American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an American ice hockey player.Bartholome was born in Valley City, North Dakota. His parents were

Was an American ice hockey player.Bartholome was born in Valley City, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl. Bill was the head timer at loc

Was an American college and professional football player who played in the American Football League

Was an American college and professional football player who played in the American Football League between 1960 and 1966. Drafted by both the Detroit Lions of the National Football League and the Los Angeles Chargers of the AFL, Faison signed with the Chargers as a first-round pick immediately after the conclusion of the East-West Shrine Game on December 31, 1960.

Was a long-time temperance movement leader and a politician of the Prohibition Party, from the U.S.

Was a long-time temperance movement leader and a politician of the Prohibition Party, from the U.S. state of Colorado.According to a major political resources website, a faction "wrested control of the party away from Dodge by late 2003. The new leadership group subsequently declared that the Dodge-Lydick ticket was illegally nominated at an improperly called 'national convention' held in Dodge's living room in early 2003."[2] This faction believed in compromising or softening the Prohibition goals, while Dodge represented those who still favored the total prohibition of alcohol.[citation needed] The anti-Dodge faction was also concerned about Dodge’s financial relationship with the party and its foundations and what it considered to be a lack of satisfactory accounting from him. [3]

Is a retired American basketball player. He was the first African-American to play in the National B

Is a retired American basketball player. He was the first African-American to play in the National Basketball Association, in the 1950-51 NBA season. Three other blacks played in the same season, including Chuck Cooper.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" forward from DePauw University, Gardner played

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" forward from DePauw University, Gardner played one season (1948-49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 1.8 points per game and won a league championship.

Is an author, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Black Enterprise mag

Is an author, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Black Enterprise magazine.Graves was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City. He is a 1958 alumnus of Morgan State University, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Was an amateur wrestler who competed in the U.S. for Oklahoma State University in folkstyle, and as

Was an amateur wrestler who competed in the U.S. for Oklahoma State University in folkstyle, and as a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer. He went on to ride for noted own

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer. He went on to ride for noted owners such as Harry F. Sinclair, and Samuel D. Riddle and was the leading money-winning jockey in the United States in 1921, 1923, and again in 1927. He won

Was a professional football player for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. In his fin

Was a professional football player for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. In his final two seasons he was the Head Coach of the Detroit Lions.

Eman Lam is the sister of Hong Kong based singer-songwriter and musician Chet Lam. Probably influenc

Eman Lam is the sister of Hong Kong based singer-songwriter and musician Chet Lam. Probably influenced by her brother, she began performing music early in life. She sang in some of the song demos composed by Chet Lam, which gained her initial attention from music production company People Mountain People Sea's director Anthony Wong Yiu Ming.In 2000, Lam met Ellen Joyce Loo at "Original Music 2000" (??2000), a singing competition in Hong Kong. After the competition, she started performing with Loo at university campuses and tertiary institutions

(born: May 21, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois; died January 4, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) was a pitcher f

(born: May 21, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois; died January 4, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) was a pitcher for the 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

(January 5, 1935 - November 15, 2003) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball.

(January 5, 1935 - November 15, 2003) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball.

Was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the hit

Was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the hit television sitcom Home Improvement (1991

(born on April 2, 1919, in Redmond, Washington) was a World War II veteran. He was also a pitcher fo

(born on April 2, 1919, in Redmond, Washington) was a World War II veteran. He was also a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers.[1][2] Johnson, who was nicknamed the "smiling Swedish southpaw", had a brother Chet who also pitched in the major leagues for the Saint Louis Browns.[3]

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 7'0" (213 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) center a

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 7'0" (213 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) center and played collegiately at the University of the District of Columbia from 1980 to 1984. He played for two NBA teams.

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the National

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His father is African American and his mother is Mexican American. Because his grandparents were born in Mexico, Watson is constantly rumored to represent the men's Mexican National basketball team in international play. Watson's foundation "Emagine" is 5 years old, impacting his hometown of Kansas City, Kansas youth.

Was one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz.Earl Hines was born i

Was one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz.Earl Hines was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Duquesne, Pennsylvania. His father was a cornetist and leader of Pittsburgh's Eureka Brass Band, his stepmother a church organist. Hines at first intended to follow his father's example and play cornet but "blowing" hurt him behind the ears — while the piano didn't. He took classical piano lessons but also developed an ear for popular show tunes and was able to remember and play songs he heard in theaters. Hines claimed that he was playing piano around Pittsburgh "before the word 'jazz' was even invented".

Was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. Being a composer of well known

Was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. Being a composer of well known standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix), and Professor Longhair's "Big Chief", he is considered to be one of the most important figures in New Orleans R&B music and beyond.

Is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District since

Is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District since 1982.

Was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Rich

Was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.In 1948, Butz became vice president of the American Agricultural Economics Association, and three years later was named to the same post at the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. In 1954, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of Agriculture by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. That same year he was also named chairman of the United States delegation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He left both of the aforementioned posts in 1957, when he became the Dean of Agriculture at his alma mater, Purdue University. In 1968, he was promoted to the positions of Dean of Education and vice president of the university's research foundation.

Was the founder, a player, and the first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team.L

Was the founder, a player, and the first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team.Lambeau coached the Packers as an NFL team from 1921-49. As the head coach, he led the Packers to six NFL championships (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944)

American basketball player famous under his nickname of "The Goa

American basketball player famous under his nickname of "The Goa

(July 29, 1879 in Pickerington, Ohio - November 28, 1961) in Columbus, Ohio was a professional baseb

(July 29, 1879 in Pickerington, Ohio - November 28, 1961) in Columbus, Ohio was a professional baseball player who had a 14-year career in Major League Baseball.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 109 regular games in the National Hockey Leag

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 109 regular games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings between 1973 and 1977. His career was cut short by injuries. Anderson was also a member of the United States

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ringname Paddy Ryan, who competed in North A

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ringname Paddy Ryan, who competed in North American and international promotions during the 1950s and 60s.As Paddy Ryan, Freeman would find great success in Superstar Championship Wrestling teaming w