Famous People with Name Whitney

Whitney Hedgepeth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Hedgepeth: is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia: in the 100m and 200m Backstroke, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay,

Whitney Wolanin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Wolanin: is a singer and songwriter, who also plays piano and drums. Her father, Vincent, is a wealthy developer (Wolanin Companies Ltd.) who also started TopNotch Entertainment in the late 1980s.[1] Whitney records for her father's label, TopNotch Records.[2]

Whitney Duncan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Duncan: is an American country music artist. She was a finalist in 2007 on the USA Network television show Nashville Star. Soon after, she signed with Warner Bros. Records, and released a self-released CD and her debut solo single, "When I Said I Would" in late 2

Whitney Reed            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Reed: was a tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. Reed was ranked No. 1 in the United States in 1961 and was ranked in the U.S. top ten in 1957 (No. 8), 1959 (No. 9), 1960 (No. 8), and 1962 (No. 6). During his career, he had wins over Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ne

Whitney Myers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Whitney Myers: is an American swimmer. She swims for Tucson Ford Dealer Aquatics, in Tucson, Az. She also swam for the University of Arizona. She won a gold metal at the 2006 Pan-Pacific championships in Victoria, Canada, in the 200 meter individual medley, just out-tou

Eli Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eli Whitney: was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum South.[1] Whitney's invention made short staple cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery. Despite the social and economic impact of his invention, Whitney lost his profits in legal battles over patent infringement, closed his business, and nearly filed bankruptcy.

William Dwight Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Dwight Whitney: was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who edited The Century Dictionary.Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, February 9, 1827. He entered Williams College at fifteen, graduating in 1845. He continued studying and worked at a bank in Northampton for several years, then assisted his brother Josiah Whitney on a geological survey of the Lake Superior region in 1849. For three years, he studied Sanskrit in Germany, and gained wide reputation for his scholarship in the field. At Yale, he became professor of Sanskrit in 1854, adding comparative philology in 1869. He also taught modern languages at the Sheffield Scientific School. He served as secretary to the American Oriental Society from 1857 until he became its president in 1884.

Catherine Jane Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Catherine Jane Whitney: is an American Jazz Singer that is Chicago-based and is not only a vocalist, but composer and lyricist as well. She sings in the "vo-cool" style similar to that of Anita O'Day and Peggy Lee. She is published by Second Floor Music in New York. She was a ly

Grace Lee Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Grace Lee Whitney: is an American actress and entertainer, also known as Ruth Whitney and Lee Whitney. She is most famous for playing the role of Janice Rand in a number of Star Trek television series and films.

Marva Whitney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marva Whitney: is an African American funk singer. She is considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "rawest" and "brassiest" music divas.Whitney's performing career started as early as three years old while touring with her family's gospel group, the Manning