American Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an outstanding Irish American tennis player in the mid-20th century. Moylan was a member of the

Was an outstanding Irish American tennis player in the mid-20th century. Moylan was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team, Davis Cup Coach, Gold Medal winner 1955 Pan American games with Arthur Larsen. Moylan’s finest hour was perhaps the 1947 Spring Lake B

Is a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University. He is known for his work on ma

Is a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University. He is known for his work on mathematical physics and mathematical logic. In mathematical logic, he is noted especially for his internal set theory.Nelson has made contributions to the t

Was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.Quick and powerful, he took on the name

Was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.Quick and powerful, he took on the name "Ed Don George" and began his professional career shortly after returning from the Olympics. He captured the NWA world heavyweight title on December 10, 1

An American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history

An American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history and international relations.He has served as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, the US Department of State, the US Navy, US Army, US Air Force, and several NATO defense ministries. He was a member of the National Security Study Group of the US Department of Defense, and an associate of the Japan Finance Ministry's Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy. With three other partners, he established and operated a self-sufficient forest-conservation ranch in the southern Amazon basin.

Is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. His ac

Is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. His acting credits include roles in the films Primal Fear, The Illusionist, American History X, Fight Club, The Incredible Hulk and Kingdom of Heaven."

Was an American mathematician and meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory. He discovered the st

Was an American mathematician and meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory. He discovered the strange attractor notion and coined the term butterfly effect.Lorenz was born in West Hartford, Connecticut.[1] He studied mathematics at both Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During World War II, he served as a weather forecaster for the United States Army Air Corps. After his return from the war, he decided to study meteorology. Lorenz earned two degrees in the area from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he later was a professor for many years. He was a Professor Emeritus at MIT from 1981 until his death.

Is an African American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Born in 1951, he was rai

Is an African American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Born in 1951, he was raised in Washington, D.C. and educated at both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia. He won both the Pen/Hemingway Award and the Lannan Foundation Grant for his first book, Lost in the City, a collection of short stories on the African American working class of the 20th century Washington, D.C. It was also shortlisted for the National Book Award.

Was the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1918 to 1921.He beat incumbent Mayor "Cowboy" Jim Dahlman in 1

Was the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1918 to 1921.He beat incumbent Mayor "Cowboy" Jim Dahlman in 1918 on a reform ticket aiming to defeat Tom Dennison's political machine, which at that point had run Omaha for at least 15 years. Dennison's displeasure w

Was a multi-faceted boxer from New Jersey. He was also an avid golfer and a renowned artist. He boxe

Was a multi-faceted boxer from New Jersey. He was also an avid golfer and a renowned artist. He boxed professionally for the first time on February 10, 1919, fighting Dominic Orsini to a four round no-decision in his hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Wal

Was a Canadian opera singer and director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.Johnson made his

Was a Canadian opera singer and director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.Johnson made his opera debut January 10 1912 as Andrea Chénier at Padua's Teatro Verdi, calling himself Edoardo Di Giovanni. Johnson made his North American opera debut 20

Was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of

Was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West".

Is a retired American football kicker.Murray was signed out of Tulane University by the Detroit Lion

Is a retired American football kicker.Murray was signed out of Tulane University by the Detroit Lions. He would play for the Lions, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins

Was an American journalist and television and radio figure. He first came to prominence with a serie

Was an American journalist and television and radio figure. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. Historians consider him among journalism's greatest figures; Murrow hired a top-flight cadre of war correspondents and was noted for honesty and integrity in delivering the news. A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Was a jockey known for hanging back during most of the race and finishing at top speed to achieve a

Was a jockey known for hanging back during most of the race and finishing at top speed to achieve a thrilling victory.Garrison was a jockey who rode out of an East Coast base for sixteen years from 1882 through 1897. While there are no official records do

Was an American journalist and television and radio figure. He first came to prominence with a serie

Was an American journalist and television and radio figure. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. Mainstream historians consider him among journalism's greatest figures; Murrow hired a top-flight cadre of war correspondents and was noted for honesty and integrity in delivering the news. A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Is an American artist and illustrator.Emberley is best known for his work with children's books. In

Is an American artist and illustrator.Emberley is best known for his work with children's books. In particular, Emberley has contributed illustrations to instructional books for drawing. From an educational standpoint, Emberley believes that everyone can

(born on April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer

(born on April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer

Is a professional poker player and an author of books about poker. He wrote Small Stakes Hold 'em: W

Is a professional poker player and an author of books about poker. He wrote Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play with David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth in 2004. In 2005, he completed Getting Started in Hold 'em, a beginner's book. In 2006, he co-wrote No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice with David Sklansky. Miller is also co-author of the book Professional No Limit Hold 'em with Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta published in 2007. His most recent book is Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em co-authored with Sunny Mehta, and Matt Flynn. Initially, Miller worked as a software developer for Microsoft. After many months of poker playing in the Seattle area, Ed moved to Las Vegas in 2002 where he met Dr. Alan Schoonmaker, the author of The Psychology of Poker (ISBN 1-880685-25-6). Schoonmaker introduced Ed to David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth of Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC.

Is an American poet, biographer, critic, literary journalist and college professor.

Is an American poet, biographer, critic, literary journalist and college professor.

Was a nineteenth century politician, soldier, and lawyer from Ohio and Iowa, who briefly represented

Was a nineteenth century politician, soldier, and lawyer from Ohio and Iowa, who briefly represented Iowa's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.In September 1890, less than two months before the general election, Republican U.S

Is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an

Is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17. He went

Is an American professional basketball player with Telekom Baskets Bonn. Rather than his scoring abi

Is an American professional basketball player with Telekom Baskets Bonn. Rather than his scoring abilities, he mostly known by his defensive capabilities.

Was the first African-American to hold the rank of Ambassador of the United States, serving as Ambas

Was the first African-American to hold the rank of Ambassador of the United States, serving as Ambassador to Liberia from 1949 to 1953.Dudley served as the Borough President of Manhattan from 1961 to 1964. In the New York state election of 1962, he was th

(born July 16, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former first baseman/right fielder in Major League

(born July 16, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former first baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1962, 1971), San Francisco Giants (1965-66, 1969-70), Milwaukee Brewers (1970) and Boston Red Sox (1972). He batted and threw left handed.

(November 26, 1916

(November 26, 1916