American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer.Many of Sager's early songs were co-written with her

Is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer.Many of Sager's early songs were co-written with her former husband, composer Bacharach. She has also collaborated with Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Masser, Peter Allen, Bruce Roberts,

Was an American tennis player. She was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 in singles from 1961 through 1965 a

Was an American tennis player. She was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 in singles from 1961 through 1965 and again in 1967. She was ranked U.S. No. 1 in doubles in 1963.Graebner paired with Nancy Richey Gunter to win doubles titles at the U.S. Championships in 1965 (defeating Billie Jean King and Karen Hantze Susman in the final) and the Australian Championships in 1966 (defeating Margaret Court and Lesley Turner Bowrey in the final).

Was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France.She was the youngest sister of blues

Was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France.She was the youngest sister of blues musician Taj Mahal. At 20 years old, she moved to California where she began her career as a singer. In 1979, she emigrated to France. There she establish

Was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.Hillard, a Republican, served wa

Was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.Hillard, a Republican, served was elected as Lieutenant Governor in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 as the running mate of Bill Janklow and served from 1995 to 2003. She was instrumental in t

Was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. She was a lawyer by career.

Was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. She was a lawyer by career. She represented the Quebec riding of Montreal—Mercier where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election. At the time of her election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Commons. She was re-elected in 1988 when she ran in the Mercier riding following electoral district boundary changes in 1987. She served in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Was a ladies figure skater who competed for Canada.

Was a ladies figure skater who competed for Canada.

Is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first hal

Is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period.

Was an American film actress.

Was an American film actress.

An actress and singer from the province of Quebec in Canada.Throughout most of her career, Carole La

An actress and singer from the province of Quebec in Canada.Throughout most of her career, Carole Laure primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she met in 1977 and who later became her husband. She debuted as a singer on the album Alibis in 1978.In 1989, she devoted an acoustic-oriented bilingual album, Western Shadows, to country and western standards. The album featured cover versions of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man", Phil Spector's "To Know Him is to Love Him", Roseanne Cash's "Seven Year Ache", and Leonard Cohen's "Coming Back to You". The video for "Danse avant de tomber" (a cover of Boris Bergman's French adaptation of Doc Pomus' "Save the Last Dance For Me") featured dancer Louise Lecavalier of the internationally famous Québéc contemporary dance troupe La La La Human Steps.

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in several

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in several classic films of the 1930s.

Was an American television news anchor at ABC News.Simpson was the moderator of the second president

Was an American television news anchor at ABC News.Simpson was the moderator of the second presidential debate held between Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, at Richmond, Virginia in 1992. This made her the first African-American woman to moderate a pres

An American visual artist, known for her discourses on the body, sexuality and gender. She received

An American visual artist, known for her discourses on the body, sexuality and gender. She received a B.A. from Bard College and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois. Her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, taboos, and the body of the individual in relationship to social bodies. Her works have been shown at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the London National Film Theatre. Schneemann has taught at several universities, including the California Institute of the Arts, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hunter College, and Rutgers University, where she was the first female art professor hired. Additionally, she has published widely, producing works such as Cézanne, She Was a Great Painter (1976) and More than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings (1997).

Was appointed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as a Commissioner for the Indiana Utility Regulatory

Was appointed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as a Commissioner for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in February, 2010. From 1998, until the appointment, she was Publisher and President of the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and the Indiana Min

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the women's doubles title with Marjorie V

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the women's doubles title with Marjorie Van Ryn at the 1936 U.S. Championships. Stark was the runner-up in singles at the 1932 U.S. Championships, losing to Helen Hull Jacobs 6–2, 6–2. Stark also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1934, 1935, and 1937 editions of that tournament.

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica, who won a total number of three medals (one s

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica, who won a total number of three medals (one silver and two bronze) with the women's relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,

Born Princess Caroline of Monaco and bearing the surname Grimaldi, she is the second wife of Ernst A

Born Princess Caroline of Monaco and bearing the surname Grimaldi, she is the second wife of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and, since her father's death on 6 April 2005, is the heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco. She also was heiress presumptive in 1957 and 1958, between her own birth and the birth of her brother, Albert, the current Sovereign Prince of Monaco. She also has a younger sister, Stéphanie.

An American actress and producer.Aaron was born Caroline Sidney Abady[2] in Richmond, Virginia of Je

An American actress and producer.Aaron was born Caroline Sidney Abady[2] in Richmond, Virginia of Jewish heritage.[1] Her mother, Nina Friedman Abady, was a civil rights activist.[1][3] She attended American University in Washington, DC, studying performing arts.

Is a singer and guitarist from Atlanta, Georgia whose work spans genres, from folk to blues to rock.

Is a singer and guitarist from Atlanta, Georgia whose work spans genres, from folk to blues to rock. Aiken has released seven albums and performed with Bonnie Raitt and the Indigo Girls.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2004. Competing in five Summer Olymp

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2004. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won three medals in the K-1 500 m event with two silvers (1996, 2000) and one bronze (2004).

Is an American international swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist. Burckle attended the University of

Is an American international swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist. Burckle attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association

Is a former Olympic swimmer from the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. Since the Olympics, Br

Is a former Olympic swimmer from the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. Since the Olympics, Bruce has been a member of the Stanford University women's swim team, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley events. Bruce was the 2005 NCAA

Is a Canadian snowboarder.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's paral

Is a Canadian snowboarder.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's parallel giant slalom competition.

Is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since

Is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where she represents the 12th legislative district. She is the youngest assemblywoman ever elected in New Jersey.

She began her career at the age of 8, dubbing voices for television productions such as Babar. At th

She began her career at the age of 8, dubbing voices for television productions such as Babar. At the age of 12 she began her acting career in the film Comme un Voleur (1990).Dhavernas portrayed swimmer Marilyn Bell in the made-for-television movie Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (1999). Other notable films have included a leading role in Edge of Madness (2002), and supporting roles in Out Cold (2001) and Lost and Delirious (2001). She also had a notable role on Law & Order as a closeted, gay teenager who killed her girlfriend in the episode "Girl Most Likely" (12x17).

Was an American diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.