Famous People with Name Kirkland

Kirkland Laing            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Kirkland Laing: a retired British Welterweight boxer nicknamed The Gifted One.

Willie Charles Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Willie Charles Kirkland: (born February 17, 1934 in Siluria, Alabama) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1958-1960), Cleveland Indians (1961-1963),

Sally Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sally Kirkland: was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue and the only fashion editor at Life for 25 years.She was known for putting Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Faye Dunaway and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on LIFE as fashion icons. She was one of a "trio of formidable and colorful women" the other two being: Mary Letherbee, movie editor; and Mary Hamman, modern living editor. Together they led the "back of the book" at LIFE and were given free rein by Ed Thompson as managing editor and later editor in chief.

Joseph Lane Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Lane Kirkland: was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.From 1979 to 1995 Kirkland was president of the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). During his tenure, union membership in the United States declined precipitously. The unions suffered some of their most serious defeats, including the 1981 air traffic controllers's strike and the 1985 Hormel meat packers' strike. On the international front, Kirkland's support of the Solidarity movement in Poland contributed to the decline of communism (he was awarded posthumously with the highest Polish award, the Order of the White Eagle).

Niatia Jessica Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Niatia Jessica Kirkland: better known by her stage name Lil Mama, is a MTV Music Award-nominated American pop rapper currently signed to Jive Records. Lil Mama was born in Harlem and later moved to Brooklyn, New York where she attended Edward R. Murrow High School. [3],Lil Mama has been featured in remixes of various singles including "Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne), "Umbrella" (Rihanna), Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston), and "Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige).Lil Mama was nominated for Monster Single of the Year for her song "Lip Gloss" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but the award was given to Rihanna, for "Umbrella". She also appears as one of the judges on the MTV reality dance competition America's Best Dance Crew.[4]

Lorenzo Levon Kirkland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Levon Kirkland: is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 NFL Draft, he went on to play 11 years in the NFL including 9 seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles