American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

An Anglo-Canadian alternative country musician distinguished by his intricate lyrics and growly voca

An Anglo-Canadian alternative country musician distinguished by his intricate lyrics and growly vocal stylings. He has been spotlighted and interviewed on CBC Radio and in 2007 was voted among the top ten singer-songwriters in Montreal.[1] By the 2008 pol

Is a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut.After graduating from the University of New Hamps

Is a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut.After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, Morin worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory now known as the Media Lab. Morin matriculated at New York Univer

Is an American professional basketball player in the Russian Super League, currently with Lokomotiv

Is an American professional basketball player in the Russian Super League, currently with Lokomotiv Novosybirsk.After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA Draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000-02 and 2004-05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002-03), Atlanta Hawks (2003-04), Orlando Magic (2003-04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005-06). He holds NBA career averages of 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game

Was an American photographer best known for his series of photographs entitled Eddie's Club Collecti

Was an American photographer best known for his series of photographs entitled Eddie's Club Collection that documents Missoula, Montana's working class inhabitants.Nye was born in Hysham, Montana, in 1926. He attended high school in Butte where his father worked for the Northern Pacific Railway. Nye quit high school at 17 and worked as a cowboy until he later joined the United States Navy. In 1950 he moved to California and studied photography at the Brooks Institute of Photography.

Was one of the United States' foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art

Was one of the United States' foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II. Over his long career of more than 300 commissions Lawrie's style evolved through Modern Gothic, to Beaux-Arts Classicism and

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Shaffer starred at the Universi

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1960. He then played three seasons (1961-1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. An NBA All-Star in 1963, Shaffer held career averages of 16.8 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Is a Hong Kong-born pianist, vocalist, and composer. Her work combines elements of contemporary clas

Is a Hong Kong-born pianist, vocalist, and composer. Her work combines elements of contemporary classical music, jazz, and Chinese music. She is one of the most notable figures in the Asian American jazz movement.

Dice spent almost all of his professional life associated with the University of Michigan, where he

Dice spent almost all of his professional life associated with the University of Michigan, where he developed an international reputation as a geneticist (e.g., his discovery of polygenic inheritance in Peromyscus), mammalogist, ecologist, and administrat

Was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at T

Was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at Texas A&M University where he played on the 1963 College All Star Football Team and is a member of the Texas A&M Hall of Fame

Was an football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys from 1963 to 1976 in the National Football League.

Was an football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys from 1963 to 1976 in the National Football League.Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Alabama from 1960-1962. In his sophomore season of 1960, he helped the Crimson Tide to an 8-2-1 record, finishing the year with a 3-3 tie against University of Texas at Austin in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Is a former professional boxer. Known as "Solid Gold", Murphy turned pro in 1980 and won the IBF Cru

Is a former professional boxer. Known as "Solid Gold", Murphy turned pro in 1980 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a 14th round TKO of Marvin Camel in 1984. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricky Parkey in 1986. After the

Is a former NFL football defensive lineman. He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessi

Is a former NFL football defensive lineman. He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm at Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Was a heavyweight boxer who held the British and European (EBU) version of the World Heavyweight cha

Was a heavyweight boxer who held the British and European (EBU) version of the World Heavyweight championship between 1950 and 1951 and was a leading contender in the forties and early fifties. On May 25, 1942 he KO'd Lou Nova in the eighth round in a bou

Was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wis

Was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983.Dreyfus was not a member of either major party until December 1977 when he joined the Republican Party as a

Was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was born in

Was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was born in Salisbury, N.C., the son of William H. and Mary E. Slater Overman. He attended Trinity College (now Duke University), Class of 1874, where he was a member

Was an Academy Award nominated Austro-Hungarian-American director, actor, producer, and acting teach

Was an Academy Award nominated Austro-Hungarian-American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. He was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanów, former Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Budaniv, Ukraine), to Ida and Baruch Meyer Strassberg. n 1931, Lee Stras

An American actor, known for starring in the Disney television series, The Famous Jett Jackson.Young

An American actor, known for starring in the Disney television series, The Famous Jett Jackson.Young moved to NY that June but it wasn't until the next year that he auditioned for the part of Jett Jackson in The Famous Jett Jackson. Lee filmed the pilot and found out in June 1998 from The Disney Channel that the show had been picked up. It later went on to become a Disney movie in June 2001. In 1999, Lee starred in Johnny Tsunami, another Disney Channel Original Movie, as Sam Sterling a major character in the movie. The movie went on to be a big success, but Lee didn't reprise his role as Sam in the sequel, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board.

Is an American professional poker player, originally from Longbranch, Washington. At the 2004 World

Is an American professional poker player, originally from Longbranch, Washington. At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Watkinson finished 2nd in the $5,000 pot limit Omaha event. He also finished in the money of that year's $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event, finishing 113th.

Was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Although today less well-known th

Was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Although today less well-known than such singers of the same era as Billie Holiday, Wiley is nonetheless still appreciated by jazz aficionados and nearly all her recordings are in print. She possessed an attractive, slightly husky tone and delivered lyrics with warmth and intimacy.

(born September 22, 1959 in Summerfield, Florida) is a former utility outfielder in Major League Bas

(born September 22, 1959 in Summerfield, Florida) is a former utility outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1983 season. Listed at 5' 10", 170 lb., Graham batted and threw left-handed.

Sobieski rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact (1998) and playe

Sobieski rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact (1998) and played a modern Lolita in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (released in 1999, although she was not even fifteen when her nymphet-like scenes were shot). She was playing alongside Tom Cruise: she recalls he was "very kind and considerate with me", and says her most vivid recollection of Stanley Kubrick was that he "genuinely seemed to hold something magic".The title role in the TV movie Joan of Arc (1999) earned her an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination and a second nomination followed her portrayal of Tosia Altman in the TV movie Uprising (2001).

Was a physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Hamilton East in the Legislative As

Was a physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Hamilton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1928 as a Conservative member.Carr served as a member of the Wentworth County Council from 1898 to 1900 and later was a member of the Hamilton Board of Education. He was a minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet from 1923 to 1928.

Was a professional boxer in the light heavyweight (175 lb) division. Barber turned pro in 1986 and w

Was a professional boxer in the light heavyweight (175 lb) division. Barber turned pro in 1986 and won the Vacant WBO Light Heavyweight Title with a TKO win over Tom Collins in 1991. He defended the title four times before losing the belt to Dariusz Micha

(March 4, 1897–December 7, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to becom

(March 4, 1897–December 7, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to become an extraordinarily successful manager in the minor leagues, and also a vital figure in the establishment of professional baseball in Japan.

A former singer of Norwegian, Hawaiian, Filipino, Irish, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Better known

A former singer of Norwegian, Hawaiian, Filipino, Irish, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Better known by the stage name Lehua Sandbo (???·??? ,Reua Sanbo?), she joined Hello! Project in 2000 as the only second generation member of Coconuts Musume.Sandbo ha