Who Is The Most Famous Anderson In The World?

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Vote up everyone you recognize with the last name Anderson.

How many celebrities with the last name Anderson can you think of? The famous Andersons below have many different professions, including notable actors with the last name Anderson, famous musicians named Anderson, and even athletes named Anderson.

Pamela Anderson is certainly one of the most famous Andersons on this list. One of the famous actresses with the last name Anderson, she rose to fame as a Playboy Playmate before appearing in Home Improvement. She is best known for portraying C.J. Parker on Baywatch.

Another of the famous people with the last name Anderson is Gillian Anderson. She is the actress who played Dana Scully in The X-Files. She also starred in The Fall, Sex Education, and The Crown.

Did we forget one of your favorite famous people with the last name Anderson? Just add them to the list. Then be sure to vote up all of the celebrities with the surname Anderson that you've heard of! 

  • Louie Anderson
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    Louie Anderson

    03/24/1953
    Louis Perry Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and game show host.[2] Anderson created the cartoon series Life with Louie and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was published in 2018. He was the initial host of the third revival of the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002. For his performance on the FX comedy television series Baskets, Anderson received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and won once in 2016. Anderson performed a stand-up show called Louie: Larger Than Life in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2003 through 2012. The show originated at the Union Plaza hotel downtown, before moving to Excalibur, South Point, and Palace Station hotels.
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  • Ian Anderson
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    Ian Anderson

    08/10/1947
    Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a Scottish-born musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist and acoustic guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull. Anderson plays several other musical instruments, including keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone, harmonica, and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with the 1983 album Walk into Light, and since then he has released another five works, including the sequel to the Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick (1972) in 2012, entitled Thick as a Brick 2.
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  • Melissa Sue Anderson
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    Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American-Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress after appearing in several commercials in Los Angeles. Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls on the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie, on which she starred from 1974 until 1981. She is also known for her film roles, including Vivian in Midnight Offerings (1981), Ginny in the slasher film Happy Birthday to Me (1981), and Alex in the ABC Afterschool Special, Which Mother Is Mine? (1979) for which she won a Daytime Emmy.Anderson became a naturalized citizen of Canada in 2007. In 2010, she published The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House, an autobiographical account of her years acting on Little House on the Prairie.’
  • Angry Anderson
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    Angry Anderson

    08/05/1947
    Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter, television presenter-reporter and actor. He has been the lead vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. On Australia Day 26 January 1993, Anderson was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his role as a youth advocate. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "over the course of a lengthy career, [the] gravel-throated vocalist ... has gone from attention-grabbing, rock'n'roll bad boy to all-round Australian media star." On 16 August 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.
  • John Anderson
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    John Anderson

    12/13/1954
    John David Anderson (born December 13, 1954 in Apopka, Florida) is an American country musician with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years. Starting in 1977 with the release of his first single, "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's Been Stealin')", Anderson has charted more than 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including five number ones: "Wild and Blue", "Swingin'", "Black Sheep", "Straight Tequila Night", and "Money in the Bank". He has also recorded 22 studio albums on several labels. His newest album, Goldmine, was released on May 26, 2015, on the Bayou Boys Music label. Anderson was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014.
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  • Pamela Anderson
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    Pamela Anderson

    07/01/1967
    Pamela Anderson, born on July 1, 1967, in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, is an iconic figure in the entertainment industry. She is best known for her acting career, particularly her role as C.J. Parker in the hit television series Baywatch, which aired from 1989 to 2001. However, Anderson's talents extend beyond acting; she is also a model, author, producer, and activist. Her journey to stardom began when she was discovered at a British Columbia Lions football game, where her image on the stadium's big screen caught the attention of a beer brand's marketing team. This chance encounter led to her first modeling contract. Anderson moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career, where she soon landed a role in the sitcom Home Improvement, followed by her defining role in Baywatch. Her charisma and beauty made her a household name, leading to appearances on several magazine covers, including multiple features in Playboy magazine. Despite her success in Hollywood, Anderson has never shied away from using her platform to advocate for causes close to her heart. She is a dedicated animal rights activist and a long-time member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Anderson has also authored several books, including novels and collections of her own poetry.
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  • Marian Anderson
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    Marian Anderson

