Famous People with Name Sylvia

Sylvia Elina Ruuska            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Elina Ruuska: is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia when she was aged fourteen. She captured silver with the women's relay team in the 4x100 m freestyle and bronze in the individual 400 m freestyle. On June 27, 1958 she became the first woman to set an official world record in the 400 m individual medley, clocking 5:46.6 at a swimming meet in Los Angeles, California. She is of Finnish origin.

Sylvia Burka            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Burka: is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.Ill during the 1976 Winter Olympics, her best result was a fourth in the 1500 m event. However, she recov

Sylvia Olga Fedoruk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Olga Fedoruk: a Canadian scientist, curler and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.She was the chief medical physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and director of physics services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic. She was a professor of oncology and associat

Sylvia Jane Kirby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Jane Kirby: is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982.Although she released several albums starting in the late 1970s, Sylvia

Sylvia Sweeney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Sweeney: is a Canadian Executive Television Producer and Olympian. Sweeney is the daughter of music teacher Daisy Sweeney and railway cook James Sweeney, and the niece of jazz musician Oscar Peterson. Sylvia Sweeney was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She played

David Sylvian            Origin/Culture/Country: English

David Sylvian: is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant garde, ambi