Includes the Church of England, and several Christian denominations descended from it, including the Anglican Church, Episcopal Church, and St. Michael's congregations.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edwin A. Abbott |
Author |
20-Dec-1838 |
12-Oct-1926 |
Flatland |
| Dean Acheson |
Government |
11-Apr-1893 |
12-Oct-1971 |
US Secretary of State, 1949-53 |
| Brock Adams |
Politician |
13-Jan-1927 |
10-Sep-2004 |
US Senator from Washington, 1987-93 |
| Sherman Adams |
Government |
8-Jan-1899 |
27-Oct-1986 |
Eisenhower's Chief of Staff |
| Henry Addington |
Head of State |
30-May-1757 |
15-Feb-1844 |
UK Prime Minister, 1801-04 |
| James Agee |
Poet |
27-Nov-1909 |
16-May-1955 |
A Death in the Family |
| Spiro T. Agnew |
Politician |
9-Nov-1918 |
17-Sep-1996 |
US Vice President, 1969-73 |
| Roberta Green Ahmanson |
Relative |
1949 |
|
Wife of Howard Ahmanson |
| Peter Akinola |
Religion |
1944 |
|
Anglican Primate of Nigeria |
| Madeleine Albright |
Diplomat |
15-May-1937 |
|
Bill Clinton's Secretary of State |
| Buzz Aldrin |
Astronaut |
20-Jan-1930 |
|
Second man on the Moon |
| Bill Alexander |
Politician |
16-Jan-1934 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1969-93 |
| Princess Alice |
Royalty |
25-Dec-1901 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Late Duchess of Gloucester |
| Robert Allston |
Agriculturalist |
21-Apr-1801 |
7-Apr-1864 |
Rice planter, Governor |
| Lincoln C. Almond |
Politician |
16-Jun-1936 |
|
Governor of Rhode Island, 1995-2003 |
| Leroy Anderson |
Composer |
29-Jun-1908 |
18-May-1975 |
Composer of The Syncopated Clock |
| Prince Andrew |
Royalty |
19-Feb-1960 |
|
The Duke of York |
| Arthur Glenn Andrews |
Politician |
15-Jan-1909 |
25-Sep-2008 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-67 |
| Robert E. Andrews |
Politician |
4-Aug-1957 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 1st |
| Queen Anne |
Royalty |
6-Feb-1665 |
1-Aug-1714 |
Queen of England 1702-14 |
| Princess Anne |
Royalty |
15-Aug-1950 |
|
The Horsey Princess Royal |
| Beryl Anthony |
Politician |
21-Feb-1938 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93 |
| John Arbuthnot |
Doctor |
1667 |
27-Feb-1735 |
Scriblerus Club |
| Anne L. Armstrong |
Government |
27-Dec-1927 |
30-Jul-2008 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1976-77 |
| Chester A. Arthur |
Head of State |
5-Oct-1829 |
18-Nov-1886 |
21st US President, 1881-85 |
| Ellen Arthur |
First Lady |
30-Aug-1837 |
12-Jan-1880 |
Wife of US President Chester A. Arthur |
| Margot Asquith |
Socialite |
2-Feb-1864 |
28-Jul-1945 |
Wife of Herbert Henry Asquith |
| Fred Astaire |
Dancer |
10-May-1899 |
22-Jun-1987 |
Broadway ballroom dancer |
| Victor G. Atiyeh |
Politician |
20-Feb-1923 |
|
Governor of Oregon, 1979-87 |
| W. H. Auden |
Poet |
21-Feb-1907 |
29-Sep-1973 |
The Age of Anxiety |
| Robert Baden-Powell |
Military |
22-Feb-1857 |
8-Jan-1941 |
Founder of the Boy Scout movement |
| Leslie M. Baker, Jr. |
Business |
22-May-1942 |
|
CEO of Wachovia, 1994-2003 |
| Newton D. Baker |
Politician |
3-Dec-1871 |
25-Dec-1937 |
US Secretary of War, 1916-21 |
| Henry Baldwin |
Judge |
14-Jan-1780 |
21-Apr-1844 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44 |
| John C. Baldwin |
Doctor |
c. 1949 |
|
Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech |
| Gerald L. Baliles |
Politician |
8-Jul-1940 |
|
Governor of Virginia, 1986-90 |
| Cass Ballenger |
Politician |
6-Dec-1926 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1986-2005 |
| Hugh Bancroft |
Publisher |
13-Sep-1879 |
17-Oct-1933 |
President of Dow Jones, 1928-31 |
