American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played for the Boston College

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played for the Boston College Eagles basketball team before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round (30th overall) in 1994.

(born July 12, 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida) Rated as Angels #2 prospect by Baseball America for 20

(born July 12, 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida) Rated as Angels #2 prospect by Baseball America for 2006

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard, Komives played collegiately at Bowling Green S

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard, Komives played collegiately at Bowling Green State University, where he led the NCAA in scoring (36.7 points per game) during the 1963-64 season.[1] He then played ten seasons (1964-1974) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Is an American film producer and a published non-fiction author. Of Armenian descent, Kazanjian is a

Is an American film producer and a published non-fiction author. Of Armenian descent, Kazanjian is an active member of the Armenian charity and cultural community, and a USC alumnus.

Was an American actor and singer. He starred in many of the classic film musicals of the 1950s.

Was an American actor and singer. He starred in many of the classic film musicals of the 1950s.

Is an American actor. He began acting in 2003, and thus far is perhaps best known for his lead perfo

Is an American actor. He began acting in 2003, and thus far is perhaps best known for his lead performances in the comedy EuroTrip and the dramas Mean Creek and Peaceful Warrior.After appearing in a 2003 short film, Neverland, Mechlowicz made his film debut in the raunchy teen comedy, Eurotrip, which opened on February 20, 2004 and received mixed reviews.[2] The same year, he also starred in the independent film, Mean Creek, which was filmed in 2003 but not given a limited theatrical release until August 20, 2004. In the film, which was a dark teenage drama, Mechlowicz played the oldest of a group of teenagers. The film received a positive critical reception.[3] Mechlowicz also received an Independent Spirit Award for his acting in Mean Creek.

Was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman and commentator, and one of the ori

Was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman and commentator, and one of the original Murrow boys.In December 1941 Smith was one of the last American reporters to leave Berlin before Germany and the United States went to war. Smith's 1942 book, Last Train from Berlin: An Eye-Witness Account of Germany at War describes the reporter's observations from Berlin in the year after the departure of Berlin Diary author William L. Shirer. Last Train from Berlin became an American best-seller and was reprinted in 2001, shortly before Smith's death.

Was an American tennis player in the 1920s who won a number of championships. He was originally from

Was an American tennis player in the 1920s who won a number of championships. He was originally from California. His most significant championships were the 1926 French National men's doubles championship, where he and Vincent Richards beat Henri Cochet a

A Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland.

A Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland.He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (B.S., 1967), Harvard University (M.A., 1969) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1972). He joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1972, and took up his present post at University of Maryland in 2002.He has been a prominent contributor to the syntax literature within a Chomskyan framework, and is one of few linguists to have co-written articles with Chomsky.[1][2] Describing himself as a "conservative", Lasnik says that he often finds himself "...trying to resurrect old analyses or maintain current analyses that are being supplanted." (p. 4) [3]

Was an American lawyer and judge. Originally from Missouri, he relocated to New Mexico and became Ch

Was an American lawyer and judge. Originally from Missouri, he relocated to New Mexico and became Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.He was elected to the New Mexico Supreme Court as a Democrat, and began his service January 1, 1925. He was re-

Is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, orchestrator, conducto

Is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, orchestrator, conductor and music producer best known for composing the scores for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the score for The Silence of the Lambs, and for the films of David Cronenberg.

Is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills

Is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. Nicknamed "House" for his sturdy build, he played in four Super Bowls and was selected to two Pro Bowls while a member of the Bills.

