American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He was first elected to r

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He was first elected to represent the 67th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1986. He retired prior to the 2002 election.

Is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey Leagu

Is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League, all with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Is a retired American football player. He currently serves as an assistant football coach at San Jos

Is a retired American football player. He currently serves as an assistant football coach at San Jose State University. He previously served as offensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Souza pitched in 1980 for the Oakland Athletics, throwing

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Souza pitched in 1980 for the Oakland Athletics, throwing 7 innings over 5 games.Souza was originally drafted in the first round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals. He was taken in the 1976 Rule 5 Draft by the Minnesota Twins, and pitched two seasons in their system before being released. The A's signed him to a minor-league contract in 1979, and he made his major league debut in April of the following year. He was returned to the minors a month later, and never pitched in the majors again.

Is an American television, movie and voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Mel Br

Is an American television, movie and voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Mel Brooks films, the most memorable being the insane Nazi playwright of "Springtime for Hitler", Franz Liebkind, in 1968's The Producers and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein.

Is the most active chess tournament organizer in Northern California. He organized and directed the

Is the most active chess tournament organizer in Northern California. He organized and directed the U.S. Chess Championship in 1975, 1984 and 1986, the U.S. Junior Chess Open Championship in 1985, and the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1984 and 1986.

Was an American author who was born in Dothan, Alabama. In his fantasy fiction Grimwood combined the

Was an American author who was born in Dothan, Alabama. In his fantasy fiction Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concepts, themes found in his best-known novel, the highly popular Replay.

As a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1995, 1997) and Kansas C

As a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1995, 1997) and Kansas City Royals (1996). Robinson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Barberton, Ohio.

An American abstract painter. He is identified today as one of the best-known contemporary American

An American abstract painter. He is identified today as one of the best-known contemporary American Color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract expressionist and in the early 1960s he was thought of as a minimalist painter.Noland took advantage of the G.I. Bill to study art at Black Mountain College in his home state of North Carolina. Noland attended the experimental Black Mountain College and he studied with professor Ilya Bolotowsky who introduced him to Neo-plasticism and the work of Piet Mondrian. There he also studied Bauhaus theory and color with Josef Albers[1] and he became interested in Paul Klee, specifically his sensitivity to color.[2] In 1948 and 1949 he worked with Ossip Zadkine in Paris,

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (10th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 210-lb. wide receiver from Texas Southern University, Burrough played in 12 NFL seasons for the Saints and Houston Oilers from 1970 to 1981.

Was an American poet and novelist. Though he denied any direct connection, Patchen's work and ideas

Was an American poet and novelist. Though he denied any direct connection, Patchen's work and ideas regarding the role of artists paralleled those of the Dadaists and Surrealists. Patchen's ambitious body of work also foreshadowed literary art-forms ranging from reading poetry to jazz accompaniment to his late experiments with visual poetry (which he called his "picture poems").

(born January 27, 1971 in San Leandro, California) is a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who

(born January 27, 1971 in San Leandro, California) is a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing in the Kansas City Royals organization. Previously, Huckaby played with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), Toronto Blue Jays (2002-2003, 2005), Texas Rangers (2004), Baltimore Orioles (2004), and Boston Red Sox (2006). He bats and throws right-handed.

A former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper.Dolan was a member of Canada's

A former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper.Dolan was a member of Canada's Youth team in Trinidad and Tobago in 1984 that qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union in 1985. He burst on to the national scene in 1986, when he made his debut for Canada in the opening game of the World Cup in Mexico against France. He held the famous French team scoreless until the 79th minute when Jean Pierre Papin gave France a narrow 1-0 victory.

Is a retired backup catcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Through 2007,

Is a retired backup catcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Through 2007, Huckaby is a .222 hitter with three home runs and 31 RBI in 161 games played.Previously, Huckaby played with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), Toronto Blue Jays (2002-2003, 2005), Texas Rangers (2004), Baltimore Orioles (2004), and Boston Red Sox (2006). A competent defensive replacement with a strong throwing arm, he never hit well enough to secure the starting catching job. His most productive season came in 2002 with Toronto, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.245), home runs (3), RBI (22) and games (88).

Was an American football defensive back for ten seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, New Orlean

Was an American football defensive back for ten seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Memphis.

Was a top aide to U.S. President John F. Kennedy and part of the group of Kennedys' close advisors c

Was a top aide to U.S. President John F. Kennedy and part of the group of Kennedys' close advisors called the "Irish Mafia." He is the son of famed Holy Cross football coach and athletic director, Cleo O'Donnell, as well as the father of Earthlink co-founder, Kevin M. O'Donnell.In 1951 O'Donnell worked as a salesman for Hollingsworth and Whitney in Boston. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Donnell helped in the campaign to get John F. Kennedy elected to the United States Senate. O'Donnell worked in public relations before being appointed as Assistant Counsel to the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Improper Activities in Labor-Management Relations (1957-59).

An American ceramic artist and printmaker who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He studie

An American ceramic artist and printmaker who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956. He continued his studies at the The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles in 1957 and received an MFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1959. Kenneth Price studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos and was awarded a Tamarind Fellowship.

Is a former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Moncton Crescent in the Legisl

Is a former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Moncton Crescent in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft and then traded on draft day to the Phoenix Suns along with Micheal Williams in exchange for the Suns' first round draft choice (24th overall pick), Anthony Cook. Battle played in 4 NBA seasons for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. His best year as a pro came during the 1991-92 NBA season when he split time with the Suns and Nuggets, appearing in 56 games and averaging 6.1 ppg. Prior to that, he competed in the NBA's 1990 slam dunk contest.[1] Battle played collegiately at the University of Illinois, and was a one time member of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League and National Football L

Is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League and National Football League. Houston was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the NBA's Indiana Pacers.Williams, a 6

Is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the NBA's Indiana Pacers.Williams, a 6'9" forward, attended Elizabeth City State University (where he did not play basketball) and Barton County Community College in Barton County, Kansas where he averaged 20.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in 1988-89. He was selected in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers (46th overall pick). He played four seasons for the Pacers, from 1990–1994 and had a career high 6.3 points per game while playing in 68 games in 1993-94. He scored a career high 25 points in a Pacers win against the Miami Heat on February 9, 1994. For his career he averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 260 total games with the Pacers.

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneu

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone.

Was an American poet, translator and critical essayist. He was among the first poets in the United S

Was an American poet, translator and critical essayist. He was among the first poets in the United States to explore traditional Japanese poetic forms such as haiku. He is regarded as a chief figure in the San Francisco Renaissance.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, Padvaiskas was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward from Santa Clara University, Sea

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward from Santa Clara University, Sears played eight seasons (1955-1961;1962-1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors. He averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game in his NBA career, appearing as an NBA All-Star in 1958 and 1959. Sears also led the NBA in field goal percentage twice (1959, 1960).