Famous People with Name Kemp

Shawn T. Kemp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shawn T. Kemp: is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.drafted Kemp in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft and he quickly became a force to be reckoned with. Kemp was one of the NBA's premier high flyers with outstanding leaping abilities. At the time, he was the youngest player in the NBA. Half-court lob passes from Gary Payton to Kemp became a regular sight to see. Together with Payton, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins, Hersey Hawkins, and other stars, they became a highly successful squad. After Kemp's second NBA season, he picked up the nickname "Reign Man" after Sonics announcer Kevin Callabro saw a poster with the name and found it fitting to add to his radio broadcasts. Conflicting accounts attribute this to his love of the Seattle weather as a rookie, as well as his appreciation of the Dustin Hoffman movie "Rain Man."[1]

Mark Kemp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark Kemp: an American music journalist and author. A graduate of East Carolina University, he has served as music editor of Rolling Stone and vice president of music editorial for MTV Networks. In 1997 he received a Grammy nomination for his liner notes to the CD Farewells & Fantasies, a retrospective of music by '60s protest singer Phil Ochs. His book Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South was published by Free Press/Simon & Schuster in 2004 and issued in soft cover by the University of Georgia Press in 2006.

Leroy (Lee) P. Kemp, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leroy (Lee) P. Kemp, Jr.: was a successful collegiate wrestler and three-time World Champion. He earned a berth on the 1980 Olympic team, but was unable to compete because of the U.S. boycott of the Olympics. He also won three NCAA Division I titles while competing for the Univers

Jennifer Kemp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jennifer Kemp: is an American swimmer and Olympic champion.

Jack French Kemp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jack French Kemp: was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 93, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Weste