    02/27/1897
    Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American singer, one of the most celebrated of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty." She performed in concert and recital in major music venues and with famous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined, as she had no training in acting. She preferred to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform opera arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire, which ranged from concert literature to lieder to opera to traditional American songs and spirituals. Between 1940 and 1965 the German-American pianist Franz Rupp was her permanent accompanist.Anderson became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused permission for Anderson to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The incident placed Anderson into the spotlight of the international community on a level unusual for a classical musician. With the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt, Anderson performed a critically acclaimed open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the capital. She sang before an integrated crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions. Anderson continued to break barriers for black artists in the United States, becoming the first black person, American or otherwise, to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955. Her performance as Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Met was the only time she sang an opera role on stage. Anderson worked for several years as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and as a "goodwill ambassadress" for the United States Department of State, giving concerts all over the world. She participated in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, singing at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Anderson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the Congressional Gold Medal in 1977, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, the National Medal of Arts in 1986, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.
  • Al Anderson
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    Al Anderson

    07/26/1947
    Alan Gordon Anderson (born July 26, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In the 1960s, Anderson was the frontman of the band The Wildweeds, which had success with the song No Good To Cry, which he wrote. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards's 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me. In the 1990s, Anderson shifted his focus to country music, writing hit songs for such artists as Carlene Carter, Vince Gill, Diamond Rio and Trisha Yearwood, as well as Tim McGraw's number 1 hit "The Cowboy in Me" and several album cuts. Anderson has also released six solo albums.
  • Gerald Anderson
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    Gerald Anderson

    03/07/1989
    Gerald Randolph Anderson Jr. aka Gerald Anderson (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino-American actor. He is best known for his lead roles in TV series such as Sana Maulit Muli (2007), My Girl (2008), action dramas, Tayong Dalawa (2009) in which he plays a soldier, and an NBI Agent in Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (2010), a mentally challenged young man in Budoy (2011–2012), in the TV adaptation of the iconic comics character "Fredo" in Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel (2014), the Fantasy drama, Nathaniel (2015) and in the Cannes Film Festival Director's Fortnight entry On The Job (2013). Anderson won his first ever Best Actor trophy courtesy of the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television for an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya wherein he played a person stricken with Tourette Syndrome. As of December 2015, he has been nominated for 21 acting nominations, he won 10 Best Actor awards and 1 Supporting actor award. He was hailed as the "Prince of Philippine Movies and Television" twice and "Most Popular Loveteam" thrice with former on-screen partner, Kim Chiu at the Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards. After proving his skills and talent in acting through his performance in his teleseryes most especially in Tayong Dalawa and Budoy, he is now being dubbed as the "Action Drama Prince" in Philippine Television. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency.
  • Wes Anderson
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    Wes Anderson

    05/01/1969
    Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative styles. Anderson is regarded by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. He has received consistent praise from critics for his work, and three of his films—The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel—appeared in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001, Moonrise Kingdom in 2012 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014, as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2009 and Isle of Dogs in 2018. He received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014. He also received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2015. He currently runs production company American Empirical Pictures, which he founded in 1998. Anderson won the Silver Bear for Best Director for the stop-motion animated film Isle of Dogs in 2018.
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  • Richard Anderson
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    Richard Anderson

    08/08/1926
    Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman television series between 1974 and 1978 and their subsequent television movies: The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987), Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) and Bionic Ever After? (1994).
  • Poul Anderson
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    Poul Anderson

    11/25/1926
    Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career in the 1940s and continued to write into the 21st century. Anderson authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and short stories. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.
  • Laurie Anderson
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    Laurie Anderson

    06/05/1947
    Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She became more widely known outside the art world when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.Anderson is a pioneer in electronic music and has invented several devices that she has used in her recordings and performance art shows. In 1977, she created a tape-bow violin that uses recorded magnetic tape on the bow instead of horsehair and a magnetic tape head in the bridge. In the late 1990s, she developed a talking stick, a six-foot (1.8 m) long baton-like MIDI controller that can access and replicate sounds.Anderson met Lou Reed in 1992, and was married to him from 2008 until his death in 2013.
  • Brooke Anderson
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    Brooke Anderson

