|
Name
|
Occupation
|
Birth
|
Death
|
Known
for
|
|
Bud Abbott
|
Actor
|
2-Oct-1895
|
24-Apr-1974
|
Half
of Abbott and Costello
|
|
James Abdnor
|
Politician
|
13-Feb-1923
|
16-May-2012
|
US
Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87
|
|
Duane Acklie
|
Business
|
14-Nov-1931
|
|
Crete
Carrier Corporation
|
|
E. Ross Adair
|
Politician
|
14-Dec-1907
|
5-May-1983
|
Congressman
from Indiana, 1951-71
|
|
Sherman Adams
|
Government
|
8-Jan-1899
|
27-Oct-1986
|
Eisenhower's
Chief of Staff
|
|
Homer M. Adkins
|
Politician
|
15-Oct-1890
|
26-Feb-1964
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1941-45
|
|
G. Steven Agee
|
Judge
|
12-Nov-1952
|
|
4th
Circuit Court of Appeals
|
|
Buzz Aldrin
|
Astronaut
|
20-Jan-1930
|
|
Second
man on the Moon
|
|
Russell A. Alger
|
Government
|
27-Feb-1836
|
24-Jan-1907
|
McKinley's
Secretary of War, 1897-99
|
|
Joe L. Allbritton
|
Business
|
29-Dec-1924
|
|
Well-connected
Washington billionaire
|
|
Henry Justin Allen
|
Politician
|
11-Sep-1868
|
17-Jan-1950
|
Governor
of Kansas, 1919-23
|
|
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.
|
Politician
|
15-Jun-1898
|
15-Apr-1986
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1958-62
|
|
Clinton P. Anderson
|
Politician
|
23-Oct-1895
|
11-Nov-1975
|
US
Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73
|
|
Forrest H. Anderson
|
Politician
|
30-Jan-1913
|
20-Jul-1989
|
Montana
governor, committed suicide
|
|
Jack Z. Anderson
|
Politician
|
22-Mar-1904
|
9-Feb-1981
|
Congressman,
committed suicide
|
|
Robert B. Anderson
|
Government
|
4-Jun-1910
|
14-Aug-1989
|
US
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61
|
|
Sigurd Anderson
|
Politician
|
22-Jan-1904
|
21-Dec-1990
|
Governor
of South Dakota, 1951-55
|
|
Victor E. Anderson
|
Politician
|
30-Mar-1902
|
15-Aug-1962
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1955-59
|
|
Dennis Archer
|
Politician
|
1-Jan-1942
|
|
Mayor
of Detroit, 1994-2001
|
|
John M. Ashbrook
|
Politician
|
21-Sep-1928
|
24-Apr-1982
|
Congressman
from Ohio, 1961-82
|
|
David Rice Atchison
|
Politician
|
11-Aug-1807
|
26-Jan-1886
|
US
Senator from Missouri, 1843-55
|
|
Warren R. Austin
|
Politician
|
12-Nov-1877
|
25-Dec-1962
|
US
Senator from Vermont, 1931-46
|
|
Gene Autry
|
Country Musician
|
29-Sep-1907
|
2-Oct-1998
|
Singing
cowboy
|
|
William H. Avery
|
Politician
|
11-Aug-1911
|
4-Nov-2009
|
Governor
of Kansas, 1965-67
|
|
Tim Babcock
|
Politician
|
27-Oct-1919
|
|
Governor
of Montana, 1962-69
|
|
Carl E. Bailey
|
Politician
|
8-Oct-1894
|
23-Oct-1948
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41
|
|
Richard Baker
|
Politician
|
22-May-1948
|
|
Congressman
from Louisiana, 1987-2008
|
|
Samuel Aaron Baker
|
Politician
|
7-Nov-1874
|
16-Sep-1933
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1925-29
|
|
Henry Baldwin
|
Judge
|
14-Jan-1780
|
21-Apr-1844
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44
|
|
Raymond E. Baldwin
|
Politician
|
31-Aug-1893
|
4-Oct-1986
|
Governor
and Senator from Connecticut
|
|
Fred Balzar
|
Politician
|
15-Jun-1880
|
21-Mar-1934
|
Governor
of Nevada, 1927-34
|
|
William Brockman Bankhead
|
Politician
|
12-Apr-1874
|
15-Sep-1940
|
Speaker
of the US House, 1936-40
|
|
Sir Joseph Banks
|
Botanist
|
13-Feb-1743
|
19-Jun-1820
|
Accompanied
James Cook
|
|
William W. Barron
|
Politician
|
8-Dec-1911
|
12-Nov-2002
|
Governor
of West Virginia, 1961-65
|
|
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
|
Sculptor
|
2-Aug-1834
|
4-Oct-1904
|
Statue
of Liberty
|
|
Edmund Barton
|
Head of State
|
18-Jan-1849
|
7-Jan-1920
|
First
Prime Minister of Australia
|
|
Count Basie
|
Pianist
|
21-Aug-1904
|
26-Apr-1984
|
Big
band pianist
|
|
Charlie Bass
|
Politician
|
8-Jan-1952
|
|
Congressman,
New Hampshire 2nd
|
|
John S. Battle
|
Politician
|
11-Jul-1890
|
9-Apr-1972
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1950-54
|
|
Birch Bayh
|
Politician
|
22-Jan-1928
|
|
US
Senator from Indiana, 1963-81
|
|
William S. Beardsley
|
Politician
|
17-May-1901
|
21-Nov-1954
|
Governor
of Iowa, 1949-54
|
|
Stephen D. Bechtel
|
Business
|
24-Sep-1900
|
14-Mar-1989
|
Ran
Bechtel from 1936-60
|
|
Warren A. Bechtel
|
Business
|
12-Sep-1872
|
28-Aug-1933
|
Founder
of Bechtel Corporation
|
|
Melvin Belli
|
Attorney
|
29-Jul-1907
|
9-Jul-1996
|
The
King of Torts
|
|
Charles E. Bennett
|
Politician
|
2-Dec-1910
|
6-Sep-2003
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1949-93
|
|
Robert F. Bennett
|
Politician
|
23-May-1927
|
9-Oct-2000
|
Governor
of Kansas, 1975-79
|
|
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
|
Politician
|
11-Feb-1921
|
23-May-2006
|
US
Senator, Treasury Secretary
|
|
Irving Berlin
|
Composer
|
11-May-1888
|
22-Sep-1989
|
White Christmas, God Bless America
|
|
Paul Bernardo
|
Criminal
|
27-Aug-1964
|
|
Husband/wife
serial killer team
|
|
Alan H. Bible
|
Politician
|
20-Nov-1909
|
12-Sep-1988
|
US
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74
|
|
Dana X. Bible
|
Football
|
8-Oct-1891
|
19-Jan-1980
|
Legendary
Texas football coach
|
|
Francis Biddle
|
Government
|
9-May-1886
|
4-Oct-1968
|
US
Attorney General, 1941-45
|
|
Theodore Bilbo
|
Government
|
13-Oct-1877
|
21-Aug-1947
|
Archangel
of white supremacy
|
|
Michael Bilirakis
|
Politician
|
16-Jul-1930
|
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1983-2007
|
|
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
|
Politician
|
4-Feb-1947
|
|
Congressman,
Georgia 2nd
|
|
Hugo Black
|
Judge
|
27-Feb-1886
|
25-Sep-1971
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1937-71
|
|
Kenneth Blackwell
|
Government
|
28-Feb-1948
|
|
Ohio
Secretary of State, 1999-2007
|
|
James T. Blair, Jr.
|
Politician
|
15-Mar-1902
|
12-Jul-1962
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1957-61
|
|
Mel Blanc
|
Actor
|
30-May-1908
|
10-Jul-1989
|
Man
of 1,000 Voices
|
|
Ray Blanton
|
Politician
|
10-Apr-1930
|
22-Nov-1996
|
Governor
of Tennessee, 1975-79
|
|
Samuel Blatchford
|
Judge
|
9-Mar-1820
|
7-Jul-1893
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1882-93
|
|
Roy Blunt
|
Politician
|
10-Jan-1950
|
|
US
Senator from Missouri
|
|
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
Head of State
|
15-Aug-1769
|
5-May-1821
|
Emperor
of France
|
|
Julian Bond
|
Activist
|
14-Jan-1940
|
|
NAACP
Chairman, 1998-2010
|
|
Ernest Borgnine
|
Actor
|
24-Jan-1917
|
8-Jul-2012
|
Marty
|
|
W. B. Botts
|
Attorney
|
7-Sep-1835
|
7-Mar-1893
|
Baker
Botts
|
|
William D. Boyce
|
Activist
|
16-Jun-1858
|
11-Jun-1929
|
Founder
of Boy Scouts of America
|
|
John Brademas
|
Politician
|
2-Mar-1927
|
|
Congressman
from Indiana, 1959-81
|
|
Tom Bradley
|
Politician
|
27-Dec-1917
|
29-Sep-1998
|
Mayor
of Los Angeles, 1973-93
|
|
Roger D. Branigin
|
Politician
|
26-Jul-1902
|
19-Nov-1975
|
Governor
of Indiana, 1965-69
|
|
Joseph Brant
|
Military
|
1742
|
24-Nov-1807
|
Mohawk
Indian Chief
|
|
Owen Brewster
|
Politician
|
22-Feb-1888
|
25-Dec-1961
|
Governor
and Senator from Maine
|
|
John W. Bricker
|
Politician
|
6-Sep-1893
|
22-Mar-1986
|
Governor
of Ohio, 1939-45
|
|
Branwell Brontë
|
Poet
|
26-Jun-1817
|
24-Sep-1848
|
The
Brontë sisters' brother
|
|
William S. Broomfield
|
Politician
|
28-Apr-1922
|
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1957-93
|
|
Henry Brown
|
Politician
|
20-Dec-1935
|
|
Congressman,
South Carolina 1st
|
|
John W. Brown
|
Politician
|
28-Dec-1913
|
29-Oct-1993
|
Governor
of Ohio, 1957
|
|
Prentiss M. Brown
|
Politician
|
18-Jun-1889
|
19-Dec-1973
|
US
Senator from Michigan, 1936-43
|
|
Willie Brown
|
Politician
|
20-Mar-1934
|
|
Mayor
of San Francisco, 1997-2004
|
|
Chauncey H. Browning, Jr.
