American Famous Names Starting with Letter K

When Heigl was nine, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of her. Aft

When Heigl was nine, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of her. After returning to her home in New York, the aunt sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies, with the permission of Heigl's parents. Within a few weeks, Heigl was signed as a child model. Almost immediately afterwards, a client slated Heigl for use in a magazine advertisement where she made her debut. She was soon earning $75 an hour posing for Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs. Television jobs soon followed, the first in a national spot for Cheerios cereal. She made her acting debut in the 1992 movie That Night. Heigl appeared as Christina Sebastian in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama King of the Hill before being cast in her first leading role in the 1994 comedy My Father the Hero. During this time, Heigl continued to attend New Canaan High School,

Was a 1980s Hi-NRG disco singer, known for her Italo disco hit, "I Love My Radio".The song, produced

Was a 1980s Hi-NRG disco singer, known for her Italo disco hit, "I Love My Radio".The song, produced by Claudio Cecchetto,[1] who was also behind all her previous hits in Italy, was released in the United Kingdom by Rhythm King's Transglobal Records (both

Is an American short track speed skating athlete.

Is an American short track speed skating athlete.

Is an American soccer player from Medina, Washington. She is a defender for the Philadelphia Indepen

Is an American soccer player from Medina, Washington. She is a defender for the Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer league and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.

Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. T

Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. There she began a modeling career, and also performed on stage.In 1999, she had the central role of the Our Lady Peace video "Is Anybody Home?"Her first major role was in the television series Young Americans, playing Jake Pratt, a girl who enters the Rawley Boys Academy by passing as a boy and ends up falling in love with Hamilton (Ian Somerhalder), the Dean's son.She has played many lesbian and transgender roles. She auditioned for the part of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry - that ended up going to actress Hilary Swank. She played a pre-operative transsexual in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (episode "Fallacy"). She appeared as a lesbian artist--and a former lover of Sophia Myles' character--in Terry Zwigoff's Art School Confidential.

Was an artist and a patron of the arts. Her paintings were abstract with spiritual emphasis, and she

Was an artist and a patron of the arts. Her paintings were abstract with spiritual emphasis, and she was a member of the Abstraction-Création group.She was treasurer of the German Home for Recreation of Women and Children and was one of the founding members of the Little Italy Neighborhood Association in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the Brooklyn Art School and at the Pratt Institute, and then studied with Walter Shirlaw with her sister, Dorothea. Between 1907 and 1914, Katherine spent time abroad studying art, and exhibiting her work. In 1916 in New York City, while working for the Society of Independent Artists, she met Marcel Duchamp. In January 1920, Dreier, Duchamp, and Man Ray founded the Société Anonyme in Dreier's Manhattan apartment.

Was an early female flier. She was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's certifi

Was an early female flier. She was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's certificate, which she earned on July 24, 1912, at the age of 21. Initially, she planned to get her certificate and use money she earned from exhibition flying to

An American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. The 6

An American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. The 6

Is an American racing cyclist who rides for the Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team. S

Is an American racing cyclist who rides for the Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team. She won the United States National Road Race Championships in Park City, Utah in June 2005.

An American singer-songwriter. She has risen to prominence with her 2008 single "I Kissed a Girl" wh

An American singer-songwriter. She has risen to prominence with her 2008 single "I Kissed a Girl" which has become a worldwide hit topping the charts in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and the United World Chart. In the United States, the song is also noted for being the 1000th chart-topper of the Rock Era.[4] Perry has a contralto [5] vocal range.In 2004, Perry worked for the record production team The Matrix, who had previously worked with Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, Korn and Britney Spears, among others. Perry also began working on a debut mainstream album, writing with Glen Ballard, which was due for release in 2005; some of the collaborations included "Box", "Diamonds" and "Long Shot

Is an American musician residing in Washington, D.C.. She performs in the band The Casual Dots, and

Is an American musician residing in Washington, D.C.. She performs in the band The Casual Dots, and has previously been in bands such as Bikini Kill and The Frumpies.

Kathie Lee Gifford was born in Paris, France, to Aaron Leon Epstein and his wife, Joan. Her father w

Kathie Lee Gifford was born in Paris, France, to Aaron Leon Epstein and his wife, Joan. Her father was serving in the United States Navy. She grew up in Bowie, Maryland, in the United States where she was a cheerleader for Bowie High School

She was discovered by Lawrence Welk while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she w

She was discovered by Lawrence Welk while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was the local Miss Champagne Lady in a show that went on the road. She was hired in 1976 after completing her studies. She sang numerous solos, and often was paired with Dick Dale in various numbers

Is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, serving from 2009 u

Is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 59th district fro

Was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 59th district from 2003 until 2009. The district includes all or part of Vernon Hills, Prairie View, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Mettawa, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Green Oaks

Is Professor and Chair of Second Language Studies at Indiana University (Bloomington).Her primary re

Is Professor and Chair of Second Language Studies at Indiana University (Bloomington).Her primary research interests are second-language temporality and tense-mood-aspect systems and interlanguage pragmatics. Professor Bardovi-Harlig currently serves as First Vice President of the American Association of Applied Linguistics (2005-2009).

A contemporary Christian singer, author, and speaker.After graduation, she attended the Berklee Coll

A contemporary Christian singer, author, and speaker.After graduation, she attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year, studying jazz, before returning home to community college in the Long Island region. While working a job to pay the coll

Is the Democratic U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district. Hochul prevailed i

Is the Democratic U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district. Hochul prevailed in the May 24, 2011 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Chris Lee, and was sworn into office on June 1, 2011. Her opponents

Her best known and most controversial performance was the lead role in the 1976 erotic film Emily, w

Her best known and most controversial performance was the lead role in the 1976 erotic film Emily, which includes a scene in a shower with Stark and another woman. The film's soundtrack included a title song written for the film by Rod McKuen, and was a late-night staple of early pay-cable channels such as HBO. She also played the part of Camie (sometimes spelled as “Cammie”) in the 1977 film Star Wars.

Is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film and television actress, and a stage and televi

Is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film and television actress, and a stage and television director.

A Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. Her 2003 debut album, Failer, contained the single

A Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. Her 2003 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates".Edwards, whose parents were diplomats, spent portions of her youth in Korea and Switzerland. At age 5, Edwards began classical violin studies that continued for the next 12 years. As a teenager she lived overseas, away from the North American commercial mainstream. She spent much of her time listening to her brother Tim's Neil Young and Bob Dylan records, and he bought her first record, a Tom Petty album.

Is an Olympic-level swimmer from the United States. Hersey competed in the 2007 Pan American Games,

Is an Olympic-level swimmer from the United States. Hersey competed in the 2007 Pan American Games, where she won gold medals in the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley, and 4x100 m medley relay. Also in 2007, at US Short Course Nati

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay. She received a bronze medal in 100m freestyle and in 10

Walsh was born in San Jose, California and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. According to a commercial int

Walsh was born in San Jose, California and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. According to a commercial interview that Kate Walsh did for Cadillac, Walsh explains that her father is an Irish immigrant and her maternal grandfather was Italian American.[1] Her mot

Is an American professional poker player. Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop pl

Is an American professional poker player. Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado. She would later go on to enter tournaments and she won the first Party Poker Million event in 2002, the first limit poker tournament with a $1 million prize.