    05/13/1978
    Brooke Victoria Anderson (born May 13, 1978) was a co-host of The Insider, and is now a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. Previously, she was a culture and entertainment anchor and producer for CNN and served as co-host for Showbiz Tonight on HLN. Based in CNN's Los Angeles, California bureau, Anderson joined the network in July 2000. Anderson graduated in 2000 with honors from the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. She is a member of the Kappa Delta sorority.She has covered numerous events for CNN and Headline News, including the 2006 Cannes film festival, the Academy Awards, the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Sundance Film Festival, the MTV Video Music Awards, the NBA All-Star Weekend, Fall Fashion Week in New York City and Atlanta's Music Midtown. In February 2003, she received the Daily Point of Light Award for volunteerism from President George W. Bush. In January 2012, she guest starred on Days of Our Lives, playing a reporter who interviewed John Black in episode 11754.
  • Michael J. Anderson
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    Michael J. Anderson (born October 31, 1953) is an American actor known for his roles as The Man from Another Place in David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks, the prequel film for the series, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and as Samson Leonhart on the HBO series Carnivàle. He has the genetic disorder osteogenesis imperfecta, a disease that leads to frequent breaks in long bones and improper healing, leaving him with a shortened stature of 3 feet 7 inches (1.09 m) tall.Prior to his acting career, Anderson worked as a computer technician for Martin Marietta, working on the ground support system for NASA's space shuttle. He appeared as himself in a 1984 documentary called Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson.
  • Anthony Anderson
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    Anthony Anderson

    08/15/1970
    Anthony Anderson, a celebrated figure in the entertainment industry, is renowned for his versatility and his ability to shine both on-screen and off-screen. Born on August 15, 1970, in Los Angeles, California, Anderson's charisma and talent were evident from an early age. His humble beginnings, growing up in Compton, did not deter him from pursuing his passion for acting. Anderson's educational journey included Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet's Class of 1988 and Howard University, where he trained under acting coach Avery Brooks. Anderson's career in Hollywood spans over two decades, marked by an impressive array of roles that showcase his range as an actor. He made his debut in movies like Life (1999) and Big Momma's House (2000) before landing more serious roles in films such as Hustle & Flow (2005) and The Departed (2006). Anderson's television credits include his notable work in Law & Order, where he played Detective Kevin Bernard from 2008 to 2010. However, it was his role as Andre 'Dre' Johnson in the sitcom Black-ish that catapulted him to new levels of fame. Anderson's work on Black-ish has earned him multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition to his acting pursuits, Anderson has also proven himself as a successful host and executive producer. He has hosted several seasons of the game show To Tell The Truth for ABC and co-created, with his mother Doris, the Food Network series Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson. Away from the limelight, Anderson is a dedicated family man and philanthropist. He maintains strong ties to his roots in Compton, often devoting time and resources to various charitable causes within the community.
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  • Loni Anderson
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    Loni Anderson

    08/05/1945
    Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress. She is known for her role as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Award nominations.
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  • Gillian Anderson
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    Gillian Anderson