|
Attorney
|
21-Nov-1934
|
1-Jan-2010
|
Attorney
General of West Virginia, 1969-85
|
|
Gordon Browning
|
Politician
|
22-Nov-1889
|
23-May-1976
|
Twice
Governor of Tennessee
|
|
Jim Broyhill
|
Politician
|
19-Aug-1927
|
|
Congressman
from North Carolina, 1963-86
|
|
Stanley Bruce
|
Head of State
|
15-Apr-1883
|
25-Aug-1967
|
Prime
Minister of Australia, 1923-29
|
|
Edgar Buchanan
|
Actor
|
20-Mar-1903
|
4-Apr-1979
|
Uncle
Joe Carson on Petticoat Junction
|
|
Usher L. Burdick
|
Politician
|
21-Feb-1879
|
19-Aug-1960
|
Congressman
from North Dakota
|
|
Dwight W. Burney
|
Politician
|
7-Jan-1892
|
10-Mar-1987
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1960-61
|
|
Conrad Burns
|
Politician
|
25-Jan-1935
|
|
US
Senator from Montana, 1989-2007
|
|
W. Haydon Burns
|
Politician
|
17-Mar-1912
|
22-Nov-1987
|
Mayor
of Jacksonville, 1949-65
|
|
Roland W. Burris
|
Politician
|
8-Aug-1937
|
|
US
Senator from Illinois, 2009-10
|
|
Dan Burton
|
Politician
|
21-Jun-1938
|
|
Congressman,
Indiana 5th
|
|
Sir Richard Burton
|
Explorer
|
19-Mar-1821
|
20-Oct-1890
|
Translated
The Arabian Nights
|
|
Harlan J. Bushfield
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1882
|
27-Sep-1948
|
Governor
of South Dakota, 1939-43
|
|
William M. Butler
|
Politician
|
29-Jan-1861
|
29-Mar-1937
|
US
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26
|
|
Steve Buyer
|
Politician
|
26-Nov-1958
|
|
Congressman
from Indiana, 1993-2011
|
|
Harry F. Byrd
|
Politician
|
10-Jun-1887
|
20-Oct-1966
|
US
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65
|
|
Robert Byrd
|
Politician
|
20-Nov-1917
|
28-Jun-2010
|
US
Senator, former klan member
|
|
James F. Byrnes
|
Politician
|
2-May-1882
|
9-Apr-1972
|
US
Secretary of State, 1945-47
|
|
Millard F. Caldwell
|
Politician
|
6-Feb-1897
|
23-Oct-1984
|
Governor
of Florida, 1945-49
|
|
Plutarco Elías Calles
|
Head of State
|
25-Sep-1877
|
19-Oct-1945
|
President
of Mexico, 1924-28
|
|
Roberto Calvi
|
Business
|
13-Apr-1920
|
17-Jun-1982
|
Vatican
banker who died mysteriously
|
|
Simon Cameron
|
Politician
|
8-Mar-1799
|
26-Jun-1889
|
The
Czar of Pennsylvania
|
|
Carroll Campbell
|
Politician
|
24-Jul-1940
|
7-Dec-2005
|
Governor
of South Carolina, 1987-95
|
|
Eddie Cantor
|
Singer
|
31-Jan-1892
|
10-Oct-1964
|
Banjo
Eyes
|
|
Eric Cantor
|
Politician
|
6-Jun-1963
|
|
House
Majority Leader
|
|
Frederick Carder
|
Artist
|
18-Sep-1863
|
10-Dec-1963
|
"Aurene"
glass artist
|
|
Benjamin L. Cardin
|
Politician
|
5-Oct-1943
|
|
US
Senator from Maryland
|
|
Robert D. Carey
|
Politician
|
12-Aug-1878
|
17-Jan-1937
|
Governor
and Senator from Wyoming
|
|
George H. Carley
|
Judge
|
24-Sep-1938
|
|
Justice,
Georgia Supreme Court
|
|
Frank Carlson
|
Politician
|
23-Jan-1893
|
30-May-1987
|
Governor
and Senator from Kansas
|
|
Doyle E. Carlton
|
Politician
|
6-Jul-1885
|
25-Oct-1972
|
Governor
of Florida, 1929-33
|
|
Mel Carnahan
|
Politician
|
11-Feb-1934
|
16-Oct-2000
|
Dead
man, still defeated John Ashcroft
|
|
Kit Carson
|
Explorer
|
24-Dec-1809
|
23-May-1868
|
Frontiersman
and Indian agent
|
|
Alexander Cartwright
|
Baseball
|
17-Apr-1820
|
12-Jul-1892
|
Original
rules of baseball
|
|
Elbert N. Carvel
|
Politician
|
9-Feb-1910
|
6-Feb-2005
|
Twice
Governor of Delaware
|
|
Giacomo Casanova
|
Author
|
2-Apr-1725
|
4-Jun-1798
|
World-renowned
paramour
|
|
Lewis Cass
|
Military
|
9-Oct-1782
|
17-Jun-1866
|
US
Secretary of State, 1857-60
|
|
Sidney J. Catts
|
Politician
|
31-Jul-1863
|
9-Mar-1936
|
Governor
of Florida, 1917-21
|
|
Emanuel Celler
|
Politician
|
6-May-1888
|
15-Jan-1981
|
Congressman
from New York, 1923-73
|
|
Winston Churchill
|
Head of State
|
30-Nov-1874
|
24-Jan-1965
|
WWII
Prime Minister of England
|
|
Tom C. Clark
|
Judge
|
23-Sep-1899
|
13-Jun-1977
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
|
|
William Clark
|
Explorer
|
1-Aug-1770
|
1-Sep-1838
|
Lewis
and Clark expedition
|
|
Frank G. Clement
|
Politician
|
2-Jun-1920
|
4-Nov-1969
|
Twice
Governor of Tennessee
|
|
De Witt Clinton
|
Politician
|
2-Mar-1769
|
11-Feb-1828
|
Twice
Governor of New York
|
|
Jim Clyburn
|
Politician
|
21-Jul-1940
|
|
Congressman,
South Carolina 6th
|
|
Ty Cobb
|
Baseball
|
18-Dec-1886
|
17-Jul-1961
|
Legendary
Detroit Tigers hitter
|
|
Howard Coble
|
Politician
|
18-Mar-1931
|
|
Congressman,
North Carolina 6th
|
|
Robert L. Cochran
|
Politician
|
28-Jan-1886
|
23-Feb-1963
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1935-41
|
|
Harrison Cockrill
|
Politician
|
18-Jun-1826
|
22-May-1876
|
Kentucky
State Senator, committed suicide
|
|
Norm Coleman
|
Politician
|
17-Aug-1949
|
|
US
Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09
|
|
Norman Jay Colman
|
Government
|
16-May-1827
|
3-Nov-1911
|
First
US Secretary of Agriculture
|
|
Fred P. Cone
|
Politician
|
28-Sep-1871
|
28-Jul-1948
|
Governor
of Florida, 1937-41
|
|
Gordon Cooper
|
Astronaut
|
6-Mar-1927
|
4-Oct-2004
|
Mercury
7 and Gemini 5 astronaut
|
|
Royal S. Copeland
|
Politician
|
7-Nov-1868
|
17-Jul-1938
|
US
Senator from New York, 1923-38
|
|
George N. Craig
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1909
|
17-Dec-1992
|
Governor
of Indiana, 1953-57
|
|
Arthur G. Crane
|
Educator
|
1-Sep-1877
|
11-Aug-1955
|
President,
University of Wyoming, 1922-41
|
|
Aleister Crowley
|
Religion
|
12-Oct-1875
|
1-Dec-1947
|
Wickedest
man in the world
|
|
Homer S. Cummings
|
Attorney
|
30-Apr-1870
|
10-Sep-1956
|
US
Attorney General, 1933-39
|
|
Charles M. Dale
|
Politician
|
8-Mar-1893
|
28-Sep-1978
|
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1945-49
|
|
John M. Dalton
|
Politician
|
9-Nov-1900
|
7-Jul-1972
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1961-65
|
|
John N. Dalton
|
Politician
|
11-Jul-1931
|
30-Jul-1986
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1978-82
|
|
Dan Daniel
|
Politician
|
12-May-1914
|
23-Jan-1988
|
Congressman
from Virginia, 1969-88
|
|
Price Daniel
|
Politician
|
10-Oct-1910
|
25-Aug-1988
|
Governor
of Texas, 1957-63
|
|
Georges Jacques Danton
|
Activist
|
26-Oct-1759
|
5-Apr-1794
|
Key
figure in French Revolution
|
|
Hal Daub
|
Politician
|
23-Apr-1941
|
|
Mayor
of Omaha, 1995-2001
|
|
Martin L. Davey
|
Politician
|
25-Jul-1884
|
31-Mar-1946
|
Governor
of Ohio, 1935-39
|
|
Jim Davidson
|
Comic
|
13-Dec-1953
|
|
Stand Up Jim Davidson
|
|
Bob Davis
|
Politician
|
31-Jul-1932
|
16-Oct-2009
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1979-93
|
|
Deane C. Davis
|
Politician
|
7-Nov-1900
|
8-Dec-1990
|
Governor
of Vermont, 1969-73
|
|
F. Elwood Davis
|
Attorney
|
15-Dec-1915
|
17-Jan-2012
|
Prominent
Washington lawyer
|
|
James J. Davis
|
Government
|
27-Oct-1873
|
22-Nov-1947
|
US
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30
|
|
John E. Davis
|
Politician
|
18-Apr-1913
|
12-May-1990
|
Governor
of North Dakota, 1957-61
|
|
John W. Davis
|
Attorney
|
13-Apr-1873
|
24-Mar-1955
|
US
Solicitor General, 1913-18
|
|
Jose de San Martin
|
Military
|
25-Feb-1778
|
17-Aug-1850
|
Knight
of the Andes
|
|
Martin R. Delany
|
Activist
|
6-May-1812
|
24-Jan-1885
|
Black
nationalist
|
|
George H. Dern
|
Government
|
8-Sep-1872
|
27-Aug-1936
|
Governor
of Utah, 1925-33
|
|
Steven B. Derounian
|
Politician
|
6-Apr-1918
|
17-Apr-2007
|
Congressman
from New York, 1953-65
|
|
Butler Derrick
|
Politician
|
30-Sep-1936
|
|
Congressman
from South Carolina, 1975-95
|
|
Joseph M. Devine
|
Politician
|
15-Mar-1861
|
31-Aug-1938
|
Governor
of North Dakota, 1898-99
|
|
Thomas E. Dewey
|
Politician
|
24-Mar-1902
|
16-Mar-1971
|
Did
not defeat Truman
|
|
William L. Dickinson
|
Politician
|
5-Jun-1925
|
31-Mar-2008
|
Congressman
from Alabama, 1965-93
|
|
Charles Diggs, Jr.
