American Famous Names Starting with Letter I

A Colombian boxer former world champion in the IBF Flyweight category.

A Colombian boxer former world champion in the IBF Flyweight category.

Was a champion Canadian freestyle swimmer.In 1932 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which

Was a champion Canadian freestyle swimmer.In 1932 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the Olympic 4×100 metre freestyle relay event. She also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition and in the 400 metre freesty

Is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She was previo

Is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She was previously a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a minister in the government of Premier Bob Rae.She was elected to represent Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Doug Reycraft by 520 votes (out of 38,382 cast). She served as government Whip from 1990 to 1991, and was a parliamentary assistant from 1991 to 1994. She was named a Minister without Portfolio, responsible for Culture, Tourism and Recreation, on October 21, 1994, near the end of the Rae government's term in office.

Was an American abstract artist, known for her work in the Geometric abstraction, Abstract expressio

Was an American abstract artist, known for her work in the Geometric abstraction, Abstract expressionist, and Lyrical Abstraction genres and her use of the principles of the Bauhaus school.Pereira was forced to begin work in her teens as a secretary to support her family after her father's death. In 1927, she enrolled in night art classes at the Art Students League in New York City. Among her instructors at the Art Students League were Jan Matulka and Richard Lahey. In 1931, she traveled to Europe and North Africa to further her painting studies and she studied with Amédée Ozenfant in Paris. In the mid-1930s she studied with Hans Hofmann, and among her friends and colleagues were Burgoyne Diller, Dorothy Dehner, David Smith, Hilla Rebay, Arshile Gorky, John D. Graham, and Frederick Kiesler. In 1935, Pereira became one of the founders and first instructors at the Design Laboratory, a school patterned after the Bauhaus school.

Is the bassist and backing vocalist for the Californian punk rock band Sugarcult. He joined the band

Is the bassist and backing vocalist for the Californian punk rock band Sugarcult. He joined the band after meeting frontman Tim Pagnotta in a music class. Airin is a multi-instrumentalist who can also play the guitar, piano, drums, and trumpet, as well as sing and harmonize. He is famoulsy known for his blond hair. He appeared in many MTV music videos and has toured most of the United States, Europe, and Japan with Sugarcult and has appeared as guest presenter for the main award at the Japanese MTV Awards.He frequently alternates between Fender Precision and Jazz basses. He has been with Sugarcult since the beginning and has featured on every Sugarcult album. He has also performed with the Street Drum Corps on MTV and in a special tribute to John Lennon and Yoko Ono and was a founding member of PEN15.

Is an American chess player and won U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998 and 2007. Born in Odessa

Is an American chess player and won U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998 and 2007. Born in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine), she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series. Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to Brooklyn that same year (1989).

Is a Canadian model. Romanian-born Lazareanu got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintan

Is a Canadian model. Romanian-born Lazareanu got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintance with supermodel Kate Moss.

DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres Country and Folk music.DeMent was the youngest child o

DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres Country and Folk music.DeMent was the youngest child of Pat DeMent and his second wife, Flora Mae. (As the baby of the family, she was Pat DeMent's fourteenth child, and Flora Mae's eighth.She was born near th

Was a United States Representative from Georgia. She was the third woman elected to Congress from Ge

Was a United States Representative from Georgia. She was the third woman elected to Congress from Georgia. Blitch was born near Vidalia, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens in 1929. She also attended South Georgia College in Dou

A Canadian actress known for starring in the science fiction television series Alienated.In 2005, Gr

A Canadian actress known for starring in the science fiction television series Alienated.In 2005, Graham was a featured player in the acclaimed psycho-thriller The Dark Hours. That same year, she was nominated for a Leo Award for best lead performance by a female for the TV movie Marker.