| Philip Pendleton Barbour |
Judge |
25-May-1783 |
25-Feb-1841 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1836-41 |
| Dean Barkley |
Politician |
31-Aug-1950 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03 |
| Charlie Bass |
Politician |
8-Jan-1952 |
|
Congressman from New Hampshire, 1995-2007 |
| Thomas F. Bayard |
Government |
29-Oct-1828 |
28-Sep-1898 |
US Secretary of State, 1885-89 |
| Evan Bayh |
Politician |
26-Dec-1955 |
|
US Senator from Indiana |
| Louis Beecherl |
Business |
10-Feb-1926 |
|
CEO, Texas Oil & Gas 1957-77 |
| Max Beerbohm |
Critic |
24-Aug-1872 |
20-May-1956 |
Caricaturist, Seven Men |
| Chris Bell |
Politician |
23-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 2003-05 |
| John Stewart Bell |
Physicist |
28-Jun-1928 |
1-Oct-1990 |
Bell's theorem of quantum physics |
| Richard Bentley |
Critic |
27-Jan-1662 |
14-Jul-1742 |
Reformed classical scholarship |
| Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. |
Diplomat |
17-Dec-1897 |
13-Nov-1961 |
Ambassador to governments in exile |
| Judy Biggert |
Politician |
15-Aug-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 13th |
| Robert Worth Bingham |
Business |
8-Nov-1871 |
18-Dec-1937 |
Publisher of The Louisville Courier-Journal |
| Clarence Birdseye |
Scientist |
9-Dec-1886 |
7-Oct-1956 |
Frozen and dried food, wrapped in cellophane |
| William Blackstone |
Judge |
10-Jul-1723 |
14-Feb-1780 |
Commentaries on the Laws of England |
| Morton C. Blackwell |
Activist |
16-Nov-1939 |
|
Influential conservative activist |
| Amelia Jenks Bloomer |
Activist |
27-May-1818 |
30-Dec-1894 |
Bloomers |
| Alan Blumlein |
Inventor |
29-Jun-1903 |
7-Jun-1942 |
Stereophonic recording |
| Anthony Blunt |
Historian |
26-Sep-1907 |
26-Mar-1983 |
Art historian, Soviet spy |
| Samuel Bodman |
Government |
26-Nov-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Energy |
| Richard W. Bolling |
Politician |
17-May-1916 |
21-Apr-1991 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83 |
| Peter Bone |
Politician |
19-Oct-1952 |
|
British MP, Wellingborough |
| Jo Bonner |
Politician |
19-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 1st |
| Charles Boustany |
Politician |
21-Feb-1956 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 7th |
| Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
Royalty |
4-Aug-1900 |
30-Mar-2002 |
The Queen Mother |
| Erskine Bowles |
Government |
8-Aug-1945 |
|
Clinton's Chief of Staff |
| Robert Boyle |
Chemist |
25-Jan-1627 |
30-Dec-1691 |
Pioneer of modern chemistry |
| Anne Braden |
Activist |
28-Jul-1924 |
6-Mar-2006 |
Southern Civil Rights Activist |
| Don Bradman |
Cricket |
27-Aug-1908 |
25-Feb-2001 |
Greatest batsman of all time |
| John Brand |
Historian |
19-Aug-1744 |
11-Sep-1806 |
Observations on Popular Antiquities |
| Joseph Brant |
Military |
1742 |
24-Nov-1807 |
Mohawk Indian Chief |
| Daniel Brewster |
Politician |
23-Nov-1923 |
19-Aug-2007 |
US Senator from Maryland, 1963-69 |
| Harry Brittain |
Journalist |
24-Dec-1873 |
9-Jul-1974 |
Co-Founder of the Pilgrims Society |
| Vera Brittain |
Author |
29-Dec-1893 |
29-Mar-1970 |
Testament of Youth |
| Branwell Brontë |
Poet |
26-Jun-1817 |
24-Sep-1848 |
The Brontë sisters' brother |
| Edward Brooke |
Politician |
26-Oct-1919 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79 |
| David K. E. Bruce |
Diplomat |
12-Feb-1898 |
5-Dec-1977 |
US Ambassador to England, France, Germany |
| Jack W. Buechner |
Politician |
4-Jun-1940 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1987-91 |
| Ellsworth Bunker |
Diplomat |
11-May-1894 |
30-Sep-1984 |
US Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1967-73 |
| Michael Burgess |
Politician |
23-Dec-1950 |
|
Congressman, Texas 26th |
| Gilbert Burnet |
Religion |
18-Sep-1643 |
17-Mar-1715 |
Bishop of Salisbury |
| George H.W. Bush |
Head of State |
12-Jun-1924 |
|
41st US President, 1989-93 |
| Prescott Bush |
Politician |
15-May-1895 |
8-Oct-1972 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63 |
| John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute |
Head of State |
25-May-1713 |
10-Mar-1792 |
UK Prime Minister, 1762-63 |
| Pierce Butler |
Politician |
11-Jul-1744 |
15-Feb-1822 |
Twice US Senator from North Carolina |
| Samuel Butler |
Author |
4-Dec-1835 |
18-Jun-1902 |
Erewheon |
| Samuel Butler |
Scholar |
30-Jan-1774 |
4-Dec-1839 |
Headmaster of Shrewsbury School |
| Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Dec-1914 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 1965-83 |
| Harry F. Byrd |
Politician |
10-Jun-1887 |
20-Oct-1966 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1933-65 |
| James F. Byrnes |
Politician |
2-May-1882 |
9-Apr-1972 |
US Secretary of State, 1945-47 |
| William J. Cabaniss |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
US Ambassador to Czechia, 2004-06 |
| Harry P. Cain |
Politician |
10-Jan-1906 |
3-Mar-1979 |
US Senator from Washington, 1946-53 |
| Cab Calloway |
Jazz Musician |
25-Dec-1907 |
18-Nov-1994 |
King of Hi-De-Ho |
| Carroll Campbell |
Politician |
24-Jul-1940 |
7-Dec-2005 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95 |
| John Archibald Campbell |
Judge |
24-Jun-1811 |
12-Mar-1889 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1853-61 |
| Thomas E. Capps |
Business |
31-Oct-1935 |
|
CEO of Dominion Resources, 1990-2005 |
| George L. Carey |
Religion |
13-Nov-1935 |
|
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1991-2002 |
| George H. Carley |
Judge |
24-Sep-1938 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Tucker Carlson |
Pundit |
16-May-1969 |
|
Conservative pundit on MSNBC |
| Lewis Carroll |
Author |
27-Jan-1832 |
14-Jan-1898 |
Alice in Wonderland |
| Elbert N. Carvel |
Politician |
9-Feb-1910 |
6-Feb-2005 |
Twice Governor of Delaware |
| Edith Cavell |
Victim |
4-Dec-1865 |
12-Oct-1915 |
British nurse, shot by the Germans |
| Andrew Cavendish |
Aristocrat |
2-Jan-1920 |
3-May-2004 |
11th Duke of Devonshire |
| George Cayley |
Inventor |
27-Dec-1773 |
8-Dec-1854 |
Father of aeronautics |
| John H. Chafee |
Politician |
22-Oct-1922 |
24-Oct-1999 |
US Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99 |
| Lincoln Chafee |
Politician |
26-Mar-1953 |
|
US Senator from Rhode Island, 1999-2007 |
| Neville Chamberlain |
Politician |
18-Mar-1869 |
9-Nov-1940 |
Architect of appeasement |
| Saxby Chambliss |
Politician |
10-Nov-1943 |
|
US Senator from Georgia |
| Alfred Chandler |
Historian |
15-Sep-1918 |
9-May-2007 |
Business historian |
| Charlie Chaplin |
Actor |
16-Apr-1889 |
25-Dec-1977 |
Silent film comedian |
| Prince Charles |
Royalty |
14-Nov-1948 |
|
Heir to the throne of Britain |
| Salmon P. Chase |
Politician |
13-Jan-1808 |
7-May-1873 |
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64 |
| Samuel Chase |
Judge |
17-Apr-1741 |
19-Jun-1811 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1796-1811 |
| Gordon Childe |
Archaeologist |
14-Apr-1892 |
19-Oct-1957 |
The Dawn of European Civilisation |
| Agatha Christie |
Novelist |
15-Sep-1890 |
12-Jan-1976 |
Mystery novelist |
| Charles Churchill |
Poet |
1731 |
4-Nov-1764 |
Rosciad |
| Winston Churchill |
Head of State |
30-Nov-1874 |
24-Jan-1965 |
WWII Prime Minister of England |
