Famous People with Name Heard

Garfield Heard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garfield Heard: is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma, and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 3rd round of the 1970 NBA Draft. He had an eleven-year NBA career for four different teams (the Sonics, the Buffalo Braves/San Diego Clippers, the Chicago Bulls, and the Phoenix Suns). Heard is probably best known for a buzzer beater he made to send Game 5 of the Phoenix-Boston championship series in 1976 into a third overtime, a feat which is commonly known as "The Shot", or "The Shot Heard 'round the World" in reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn" which references the Battle of Lexington, the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.

John Heard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Heard: is an American actor.Heard was born in Washington, D.C., the son of John and Helen Heard. He attended Gonzaga College High School, then went on to graduate from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Amber Heard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Amber Heard: She attended St. Michael's Catholic Academy until junior year, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. She has played minor roles in various television shows and movies. She is perhaps best known for her role of Greta Matthews on the CW television show, Hidden Palms. She plays the lead role (and title character) in All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006 and was released theatrically in 2008.She has also been on the cover of Maxim Magazine and played Seth Rogen's character's girlfriend in Pineapple Express. She appears in the upcoming film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's book The Informers.

Stephen Heard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Heard: was briefly the 12th Governor of Georgia (a position later known as Governor) from when he was appointed on February 18, 1780 until Nathan Brownson was elected the tenth Governor of Georgia in August of 1781 (Myrick Davies served as president of the counc

William Wright Heard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Wright Heard: was the 32nd Governor of Louisiana from 1900 to 1904. In 1884, Heard was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives representing Union Parish. After a single 4-year term, Heard was then elected to the Louisiana Senate in 1888 for a 4-year term. In