American Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is one-third of the Contemporary Christian Music group Point of Grace.Breen was born and raised into

Is one-third of the Contemporary Christian Music group Point of Grace.Breen was born and raised into a Christian family. After moving several times, her family finally settled down in Little Rock, Arkansas. She sang in her school's choir, where, in 7th gr

(born on June 19, 1924) is an American golf course architect and professional golfer

(born on June 19, 1924) is an American golf course architect and professional golfer

A Canadian curler.Nichols played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 2002 and 2003 Canadian Junior Cu

A Canadian curler.Nichols played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 2002 and 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team lost the 2002 final to Suzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island. In 2003, they lost a tie breaker to make the playoffs.In 2005,

Is a former Australian long-distance swimmer. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Taylor-Smith suffere

Is a former Australian long-distance swimmer. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Taylor-Smith suffered from scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, throughout her school years. The condition required her to wear a back brace, although she was succes

Was a American actress who won Academy Awards for her supporting roles in The Diary of Anne Frank an

Was a American actress who won Academy Awards for her supporting roles in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and a Golden Globe Award for her role in The Poseidon Adventure. She appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television.

Is a Mexican American model, actress, professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work wit

Is a Mexican American model, actress, professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Salinas a

Is an American country music singer. Her mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career

Is an American country music singer. Her mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades. Shelly West is best-known for having hit duets with David Frizzell, and for their #1 hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma." She

An American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainmen

An American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working on its SmackDown brand, where he is the reigning WWE United States Champion.Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. After spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling,[2] WWE moved him to the SmackDown! brand, where he is the current United States Champion. During his tenure with the company, he has also won the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times, and he has held the WWE Tag Team Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship two and four times, respectively.

Was a popular music and jazz composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 2

Was a popular music and jazz composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century.Shelton Brooks sang, played piano, and performed on the vaudeville circuit (notably, as a Bert Williams imitator), as well as having a successf

Is a jazz pianist from Cleveland, Ohio. His father was trumpet player Jay Berg. At the age of six Sh

Is a jazz pianist from Cleveland, Ohio. His father was trumpet player Jay Berg. At the age of six Shelly Berg entered the Cleveland Institute of Music studying classical and jazz. Berg earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Universi

Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Shelton, a teacher of arts and black literat

Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Shelton, a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, and composer. Lee moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York when he was a small child. The Fort Greene neighborhood is home of Lee's production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and other Lee-owned or related businesses. As a child, his mother nicknamed him "Spike." In Brooklyn, he attended John Dewey High School. Lee enrolled in Morehouse College where he made his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn

Is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his time in World Wr

Is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In additi

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in th

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (27th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. Shelton played only one year in the NBA during the 1988-89 season, spliting time with the Spurs, Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers. He played collegiately at St. John's University.

Was part of the Three Stooges comedy team. Born Samuel Horwitz, he was called "Shemp" because "Sam"

Was part of the Three Stooges comedy team. Born Samuel Horwitz, he was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Jewish Lithuanian accent. He was the older brother of Moe Howard and "third stooge" in the early years of the act. He would rejoin the trio in May 1946, after youngest brother Jerome "Curly" Howard suffered a stroke.

Is a professional female tennis player from the United States.Her father was a firefighter when she

Is a professional female tennis player from the United States.Her father was a firefighter when she was growing up and now teaches tennis full-time. He was her first coach. When Shenay was 11, her family moved to Florida so that she could train at the famous tennis academies there.

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Edgar Dean Crumpacker and Maurice Edgar Crumpacker

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Edgar Dean Crumpacker and Maurice Edgar Crumpacker.Crumpacker was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second, Eighty-third, and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1957). He did not seek

Is an American former competitive figure skater. he won the Nebelhorn Trophy. He won the pewter med

Is an American former competitive figure skater. he won the Nebelhorn Trophy. He won the pewter medal at the 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships. Most recently, Shepherd Clark was knighted by the world's oldest Christian order, The Order of C

Was an American astronomer.He worked at Yerkes Observatory. All his working life, he served during t

Was an American astronomer.He worked at Yerkes Observatory. All his working life, he served during the day as a court reporter and was an amateur astronomer, except for four years as a full-time astronomer at Lick Observatory.He served as a military stenographer in the Union Army in the Civil War. In 1873 – 1874, he produced a catalog of double stars. He became a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He continued to identify double stars and later published the General Catalogue of 1290 Double Stars. In 1906, he published the Burnham Double Star Catalogue, containing 13,665 pairs of double stars.

A Canadian singer/songwriter.During the early '80s Jeacocke starred in the CBC-TV musical The King O

A Canadian singer/songwriter.During the early '80s Jeacocke starred in the CBC-TV musical The King Of Friday Night and worked as a backup singer for Gordon Lightfoot, Rita MacNeil, Glass Tiger and Kim Mitchell. In 1985 Jeacocke releases her first single "You Get To Me". In 1986 she released her first Album Feel It and was nominated for "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year" at the 17th annual Juno Awards, in Canada. Much of her financial success in music was in singing jingles for many 1980s Canadian broadcast advertisements.[2]

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (26th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. A 6'7" forward from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ford played in 1 NBA season in 1995 with the Sonics.

Is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with her cousin Danny Moir.

Is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with her cousin Danny Moir.

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm spin bowler. He played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972.

Fenn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn[1] in Detroit, Michigan. She comes from a family of musicians: her mot

Fenn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn[1] in Detroit, Michigan. She comes from a family of musicians: her mother is keyboard player Arlene Quatro, her aunt is singer Suzi Quatro, her grandfather Art Quatro was a jazz musician, and her father, Leo Fenn, managed suc

Was an African-American poet

Was an African-American poet

Is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Mia

Is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001. Douglas was the Heat's first starting point guard. Although he was only a second-round draft choice in 1989, his strong campaign (14.3 ppg and 7.6 apg) earned him a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team. He bettered that campaign in 1990-91, when he led the Heat in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.5) and was named the team's most valuable player.