American Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was an American composer.Sleeth was born in Evanston, Illinois. In 1934, she began to study the pian

Was an American composer.Sleeth was born in Evanston, Illinois. In 1934, she began to study the piano at the early age of four. Later in her life, she received an Academic major in music and a BA in music theory at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She married a Professor of Homiletics, Reverend Ronald E. Sleeth. One of her best-known anthems for choir is entitled "Joy in the Morning" and was written for the West Virginia Wesleyan College concert chorale on the occasion of her husband's inauguration as the president of West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1977. She was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church and one of her most noted hymn composition is the "Hymn of Promise", found currently in the United Methodist hymnal.

Is a French-Canadian athlete. Although she is primarily known as a former member of the Canadian Sno

Is a French-Canadian athlete. Although she is primarily known as a former member of the Canadian Snowboard Team, she was an avid volleyball player. She played for the Concordia Stingers in 1994-1995.

Is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece,

Is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. At the Beijing Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history[4] to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics. She is known for her dominance in a short course pool and for her underwater kicking ability. She currently holds World, American and US Open records in various events and has eleven Olympic medals

Born on January 7, 1983 in Sacramento, CA) is an American professional golfer

Born on January 7, 1983 in Sacramento, CA) is an American professional golfer

Is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is well-known for her work in new media, and serv

Is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is well-known for her work in new media, and serving as the co-Director of the Photography and Media Program in the Art School at California Institute of the Arts. She has also previously taught at the University of California, San Diego.Her recent projects include the online work agoraXchange, created with Jackie Stevens, commissioned by the Tate Online. Metapet (2003) was an online game commissioned by Creative Time in association with HAMACA. The beta version was launched at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; Version 1 was launched on May Day, 2003 and linked from the Whitney Museum’s online gallery.

Is an Australian ice dancer. She competed with Trent Nelson-Bond. They are the 2002-2006 Australian

Is an Australian ice dancer. She competed with Trent Nelson-Bond. They are the 2002-2006 Australian national champions. They have competed five times at the World Figure Skating Championships and six times at the Four Continents Championships.

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won eight Grammy Awards throughou

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won eight Grammy Awards throughout her career. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire towards a more jazzy orientated musical style since the early 90's. Natalie Cole is the daughter of noted crooner Nat King Cole. In several interviews, she talked about her upbringing; she was raised in an affluent area of Los Angeles, and her family, which she has referred to as "the black Kennedys", just a few doors down from the California governor. Cole also stated in an interview that she did not connect with her cultural heritage or "blackness" until she attended college. She was 15 years old when her father died of lung cancer.

The eldest child of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. A descen

The eldest child of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. A descendant of the House of Nassau, founded in 1093, which has ruled Luxembourg since 1890, Guillaume has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000 and bears the titles of Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma. He isHis godparents are Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. If he succeeds to the grand ducal throne as expected, he will reign as the fifth of his name, Guillaume V (or William V when anglicized).

Is an American water polo player. Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all t

Is an American water polo player. Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all time, her senior leadership helped guide the 2005 UCLA Bruins to their seventh national championship. In May 2005 Golda received the Peter J. Cutino Award,

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won ten Grammy Awards. She achiev

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won ten Grammy Awards. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more jazz orientated musical style in the early 1990s.

Member of Lendi Vexer (Downbeat/Trip hop Group)

Member of Lendi Vexer (Downbeat/Trip hop Group)

An American curler. She currently plays lead for Debbie McCormick.As a junior curler, Nicholson play

An American curler. She currently plays lead for Debbie McCormick.As a junior curler, Nicholson played second for Risa O'Connell and represented Team USA at the 1995 and 1997 World Junior Curling Championships finishing sixth and fourth respectively.In 20

An American R&B singer and songwriter.After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justi

An American R&B singer and songwriter.After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justice after giving up her dreams of being a singer. She was previously a cheerleader for the Houston Rockets NBA team and backup dancer for various R&B and ra

