American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an American lyric coloratura soprano opera singer.She got her start at San Francisco Opera where

Is an American lyric coloratura soprano opera singer.She got her start at San Francisco Opera where she held an Adler fellowship, singing roles such as Xenia in Boris Godunov, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Duchesse Medina-Sidonia in Milhaud's Christoph Col

Was a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. Born on October 19, 1953, in New York,

Was a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. Born on October 19, 1953, in New York, New York, Combes moved to Tampa, Florida in 1966 at age 13. As a teenager she played many sports, including fencing, sailing, archery, canoeing, horseback

An American economist and former Chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers during the

An American economist and former Chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. She also served as Director of the National Economic Council. She is currently a professor at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an economic adviser to President-elect Barack Obama [1] . She is considered a potential Treasury Secretary or Secretary of Commerce in the Obama Administration [2] .

Is a Cy Young Award-winning starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Pa

Is a Cy Young Award-winning starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right-handed. Peavy stands 6'1" tall (1.85

(born on April 27, 1975 in Scotia, New York) is an American professional golfer.

(born on April 27, 1975 in Scotia, New York) is an American professional golfer.

Dern was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd and the g

Dern was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd and the great-granddaughter of former Utah governor George Dern. Laura Dern's film debut was a cameo in her mother's film White Lightning. She also made a brief app

Harris is known for her roles as grim reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me and as Mar

Harris is known for her roles as grim reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me and as Marie Warner in the spy drama 24. Her film career dates back to 1990 when she appeared in an adaptation of Stephen King's It. She appeared as Marybeth in The Faculty in 1998, and has since gone on to form her own production company with a friend, Rocket Chicken International Pictures, which has produced the film Come Together in which Harris played a leading role. She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Harris and Laura E. Harris.

Bennett received her undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Houston and a gradu

Bennett received her undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Houston and a graduate degree in the same field from Columbia University in New York City.Mid-season in Project Runway she revealed that she was pregnant with her sixth child

Is a former American swimmer. Siering won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a former American swimmer. Siering won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an American sculptor and the wife of sculptor James Earle Fraser.Laura Gardin studied under Fras

Was an American sculptor and the wife of sculptor James Earle Fraser.Laura Gardin studied under Fraser at the Art Students League of New York from 1910 to 1912. She was the winner of the 1931 competition to design a new quarter with George Washington on t

Is an American tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the rec

Is an American tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of 14 July2008, she is number 222 in the world.

Is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.

Is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.

A contemporary photographer, best known for her still-lives.Much of Letinsky's work alludes to human

A contemporary photographer, best known for her still-lives.Much of Letinsky's work alludes to human presence, without including any actual figures. For example, in the Morning and Melancholia (c. 1997-2001), and the I Did Not Remember I Had Forgotten (c. 2002-2004) series, Letinsky seems to document the aftermath of a sumptuous gathering or dinner party.[1] Faded flower petals intermingle with empty glasses and crumbs of food on partially cleared tables, often covered with a white linen that bears the mark of spilled wine. As alluded in the title Morning and Melancholia these scenes are often filled with a fresh, clear light, as though one is viewing from the perspective of the morning after, what the host failed to clean up the evening before. However, the title of the series itself is a reference to an essay by Freud,

Is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful and influential in the 1960s a

Is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful and influential in the 1960s and 1970s particularly for her records which discussed and celebrated women’s experience.

Linney was born in New York City. Her mother, Ann Perse (née Leggett), is a nurse who worked at the

Linney was born in New York City. Her mother, Ann Perse (née Leggett), is a nurse who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and her father, Romulus Linney, is a well-known playwright and professor.[2][3] Linney's paternal

An American singer and bass guitar player. She is of African American, Native American, and Caucasia

An American singer and bass guitar player. She is of African American, Native American, and Caucasian descent.Love began her performing career at age 16, singing for the prisoners at the Nebraska State Penitentiary.[4] Love relocated to Seattle, Washingto

Is an American pair skater. She competed with partner Paul Binnebose, and the duo won the bronze med

Is an American pair skater. She competed with partner Paul Binnebose, and the duo won the bronze medal at the 1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Later that year, Binnebose suffered a skull fracture, and he never returned to competitive skating. Handy

An American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teena

An American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time.Phillips was 12 years old when the filming of American Graffiti began, and was 14 when the movie w

A Canadian actress. She lives in Vancouver, Canada. She attended Leaside High School in Toronto[cita

A Canadian actress. She lives in Vancouver, Canada. She attended Leaside High School in Toronto[citation needed] and later earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph.[1]Her credits include the TV series Ready or Not, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Seasons of Love, and Andromeda as Trance Gemini, and the movies Night of the Twisters, and Dear America: So Far From Home. She is now a series regular on Robson Arms.

Laura Molina was born in East Los Angeles, California in 1957 and grew up in the suburbs of Los Ange

Laura Molina was born in East Los Angeles, California in 1957 and grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles near Pasadena. Her father is a Tejano. A descendent of San Antonio's Hispanic settlers, "Los Bexare?os". Ranchers and Vaqueros who were made legal Unit

Is a contemporary American poet working in hybrid genres and traditions. As with the poetry of (amon

Is a contemporary American poet working in hybrid genres and traditions. As with the poetry of (among many others) Cole Swensen, her work is considered Postmodern and post-Language school, but it also takes a lot from her interests in Henry James, Edgar A

Is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with her brother Luke

Is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with her brother Luke Munana. The two competed for the United States until 2004. After that, they competed at the Four Continents Championships and the World Figure Skating Cham

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada.She competed for her native country at two c

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada.She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 29th position in the 50 m freestyle. Four years later in Sydney, Australia she reached the final with the Canadian Relay Teams, in the 4x100 freestyle (7th) and in the 4x100 medley (6th).

Was an American composer, lyricist, singer and pianist. Her style was a distinctive hybrid of Brill

Was an American composer, lyricist, singer and pianist. Her style was a distinctive hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, mixed with elements of jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes and rock.She was best known, and had the most commercial suc

Is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on the 1998-2006 television serie

Is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on the 1998-2006 television series That '70s Show.Prepon's first acting job was a 1995 television commercial for MCI. In 1996 she studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas at Thomas' Total Theatre Lab.[1] In September 1997, she premiered on a Levi Strauss-developed show called They Go On, an Internet-based soap opera.[2] Prepon also worked[when?] as a model in Paris, Milan, and Brazil.[3]