American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, She is the current Oregon Secretary of

Is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, She is the current Oregon Secretary of State and was elected to that office in the 2008 elections.[2] Prior to becoming Secretary of State, Brown served in the Oregon State Senate representing

is an American folk singer/songwriter. Her songwriting is strongly influenced by her southern roots

is an American folk singer/songwriter. Her songwriting is strongly influenced by her southern roots and authors in the literary world, as on her most recent album, Save the Day. John Prine, Nanci Griffith and Mac McAnally provided guest vocals on the alb

An American actress. She is known for her role as Willie Scott in the film Indiana Jones and the Tem

An American actress. She is known for her role as Willie Scott in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and for her marriage to director Steven Spielberg (who directed the film) .Capshaw moved to New York to pursue her dream of acting, landing her first role on the soap opera Love of Life. She met film director Steven Spielberg upon winning the female lead (from a pool of 120 actresses) for the Raiders of the Lost Ark prequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. She appeared in the Showtime Cable Network miniseries A Girl Thing with Elle Macpherson as her same-sex lover.

Was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.Her stage roles included Lady Macbeth (Macbeth), K

Was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.Her stage roles included Lady Macbeth (Macbeth), Katharina (The Taming of the Shrew) and Martha (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf). Her more notable film roles included the roles of "Dr. Ruth Leavitt" in The Andromeda Strain, and as the scene-stealing alcoholic "Claire" in the film version of Edward Albee's stage play, A Delicate Balance. She also played the scheming/domineering mother of Natalie Wood in This Property is Condemned, although she was only 8 years older than Ms. Wood.

Is an American singer-songwriter.Earl's music has been likened to that of Meiko, Björk, Joni Mitche

Is an American singer-songwriter.Earl's music has been likened to that of Meiko, Björk, Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, and fellow Alaskan Jewel. Her songs have a similar jazzy-soul feel and progression to them. However, Earl's influences also trace back to h

She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for her role i

She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree and Fool's Gold.Hudson's breakthrough role was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3] She had previously appeared in the lesser-known films Gossip, a teenage drama, and 200 Cigarettes, a New Year's-set comedy with a large cast of actors

Is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.Golden has won once on tour at the 200

Is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.Golden has won once on tour at the 2001 State Farm Classic shooting 63 in the final round and beating Annika Sörenstam by 1 shot.

Is a world record distance swimmer from the United States. Ziegler is coached by Ray Benecki.

Is a world record distance swimmer from the United States. Ziegler is coached by Ray Benecki.

Is an American soccer defender and member of the U.S. women's national team.

Is an American soccer defender and member of the U.S. women's national team.

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGar

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle.

An American singer and actor specializing in big band/swing and musical theater.Early in her career,

An American singer and actor specializing in big band/swing and musical theater.Early in her career, Michaels appeared in both leading and supporting roles for many stage, musical and concert productions in the San Francisco, Sacramento, Napa Valley and L

Is the Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, New York, United States. Murray is the first woman to be

Is the Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, New York, United States. Murray is the first woman to be elected supervisor since the position was created in 1918.

Is a retired Canadian alpine skier. Born in North Bay, Ontario, she won six World Cup medals and thr

Is a retired Canadian alpine skier. Born in North Bay, Ontario, she won six World Cup medals and three Canadian downhill championships. She finished 1st place in the downhill event at the 1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. She finished 14th at the 1

Is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She began gymnastics at age three. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she

Is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She began gymnastics at age three. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she placed 7th in the floor exercises event. She graduated UCLA in 2007 with a degree in psychobiology.

And drummed for Luscious Jackson until the band broke up in spring of 2000.Schellenbach was also the

And drummed for Luscious Jackson until the band broke up in spring of 2000.Schellenbach was also the drummer for the New York all-girl punk band, the Lunachicks, during the summer of 1992.She is currently a segment producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Sh

Is a State Representative and the Democratic Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Is a State Representative and the Democratic Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives. She is serving her second term, representing Michigan's 62nd district.As State Representative, Segal has stated that some of her priorities will be to focu

Was a photographer who depicted tableaux vivants and scenes of everyday life in her community of Pew

Was a photographer who depicted tableaux vivants and scenes of everyday life in her community of Pewee Valley, Kentucky, at the turn of the 20th century.Kate Seston Matthews was born in New Albany, Indiana, on August 13, 1870. After a childhood illness weakened one of her eyes and left her very frail, Lucien G. and Charlotta Anne Clark Matthews arranged for their youngest daughter to be educated at home while her seven siblings attended school.

Is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) amd

Is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) amd the American Basketball League (ABL). Starbird attended Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington where she was named a High School All-American by the WB

Is an American TV news presenter, who joined WCBS-TV New York in April 2006 as co-anchor of CBS 2 Ne

Is an American TV news presenter, who joined WCBS-TV New York in April 2006 as co-anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning with Maurice DuBois, weekdays from 5-7 a.m. Sullivan most recently anchored KATVs Live at Five and Channel 7 News at 6 in Little Rock, Arka

Is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up

Is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina. Her mother, Trudy, had received train

Was an American folk singer and songwriter. Though her career was relatively short, she had a signif

Was an American folk singer and songwriter. Though her career was relatively short, she had a significant impact on the folk music scene, and many musicians continue to cover her songs. Her best-known compositions include "Here in California", "Love Still

A world record distance swimmer from the United States, who won two golden medals at the 2005 World

A world record distance swimmer from the United States, who won two golden medals at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal and the same two events at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne. She holds the world record in the 1500 m freestyle. She is coached by Ray Benecki, and for the team "FISH". Due to her performance at the World Championships, in which she came first in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle, she was selected for the USA "A" national team. Ziegler made her international debut at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis. She graduated from Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School on June 1, 2006. Ziegler currently attends George Mason University.

Is an American singer/songwriter, who is a native of Glennville, Georgia.[1] She came to fame in the

Is an American singer/songwriter, who is a native of Glennville, Georgia.[1] She came to fame in the early 2000s, as an American Idol spinoff American Juniors finalist and released her debut album Wonderful Crazy in 2005 by an independent record label, TC

A Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her roles in Futuram

A Golden Globe-nominated American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her roles in Futurama, 8 Simple Rules, Married... with Children and Sons of Anarchy.Sagal began her career working the Hollywood circuit. She appeared in several made for TV m