American Famous Names Starting with Letter O

(born June 4, 1983 in Richmond, Virginia), is an American baseball player who is currently a relief

(born June 4, 1983 in Richmond, Virginia), is an American baseball player who is currently a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres.

Born Olive Marie Osmond to Olive and George Osmond, Marie Osmond was raised as a member of the Churc

Born Olive Marie Osmond to Olive and George Osmond, Marie Osmond was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with her eight brothers Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy Osmond. Since an early age, he

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) shootin

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) shooting guard and played collegiately at San Jacinto Junior College and East Carolina University.

Is an American professional Heavyweight boxer known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in

Is an American professional Heavyweight boxer known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in 1994 after scoring an upset knock out victory over Lennox Lewis, in Lewis' home town of London, England, followed by his infamous in-ring meltdown in the r

An American actor who appeared as Bobby in the 2004 movie American Crime and in The Celestine Prophe

An American actor who appeared as Bobby in the 2004 movie American Crime and in The Celestine Prophecy

Was a versatile two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor. He was known for portraying Rocky B

Was a versatile two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor. He was known for portraying Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and The Penguin in the television series Batman. Contemporary fans recall him as "Grandpa Gustavson" (Jack Lemmon's father) in the films Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is an American singer. He now resides in Surrey in England.Cheatham had a few hits in the 1980s, and

Is an American singer. He now resides in Surrey in England.Cheatham had a few hits in the 1980s, and he returned to the charts in 2003, when he was featured in Room 5's UK #1 single, "Make Luv"[2], which sampled his 1983 song "Get Down Saturday Night". El

Was a Trinidadian-American sociologist noted for his early Marxist viewpoint on Fascism. He is a mem

Was a Trinidadian-American sociologist noted for his early Marxist viewpoint on Fascism. He is a member of the Chicago school of sociology

Was the sixteenth mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1858 to 1861.

Was the sixteenth mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1858 to 1861.

Is a prominent author in the area of transaction cost economics, a student of Ronald Coase, Herbert

Is a prominent author in the area of transaction cost economics, a student of Ronald Coase, Herbert Simon and Richard Cyert. Prof. Williamson received his Bachelor of Science in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1955, M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1960, and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1963. He has held professorships in business administration, economics, and law at the University of California, Berkeley since 1988 and is currently the Edgar F. Kaiser Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business. [1]

Was an American economic geographer.By 1912 he took a job with the United States Department of Agric

Was an American economic geographer.By 1912 he took a job with the United States Department of Agriculture, where he would stay for the next thirty years. Baker's work was noticed rather quickly, in part because of his contributions to the Yearbooks from 1915 to 1938, several of which he edited. For the first eighteen years at the USDA he was devoted to studying the geographical aspects of land use. One of his first works, co-authoring Geography of the World's Agriculture (1917) with Vernor Clifford Finch, led him to even wider recognition. Shortly after its publication, Baker returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for further graduate study,

Was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United

Was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the United States. On June 20, 1787, while at the Federal Convention, Ellsworth moved to strike the wo

Is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater

Is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater country, twenty-four miles west of Baton Rouge. The son of an impoverished Cajun blacksmith, older cousin Norman Leblanc had become a jockey then a horse

Is a cartoonist and web designer who currently resides in New York with his wife Debbie. (Divorced F

Is a cartoonist and web designer who currently resides in New York with his wife Debbie. (Divorced February 06, 2008).His cartoons have appeared in most major magazines across the United States, including the Saturday Evening Post, The National Times, Ame

Was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, N

Was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, New Jersey, attended the common schools and moved west, eventually settling in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in

Was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that bega

Was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted over 30 years. Hardy’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 1500 Vine Street, Hollywood, California.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward, Taylor played college bas

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward, Taylor played college basketball at the University of Houston from 1966-1969.

Was an American socialite and United States Representative from New York. Belmont served as delegate

Was an American socialite and United States Representative from New York. Belmont served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1900, and was elected as a Democrat from New York's 13th District to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-Ma

Was the 22nd Governor of Colorado from 1919–1923.Oliver Shoup was born in Champaign County, Illino

Was the 22nd Governor of Colorado from 1919–1923.Oliver Shoup was born in Champaign County, Illinois on December 13, 1869 to William and Delia Shoup. He lived in Illinois, until he was 13 years old, when they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Known as (The) "Big O," is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.Miller is well-known f

Known as (The) "Big O," is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.Miller is well-known for his large size (6-foot-9, over 300 pounds). After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 22nd overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He went on to play for various NBA teams over his 8-year career, including the Suns (1992-94, 1999-00), Detroit Pistons (1994-95), Toronto Raptors (1995-96 and 1997-98), Dallas Mavericks (1996-97) and Sacramento Kings (1998-99). He was signed by the Indiana Pacers during the 2002 pre-season, but he was waived before the regular season began.

Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to American parents Sheila Maynard, a clinical social wor

Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to American parents Sheila Maynard, a clinical social worker who worked in Islamabad,[1] and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia and the Philippines.[2] His family

Was an American bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer who won two gold medals in Boxing

Was an American bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer who won two gold medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Kirk is the only boxer in Olympic history to ever win two gold medals in two separate weight divisions at the same Olympics.

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He has pl

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He has played one first-class and seven List A matches for Bermuda to date, representing them in two ICC Trophy tournaments, the 2004 Americas Championship and the