American Famous Names Starting with Letter C

An American watercolor painter, was born in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. He is known for his visual comme

An American watercolor painter, was born in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. He is known for his visual commentaries on the effects of Industrialism on small town America as well as for his paintings of nature. His paintings are in the collections of many major museums in the USA and have been the subject of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art as well as other prominent institutions.According to Burchfield's friend and colleague Edward Hopper, "The work of Charles Burchfield is most decidedly founded, not on art, but on life, and the life that he knows and loves best."

Was a professional wrestler better known by his ring name Gino Hernandez. His in-ring nickname was "

Was a professional wrestler better known by his ring name Gino Hernandez. His in-ring nickname was "The Handsome Half-Breed" (a reference to his Italian/Hispanic ring name).In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gino went to World Class Championship Wrestling

Was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.This jump

Was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.This jump not only ensured him of a place in the American Olympic team, but also made him the top favourite for the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In Melbourne, he did not disappoint, and grabbed the title in a new Olympic Record.

Is an American physician who gained recognition as a pediatric surgeon at the Children's Hospital of

Is an American physician who gained recognition as a pediatric surgeon at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He was a pioneer in modern pediatric surgery, then served as the Surgeon General of the United States and as vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps from 1982 to 1989, under President Ronald Reagan and was, in a sense, the first "celebrity Surgeon General".

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

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

Was a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 29th District from 1963 to 1967.He

Was a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 29th District from 1963 to 1967.He was a member of the Elks Lodge, American Legion, and the local Rotary Club.

Was a farmer, janitor and Socialist state legislator from Wisconsin. Zarnke was elected to the Wisco

Was a farmer, janitor and Socialist state legislator from Wisconsin. Zarnke was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1918 to represent the first district of Marathon County for the 1919–1920 session, defeating incumbent Republican Herman Hedrich by

Was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1907 to 1916

Was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1907 to 1916.

Was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He competed under the name Fitzhugh

Was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He competed under the name Fitzhugh Townsend. It was known that Fitzhugh was his middle name and was thought for a long time that his first name was Charles. However his graduation program f

Is an American actor, comedian and voice artist. Fleischer was born in Washington, D.C. and attended

Is an American actor, comedian and voice artist. Fleischer was born in Washington, D.C. and attended Southampton College of Long Island University. As a child, he is reported to have spent several summers at Kamp Kewanee in La Plume, Pennsylvania. He is known as the voices of both Roger Rabbit and Benny The Cab in Disney and Amblin Entertainment's 1988 live action/animated hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Was a United States journalist and Indian activist; he is also acclaimed as a historian, photographe

Was a United States journalist and Indian activist; he is also acclaimed as a historian, photographer, poet and librarian.In 1884, Lummis was working for a newspaper in Cincinnati when he was offered a job with the Los Angeles Times. At that time, Los Angeles had a population of only 12,000. Lummis decided to make the 3,500-mile journey from Cincinnati to Los Angeles on foot, taking 143 days, all the while sending weekly dispatches to the paper chronicling his trip. The trip began in September and lasted through the winter. He suffered a broken arm and the heavy snows of New Mexico, yet the trip left him enamored with the Southwest and its Spanish and Native American inhabitants. In 1892, his writings during the trip were published as a book, A Tramp Across the Continent.

Was a U.S. Representative from California and the father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.. Curry engage

Was a U.S. Representative from California and the father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.. Curry engaged in agricultural pursuits and the cattle, lumber and mining businesses. He served as a member of the State Assembly in 1887 and 1888. He became admitted t

Was a hotelier.Charles Forte was born in Mortale, now Monforte, Casalattico, in the province of Fros

Was a hotelier.Charles Forte was born in Mortale, now Monforte, Casalattico, in the province of Frosinone, Italy in 1908, and emigrated from Italy to Scotland at the age of four and attended Alloa Academy and St. Joseph's College, Dumfries. He worked in a cafe chain owned by his father, then at 26 set up his first "milk bar" in 1935 as Strand Milk Bar Ltd. Soon he began expanding into catering and hotel businesses. After the war, his company became Forte Holdings Ltd, and bought the Cafe Royal in 1954. He opened the first full motorway service station for cars at Newport Pagnell in 1959. Trust Houses Group Ltd and Forte Holdings were merged in 1970 to become Trust House Forte or THF.

American ornithologist and naturalist. He was an early member and President of the American Ornithol

American ornithologist and naturalist. He was an early member and President of the American Ornithologists' Union, and of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. He also edited The Auk, and before it, the Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club.

Was a linguist and language teacher known for his books on anomalous phenomena, as well as his langu

Was a linguist and language teacher known for his books on anomalous phenomena, as well as his language-learning courses. He is listed in People's Almanac as one of fifteen most eminent linguists in the world and was awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld International Prize for Non-fiction in 1976 for The Bermuda Triangle (1974), which sold over 20 million copies. He was a brilliant polyglot and spoke 32 languages.

(born July 24, 1942 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Nat

(born July 24, 1942 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and National Basketball Association forward.

Was an American boxer and film actor who fought twice for the Heavyweight Championship of the World,

Was an American boxer and film actor who fought twice for the Heavyweight Championship of the World, and appeared in over 135 movies in a 25 year film career. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Moran studied dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh where

Was the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsma

Was the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsman. Adams served as Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts from 1896 to 1897. Chas. F. Adams, III's is the third cousin second removed of Otis Norcross, 19th Mayor

(October 18, 1902 - September 6, 1972) was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed caree

(October 18, 1902 - September 6, 1972) was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed careers as a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as an offensive end and official in the National Football League.

Was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.He served as member of the school board of New Orleans for

Was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.He served as member of the school board of New Orleans for many years and was city attorney of New Orleans from 1880 to 1884.Buck was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897)

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and National Basketball Association forward.Nash played

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and National Basketball Association forward.Nash played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco Warriors during the 1964-65 NBA season. He had his most success in the American Basketball Association with the Kentucky Colonels, averaging 8.5 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game. He had already played in the state of Kentucky with the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball and baseball teams.

(October 7, 1921–February 16, 2004) was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and,

(October 7, 1921–February 16, 2004) was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and, briefly, a catcher—in Major League Baseball. As manager of the National League West Division champion San Francisco Giants in 1971,

Born July 7, 1945 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played

Born July 7, 1945 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played from 1972 through 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1972-73), Atlanta Braves (1973) and Boston Red Sox (1974). Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Was an American linguist who developed many influential ideas in American structuralism. He represen

Was an American linguist who developed many influential ideas in American structuralism. He represents the post-Bloomfieldian phase of structuralism often referred to as distributionalism or taxonomic structuralism. In his "Note on Structure" he argues that linguistics can be seen as a game and as a science. A linguist as player has a freedom for experimentation on all the utterances of a language, but no criterion to compare his analysis with other linguists. Late in his career, he was known for his stinging criticism of Chomskyan linguistics which he called "a theory spawned by a generation of vipers".

Was an American seismologist and physicist. Richter is most famous as the creator of the Richter mag

Was an American seismologist and physicist. Richter is most famous as the creator of the Richter magnitude scale which, until the development of the moment magnitude scale in 1979, quantified the size of earthquakes. Inspired by Kiyoo Wadati's 1928 paper on shallow and deep earthquakes, Richter first used the scale in 1935 after developing it in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg; both worked at California Institute of Technology, California, USA. The quote "logarithmic plots are a device of the devil" is attributed to Richter.