| Lord Clarendon |
Government |
18-Feb-1609 |
9-Dec-1674 |
The Clarendon Code |
| Samuel Clarke |
Philosopher |
11-Oct-1675 |
17-May-1729 |
Newtonian theologian |
| Clark Clifford |
Government |
25-Dec-1906 |
10-Oct-1998 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1968-69 |
| Gordon Coates |
Head of State |
3-Feb-1878 |
27-May-1943 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925-28 |
| Cadwallader Colden |
Physicist |
7-Feb-1689 |
20-Sep-1776 |
Colonial scientist and statesman |
| Dabney Coleman |
Actor |
3-Jan-1932 |
|
Moustache from 9 To 5 |
| Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. |
Administrator |
17-Feb-1949 |
|
President of MLB National League, 1994-99 |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
Poet |
21-Oct-1772 |
25-Jul-1834 |
Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| Stephen Collins |
Actor |
1-Oct-1947 |
|
Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven |
| Edward Condon |
Physicist |
2-Mar-1902 |
26-Mar-1974 |
Quantum Mechanics |
| Denton Cooley |
Doctor |
22-Aug-1920 |
|
Pioneering heart surgeon |
| Jim Cooper |
Politician |
19-Jun-1954 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 5th |
| Lawrence Coughlin |
Politician |
11-Apr-1929 |
30-Nov-2001 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1969-93 |
| Katie Couric |
Talk Show Host |
7-Jan-1957 |
|
CBS Evening News |
| William Cowper |
Poet |
26-Nov-1731 |
25-Apr-1800 |
The Task |
| James M. Cox |
Politician |
31-Mar-1870 |
15-Jul-1957 |
Newspaper magnate, twice Ohio Governor |
| Thomas Cranmer |
Religion |
2-Jul-1489 |
21-Mar-1556 |
First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ander Crenshaw |
Politician |
1-Sep-1944 |
|
Congressman, Florida 4th |
| Stafford Cripps |
Politician |
24-Apr-1889 |
21-Apr-1952 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50 |
| Samuel Crowther |
Religion |
c. 1809 |
31-Dec-1891 |
African missionary bishop |
| Alexander Cruden |
Religion |
1699 |
1-Nov-1770 |
Concordance to the Bible |
| Barbara Cubin |
Politician |
30-Nov-1946 |
|
Congresswoman from Wyoming, 1995-2009 |
| Hugh Cudlipp |
Business |
28-Aug-1913 |
17-May-1998 |
British news magnate |
| Benjamin Robbins Curtis |
Judge |
4-Nov-1809 |
15-Sep-1874 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1851-57 |
| George Nathaniel Curzon |
Government |
11-Jan-1859 |
20-Mar-1925 |
Created the Kingdom of Jordan |
| John Danforth |
Politician |
5-Sep-1936 |
|
US Ambassador to the UN, 2004 |
| Peter Vivian Daniel |
Judge |
24-Apr-1784 |
31-May-1860 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1842-60 |
| Jonathan Daniels |
Government |
26-Apr-1902 |
6-Nov-1981 |
FDR and Truman's press secretary |
| W. Edwards Deming |
Mathematician |
14-Oct-1900 |
20-Dec-1993 |
Quality Control guru |
| Frederick B. Dent |
Government |
17-Aug-1922 |
|
US Commerce Secretary, 1973-75 |
| 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 |
| George Deukmejian |
Politician |
6-Jun-1928 |
|
Governor of California, 1983-91 |
| George Dewey |
Military |
26-Dec-1837 |
16-Jan-1917 |
Sank the Spanish fleet at Manila |
| Thomas E. Dewey |
Politician |
24-Mar-1902 |
16-Mar-1971 |
Did not defeat Truman |
| Lady Diana |
Royalty |
1-Jul-1961 |
31-Aug-1997 |
Princess of Wales |
| John Dickinson |
Politician |
8-Nov-1732 |
14-Feb-1808 |
Founder of Dickinson College |
| William T. Dillard |
Business |
2-Sep-1914 |
8-Feb-2002 |
Founder of Dillard's |
| David Dinkins |
Politician |
10-Jul-1927 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1989-93 |
| John Donne |
Poet |
1572 |
31-Mar-1631 |
Anniversaries |
