American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an African-American slave who composed poetry.

Was an African-American slave who composed poetry.

Was a United States federal judge.He was the state Democrat Attorney General of Indiana from 1942 to

Was a United States federal judge.He was the state Democrat Attorney General of Indiana from 1942 to 1944. He chaired the Indiana Public Service Commission in Indianapolis from 1943 to 1944.On March 8, 1962, Beamer was nominated by President John F. Kenne

Was an American businessman and amateur ornithologist.Lawrence conducted Pacific bird surveys for Sp

Was an American businessman and amateur ornithologist.Lawrence conducted Pacific bird surveys for Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin, and the three men co-authored Birds of North America in 1858.Lawrence left his collection of 8,000 bird skins to the American Museum of Natural History. Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei was named for him by Cassin.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in 1921, He serve

Was a politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in 1921, He served as Speaker of the Alberta Legislature from 1921 to 1936. He was defeated in 1935 when Social Credit swept to power. This would be the second time in Alberta history that a Speaker suffered electoral defeat.

Was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. O'Day received a gol

Was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. O'Day received a gold medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won the world champion title twelve times in various classes.

Was an astronomer at UCLA. He worked as a research astronomer, teacher, administrator, popularizer o

Was an astronomer at UCLA. He worked as a research astronomer, teacher, administrator, popularizer of science and education, and skeptic. Abell received his B.S. (1951), M.S. (1952) and Ph.D. (1957) from the California Institute of Technology. He began his astronomical career as a tour guide at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.His best known work was his catalogue of clusters of galaxies collected during the Palomar Sky Survey.[1] He analyzed their formation and evolution. He demonstrated that second-order clustering existed, disproving the hierarchical model of Carl Charlier. He also discovered how cluster luminosity could be used as a distance scale. He also collated a famous list of 86 planetary nebula in 1966 which includes Abell 39.

Was an American grammarian and philologist. He is best known for his Grammar of the German Language

Was an American grammarian and philologist. He is best known for his Grammar of the German Language (1905, revised 1922), and A Grammar of the English Language (1931).

Was an American ornithologist.In 1815 Ord became a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phil

Was an American ornithologist.In 1815 Ord became a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and two years later became a member of the American Philosophical Society. He went on to hold important positions in both. Ord received several of the specimens brought back by Lewis and Clark for description, including the Grizzly Bear and the Pronghorn.Ord was friend and avid supporter of Alexander Wilson, accompanying him on several of his journeys. After Wilson's death he finished the eighth and ninth volumes of Wilson's American Ornithology. He issued a life of Wilson in 1828 and published biographies of his fellow naturalists Thomas Say (1834) and Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1849). He also assisted in the enlargement of Samuel Johnson's dictionary and the first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary. He was hostile to John James Audubon, whose drawings he disliked and who he felt was usurping the position of Wilson.

Was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor and producer for film, stage, radio an

Was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor and producer for film, stage, radio and television.Welles first gained wide notoriety for his October 30, 1938, radio broadcast of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Adapted to sound like a contemporary news broadcast, it caused a number of listeners to panic. In the mid-1930s, his New York theatre adaptations of an all-black voodoo Macbeth and a contemporary allegorical Julius Caesar became legendary. Welles was also an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety spectacles in the war years. During this period he became a serious political activist and commentator through journalism, radio and public appearances closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1941, he co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Citizen Kane, often chosen in polls of film critics as the greatest film ever made.

Is an American humorist, satirist and Internet personality. He achieved widespread fame on the Inter

Is an American humorist, satirist and Internet personality. He achieved widespread fame on the Internet in the early 2000's for his opinion-oriented website, The Best Page in the Universe, and he has since written the New York Times bestselling book, The

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from King's College, Dempsey playe

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from King's College, Dempsey played five seasons (1954-1959) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Philadelphia in 1956.

A professor of cognitive linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught

A professor of cognitive linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1972. Although some of his research involves questions traditionally pursued by linguists, such as the conditions under which a certain linguistic construction is grammatically viable, he is most famous for his ideas about the centrality of metaphor to human thinking, political behavior and society. He is particularly famous for his concept of the "embodied mind," which he has written about in relation to mathematics. In recent years he has applied his work to the realm of politics, exploring this in his books. He is the founder of the progressive think tank the Rockridge Institute.[1][2]

(born September 14, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Los

(born September 14, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He is 6'0 and weighs 210 lbs.

Was a U.S. Representative from California.He served as member of the staff, United States Veterans'

Was a U.S. Representative from California.He served as member of the staff, United States Veterans' Bureau from 1921 to 1925. He resumed activities as a civil engineer. He was also co-owner of a travel agency in San Francisco. He served as member of the C

Was a popular American film and television actor. He secured a major role early in his career when h

Was a popular American film and television actor. He secured a major role early in his career when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), but he is probably best known to the younger audiences for his role as Col. John "Hann

Was an American film and television actor.He secured a major role early in his career when he starre

Was an American film and television actor.He secured a major role early in his career when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), but he is probably best known to the younger audiences for his role as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith in the 1980s television show The A-Team, where he is the cigar-chomping leader of a renegade commando squad, and as the millionaire sleuth Banacek.

Is a composer and music theorist. A student of Ernst Krenek, Perle composes with a technique of his

Is a composer and music theorist. A student of Ernst Krenek, Perle composes with a technique of his own devising called "twelve-tone tonality," which is different from, but related to, twelve-tone technique (Perle, 1992). Perle's former student Paul Lansky describes it thus: "Basically this creates a hierarchy among the notes of the chromatic scale so that they are all referentially related to one or two pitches which then function as a tonic note or chord in tonality. The system similarly creates a hierarchy among intervals and finally, among larger collections of notes, 'chords.' The main debt of this system to the 12-tone system lies in its use of an ordered linear succession in the same way that a 12-tone set does" (Chase 1992, p.587).

Was an American tennis player in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Miami, Florida. Pero pla

Was an American tennis player in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Miami, Florida. Pero played on the University of Miami tennis team that went unbeaten for three years between 1938 and 1940. While Pero was on the team, it lost to only two other

Is a Republican Wisconsin politician.In 1990, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1995,

Is a Republican Wisconsin politician.In 1990, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1995, Petak, Republican,changed his vote on a controversial funding bill for the Miller Park stadium. Nine months later, Petak was recalled from office.

Was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Peter was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress

Was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Peter was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson. He was reelected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress and served from October 7

Peter was raised in Irvine, California and started swimming competitively at the age of nine. He is

Peter was raised in Irvine, California and started swimming competitively at the age of nine. He is a former Olympic water polo player who won two silver medals for the United States.The first one was at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California

Was an American football player. He also played one season for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National

Was an American football player. He also played one season for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League.

Was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an Olympic and world champion fencer from Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s who became an internati

Was an Olympic and world champion fencer from Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s who became an internationally respected world-class fencing master in Hungary and the United States in 1950s.