American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A Canadian country singer, living in Nashville Tennessee USA. He was born Leonald Gauthier in Rouyn-

A Canadian country singer, living in Nashville Tennessee USA. He was born Leonald Gauthier in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec on July 15, 1933. He is the youngest son of Alfred and Evelina Gauthier.His biggest success was "The Lumberjack", an international hit that

American physiologist who was a cowinner (with George Wald and Ragnar Granit) of the 1967 Nobel Priz

American physiologist who was a cowinner (with George Wald and Ragnar Granit) of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in analyzing the neurophysiological mechanisms of vision.

Is an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor.

Is an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor.

Is an American swimmer. Anderson's older sister, Alyssa, is a swimmer at Arizona. Both sisters compe

Is an American swimmer. Anderson's older sister, Alyssa, is a swimmer at Arizona. Both sisters competed at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Anderson placed second in the 800 m freestyle in 8:3

Is a former American swimmer. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, eight world champi

Is a former American swimmer. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, eight world championship medals, and held a world record in the 50 metre backstroke.

She is perhaps best known for her following roles.

She is perhaps best known for her following roles.

Is an American platform diver. Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-me

Is an American platform diver. Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Mary Beth Dunnichay. In the synchronized competition Ishimatsu and Dunnichay earned fifth pl

An Academy Award-nominated American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the

An Academy Award-nominated American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the early 1990s, he came to fame with his starring role as Cole Sear in M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense (1999). He subsequently had leading roles in several high-profile Hollywood films, including Pay It Forward and A.I.Osment began acting at the age of four, when he tried out for a Pizza Hut commercial in a shopping mall. The commercial launched his career, and he landed his first television role later that year. As a young child his first film role was as Forrest Gump's son, also named Forrest Gump, in the 1994 film of the same name as well as making a small appearance in Mixed Nuts. He had roles in numerous TV series,

Bennett made her film debut as the pop music singer Cora Corman in the 2007 romantic comedy Music an

Bennett made her film debut as the pop music singer Cora Corman in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, alongside Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Bennett sang several songs for the Music and Lyrics soundtrack, including "Buddha's Delight" and "Way Back into Love". Fragments of "Entering Bootytown" and "Slam" are heard during concert scenes in the movie. "Invincible" can only be heard during the end credits, and is only a minute and a half long.She has signed a three-picture deal with Warner Brothers Pictures[2] and has finished filming her second movie College. Bennett is soon to star in a film called The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), playing the lead role.

An American actress. She played a young Jean Grey in X-Men: The Last Stand, the latest X-Men film in

An American actress. She played a young Jean Grey in X-Men: The Last Stand, the latest X-Men film installment.In 2005, she acted in the movie Seventy-8 as April Rowlands. The movie premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival.Although she moved to Los Angeles at age 11 with her mother, her dad and brother stayed behind in Texas for the first few years. Her agents, coaches and family were very supportive. Six weeks after arriving to L.A., she found a manager. Later that year, she was called for roles in Flightplan and the comedy Yours, Mine and Ours, and on television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and Yes, Dear.In 2006, she appeared in X Men: The Last Stand as the young Jean Grey. In 2007, Ramm starred in the movie Mr. Blue Sky as Jessica Green, alongside Ashley Wolfe and Richard Karn.

Is an American rock musician.He began playing drums at age seven (so Howie had a drummer to play gui

Is an American rock musician.He began playing drums at age seven (so Howie had a drummer to play guitar with), and then took up guitar and piano. At age nine, he entered a songwriting contest sponsored by Billboard magazine and won honorable mention.[3] In 1993 Kweller became friends with another young local musician, drummer John Kent, and the two formed the band Radish with bassist Ryan Green. The trio played locally in and around Greenville and recorded two independent releases, Hello (1994) and Dizzy (1995) with Martin Baird at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, Texas. Around the time of Dizzy's release,

Was, along with Harry Burleigh, one of the two American composers who elevated the African-American

Was, along with Harry Burleigh, one of the two American composers who elevated the African-American spiritual to an art form, comparable in its musical sophistication to the compositions of European Classical composers.

Was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia,

Was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its Chief Justice. A Democr

Is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden G

Is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge[2] and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first an

An American actress best known for her role as Daley in the children's series Flight 29 Down.

An American actress best known for her role as Daley in the children's series Flight 29 Down.

An American actress.Eisenberg was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, to Barry and Amy Eise

An American actress.Eisenberg was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, to Barry and Amy Eisenberg. She has an older sister Kerri and an older brother Jesse, who is also an actor. She went to Robert Frost Elementary School and went through Hammarskjold (Middle School), Churchill (Junior High) and East Brunswick High School.

Was an American educator, writer and activist.

Was an American educator, writer and activist.

Is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara, Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestl

Is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara, Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestling professional wrestling promotions. Throughout his career he has also worked for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, Jersey All P

An American astronomer. He is known for his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which (it was later rea

An American astronomer. He is known for his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which (it was later realized) catalogues many examples of interacting and merging galaxies. Arp is also known as a critic of the Big Bang and for advocating a non-standard cosmology incorporating intrinsic redshift.His bachelor's degree was awarded by Harvard (1949), and his Ph.D. from Caltech (1953). Afterwards he became a Fellow of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1953, performing research at the Mount Wilson Observatory and Palomar Observatory. Arp became a Research Assistant at Indiana University in 1955 and subsequently in 1957 became a staff member at Palomar Observatory, where he worked for 29 years. In 1983 he joined the staff of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany.

Was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; Steenerson moved to Crookston Polk County, Minnesota in 18

Was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; Steenerson moved to Crookston Polk County, Minnesota in 1880. He served as prosecuting attorney of Polk County 1881 – 1883; as city attorney of Crookston; as a member of the Minnesota Senate 1883 – 1887; and as de

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. Born August 24, 1933 in Baton Roug

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. Born August 24, 1933 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Richardson was ranked No. 1 in the United States in 1956 and 1958, and was ranked in the top ten in nine other years (see chart below). At th

Was an American statesman who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and Uni

Was an American statesman who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and r

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He attended public and private schools in Kankakee County.

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He attended public and private schools in Kankakee County. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in the city of Kankakee. He served as member of the State senate in 1884. Wheeler

Was the founding President of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twe

Was the founding President of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence.A survivor of the wartime Japanese deportation of all Nauruans to Truk (1942-1946), he was elected to the Local Government Council of Nauru in the 1950s; then elected head chief (1955), he was the chief negotiator on phosphate royalties with the colonial power, Australia, which administered the island as a United Nations trust.

Was an American comic strip writer and cartoonist, best known for his popular, long-run Joe Palooka,

Was an American comic strip writer and cartoonist, best known for his popular, long-run Joe Palooka, which ranked as one of the top five newspaper comics strips during the 1940s.