|
Politician
|
2-Dec-1922
|
24-Aug-1998
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1955-80
|
|
Clarence C. Dill
|
Politician
|
21-Sep-1884
|
14-Jan-1978
|
US
Senator from Washington, 1923-35
|
|
Everett Dirksen
|
Politician
|
4-Jan-1896
|
7-Sep-1969
|
US
Senator from Illinois, 1951-69
|
|
William N. Doak
|
Government
|
12-Dec-1882
|
23-Oct-1933
|
US
Secretary of Labor, 1930-33
|
|
Robert Docking
|
Politician
|
9-Oct-1925
|
8-Oct-1983
|
Governor
of Kansas, 1967-75
|
|
Bob Dole
|
Politician
|
22-Jul-1923
|
|
US
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96
|
|
Robert Dollar
|
Business
|
20-Mar-1844
|
16-May-1932
|
Grand
Old Man of the Pacific
|
|
Forrest C. Donnell
|
Politician
|
20-Aug-1884
|
3-Mar-1980
|
Governor
and Senator from Missouri
|
|
Phil M. Donnelly
|
Politician
|
16-Mar-1891
|
12-Sep-1961
|
Twice
Governor of Missouri
|
|
William J. B. Dorn
|
Politician
|
14-Apr-1916
|
13-Aug-2005
|
Congressman
from South Carolina, 1947-74
|
|
Hugh M. Dorsey
|
Politician
|
10-Jul-1871
|
11-Jun-1948
|
Governor
of Georgia, 1917-21
|
|
James Douglas
|
Politician
|
21-Jun-1951
|
|
Governor
of Vermont, 2003-11
|
|
William O. Douglas
|
Judge
|
16-Oct-1898
|
19-Jan-1980
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75
|
|
Arthur Conan Doyle
|
Novelist
|
22-May-1859
|
7-Jul-1930
|
Creator
of Sherlock Holmes
|
|
Lee S. Dreyfus
|
Politician
|
20-Jun-1926
|
2-Jan-2008
|
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1979-83
|
|
Henry Dunant
|
Activist
|
8-May-1828
|
30-Oct-1910
|
Red
Cross founder
|
|
Charles Easley
|
Judge
|
c. 1950
|
|
Justice,
Mississippi Supreme Court
|
|
King Edward VII
|
Royalty
|
9-Nov-1841
|
6-May-1910
|
King
of England, 1901-1910
|
|
James B. Edwards
|
Politician
|
24-Jun-1927
|
|
Governor
of South Carolina, 1975-79
|
|
Gustave Eiffel
|
Architect
|
15-Dec-1832
|
27-Dec-1923
|
Designer
of Eiffel Tower
|
|
Buford Ellington
|
Politician
|
27-Jun-1907
|
3-Apr-1972
|
Twice
Governor of Tennessee
|
|
Louis L. Emmerson
|
Politician
|
27-Dec-1863
|
4-Feb-1941
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1929-33
|
|
Michael Enzi
|
Politician
|
1-Feb-1944
|
|
US
Senator from Wyoming
|
|
Sam Ervin
|
Politician
|
27-Sep-1896
|
23-Apr-1985
|
US
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74
|
|
Bob Etheridge
|
Politician
|
7-Aug-1941
|
|
Congressman
from North Carolina, 1997-2011
|
|
Hiram Wesley Evans
|
Activist
|
26-Sep-1881
|
Sep-1966
|
KKK
Imperial Wizard, 1922-39
|
|
Jim Exon
|
Politician
|
9-Aug-1921
|
10-Jun-2005
|
US
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97
|
|
Arthur Fadden
|
Head of State
|
13-Apr-1895
|
21-Apr-1973
|
Prime
Minister of Australia, 1941
|
|
William Fargo
|
Business
|
20-May-1818
|
3-Aug-1881
|
Co-Founder,
American Express & Wells Fargo
|
|
Orval Faubus
|
Politician
|
7-Jan-1910
|
14-Dec-1994
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1955-67
|
|
Charles Grandison Finney
|
Religion
|
29-Aug-1792
|
16-Aug-1875
|
Second
Awakening
|
|
Duncan U. Fletcher
|
Politician
|
6-Jan-1859
|
17-Jun-1936
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1909-36
|
|
Jack Fletcher
|
Photographer
|
1917
|
31-Dec-2003
|
National Geographic photographer
|
|
Joel West Flood
|
Judge
|
2-Aug-1894
|
27-Apr-1964
|
Virginia
Congressman, Judge
|
|
Charles M. La Follette
|
Politician
|
27-Feb-1898
|
27-Jun-1974
|
Congressman
from Indiana, 1943-47
|
|
Gerald Ford
|
Head of State
|
14-Jul-1913
|
26-Dec-2006
|
38th
US President, 1974-77
|
|
Glenn Ford
|
Actor
|
1-May-1916
|
30-Aug-2006
|
Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
|
|
Henry Ford
|
Business
|
30-Jul-1863
|
7-Apr-1947
|
Founder
of Ford Motors
|
|
William Clay Ford, Sr.
