Famous People with Name Arthur

Arthur "Art" St. Clair Chapman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur "Art" St. Clair Chapman: was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Victoria, Chapman was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches including the final. He was the younger brother of Chuck C

Arthur Redfern            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Redfern: was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who in 1903 was the highest paid rider in the United States. On April 23, 1903, Redfern was seriously injured in a racing accident at the Old Aqueduct Racetrack. Sidelined until June 12, the accident signif

Arthur Boyd Hancock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Boyd Hancock: was an American breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses who established the renowned Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. Importing breeding stock from Europe Arthur Hancock made Claiborne Farm an international leader in breeding, sales, and racing. He bred Vigi

Arthur Boyd Hancock III            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Boyd Hancock III: is an American owner of Thoroughbred racehorses, the owner of Stone Farm, a 2,000 acre (8 km²) horse breeding operation in Paris, Kentucky, and a composer of Bluegrass music. Through H-G-W Partners, Hancock owned and raced 1989 U.S. Horse of the Year Sund

Arthur Addison Seeligson, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Addison Seeligson, Jr.: was an American oilman, rancher, and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder. Arthur Seeligson was involved in Thoroughbred horse racing for more than forty years. He had stakes race winners both in the United states and in Europe. He most notably bred and

Jean Arthur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean Arthur: was an Oscar-nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains, arguably, the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur. So much was sh

André Arthur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

André Arthur: is a Canadian radio host and politician. He was elected as an independent Member of Parliament in the riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in the 2006 Canadian federal election. His father René Arthur and uncle Gérard Arthur were also radio hosts in their d

Beatrice Bea Arthur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beatrice Bea Arthur: is an American comedienne, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning six decades, Arthur is perhaps best remembered for her trademark role as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude, and for playing Dorothy Zbornak, a divorced substitute teacher on The Golden Girls.

Beatrice “Bea” Arthur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beatrice “Bea” Arthur: an American comedienne, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning six decades, Arthur is perhaps best remembered for her trademark role as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude, and also for playing Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls.

Joseph Arthur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Arthur: is a contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label.Joseph began writing and playing music in his early teens, after inheriting an electronic keyboard from his aunt[1]: "I couldn't play along with my records, so that's why I started writing my own.