American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Academy-Award winning American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television producti

Is an Academy-Award winning American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as Dragline in Cool Hand Luke and Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s.

(born November 21, 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a second generation Major League Baseball playe

(born November 21, 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a second generation Major League Baseball player

(born April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star.

(born April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star.

Was an American linguist and philologist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages.

Was an American linguist and philologist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages. Zipf worked at Harvard University. He worked with Chinese languages and demographics, and much of his effort can explain properties of the Internet and ma

A Japanese Canadian / American R&B / pop singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group label as the

A Japanese Canadian / American R&B / pop singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group label as their main act.George was born to a Japanese father, Hiromitsu, and American mother, Holly who had seven children. He is the older brother of singer Justin No

Was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty".

Was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty". Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on September 20, 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. His record still stands in the Guinness Book of Records. Later, both Miguel Najdorf and János Flesch claimed to have broken that record, but their efforts were not properly monitored the way that Koltanowski's was.

Was a United States Congressman who represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1911 to 1

Was a United States Congressman who represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Was an American naturalist and explorer.Cherrie was born in Iowa. He took part in about forty expedi

Was an American naturalist and explorer.Cherrie was born in Iowa. He took part in about forty expeditions, mostly to Central and South America, including Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913–1914, when Cherrie was collecting specimens fo

Was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia. He was educated in the public schools of Rappahannock Cou

Was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia. He was educated in the public schools of Rappahannock County and taught school there for several years. Later, he attended Georgetown University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree. Shortly thereafte

Was an American professional wrestler and manager for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He spen

Was an American professional wrestler and manager for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He spent the majority of his career working for Jim Crockett Promotions.In addition to competing in the ring, Harris also worked as a manager in several wrestling

Was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern

Was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota.First elected in 1958, Mann was re-elected every two years through the 1982 general election. He represented the old districts 10, 18A, 27A and,

His credits include Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt, Jon B's Are U Still Down, and Gary Wright's First Si

His credits include Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt, Jon B's Are U Still Down, and Gary Wright's First Signs Of Life. He has worked with Jimmy Cliff and Laura Nyro as well.

September 10, 1895 , San Francisco, California - October 13, 1984 , Burlingame, California), nicknam

September 10, 1895 , San Francisco, California - October 13, 1984 , Burlingame, California), nicknamed "Highpockets", was a Major League Baseball player known for his solid all-round hitting and slick fielding at first base.

Was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Oly

Was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Canadian team which finished fourth in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay event. In the 400 metre freestyle competition

American naturalist.Bates studied at Knox College, Galesburg and at the Chicago Theological Seminary

American naturalist.Bates studied at Knox College, Galesburg and at the Chicago Theological Seminary and in 1895 visited West Africa and lived in the south east Cameroon, making a living by farming. He collected natural history specimens in his travels and sent many of these to the Natural History Museum in London.

Is an American state politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Is an American state politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Was a United States political figure and newspaper publisher predominately in what became the state

Was a United States political figure and newspaper publisher predominately in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he published a newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, before traveling the Oregon Trail to the unorganized Oregon Country.

Nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Ge

Nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6 ft 10 in 245 lb. Mikan is seen as one of the pioneers of professional basketball, redefining it as a game of so-called big men with his prolific rebounding, shot blocking and his talent to shoot over smaller defenders with his ambidextrous hook shot, result of his own Mikan Drill.[1]

Is an American former professional basketball player.Larry Mikan competed for the University of Minn

Is an American former professional basketball player.Larry Mikan competed for the University of Minnesota in the late 1960s and early 1970s. After graduating, he played one season with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 3.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 53 games.[2]

Nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Ge

Nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6Â ft 10Â in 245Â lb. Mikan is seen as one of the pioneers of professional basketball, redefining it as a game of so-called big men with his prolific rebounding, shot blocking and his talent to shoot over smaller defenders with his ambidextrous hook shot, result of his own Mikan Drill.

Was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's Universit

Was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, he played for eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Philadelphia Warriors.

Was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary bi

Was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. Stebbins received his Ph.D. in botany from Harvard University in 1931. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley,

Was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary bi

Was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century.[1] Stebbins received his Ph.D. in botany from Harvard University in 1931. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley, where his work with E. B. Babcock on the genetic evolution of plant species, and his association with a group of evolutionary biologists known as the Bay Area Biosystematists, led him to develop a comprehensive synthesis of plant evolution incorporating genetics.His most important publication was Variation and Evolution in Plants, which combined genetics and Darwin's theory of natural selection to describe plant speciation. It is regarded as one of the main publications which formed the core of the modern evolutionary synthesis and still provides the conceptual framework for research in plant evolutionary biology; according to Ernst Mayr,

Is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack,

Is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox) and is the first manager to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues. He piloted the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League.

Born on March 20, 1933, Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball a

Born on March 20, 1933, Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.