Famous People with Name Melvin

Melvin Jack Hein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Jack Hein: was a professional American football player for the New York Giants. Hein played fifteen seasons for the Giants (1931-45) and never missed a down due to injury.

Melvin Kaminsky;            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Kaminsky;: an American director, writer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer, best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.Brooks started out in show business as a stand-up comic, telling jokes and doing movie-star impressions. He found more rewarding work behind the scenes, becoming a comedy writer for television. He joined the hit comedy series Your Show of Shows with Sid Caesar and Carl Reiner. Reiner, as creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, based Morey Amsterdam's character Buddy Sorell on Brooks.

Melvin Howard Tormé            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Howard Tormé: was an American musician, known as one of the great jazz singers. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He co-wrote the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") with Bob Wells.

Melvin Leroy Branch            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Leroy Branch: was a college and professional American football defensive end for the Dallas Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League.He was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.

Melvin Sokolsky            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Sokolsky: is an American photographer and film director.Around 1954, Sokolsky met Robert Denning, who at the time worked with photographer Edgar de Evia, at an East Side gym. "I discovered that Edgar was paid $4000 for a Jell-O ad, and the idea of escaping from my tenement dwelling became an incredible dream and inspiration."

Rachel Melvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rachel Melvin: She is best known for her role as Chelsea Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives since May 2005.[2] She landed her first acting job in the 2005 independent film Boo.[2][1] She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, but only appeared in five episodes. Months later she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed by Mandy Musgrave). She and her dog were recently seen on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, when she was randomly interviewed at a gas station for a segment. Melvin has also guest-starred on Summerland, Jack & Bobby and 8 Simple Rules.[2] With her family, she has also appeared on Family Feud. She is currently preparing for an upcoming role in a 2008 crime drama Legacy[2] and also working on a children's book.

Leland Devon Melvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leland Devon Melvin: is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122.Melvin began working in Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Branch at NASA Langley Research Center in 1989.[2] His responsibiliti

Chasity Melvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chasity Melvin: is an American professional basketball player originally from Roseboro, North Carolina. Melvin attended and played basketball for North Carolina State University from 1994 to 1998. In 1996-7, she was named a Kodak All-American. She led the Wolfpack to a F

Al Melvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Al Melvin: is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Arizona. He has served in the Arizona State Senate since 2008, representing the 26th legislative district.

Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Melvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Melvin: is an American politician, lawyer and jurist. He served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Portsmouth from 1985 to 2009. On May 1, 2009, he retired from the House and became a judge of the Portsmouth Circuit Court.