    08/09/1968
    Gillian Anderson, an acclaimed actress of stage and screen, was born on August 9, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. In her early years, she lived in Puerto Rico and London before her family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was here that she developed a passion for acting, participating in high school productions and eventually graduating from DePaul University's Goodman School of Drama. Anderson's breakthrough role came in the form of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the iconic television series The X-Files. Her portrayal of the skeptical yet open-minded scientist won her global recognition and numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. The success of The X-Files made her a star and solidified her position as a formidable talent in the entertainment industry. Alongside her work in television, Anderson has also demonstrated considerable abilities in film and theater. Her film credits include notable roles in The House of Mirth, The Last King of Scotland, and Johnny English Reborn. In theater, her performances in plays like A Streetcar Named Desire and All About Eve have been widely lauded. Moreover, her versatility is evident in her ability to flawlessly switch between American and British accents, reflecting her transatlantic upbringing. Throughout her career, Gillian Anderson has consistently proven herself as a powerful and versatile performer, leaving a distinctive mark on the world of entertainment.
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  • Richard Dean Anderson
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    Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is an American actor and producer. He began his television career in 1976, playing Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap-opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992). He later appeared in films such as Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992), Pandora's Clock (1996), and Firehouse (1997). In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series Stargate SG-1, a spin-off of the 1994 film Stargate. He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in only one film: Stargate: Continuum, released in 2008, as a spin-off film after the Stargate SG-1 series finale in 2007. He appeared in the follow-up Stargate series Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe (as Major General and later Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill).
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  • Paul W. S. Anderson
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    Paul William Scott Anderson (born 4 March 1965) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations. Anderson made his feature film debut with the British independent film Shopping (1994), and found commercial success with his second film, the Hollywood-produced Mortal Kombat (1995), based on the first couple of video games of the same name by Midway Games. Today, he is best known as the creative voice behind the Resident Evil film series (2002–2016), which stars his eventual wife Milla Jovovich, and is based on the Capcom video game series of the same name. The series consists of six films, of which Anderson directed four, that have collectively grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the most commercially successful video game adaptation to this date. Other notable films of Anderson's are Event Horizon (1997), an initial critical and commercial disappointment that found renewed appreciation on home video; Alien vs. Predator (2004), based on the crossover concept of the same name between the Alien and Predator franchises; and Death Race (2008), a remake/prequel to 1975's Death Race 2000. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt founded Impact Pictures in 1992, under which most of Anderson's films have been made. Critical reception of his films has been mixed to negative. While Mortal Kombat and some of the Resident Evil films commonly feature on lists about the best film adaptations of video games, such lists mention that films of the genre are at best lackluster. Anderson has repeatedly stated he considers himself a "populist filmmaker", who only cares about whether his movies entertain the audience and make it cheer in the cinema, rather than their reception by professional critics.
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  • Paul Thomas Anderson
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    Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Los Angeles, Anderson developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. An alumnus of the Sundance Institute, Anderson is famous for making often epic psychological drama films which often take place in San Fernando Valley and deal with characters seeking after redemption, forgiveness or loss; they also use wide framing as well as realistic or gritty cinematography. Anderson made his feature film debut with Hard Eight in 1996. He found critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), set in the Golden Age of Porn, and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999), an ensemble piece set in the San Fernando Valley, and Punch-Drunk Love (2002), a romantic comedy-drama film.
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  • Larry Anderson
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    Larry Anderson

    09/22/1952
    Larry Anderson (born September 22, 1952) is an American actor and magician.
  • Wil Anderson
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    Wil Anderson

    01/31/1974
    William James Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster.
  • Teyona Anderson
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    Teyona Anderson

    01/01/1988
    The twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on March 4, 2009 and was the sixth season to air on The CW network. The cycle's catch phrase is "Get In The Fold." The cycle's promotional song is Lady Gaga's "The Fame". The prizes for this cycle were: A modeling contract with Elite Model Management. A fashion spread and cover in Seventeen. A US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.The first half of the cycle took place in New York City, moving the show back from Los Angeles last season. The international destination for this cycle is São Paulo, Brazil, the series first visit to South America. The number of girls was reduced to 13, the first time since cycle 9, after being maintained at 14 in the last two cycles. This was the last time Paulina Porizkova participated as judge. The winner was 20-year-old Teyona Anderson from Woodstown, New Jersey. This season averaged 4.35 million viewers per episode.
  • Natalie Anderson
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    Natalie Anderson

    10/24/1981
    Natalie Jane Anderson (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress, singer and model. She is best known for her roles as Alicia Metcalfe in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2010 to 2015 and Stella Davenport in the medical drama The Royal from 2005 to 2008. She also played the role of Nessarose in the London production Wicked from May 2009 to March 2010. As of 2015 she is a regular on ITV Lifestyle show This Morning.
  • Lynn Anderson
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    Lynn Anderson