| Nadine Dorries |
Politician |
21-May-1957 |
|
British MP, Mid Bedfordshire |
| Lewis W. Douglas |
Politician |
2-Jul-1894 |
7-Mar-1974 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1947-50 |
| John Langdon Down |
Doctor |
18-Nov-1828 |
7-Oct-1896 |
Down's syndrome |
| Pete du Pont |
Politician |
22-Jan-1935 |
|
Governor of Delaware, 1977-85 |
| Angier Biddle Duke |
Diplomat |
30-Nov-1915 |
29-Apr-1995 |
US Ambassador to Spain, 1965-68 |
| James Clement Dunn |
Diplomat |
27-Dec-1890 |
1979 |
Career US Ambassador |
| John Earle |
Religion |
1601 |
17-Nov-1665 |
Microcosmographie |
| Robert Holt Edmunds, Jr. |
Judge |
17-Apr-1949 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| King Edward VI |
Royalty |
12-Oct-1537 |
6-Jul-1553 |
King of England, 1547-53 |
| King Edward VII |
Royalty |
9-Nov-1841 |
6-May-1910 |
King of England, 1901-1910 |
| King Edward VIII |
Royalty |
23-Jun-1894 |
28-May-1972 |
King of England, 1936 |
| Prince Edward |
Royalty |
10-Mar-1964 |
|
The Earl of Wessex |
| T. S. Eliot |
Poet |
26-Sep-1888 |
4-Jan-1965 |
The Hollow Men |
| Queen Elizabeth I |
Royalty |
7-Sep-1533 |
24-Mar-1603 |
The Virgin Queen |
| Queen Elizabeth II |
Royalty |
21-Apr-1926 |
|
Queen of England |
| David Emerson |
Politician |
17-Sep-1945 |
|
Canadian Minister of International Trade |
| Richard S. Emmet |
Attorney |
8-Apr-1897 |
5-Oct-1969 |
Counsel to the Bank of New York |
| John F. Enders |
Scientist |
10-Feb-1897 |
8-Sep-1985 |
Cultured the polio virus |
| Ernie Eves |
Politician |
17-Jun-1946 |
|
Premier of Ontario, 2002-03 |
| Jim Exon |
Politician |
9-Aug-1921 |
11-Jun-2005 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97 |
| William Fargo |
Business |
20-May-1818 |
3-Aug-1881 |
Co-Founder, American Express & Wells Fargo |
| Sam Farr |
Politician |
4-Jul-1941 |
|
Congressman, California 17th |
| Drew Gilpin Faust |
Educator |
18-Sep-1947 |
|
President of Harvard University |
| Vic Fazio |
Politician |
11-Oct-1942 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-99 |
| Sarah Ferguson |
Royalty |
15-Oct-1959 |
|
Fergie, Duchess of York |
| Debbi Fields |
Business |
18-Sep-1956 |
|
Founder of Mrs. Field's Cookies, Inc. |
| John S. Fine |
Politician |
10-Apr-1893 |
21-May-1978 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-55 |
| Hamilton Fish |
Politician |
3-Aug-1808 |
7-Sep-1893 |
US Secretary of State, 1869-77 |
| Ezra Fitch |
Business |
21-Sep-1865 |
16-Jun-1930 |
Abercrombie & Fitch |
| Howard Florey |
Scientist |
24-Sep-1898 |
21-Feb-1968 |
Discovered penicillin |
| Jim Folsom, Jr. |
Politician |
14-May-1949 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 1993-95 |
| Shelby Foote |
Author |
17-Nov-1916 |
27-Jun-2005 |
Shiloh |
| Betty Ford |
First Lady |
8-Apr-1918 |
|
Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center |
| Gerald Ford |
Head of State |
14-Jul-1913 |
26-Dec-2006 |
38th US President, 1974-77 |
| Henry Ford |
Business |
30-Jul-1863 |
7-Apr-1947 |
Founder of Ford Motors |
| Murphy J. Foster, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jul-1930 |
|
Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004 |
| Henry H. Fowler |
Government |
5-Sep-1908 |
3-Jan-2000 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-68 |
| Matthew Fox |
Religion |
21-Dec-1940 |
|
Creation Spirituality |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen |
Politician |
29-Apr-1946 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 11th |
| Dave Freudenthal |
Politician |
12-Oct-1950 |
|
Governor of Wyoming |
| Melville W. Fuller |
Judge |
11-Feb-1833 |
4-Jul-1910 |
US Chief Justice, 1888-1910 |
