Famous People with Name Henderson

Henderson Ricardo "Hendy" Bryan            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Henderson Ricardo "Hendy" Bryan: played 15 One Day Internationals but no Tests for the West Indies. He also played domestic cricket for Barbados and Griqualand West.

Henderson Lovelace Lanham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henderson Lovelace Lanham: was an American politician and lawyer.Lanham served as the chairman of the board of education in Rome in 1918 and 1919. In 1929, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1933. Lanham was re-elected to that body in 1937 and s

Henderson Madison Jacoway            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henderson Madison Jacoway: was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle. Secretary of the so-called Dawes Commission, engaged in distributing the estates of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the then Indian T

Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson: was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname ("Skitch") reportedly derived from his ability to quickly "re-sketch" a song in a different key.Though he did not receive formal conservatory education in music, Henderson received classical training under Fritz Reiner, Albert Coates, Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Toch and Arturo Toscanini, who invited him to conduct the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He would also his recount his learning the ropes by playing in 'Taverns' with many popular singers of the day.

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson: was an American football linebacker in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys (1975-79).He was raised by his teenage mother in the eastside of Austin, Texas. In 1969, he moved to Oklahoma City to live with his grandmother for a more stable environment. Although he became an all-city defensive end, he was not recruited by colleges

Charles Roy Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Roy Henderson: was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. He developed mixed model equations to obtain best linear unbiased predictions of breeding values. He invented three methods for the estimation of variance components of mixed models, and invented a method for constructing the inverse of Wright's numerator relationship matrix based on a simple list of pedigree information. His methods are widely used by the domestic livestock industry throughout the world.

William Penhallow Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Penhallow Henderson: was an American painter, architect, and furniture designer.Henderson studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School and, in 1899, entered the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, studying under Edmund Charles Tarbell. In the following year, he won the Paige Traveling Scholarship for two years of study in Europe. His travels, from 1902-1903, included London, where he became acquainted with the family of John Singer Sargent. He also traveled to Paris, Berlin, Dresden, Madrid, and the Azores.From 1904 to 1910, Henderson taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. In 1904 he painted in Mexico and Arizona with colleague Carl N. Werntz. In 1905 he married Alice Corbin, a poet and assistant editor of Poetry Magazine. Their only child, Alice Oliver Henderson, was born in 1907.

Camille Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Camille Henderson: a Canadian pop singer.She played the role of Shirley in the classic Canadian movie My American Cousin in 1985, and then went on to become part of the Vancouver-based pop group West End Girls from 1991 to 1993. Following her departure from the band in 1993, Henderson became a backing vocalist for Sarah McLachlan, and also appeared as a vocalist on albums by Delerium. She can be seen performing live on McLachlan's Mirrorball DVD.