sgnl 1020 final exam list of famous ppl

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Founded Gallaudet university in Connecticut

Lou Ferrigno

\
* Played role as incredible hulk

William Ellsworth Hoy

Major league baseball player

Chuck Baird

\
* Famous painter put ASL signs in artwork
* Chairman of the arts for the deaf way

Helen Keller

First deaf/blind person to graduate college

Laurent Clerc

\
* 1st deaf teacher of the deaf in america
* Helped found gallaudet university

I. King Jordan

1st deaf president of gallaudet university

Andrew Foster

1st african american to graduate gallaudet

Douglas Tilden

Deaf sculptor

Eratus Smith

Spy for Sam Houston during battle for texas independence

Gil Eastman

Helped establish national theater of deaf with david hayes

George Veditz

1st person to film ASL (filmmaker/educator)

CJ Jones

 created international sign language theater

Kenny Walker

 defensive lineman for denver broncos

Dennis R. Cokely

ASL-english interpreter profession

Bernard Bragg

founded national theater of the deaf (actor/mime)

James Burke

first boxer to cause someone to die from a match

William Castle

promoted/expanded NTID

Linda Bove

 librarian on sesame street

Ashley Fiolek

motorcycle racer

Martha’s Vineyard

entire island of deaf people

Howie Seago

wichita falls deaf actor/director

Nyle Dimarco

LEAD-K

Clayton Valli

deaf poet

Juliette Gordon Low

founded girl scouts

Kitty o’Neil

stunt woman (swimmer, driver, car racer)

Sean Forbes

helps make music accessible

Curtis Pride

 pro baseball player, (new york mets)

Phyllis Frelich

Won tony for best actress in children of a lesser god

Sign Duo

Youtuber couple deaf & hearing

Lauren Ridlof

Actress in marvel and walking dead

\
Marlee Matlin

Won oscar in movie children of a lesser god

Millie Simmons

Acted in a quiet place

Sara Novic

\
* Wrote true biz
* Deaf writer