Along with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore he discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s at t

Along with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore he discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for which he shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Is Harvard College Professor and Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University. He has, fo

Is Harvard College Professor and Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University. He has, for many years, taught an advanced freshman physics course, "Physics 16" in the fall semester. He is also Director of Undergraduate Studies in Physics and Master of Leverett House, where he asks all students to endearingly call him "Chief," while his wife Ann Georgi commands the name "Coach." He graduated from Harvard in 1967 and obtained his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1971. He was Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows from 1973-1976 and a Senior Fellow from 1982-1998. In 1995 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and received the Sakurai Prize; in 2000 he shared the Dirac Medal with Jogesh Pati and Helen Quinn. He has advised a number of notable students, including Andrew G. Cohen, Adam Falk, Benjamin Grinstein, John Hagelin, Lawrence J. Hall, David B. Kaplan, Michael Luke, Aneesh Manohar, Ann Nelson and Lisa Randall.

Was a twentieth century painter born in Washington, D.C.Howard Mehring is associated with the Washin

Was a twentieth century painter born in Washington, D.C.Howard Mehring is associated with the Washington Color School and the artists at Jefferson Place Gallery. Mehring and Robert Gates both received grants from Woodward Foundation to travel in Europe during 1971 to broaden their art backgrounds. His connection with Vincent Melzac was instrumental in developing his work. Early in his career (1956-1958) he shared studio space with Thomas "Tom" Downing, with whom he had been a student of Kenneth Noland at Catholic University. Some of their paintings from that period are difficult to tell apart.

Was a Jewish American novelist and television writer, who wrote also under the pen names E. V. Cunni

Was a Jewish American novelist and television writer, who wrote also under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson.Young Howard began writing at an early age. While hitchhiking and riding railroads around the country to find odd jobs, he wrote. His first novel, Two Valleys, was published when he was 18, in 1933. His first popular work was Citizen Tom Paine, a fictional account of the life of Thomas Paine. Always interested in American history, he also wrote The Last Frontier, about an attempt by Cheyennes to return to their native land; and Freedom Road, about the lives of former slaves during Reconstruction.

He attended Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Milford Hall of Fa

He attended Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Milford Hall of Fame. Long was an all-around athlete, playing football (lettered three years and was named to the Scholastic Coach All-America team as a senior), basketball

(born November 29, 1960), nicknamed HoJo, is a former switch hitting third baseman in Major League B

(born November 29, 1960), nicknamed HoJo, is a former switch hitting third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs from 1982 to 1995.

Is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is best known as host of the NBC gam

Is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is best known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's syndicated and Canadian counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his ro

Was an American comic actor and director. Morris was born in Bronx, New York. He came to prominence

Was an American comic actor and director. Morris was born in Bronx, New York. He came to prominence in appearances on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (a live sketch comedy television series appearing weekly in the United States, from 1950 until June 5, 19

Was an American poet, dramatist and critic, who was poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine from 19

Was an American poet, dramatist and critic, who was poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1948 until his death.Moss was born in New York City. He attended the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award. He is credited with discovering a number of major American poets, including Anne Sexton and Amy Clampitt.

Was a American former professional basketball player. Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast L

Was a American former professional basketball player. Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) and Northwest Arkansas Community College. He played 5 games during the 1995-96 NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.6 points and 0.4 assists per game.

Was United States Poet Laureate on two separate occasions: from 1963 to 1964, and from 1988 to 1990.

Was United States Poet Laureate on two separate occasions: from 1963 to 1964, and from 1988 to 1990.

Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in a musical household, but didn’t start

Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in a musical household, but didn’t start playing the bass until a couple of years before joining the Heartbreakers. His father, Sam, was a top local record producer who worked with various Rock and Soul groups in the 50s and 60s. Howie got to hang around the studios watching his father work, as well as do a little recording under his dad’s watchful eye at a very young age. "I would go into the bars with my father to check out the bands he was thinking of working with," Epstein recalls, "and a couple of times he let me use groups he was working with as back up musicians for stuff I’d record." Howie attended Nicolet High School in Glendale, WI and was part of the class of

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.His brief NBA career ended with the

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.His brief NBA career ended with the Dallas Mavericks in 1984-85. He then went on to play nearly a decade in France, eventually taking out French citizenship and playing on the French national team.[1] Carter finished his playing career in Greece.[1] He also had a career in the Philippine Basketball Association.[2]