Famous People Named Cecil
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Historian, Florence Nightingale
Rev. Cecil Williams
Religion, Glide Memorial Church
Cecil H. Underwood
Politician, Twice Governor of West Virginia
Cecil Taylor
Jazz Musician, Avant-garde jazz pianist
Cecil O. Samuelson
Educator, President, Brigham Young University
Cecil Rhodes
Business, De Beers
Cecil Powell
Physicist, Discovered the pi-meson
Cecil B. Pickett
Biologist, Ezetrol, Singulair, and Vioxx
Cecil Parkinson
Politician, Thatcherite MP and Minister
Cecil Parker
Actor, The Ladykillers
Cecil B. Lyon
Diplomat, US Ambassador to Chile, Sri Lanka
Cecil Kellaway
Actor, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Cecil Heftel
Politician, Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86
C. S. Forester
Novelist, The African Queen
Cecil Fielder
Baseball, Hit 51 home runs in 1990
Cecil B. DeMille
Film Director, Pioneering film director
Cecil Day-Lewis
Poet, UK Poet Laureate, 1968-72
Cecil Cooper
Baseball, Manager, Houston Astros