Famous People with Name Garrett

Garrett James Hardin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett James Hardin: was a leading and controversial ecologist from Dallas, Texas, who was most known for his 1968 paper, The Tragedy of the Commons. He is also known for Hardin's First Law of Ecology, which states "You cannot do only one thing", and used the familiar phrase "Nice guys finish last" to sum up the "selfish gene" concept of life and evolution.[1]Hardin received a B.S. in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1936 and a PhD in microbiology from Stanford University in 1941. Moving to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1946, he served there as Professor of Human Ecology from 1963 until his (nominal) retirement in 1978.

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr.: was an African American inventor who originated a respiratory protective hood (similar to the modern gas masks), invented a hair-straightening preparation, and patented a type of traffic signal. He is renowned for a heroic rescue in which he used his hood to save workers trapped in a tunnel system filled with fumes. He is credited as the first African-American in Cleveland to own an automobile.[1]Morgan spent most of his teenage years working as a handyman for a wealthy Cincinnati landowner. Like many African-Americans of his day, Morgan had to quit school at a young age, in order to work. However, the teen-aged Morgan hired his own tutor and continued his studies while living in Cincinnati.

Garrett Keith Gomez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett Keith Gomez: an American thoroughbred jockey.Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States. When Gomez was in the tenth grade, he dropped out of school to start his career as a jockey, and began rid

Garrett Erin Reisman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett Erin Reisman: is an American engineer and NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth 14 June 2008 on boar

Garrett Hines            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett Hines: is an American bobsledder who has competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Gregory Garrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gregory Garrett: was a professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.

Susan Garrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Susan Garrett: is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 29th District since 2003. The district includes all or parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fort Sheridan, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Knollwood, Lake Bluff, Lake For

Augustus Garrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Augustus Garrett: twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1843-1844, 1845-1846) for the Democratic Party.Elected mayor in 1843, he won re-election in 1844 only to have the election invalidated. During his terms in office, Garrett pushed to have the first brick school i

Ernest Scott Garrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernest Scott Garrett: is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembl

Chris Garrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chris Garrett: is an attorney and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2008, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. He was re-elected