|
Business
|
14-Mar-1925
|
|
Ford
exec and owner of the Detroit Lions
|
|
William D. Ford
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1927
|
14-Aug-2004
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1965-95
|
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
Diplomat
|
17-Jan-1706
|
17-Apr-1790
|
American
founding father
|
|
J. Allen Frear
|
Politician
|
7-Mar-1903
|
15-Jan-1993
|
US
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61
|
|
Don Fuqua
|
Politician
|
20-Aug-1933
|
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1963-87
|
|
Clark Gable
|
Actor
|
1-Feb-1901
|
16-Nov-1960
|
Gone With the Wind
|
|
Frank Gannett
|
Business
|
15-Sep-1876
|
3-Dec-1957
|
Founder,
Gannett publishing empire
|
|
Charles P. Garcia
|
Business
|
c. 1961
|
|
Sterling
Financial Investment Group
|
|
Frederick D. Gardner
|
Politician
|
6-Nov-1869
|
18-Dec-1933
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1917-21
|
|
James Garfield
|
Head of State
|
19-Nov-1831
|
19-Sep-1881
|
20th
US President, 1881
|
|
Giuseppe Garibaldi
|
Military
|
4-Jul-1807
|
2-Jun-1882
|
Privateer,
Italian hero
|
|
Pat Garrett
|
Government
|
5-Jun-1850
|
29-Feb-1908
|
Killed
Billy the Kid
|
|
Ralph F. Gates
|
Politician
|
24-Feb-1893
|
28-Jul-1978
|
Governor
of Indiana, 1945-49
|
|
Walter F. George
|
Politician
|
29-Jan-1878
|
4-Aug-1957
|
US
Senator from Georgia, 1922-57
|
|
Domenico Ghirardelli
|
Business
|
21-Feb-1817
|
17-Jan-1894
|
Founder
of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
|
|
Albert W. Gilchrist
|
Politician
|
15-Jan-1858
|
15-May-1926
|
Governor
of Florida, 1909-13
|
|
Guy M. Gillette
|
Politician
|
3-Feb-1879
|
3-Mar-1973
|
US
Senator from Iowa, 1949-55
|
|
Paul Gillmor
|
Politician
|
1-Feb-1939
|
5-Sep-2007
|
Congressman
from Ohio, 1989-2007
|
|
Benjamin A. Gilman
|
Politician
|
6-Dec-1922
|
|
Congressman
from New York, 1973-2003
|
|
Carter Glass
|
Politician
|
4-Jan-1858
|
28-May-1946
|
US
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46
|
|
John Glenn
|
Astronaut
|
18-Jul-1921
|
|
First
American to orbit earth
|
|
Dan Glickman
|
Politician
|
24-Nov-1944
|
|
Former
Congressman, President of the MPAA
|
|
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
|
Politician
|
19-Nov-1914
|
30-Jan-1999
|
Twice
Governor of Virginia
|
|
Barry Goldwater
|
Politician
|
1-Jan-1909
|
29-May-1998
|
US
Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87
|
|
Walter S. Goodland
|
Politician
|
22-Dec-1862
|
12-Mar-1947
|
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1943-47
|
|
E. Urner Goodman
|
Administrator
|
15-May-1891
|
13-Mar-1980
|
Cofounder,
Order of the Arrow
|
|
David Goodnow
|
TV Personality
|
c. 1939
|
|
Former
CNN anchor
|
|
Howard M. Gore
|
Politician
|
12-Oct-1887
|
20-Jun-1947
|
Governor
of West Virginia, 1925-29
|
|
John Gorrie
|
Inventor
|
3-Oct-1803
|
29-Jun-1855
|
Invented
air conditioning
|
|
Chuck Grassley
|
Politician
|
17-Sep-1933
|
|
US
Senator from Iowa
|
|
William H. Gray
|
Politician
|
20-Aug-1941
|
|
Congressman
from Pennsylvania, 1979-91
|
|
Dwight H. Green
|
Politician
|
9-Jan-1897
|
20-Feb-1958
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1941-49
|
|
Marvin Griffin
|
Politician
|
4-Sep-1907
|
13-Jun-1982
|
Governor
of Georgia, 1955-59
|
|
Dwight P. Griswold
|
Politician
|
27-Nov-1893
|
12-Apr-1954
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1941-47
|
|
Morley Griswold
|
Politician
|
10-Oct-1890
|
3-Oct-1951
|
Governor
of Nevada, 1934-35
|
|
Dick Groat
|
Baseball
|
4-Nov-1930
|
|
Shortstop,
1960 National League MVP
|
|
Manly P. Hall
|
Paranormal
|
18-Mar-1901
|
29-Aug-1990
|
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
|
|
Ralph Hall
|
Politician
|
3-May-1923
|
|
Congressman,
Texas 4th
|
|
Alexander Hamilton
|
Government
|
11-Jan-1757
|
12-Jul-1804
|
Primary
author of The Federalist Papers
|
|
John Paul Hammerschmidt
|
Politician
|
4-May-1922
|
|
Congressman
from Arkansas, 1967-93
|
|
Lionel Hampton
|
Jazz Musician
|
20-Apr-1908
|
31-Aug-2002
|
Jazz
vibrophonist and bandleader
|
|
L. B. Hanna
|
Politician
|
9-Aug-1861
|
23-Apr-1948
|
Governor
of North Dakota, 1913-17
|
|
Edward A. Hannegan
|
Politician
|
25-Jun-1807
|
25-Feb-1859
|
US
Senator, committed suicide
|
|
Clifford Hansen
|
Politician
|
16-Oct-1912
|
20-Oct-2009
|
US
Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
|
|
Cary A. Hardee
|
Politician
|
13-Nov-1876
|
21-Nov-1957
|
Governor
of Florida, 1921-25
|
|
Warren G. Harding
|
Head of State
|
2-Nov-1865
|
2-Aug-1923
|
29th
US President, 1921-23
|
|
Fred R. Harris
|
Politician
|
13-Nov-1930
|
|
US
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73
|
|
Francis Burton Harrison
|
Politician
|
18-Dec-1873
|
21-Nov-1957
|
Drug
prohibition
|
|
William Harsha, Jr.
|
Politician
|
1-Jan-1921
|
12-Oct-2010
|
Congressman
from Ohio, 1961-81
|
|
Michael D. Harter
|
Politician
|
6-Apr-1846
|
22-Feb-1896
|
Congressman,
committed suicide
|
|
Stanley K. Hathaway
|
Politician
|
19-Jul-1924
|
4-Oct-2005
|
Governor
of Wyoming, 1967-75
|
|
Augustus F. Hawkins
|
Politician
|
31-Aug-1907
|
10-Nov-2007
|
Congressman
from California, 1963-91
|
|
Carl T. Hayden
|
Politician
|
2-Oct-1877
|
25-Jan-1972
|
US
Senator from Arizona, 1927-69
|
|
Will H. Hays
|
Business
|
5-Nov-1879
|
7-Mar-1954
|
The
Hays Production Code
|
|
Warren E. Hearnes
|
Politician
|
24-Jul-1923
|
16-Aug-2009
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1965-73
|
|
Cecil Heftel
|
Politician
|
30-Sep-1924
|
5-Feb-2010
|
Congressman
from Hawaii, 1977-86
|
|
Julius P. Heil
|
Politician
|
24-Jul-1876
|
30-Nov-1949
|
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1939-43
|
|
Jesse Helms
|
Politician
|
18-Oct-1921
|
4-Jul-2008
|
US
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003
|
|
Ed Herschler
|
Politician
|
27-Oct-1918
|
5-Feb-1990
|
Governor
of Wyoming, 1975-87
|
|
Lewis B. Hershey
|
Military
|
12-Sep-1893
|
20-May-1977
|
Director
of Selective Service System
|
|
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
|
Politician
|
21-Jul-1896
|
4-Sep-1971
|
Governor
and Senator from Iowa
|
|
Marcus R. Hickerson
|
Business
|
c. 1926
|
|
Waxahachie
Community Development Corporation
|
|
John A. Hill
|
Publisher
|
22-Feb-1858
|
24-Jan-1916
|
Co-Founder
of the McGraw-Hill Companies
|
|
Lister Hill
|
Politician
|
29-Dec-1894
|
21-Dec-1984
|
US
Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
|
|
James Hoban
|
Architect
|
c. 1758
|
8-Dec-1831
|
Architect
of the White House
|
|
David Hobson
|
Politician
|
17-Oct-1936
|
|
Congressman,
Ohio 7th
|
|
Luther H. Hodges
|
Politician
|
9-Mar-1898
|
6-Oct-1974
|
Governor
of North Carolina, 1954-61
|
|
Philip H. Hoff
|
Politician
|
29-Jun-1924
|
|
Governor
of Vermont, 1963-69
|
|
Marcus H. Holcomb
|
Politician
|
28-Nov-1844
|
5-Mar-1932
|
Governor
of Connecticut, 1915-21
|
|
Spessard Holland
|
Politician
|
10-Jul-1892
|
6-Nov-1971
|
Governor
and Senator from Florida
|
|
Fritz Hollings
|
Politician
|
1-Jan-1922
|
|
US
Senator from South Carolina, 1967-2005
|
|
Keith Holyoake
|
Head of State
|
11-Feb-1904
|
8-Dec-1983
|
Prime
Minister of New Zealand, 1960-72
|
|
J. Edgar Hoover
|
Government
|
1-Jan-1895
|
2-May-1972
|
Director
of the FBI, 1924-72
|
|
Bob Hope
|
Comic
|
29-May-1903
|
27-Jul-2003
|
Centenarian
comic
|
|
Henry Horner
|
Politician
|
30-Nov-1878
|
6-Oct-1940
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1933-40
|
|
Victor Horta
|
Architect
|
6-Jan-1861
|
9-Sep-1947
|
Art
Nouveau architect
|
|
Frank J. Horton
|
Politician
|
12-Dec-1919
|
30-Aug-2004
|
Congressman
from New York, 1963-93
|
|
Harry Houdini
|
Magician
|
24-Mar-1874
|
31-Oct-1926
|
Best-known
magician and debunker
|
|
Sam Houston
|
Head of State
|
2-Mar-1793
|
26-Jul-1863
|
President
of Texas, 1836-38 and 1841-44
|
|
Frank L. Houx
|
Politician
|
12-Dec-1854
|
3-Apr-1941
|
Governor
of Wyoming, 1917-19
|
|
Hubert Humphrey
|
Politician
|
27-May-1911
|
13-Jan-1978
|
US
Vice President, 1965-69
|
|
William L. Hungate
|
Politician
|
14-Dec-1922
|
22-Jun-2007
|
Congressman
from Missouri, 1964-77
|
|
Arthur M. Hyde
|
Politician
|
12-Jul-1877
|
17-Oct-1947
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1921-25
|
|
Burl Ives
|
Singer
|
14-Jun-1909
|
14-Apr-1995
|
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
|
|
Edward L. Jackson
|
Politician
|
27-Dec-1873
|
18-Nov-1954
|
Governor
of Indiana, 1925-29
|
|
Jesse Jackson
|
