Famous People with Name Sproule

Ivan Sproule            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Ivan Sproule: is a Latvian-born Russian pop singer, composer, actor and fashion designer. He is most commonly known by his first name Vitas, or ????? in Russian. Much of his music is straightforward pop influenced by techno, and occasionally classical opera.He has received much of his fame through Russian television and is planning to sign to entertainment labels in countries such as China, Korea, and Japan in order to expand to those markets. Vitas' 2005 video "Opera#2" has been forwarded frequently via the Internet, which accounts for much of his worldwide recognition.

Dáithí Sproule            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Dáithí Sproule: is an Irish guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music.Daithí Sproule was born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland. His niece is the singer songwriter Claire Sproule. At the age of 18 he moved to Dublin and attended university. It was in Dublin that he entered the music scene which was prominent in Ireland at the time.

Daniel Sproule            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Daniel Sproule: is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he won his first bronze medal at the Olympics.

Thomas Simpson Sproule            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Simpson Sproule: was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1911–1915, and a member of the Canadian Senate from 1915–1917.Sproule was a staunch Protestant from an Irish Unionist background. He was a member of the Orange Order, and rose to the position of "Master and Sovereign". In 1906, he became "President of the Imperial Grand Council of the World". The Order was noted for its anti-French and anti-Catholic views, particularly in that period.

John Thomas Sproule            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Thomas Sproule: was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lambton County, Ontario and became a farmer, a livestock dealer, and a businessman in the oil and cement industry. Sproule served on the Oil Springs municipal council for 25 years and was the village's reeve for 11 years. He became a director of the Ontario Good Roads Association in 1924. Sproule was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1926 Ontario election. He was first elected to Parliament at the Lambton East riding in the 1930 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, riding boundaries were changed and Sproule was a candidate for the new Lambton—Kent riding where he was defeated by Hugh MacKenzie in the 1935 election.