American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner who was the first trainer to w

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner who was the first trainer to win the U.S. Triple Crown. He raced Thoroughbreds from a base at tracks in Maryland and at Empire City Race Track in New York as well as at Old Woodbine Rac

(September 18, 1925 - January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed

(September 18, 1925 - January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed

Was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960. H

Was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960. His big break was being a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show, but he was probably best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series Th

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1991-1993) and Colorado

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1991-1993) and Colorado Rockies (1995-1997). He also played two seasons in Japan for the Orix BlueWave (1998-1999)

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Keitel was born in the New York City borough of Brookl

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Keitel was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the son of Miriam and Harry Keitel, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.[1][2] His parents owned and ran a luncheonette and his father also worked as

Was a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. Kurtzman often signed his name H. Kurtz, followed by a st

Was a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. Kurtzman often signed his name H. Kurtz, followed by a stick figure (i.e., H. Kurtz-man).

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed raceho

Is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier, they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois.

Is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first

Is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, best known for an incident where he

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, best known for an incident where he mistakenly won a game for the other team he was facing.He also played for the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and finished his career with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1985. He has career averages of 3.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg.

Is an American poet and academic.Hix is the author of books of poetry, criticism and essays and has

Is an American poet and academic.Hix is the author of books of poetry, criticism and essays and has been awarded a fellowship from the NEA. He has also won the KCAI Teaching Excellence Award, and the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry (from Truman State Universi

Was a professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons from 1970-1973. Before joining the Pist

Was a professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons from 1970-1973. Before joining the Pistons, he played basketball for Eastern Michigan University.

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk. He began his wres

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk. He began his wrestling career in the Mid-Western United States before joining Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in the early 1960s. In the company, he teamed with fellow wrestl

(May 12, 1893 - December 27, 1956) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played from

(May 12, 1893 - December 27, 1956) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1920 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 5' 8", 162 lb., Hiller batted and threw right-handed. He was born in East Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania.

(October 23, 1904–April 2, 1995) was a well-known golf pro and instructor.

(October 23, 1904–April 2, 1995) was a well-known golf pro and instructor.

Is an American forensic artist and Native American artist, who has worked for over forty years in la

Is an American forensic artist and Native American artist, who has worked for over forty years in law enforcement, completing thousands of composite drawings and hundreds of soft tissue postmortem reconstructions.[1] To this end, his work has assisted in

Is the earliest known designer of the Smiley.Harvey Ball served 27 years in the National Guard, and

Is the earliest known designer of the Smiley.Harvey Ball served 27 years in the National Guard, and was based in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1973 and then served six years in the Army Reserves. He retired as a full colonel in 1979. Ball was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa. He was awarded the Veteran of the Year award from the Worcester Veterans Council in 1999.

Is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 14th District since 1980. He i

Is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 14th District since 1980. He is the brother of former South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Bob Peeler.

Was an American sociologist influenced by the ethnomethodology tradition. He pioneered extremely det

Was an American sociologist influenced by the ethnomethodology tradition. He pioneered extremely detailed studies of the way real people actually used language in the real world. Despite his early death in a car crash and the fact that he did not publish widely, he founded the discipline of conversation analysis. His work has had significant influence on fields such as linguistics, discourse analysis, and discursive psychology.Sacks received his doctoral degree in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley (1966), an LL.B. at Yale Law School (1959), and a B.A. at Columbia College (1955). He lectured at the University of California, Los Angeles and Irvine from 1964-1975.

Was a famous American painter. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, The Prairie is

Was a famous American painter. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, The Prairie is My Garden. In this painting, a mother and her son and daughter are out gathering flowers from the quintessential prairie of the Great Plains.

Was an American former NBA player who played from 1960-1962. He played in college for Oregon State U

Was an American former NBA player who played from 1960-1962. He played in college for Oregon State University, and at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), was at the time the tallest player to ever play college basketball.[1]

Was an American politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1877 to 1878. He

Was an American politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1877 to 1878. He was a Republican and represented Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland.

Was an American neurosurgeon and a pioneer of brain surgery. He is widely regarded as the greatest n

Was an American neurosurgeon and a pioneer of brain surgery. He is widely regarded as the greatest neurosurgeon of the 20th century, and often called the "father of modern neurosurgery".

Is a cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals and seven Twenty20 Internationals for Canad

Is a cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals and seven Twenty20 Internationals for Canada.

Was a modernist American architect, noted for his work in Southern California that assimilated Europ

Was a modernist American architect, noted for his work in Southern California that assimilated European and American influences.He began his studies at Pomona College but left after a year to study sculpture at the Otis Art Institute, now Otis College of Art and Design. In 1928, he began apprenticing under architect Richard Neutra with whom he was associated until 1932. (Fellow apprentices included Gregory Ain and Raphael Soriano.)