Activist
|
8-Oct-1941
|
|
Rainbow
Coalition
|
|
William M. Jardine
|
Educator
|
16-Jan-1879
|
17-Jan-1955
|
US
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29
|
|
Bill Jenkins
|
Politician
|
29-Dec-1936
|
|
Congressman,
Tennessee 1st
|
|
Roger Jepsen
|
Politician
|
23-Dec-1928
|
|
US
Senator from Iowa, 1979-85
|
|
Charley E. Johns
|
Politician
|
27-Feb-1905
|
23-Jan-1990
|
Governor
of Florida, 1953-55
|
|
Hiram Johnson
|
Politician
|
2-Sep-1866
|
6-Aug-1945
|
Governor
and Senator from California
|
|
Louis A. Johnson
|
Government
|
10-Jan-1891
|
24-Apr-1966
|
US
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50
|
|
Lyndon B. Johnson
|
Head of State
|
27-Aug-1908
|
22-Jan-1973
|
36th
US President, 1963-69
|
|
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
|
Politician
|
23-Jan-1916
|
14-Oct-1985
|
Governor
of Mississippi, 1964-68
|
|
J. Bennett Johnston
|
Politician
|
10-Jun-1932
|
|
US
Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97
|
|
Olin D. Johnston
|
Politician
|
18-Nov-1896
|
18-Apr-1965
|
Governor
and Senator from South Carolina
|
|
Anson Jones
|
Politician
|
20-Jan-1798
|
9-Jan-1858
|
President
of Texas, committed suicide
|
|
Jesse H. Jones
|
Government
|
5-Apr-1874
|
1-Jun-1956
|
US
Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45
|
|
Robert Jordan
|
Author
|
17-Oct-1948
|
16-Sep-2007
|
Wheel of Time series
|
|
Paul Kammerer
|
Biologist
|
17-Aug-1880
|
23-Oct-1926
|
Proponent
of Lamarckian inheritance
|
|
Kenneth B. Keating
|
Politician
|
18-May-1900
|
5-May-1975
|
US
Senator from New York, 1959-65
|
|
Estes Kefauver
|
Politician
|
26-Jul-1903
|
10-Aug-1963
|
US
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63
|
|
Jack Kemp
|
Politician
|
13-Jul-1935
|
2-May-2009
|
American
politican, football player
|
|
John W. Kern
|
Politician
|
20-Dec-1849
|
17-Aug-1917
|
US
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17
|
|
Otto Kerner
|
Politician
|
15-Aug-1908
|
9-May-1976
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68
|
|
Robert S. Kerr
|
Politician
|
11-Sep-1896
|
1-Jan-1963
|
Governor
and Senator from Oklahoma
|
|
Kwame Kilpatrick
|
Politician
|
8-Jun-1970
|
|
Mayor
of Detroit, 2002-08
|
|
Jack Kingston
|
Politician
|
24-Apr-1955
|
|
Congressman,
Georgia 1st
|
|
Goodwin Knight
|
Politician
|
9-Dec-1896
|
22-May-1970
|
Governor
of California, 1953-59
|
|
William F. Knowland
|
Politician
|
26-Jun-1908
|
23-Feb-1974
|
US
Senator, committed suicide
|
|
S. S. Kresge
|
Business
|
31-Jul-1867
|
18-Oct-1966
|
Founder
of K-Mart
|
|
Thomas H. Kuchel
|
Politician
|
15-Aug-1910
|
21-Nov-1994
|
US
Senator from California, 1953-69
|
|
Marquis de Lafayette
|
Military
|
6-Sep-1757
|
20-May-1834
|
French
revolutionary in America
|
|
Fiorello LaGuardia
|
Politician
|
11-Dec-1882
|
20-Sep-1947
|
New
York City Mayor, 1934-45
|
|
Melvin Laird
|
Government
|
1-Sep-1922
|
|
US
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
|
|
Everett J. Lake
|
Politician
|
8-Feb-1871
|
16-Sep-1948
|
Governor
of Connecticut, 1921-23
|
|
H. Martin Lancaster
|
Politician
|
24-Mar-1943
|
|
Congressman
from North Carolina, 1987-95
|
|
Alf Landon
|
Politician
|
9-Sep-1887
|
12-Oct-1987
|
Republican
Presidential candidate 1936
|
|
Fritz G. Lanham
|
Politician
|
3-Jan-1880
|
31-Jul-1965
|
Congressman
from Texas, 1919-47
|
|
Samuel W. T. Lanham
|
Politician
|
4-Jul-1846
|
19-Jul-1908
|
Governor
of Texas, 1903-07
|
|
J. Bracken Lee
|
Politician
|
7-Jan-1899
|
20-Oct-1996
|
Governor
of Utah, 1949-57
|
|
Sean Lennon
|
Musician
|
9-Oct-1975
|
|
Son
of Beatle John Lennon
|
|
Harry G. Leslie
|
Politician
|
6-Apr-1878
|
10-Dec-1937
|
Governor
of Indiana, 1929-33
|
|
John L. Lewis
|
Labor Leader
|
12-Feb-1880
|
11-Jun-1969
|
President,
United Mine Workers, 1920-60
|
|
Meriwether Lewis
|
Explorer
|
18-Aug-1774
|
11-Oct-1809
|
Lewis
and Clark expedition
|
|
Morgan Lewis
|
Politician
|
16-Oct-1754
|
7-Apr-1844
|
Governor
of New York, 1804-07
|
|
Tom Lewis
|
Politician
|
26-Oct-1924
|
1-Aug-2003
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1983-95
|
|
Frank Licht
|
Politician
|
13-Mar-1916
|
30-May-1987
|
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1969-73
|
|
Rush Hudson Limbaugh
|
Politician
|
27-Sep-1891
|
8-Apr-1996
|
Rush's
grandfather
|
|
Charles Lindbergh
|
Aviator
|
4-Feb-1902
|
26-Aug-1974
|
Transatlantic
soloist
|
|
John A. Logan
|
Military
|
8-Feb-1826
|
27-Dec-1886
|
Union
Army General, US Senator
|
|
Trent Lott
|
Politician
|
9-Oct-1941
|
|
US
Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007
|
|
Douglas MacArthur
|
Military
|
26-Jan-1880
|
5-Apr-1964
|
General
of the Army
|
|
John A. Macdonald
|
Head of State
|
11-Jan-1815
|
6-Jun-1891
|
Canadian
Prime Minister, founding father
|
|
Lester Maddox
|
Politician
|
30-Sep-1915
|
25-Jun-2003
|
Governor
of Georgia, 1967-71
|
|
Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
|
Business
|
12-Nov-1953
|
|
Chief
Justice of Michigan, 1997-99
|
|
George W. Malone
|
Politician
|
7-Aug-1890
|
19-May-1961
|
US
Senator from Nevada, 1947-59
|
|
James R. Mann
|
Politician
|
27-Apr-1920
|
20-Dec-2010
|
Congressman
from South Carolina, 1969-79
|
|
Jean-Paul Marat
|
Activist
|
24-May-1743
|
13-Jul-1793
|
French
revolutionary
|
|
E. W. Marland
|
Politician
|
8-May-1874
|
3-Oct-1941
|
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1935-39
|
|
George C. Marshall
|
Military
|
31-Dec-1880
|
16-Oct-1959
|
US
Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45
|
|
Thomas R. Marshall
|
Politician
|
14-Mar-1854
|
1-Jun-1925
|
Vice
President under Wilson
|
|
Thurgood Marshall
|
Judge
|
2-Jul-1908
|
24-Jan-1993
|
First
black US Supreme Court justice
|
|
Edward Martin
|
Politician
|
18-Sep-1879
|
19-Mar-1967
|
Governor
and Senator from Pennsylvania
|
|
James G. Martin
|
Politician
|
11-Dec-1935
|
|
Governor
of North Carolina, 1985-93
|
|
John W. Martin
|
Politician
|
21-Jun-1884
|
22-Feb-1958
|
Governor
of Florida, 1925-29
|
|
William Massey
|
Head of State
|
26-Mar-1856
|
10-May-1925
|
Prime
Minister of New Zealand, 1912-25
|
|
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
|
Magician
|
8-Jan-1854
|
20-Nov-1918
|
Founder
of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
|
|
Charles Horace Mayo
|
Doctor
|
19-Jul-1865
|
26-May-1939
|
Co-Founder
of the Mayo Clinic
|
|
Frederick L. Maytag
|
Business
|
14-Jul-1857
|
26-Mar-1937
|
Founder
of Maytag Corporation
|
|
William G. McAdoo
|
Politician
|
31-Oct-1863
|
1-Feb-1941
|
US
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18
|
|
Seamus P. McCaffery
|
Judge
|
3-Jun-1950
|
|
Justice,
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
|
|
James A. McClure
|
Politician
|
27-Dec-1924
|
26-Feb-2011
|
US
Senator from Idaho, 1973-91
|
|
John McEwen
|
Head of State
|
29-Mar-1900
|
20-Nov-1980
|
Prime
Minister of Australia, 1967-68
|
|
Ernest W. McFarland
|
Politician
|
9-Oct-1894
|
8-Jun-1984
|
Governor
of Arizona, 1955-59
|
|
Samuel R. McKelvie
|
Politician
|
15-Apr-1881
|
6-Oct-1956
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1919-23
|
|
William McKinley
|
Head of State
|
29-Jan-1843
|
14-Sep-1901
|
25th
US President, 1897-1901
|
|
Sid McMath
|
Politician
|
14-Jun-1912
|
4-Oct-2003
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1949-53
|
|
John L. McMillan
|
Politician
|
12-Apr-1898
|
3-Sep-1979
|
Congressman
from South Carolina, 1939-73
|
|
Adam McMullen
|
Politician
|
12-Jun-1872
|
2-Mar-1959
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1925-29
|
|
Charles L. McNary
|
Politician
|
12-Jun-1874
|
25-Feb-1944
|
US
Senator from Oregon, 1917-44
|
|
Clarence W. Meadows
|
Politician
|
11-Feb-1904
|
12-Sep-1961
|
Governor
of West Virginia, 1945-49
|
|
Kweisi Mfume
|
Politician
|
24-Oct-1948
|
|
Former
Congressman, CEO of the NAACP
|
|
George T. Mickelson
|
Politician
|
23-Jul-1903
|
28-Feb-1965
|
Governor
of South Dakota, 1947-51
|
|
Leslie A. Miller
|
Politician
|
29-Jan-1886
|
29-Sep-1970
|
Governor
of Wyoming, 1933-39
|
|
Zell Miller
|
Politician
|
24-Feb-1932
|
|
US
Senator from Georgia, 2000-05
|
|
Robert Mills
|
Architect
|
12-Aug-1781
|
3-Mar-1855
|
Washington
Monument
|
|
Roger Q. Mills
|
Politician
|
30-Mar-1832
|
2-Sep-1911
|
US
Senator from Texas, 1892-99
|
|
Wilbur Mills
|
Politician
|
24-May-1909
|
2-May-1992
|
Congressman
from Arkansas, 1939-77
|
|
James Monroe
|
Head of State
|
28-Apr-1758
|
4-Jul-1831
|
5th
President of the U.S.
