List of Famous people named Art

Often it's a shorthand for Arthur. Similar names: Arthur, Artie, Arto, Aart, Aarti, Arta, Arte. Here are some famous Arts:

Art LaFleur

First Name Art
Born on September 9, 1943
Died on November 17, 2021 (aged 78)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Art LaFleur is an American character actor.

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Art Garfunkel

Arthur Ira Garfunkel
First Name Art
Born on November 5, 1941 (age 84)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Arthur Ira Garfunkel is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.

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Art Metrano

Harpo Mesistrano
First Name Art
Born on September 22, 1936
Died on September 8, 2021 (aged 84)

Arthur "Art" Metrano is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Lt./Capt./Cmdt. Mauser in Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3.

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Art Acevedo

First Name Art
Born on July 31, 1964 (age 61)

Hubert Arturo Acevedo is an American police officer and the incumbent chief of police of the Houston Police Department. He previously held the same position at the Austin Police Department following a career with the California Highway Patrol.

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Art Peck

First Name Art
Born on January 1, 1956 (age 70)

Arthur Peck is an American businessman, and was the CEO of Gap Inc., the American multinational clothing retailer from 2015 to 2019.

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Art Briles

First Name Art
Born on December 3, 1955 (age 70)

Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach, formerly with Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Texas. Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. His college career ended with his dismissal from the team in 2015 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. He is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman entitled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).

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Art Spiegelman

Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman
First Name Art
Born on February 15, 1948 (age 78)

Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel Maus. His work as co-editor on the comics magazines Arcade and Raw has been influential, and from 1992 he spent a decade as contributing artist for The New Yorker. He is married to designer and editor Françoise Mouly and is the father of writer Nadja Spiegelman.

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Art Schlichter

Arthur Ernest Schlichter is an American former gridiron football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons with the Colts franchise. He also played one Canadian Football League (CFL) season with the Ottawa Rough Riders and three Arena Football League (AFL) seasons with the Detroit Drive and Cincinnati Rockers. A highly-touted collegiate prospect at Ohio State, Schlichter's professional career was cut short by a gambling addiction that has resulted in him facing legal problems for the better part of four decades.

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Art Howe

Arthur Henry Howe Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach, scout, and manager, who appeared as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), Houston Astros (1976–1982), and St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985). Howe managed the Astros (1989–1993), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–2004), compiling a career managerial record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.

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Art Rooney II

First Name Art
Born on September 14, 1952 (age 73)

Arthur Joseph Rooney II is the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

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