    09/26/1947
    Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was an American country music singer known for a string of hits from the late 1960s to the 1980s, most notably her worldwide hit "Rose Garden" (1970). Anderson's crossover appeal and regular exposure on national television helped her become one of country music's first female superstars in the early 1970s; taking the genre to venues around the world that previously had not been receptive. In 1970, she became the first female country star to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Anderson was among the most highly awarded female country recording artists of her era. Her version of "Rose Garden" stands as one of the most successful crossover recordings of all-time. Anderson charted 12 No. 1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hit singles. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA), she also won a Grammy Award (earning seven nominations), People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). Record World, one of three major industry trade magazines at the time (Billboard and Cashbox the other two), named Lynn Anderson 'Artist of the Decade' for 1970-80. Additionally, Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (1974), as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year. All genres combined, she was the #13 music artist of the 1970s according to Joel Whitburn and the highest ranking country artist not yet in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. According to Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, "Anderson's television background and her ability to bring show-business dynamism to recordings and concert performances helped her achieve crossover success. With talent and tenacity, the country music star brought increased visibility to the genre." She continued to record and remained a popular concert draw until her death, regularly headlining major casino showrooms, performing arts centers, and theaters.
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  • Jon Anderson
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    Jon Anderson

    10/25/1944
    Jon Anderson, an English musician, is most renowned for his contributions to the progressive rock genre. He was born on October 25, 1944 in Accrington, Lancashire, England. Anderson's unique vocal range and distinctive lyrical style have left a lasting imprint on the world of music. Anderson began his musical journey as a member of The Warriors, a British band, in the early 1960s. However, it was with the formation of Yes in 1968 that he truly found his footing. As co-founder and lead vocalist for Yes, Anderson played a critical role in shaping the sound and direction of the band. His ethereal tenor voice became a signature element of Yes's music, complementing the group's complex compositions and philosophical themes. During his tenure with Yes, Anderson contributed to numerous landmark albums including Fragile, Close to the Edge, and Tales from Topographic Oceans, which are revered for their innovative approach to rock music. In addition to his work with Yes, Anderson has also carved out a successful solo career. He released his debut solo album, Olias of Sunhillow, in 1976 while still a member of Yes. The album, which Anderson wrote, sang, and played nearly all the instruments on, demonstrated his versatility and creativity as a musician. It also showcased his interest in spirituality and mysticism, themes that would continue to inform his music throughout his career. Anderson's output as a solo artist, combined with his work as part of Yes, has solidified him as one of the pioneering figures in progressive rock.
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    James Anderson

    07/30/1982
    James Michael Anderson, (born 30 July 1982), usually known as Jimmy Anderson, is an English international cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Anderson is the all-time leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers surpassing Glenn McGrath (563 wickets) and holds the record of most wickets for England in both Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket. He is the only English bowler, and the 6th overall, to pass 500 Test wickets.Anderson plays first-class cricket for Lancashire and since arriving on the international scene in 2002/03 (before his first full season of County cricket) has represented England in over 140 Test matches and nearly 200 One Day Internationals. He is England's all-time highest international wicket-taker when combined across all three formats. He and Joe Root posted the highest ever 10th-wicket Test batting partnership in the 1st Test of India's 2014 tour of England. A right-arm pace bowler, Anderson made his international debut at the age of just 20, on England's 2002/03 tour of Australia. When he played his first ODI he had only played five List A matches. Anderson went on to feature in the 2003 ICC World Cup and made his Test match debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's the next summer. Later in 2003 he experienced a dip in form and confidence against South Africa. After this he was in and out of the team and experienced numerous injuries, including a stress fracture of the back which kept him out of action for most of the 2006 season. He returned to action and is now the opening bowler in England's Test team. He was a regular strike bowler in England's one-day team, but has not played in that format since the 2015 World Cup. He is the first English bowler to reach 400 and 500 wickets in Test matches, and on 11 September 2018 he became 4th highest Test wicket-taker of all time. He reached this position when he took his 564th Test wicket, passing Glenn McGrath as the leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers. As of January 2019 he is ranked No.2 in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings, having previously reached the top position at various times between 2016 and 2018. On 25 July 2016, during the second Test of that year's England-Pakistan series at Old Trafford, he became the first fast bowler to take 50 wickets against all other 7 major Test playing nations, Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.On 3 August 2017 Lancashire announced the Old Trafford Pavilion End would be renamed the James Anderson End.
  • Sunshine Anderson
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    Sunshine Jocelyn Sian Anderson (born June 7, 1974) is a female American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.
  • Sam Anderson
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    Sam Anderson

    05/13/1945
    Sam Anderson (born May 13, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sam Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, as dentist Bernard Nadler on Lost, and as Holland Manners on Angel.