Famous People with Name Percy

Percy Lee Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Percy Lee Jones: (October 28, 1899 - March 18, 1979) born in Harwood, Texas was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1920-22 and 1925-28), Boston Braves (1929) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1930).

Percy Williams Bridgman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Percy Williams Bridgman: American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science.

Percy Alfred Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Percy Alfred Williams: was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Percy Faith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Percy Faith: Canadian-born band-leader, orchestrator and composer, known for his lush arrangements of pop standards. He is often credited with creating the "easy listening" or "mood music" format which became staples of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass dominated popular music of the 1940s.

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr: an American entertainer, actor, and basketball player. He is the son of entertainment mogul and entrepreneur Master P and nephew of C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker. He has so far released three studio albums and two compilation albums. His fifth album God's Gift was released on December 12, 2006. He attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He has also been awarded a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at the University of Southern California, starting with the 2008-2009 season. Recently, Miller was named spokesperson for The Los Angeles Earth Day Festival and along with his cartoon creation, Gee Gee the Giraffe, will educate millions of children about the importance of conservation and social responsibility.

LeRoy Percy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

LeRoy Percy: was a wealthy planter from Greenville, Mississippi in the heart of the Delta. He attended the University of Virginia where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He served as United States Senator from Mississippi from 1910 to 1913.Percy held office u

Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy: was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. During this time, he led it through a 32-fold expansion of sales, 12-fold expansion of employees, and going public with a listing on the NYSE. He was elected United States Senator from Illi