Famous People with Name Vernon

Vernon Hedges "Verne" Winchell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vernon Hedges "Verne" Winchell: was the founder of Winchell's Donuts. On October 8, 1948 he opened his first donut shop in Temple City, California and earned the nickname "The Donut King" while making a fortune with a chain of Winchell's-branded donut shops in the western United States

Vernon Caryle Holloway, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vernon Caryle Holloway, Sr.: was a Florida businessman and politician.He founded Interstate Electric Company in Dade County, Florida. He served eight years in the Florida House of Representatives and six years in the Florida Senate representing the 39th District in Miami.

Vernon G. Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vernon G. Smith: is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 1990. He was the chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus from 2006-2008.

Vernon H. Vaughan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vernon H. Vaughan: was an American political leader. He served as Utah territorial secretary to Governor John Shaffer, and after Shaffer's untimely death in office, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Vaughan to fill the vacancy as acting governor. He served a single uneve

Vernon Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vernon Jones: is an American Democratic politician from Georgia who served as chief executive officer of Dekalb County, Georgia, from 2001 until 2009. Jones sought election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1992. He served from 1993 to 2001, during which time

Forbes George Vernon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Forbes George Vernon: was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1875 to 1882, and from 1886 to 1894, representing the riding of Yale. He ran for the constituency of Yale-East in 1894 following a redistribution, but was defeated by Donald Graham.