (24 by knockout) and losing 10. The highlight of Gomes's career came in 1959 when he won the world super featherweight title against Paul Jorgensen.

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 222-lb. running back from the University of South Carolina, Green played 9 NFL seasons from 1990 to 1998.

Was a Canadian film producer.He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by ob

Was a Canadian film producer.He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by obtaining the exclusive rights to footage from Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1973 he acquired Astral Communications and it became one of the leading film production companies in Canada, producing such films as Porky's, the most successful Canadian film ever and the critically acclaimed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. In the 1980s Greenberg became heavily involved in pay TV and started The Movie Network and other pay per view channels. Astral communications also distribute many international programs in Canada.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Was an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He

Was an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was a member of 1971–72 NBA championship team that won 33 games in a row, a record not duplicated in any other American professional sport. Hairston was a 6'7" (200 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Was an American poet. Finding both inspiration and provocation in the poetry of T. S. Eliot, Crane w

Was an American poet. Finding both inspiration and provocation in the poetry of T. S. Eliot, Crane wrote poetry that was traditional in form, difficult and often archaic in language, and which sought to express something more than the ironic despair that

Was an American ice dancer. With partner Nettie Prantell, he was the 1937-1939 U.S. Champion and 19

Was an American ice dancer. With partner Nettie Prantell, he was the 1937-1939 U.S. Champion and 1943 bronze medalist medalist. With partner Sandy MacDonald, he was the 1939-1941 U.S. Champion and 1942 silver medalist. With partner Kathe Mehl, he is the

(February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, California - May 18, 1947 in Colusa, California), nicknamed "Prince

(February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, California - May 18, 1947 in Colusa, California), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball

Was a mathematical statistician and an influential economic theorist. His name is known to all stati

Was a mathematical statistician and an influential economic theorist. His name is known to all statisticians because of Hotelling's T-square distribution and its use in statistical hypothesis testing and confidence regions. He also introduced canonical co

Was an American tennis player.A graduate of Yale University, Hackett and Princeton University gradua

Was an American tennis player.A graduate of Yale University, Hackett and Princeton University graduate Alexander won the U.S. Indoor doubles three times (1906–08), and he teamed with Walter Hall to win the U.S. Clay Court doubles title in 1912.

Was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from 1926 through 1933 for th

Was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from 1926 through 1933 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-1927), Boston Red Sox (1929-1932) and Chicago White Sox (1933). He batted and threw right-handed.In a seven-season career, Rhyne was a .250 hitter (508-for-2031) with two home runs and 192 RBI in 655 games, including 252 runs, 98 doubles, 22 triple, and 13 stolen bases.

Was an American film and television character actor.Born Harold Hochstein to a Jewish acting family,

Was an American film and television character actor.Born Harold Hochstein to a Jewish acting family, he began his career on Broadway in 1939 and appeared in five plays in the next six years, including One Touch of Venus and Stalag 17, following which he made his motion picture debut in the Alan Ladd film noir classic The Blue Dahlia (1946). He went on to work in small but memorable roles in such films as The Harder They Fall with Humphrey Bogart (1956), Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and Spartacus (1960). Although he would go on to perform secondary roles in a number of films,

(born August 20, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was

(born August 20, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1962 season, and played for them in 1968. Upon making the Indians' team out of spring training in 1968,

(April 11, 1893 - January 4, 1933) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly

(April 11, 1893 - January 4, 1933) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1920 season. He batted and threw right-handed.

Was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to w

Was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor).While an Army instructor, and training with the U.S. 13th Airborne Division stateside in 1944, a defective fuse detonated an explosive he was handling while making a training film. As a result, he lost both hands and was given two hooks to serve as hands. After his recovery, and while attending Boston University as a full-time student, an Army film called Diary of a Sergeant about rehabilitating war veterans was made featuring Russell.

(November 15, 1930 - October 5, 1968) was a backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played

(November 15, 1930 - October 5, 1968) was a backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1952), Philadelphia Athletics (1952), Kansas City Athletics (1955) and Cincinnati Reds (1961). Bevan batted and threw right handed. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

(born July 7, 1927 in Middletown, Maryland) is a former player and executive in Major League Basebal

(born July 7, 1927 in Middletown, Maryland) is a former player and executive in Major League Baseball.

Was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of California, Los

Was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.He liked to consider his main contributions as being his work on the social psychology of personal relationships. However, he is perhaps best known for his contributions to attribution theory. He published important papers on attribution theory from 1967-1973 in U.S. social psychology journals.His most important collaboration was with John Thibaut, with whom he developed social exchange theory.Kelley continued important innovations and leadership in several other areas. His research and theory on the processes and manner that we attribute causality resulted in a series of publications and a flurry of activity by many social psychologists.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'8" center from Culver-Stockton College, Kottman p

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'8" center from Culver-Stockton College, Kottman played one season (1946-47) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 3.1 points in 53 games.[1]

(July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer.

(July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer.

Was an American astronomer.He received a BA from Wheaton College in 1912, and went on to receive his

Was an American astronomer.He received a BA from Wheaton College in 1912, and went on to receive his Master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1913. He served as an assistant in photographic photometry program of the Yerkes Observatory 1912-1914. He studied at the University of Virginia under Samuel Alfred Mitchell, receiving his Ph.D. in 1917 (title: Observations of long period variable stars at the Leander McCormick Observatory). He became an associate professor at Virginia in 1924, but left the following year to become the director of Yale University's newly established (by Frank Schlesinger) southern station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alden spent twenty years at the Yale Observatory working on the long-focus refractor to determine parallaxes of southern stars. He also concerned himself with a study of the probable errors in the parallax plates taken in Johannesburg.

Is an American former boxer. Fighting at light welterweight and welterweight, Brazier's career spann

Is an American former boxer. Fighting at light welterweight and welterweight, Brazier's career spanned three decades and 127 professional fights. He fought such opponents as Roger Mayweather, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor, Vince Phillips, Micky Ward,

Is a former American football wide receiver who played in the NFL from 1968 through 1983. Jackson wa

Is a former American football wide receiver who played in the NFL from 1968 through 1983. Jackson was drafted in the 12th round (323 overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.