Top Celebrity Names Starting With Earl

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   Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

   Age 48 Male
   

   Youngest Son of Elizabeth Ii

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   Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth (and youngest) child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.

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   Earl Scruggs

   1924 - 2012 Male
   

   Bluegrass Musician

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   Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Although other musicians had played in three-finger style before him, Scruggs shot to prominence when he was hired by Bill Monroe to fill the banjo slot in his group, the Blue Grass Boys.… read more

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   Earl Klugh

   Age 57 Male
   

   Guitarist, Composer, Musician

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   Earl Klugh (born September 16, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American smooth jazz/crossover jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and composer. At the age of 13, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when Atkins made an appearance on the Perry Como Show. Klugh was a performing guest on several of Atkins' albums. Atkins, reciprocating as well, joined Earl on his Magic In Your Eyes album.… read more

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   Earl Holliman

   Age 83 Male
   

   Actor

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   Earl Holliman is an American actor.

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   Earl Browder

   1891 - 1973 Male
   

   Politician, Communist, Labor Leader

   
   

   Earl Russell Browder was an American communist and General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1934 to 1945. He was expelled from the party in 1946.

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   Earl Hooker

   1929 - 1970 Male
   

   Chicago Blues Guitarist

   
   

   Earl Hooker was an American Chicago blues guitarist, perhaps best known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", Hooker performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker (a cousin) as well as fronting his own bands. An early player of the electric guitar, Hooker was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-Bone Walker and Robert Nighthawk.… read more

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   Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick

   1250 Male
   

   
   
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   Earl Warren

   1891 - 1974 Male
   

   United States Federal Judge

   
   

   Earl Warren was an American jurist and politician who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the 30th Governor of California. He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring "one-man-one vote" rules of apportionment.… read more

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   Siward, Earl of Northumbria

   1055 Male
   

   Anglo-norse Earl

   
   

   Siward or Sigurd was an important earl of 11th-century northern England. The Old Norse nickname Digri and its Latin translation Grossus are given to him by near-contemporary texts. Siward was probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps a relative of Earl Ulf, and emerged as a powerful regional strongman in England during the reign of Cnut ("Canute the Great", 1016–1035).… read more

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    Siward, Earl of Northumbria

    1055 Male
    

    
    
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    Earl Hines

    1903 - 1983 Male
    

    Jazz Pianist

    
    

    Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist. Hines was one of the most influential figures in the development of modern jazz piano and, according to one major source, is "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz".… read more

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    Earl Bostic

    1913 - 1965 Male
    

    Musician, Alto Saxophonist

    
    

    Earl Bostic was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist, and a pioneer of the post-war American Rhythm and Blues style. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which showed off his characteristic growl on the horn. He was a major influence on John Coltrane.… read more

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    Earl Blumenauer

    Age 63 Male
    

    Congressman, Lawyer, Politician

    
    

    Earl Blumenauer is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1996. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River. He previously spent over 20 years as a public official representing the city.… read more

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    Earl Strom

    1927 - 1994 Male
    

    Yogi, Lawyer

    
    

    Earl "Yogi" Strom was a professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Strom is credited as the greatest referee in the history of the NBA and was known for his flamboyant style and ability to control the game.… read more

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    Earl Hancock Ellis

    1880 - 1923 Male
    

    United States Marine Corps Officer

    
    

    Lieutenant Colonel Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis was a United States Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, and author of Operations Plan 712: Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia, which became the basis for the American campaign of amphibious assault that defeated the Japanese in World War II.… read more

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    Earl Van Dorn

    1820 - 1863 Male
    

    Confederate Army General

    
    

    Earl Van Dorn was a career United States Army officer, fighting with distinction during the Mexican-American War and against several tribes of Native Americans. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his defeats at Pea Ridge and Corinth in 1862, and his murder by a civilian in the spring of 1863.… read more

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    Earl Young

    1889 - 1975 Male
    

    Michigan Architect, Realtor, and Insurance Salesman

    
    

    Earl A. Young was an American architect, realtor and insurance agent. Over a span of 52 years, he designed and built 31 structures in Charlevoix, Michigan but was never a registered architect. He worked mostly in stone, using limestone, fieldstone, and boulders he found throughout Northern Michigan. The homes are commonly referred to as gnome homes, mushroom houses, or Hobbit houses.… read more

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    Earl Palmer

    1924 - 2008 Male
    

    Rhythm and Blues Drummer

    
    

    Earl Cyril Palmer was an American rock & roll and rhythm and blues drummer, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer played on many recording sessions, including Little Richard's first several albums and Tom Waits' 1978 album Blue Valentine. According to one obituary, "his list of credits read like a Who's Who of American popular music of the last 60 years".… read more

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    Earl King

    1934 - 2003 Male
    

    Songwriter and Guitarist

    
    

    This article is about the musical artist. For the Earl King convicted of murdering a ship's officer, see Earl King, Ernest Ramsay, and Frank Conner Earl King was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of well known standards such as "Come On" and Professor Longhair's "Big Chief", he is an important figure in New Orleans R&B music.… read more

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    Earl Pomeroy

    Age 59 Male
    

    Congressman, Politician, Lawyer

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    Earl Pomeroy is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota's At-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.… read more

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    Earl Long

    1895 - 1960 Male
    

    Lieutenant Governor, Politician, Speaker

    
    

    Earl Kemp Long was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms. Long termed himself the "last of the red hot poppas" of politics, referring to his stump-speaking skills. He served from 1939–1940, 1948–1952, and 1956–1960. He was also lieutenant governor, having served from 1936–1939, but he failed in three other bids to be elected lieutenant governor. In 1932, he lost to state House Speaker John B.… read more

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    Earl Cameron

    Age 94 Male
    

    Actor, Doctor, Military Person

    
    

    Earl Cameron, CBE is a Bermudian actor. He is known as one of the first black actors to break the "colour bar" in the United Kingdom, along with Cy Grant. He also had repeated appearances on many British science fiction programmes of the 1960s, including Doctor Who, The Prisoner and The Andromeda Breakthrough.… read more

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    Earl Anthony Wayne

    Age 62 Male
    

    Politician, Diplomat, Ambassador

    
    

    Earl Anthony Wayne is a United States international policy maker and diplomat. In June, 2011, Wayne was nominated by President Barack Obama to be ambassador to Mexico.

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    Earl Ray Tomblin

    Age 60 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Earl Ray Tomblin is an American politician who serves as the 35th and current Governor of West Virginia. Tomblin is a member of the Democratic Party. Tomblin has served as President of the West Virginia State Senate for over 16 years. He became Acting Governor in 2010 following Joe Manchin's election to the US Senate. On October 4, 2011, Tomblin was elected as Governor of West Virginia in a special election to fill the unexpired term ending in January 2013.… read more

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    Earl W. Bascom

    1906 - 1995 Male
    

    Painter, Cowboy, Champion

    
    

    Earl W. Bascom was an American painter, printmaker, rodeo performer and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West.