American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is an American feminist poet, essayist and critic.Pollitt is best-known for her column "Subject to D

Is an American feminist poet, essayist and critic.Pollitt is best-known for her column "Subject to Debate" in The Nation magazine, but has also published in numerous other periodicals, including The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Ms. magazine and The New York Times.

Was, at the age of 13, the winner of the 79th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.

Was, at the age of 13, the winner of the 79th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. (held from May 31 to June 1, 2006).[1] She correctly spelled the words "kundalini" and "Ursprache" (the winning word) to become the first female to win the spelling bee since 1999. She was also the first to win the title on a prime time telecast, when the final round was aired live on the ABC network. Close received more than $40,000 in prizes from the bee. At age 13, this was her fifth and final competition in the spelling bee.

Was the first woman to get her Ph.D. in Physics from University of Cambridge in 1926. After receivin

Was the first woman to get her Ph.D. in Physics from University of Cambridge in 1926. After receiving her master's degree, she was hired by General Electric, where she invented low-reflectance "invisible" glass.Blodgett was hired by General Electric as a research scientist as soon as she had received her Master's degree in 1920. She was the first female to work as a scientist for General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, New York. During her research, she often worked with Dr. Langmuir, who had previously worked with her father. Blodgett and Langmuir worked on monomolecular coatings designed to cover surfaces of water, metal, or glass. These special coatings were oily and could be deposited in layers only a few nanometers thick. It wasn’t until the 1930’s that she discovered uses for the coatings, however.

A democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from

A democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from May 27, 1941 to January 3, 1943. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Maryland.Byron attended public schools, the Westover School of Middlebury, Connecticut, and Holton Arms School of Washington, D.C., and later moved to Williamsport, Maryland, in 1922. She was elected to Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941 to replace her husband, Representative William D. Byron, after his death in an airplane crash in Georgia on February 27, 1941. She was not a candidate for reelection and retired in Washington, D.C., where she died. She is interred in Riverview Cemetery of Williamsport, Maryland.

McPhee was persuaded by Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for American Idol. She auditioned in S

McPhee was persuaded by Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for American Idol. She auditioned in San Francisco, and sang "God Bless the Child", originally performed by Billie Holiday. Paula Abdul said that McPhee was "absolutely beautiful", Randy Jackson hailed her audition as potentially the best so far that season, and Simon Cowell complimented her for being "current" and her audition being "absolutely fantastic".

Was an American actress of film, television and stage.Hepburn's father insisted the girls do swimmin

Was an American actress of film, television and stage.Hepburn's father insisted the girls do swimming, riding, golf and tennis. Hepburn, eager to please her father, won a bronze medal for figure skating from the Madison Square Garden skating club, shot golf in the low eighties and reached the semifinal of the Connecticut Young Women's Golf Championship. Hepburn especially enjoyed swimming, and regularly took dips in the frigid waters that fronted her bayfront Connecticut home, generally believing that "the bitterer the medicine, the better it was for you." She continued her brisk swims well into her 80s. Hepburn would come to be recognized for her athletic physicality—she fearlessly performed her own pratfalls in films such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), which is now held up as an exemplar of screwball comedy.

She was a leading child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and T

She was a leading child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). Since the 1990s she has moved on to more mature roles, in films such as American Beauty (1999) and Ghost World (2001).Birch was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors. Both her parents (who have managed her career and remain her managers right up to the present day) were former adult film actors; her mother appeared in the pornographic film Deep Throat.[1] Birch, who has a brother named Bolt Birch, is of Jewish, Nordic, and Italian descent

Was an American publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two de

Was an American publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Her memoir, Personal History, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.

Was a pairs figure skater who competed for Canada. She joined forces with partner Lloyd Eisler in 19

Was a pairs figure skater who competed for Canada. She joined forces with partner Lloyd Eisler in 1982.

Is an American punk rock musician. She is the former lead singer and guitarist of the band Babes in

Is an American punk rock musician. She is the former lead singer and guitarist of the band Babes in Toyland, and is currently the lead singer/guitarist of the band Katastrophy Wife.

Is a seven time national gymnast, and four time team NCAA champion, with the Georgia Gym Dogs.

Is a seven time national gymnast, and four time team NCAA champion, with the Georgia Gym Dogs.

