Famous People with Name Sloan

Sloan Doak            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sloan Doak: was an American horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Sloan Privat            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Sloan Privat: is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot on loan from first division club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Privat began his career with Sochaux in 2002, but moved to FC Marmandais, where he was watched by Sochaux scouts, until moving to the famous Sochaux academy in late 2005. He was apart of Sochaux's youth squad that won the Coupe Gambardella in 2007. Included on that squad were current teammates Frédéric Duplus,

Sloane Stephens            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Sloane Stephens: is a rising American professional tennis player. She has had a successful career on the ITF Junior Circuit and is transitioning to playing on the professional level. Stephens had a breakthrough on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2008, when at the US Open she fi

Karen Kraft Sloan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Kraft Sloan: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant.She first won election to Parliament for the York—Simcoe electoral district during the 1993 federal election. The 1997 and 2000 general elections saw her return to Parliament in the York North riding, which was formed after a restructuring of electoral district boundaries. Karen Kraft Sloan thus served in the 35th, 36th, and 37th Canadian Parliaments.

Linda Sloan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Linda Sloan: is a Canadian politician and current municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1997, she ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the riding of Edmonton Riverview as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Alberta. She defeated her closest rival, Progressive Conservative Gwen Harris by more than 900 votes. Sloan declined to seek re-election in 2001, and ran for city council in 2004. She finished second of nine candidates in Ward 1 (behind incumbent councillor and Sloan's former Liberal caucus colleague Karen Leibovici) and was elected. While on city council, she has served as councillor responsible for the Senior Citizens portfolio.

William Sloan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Sloan: was a Canadian businessman and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Comox-Atlin from 1904 until 1909, when he resigned to provide a seat for William Templeman. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Sloan continued to be active in provincial politics, serving as MLA for Nanaimo from 1916 until his death in 1928. A minister in the Liberal cabinets of the time, Sloan held the posts of Minister of Mines, Commissioner of Fisheries, Clerk of the Executive Council, and Provincial Secretary.

Gordon McGregor Sloan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon McGregor Sloan: was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1937 as a Liberal. After the war, Sloan articled in Victoria, was called to the British Columbia bar in 1921 and practised in Vancouver from 1921 to 1933. He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney-General. In April 1937, Sloan resigned his seat and was named to the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He served on a number of commissions: the Federal Royal Commission into Salmon fishing in 1940, the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1942, the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1943 to 1945, the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1952 and the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1955-1957. In 1944, he was named Chief Justice for the Court of Appeal. Sloan also served as mediator in a number of provincial and national labour disputes.