Famous People with Name Morris

Morris Swadesh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Swadesh: was an American linguist. He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Russian Jewish parents from whom he learned Yiddish. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from Yale University, where he studied with Edward Sapir. During the Second World War he worked on military projects to compile reference materials for Burmese, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. In May 1949 Swadesh was fired by the City College of New York as the result of accusations that he was a Communist, making him one of a number of anthropologists to fall victim to harassment by anti-communists during the McCarthy Era. He continued to work in the United States with limited funding from the American Philosophical Society until 1954 when he took a position as Professor at the National School of Anthropology and History (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia) in Mexico City, where he remained until his death.

Morris Herman DeGroot            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Herman DeGroot: was an American statistician. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Professor DeGroot graduated from Roosevelt University and earned master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago. Professor DeGroot joined Carnegie Mellon in 1957 and became a Univ

Morris Nettles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Nettles: is a retired professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Morris Skip Strode            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Skip Strode: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During Strode's career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 127 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 47 in 1983.

Morris P. Bodnar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris P. Bodnar: was a member of the Canadian House of Commons at the Saskatoon—Dundurn electoral district from 1993 to 1997. He is a lawyer by career. Bodnar won election to the 35th Canadian Parliament with the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election. He was defeated by Reform party candidate Allan Kerpan in the Blackstrap electoral district in the 1997 federal election. Bodnar was also unsuccessful in the 2000 federal election when he attempted to return to Parliament in the Saskatoon—Humboldt riding.

Mark Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark Morris: Morris grew up in Seattle, Washington, in a family that appreciated music and dance and nurtured his budding talents; his father taught him how to read music and his mother Maxine introduced him to Balkan folk dance, and ballet. In the early years of his career, he performed with Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble.

Garrett Gonzalez Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Garrett Gonzalez Morris: is an American comedian and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980.

Samuel Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Morris: is an American football running back who currently plays for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He previously played for the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills and collegiately for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.Morris was drafted in the fifth-round (156th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in the 2000 NFL Draft. During his stint with the Bills, Morris was a backup to the likes of Antowain Smith and Travis Henry. He used his natural physical ability to excel on special teams and played a vital role in the Bills special teams during his tenure there. He was also a third-down back and excelled in pass protection.

Gary Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gary Morris: is an American Country Music singer and theater actor, who enjoyed a string of Countrypolitan hit songs throughout the 1980s. He is also known for the 1983 ballad "The Wind Beneath My Wings". He later became a successful theater actor.

Joseph Edward Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Edward Morris: is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants from 1982 to 1988. Initially noted for his diminutive stature — 5' 7", Morris was a key member of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI in 1987.