Famous People with Name Nancy

Nancy Jane Sherlock Currie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Jane Sherlock Currie: is a United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut.She graduated from Troy High School in Troy, Ohio, in 1977, then received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in biological science from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, in 1980, a Master of S

Nancy Ekholm Burkert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Ekholm Burkert: is an American artist and illustrator, first known for her 1961 illustrated book, the original edition of James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. Her most celebrated work, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1972) won the New York Times' Notable Book Awar

Nancy Jean Metcalf            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Jean Metcalf: is an American indoor volleyball player. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in fifth place with the USA National Team.

Nancy Louise Swider-Peltz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Louise Swider-Peltz: was an Olympic speedskater (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988) from Illinois who held the world record in the 3,000 meters in 1976.

Nancy Burley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Burley: is an Australian figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics.

Muma Nancy            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Muma Nancy: a dancehall DJ and singer. She has been known to the world as the first original dancehall female DJ with her dominating voice for over three decades" on the dancehall scene.[1] One of her most famous songs is "Bam Bam", labelled as a "well-known reggae anthem" by BBC and a "classic" by The Observer.[2][3]Nancy was one of 15 siblings.[4] Her brother Robert is better known as Brigadier Jerry, and by her mid-teens, she would occasionally perform on the Jahlove Music sound system that he worked with.[4] In 1980, producer Winston Riley was the first to take her into the studio, resulting in her first single, "Papa Dean" for his Techniques label.[4] Nancy went on to perform at Reggae Sunsplash, making her the first female deejay ever to perform there, and she is also the first female Jamaican deejay to tour internationally. She had further success with singles such as "One Two", "Money Can't Buy Me Love", "Transport Connection" and "Bam Bam". Her debut album, One Two was released in 1982.

Jean-Luc Nancy            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-Luc Nancy: is a French philosopher.Nancy's first book, published in 1973, was Le titre de la lettre (The Title of the Letter, 1992), a reading of the work of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, written in collaboration with Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe. Nancy is the aut