American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 6'6" forward-center from North Carolina S

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 6'6" forward-center from North Carolina State University, McKinney had a six-year playing career in the NBA, most of them with the now-defunct Washington Capitols. He also played for the Boston Celtics. His final year with the Capitols (in the 1950-1951 season), McKinney was a player-coach; the team folded midway through the season.

Was an American basketball player and coach.He played for the Boston Celtics (1946-47) in the BAA fo

Was an American basketball player and coach.He played for the Boston Celtics (1946-47) in the BAA for 58 games. He became the first Celtic to score 20 points in a regular season game.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants a

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians.

He won the Republican gubernatorial primary in 1944 and was elected the 59th Governor of Maine by a

He won the Republican gubernatorial primary in 1944 and was elected the 59th Governor of Maine by a landslide margin. Reelected in 1946 by another large margin he was a supporter of the University of Maine and education for veterans.In 1948 he lost the Re

Was a U.S. politician who served as Acting Governor of the state of New Jersey. He was the nephew of

Was a U.S. politician who served as Acting Governor of the state of New Jersey. He was the nephew of Andrew D. Baker.He was a member of New Jersey Senate between 1894 and 1906. Then he became the Acting Governor of New Jersey and served between 1909 and 1

Served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Pa

Served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855-1933.Boies, who was once a Republican, became a Democrat after the Republican Party be

Was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college profess

Was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college professor. Husband of poet and editor Marya Zaturenska, he was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Was a former US boxer. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia. Herring turned

Was a former US boxer. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia. Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost

Was an American pianist, Big Band leader, radio and television personality, and entertainer.uring th

Was an American pianist, Big Band leader, radio and television personality, and entertainer.uring this period, Heidt lived in the then-new "Brentwood" (Brentwood, California) neighborhood in West Los Angeles at what was the address of 1525 San Vicente Boulevard at the time. Heidt had bought the mansion from the widow of a retired dentist, and it offered stunning views of Santa Monica Canyon overlooking The Riviera Country Club and even out to Catalina Island on a clear day. The expansive hacienda-style residence, once featured on the cover of the then-popular magazine Pictorial California in Rotogravure in 1927, has long since been razed and the property subdivided.

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA and currently with Italian Lega B

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA and currently with Italian Lega Basket team Climamio Bologna.

Is an American leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. While a student at Morehouse College in

Is an American leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia during the early 1960s, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He has been Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1998.

Is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson Unive

Is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson University, before playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he became a 4-time NBA champion. Horace Grant is the twin brother of Harvey Grant, who also played in the NBA.

(born September 23, 1898 in Clarksville, Tennessee; died November 14, 1987 in Clarksville, Tennessee

(born September 23, 1898 in Clarksville, Tennessee; died November 14, 1987 in Clarksville, Tennessee) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Was an American astronomer, and brother of Charles Wesley Tuttle.He discovered or co-discovered nume

Was an American astronomer, and brother of Charles Wesley Tuttle.He discovered or co-discovered numerous comets, including 55P/Tempel-Tuttle (parent body of the Leonid meteor shower), and 109P/Swift-Tuttle (parent body of the Perseid meteor shower). Other periodic comets that bear his name are 8P/Tuttle and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak. The asteroid 5036 Tuttle was named in his honour.Asteroid Tuttle (aka 1991 US2, 1965 DC, 1971 FY, 1977 KA2, 1982 KA1, 1985 UB2, 1988 KK1 or 1990 ST12), 2.73au from Earth on 19SEP2001. It has a magnitude of 11.4, a rotation period of 3.8 hours and a period of 5.57 years.

Was a self-taught African-American painter who worked in a naive style. The injustice of slavery and

Was a self-taught African-American painter who worked in a naive style. The injustice of slavery and American segregation figure prominently in many of his works.His activity as a painter did not begin in earnest until 1930. One of his best-known paintings, his Self-portrait of 1941, shows him seated in front of an easel, cradling his brush in his right hand (he used his left arm to guide his injured right arm when painting). His painting of John Brown Going to his Hanging (1942) is in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.Among Pippin's works are many genre paintings, such as the Domino Players (1943), in the Phillips Collection, Washington D.C., and several versions of Cabin in the Cotton. His portraits include a depiction of the contralto Marian Anderson singing, painted in 1941. He also painted landscapes and religious subjects.

Was an American meteorologist who pioneered in aviation meteorology, synoptic weather analysis (weat

Was an American meteorologist who pioneered in aviation meteorology, synoptic weather analysis (weather forecasting), severe convective storms, cloud physics, and weather modification. Byers is most well known for his work as director of U.S. Weather Bureau's Thunderstorm Project in which, among other things, the modern cell morphology and life cycle of a thunderstorm were established. He is also known for his professional involvement with Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby and Tetsuya Theodore Fujita.

Was a US Representative from Connecticut.He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (J

Was a US Representative from Connecticut.He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947–January 3, 1949), and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He was elected to the Eighty-second

Was an American astronomer. He was the son of Harold D. Babcock.He invented and built a number of as

Was an American astronomer. He was the son of Harold D. Babcock.He invented and built a number of astronomical instruments, and in 1953 was the first to propose the idea of adaptive optics. He specialized in spectroscopy and the study of magnetic fields of stars. He proposed the Babcock Model, a theory for the magnetism of sunspots.During World War II, he was engaged in radiation work at MIT and Caltech. After the war he began a productive collaboration with his father.

Was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.From 1910 until 1912 he was a member of the Texas Sta

Was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.From 1910 until 1912 he was a member of the Texas State Senate and in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915.

Is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever

Is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever produced.[citation needed]

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization. His parents emigrated

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization. His parents emigrated from Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico.He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, when he had a solid 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. He got off to an excellent start in 2004 with a 2.39 ERA in the first nine starts, before he suffered a shoulder injury, initially thought minor, but which eventually sidelined him for the rest of the season, except for one September relief appearance.

Was a thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States.Born in Argentina into a wealthy family

Was a thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States.Born in Argentina into a wealthy family that had been involved with horses for several generations, a suave young Horatio Luro grew up as something of a playboy and maintained this lifestyle after moving to the United States. Well connected, he was friends with the social and business elite who could afford to be involved in the costly sport of thoroughbred racing. One of those elite was Canada's Edward P. Taylor (1901-1989), chairman of a giant business conglomerate, the founder of the Jockey Club of Canada, and later the president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Taylor hired Horatio Luro to run his Windfields Farm, a large breeding and racing operation with two farms in Ontario and another in Chesapeake City, Maryland.

Was a thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. One of those elite was Canada's E. P.

Was a thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. One of those elite was Canada's E. P. Taylor (1901-1989), chairman of a giant business conglomerate, the founder of the Jockey Club of Canada, and later the president of the National Thoroughbr

Is a former American football cornerback and safety in the NFL..Blades played a big part in the Univ

Is a former American football cornerback and safety in the NFL..Blades played a big part in the University of Miami's winning the 1987 NCAA National Championship