American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an American inventor. He was the brother of Uriah A. Boyden.A New England native (born in Foxbor

Was an American inventor. He was the brother of Uriah A. Boyden.A New England native (born in Foxboro, Massachusetts) who moved to Newark, New Jersey, Boyden perfected the process for making patent leather, created malleable iron, invented a nail-making machine, and built his own steamboat. He is also credited with having invented a cut off switch for steam engines and a method for producing zinc from ore. At the time of his death, he told friends that he had, even at that time, enough experiments on hand to last two whole lifetimes.[1]Boyden began his work with malleable iron in 1820, when he was 32 years old. From observing the behavior of iron that stuck to the walls of his grandfather's forge, he had developed a theory about the heat treatment of iron. He completed his research in 1826, and won an award from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia two years later.

Is a male beach volleyball and volleyball player from the United States who participated at the NORC

Is a male beach volleyball and volleyball player from the United States who participated at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Manzanillo playing with Marcin Jagoda. They finished in the 9th position.

Was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first co

Was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes.[1] Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama.[2]

Was an American physicist who worked in the Manhattan Project. He had been Carl D. Anderson's studen

Was an American physicist who worked in the Manhattan Project. He had been Carl D. Anderson's student at Caltech. In 1937, he helped discover muons using cloud chamber measurements of cosmic rays.While at Los Alamos, Neddermeyer was an early advocate for development of an implosion technique for assembling a critical mass in an atomic bomb. While implosion was previously suggested by Richard Tolman as early as 1942,[1] and discussed in the introductory lectures given to Los Alamos scientists by Robert Serber, Neddermeyer was one of the first to urge its full development. Unable to find much initial enthusiasm for the concept amongst his fellow Los Alamos scientists, Neddermeyer presented the first substantial technical analysis of implosion in late April 1943. Though many remained unimpressed, Robert Oppenheimer appointed Neddermeyer the head of a new group to test implosion.[2] Neddermeyer embarked on an intensive series of experiments testing cylindrical implosions.

Joyner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was actu

Joyner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was actually cut in training camp, but the Eagles re-signed him later in the season. Joyner played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1993), Arizona Card

Is a professional BMX rider, most notable for being the vocalist of Mortal Treason until the band's

Is a professional BMX rider, most notable for being the vocalist of Mortal Treason until the band's break-up in 2005.

(August 15, 1934 - January 17, 2006) was a left-handed specialist reliever in Major League Baseball.

(August 15, 1934 - January 17, 2006) was a left-handed specialist reliever in Major League Baseball. He was born in Houston, Texas.

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Etherton last played in

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Etherton last played in the majors for the Kansas City Royals in 2006.Etherton has played for the Anaheim Angels, Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics since 2000. He was traded on May 28, 2006, to the Kansas City Royals. In 2007, Etherton played for Kia Tigers in the Korean Baseball Organization and went 2-2 with a 4.22 ERA before being released. While in Korea, Etherton suffered from a mysterious stomach illness that may have led to his release[1]. After his release and return to America, his symptoms subsided and he signed with the Florida Marlins organization[1]. In 2008, he played 2 games for the Long Beach Armada in the independent Golden Baseball League[1]. In December 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Is a professional skier. He has won numerous competitions and appears in many ski movies. He was bor

Is a professional skier. He has won numerous competitions and appears in many ski movies. He was born in Murray, Kentucky. Morrison has survived avalanches, a helicopter crash, and miles of vertical on huge Alaskan faces. He is the oldest member of the K2

Was the 31st Governor of Rhode Island from 1869 to 1873.Padelford was a Unitarian and an ardent abol

Was the 31st Governor of Rhode Island from 1869 to 1873.Padelford was a Unitarian and an ardent abolitionist with ties to the New England Emigrant Aid Company, which armed and organized settlers who took part in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict. In 1860, he

A Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the

A Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star AcadTmie in 2003, the Quebec singing idol reality show. She is also a two-time Felix-award winner for best Female artist in Quebec and one-time Juno-award winner for Best Francophone album in Canada.Her self-titled debut album was launched a few months after Star AcadTmie in early 2004. 300 000 copies of the album were sold which easily surpassed the totals of Le Bouthiller's self-titled album and season two champion StTphanie Lapointe's Sur le fil, the latter of which is in a genre similar to Thibert but with a much lighter tone. The success of the album resulted in two Felix award at the ADISQ gala later that year. She won the awards for the album with the best sales [3] and best female singer [4]. She won the again the latter category again in 2005.

MacFarlane is best known as the creator and executive producer of Fox Broadcasting Company's animate

MacFarlane is best known as the creator and executive producer of Fox Broadcasting Company's animated series Family Guy and American Dad!. He was executive producer of the short-lived television series The Winner. MacFarlane's series are produced through his company, Fuzzy Door Productions.[1] MacFarlane voices several characters from his cartoon programs Family Guy and American Dad!. He also voices The English Yokel from The Cleveland Show.[2] As an actor, he has made guest appearances on shows such as Gilmore Girls and The War at Home. MacFarlane's interest in science fiction and fantasy has led to cameo and guest appearances on Star Trek: Enterprise and voicing the character of Johann Krauss in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. His cartoon shows are known for spoof references to Star Wars and Star Trek.