| Thomas Gaisford |
Scholar |
22-Dec-1779 |
2-Jun-1855 |
English classical scholar |
| Silvester Gardiner |
Doctor |
29-Jun-1708 |
8-Aug-1786 |
Colonial American pharmacist |
| Judy Garland |
Singer |
10-Jun-1922 |
22-Jun-1969 |
Dorothy in Wizard of Oz |
| Jay Garner |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq |
| Christine N. Garvey |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Retired real estate executive |
| King George II |
Royalty |
10-Nov-1683 |
25-Oct-1760 |
King of Britain, 1727-60 |
| King George III |
Royalty |
4-Jun-1738 |
29-Jan-1820 |
King of England, 1760-1820 |
| King George V |
Royalty |
3-Jun-1865 |
20-Jan-1936 |
King of England, 1910-1936 |
| King George VI |
Royalty |
14-Dec-1895 |
6-Feb-1952 |
King of England, 1936-1952 |
| Henry George |
Economist |
2-Sep-1839 |
29-Oct-1897 |
Progress and Poverty |
| Thomas P. Gerrity |
Business |
13-Jul-1941 |
|
Former Dean, Wharton School |
| Elbridge Gerry |
Politician |
17-Jul-1744 |
23-Nov-1814 |
Patron saint of Gerrymandering |
| Michael Gerson |
Politician |
1965 |
|
White House policy advisor |
| Dorothy Gish |
Actor |
11-Mar-1898 |
4-Jun-1968 |
Orphans of the Storm |
| Lillian Gish |
Actor |
14-Oct-1893 |
27-Feb-1993 |
Silent film actress, director |
| Barry Goldwater |
Politician |
1-Jan-1909 |
29-May-1998 |
US Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87 |
| Charles E. Goodell |
Politician |
16-Mar-1926 |
21-Jan-1987 |
US Senator from New York, 1968-71 |
| Evonne Goolagong |
Tennis |
31-Jul-1951 |
|
Aboriginal Australian tennis star |
| John Gorrie |
Inventor |
3-Oct-1803 |
29-Jun-1855 |
Invented air conditioning |
| Slade Gorton |
Politician |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001 |
| Phil Gramm |
Politician |
8-Jul-1942 |
|
US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002 |
| William R. Granberry |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Compass Operating Company |
| George Grant |
Philosopher |
13-Nov-1918 |
27-Sep-1988 |
Propagator of Red Toryism |
| Joseph Mortimer Granville |
Doctor |
1833 |
1900 |
Electric vibrator |
| Dwight H. Green |
Politician |
9-Jan-1897 |
20-Feb-1958 |
Governor of Illinois, 1941-49 |
| John P. Green |
Politician |
2-Apr-1845 |
30-Aug-1940 |
Labor Day |
| Paul Greengard |
Scientist |
11-Dec-1925 |
|
Signal transduction in the nervous system |
| George Grenville |
Politician |
14-Oct-1712 |
13-Nov-1770 |
UK Prime Minister, 1763-65 |
| William Wyndham Grenville |
Politician |
25-Oct-1759 |
12-Jan-1834 |
UK Prime Minister, 1806-07 |
| Joseph Grew |
Diplomat |
27-May-1880 |
25-May-1965 |
US Ambassador to Japan, 1932-41 |
| Lady Jane Grey |
Royalty |
12-Oct-1537 |
12-Feb-1554 |
Queen of England for nine days |
| Parker Griffith |
Politician |
6-Aug-1942 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 5th |
| Dick Groat |
Baseball |
4-Nov-1930 |
|
Shortstop, 1960 National League MVP |
| Kenny Guinn |
Politician |
24-Aug-1936 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 1999-2007 |
| Chuck Hagel |
Politician |
4-Oct-1946 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| John Hagelin |
Activist |
9-Jun-1954 |
|
Natural Law Party |
| D. Maybank Hagood |
Business |
4-Aug-1961 |
|
William M. Bird & Co. |
| Rob Halford |
Musician |
25-Aug-1951 |
|
Lead singer of Judas Priest |
| Edward Hall |
Historian |
c. 1495 |
1547 |
English chronicler |
| Joseph Hall |
Author |
1-Jul-1574 |
8-Sep-1656 |
Virgidemiarum |
| Alexander Hamilton |
Government |
11-Jan-1757 |
12-Jul-1804 |
Primary author of The Federalist Papers |
| Oscar Hammerstein II |
Musician |
12-Jul-1895 |
