American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

(born on: March 1, 1940 in Shinnston, West Virginia, United States)

(born on: March 1, 1940 in Shinnston, West Virginia, United States)

(born October 10, 1949 in Martinez, California), is a retired major league baseball player He was a

(born October 10, 1949 in Martinez, California), is a retired major league baseball player He was a second baseman for the Montreal Expos (1973-1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Oakland Athletics (1976-1977) and Cleveland Indians (1978). In 1976, Lintz was used almost exclusively by the Athletics as a pinch-runner, appearing in 68 games with only one at-bat. During that season, he scored 21 runs

Is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whose career spanned thirty-five years from 1

Is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whose career spanned thirty-five years from 1960 to 1994. In the early 1960's he began competing at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas where he would win eight riding titles. Beginning i

Is a chess Grandmaster who grew up in Riverside, California. He was U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and

Is a chess Grandmaster who grew up in Riverside, California. He was U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He describes his playing style as "aggressive, tactical" and lists his favorite opening as the Sämisch King's Indian.

Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California at Berkele

Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a specialist in phonology, and has particular interest in African languages. He received his B.S., M.A, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles.He has received received numerous grants for his research, mostly from the National Science Foundation, and has won several awards, both within and beyond the University. He has published many papers and contributed to many books.Hyman is editor or on the editorial board of many journals in his field, including Linguistic Inquiry, Journal of African Languages & Linguistics, Language, Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Lingua Descriptive Series, Phonology (Yearbook), Linguistic Typology and Africana Linguistica (Musée Royal de He has been since 1999 Chair, Editorial Board, University of California Publications in Linguistics.

Is a former rodeo champion.Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.[1] He won the title

Is a former rodeo champion.Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.[1] He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth time in 1973.[1] His 1973 comeback and competition with Phil Lyne was the subject of the documentary The Great American Cowboy,

Is a super middleweight and his professional boxing career rating is 109 / 844. He is from the Unite

Is a super middleweight and his professional boxing career rating is 109 / 844. He is from the United States of America and his alias is Laser. He is currently living in New Castle, Delaware and he was born in Selma, Alabama. He has an ortheodox boxing fi

Is an American vertebrate paleontologist and curator of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity

Is an American vertebrate paleontologist and curator of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas. Among Martin's work is research on the Triassic reptile Longisquama and theropod dinosaur (or fossil bird) Caudipteryx.

Is an American film and television actor, producer and director, primarily in soap operas and televi

Is an American film and television actor, producer and director, primarily in soap operas and television, who is best known for playing John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr. in the 1980s television soap opera Dallas and as Barbara Eden's master (later husband) Major Anthony Nelson in the 1960s sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie.

(born February 10, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in

(born February 10, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1978-1990.

Is an American chess grandmaster and journalist. He won or co-won the U.S. Chess Championship five t

Is an American chess grandmaster and journalist. He won or co-won the U.S. Chess Championship five times and the U.S. Open Chess Championship four times.Evans was born in Manhattan on March 22, 1932, and learned much about the game by playing for ten cents an hour on 42nd Street in New York City[citation needed]. He became a rising young star. At age 14, he tied for fourth-fifth place in the Marshall Chess Club championship. The next year he won it outright, becoming the youngest Marshall champion up until that time.

Is an American former sportswriter and longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO Worl

Is an American former sportswriter and longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts.Among the fighters who have clashed with Merchant include Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya and, more recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. The de la Hoya incident came during his fight with Pernell Whitaker. When De la Hoya entered to the ring to Mariachi music, Merchant stated that while he loved Mariachi music, he felt that it "stunk" in this particular situation. Merchant would later apologize on the air after De La Hoya tried to have him removed from HBO.

Is an American former professional basketball player.Spriggs was born in Cheverly, Maryland. A 6'7"

Is an American former professional basketball player.Spriggs was born in Cheverly, Maryland. A 6'7" forward from Howard University, Spriggs began his professional career in the minor-league Continental Basketball Association, where he earned 1982 Rookie of the Year Honors with the Rochester Zeniths. Spriggs later played in the National Basketball Association, most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an NBA Championship in 1985.

Accompanying his writing career, Mr. Garmon is also a school teacher at Altus High School, where he

Accompanying his writing career, Mr. Garmon is also a school teacher at Altus High School, where he teaches English, mythology, and speculative fiction. Garmon has coined the words data-cators and educational collectivism, the former referring to educators who rely on data as the basis of instruction and the later referring to the trend by the federal government to usurp the local control of education and supplant it with a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education.

(born on October 20, 1936) is an American professional golfer

(born on October 20, 1936) is an American professional golfer

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.Neal was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1961 and received a master's degree in 1963 from

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Is a Mexican American boxer in the Welterweight division. Originally suspended by Colorado boxing of

Is a Mexican American boxer in the Welterweight division. Originally suspended by Colorado boxing officials for a connection with a melee during the Golden Gloves championships at the National Western Stadium Arena. U.S. boxing reinstated Larry, Adrain Mo

Is a former professional basketball player, best known for being on the Portland Trail Blazers team

Is a former professional basketball player, best known for being on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals.Steele grew up in Bainbridge, Indiana, and played collegiately at the University of Kentucky under coach Adolph Rupp. He was drafted by the Trail Blazers in 1971, with the 2nd pick in the 3rd round (37th overall), and played his entire NBA career for the team (retiring from basketball at the end of the 1979-80 season). Steele led the NBA in steals in the 1973-74 NBA season — the first year steals were recorded by the league. He played 20.7 MPG on the 1977 championship team (starting in only nine games), and his jersey number (15) was retired by the team on October 11, 1981.

Is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics

Is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in the C-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.

Was an acclaimed U.S. poet of the latter part of the twentieth century.

Was an acclaimed U.S. poet of the latter part of the twentieth century.

Is an Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer . He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Tr

Is an Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer . He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Walker Evans is nicknamed "the Legend". [1] Walker is the father of off-road racer Evan Evans. Walker resides in Riverside, California.

Is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey known as one of the north-western United Stat

Is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey known as one of the north-western United States' finest. Larry Pierce is younger brother of U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Donald. His ex-wife Teri was the daughter of noted California jockey Don Mc

Is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football Leagu

Is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.During his first three years with Dallas, the six-foot-six, 255-pound "Big Cat" was used as a tight end, defensive lineman, and offensive tackle

November 10, 1953 in Everett, Washington), is a former professional baseball player who played pitch

November 10, 1953 in Everett, Washington), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1973-1983.