Famous People with Name Cleveland

Cleveland Kenneth W. Taylor            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Cleveland Kenneth W. Taylor: English born Jamaican is a professional football player currently plying his trade at Coca-Cola League One club Carlisle United. Taylor joined from Scunthorpe United on 31 January 2008 for a fee of £50,000 (rising to £75,000 if Carlisle United gain promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship).

Cleveland Abbe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cleveland Abbe: was a famous American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Congress in 1870 established the U.S. Weather Bureau and inaugurated the use of daily weather forecasts. In recognition of his work, Abbe, who was often known as Old Probability for the reliability of his forecasts, was appointed the first head of the new service.In order to compile his information, Abbe required a time-keeping system that was consistent between the stations. To accomplish this he divided the United States into four standard time zones. In 1883, Abbe convinced North American railroad companies to adopt his time zone system. In 1884, Britain, which had already adopted its own standard time system for England, Scotland, and Wales, helped gather international consent for global time

Cleveland Denny            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Cleveland Denny: was a Guyanese former boxer.Denny turned pro in 1976 and was unbeaten in his first 11 pro fights, including a win over Jean LaPointe in 1977 for the Canadian lightweight title. Denny lost the belt the following year to Gaetan Hart by decision. On June 20, 1980, Denny lost via TKO in the rematch.

Cleveland P Wade            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cleveland P Wade: is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He played in three List A matches for Bermuda in the 1996 Red Stripe Bowl. He also played for Bermuda in three ICC Trophy tournaments.

Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams: was an American heavyweight boxer who fought in the 1950s through the 1970s. A Ring Magazine poll once rated him as one of the finest boxers who never won a title. Williams turned professional in 1951 and fought the best heavyweights of his era. He is bes

Jonathan ("Jon") Cleveland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jonathan ("Jon") Cleveland: is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who was born in the United States and competed for Canada at three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea).

Ashley Cleveland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ashley Cleveland: is an American singer/songwriter perhaps best known as a background vocalist and Grammy-winning gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was married to Kenny Greenberg on 27 April 1991 and has three children.

Jesse Franklin Cleveland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jesse Franklin Cleveland: was a United States Representative and businessman from Georgia.From 1831 to 1843, Cleveland served in the Georgia Senate. In 1835, Cleveland was elected as a Jacksonian Representative from Georgia to the 24th United States Congress to complete the term l

Orestes Cleveland, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Orestes Cleveland, Sr.: was an American manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1869 to 1871, and served two separate stints as Mayor of Jersey City.He was a member of the Jersey City Board of Aldermen in 1861 and

Chauncey Fitch Cleveland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chauncey Fitch Cleveland: was a United States Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut. Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and taught school from the age of fifteen to twenty. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced pra