Famous People with Name Milton

Milton W Schoon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Milton W Schoon: was an American professional basketball player.A 6'7" center, Schoon played for Valparaiso University during the 1940s, gaining fame for his ability to defend top-ranked player George Mikan of DePaul University. Schoon then played professionally in the NBL, NBA, and NIBL as a member of the Anderson Packers, Detroit Falcons, Sheboygan Redskins, and Denver Frontier-Refiners. With the NIBL's Frontier-Refiners in 1951, Schoon set a professional basketball scoring record with 64 points in a single game. That record is currently held by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points in a 1962 NBA game

Milton Byron Babbitt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Milton Byron Babbitt: is an American composer. He is particularly noted for his pioneering serial, and electronic music.Babbitt's father was a mathematician, and it was mathematics that Babbitt intended to study when he entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1931. However, he soon left and went to New York University instead, where he studied music with Philip James and Marion Bauer. There he became interested in the music of the composers of the Second Viennese School, and went on to write a number of articles on twelve tone music including the first description of combinatoriality and a serial "time-point" technique. After receiving his bachelor of arts degree from New York University College of Arts and Science in 1935 with Phi Beta Kappa honors, he studied under Roger Sessions, first privately, later at Princeton University.

Milton Meltzer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Milton Meltzer: is an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish, African-American and American history. Since the 1950s he has been a leading author of history books in the children's literature and young adult literature genres. He has written over 100 books.

Milton George Henschel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Milton George Henschel: was a longtime member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, who succeeded Frederick W. Franz as the president of Watch Tower Society.Milton Henschel was born in New Jersey. He relocated to Brooklyn, New York as a teenager in 1934 when his father, Herman George Henschel, moved to the area to work on construction projects in the printeries and residence building for Jehovah's Witnesses. The young Milton was baptized during his adolescence. He married Lucille Bennett in 1956. Over the years he filled various administrative capacities for the international organization headquarters. According to his friends, he was known for being practical, flexible, reasonable and kind.

Milton Glaser            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Milton Glaser: is a graphic designer, best known for the I Love New York logo,[1] his "Bob Dylan" poster, and the "DC bullet" logo used by DC Comics from 1977 to 2005. He also founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968.Glaser was educated at New York City's High School of Music and Art (now Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts), graduated from the Cooper Union in 1951 and later, via a Fulbright Scholarship, the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna under Giorgio Morandi.

Dennis Milton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dennis Milton: is a retired American boxer. Milton had a stellar amateur career, having won four New York Golden Gloves Championships. Milton won the 1981 165 lb Open Championship and won the 156 lb Open Championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984. In 1981 Milton defeated fut

Keenan Milton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Keenan Milton: was an American professional skateboarder from Atlanta Georgia. His sponsors included DVS shoes,Chocolate skateboards, and Blind. A tragedy, one of skateboarding's greatest legends was taken at the early age of 25-years old. Upon his death memorial and fu

William Hall Milton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Hall Milton: was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat. Born near Marianna, Jackson County, Florida; attended the public schools of Jackson County, Marianna Academy, and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Alabama; city clerk and treasurer of

Kandia Milton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kandia Milton: is a Detroit politician, who served briefly as acting mayor of Detroit.He served previously as the mayor's chief of staff.He then served in the administration of mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from 2002, where he served as liaison to the city council and as deput