American Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor.Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Mar

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor.Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Margaret Fortney (n

Was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Benne

Was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett.In 1966 she left the Ronettes, in search of spirituality. She became a real estate agent, and later opened a number of restaurants and sold her own bran

Is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She

Is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She was also a member of the band Park Ave. along with Tilly and the Wall bandmate Jamie Pressnall, (then Jamie Williams). And in the past, Jenkins sung in "C

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. Knight played for the Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors in six NBA seasons. His best year as a professional came during the 1993-94 season as a member of the Spurs, when he appeared in 64 games averaging 9.3 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Dayton.

Was a Canadian female bodybuilding champion, personal trainer, author, actor and businesswoman. She

Was a Canadian female bodybuilding champion, personal trainer, author, actor and businesswoman. She was the longtime partner and fiancée of Gregory Hines at the time of his death in August 2003. Her books include Supervixen: Secrets for Building a Lean a

Was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He a

Was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He attended the local academy in Gilmanton and then studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1807, he practiced in Farmington, New Hampshire.Eastman served as a mem

Was an American clerk, cloth manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey

Was an American clerk, cloth manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865.Perry was elected a Democrat to Congress in 1860, serving fro

Is a Costa Rican football player who, as of 2008 was playing for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense.He

Is a Costa Rican football player who, as of 2008 was playing for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense.He was part of the Costa Rican 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, having finished second in Group D.

Is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. H

Is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He is the first person to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2.5 hours exploring while Michael Collins remained in orbit in the Command Module.

Is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname "Super Fan" Chet Douglas, who has compet

Is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname "Super Fan" Chet Douglas, who has competed on the independent circuit since his debut in 2000. He has worked for the Heartland Wrestling Association, Florida Championship Wrestling and Ohio Valle

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Linda Ann Ward

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Linda Ann Ward

Is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer. In 1983, Drysdale opened his racing office in

Is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer. In 1983, Drysdale opened his racing office in Playa Del Rey, California. His first major winner was Forceten, and he has since saddled a total of 31 Breeders' Cup runners and has six winners to his cre

An American contemporary dancer. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance wher

An American contemporary dancer. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance where he finished third in the final four. On April 22, 2008, he began performing in the Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz as Luke.[1].Neil is a dancer who first started dancing at age five at the David DeMarie Dance Studio in Clarence, New York, and American Academy of Ballet in Williamsville, NY. He also appeared in small roles in movies. At age 14, he began intensive training in ballet at the Chautauqua Institution for three summers. He attended Point Park University for a year, majoring in dance

An astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the A

An astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Since 2006, he has hosted PBS's educational television show NOVA scienceNOW.Tyson has written a number of popular books on astronomy. In 1995, he began to write the "Universe" column for Natural History magazine. In a column for the magazine he authored in 2002, Tyson coined the term "Manhattanhenge" to describe the two days annually on which the evening sun aligns with the cross streets of the street grid in Manhattan, making sunset visible along unobstructed side streets.

Is a businessman and former Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon who held local, stat

Is a businessman and former Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades.Goldschmidt was elected to the Portland City Council in 1970, and then as mayor of Portland in 1972, becoming the youngest mayor of any major American city. He promoted the revitalization of Downtown Portland,

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Howard began working for a racing stable in 1969 a

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Howard began working for a racing stable in 1969 and went on to spend seven years as an assistant and stable foreman to future Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller before going out on his own in 1979.

His painting style was described by the art critic Marcia Tucker in 1978 as "Bad Painting," a descri

His painting style was described by the art critic Marcia Tucker in 1978 as "Bad Painting," a description which he has embraced. Jenney describes his style as realism, but it is an idiosyncratic use of the word on his part, meaning: a style in which narrative truths are found in the simple relationships of objects. His body of work from 1969-70, which is the period for which he was first known, was a reaction to minimalism and photo-realism. Neil Jenney has always been anti-photo. The work's impact was large for such a brief period: according to New York Times art critic Roberta Smith "in those two years Mr. Jenney helped put representational painting on a new course and established precedents for the art of the 1970s, 80's and 90's.

Is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons

Is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons (1990-2003) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, and Tennessee Titans. He played college football at the University of Maryland.

Is a noted photographer for the Time family of magazines. As a boy in New York City, Leifer would ga

Is a noted photographer for the Time family of magazines. As a boy in New York City, Leifer would gain free admission to New York Giants games by pushing the wheelchairs of handicapped patrons into the stadium. Using his free ticket and a camera, he would then position himself on the field with the photographers.

Is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduri

Is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Is an American born musician who is best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrum

Is an American born musician who is best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instruments are the guitar and the banjo.Welk was so pleased with his ability, that he was hired Neil on a permanent basis when Buddy completed his tour of duty in 1961. Neil stayed with the Welk Band until its final show in 1982. That same year, at the Country Music Awards he was nominated for best artist on a Speciality Instrument, the mandolin. He was also an accomplished studio musician, playing on several records for artists such as Glen Campbell, Frank Zappa, Bobby Darin, Bobbi Gentry, David Clayton Thomas, Neil Hefti's "Batman Theme", Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Neil Diamond and Noel Boggs.

Is a Canadian-born American soccer player currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF

Is a Canadian-born American soccer player currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

A Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter. He has recorded and performed with musicians inc

A Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter. He has recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Rick James and Wilson Pickett.During 1964, he joined forces with Gary Muir & The Reflections, a local group comprising Mui

Is a Canadian figure skater.

Is a Canadian figure skater.

(born on January 24, 1958) is currently the pitching coach for the Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A aff

(born on January 24, 1958) is currently the pitching coach for the Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2006,