Is a Democratic politician from Maryland. She is currently serving in the Maryland State Senate and

Is a Democratic politician from Maryland. She is currently serving in the Maryland State Senate and is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. She was first elected as a Delegate in 1994, and as a State Senator in 2002. Senator Klausmeier represents the

Couric was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Dersima (née Hene), a homemaker and part-

Couric was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Dersima (née Hene), a homemaker and part-time writer, and John Martin Couric Jr., a public relations executive and news editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the United Press in Washington, D.C. Couric was raised Presbyterian, though her mother was Jewish. Couric's maternal grandparents, Berthold B. Hene and Clara L. Froshin, were the children of Jewish immigrants from Germany.

An American actress and singer who is best known for her work portraying the main character of Emma

An American actress and singer who is best known for her work portraying the main character of Emma in the Internet serial lonelygirl15, as well her role in the upcoming horror film Perkins' 14. She won the later role in an online audition in which viewer

Was a German-American botanist. She was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipropetrovsk,

Was a German-American botanist. She was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) to a family of Mennonites of German descent. After the Revolution her family moved to Germany, and then to California, where she achieved her doct

In 1994, Kate Heyhoe co-founded the electronic Gourmet Guide (aka The eGG), one the first websites d

In 1994, Kate Heyhoe co-founded the electronic Gourmet Guide (aka The eGG), one the first websites dedicated to food and cooking. In 1995 she developed food sites for America Online and in 1996 launched The Global Gourmet website at www.globalgourmet.com. The electronic Gourmet Guide merged into the Global Gourmet in 1998. She is currently Executive Editor of The Global Gourmet and writes a monthly food column about culinary topics.

Was an American politician. Langley was member of United States House of Representatives from Kentuc

Was an American politician. Langley was member of United States House of Representatives from Kentucky during the Seventieth and Seventy-first sessions of Congress. She was the wife of John W. Langley and daughter of James M. Gudger, Jr. She was the first

Is a former principal ballerina who also had a professional performing career in figure skating. Hea

Is a former principal ballerina who also had a professional performing career in figure skating. Healy never competed at an elite level in figure skating; instead, she turned professional at the age of eleven. In 1975, at six years old, she appeared in th

Was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, 1964-1967. She was the "first woma

Was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, 1964-1967. She was the "first woman elected" citywide to the council."Craven was an outspoken foe of urban renewal. ... On the council she never voted for a renewal project. ... Her bete no

Was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, and the first woman to serve in that office.Since leavi

Was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, and the first woman to serve in that office.Since leaving office in 2005, Davis has been subject to speculation regarding future political pursuits. In 2006, her name was mentioned as a potential challenger to

Her career includes internships with the Muskegon Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago

Her career includes internships with the Muskegon Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times, where she danced her way through an investigation of dance studios. She has written free-lance articles and columns for publications including t

Is an American ice dancer who competes internationally for Lithuania. With partner Deividas Stagniun

Is an American ice dancer who competes internationally for Lithuania. With partner Deividas Stagniunas, she is the 2007 Lithuanian national champion and 2006 & 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist. Before teaming up with Stagniunas in 2006, she comp

Was an American Surrealist artist and poet.Sage settled down in Rapallo, Italy, to pursue art studie

Was an American Surrealist artist and poet.Sage settled down in Rapallo, Italy, to pursue art studies in Rome in the early 1920s. In 1924 she met Prince Ranieri di San Faustino, an Italian nobleman who became her first husband. But the life of the idle rich did not satisfy her; after ten years in the social circuit she would later call "a stagnant swamp," she separated from her husband and began to pursue her artistic ambitions in earnest.

Dennings began her career in 2000 on the HBO cable television series Sex and the City, in the episod

Dennings began her career in 2000 on the HBO cable television series Sex and the City, in the episode "Hot Child in the City", where she played a 13-year-old girl who hired Samantha to handle publicity for her bat mitzvah.[3] She was then cast as Bob Saget's daughter on the short-lived TV series, Raising Dad. Since then, she has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), playing Catherine Keener's daughter, and the Hilary Duff film, Raise Your Voice (2004). Dennings also appeared as the character "Zoe" on several episodes of ER in 2005 and 2006, and was a guest star on CSI:NY, playing Sarah Endecott in the 2005 episode "Manhattan Manhunt".

Was a multiple United States national champion in swimming and diving in the 1930s.

Was a multiple United States national champion in swimming and diving in the 1930s.