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Lamar (surname)
Lamar, Lamarr or slight variations thereof is the surname of: *Adriana Lamar (1908–1946), Mexican film actress *Ann Hannaford Lamar (born 1952), American judge, Mississippi Supreme Court associate justice * Barbara La Marr (1896–1926), American actress *Bill Lamar (1897–1970), American baseball player * Bo Lamar (born 1951), American basketball player *Burney Lamar (born 1980), American race car driver * Charles Augustus Lafayette Lamar (1825–1865), American businessman, investor in the second last slave ship to bring slaves to America and Confederate officer * Chuck LaMar (born 1956), American baseball executive, first general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays *Dequantes Lamar (born 1989), American rapper known professionally as Rich Homie Quan * Gazaway Bugg Lamar (1798–1874), steamboat pioneer, Wall Street banker, Confederate supporter * Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), Austrian actress and inventor *Henry Lamar (American football) (1906–1985), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Lamar
Adriana Lamar (1909-1946) was a Mexican film actress.Jarvinen p.141 She appeared in thirty four films until her death at the age of thirty eight in 1946. She was married to the actor Ramón Pereda, with whom she co-starred in several films. Selected filmography * ''Sanctuary'' (1933) * ''La Llorona ''La Llorona'' (; "The Weeping Woman" or "The Wailer") is a Hispanic-American mythical vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned. Origins Early colonial times provided evidence that the lore ...'' (1933) * '' Women of Today'' (1936) * '' These Men'' (1937) * '' Beautiful Mexico'' (1938) * ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1942) * '' Arsenio Lupin'' (1947) References Bibliography * Lisa Jarvinen. ''The Rise of Spanish-Language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939''. Rutgers University Press, 2012. External links * 1909 births 1946 deaths Mexican film actresses {{Mexico-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lamar
Jason James Lamar (born November 10, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Toledo and attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Professional career Hamilton Tiger-Cats After spending the 2000 season with the San Francisco 49ers, Lamar signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in May 2001. He was a CFL East Division All-Star in 2001. Houston Texans Lamar was signed by the Houston Texans on January 22, 2002. He played in five games for the Texans in . He was released by the Texans on August 31, 2003. Edmonton Eskimos Lamar was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in September 2003. The Eskimos won the 91st Grey Cup The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bailey Lamar
William Bailey Lamar (June 12, 1853 – September 26, 1928) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Florida from 1903 to 1909. Early life and education Lamar was born on June 12, 1853 in Monticello, Florida. He was a member of the Lamar family, a political family from Georgia. Lamar attended Jefferson Academy in Monticello, and later went on to attend the University of Georgia. He lived in Athens, Georgia from 1866 until 1873, when he began attending Cumberland University's law school in Lebanon, Tennessee, graduating in 1875. That same year, Lamar was admitted into the Mississippi Bar and began a private practice in Tupelo, Mississippi. Political career In 1877, Lamar returned to Florida, having been appointed clerk of the Jefferson County court, a position he held until 1881. In 1883, Lamar, a Democrat, was appointed judge of the Jefferson County court, serving until 1886, when he was elected to the Florida House of Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tre Lamar
Tre Lamar (born October 8, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Clemson. College career As a 4-star high school recruit, Lamar signed with Clemson on national signing day. As a freshman, Lamar played in all 15 games spending some time on special teams. During his sophomore year, Lamar played in 10 games starting 8 as linebacker. Due to a shoulder injury he received against Florida State on November 11, Lamar missed the last 5 games of the 2017 season, including the 2017 ACC Championship and the 2018 Sugar Bowl. Going into Spring training, it was reported that Lamar was healthy again. Despite this, Lamar was listed as the backup middle linebacker going into 2018 spring training behind Kendall Joseph. It was later announced by defensive coordinator Brent Venables that this was a mistake, and he meant to indicate that Lamar and Joseph were co-starters. During the 2018 season, Lamar was named a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award. On J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie Lamar
Henry Cummings "Tillie" Lamar (October 4, 1865 – March 10, 1891) was a college football player. Early years Lamar was born on October 4, 1865, in Augusta, Georgia, to Gazaway DeRosset Lamar and Maria Cumming. Princeton 1885 The season was notable for one of the most celebrated football plays of the 19th century - a 90-yard punt return by Lamar of Princeton in the closing minutes of the game against Yale. Trailing 5-0, Princeton dropped two men back to receive a Yale punt. The punt glanced off one returner's shoulder and was caught by the other, Lamar, on the dead run. Lamar streaked down the left sideline, until hemmed in by two Princeton players, then cut sharply to the middle of the field, ducking under their arms and breaking loose for the touchdown. After the controversy of a darkness-shortened Yale-Princeton championship game the year before that was ruled "no contest," a record crowd turned out for the 1885 game. For the first time, the game was played on one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil LaMarr
Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series ''Mad TV''. His voice acting roles in animated series include John Stewart / Green Lantern in ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'', Hermes Conrad in ''Futurama'', the title characters of ''Samurai Jack'' and ''Static Shock'', and Wilt in ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''. He has also provided voices for video game franchises including ''Metal Gear'', ''Jak and Daxter'', ''Darksiders'', ''Final Fantasy'', ''Infamous'', ''Dead Island'', ''Kingdom Hearts'', and ''Mortal Kombat''. He also played as Browntooth the Goblin rogue in a Critical Role One-Shot "The Goblins". In film, he played Marvin in ''Pulp Fiction''. He also appeared in ''Kill the Man'', ''Free Enterprise'', '' Cherish'', and ''Manna from Heaven''. Early life LaMarr was born in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Harva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabeau B
Mirabeau may refer to: People and characters * Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of the Republic of Texas French nobility * Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715–1789), French physiocrat * Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749–1791), renowned orator, a figure in the French Revolution and son of Victor * André Boniface Louis de Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (1754–1792), also known as ''Barrel Mirabeau'', brother of Honoré Characters * Jean-Pierre Mirabeau, a fictional character from ''G Gundam''; see List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters Places * 8169 Mirabeau, a minor planet * Mirabeau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France * Mirabeau, Vaucluse, a commune of Vaucluse, France * Le Bignon-Mirabeau, a commune of Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France * Les Pennes-Mirabeau, a commune of Bouches-du-Rhône, France Facilities and structures * Mirabeau (Paris Métro), a station on Paris Métro Line 10 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lamarr
Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones, 7 January 1967) is an English comedian, writer, radio DJ, and television presenter. He was a team captain on '' Shooting Stars'' from 1995 to 1997, and hosted ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' from 1996 to 2005. Early life Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon, Wiltshire. He has three elder sisters. His father is Irish. He passed five O-Levels at Park School (renamed Oakfield School) but dropped out of school at 17 and moved to Harrow, London, which was the centre of the early 1980s British rockabilly revival scene. After his poem ''Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work'' was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to stand-up comedy. He took to performing at London's Comedy Store in 1985, was spotted on the touring circuit for the launch of Channel 4's ''The Big Breakfast'' in 1992 and co-presented'' The Word''. Career Television Lamarr first came to the public's attention as a co-presenter of the early 1990s late night variety sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Secretary of the Interior, and was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He also served as an official in the Confederate States of America. Born and educated in Georgia, he moved to Oxford, Mississippi to establish a legal practice. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1856 and served until January 1861, when he helped draft Mississippi's Ordinance of Secession. He helped raise the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and worked on the staff of his wife's cousin, General James Longstreet. In 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Lamar to the position of Confederate minister to Russia. Following the Civil War, Lamar taught at the University of Mississippi and was a delegate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (July 15, 1797 – July 4, 1834) was an attorney and jurist in his native Georgia. His son Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II followed him into law and was appointed from Mississippi as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Early life and education Lucius was the first son in his family, and born on his father's plantation in Milledgeville, Georgia, where he grew up. His parents, John and Rebecca (Lamar) Lamar had allowed his mother's brother to name their sons; he named them after his favorite historical heroes. Lamar was named for the Roman statesman Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. His younger brother was Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, who became known for fighting for the independence of the Republic of Texas and was elected as its second president. Their family was well-connected in Georgia and the South; first cousins Gazaway Bugg Lamar and his brother G. W. became bankers in Augusta, Savannah, and New York City. Lucius Lamar studied law at Milled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Lamar
Lindsey Lamar (born September 19, 1990) is an American college football coach and former running back. He is he running backs coach for the University of Pittsburgh, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at the University of South Florida and attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. College career Lamar played for the South Florida Bulls from 2009 to 2012. He earned First Team All-Big East and Big East Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2010. Professional career Lamar was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 29, 2013. Lamar had a 104-yard kick return touchdown in his CFL debut on June 28, 2013, against the Toronto Argonauts. He was named Special Teams Player of the Week for Week One of the 2013 CFL season. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on September 10, 2014. Coaching career In 2015, Lamar joined South Florida as a graduate assistant. In 2017, he was promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation. Born and raised in Compton, California, Lamar began his career as a teenager performing under the stage name K.Dot. He quickly garnered local attention which led to him signing a recording contract with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. After becoming a founding member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, Lamar dropped his stage name and started using his first and middle names professionally. In 2011, he released his debut studio album ''Section.80'', a Political hip hop#Conscious hip hop, conscious hip hop record. The album was met with positive reviews and included his debut single "HiiiPoWeR, HiiiiPower". In 2012, Lamar secured a record deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