23-Aug-1960 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Clifford Hansen |
Politician |
16-Oct-1912 |
|
US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78 |
| Conrad K. Harper |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett |
| Mike Harris |
Politician |
23-Jan-1945 |
|
Premier of Ontario, 1995-2002 |
| Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jan-1907 |
23-Jan-1995 |
Governor of Virginia, 1962-66 |
| William Henry Harrison |
Head of State |
9-Feb-1773 |
4-Apr-1841 |
9th US President, 1841 |
| Prince Harry |
Royalty |
15-Sep-1984 |
|
2nd son of Princess Diana |
| Hamilton Harty |
Conductor |
4-Dec-1879 |
19-Feb-1941 |
Principal Conductor, The Hallé, 1920-34 |
| Stanley K. Hathaway |
Politician |
19-Jul-1924 |
4-Oct-2005 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75 |
| William Dodd Hathaway |
Politician |
21-Feb-1924 |
|
US Senator from Maine, 1973-79 |
| King Henry VIII |
Royalty |
28-Jun-1491 |
28-Jan-1547 |
King of England, 1509-47 |
| Jeb Hensarling |
Politician |
29-May-1957 |
|
Congressman, Texas 5th |
| George Herbert |
Poet |
3-Apr-1593 |
1-Mar-1633 |
The Temple |
| Robert Herrick |
Poet |
1591 |
Oct-1674 |
Hesperides |
| Ed Herschler |
Politician |
27-Oct-1918 |
5-Feb-1990 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1975-87 |
| George Hickes |
Religion |
20-Jun-1642 |
15-Dec-1715 |
Provoked the Bangorian controversy |
| A. P. Hill |
Military |
9-Nov-1825 |
2-Apr-1865 |
Confederate General |
| Sam Hinds |
Head of State |
27-Dec-1943 |
|
Prime Minister of Guyana |
| Duncan Hines |
Business |
26-Mar-1880 |
15-Mar-1959 |
Roadside gourmet |
| Sir Cyril Hinshelwood |
Chemist |
19-Jun-1897 |
9-Oct-1967 |
The Kinetics of Chemical Change |
| Benjamin Hoadly |
Religion |
14-Nov-1676 |
17-Apr-1761 |
Anglican Bishop and controversialist |
| Peter Hoagland |
Politician |
17-Nov-1941 |
30-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Nebraska, 1989-95 |
| Oveta Culp Hobby |
Publisher |
19-Jan-1905 |
16-Aug-1995 |
Houston Post President, 1955-83 |
| Philip H. Hoff |
Politician |
29-Jun-1924 |
|
Governor of Vermont, 1963-69 |
| Kenneth C. Hogate |
Publisher |
27-Jul-1897 |
11-Feb-1947 |
President of Dow Jones, 1931-45 |
| William Holder |
Musicologist |
1616 |
24-Jan-1698 |
Music theorist |
| Christopher Van Hollen |
Diplomat |
23-Sep-1922 |
|
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1972-76 |
| Peter Hollingworth |
Religion |
10-Apr-1935 |
|
Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane |
| Robert D. Holmes |
Politician |
11-May-1909 |
6-Jun-1976 |
Governor of Oregon, 1957-59 |
| Jack Holt |
Actor |
31-May-1888 |
18-Jan-1951 |
They Were Expendable |
| Glenda Hood |
Government |
c. 1950 |
|
Florida Secretary of State 2003-05 |
| Geoff Hoon |
Politician |
6-Dec-1953 |
|
UK Minister of Defence, 1999-2005 |
| Jeremiah Horrocks |
Astronomer |
1619 |
3-Jan-1641 |
Observed transit of Venus |
| Fenton J. A. Hort |
Religion |
23-Apr-1828 |
30-Nov-1892 |
Translator of the New Testament |
| Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
Billionaire, Continental Cablevision |
| Amo Houghton |
Politician |
7-Aug-1926 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1987-2005 |
| John Howard |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007 |
| Julia Ward Howe |
Activist |
27-May-1819 |
17-Oct-1910 |
Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| Trevor Huddleston |
Religion |
15-Jun-1913 |
20-Apr-1998 |
Anti-Apartheid activist |
| William J. Hughes |
Politician |
17-Oct-1932 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1975-95 |
| Cordell Hull |
Government |
2-Oct-1871 |
23-Jul-1955 |
