Top Celebrity Names Starting With Cecil

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   Cecil Cooper

   Age 62 Male
   

   Baseball Player and Coach

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   Cecil Celester Cooper, nicknamed "Coop," is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the Houston Astros. From 1971 through 1987, Cooper played for the Boston Red Sox (1971–76) and Milwaukee Brewers (1977–87). He batted and threw left-handed, and attended Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.… read more

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   Cecil Parkinson

   Age 80 Male
   

   Politician, Cabinet Minister, Secretary Politician

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   (Edward) Cecil Parkinson, Baron Parkinson, PC, is a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet Minister.

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   Cecil Castellucci

   Age 42 Female
   

   Musician

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   Cecil Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull, is a young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California She grew up in New York City where she attended the Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts. She later studied theatre in Paris at the École Florent. She attended Concordia University in Montreal and received a B.F.A. in Film Production.… read more

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   Cecil Rhodes

   1853 - 1902 Male
   

   Businessman and Politician In Colonial South Africa

   
   

   Cecil John Rhodes PC, DCL was an English-born South African businessman, mining magnate, and politician. He was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds and at one time marketed 90%. An ardent believer in British colonial imperialism, he was the founder of the state of Rhodesia, which was named after him.… read more

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   Cecil R. Blair

   1916 - 2001 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Cecil Ray Blair was a Rapides Parish farmer and businessman who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952 to 1956. His service in the Louisiana State Senate came in two segments, 1960–1964 and 1966-1976.… read more

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   Cecil Taylor

   Age 83 Male
   

   Piano

   
   

   Cecil Percival Taylor is an American pianist and poet. Classically trained, Taylor is generally acknowledged as one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an extremely energetic, physical approach, producing complex improvised sounds, frequently involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms.… read more

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   Cecil D. Andrus

   Age 80 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Cecil Dale Andrus was an American politician who served as Governor of Idaho from 1971 to 1977, and again from 1987 to 1995; and in Washington as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981, during the Carter administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966, but won four (1970, 1974, 1986, 1990), and served more years as Governor of Idaho than anyone else in the State's history.… read more

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   Cecil Murphey

   Age 79 Male
   

   Writer

   
   

   Cecil “Cec” Murphey is an American writer with more than 100 books published since 1975 in categories such as fiction, nonfiction, biography, memoir, and inspiration. He has many best sellers to his credit, most notably “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” and “90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life”.… read more

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   Cecil J. Picard

   1938 - 2007 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Cecil J. Picard was the appointed Louisiana state superintendent of education from 1996 until his death, which followed a 21-month fight against the deadly Lou Gehrig's disease. Picard was also a former Democratic member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He was originally from the village of Maurice in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana, having previously been a teacher, coach, and principal.… read more

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    Cecil H. Underwood

    1922 - 2008 Male
    

    Governor, Politician, Educator

    
    

    Cecil Harland Underwood was an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career. He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 until 2001. He ran for reelection in 2000 but was defeated by Bob Wise. Underwood was both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia. He was also the first guest on the television game show To Tell the Truth.… read more

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    Cecil B. DeMille

    1881 - 1959 Male
    

    Film Director

    
    

    Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies. Among his best-known films are Cleopatra; Samson and Delilah; The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture; and The Ten Commandments, which was his last and most successful film.… read more

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    Cecil Brower

    1914 - 1965 Male
    

    Violinist, Musician

    
    

    Cecil Lee Brower was a classically trained American jazz violinist who became an architect of Western swing in the 1930s. Perhaps the greatest swing fiddler, he could improvise as well as double shuffle and created his own style which became the benchmark for his contemporaries. Brower played in many Western bands, including his own, and was a renowned Nashville session musician.… read more

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    Cecil McBee

    Age 77 Male
    

    Musician, Bassist

    
    

    Cecil McBee is an American post bop jazz bassist, described by the Guinness Who's Who of Jazz as "a full-toned bassist who creates rich, singing phrases in a wide range of contemporary jazz contexts. " Allmusic called him "One of post-bop's most advanced and versatile bassists".… read more

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    Cecil Sharp

    1859 - 1924 Male
    

    
    

    Cecil James Sharp was the founding father of the folklore revival in England in the early 20th century, and many of England's traditional dances and music owe their continuing existence to his work in recording and publishing them.… read more

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    Cecil Clothier

    1919 - 2010 Male
    

    Politician, Knight Bachelor, Lieutenant Colonel

    
    

    Cecil Montacute Clothier KCB QC LLD MA (August 28, 1919 – May 8, 2010) was Judge of Appeal of the Isle of Man from 1972 to 1978. He was born on 28 August 1919 and educated at Stonyhurst College and Lincoln College, Oxford, gaining Bachelor of Civil Law and Master of Arts. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1984. He served in the Highland Division in the Army from 1939–1946 and became a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Signals.… read more

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    Cecil Heftel

    1924 - 2010 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Cecil Landau Heftel, popularly known as Cec Heftel was an American politician and businessman from Hawai'i. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986 for the First Congressional District, encompassing most of urban Honolulu.… read more

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    Cecil Skotnes

    1926 - 2009 Male
    

    Founder

    
    

    Cecil Skotnes was a prominent South African artist. He was born in East London in 1926, studied drawing in Florence, Italy, the Witwatersrand Technical Art School and then the University of the Witwatersrand. He was appointed cultural officer in charge of the influential Polly Street Art Centre in 1952. Skotnes was a founder member of the Amadlozi Group in 1961. In 1979 he moved to Cape Town, where he lived until his death.… read more

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    Cecil Aronowitz

    1916 - 1978 Male
    

    Classical Violist

    
    

    Cecil Aronowitz was a British viola player, a founding member of the Melos Ensemble, a leading chamber musician and an influential teacher at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.… read more

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    Cecil Beaton

    1904 - 1980 Male
    

    Photographer, Interior Designer, Illustrator

    
    

    Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, CBE was an English fashion and portrait photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.… read more