American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan Ame

American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior".

Is a retired Cuban-American Major League Baseball second baseman and current MLB analyst for ESPN. F

Is a retired Cuban-American Major League Baseball second baseman and current MLB analyst for ESPN. From 1993 through 2005, Viña played for the Seattle Mariners (1993), New York Mets (1994), Milwaukee Brewers (1995-1999), St Louis Cardinals (2000-2003), and Detroit Tigers (2004).A National League All-Star in 1998, Viña was a two-time Gold Glove winner (2001-2002). He was limited to 29 games for the Tigers: a serious leg injury ended his first season with Detroit, and Viña missed the entire 2005 season because of a strained right hamstring and patellar tendinitis in his left knee. Many believe Viña concealed the extent of prior injuries from the Tigers in order to obtain a lucrative contract from them, but his signing was the first of several major acquisitions that led to the Tigers' resurrection to a playoff contender.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into t

Is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into the 1980s, shaping the landscape of fashion and pop culture.

Was an American professional wrestler, referee, promoter and trainer who spent his career mostly in

Was an American professional wrestler, referee, promoter and trainer who spent his career mostly in the Western United States and Canada. Under the name as Sandy Barr, he was best known for his presence in the Portland, Oregon wrestling scene.Barr began r

May 29, 1921 - October 18, 2001) was a Major League first basemen for the Philadelphia Athletics (19

May 29, 1921 - October 18, 2001) was a Major League first basemen for the Philadelphia Athletics (1947-1952), Chicago White Sox (1953-1954), and in 1955, his last season, the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.

Was a United States boxer and sportswriter. He was born in New York City, but grew up in Los Angeles

Was a United States boxer and sportswriter. He was born in New York City, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. As a boy he sold newspapers and learned to fight on street corners. LaBarba was discovered at age 14 by manager George Blake who embarked him

Was a politician, general, and former President of El Salvador. It could be said that Sánchez Her

Was a politician, general, and former President of El Salvador. It could be said that Sánchez Hernández led his country during a tumultuous era. While ruling El Salvador from 1967 to 1972, Sánchez Hernández faced war and economic turnoil.Before becoming president, Sánchez Hernández was an army general in El Salvador and had brief stints as a military attaché in Washington (after his participation in the overthrow of José María Lemus in 1960) and in Paris. President Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo promoted him to Minister of the Interior in 1962, and he served in that office until 1967, when he succeeded Rivera to the position of president. He continued Rivera's progressive programs and created a mostly civilian cabinet.

Is a professional wrestler, better known as David Sierra, who is best known as a longtime veteran of

Is a professional wrestler, better known as David Sierra, who is best known as a longtime veteran of the Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council as well as for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling during the 19

An American actor. He is best known to date for his series-regular role playing Young Ned on the dra

An American actor. He is best known to date for his series-regular role playing Young Ned on the dramady Pushing Daisies. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

(August 13, 1871 – March 13, 1934) was an American center fielder and manager in baseball.

(August 13, 1871 – March 13, 1934) was an American center fielder and manager in baseball.

Was an actress.Born Marie-Rose Angelina Yvonne Lussier in Montreal, Quebec, as a young girl, filled

Was an actress.Born Marie-Rose Angelina Yvonne Lussier in Montreal, Quebec, as a young girl, filled with the desire to become an actress, she went to New York City. There, she found work in The Greenwich Village Follies after an audition in which she sang the song Yes, We Have No Bananas in French. In a burst of creativity, she told the play's director she was from Paris, France where she had worked in the Folies Bergères. The show's impressed director hired her, billing her as "Mademoiselle Fifi".

A heavyweight boxing champion who became the Heavyweight Champion of the American Expeditionary Forc

A heavyweight boxing champion who became the Heavyweight Champion of the American Expeditionary Forces and Inter-Allied Armies during World War I. He fought against future heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney, in 1918, but lost in 4 rounds.

He is currently the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

He is currently the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan v

Is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire.Of Irish origin, Fiona was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey after her parents moved from Dublin to the United States. Brought up in

Is the lead singer of the Celtic group The Cottars. She has toured with the band extensively through

Is the lead singer of the Celtic group The Cottars. She has toured with the band extensively through North America, Europe and Japan. She shares the bill with her brother Ciarán MacGillivray, fiddler Claire Pettit, and guitarist Bruce Timmins.

Was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.

Was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.

Is a Bermudian cricketer who has represented the national team at One Day International level on two

Is a Bermudian cricketer who has represented the national team at One Day International level on two occasions. He is an opening batsman. Crockwell's ODI appearances, along with three other matches which had List A but not ODI status, were all during Bermuda's unsuccessful 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier campaign in South Africa. Crockwell's top score of 45 came in one of the ODIs, a match against Kenya.

An actor who has played leading roles in world and American premieres of plays by such noted playwri

An actor who has played leading roles in world and American premieres of plays by such noted playwrights as Tony Kushner, Eric Bogosian and Tom Stoppard. He has also appeared in a number of television shows, such as Law & Order and "Law & Order SVU", and

Was an American boxer of the early twentieth century. A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Flynn's first

Was an American boxer of the early twentieth century. A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Flynn's first recorded fight was in 1899, and in 1906 he was offered a title shot by heavyweight champion Tommy Burns. They met on 2 October 1906, with Burns stopping F

Was an American economist, best known as one of the authors of the famous Black-Scholes equation.

Was an American economist, best known as one of the authors of the famous Black-Scholes equation.

Was an American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use o

Was an American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light.

Was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best-known for his autobiographical book The Hashe

Was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best-known for his autobiographical book The Hasheesh Eater (1857).Ludlow also wrote about his travels across America on the overland stage to San Francisco, Yosemite and the forests of California and Oreg

A professional boxer with Canadian citizenship. He is a former 5 time World Champion with one of his

A professional boxer with Canadian citizenship. He is a former 5 time World Champion with one of his 5 championship reigns being the Canadian Boxing Federation.

Is a professional boxer with Canadian citizenship. His biggest match was against Fernando Vargas whe

Is a professional boxer with Canadian citizenship. His biggest match was against Fernando Vargas where he lost by tko.