An American singer and dancer. Mejia is a member of the musical group Girlicious.Natalie was a conte

An American singer and dancer. Mejia is a member of the musical group Girlicious.Natalie was a contestant on the CW Reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, in which she became one of the four girls to make up the group, Girlicious. She was known

Is a sitar player and composer in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian si

Is a sitar player and composer in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Shankar. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Grammy Award winner Norah Jones.Anoushka was born in London. When she was eight years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen; since then she has become a world famous sitar artist.After her mother reunited with Mr Shankar, from age seven on she lived in Encinitas, California, USA where she gave several charity performances as a teenager and graduated from the local public high school.

Gray was born in Canton, Ohio, and decided to pursue a career in music after being expelled from Wes

Gray was born in Canton, Ohio, and decided to pursue a career in music after being expelled from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson. However, Gray's initial success came as a surprise. While attending the University of Southern California (graduated 1990[2

Was an American actress.Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Ange

Was an American actress.Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. She played several supporting roles during the 1940s (such as the wife of a German officer in the 1942 film Reunion in France) and 1950s, and also appeared most notably in The Snake Pit (1948) and Anastasia (1956) while returning to New York City to live and work between film roles.

Is an American soccer defender currently playing for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Socce

Is an American soccer defender currently playing for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the United States U-21 women's national soccer team.

Williams is the daughter of Nate Williams, a former basketball player who played for the Cincinnati

Williams is the daughter of Nate Williams, a former basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, New Orleans Jazz and the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association during an eight-year career.Natalie

Is an American soccer forward currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and i

Is an American soccer forward currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.On 16 September 2008 the initial WPS player allocation was conducted; Kai was allocated to Sky Blue FC with fellow US Women's National Team players Heather O'Reilly and Christie Rampone.

Is an American gymnast. Currently residing in Texas, she trains at Stars Gymnastics but has announce

Is an American gymnast. Currently residing in Texas, she trains at Stars Gymnastics but has announced she will no longer compete as an elite athlete, but rather will plan to compete in collegiate competition soon.

An American film and television actress.Lyonne began acting at an early age with her first role as "

An American film and television actress.Lyonne began acting at an early age with her first role as "Opal" on Pee-wee's Playhouse. She appeared in the 1990 film A Man Called Sarge during the time her family lived in Israel.Lyonne is perhaps best known for her roles in the first two American Pie films as the wise-cracking Jessica. She has also appeared in more than 30 other movies, including starring roles in the independent films Slums of Beverly Hills and But I'm a Cheerleader. Lyonne also appeared in Party Monster in 2003, a dramatization of the Michael Alig story. As the character Brooke, Lyonne donned a fat suit and dreadlocks.

Is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding m

Is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the best-selling female group of all time, according to the IFPI and SonyBMG.[1] After a series of commercially successful releases with the group and a worldwide number-one success with rapper Nelly and "Dilemma," Rowland released her pop rock-influenced solo album Simply Deep in 2002. The album became a commercial success, eventually selling more than two million copies woldwide, and garnered three more or less successful singles, among "Stole."[2] Following the formal disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005

Her most notable roles include Species and Species II.Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundlan

Her most notable roles include Species and Species II.Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, the daughter of Helen, a homemaker, and Brian Henstridge, a biker/contractor.[1][2] She was raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada with younger brother, Shane. At the age of thirteen, she entered the Casablanca Modeling Agency's "Look of the Year" contest and was chosen first runner-up. The following year, Henstridge went to Paris to pursue her modeling ambitions. At fifteen, she was featured on her first magazine cover, the French edition of Cosmopolitan. Several magazine covers followed and Henstridge went on to do television commercials for products such as Olay, Old Spice, and Lady Stetson. Her modeling career established, Henstridge moved on to a career in movies.

Is a British-American logician and wrestler.Ackerman was born on March 4, 1978 in New York City, New

Is a British-American logician and wrestler.Ackerman was born on March 4, 1978 in New York City, New York United States to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London followed by Harvard University where he