Famous People with Name Earl

Earl Christian Campbell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl Christian Campbell: Campbell was born in Tyler, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. His father died when he was 11 years old. He began playing football in fifth grade as a kicker, but moved to linebacker and running back in sixth grade. In 1973, he led the Corky Nelson-coached John Tyler High School to the Texas 4A State Championship (4A then was the largest classification in the state). Then-Oklahoma Sooners head coach Barry Switzer, who unsuccessfully recruited Campbell,

Earl King            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl King: was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. Being a composer of well known standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix), and Professor Longhair's "Big Chief", he is considered to be one of the most important figures in New Orleans R&B music and beyond.

Earl Farwell Dodge Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl Farwell Dodge Jr.: was a long-time temperance movement leader and a politician of the Prohibition Party, from the U.S. state of Colorado.According to a major political resources website, a faction "wrested control of the party away from Dodge by late 2003. The new leadership group subsequently declared that the Dodge-Lydick ticket was illegally nominated at an improperly called 'national convention' held in Dodge's living room in early 2003."[2] This faction believed in compromising or softening the Prohibition goals, while Dodge represented those who still favored the total prohibition of alcohol.[citation needed] The anti-Dodge faction was also concerned about Dodge’s financial relationship with the party and its foundations and what it considered to be a lack of satisfactory accounting from him. [3]

Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr: is an author, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Black Enterprise magazine.Graves was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City. He is a 1958 alumnus of Morgan State University, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Earl Simmons            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl Simmons: His stage name is derived from a similarly-named drum machine. To date, his best-selling album was his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Exit Wounds,

Acie Boyd Earl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Acie Boyd Earl: is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.Earl, a 6'10", 240 lb (110 kg) center, is an alumnus of The University of Iowa and was selected 19th overall in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

Kate Earl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kate Earl: is an American singer-songwriter.Earl's music has been likened to that of Meiko, Björk, Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, and fellow Alaskan Jewel. Her songs have a similar jazzy-soul feel and progression to them. However, Earl's influences also trace back to h

Anthony ("Tony") Scully Earl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anthony ("Tony") Scully Earl: is a United States politician and a member of the Democratic party and served as the 41st Governor of Wisconsin from 1983 until 1987. He graduated from Michigan State University and earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago. After four years in the Nav