|
|
William H. Moody
|
Judge
|
23-Feb-1853
|
2-Jul-1917
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1906-10
|
|
Carlos J. Moorhead
|
Politician
|
6-May-1922
|
23-Nov-2011
|
Congressman
from California, 1973-97
|
|
Robert B. Morgan
|
Politician
|
5-Oct-1925
|
|
US
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81
|
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Composer
|
27-Jan-1756
|
5-Dec-1791
|
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
|
|
Frederick H. Mueller
|
Government
|
22-Nov-1893
|
31-Aug-1976
|
US
Commerce Secretary, 1959-61
|
|
Audie Murphy
|
Actor
|
20-Jun-1924
|
28-May-1971
|
War
hero turned cowboy actor
|
|
Alfred P. Murrah
|
Judge
|
27-Oct-1904
|
30-Oct-1975
|
Oklahoma
City Federal Building namesake
|
|
William H. Murray
|
Politician
|
21-Nov-1869
|
15-Oct-1956
|
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1931-35
|
|
James Naismith
|
Basketball
|
6-Nov-1861
|
28-Nov-1939
|
Inventor
of Basketball
|
|
Matthew M. Neely
|
Politician
|
9-Nov-1874
|
18-Jan-1958
|
Governor
and Senator from West Virginia
|
|
George Nethercutt
|
Politician
|
7-Oct-1944
|
|
Congressman
from Washington, 1995-2005
|
|
Peter Norbeck
|
Politician
|
20-Aug-1870
|
20-Dec-1936
|
US
Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36
|
|
George W. Norris
|
Politician
|
11-Jul-1861
|
2-Sep-1944
|
US
Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43
|
|
Emperor Norton
|
Royalty
|
14-Feb-1819
|
8-Jan-1880
|
Emperor
of the United States, Protector of Mexico
|
|
Nikolai Novikov
|
Critic
|
27-Apr-1744
|
31-Jul-1818
|
Early
Russian critic, The Drone
|
|
Sam Nunn
|
Politician
|
8-Sep-1938
|
|
US
Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
|
|
Daniel O'Connell
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1775
|
15-May-1847
|
Irish
hero, called The Liberator
|
|
Carroll O'Connor
|
Actor
|
2-Aug-1924
|
21-Jun-2001
|
Archie
Bunker in All in the Family
|
|
Bernardo O'Higgins
|
Head of State
|
20-Aug-1778
|
24-Oct-1842
|
Supreme
Director of Chile, 1817-23
|
|
C. William O'Neill
|
Politician
|
14-Feb-1916
|
20-Aug-1978
|
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59
|
|
Ransom E. Olds
|
Business
|
3-Jun-1864
|
26-Aug-1950
|
Founder
of Nucor and Oldsmobile
|
|
Lyndon L. Olson
|
Diplomat
|
1947
|
|
US
Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001
|
|
Butch Otter
|
Politician
|
3-May-1942
|
|
Governor
of Idaho
|
|
John H. Overton
|
Politician
|
17-Sep-1875
|
14-May-1948
|
US
Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48
|
|
Robert Latham Owen
|
Politician
|
2-Feb-1856
|
19-Jul-1947
|
Senator
from Oklahoma, 1907-25
|
|
Earle Page
|
Head of State
|
8-Aug-1880
|
20-Dec-1961
|
Prime
Minister of Australia, 1939
|
|
Arnold Palmer
|
Golf
|
10-Sep-1929
|
|
Won
61 PGA tournaments
|
|
Guy Brasfield Park
|
Politician
|
10-Jun-1872
|
1-Oct-1946
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1933-37
|
|
Harvey Parnell
|
Politician
|
28-Feb-1880
|
16-Jan-1936
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1928-33
|
|
David A. Paterson
|
Politician
|
20-May-1954
|
|
Governor
of New York, 2008-11
|
|
Wright Patman
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1893
|
7-Mar-1976
|
Congressman
from Texas, 1929-76
|
|
Charles Willson Peale
|
Painter
|
15-Feb-1741
|
22-Feb-1827
|
Early
American portrait painter
|
|
Norman Vincent Peale
|
Religion
|
31-May-1898
|
24-Dec-1993
|
The Power of Positive Thinking
|
|
J. C. Penney
|
Business
|
16-Sep-1875
|
12-Feb-1971
|
Founder
of J. C. Penney Company
|
|
Claude Pepper
|
Politician
|
8-Sep-1900
|
30-May-1989
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1963-89
|
|
Val Peterson
|
Politician
|
18-Jul-1903
|
17-Oct-1983
|
Governor
of Nebraska, 1947-53
|
|
Thomas Petri
|
Politician
|
28-May-1940
|
|
Congressman,
Wisconsin 6th
|
|
Owen B. Pickett
|
Politician
|
31-Aug-1930
|
27-Oct-2010
|
Congressman
from Virginia, 1987-2001
|
|
Albert Pike
|
Military
|
29-Dec-1809
|
2-Apr-1891
|
Confederate
general, Freemason
|
|
Bo Pilgrim
|
Business
|
8-May-1928
|
|
Co-Founder
of Pilgrim's Pride
|
|
Bronson Pinchot
|
Actor
|
20-May-1959
|
|
Balki
on Perfect Strangers
|
|
Mahlon Pitney
|
Judge
|
5-Feb-1858
|
9-Dec-1924
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1912-22
|
|
Key Pittman
|
Politician
|
12-Sep-1872
|
10-Nov-1940
|
US
Senator from Nevada, 1913-40
|
|
James Knox Polk
|
Head of State
|
2-Nov-1795
|
15-Jun-1849
|
11th
US President, 1845-49
|
|
John G. Pollard
|
Politician
|
4-Aug-1871
|
28-Apr-1937
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1930-34
|
|
Francis A. Pratt
|
Business
|
15-Feb-1827
|
10-Feb-1902
|
Co-Founder
of Pratt & Whitney
|
|
James H. Price
|
Politician
|
7-Sep-1878
|
22-Nov-1943
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1938-42
|
|
John A. Quitman
|
Politician
|
1-Sep-1799
|
17-Jul-1858
|
Twice
Governor of Mississippi
|
|
Nick Rahall
|
Politician
|
20-May-1949
|
|
Congressman,
West Virginia 3rd
|
|
Peyton Randolph
|
Politician
|
1721
|
23-Oct-1775
|
First
President of the Continental Congress
|
|
Charles Rangel
|
Politician
|
11-Jun-1930
|
|
Congressman,
New York 15th
|
|
Monroe Rathbone
|
Business
|
1-Mar-1900
|
2-Aug-1976
|
Formed
Exxon
|
|
David A. Reed
|
Politician
|
21-Dec-1880
|
10-Feb-1953
|
US
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35
|
|
Stanley Reed
|
Judge
|
31-Dec-1884
|
2-Apr-1980
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1938-57
|
|
Dennis Rehberg
|
Politician
|
5-Oct-1955
|
|
Congressman,
Montana
|
|
Ed Rendell
|
Politician
|
5-Jan-1944
|
|
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 2003-11
|
|
Theodor Reuss
|
Religion
|
28-Jun-1855
|
28-Oct-1923
|
Founded
the Ordo Templi Orientis
|
|
Paul Revere
|
Military
|
1-Jan-1735
|
10-May-1818
|
One
if by land, two if by sea...