Is a Finnish pop and pop rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finni

Is a Finnish pop and pop rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2004. Her notority throughout the rest of Europe grew considerably in 2007, when she participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.In the summer of 2003, a twenty-three-year-old Pakarinen auditioned for the inaugral season of the Finnish singing competition Idols in the country's capital, Helsinki. Her powerful and emotion-filled vocals impressed the panel of judges and she was unanimously passed through to the next round of the contest, before making it through to the live finals. From the outset of the live shows, Pakarinen was considered a hot favourite to win. She received consistent high praise from the judges, and on one occasion she was even hugged by one of them. On numerous occasions they described her as, "the first real singer in the competition".

Was a comedian and actor, and an original member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe.Anot

Was a comedian and actor, and an original member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe.Another Prof. Walther von der Vogelweide lecture (with the assistance of the rest of the Second City cast) was Free will and necessity in the light of Oedipus

Was a Spanish-American biochemist,Severo Ochoa was born in Luarca (Asturias), Spain. His father was

Was a Spanish-American biochemist,Severo Ochoa was born in Luarca (Asturias), Spain. His father was Severo Manuel Ochoa, a lawyer and businessman, and his mother, Carmen de Albornoz. His father died when Ochoa was seven and he and his mother moved to Málaga, where he attended school through high school. His interest in biology was stimulated by the publications of the Spanish neurologist and Nobel awardee Santiago Ramón y Cajal. In 1923, he went to the University of Madrid Medical School, where he hoped to work with Cajal, but Cajal retired. In 1929, he obtained his MD degree with honors. In 1931, Ochoa married Carmen Garcia Cobian, but they had no children.

Spanish-American biochemist, and the recipient of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Spanish-American biochemist, and the recipient of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his wo

Was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis. With R. A. Fisher and J.B.S. Haldane, he was a founder of theoretical population genetics. He is the discoverer of the inbreeding coefficient and of methods of computing it in pedigrees. He extended this work to populations, computing the amount of inbreeding of members of populations as a result of random genetic drift, and he and Fisher pioneered methods for computing the distribution of gene frequencies among populations as a result of the interaction of natural selection, mutation, migration and genetic drift. The work of Fisher, Wright, and Haldane on theoretical population genetics was a major step in the development of the modern evolutionary synthesis of genetics with evolution. Wright also made major contributions to mammalian genetics and biochemical genetics.

was a former bicycle racer, who became the mechanic and co-driver who participated in the first cro

was a former bicycle racer, who became the mechanic and co-driver who participated in the first cross-country automobile trip in 1903 with Horatio Nelson Jackson. He also may have convinced Jackson to use a Winton vehicle for the trip. The drive from coa

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and team foil events at

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée and team foil events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was an accomplished American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist. With a career

Was an accomplished American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist. With a career that started with the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s, Seymour Benzer was to the end very active as a researcher, where he led a productive lab as the James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology.[1][2]As a boy, he had his first experiences in studying biology, catching frogs and dissecting them. For his 13th birthday he received a microscope, “and that opened up the whole world,” Benzer recalled in a 1990 interview for an oral history project at Caltech. In 1938 he enrolled at Brooklyn College where he majored in physics.[1]

Was a statistician noted for emphasizing the role of prediction in statistical inference. In his boo

Was a statistician noted for emphasizing the role of prediction in statistical inference. In his book Predictive Inference: An Introduction (CRC Press, 1993), he held that conventional statistical inference about unobservable population parameters amounts

Was a pioneer of automata theory, formal language theory, and database theory in particular; and com

Was a pioneer of automata theory, formal language theory, and database theory in particular; and computer science in general.

Was an amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. Greenberg was ra

Was an amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. Greenberg was ranked fifth in the US in singles in 1943 and 1944 and also in the top 10 in three other years. Greenberg won the Illinois State high school singles titles i

Was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 30th mayor of Winnipeg from 1923 to 1924, and

Was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 30th mayor of Winnipeg from 1923 to 1924, and was later the leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1935 to 1947. In the latter capacity, he became the first socialist politician in Canada to receive a cabinet post. He moved to Canada in 1901, and worked as a railway clerk. In 1910, he was Fred Dixon's campaign manager in the latter's unsuccessful bid for election to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He became an accountant for the International Grain Company in 1913, and retained this position until 1927. Farmer was also elected to the provincial legislature for Winnipeg in the 1922 election, along with fellow ILP members Fred Dixon, John Queen and William Ivens. He was re-elected in the 1927 and 1932 elections, and replaced Queen as party leader in 1935. For the provincial election of 1936, the party campaigned under the "ILP-CCF" banner and increased their standing to seven seats. After the election, a group of disgruntled ILP members forced a temporarily disaffiliation from the CCF. Pressure from David Lewis and J.S. Woodsworth brought the two parties back in alignment, but their relationship remained tenuous.

Was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Lebanon, New Hampshire. Born in 1906 in

Was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Lebanon, New Hampshire. Born in 1906 in Newport, Vermont, he served in and led both houses of the New Hampshire legislature before his two terms as Governor. He died in 1997 aged 90 in Hanover, N