Famous People with Name Sutton

Sutton Elbert Griggs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sutton Elbert Griggs: was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist. He is best known for his novel Imperium in Imperio, a utopian work that envisions a separate African American state within the United States.

Sutton Foster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sutton Foster: is an Tony Award-winning American actress, singer, and dancer. She is the sister of actor Hunter Foster.Foster was born in Statesboro, Georgia and raised in Troy, Michigan. At age fifteen, she was a contestant on the television show Star Search and also a

May Godfrey Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

May Godfrey Sutton: was a tennis champion and the first American to win the singles title at Wimbledon.May Sutton was born in Plymouth, England, but when she was six years old, Sutton's family moved to a ranch near Pasadena, California. It was there that she and her sisters played tennis on a court built by her father. As young ladies, May and her sisters, Violet, Florence, and Ethel, dominated the California tennis circuit. In 1904 at age 18, May Sutton won the singles title at the U.S. Championships.

Larry James Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larry James Sutton: is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Florida Marlins. He attended Mater Dei High School and the University of Illinois.Sutton was a 21st round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in 1992. In 1994, Sutton was the MVP of the Class-A Carolina League, and his team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks won the Carolina League championship. The team featured future major leaguers Johnny Damon and Sal Fasano.

Greg Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Greg Sutton: is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team. Sutton was born in Canada, but spent a good part of his adolescence playing soccer in Bethel, Connecticut, United States, where his father was transferred as part of his employment. He played college soccer at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Sutton made his Canadian national team debut on January 18, 2004 against Barbados. He was invited to the men's World Cup team development camp in July 2004 against Hearts and helped his side to a 1-1 draw. Sutton earned his second senior cap and kept a clean sheet against Northern Ireland in February, 2005 in a 1-0 win. On January 18 of that year he was called up to the national team roster once again.

Chloe Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chloe Sutton: is an American open water swimmer who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 10 km open water swim. Sutton was the champion in the women's 10 kilometer open water swim at the 2007 Pan American Games. Sutton qualified for the 2008 Summer Olymp

Robert Mandel Sutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Mandel Sutton: was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.