|
|
Thomas Reynolds
|
Politician
|
3-Sep-1950
|
|
Congressman
from New York, 1999-2009
|
|
Cecil Rhodes
|
Business
|
5-Jul-1853
|
26-Mar-1902
|
De
Beers
|
|
John J. Rhodes
|
Politician
|
18-Sep-1916
|
24-Aug-2003
|
Congressman
from Arizona, 1953-83
|
|
Michael Richards
|
Actor
|
24-Jul-1949
|
|
Cosmo
Kramer on Seinfeld
|
|
Elliot Richardson
|
Government
|
20-Jul-1920
|
31-Dec-1999
|
Refused
to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor
|
|
Friend Richardson
|
Politician
|
1-Dec-1865
|
6-Sep-1943
|
Governor
of California, 1923-27
|
|
James D. Richardson
|
Politician
|
10-Mar-1843
|
24-Jul-1914
|
Congressman
from Tennessee, 1885-1905
|
|
Charles Richet
|
Scientist
|
26-Aug-1850
|
4-Dec-1935
|
Studied
anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
|
|
Robert Riley
|
Politician
|
3-Oct-1944
|
|
Governor
of Alabama, 2003-11
|
|
Donald L. Ritter
|
Politician
|
21-Oct-1940
|
|
Congressman
from Pennsylvania, 1979-93
|
|
L. Mendel Rivers
|
Politician
|
28-Sep-1905
|
28-Dec-1970
|
Congressman
from South Carolina, 1941-70
|
|
José Rizal
|
Activist
|
19-Jun-1861
|
30-Dec-1896
|
Philippine
national hero
|
|
John Selden Roane
|
Politician
|
8-Jan-1817
|
8-Apr-1867
|
Governor
of Arkansas, 1849-52
|
|
Elmer E. Robinson
|
Politician
|
3-Oct-1894
|
9-Jun-1982
|
Mayor
of San Francisco, 1948-56
|
|
Joe T. Robinson
|
Politician
|
26-Aug-1872
|
14-Jul-1937
|
US
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37
|
|
Buddy Roemer
|
Politician
|
4-Oct-1943
|
|
Governor
of Louisiana, 1988-92
|
|
Roy Rogers
|
Actor
|
5-Nov-1911
|
6-Jul-1998
|
Cowboy
movie actor, rode Trigger
|
|
Will Rogers
|
Comic
|
04-Nov-1879
|
15-Aug-1935
|
American
Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist
|
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
Head of State
|
30-Jan-1882
|
12-Apr-1945
|
US
President during WWII
|
|
Daniel C. Roper
|
Government
|
1-Apr-1867
|
11-Apr-1943
|
US
Commerce Secretary, 1933-38
|
|
Ronald W. Roskens
|
Business
|
11-Dec-1932
|
|
President,
University of Nebraska, 1977-78
|
|
William B. Ross
|
Politician
|
4-Dec-1873
|
2-Oct-1924
|
Governor
of Wyoming, 1923-24
|
|
Dutch Ruppersberger
|
Politician
|
31-Jan-1946
|
|
Congressman,
Maryland 2nd
|
|
Thomas J. Rusk
|
Politician
|
5-Dec-1803
|
29-Jul-1857
|
US
Senator, committed suicide
|
|
Richard B. Russell
|
Politician
|
2-Nov-1897
|
21-Jan-1971
|
US
Senator from Georgia, 1933-71
|
|
George Ryan
|
Politician
|
24-Feb-1934
|
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1999-2003
|
|
Leverett Saltonstall
|
Politician
|
1-Sep-1892
|
17-Jun-1979
|
US
Senator from Masachusetts, 1945-67
|
|
Carl Sanders
|
Politician
|
15-May-1925
|
|
Governor
of Georgia, 1963-67
|
|
Colonel Sanders
|
Business
|
9-Sep-1890
|
16-Dec-1980
|
Kentucky
Fried Chicken
|
|
Elmore Y. Sarles
|
Politician
|
15-Jan-1859
|
14-Feb-1929
|
Governor
of North Dakota, 1905-07
|
|
Grant Sawyer
|
Politician
|
14-Dec-1918
|
19-Feb-1996
|
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67
|
|
William B. Saxbe
|
Politician
|
24-Jun-1916
|
24-Aug-2010
|
US
Attorney General, 1974-75
|
|
William Donald Schaefer
|
Politician
|
2-Nov-1921
|
18-Apr-2011
|
Governor
of Maryland, 1987-95
|
|
Wally Schirra
|
Astronaut
|
12-Mar-1923
|
3-May-2007
|
Commander
of Apollo 7
|
|
Richard T. Schulze
|
Politician
|
7-Aug-1929
|
|
Congressman
from Pennsylvania, 1975-93
|
|
Chuck Schumer
|
Politician
|
23-Nov-1950
|
|
US
Senator from New York
|
|
David Scott
|
Politician
|
27-Jun-1946
|
|
Congressman,
Georgia 13th
|
|
Peter Sellers
|
Actor
|
8-Sep-1925
|
24-Jul-1980
|
Inspector
Clouseau
|
|
George F. Shafer
|
Politician
|
23-Nov-1888
|
13-Aug-1948
|
Governor
of North Dakota, 1929-32
|
|
Henrik Shipstead
|
Politician
|
8-Jan-1881
|
26-Jun-1960
|
US
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47
|
|
Heath Shuler
|
Politician
|
31-Dec-1971
|
|
Congressman,
North Carolina 11th
|
|
Bill Shuster
|
Politician
|
10-Jan-1961
|
|
Congressman,
Pennsylvania 9th
|
|
Robert L. F. Sikes
|
Politician
|
3-Jun-1906
|
28-Sep-1994
|
Congressman
from Florida, 1945-79
|
|
Rob Simmons
|
Politician
|
11-Feb-1943
|
|
Congressman
from Connecticut, 2001-07
|
|
Alan Simpson
|
Politician
|
2-Sep-1931
|
|
US
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97
|
|
Milward L. Simpson
|
Politician
|
12-Nov-1897
|
10-Jun-1993
|
Governor
and Senator from Wyoming
|
|
Ike Skelton
|
Politician
|
20-Dec-1931
|
|
Congressman
from Missouri, 1977-2011
|
|
Red Skelton
|
Comic
|
18-Jul-1913
|
17-Sep-1997
|
The Red Skelton Show
|
|
Alfred A. Slifka
|
Business
|
c. 1933
|
|
Chairman
of Global Partners
|
|
Robert Smalls
|
Politician
|
5-Apr-1839
|
23-Feb-1915
|
Slave
elected to Congress from South Carolina
|
|
C. Aubrey Smith
|
Actor
|
21-Jul-1863
|
20-Dec-1948
|
The Four Feathers
|
|
Forrest Smith
|
Politician
|
14-Feb-1886
|
8-Mar-1962
|
Governor
of Missouri, 1949-53
|
|
H. Allen Smith
|
Politician
|
8-Oct-1909
|
4-Jun-1998
|
Congressman
from California, 1957-73
|
|
Hulett C. Smith
|
Politician
|
21-Oct-1918
|
15-Jan-2012
|
Governor
of West Virginia, 1965-69
|
|
Joseph Smith
|
Religion
|
23-Dec-1805
|
27-Jun-1844
|
Founded
the Mormon faith
|
|
Neal Smith
|
Politician
|
23-Mar-1920
|
|
Congressman
from Iowa, 1959-95
|
|
Nick Smith
|
Politician
|
5-Nov-1934
|
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1993-2005
|
|
Robert F. Smith
|
Politician
|
16-Jun-1931
|
|
Congressman
from Oregon, 1983-99
|
|
Richard A. Snelling
|
Politician
|
18-Feb-1927
|
14-Aug-1991
|
Twice
Governor of Vermont
|
|
Wilbert Snow
|
Politician
|
6-Apr-1884
|
28-Sep-1977
|
Governor
of Connecticut, 1946-47
|
|
John J. Sparkman
|
Politician
|
20-Dec-1899
|
16-Nov-1985
|
US
Senator from Alabama, 1946-79
|
|
Robert T. Stafford
|
Politician
|
8-Aug-1913
|
23-Dec-2006
|
Governor
and Senator from Vermont
|
|
Thomas P. Stafford
|
Astronaut
|
17-Sep-1930
|
|
Gemini
6 & 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz
|
|
Leland Stanford
|
Business
|
9-Mar-1824
|
21-Jun-1893
|
Founder
of Stanford University
|
|
Frederick Arthur Stanley
|
Government
|
15-Jan-1841
|
14-Jun-1908
|
Hockey's
Stanley Cup
|
|
Thomas B. Stanley
|
Politician
|
16-Jul-1890
|
10-Jul-1970
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1954-58
|
|
John H. Stelle
|
Politician
|
10-Aug-1891
|
5-Jul-1962
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1940-41
|
|
John C. Stennis
|
Politician
|
3-Aug-1901
|
23-Apr-1995
|
US
Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89
|
|
Ray Stevens
|
Country Musician
|
24-Jan-1939
|
|
"The
Streak"
|
|
Potter Stewart
|
Judge
|
23-Jan-1915
|
7-Dec-1985
|
US
Supreme Court Justice, 1958-81
|
|
Louis B. Stokes
|
Politician
|
23-Feb-1925
|
|
Congressman
from Ohio, 1969-99
|
|
Samuel S. Stratton
|
Politician
|
27-Sep-1916
|
13-Sep-1990
|
Congressman
from New York
|
|
William G. Stratton
|
Politician
|
26-Feb-1914
|
2-Mar-2001
|
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61
|
|
Edward M. Straw
|
Military
|
c. 1939
|
|
Former
US Navy Vice Admiral
|
|
Howard Sutherland
|
Politician
|
8-Sep-1865
|
12-Mar-1950
|
US
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23
|
|
Claude A. Swanson
|
Politician
|
31-Mar-1862
|
7-Jul-1939
|
Governor
and Senator from Virginia
|
|
Carl Switzer
|
