Famous People with Name Leo

Leo Rwabwogo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leo Rwabwogo: a former boxer from Uganda, who won a total number of two Olympic medals during his career as an amateur in the flyweight division (– 51 kg).

Leo James Rainwater            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leo James Rainwater: American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.

Leo A. Barnhorst            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leo A. Barnhorst: was a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at Notre Dame University, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.

Leo Michelson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leo Michelson: was an American artist considered part of the École de Paris, although his works span many periods and styles. Michelson first attended the Imperial Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, and then the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia.

Leo Ornstein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leo Ornstein: was one of the leading American experimental composers and pianists of the early twentieth century. His performances of works by avant-garde composers and his own innovative and even shocking pieces made him a cause célèbre on both sides of the Atlantic.