The names of some famous persons by the name
Shannon (or its variants) are:
Shannon Elizabeth, born on 7 September, a famous actress. Shannon Elizabeth's background: An American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.
Mike Shannon, born on 15 July, a famous baseballer. Mike Shannon's background: A former American Major League Baseball player and current radio sportscaster. Mike Shannon has become a beloved broadcaster among Cardinals' fans, having been raised in St. Louis, having played with the Cardinals during some of its most successul years, operating an area restaurant and having broadcasted games over the radio for the entire lifetime of many young fans.
Claude Elwood Shannon, born on 30 April, a famous mathematician. Claude Elwood Shannon's background: An American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called 'the father of information theory'. Shannon is famous for having founded information theory and both digital computer and digital circuit design theory when he was 21 years-old by way of a master's thesis published in 1937, wherein he articulated that electrical application of Boolean algebra could construct and resolve any logical, numerical relationship. It has been claimed that this was the most important master's thesis of all time.
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