Actor
|
7-Aug-1927
|
21-Jan-1959
|
Alfalfa
in Our Gang
|
|
Stuart Symington
|
Politician
|
26-Jun-1901
|
14-Dec-1988
|
US
Senator from Missouri, 1953-76
|
|
William Howard Taft
|
Head of State
|
15-Sep-1857
|
8-Mar-1930
|
27th
US President, 1909-13
|
|
Herman Talmadge
|
Politician
|
9-Aug-1913
|
21-Mar-2002
|
Senator
and Governor from Georgia
|
|
John Tanner
|
Politician
|
22-Sep-1944
|
|
Congressman
from Tennessee, 1989-2011
|
|
J. Millard Tawes
|
Politician
|
8-May-1894
|
25-Jun-1979
|
Governor
of Maryland, 1959-67
|
|
Myron C. Taylor
|
Business
|
18-Jan-1874
|
6-May-1959
|
CEO
of US Steel, 1932-38
|
|
Jon Tester
|
Politician
|
21-Aug-1956
|
|
US
Senator from Montana
|
|
Craig Thomas
|
Politician
|
17-Feb-1933
|
4-Jun-2007
|
US
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007
|
|
Dave Thomas
|
Business
|
2-Jul-1932
|
8-Jan-2002
|
Founder
of Wendy's Hamburgers
|
|
J. Parnell Thomas
|
Government
|
16-Jan-1895
|
19-Nov-1970
|
HUAC
chairman, took the Fifth
|
|
Lowell Thomas
|
Journalist
|
6-Apr-1892
|
29-Aug-1981
|
With Lawrence in Arabia
|
|
Ernest O. Thompson
|
Politician
|
24-Mar-1892
|
28-Jun-1966
|
Mayor
of Amarillo, 1929-32
|
|
Melvin E. Thompson
|
Politician
|
1-May-1903
|
3-Oct-1980
|
Governor
of Georgia, 1947-48
|
|
Tommy Thompson
|
Government
|
19-Nov-1941
|
|
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1987-2001
|
|
Vernon W. Thomson
|
Politician
|
5-Nov-1905
|
2-Apr-1988
|
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1957-59
|
|
Strom Thurmond
|
Politician
|
5-Dec-1902
|
26-Jun-2003
|
US
Senator from South Carolina, 1954-2003
|
|
Charles W. Tobey
|
Politician
|
22-Jul-1880
|
24-Jul-1953
|
Governor
and Senator from New Hampshire
|
|
Rip Torn
|
Actor
|
6-Feb-1931
|
|
Arthur
on The Larry Sanders Show
|
|
Edolphus Towns
|
Politician
|
21-Jul-1934
|
|
Congressman,
New York 10th
|
|
Park Trammell
|
Politician
|
9-Apr-1876
|
8-May-1936
|
Governor
and Senator from Florida
|
|
Harry S. Truman
|
Head of State
|
8-May-1884
|
26-Dec-1972
|
33rd
US President, 1945-53
|
|
John H. Trumbull
|
Politician
|
4-Mar-1873
|
21-May-1961
|
Governor
of Connecticut, 1925-31
|
|
Bill Tuck
|
Politician
|
28-Sep-1896
|
9-Jun-1983
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1946-50
|
|
Michael Turner
|
Politician
|
11-Jan-1960
|
|
Congressman,
Ohio 3rd
|
|
Roy J. Turner
|
Politician
|
6-Nov-1894
|
11-Jun-1973
|
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1947-51
|
|
Mark Twain
|
Author
|
30-Nov-1835
|
21-Apr-1910
|
Huckleberry Finn
|
|
Boss Tweed
|
Politician
|
3-Apr-1823
|
12-Apr-1878
|
Boss
of Tammany Hall
|
|
Millard E. Tydings
|
Politician
|
6-Apr-1890
|
9-Feb-1961
|
US
Senator from Maryland, 1927-51
|
|
Richard Tyson
|
Actor
|
13-Feb-1961
|
|
Kindergarten Cop
|
|
Cecil H. Underwood
|
Politician
|
5-Nov-1922
|
24-Nov-2008
|
Twice
Governor of West Virginia
|
|
Tim Valentine
|
Politician
|
15-Mar-1926
|
|
Congressman
from North Carolina, 1983-95
|
|
James E. Van Zandt
|
Politician
|
18-Dec-1898
|
6-Jan-1986
|
Congressman
from Pennsylvania
|
|
Arthur Vandenberg
|
Politician
|
22-Mar-1884
|
18-Apr-1951
|
US
Senator from Michigan, 1928-51
|
|
Guy Vander Jagt
|
Politician
|
26-Aug-1931
|
22-Jun-2007
|
Congressman
from Michigan, 1966-93
|
|
Fred Vinson
|
Judge
|
22-Jan-1890
|
8-Sep-1953
|
US
Chief Justice, 1946-53
|
|
Arthur Edward Waite
|
Paranormal
|
2-Oct-1857
|
19-May-1942
|
Created
the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
|
|
Johnnie Walker
|
Business
|
25-Jul-1805
|
1857
|
Whiskey
maker
|
|
William Walker
|
Military
|
8-May-1824
|
12-Sep-1860
|
American
"filibuster"
|
|
Henry A. Wallace
|
Politician
|
7-Oct-1888
|
18-Nov-1965
|
US
Vice President, 1941-45
|
|
John H. Waller, Jr.
|
Judge
|
31-Oct-1937
|
|
Justice,
South Carolina Supreme Court
|
|
Monrad C. Wallgren
|
Politician
|
17-Apr-1891
|
18-Sep-1961
|
Governor
of Washington, 1945-49
|
|
Fred Wardell
|
Business
|
30-Mar-1866
|
1952
|
Founder
of Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co.
|
|
Earl Warren
|
Judge
|
19-Mar-1891
|
9-Jul-1974
|
US
Chief Justice, 1953-69
|
|
Joseph Warren
|
Government
|
11-Jun-1741
|
17-Jun-1775
|
American
patriot killed at Bunker Hill
|
|
George Washington
|
Head of State
|
22-Feb-1732
|
14-Dec-1799
|
1st
US President, 1789-97
|
|
Thomas J. Watson
|
Business
|
17-Feb-1874
|
19-Jun-1956
|
Led
IBM into the computer era
|
|
Adam Weishaupt
|
Activist
|
6-Feb-1748
|
18-Nov-1811
|
Founder
of the Bavarian Illuminati
|
|
Herman Welker
|
Politician
|
11-Dec-1906
|
30-Oct-1957
|
US
Senator from Idaho, 1951-57
|
|
Roy Owen West
|
Attorney
|
27-Oct-1868
|
29-Nov-1958
|
US
Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29
|
|
Frederick C. Weyand
|
Military
|
15-Sep-1916
|
10-Feb-2010
|
US
Army Chief of Staff, 1974-76
|
|
George Henry White
|
Politician
|
18-Dec-1852
|
28-Dec-1918
|
Congressman
from North Carolina, 1897-1901
|
|
Wallace H. White, Jr.
|
Politician
|
6-Aug-1877
|
31-Mar-1952
|
US
Senator from Maine, 1931-49
|
|
Jamie L. Whitten
|
Politician
|
18-Apr-1910
|
9-Sep-1995
|
Congressman
from Mississippi, 1941-95
|
|
Claude R. Wickard
|
Government
|
28-Feb-1893
|
29-Apr-1967
|
US
Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45
|
|
John S. Wilder
|
Politician
|
3-Jun-1921
|
1-Jan-2010
|
Lt.
Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007
|
|
L. Douglas Wilder
|
Politician
|
17-Jan-1931
|
|
Governor
of Virginia, 1990-94
|
|
G. Mennen Williams
|
Politician
|
23-Feb-1911
|
2-Feb-1988
|
Governor
of Michigan, 1949-61
|
|
John Bell Williams
|
Politician
|
4-Dec-1918
|
25-Mar-1983
|
Governor
of Mississippi, 1968-72
|
|
John J. Williams
|
Politician
|
17-May-1904
|
11-Jan-1988
|
US
Senator from Delaware, 1947-70
|
|
John Sharp Williams
|
Politician
|
30-Jul-1854
|
27-Sep-1932
|
US
Senator, Representative from Mississippi
|
|
Wendell Willkie
|
Politician
|
18-Feb-1892
|
8-Oct-1944
|
Defeated
by Roosevelt in 1940
|
|
Joe Wilson
|
Politician
|
31-Jul-1947
|
|
Congressman,
South Carolina 2nd
|
|
Roger B. Wilson
|
Politician
|
10-Oct-1948
|
|
Governor
of Missouri, 2000-01
|
|
Steve Windom
|
Politician
|
6-Nov-1949
|
|
Lt.
Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
|
|
Albert M. Winn
|
Politician
|
1810
|
26-Aug-1883
|
First
mayor of Sacramento
|
|
William Wirt
|
Attorney
|
8-Nov-1772
|
18-Feb-1834
|
US
Attorney General, 1817-29
|
|
Rollin S. Woodruff
|
Politician
|
14-Jul-1854
|
30-Jun-1925
|
Governor
of Connecticut, 1907-09
|
|
William Jenkins Worth
|
Military
|
1-Mar-1794
|
7-May-1849
|
Namesake
of Fort Worth, TX
|
|
Steve Wozniak
|
Computer Programmer
|
11-Aug-1950
|
|
Co-Founder
of Apple Computer
|
|
Christopher Wren
|
Architect
|
20-Oct-1632
|
25-Feb-1723
|
Designed
St. Paul's Cathedral
|
|
Gus Yatron
|
Politician
|
16-Oct-1927
|
13-Mar-2003
|
Congressman
from Pennsylvania, 1969-93
|
|
Archibald Yell
|
Politician
|
9-Aug-1797
|
23-Feb-1847
|
Congressman
and Governor of Arkansas
|
|
Andrew Young
|
Politician
|
12-Mar-1932
|
|
Mayor
of Atlanta, 1982-90
|
|
Coleman Young
|
Politician
|
24-May-1918
|
30-Nov-1997
|
Mayor
of Detroit, 1974-93
|
|
Don Young
|
Politician
|
9-Jun-1933
|
|
Congressman
from Alaska
|
|
Abraham Zapruder
|
Cinematographer
|
15-May-1905
|
30-Aug-1970
|
Documented
JFK's assassination on film
|
