Famous People with Name Ringo

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung: is a Hong Kong film director, producer and scriptwriter.He is known for gritty, dark and realistic action thrillers. He was born in Hong Kong, and studied film at the York University film school in Toronto. Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) was reworked from Lam's City on Fire (1987), and critics have indicated that there are shot-by-shot copies of certain action sequences. His most recent films include a collaboration with Jean-Claude Van Damme: Maximum Risk (1996), Replicant (2001), and The Savage (2003) (better known as In Hell).

Ringo Shiina            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ringo Shiina: is a Japanese singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist born on November 25, 1978.Right now, most of her energy is focused on her band, "Tokyo Jihen".She was ranked at No.36, in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians, provided by HMV.[3] Ringo Shiina's first official single was released May 1998, when she was 19 years old. It was entitled "K?fukuron" ("Happiness Theory"). In the video for this single, Shiina alluded to her surgery scars by wearing a pair of wings on her back. Next came the release of her first album, Muzai Moratorium (Innocence Moratorium), in February 1999, and then her second album, Sh?so Strip (Lawsuit Winning Strip), in March 2000. She released the only single that was not included in any of her album, Mayonaka wa Jyunketsu in March 2001,

Ringo Starr,            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Ringo Starr,: is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. He was the last to join the "Fab Four" line up[1] and is also the oldest member of the band.

James Stephen "Jim" Ringo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Stephen "Jim" Ringo: was a professional football player, a Hall of Fame center and coach. He was a ten time Pro Bowler during his career.Ringo played high school football at Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He went on to play college football at Syracuse University.

Maurice Ringot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Maurice Ringot: was a French sculptor, best known for his war memorials. Ringot came from a family of marbriers and sculptors, and studied in local colleges before entering the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille and then Paris. After his studies he returned to Bergues, married Hélène Sagary and set up his studio in the rue de l’Arsenal. There he produced his first major monument: the figure of Johannes Gutenberg for the front of the building used by the newspaper Le Nord Maritime in Dunkirk. (This work can now be seen in the hall of the Jean Bart school).