American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a former professional basketball player.Macauley played in the NBA with the St. Louis Bombers, Bo

Is a former professional basketball player.Macauley played in the NBA with the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks. Macauley was named MVP of the first NBA All-Star Game (he played in the first seven), and was named to the NBA's All-NBA First Team three consecutive seasons. He was named to the All-NBA second team once, in 1953-54 — the same season he led the league in field goal percentage. Macauley's trade (with Cliff Hagan) to St. Louis brought Bill Russell to the Celtics. Macauley scored 11,234 points in ten NBA seasons and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960. He also has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

A former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NF

A former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he developed into arguably the most dominant defensive lineman in the NFL. He is considered by many to be one of the best defensive lineman to ever play the game and was the cornerstone of the famous "Steel Curtain" defense. He is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a four-time Super Bowl champion.

Is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the

Is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he developed into arguably the most dominant defensive lineman in the NFL. He is considered by many to be one of the best defensive lineman to ever play the game and was the cornerstone of the famous "Steel Curtain" defense.

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He curr

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He currently starts at power forward, making him one of only a handful of NBA starters to go undrafted. He was a standout player at the University of Kentucky.

(born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He bats and

(born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He bats and throws right-handed.

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, whe

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a star small forward/shooting guard, and a starter on the school's 1995 NCAA Championship team. He is the younger brother of former NBA forward Ed O'Bannon, who played with him at UCLA.

Is an American legal scholar, Catholic apologist, and author of several books. He is most famous for

Is an American legal scholar, Catholic apologist, and author of several books. He is most famous for his historic career at the University of Notre Dame Law school in Notre Dame, IN. He began teaching there in 1969 and in 2000, earned Professor Emeritus status. He still teaches an elective course called "Morality and the Law" each spring.

Was an American golfer, tennis and real tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and i

Was an American golfer, tennis and real tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Sands also participated as tennis player at the 1900 Olympics. In the singles tournament he was eliminated in the first round.

Is an American former professional basketball player.Shackleford played collegiate basketball at Nor

Is an American former professional basketball player.Shackleford played collegiate basketball at North Carolina State University. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round (32nd overall pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played in six NBA seasons as a forward-center for the Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets. Shackleford's best year as a pro came during the 1989-1990 NBA season when he averaged 8.2 points per game in 70 games for the Nets. Having played in top European teams, he led the 1995-96 Euroleague in rebounds averaging 12.3 per game with Fenerbahçe Ülker and won the 1997 Korac Cup wearing Aris' Thessaloniki jersey.

Was a Massachusetts state senator. He represented the Second Middlesex district from 1991 until his

Was a Massachusetts state senator. He represented the Second Middlesex district from 1991 until his death in 2005, first as a Republican and later as a Democrat. A resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, Shannon served as a Lexington policeman and a Winche

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Smith attended All Saints High Schoo

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Smith attended All Saints High School in Washington, D.C. At Georgetown University he was the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the 1988-1989 season.

Was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Stuart was a member of the sta

Was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Stuart was a member of the state house of representatives in 1842 and was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 30th Congress to fill the vacancy cause

Was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U.S. ra

Was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U.S. racing history. Over his forty-nine years as a head trainer, Whittingham had 252 stakes wins and became the all-time leading trainer at both Hollywood Park R

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Sphinx Head Society.

(February 15, 1869 in Clinton, Illinois - September 21, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former prof

(February 15, 1869 in Clinton, Illinois - September 21, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1893-1902. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

A distinguished psychologist who developed a technique for the measurement of the connotative meanin

A distinguished psychologist who developed a technique for the measurement of the connotative meaning of concepts known as the semantic differential.e was a professor of psychology of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from 1949 to 1984, and a research professor of the Institute of Communications Research (ICR), in the UI College of Communications. He as the Director of the ICR from 1957 to 1984. He served as president of the American Psychological Association from 1962 to 1963.

Was a physician and American NASA astronaut.In 1978 Brady worked as the team physician in sports med

Was a physician and American NASA astronaut.In 1978 Brady worked as the team physician in sports medicine for Iowa State University in Ames. He continued in sports medicine and family practice for the next seven years working as a team physician at the Un

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under sp

Was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under special circumstances following the deaths of his predecessors.Goodell was born in Jamestown, New York, on March 16, 1926. He attended the public schools of Jamestown and later was graduated from Williams College in 1948. During the Second World War he served in the United States Navy as a seaman second class 1944–1946, and in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant during the Korean War 1952–1953.

A Fire Fighter with the Kentfield Fire District and former professional American football player.

A Fire Fighter with the Kentfield Fire District and former professional American football player.

Was an early promoter of commercially prepared root beer. He was a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Pen

Was an early promoter of commercially prepared root beer. He was a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who formulated the eponymous Hires Root Beer beverage on May 16, 1866.Some say Hires discovered root beer on his honeymoon in New Jersey where the woman who ran his honeymoon hotel served root tea. Hires was originally going to call his drink "root tea" also but thought that "root beer" would be more appealing to the working class. Originally, Hires packaged the mixture in boxes and sold it to housewives and soda fountains. They needed to mix in water, sugar, and yeast.

Was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Townsend was elected as a Repu

Was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Townsend was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the Fifty-eighth and for the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1903 to March 4, 1

Is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. In 1947, he be

Is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot (at age 24) to travel faster than sound in level flight and ascent.His career began in World War II as a private in the U.S. Army Air Forces. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September, 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of Flight Officer (WW 2 U.S. Army Air Forces rank equivalent to Warrant Officer) and became a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot. After the war he became a test pilot of many kinds of aircraft and rocket planes. Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 13,700 m (45,000 ft). Although Scott Crossfield was the first man to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager shortly thereafter exceeded Mach 2.4. He later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those units he then was promoted to Brigadier-General. Yeager's flying career spans more than sixty years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, even into the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

Was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist. The Bendire's Thrasher is named for him.Bo

Was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist. The Bendire's Thrasher is named for him.Born Karl Emil Bender at König im Odenwald in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, he was the eldest of six children. Bender was home schooled until the age o

A United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist. The Bendire's Thrasher is named for him.

A United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist. The Bendire's Thrasher is named for him.