American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a singer who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind

Is a singer who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966. Shelby has been a voice actress in several movies including, Snoopy Come Home and The Rescuers. Among the songs she performed for The Rescuers, "Someone's Waiting for You" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1978.

Was a Amateur American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were

Was a Amateur American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1982-1990. Starting at age six, it could be said that Shelby James was one of the best racers never to turn pro. From the very first year of competit

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She origina

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells. They won four medals at the United States Figure Skating Championsh

Was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter. After 5 total years active and reserves in

Was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter. After 5 total years active and reserves in the United States Army, Walker began her mixed martial arts career, having 6 MMA fights, winning 3 fights and losing 3. Walker owns the record for the fast

Was an American newscaster, actor, writer, journalist, public relations specialist, and motion pictu

Was an American newscaster, actor, writer, journalist, public relations specialist, and motion picture and television producer-director. He was a radio actor on The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen and other programs, and appeared in the feature films The Delinquents and The Cool and the Crazy.

Is an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where h

Is an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he received a gold medal in freestyle lightweight. He later became a high school wrestling coach at Owen Valley Community High School.

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. While commonly known a

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. While commonly known as The Landlord he has also garnered the nickname "Klingon," due to his oddly shaped head. On February 16, 2008, Williams was involved in a multi-player trade to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby. Williams was selected by the Hawks with the fifth pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. His jersey number, 23, was retired by Duke University on January 28, 2007.

Is a Democratic Party former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 22nd Assembly

Is a Democratic Party former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 22nd Assembly District from 1994 until 2008. In 2008, he ran for the 8th District of the Wisconsin State Senate, losing to Alberta Darling, a Republican.

Was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of childre

Was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby especially for his early children's books.Silverstein confirmed he never studied the poetry of others, and therefore developed his own style: laid-back and conversational, occasionally employing profanity, and slang.

An American artist and Professor of Computer Art at the University of California, San Diego. He is t

An American artist and Professor of Computer Art at the University of California, San Diego. He is the Director of the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts [1] at UCSD, a founder of the California Institute of Information Technologies and Telecommunications [2], where he is currently the Artist-in-Residence, and he is Director of the Experimental Game Lab [3].His work [4] examines the relationships between mediated and physical experiences. This work often exists across a range of public realms.

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Distri

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 67B, which includes portions of the Dayton's Bluff and Battle Creek neighborhoods of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolit

Is an American politician from Utah. A Republican, he was formerly the senate majority leader of the

Is an American politician from Utah. A Republican, he was formerly the senate majority leader of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 21st senate district in Syracuse.On January 16, 2010, he resigned from the Utah Senate after being arr

American physicist. He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston Universit

American physicist. He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston Universit

Was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.Leonard was born

Was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.Leonard was born Sheldon Leonard Bershad in New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna and Frank Bershad. As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies", in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944), and Open Secret (1948). His trademark was his especially thick New York accent. In the cult classic Decoy, Leonard uses his "heavy" persona to create the hard-boiled police detective Joe Portugal. In the 1950s, Leonard provided the voice of lazy cat Dodsworth in two Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Robert McKimson.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Ackerman grew up on New York’s Lower East Side and graduated with honors from the High School

Ackerman grew up on New York’s Lower East Side and graduated with honors from the High School of Music and Art at age 16 in 1970. She began her career at age 17 as a comedic singer (and waitress) at The Improvisation and at age 19 at Catch a Rising Star in New York. She worked at both through the early 1980's, and at the same time performed in NY's major cabaret rooms including:

Is an award-winning American film and television actress. She began her career in the 1970s, playing

Is an award-winning American film and television actress. She began her career in the 1970s, playing quirky and waif-like characters in the movies of Robert Altman, and eventually starred in movies by Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.

Was a professional female bodybuilder and actress. At the peak of her competitive career as a profes

Was a professional female bodybuilder and actress. At the peak of her competitive career as a professional bodybuilder Beattie managed to reach the top-three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for female prof

An American actress. She has had recurring roles in television shows such as Summerland and the Nick

An American actress. She has had recurring roles in television shows such as Summerland and the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. She has also guest-starred on Center of the Universe, Life on a Stick, Method & Red, Still Standing and That's So Raven.

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and televisi

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and television.

Is a singer, performer, and composer. Central to Hirsch's work are her versatile vocal abilities, wh

Is a singer, performer, and composer. Central to Hirsch's work are her versatile vocal abilities, which are often enmeshed in a kaleidoscope of electronic music and sound effects.

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States. At the 1956 Summer Olympics she won the gold m

Is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States. At the 1956 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly competition and was a member of the relay team that won the silver medal for the 100 m freestyle.

Is a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning American film, stage and television dramatic and come

Is a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning American film, stage and television dramatic and comedic actress.Long was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Evandine, a school teacher, and Leland Long, who worked in the rubber industry before becoming a teacher.[1] She was active on her high school speech team, and in 1967 she won the National Forensic League National Championship in Original Oratory.

Is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver meda

Is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Looney played collegiately at Northeastern University from 1991-94, winning multiple awards including ECAC All-Star, 1993 EC

Is a former pornographic actress under the stage name of Roxy who became an activist against the por

Is a former pornographic actress under the stage name of Roxy who became an activist against the pornography industry.[1] She is the founder of the Pink Cross Foundation.[2]In an interview with Deseret News, Lubben stated that she was sexually abused at the age of nine and was a prostitute in her late teens in order to support herself. When she was 26, she entered the adult industry, battled alcohol and drug addictions, and contracted herpes.[citation needed] Her story was featured in the documentary, Traffic Control.[1]