American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was Mayor of Anchorage from 1961-1964. He is sometimes known as "The Earthquake Mayor" for having be

Was Mayor of Anchorage from 1961-1964. He is sometimes known as "The Earthquake Mayor" for having been in office during the devastating Good Friday Earthquake of 1964, and for his work in the aftermath.He served in the Anchorage Assembly from 1959 to 1961

Was a Pennsylvania jurist and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.He served as a memb

Was a Pennsylvania jurist and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837. He was a district judge in Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1867. In 1850 he reorganized the University o

Is an American actor and former male fashion model. Stults grew up in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado

Is an American actor and former male fashion model. Stults grew up in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado but was born in Detroit, Michigan

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Ross played for the New York Giants in the 1918 season. In one

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Ross played for the New York Giants in the 1918 season. In one game, Ross pitched in 2.3 innings, and gave up two hits, with three strikeouts. He batted and threw left-handed.

Born December 25, 1866 in Portsmouth, NH, died April 18, 1926 in Boston, MA)

Born December 25, 1866 in Portsmouth, NH, died April 18, 1926 in Boston, MA)

Was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic.

Was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic.

Was the men's basketball coach at Purdue from 1965 to 1972. During his tenure, he compiled a 109-64

Was the men's basketball coach at Purdue from 1965 to 1972. During his tenure, he compiled a 109-64 record. He won a Big Ten Championship, and took the school to its only modern National Championship appearance in 1969. He served as the school's athletic director following his coaching stint. He is a member of the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame. He previously served as the head basketball coach at West Virginia, from 1961 to 1965, where he compiled a 102-43 record.

Was a Major General in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton.A 19

Was a Major General in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton.A 1946 graduate of West Point Patton was initially trained as an infantryman. His first assignment was to Regensburg, West Germany where he participated in the 1948 Berlin Airlift. He and the troops under his command were utilized to load supplies onto Air Force transport aircraft bound for Berlin. In 1952, a year after he returned from Germany, he married Joanne Holbrook. Patton served in Korea starting in July 1953, commanding "A" Company of the 140th Tank Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. Patton received his first Silver Star and the Purple Heart in Korea.

Was a distinguished and controversial U.S. Army officer.Commissioned in the army in 1909, Patton par

Was a distinguished and controversial U.S. Army officer.Commissioned in the army in 1909, Patton participated in the unsuccessful attempt to capture Pancho Villa in 1916-17. In World War I, he was a senior commander of the new United States Tank Corps and saw action in France. After the war, he was a strong advocate of armored warfare.

Is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political act

Is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist.Currently, Soros is chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute and is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. According to his own website, Soros claims his support for the Solidarity labour movement in Poland, as well as the Czechoslovak human rights organization Charter 77, contributed to ending Soviet Union political dominance in those countries.

Is a professional wrestler who has appeared as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Wrestlin

Is a professional wrestler who has appeared as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation. South wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling and captured their NWA Georgia Junior Heavy

(August 23, 1870 - October 17, 1940) was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the tur

(August 23, 1870 - October 17, 1940) was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Davis also spent multiple seasons as a third baseman and center fielder, and lesser amounts of time at other positions.

(February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American p

(February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional football and the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears.

Was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1962 to 1963.The 1957 electio

Was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1962 to 1963.The 1957 election resulted in the first Progressive Conservative government in over two decades. In September of that year new Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker made White his first appointment to the Senate so that Sydney Earle Smith, the newly appointed Secretary of State for External Affairs despite not being an MP could attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons through a by-election.

Was an American poet of the neo-formalist school. His work is marked by clever rhymes, witty asides,

Was an American poet of the neo-formalist school. His work is marked by clever rhymes, witty asides, and the fusing of Romantic themes with cynicism towards modern life. Starbuck called his style of formalism SLABS, for Standard Length And Breadth Sonnets

S an American broadcaster and political adviser. He is currently ABC News's Chief Washington Corresp

S an American broadcaster and political adviser. He is currently ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent and the host of ABC's Sunday morning news show This Week. Prior to joining ABC News, he was a senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential

Was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog

Was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Boolos graduated from Princeton University in 1961 with an A.B. in mathematics. Oxford University awarded him the B.Phil in 1963. In 1966, he obtained th

Is a former United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gun

Is a former United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, was former Deputy Florida Attorney General, and is credited with spear

Was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the

Was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1948-1949).In 1948, Vico made it to the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers. In his first at bat in the major leagues on April 20, 1948, Vico hit a home run off Joe Haynes on the first pitch he faced. Vico had another impressive game on August 14, 1948, when he collected 7 RBIs, 2 doubles, a triple and a home run. (If Vito had held up on his second double, he could have hit for the cycle.) Vico was the Tigers' starting first baseman in 1948, playing in 144 games and batting .267 with 139 hits, 23 doubles, 9 triples and 8 home runs. As a rookie, Vico was among the 1948 American League leaders with 9 triples (9th in AL), 7 times hit by a pitch (2nd in AL), 17 sacrifice hits (4th in AL), and 23 times grounded into a double play (2nd in AL).

Was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture director, producer, writer and cinematographer.

Was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture director, producer, writer and cinematographer.In 1934 he got his first directing job, the slapstick Kentucky Kernels. His big break came when he directed Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams in 1935. He went on in the late 1930s to direct several Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movies, not only with the two actors together, but on their own. In 1940, he directed Carole Lombard in Vigil in the Night, and the film has an alternate ending for European audiences in recognition of World War II, which the US had not yet entered.

Better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wid

Better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion. He is the father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak. Stasiak was used as a transition champion, defeating Morales for

Was a leader in the Mississippi Territory and in both states formed from it, Mississippi and Alabama

Was a leader in the Mississippi Territory and in both states formed from it, Mississippi and Alabama. He was a longtime trader among the Choctaws, and was trusted by them. At their request, he led an expedition to scout the prospective Choctaw lands in th

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

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

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th century. Patterson played most notably for the Ph

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th century. Patterson played most notably for the Philadelphians, which flourished from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as "one of the best all-round cricketers ever produced by America." He had a successful career with both Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania and began playing first-class cricket when he was only 16 years old. At the club and first-class level in the United States, Patterson continued to show his batting skill. His highest score in a first-class match was 271.

Was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territo

Was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territories in the 1850s, and describer of several new fish species.In 1853 he joined the Pacific Railroad Survey led by Isaac Stevens, and in 1856 resigned from the United States Army to pursue natural history fulltime, publishing several works on the life of the Pacific Northwest.