American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856.F

Was a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856.Florencio Xatruch was born in San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras. His father, Ramón Xatruch, had Catalan background, and his mother, Eugenia Villagra, was part of Choluteca's high class, and whose family owned mines.

A Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, Quebec, he was half of the popular folk music

A Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, Quebec, he was half of the popular folk music duo Kashtin, one of the most important musical groups in First Nations history.He has subsequently released two solo albums. His Innu-language album of Ch

Floro first applied for appointment to the bench in 1995. He failed the mandatory psychological exam

Floro first applied for appointment to the bench in 1995. He failed the mandatory psychological examination by the Supreme Court Clinic Services which found "evidence of ego disintegration" and "developing psychotic process

Was an American Broadway impresario. He is best known for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegf

Was an American Broadway impresario. He is best known for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907-1931), inspired by the Folies Bergères of Paris.

Is a Canadian-naturalized photographer and director.Apart from her art exhibitions, she is best know

Is a Canadian-naturalized photographer and director.Apart from her art exhibitions, she is best known for directing music videos for The Tea Party, Interpol, Incubus, Christina Aguilera, Muse, Billy Talent, The White Stripes, Sigur Rós, Sheryl Crow, The Cure, Björk, Amon Tobin, Marilyn Manson, Living Things and David Bowie and having directed some commercials for Old Navy, MAC, Adidas and Eaton's.

Is a Minnesota musician, politician, a former legislator, and a former President of the Minnesota Se

Is a Minnesota musician, politician, a former legislator, and a former President of the Minnesota Senate.Chmielewski was elected to the Senate in 1970, becoming chair of the employment committee in 1981. During a special session in 1987, Chmielewski was e

Was an American musician and TV personality.His recording of "The Hot Canary" sold a million copies

Was an American musician and TV personality.His recording of "The Hot Canary" sold a million copies and reached the top 15 on the Pop charts in 1951.[2] "Believe It or Not" timed his violin performance of "The Flight of the Bumblebee" and wrote, "he plays 12.8 notes per second ... faster than any known violinist in history".[3] He hosted a television show in 1954 that was aired in cities around the world.[

Is a retired American heavyweight boxer. Cummings served 12 years in prison for murder in the Statev

Is a retired American heavyweight boxer. Cummings served 12 years in prison for murder in the Stateville Correctional Center, Illinois, and upon his release started boxing professionally, making his debut in March 1979 at the age of 29. He was a fringe co

Was a wealthy lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the Unite

Was a wealthy lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression," [1]. After struggling as a corporate attorney in Salt Lake City, Odlum received an offer to a law clerk at a New York firm, and in 1921 became Vice-President of his primary client, Electric Bond and Share Company. In 1923, Odlum, a friend, and their wives pooled a total of $39,600 and formed the United States Company to speculate in purchases of utilities and general securities. Within two years, the company's net assets had increased 17 fold to nearly $700,000 [2]. In 1928, Odlum incorporated Atlas Utilities Company to take over the common stock of his other company.

Was a cartoonist who drew gag cartoons and comics strips before assuming the position of comic strip

Was a cartoonist who drew gag cartoons and comics strips before assuming the position of comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate in 1978.

(October 21, 1916-October 26, 1991) was a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.

(October 21, 1916-October 26, 1991) was a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.

Was an American blues guitarist and singer. He became a well-known practitioner of the Piedmont blue

Was an American blues guitarist and singer. He became a well-known practitioner of the Piedmont blues sound from that area, popular throughout the southeastern region of the US in the 1930s.Floyd began his musical career on the streets of Chapel Hill in the 1920s, performing with two brothers, Leo and Thomas Strowd as "The Chapel Hillbillies". He recorded twice for ARC at sessions with Blind Boy Fuller in the mid-thirties, all fine examples of the Piedmont style in full bloom.

Is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District since

Is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 42nd District since 1988. He is currently Democratic Caucus Chair.

Served from 1940-1942 as the mayor of Minden, a small city in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisia

Served from 1940-1942 as the mayor of Minden, a small city in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.Kennon, however, was eliminated in the Democratic primary early in 1948, as former Governor Earl Kemp Long defeated his first successor, former Governor

Was a three-time American football All-American running back at Syracuse University. In 1967 Floyd L

Was a three-time American football All-American running back at Syracuse University. In 1967 Floyd Little was the 6th selection of the first common NFL-AFL draft. He was the first ever first-round draft pick to sign with the American Football League's Denver Broncos where he was known simply as "The Franchise" for saving the team from certain relocat

Is a retired boxer from the United States. Favors made his debut as a professional on 1985-03-13, d

Is a retired boxer from the United States. Favors made his debut as a professional on 1985-03-13, defeating Godfrey Johnson. He ended his career after 20 bouts, having won 14 fights (KO 4) and lost five. His last bout was on 1992-06-26, when he was defea

(born June 10, 1955 in Pierre, South Dakota) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Basebal

(born June 10, 1955 in Pierre, South Dakota) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and the California Angels.

Is a former American professional wrestler, and prior to June, 2009, worked as a road agent for Worl

Is a former American professional wrestler, and prior to June, 2009, worked as a road agent for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Raw brand.In the course of his career, Brisco wrestled for several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member promotio

Was an American linguist, anthropologist and Mayanist scholar and epigrapher, best known for his wor

Was an American linguist, anthropologist and Mayanist scholar and epigrapher, best known for his work on linguistic and cultural systems of a variety of North and South American languages. Equally important were his contributions to understanding the hieroglyphs, culture and history of the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Was an American heavyweight boxer who was known for his stiff punch. His (incomplete) boxing record

Was an American heavyweight boxer who was known for his stiff punch. His (incomplete) boxing record comes out to: 38 wins (27 by knockout), 13 losses, and 11 draws. In 1923, he was considered a leading contender,[2] and described in Time as "possibly the

A professional boxing trainer, and father and former trainer of five-division champion Floyd Mayweat

A professional boxing trainer, and father and former trainer of five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Sr. was a 1970s–1980s welterweight contender

Is an American professional boxing trainer, and father and former trainer of five-division champion

Is an American professional boxing trainer, and father and former trainer of five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Sr. was a 1970s–1980s welterweight contender. Floyd Sr. is known for his defensive ability as well as his overall knowledge of b

Currently suspended from competition, who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France

Currently suspended from competition, who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France for a doping offense after testing revealed a skewed testosterone/epitestosterone ratio. He is a time-trial specialist as well as a strong climber.Landis turned professional in 1999 with the Mercury Cycling Team. He joined the US Postal Service team in 2002, and moved to the Phonak Hearing Systems team in 2005.Landis was fired from the Phonak team on August 5, 2006, after a test result indicated an abnormally high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio[1] after stage 17 of the 2006 Tour de France. He subsequently received a two year ban from professional racing, following an arbitration panel's 2 to 1 ruling on September 20, 2007.

Was a jazz historian and writer who has been published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz

Was a jazz historian and writer who has been published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz Journal International and American Rag. He has received several awards for his work, including the Leonard Feather Communicator Award, given annually by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He is the author of Classic Jazz : A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians which chronicles his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw,James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.