Is an American professional female bodybuilding champion. Kyle won her first contest, the 1994 Long

Is an American professional female bodybuilding champion. Kyle won her first contest, the 1994 Long Beach Muscle Classic. She earned her pro card by winning the heavyweight class and overall title at the 1998 NPC USA Championship in Las Vegas. Kyle has ha

Was an aviation pioneer, holder of numerous aviation records, and the first woman to win the Bendix

Was an aviation pioneer, holder of numerous aviation records, and the first woman to win the Bendix Trophy.In 1926 McPhetridge was working for the J.H.J. Turner Coal Co. where one of her main customers was the Travel Air Corporation in Wichita, Kansas own

Was a Hopi potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in present-day Arizona.[1] She received the Engl

Was a Hopi potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in present-day Arizona.[1] She received the English name Iris as an infant, but was better known by her Tewa name, Num-pa-yu, means "snake that does not bite". She was born at Hano Pueblo, which is prima

Was an American historian and journalist. She was best known for her best-selling 1997 account of th

Was an American historian and journalist. She was best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking. She committed suicide on November 9, 2004. Chang is the subject of the 2007 biographical book, Finding Iris Chang,[1] as well as the 2007 documentary film Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking

Was one of the United States’s premier swimmers in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Born in Seattle

Was one of the United States’s premier swimmers in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Born in Seattle, Washington, she was the daughter and eldest child of Chicago native, Arthur Charles John Schoennauer, and Prussian immigrant, Ida Amalia Ottilie Welk. Irma

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1924 and 1

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.

A Grammy Award winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul

A Grammy Award winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans."Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success; still, she has a

An American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Bella" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of

An American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Bella" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004, and for her multiple starring roles as Zenon in Disney Channel films.Storms currently stars on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its prime-time spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift portraying Maxie Jones.Storms was in a TV commercial for Tyco in 1989, she was a cover model for Talk With Me Barbie, she was also in a TV commercial for Galoob Baby Doll, and a TV commercial for Sea World. After appearing in a handful of commercials, Storms' television series jobs included a recurring role on ABC's Second Noah plus a lead role in "Sing Me a Story with Belle" on Saturday mornings,

(October 7, 1918-December 12, 2006) was a Major League Baseball player. He played four seasons in th

(October 7, 1918-December 12, 2006) was a Major League Baseball player. He played four seasons in the Majors, 1943-1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics. He died on December 12, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a broadcast personality based in C

Was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a broadcast personality based in Chicago, Illinois. He was popularly known by the nickname "Kup".

Was an American professional bodybuilder and a 2007 inductee to the International Federation of Body

Was an American professional bodybuilder and a 2007 inductee to the International Federation of BodyBuilders Hall of Fame. He was particularly known for his abdominal muscles. John Balik of Iron Man magazine recalled that "he had a 10-pack of abs when eve

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the San Antonio Spurs (1979-80) in the NBA for

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the San Antonio Spurs (1979-80) in the NBA for 26 games.[

Is a former professional American football cornerback and commentator.In 1961, Cross was drafted by

Is a former professional American football cornerback and commentator.In 1961, Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the National Football League (NFL) draft. Later in 1966 he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams.

Was a member of the United States Republican Party (GOP) who served in the House of Representatives

Was a member of the United States Republican Party (GOP) who served in the House of Representatives from 1909 to 1918, and in the United States Senate from 1918 to 1927, for the state of Wisconsin. He was also Warren G. Harding's personal preference for V

Was a star ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs in eight seasons from 1926–1933.Bailey gr

Was a star ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs in eight seasons from 1926–1933.Bailey grew up in Toronto and played junior hockey for St. Mary's in the Ontario Hockey Association. He played senior hockey in Peterborough for two seasons from 1924–1926 and in November 1926 was signed by the Toronto St. Patricks of the National Hockey League, renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first season with the team. He was the leading scorer and goal scorer in the NHL in the 1928–29 season, with 22 goals and 32 points in 44 games. He was again the Leafs leading scorer in 1929–30 and was just one point short of repeating in 1930–31. After three consecutive 20-goal seasons, his offensive production cooled off notably with the 1931–32 season. However, Bailey still helped Toronto win the Stanley Cup in 1932.