American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a retired American basketball player and coach.A 6'5" guard/forward from Fordham University, Conl

Is a retired American basketball player and coach.A 6'5" guard/forward from Fordham University, Conlin played in the National Basketball Association from 1955 to 1962 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career.

Is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 19

Is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1992, and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1991. Connery was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election, in the safe Tory seat of Portage La Prairie. The Tories were defeated by the New Democrats under Howard Pawley in this cycle, and Connery became a member of the official opposition. Connery was re-elected in the 1988 election against a reasonably strong challenge from Liberal Darlene Hamm (he still won by over 1000 votes). The Tories under Gary Filmon formed a minority government after this election, and Connery was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister of the Environment and Workplace Safety and Health on May 9, 1988. He was also responsible for the Workers Compensation Act (except as regards Worker Advisers), the Civil Service Act, the Civil Service Superannuation Act, and the Public Servants Insurance Act. Following a cabinet shuffle on April 21, 1989, he was named Minister of Cooperative, Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Connery was re-elected in the 1990 election. He was not re-appointed to cabinet in a shuffle on February 5, 1991, and resigned from the legislature on June 23, 1992. In leaving, he complained openly about Filmon's government being controlled by backroom operators.

(October 30, 1867 - July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball play

(October 30, 1867 - July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903.

(born October 24, 1957 Los Angeles, California - ) was a utility player with a 6 year career from 19

(born October 24, 1957 Los Angeles, California - ) was a utility player with a 6 year career from 1982-1985, 1988-1989.

Is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles

Is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles were Gaff in Blade Runner, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver and Admiral William Adama in the Battlestar Galactica re-imagined series. One of his popular character traits is that he rarely smiles.

Was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Richmond Township, C

Was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Richmond Township, Canada West and became a farmer and minister.He was elected to Parliament at the Lennox and Addington riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated at his new riding of Prince Edward—Lennox by John Hubbs of the Conservatives in the 1925 federal election.

Was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a M

Was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Weyburn. He was re-elected to Weyburn in 1926 and 1930 but defeated in 1935.

Is a former Jewish-American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played five seasons non-consecuti

Is a former Jewish-American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played five seasons non-consecutively from 1991 to 2000 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros.A promising shortstop prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 1990s, elbow problems and a lack of offense ended his hopes of stardom.[1]

Was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. Jessup represented Grenville in the Legislative A

Was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. Jessup represented Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1797 to 1800. In 1800, he was named justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. He became lieutenant-colonel in the Leeds militia in 1809. With his father, he laid out the town of Prescott in 1810. He died at Prescott in 1815.

(born August 23, 1960 in Stuart, Florida) is a former backup catcher in Major League who played for

(born August 23, 1960 in Stuart, Florida) is a former backup catcher in Major League who played for the New York Mets (1986) and Kansas City Royals (1987-1988). He batted and threw right-handed.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the North Carolina State Universi

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the North Carolina State University.

Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey. He played junior hockey for the Win

Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the NCAA championship in the 1986-87 season. The following year,

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Dawson was part of the Ca

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Dawson was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches.

Was an American politician from Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Sen

Was an American politician from Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Florida since Reconstruction.Gurney was elected to the United States Congress in 1962, 1964, and 196

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as member of the State house of representatives 19

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1907-1914.King was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death. He served

Was an American politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1911 to 1915, und

Was an American politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1911 to 1915, under Governor James B. McCreary.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1992 Kansas City Royals season.

Was the 36th mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts from 1936 to 1941. In 1946, he was nominated as Justice

Was the 36th mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts from 1936 to 1941. In 1946, he was nominated as Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Judicial Court by then-governor Maurice J. Tobin, a position he served until his death in 1965. He was a member of the promi

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Auburn University, Johnson p

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Auburn University, Johnson played 10 seasons (1977–1987) in the NBA as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Seattle SuperSonics. He represented the Hawks in two NBA All-Star Games (1980, and 1981) and scored 10,163 points in his career. As a player, he was known for his great speed and slashing ability.

(born October 30, 1916) was a Major League Baseball player who played 2 seasons and won a World Seri

(born October 30, 1916) was a Major League Baseball player who played 2 seasons and won a World Series ring with the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Borom was 27 years old before he made it to the big leagues. Though he only played one full season in the major leagues, and that season was spent with the 1945 World Series champion Detroit Tigers.

(born May 10, 1984 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a right-handed relief pitcher in the Cleveland Indians

(born May 10, 1984 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a right-handed relief pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball. Mujica signed with the Indians as an undrafted free agent in 2001.

Is a New Brunswick ophthalmologist and politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of N

Is a New Brunswick ophthalmologist and politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Saint John Harbour.A Liberal, he was elected in a by-election on November 14, 2005 in a race for a seat previously held by the New Democratic Party and in which the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate was thought to be the frontrunner. Doherty's victory, by a margin of 55-26-18 over the PC and NDP candidates respectively, was considered a great boost for his Liberal party as they work to regaining power in the next provincial election.

Is an athlete who wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1980-1983. He was a standout wrestler, wi

Is an athlete who wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1980-1983. He was a standout wrestler, with a career record of 141-9-1 and the school record for most pins in a career (73). Banach was a four-time NCAA All-American, and a three-time NCAA nationa

Is a retired American basketball player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the Univ

Is a retired American basketball player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He led them to their only NCAA tournament appearance in 2003, where they lost to Texas in the first round. Biedenbach gave current Texas head coach Rick Barnes his first coaching job when he hired him as an assistant at Davidson.

Nicknamed "Hotshot" and "Steady Eddie," was a Major League Baseball infielder who played nine season

Nicknamed "Hotshot" and "Steady Eddie," was a Major League Baseball infielder who played nine seasons for the New York Giants (1936), Boston Braves (1937-1938), Philadelphia Athletics (1943) and Detroit Tigers (1944-1948).Mayo played in 834 games in the major leagues, initially as a third baseman (229 games) and for most of his career as a second baseman (544 games). In a nine-season career, the left-handed hitting Mayo posted a .252 batting average and .313 on base percentage with 287 RBIs, 759 hits, 350 runs scored, 257 walks, 161 extra base hits, and 109 sacrifice hits. He was among the league leaders in sacrifice hits six times, including a major league leading 28 sacrifice hits in 1944.