Famous People with Name Harvey

Harvey Marlatt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Marlatt: was a professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons from 1970-1973. Before joining the Pistons, he played basketball for Eastern Michigan University.

Harvey Wade Halbrook            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Wade Halbrook: was an American former NBA player who played from 1960-1962. He played in college for Oregon State University, and at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), was at the time the tallest player to ever play college basketball.[1]

Harvey Ross Ball            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Ross Ball: is the earliest known designer of the Smiley.Harvey Ball served 27 years in the National Guard, and was based in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1973 and then served six years in the Army Reserves. He retired as a full colonel in 1979. Ball was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa. He was awarded the Veteran of the Year award from the Worcester Veterans Council in 1999.

Harvey Bernard Milk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Bernard Milk: was an American politician and gay rights activist, and the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California.[1] He was, according to Time magazine, "the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet."As the "Mayor of Castro Street," he was active during a time of substantial change in San Francisco politics and increasing visibility of gay and lesbian people in American society.[1] He was assassinated in 1978, along with Mayor George Moscone, by recently resigned city supervisor Dan White, making him a LGBT community "martyr".[1] White's relatively mild sentence for the murders led to the White Night Riots, and eventually the abolition of diminished capacity defense in California.

Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr: is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War.

Todd Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Todd Harvey: He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 9th overall, by the Dallas Stars, following a successful junior career, which included being the captain of the Canadian team at the World Junior Hockey Championships.Although a first round selection, Harvey was never able to live up to the offensive expectations that accompanied his draft position. His intense style of hockey and smallish frame lead to numerous injuries, and after three seasons in Dallas, and a brief stint with the New York Rangers, Harvey was deal to the San Jose Sharks, where he played a key role as a checking forward and an agitator. In his fifth season with the Sharks, Harvey was sent to the minors, and allowed to leave as a free agent.

Jeff Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jeff Harvey: a Senior Scientist in the Department of Multitrophic Interactions at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, and formerly an associate editor of Nature.

Enrique Alberto Díaz Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Enrique Alberto Díaz Harvey: is considered one of the best Costa Rican football wingers during the 1980s, and is one of the most recognized sports figures in his country. He played most of his professional career for Deportivo Saprissa, as well as C.S. Herediano, San Ramon and his native A.D. Limonense. He was known as "El Zancudo" (The Mosquitoe), because of his very long legs.

Kenneth Eugene Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth Eugene Harvey: is a Major League baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent.Harvey played his rookie season in Kansas City in 2003. After an impressive first half of the 2004 season, featuring an early battle with Baltimore Orioles Melvin Mora for the AL lead in batting average, Harvey was selected as the Royals' lone representative in the All-Star Game. In interleague play, the Royals played Harvey in left field in order to keep both Harvey and 1B/DH Mike Sweeney, their two most productive bats, in the lineup.

Alex Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alex Harvey: is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was third twice, both in 2009. Harvey also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing fifth in the 4 x 10 km, 22nd in the 15 km + 1