Famous People with Name Slater

Slater Nelson Dugie Martin Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Slater Nelson Dugie Martin Jr.: is a former pro-basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in El Mina, Texas. He was a member of five World Championship teams and played in seven NBA All-Star games.

Billy Slater            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Billy Slater: an Australian rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He has also played for Queensland and Australia. His preferred position is fullback; though he can also play at centre or on the wings.Billy began playing rugby league for the Brothers club in Innisfail, Queensland at only four years old. He continued to make the Innisfail representative side every season until his final year with the club.At fifteen years of age he become bored with league so he quit to concentrate on one of his other passions, riding horses. He worked with the famous Waterhouse stable for around half a year before becoming homesick.

Allana Slater            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Allana Slater: a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is considered to be one of Australia's most internationally successful gymnasts.Allana Slater was born in Western Australia on April 3, 1984. She is an only child. Her father died in 1997 in a plane crash in Indonesia while she was competing in the Pacific Alliance Championships.Slater began gymnastics in a toddler program at Kalajos School of Gymnastics at 16 months of age, at the suggestion of a family doctor, who thought it would help treat her sleep apnea and increase her strength. When she was 5 years old, she was spotted by talent scouts from the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and invited her to join their elite development program.

Leanne Slater            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Leanne Slater: is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide United.

Allana Amy Slater            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Allana Amy Slater: is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is considered to be one of Australia's most internationally successful gymnasts.

Robert "Robbie" Slater            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Robert "Robbie" Slater: is a former Australian footballer.Slater, a red-haired midfielder, moved to Australia as a youngster and started his playing career in Australia, with various clubs in his youth before joining St George Saints in the National Soccer League in 1982.