American Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons

Is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons (1953-1963) with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He tied for the American League lead in wins in 1955 with Boston. For his career, he compiled a 97-100 record in 351 appearances, with a 4.15 ERA and 959 strikeouts.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.Johnson coached the Phoenix Suns for

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.Johnson coached the Phoenix Suns for almost two seasons beginning February 17, 2002, before he was fired on December 10, 2003 and replaced by assistant Mike D'Antoni. The official reason for the firing was routine--the team had performed poorly in 2003-04--but at least one local news source reported that some of Johnson's personal behavior caused a minor scandal for the Suns ownership. He has worked as an assistant coach with the Suns beginning late in the 1996-97 season under Danny Ainge and Scott Skiles before being promoted.

Is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1980. He also served in th

Is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1980. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Was an American animator. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as the Nine Old Men.Fr

Was an American animator. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as the Nine Old Men.Frank Thomas attended Stanford University, where he worked on campus humor magazine The Stanford Chaparral with Ollie Johnston. After graduating from Stanfor

(born January 18, 1977 in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a free agent pitcher in professional basebal

(born January 18, 1977 in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a free agent pitcher in professional baseball

Was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. He is best k

Was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. He is best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, deals with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics and power. Dune itself is the "best-selling science fiction novel of all time," and the series is widely considered to be among the classics in the genre.

(born February 21, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who current

(born February 21, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Cleveland Indians.

Is a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttl

Is a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Jerry L. Ross). He was one of the first Hispanic or Latino American

(born on July 28, 1969) is an American professional golfer.

(born on July 28, 1969) is an American professional golfer.

Is an American mixed martial artist, former professional wrestler, and a former collegiate amateur w

Is an American mixed martial artist, former professional wrestler, and a former collegiate amateur wrestler. Lashley is currently signed with Strikeforce. During his professional wrestling career, he worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wre

Was co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.He edited and

Was co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.He edited and wrote an introduction for What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings of Andre Breton, and edited Rebel Worker, Arsenal/Surrealist Subversion, The Rise & Fall of the DIL Pickle: Jazz-Age Chicago's Wildest & Most Outrageously Creative Hobohemian Nightspot and Juice Is Stranger Than Friction: Selected Writings of T-Bone Slim

Is an American doctor and a retired NASA astronaut. He is currently a public speaker and consultant

Is an American doctor and a retired NASA astronaut. He is currently a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California.

Was an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1

Was an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927 and as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1923–1925. His parents were Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy Swift Billings. His son, Fran

Was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Fort was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seven

Was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Fort was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1931). He was not a candidate for renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nominatio

An American molecular biologist. With Matthew Meselson, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl ex

An American molecular biologist. With Matthew Meselson, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment showing that DNA is replicated by a semiconservative mechanism, meaning that each strand of the DNA serves as a template for the "replicated" strand.He is Emeritus Professor of Biology[1] at the University of Oregon's Institute of Molecular Biology in Eugene, Oregon.

Is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as w

Is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as well as appearing for the country in the 1979 ICC Trophy tournament. In the latter competition, in the match against England at Old Trafford he scored 21 ou

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has playe

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2000. Franklyn Hinds first played cricket for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, when he played agains

(born September 12, 1981, in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher.

(born September 12, 1981, in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher.

Was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist painters who were centered

Was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist painters who were centered, geographically, around New York, and temporally, in the 1940s and 1950s; but not limited to that setting. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, attended Girard College, an academy for fatherless boys, attended Boston University, spent summers from 1956-62 painting in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and died in New York City of a rheumatic heart disease. He was married to Elizabeth Vincent Parsons, a British ballet dancer.

Is an American Democratic Party politician who served in both the New York State Assembly and the Ne

Is an American Democratic Party politician who served in both the New York State Assembly and the New York Senate.Franz S. Leichter was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1968. He drafted a bill expanding abortion rights together with Republi

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.Critic Denis Johnson has said, of the poems of Franz Wrigh

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.Critic Denis Johnson has said, of the poems of Franz Wright, "They're like tiny jewels shaped by blunt, ruined fingers--miraculous gifts." Boston Review has called Wright's poetry "among the most honest, haunting,

Is a judoka from Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada, who won a gold medal at the 2006 and 2007 Panameri

Is a judoka from Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada, who won a gold medal at the 2006 and 2007 Panamerican Championships, the 2007 Chinese Open and three national championships in the lightweight (60 kg) division. He finished in 7th place in his division at

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).Baird won two official PGA Tour events during his career: the 1961 Waco Turner Open and the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open. The San Antoni

Was a Cuban American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best remembered for narrowly missing victor

Was a Cuban American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best remembered for narrowly missing victory in the 1940 U.S. Triple Crown. Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Freddy Smith rode and won at racetracks across the United States. He had his best years in 1939 an

Was an American comedian whose absurdist, pointed radio show (1934–1949) made him one of the most

Was an American comedian whose absurdist, pointed radio show (1934–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio.