Famous People with Name Sylvia

Sylvia Plath            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Plath: was an American poet, novelist and short story writer.Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The book's protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is a bright, ambitious student at Smith College who begins to experience a mental breakdown while interning for a fashion magazine in New York. The plot parallels Plath's experience interning at Mademoiselle magazine and subsequent mental breakdown and suicide attempt.

Sylvia Crawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Crawley: After starring at Steubenville High School, Crawley played collegiate basketball for the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). She was a member of the UNC's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship team i

Sylvia Sidney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Sidney: was an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress.During the Depression, Sidney appeared in a string of films, often playing the girlfriend or the sister of a gangster. She appeared opposite such heavyweight screen idols as Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, Joel McCrea, Fredric March, George Raft (a frequent screen partner), and Cary Grant. Among her films from this period were: An American Tragedy, City Streets and Street Scene (all 1931), Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage and Fritz Lang's Fury (both 1936),

Sylvia Alice Earle            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Alice Earle: an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990-1992. She is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".[1] Earle received a B.S. degree from Florida State University (1955), M.S. (1956) and PhD. from Duke University (1966). She was Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences (1979-1986) and a Research Associate at the University of California, Berkeley (1969-1981), Radcliff Institute Scholar (1967-1969) and Research Fellow or Associate at Harvard University (1967-1981). She led the first team of women aquanauts during the Tektite Project in 1970. In 1979,

Sylvia Barkan Rimm            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Barkan Rimm: American psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written books on raising gifted children, success for girls, and communication skills.

David Sylvian            Origin/Culture/Country: English

David Sylvian: is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant garde, ambi