US Secretary of State, 1933-44 |
| George M. Humphrey |
Government |
8-Mar-1890 |
20-Jan-1970 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Politician |
22-Jul-1943 |
|
US Senator from Texas |
| Alphonso Jackson |
Government |
9-Sep-1945 |
|
US Secretary of HUD, 2004-08 |
| Robert H. Jackson |
Judge |
13-Feb-1892 |
9-Oct-1954 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1941-54 |
| Betty James |
Business |
13-Feb-1918 |
20-Nov-2008 |
Slinky entrepreneur |
| John Jay |
Judge |
12-Dec-1745 |
17-May-1829 |
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Benjamin Todd Jealous |
Activist |
c. 1972 |
|
President of the NAACP |
| Martha Jefferson |
First Lady |
19-Oct-1748 |
8-Sep-1782 |
Wife of US President Thomas Jefferson |
| John Jewel |
Religion |
24-May-1522 |
23-Sep-1571 |
Defender of Anglicanism |
| Hiram Johnson |
Politician |
2-Sep-1866 |
6-Aug-1945 |
Governor and Senator from California |
| Lady Bird Johnson |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1912 |
11-Jul-2007 |
Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Louis A. Johnson |
Government |
10-Jan-1891 |
24-Apr-1966 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1949-50 |
| Lynda Bird Johnson |
Relative |
19-Mar-1944 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Samuel Johnson |
Lexicographer |
18-Sep-1709 |
13-Dec-1784 |
A Dictionary of the English Language |
| William Samuel Johnson |
Educator |
7-Oct-1727 |
14-Nov-1819 |
President of Columbia University, 1787-1800 |
| Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr. |
Publisher |
1946 |
|
Washington Post publisher, 2000-08 |
| Stephen Jones |
Biologist |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Geneticist and pop science writer |
| Theodore D. Judah |
Engineer |
4-Mar-1826 |
2-Nov-1863 |
American Transcontinental Railroad |
| Nancy Kassebaum |
Politician |
29-Jul-1932 |
|
US Senator from Kansas, 1979-97 |
| Nicholas Katzenbach |
Government |
17-Jan-1922 |
|
US Attorney General, 1965-66 |
| Thomas H. Kean |
Politician |
21-Apr-1935 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1982-90 |
| Garrison Keillor |
Radio Personality |
7-Aug-1942 |
|
A Prairie Home Companion |
| John Pendleton Kennedy |
Politician |
25-Oct-1795 |
18-Aug-1870 |
Horse-Shoe Robinson |
| William M. Ketchum |
Politician |
2-Sep-1921 |
24-Jun-1978 |
Congressman from California, 1973-78 |
| Francis Scott Key |
Poet |
1-Aug-1779 |
11-Jan-1843 |
The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Angus King |
Politician |
31-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Maine, 1995-2003 |
| Basil King |
Novelist |
26-Feb-1859 |
22-Jun-1928 |
The Inner Shrine |
| Jack Kingston |
Politician |
24-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 1st |
| Les Kinsolving |
Journalist |
18-Dec-1927 |
|
WorldNetDaily |
| Alan G. Kirk |
Military |
30-Oct-1888 |
15-Oct-1963 |
US Navy Admiral, Ambassador to USSR |
| Claude R. Kirk, Jr. |
Politician |
7-Jan-1926 |
|
Governor of Florida, 1967-71 |
| Richard G. Kleindienst |
Government |
5-Aug-1923 |
3-Feb-2000 |
US Attorney General, 1972-73 |
| W. H. Knight |
Educator |
c. 1954 |
|
Law Professor, University of Washington |
| Diane Knippers |
Religion |
6-Jan-1952 |
18-Apr-2005 |
Conservative religious strategist |
| Dave Kopay |
Football |
28-Jun-1942 |
|
The Dave Kopay Story |
| Chris Kraft |
Engineer |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control |
| Frank Kratovil |
Politician |
29-May-1968 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 1st |
| Barney Kroger |
Business |
24-Jan-1860 |
21-Jul-1938 |
Founder of Kroger grocery empire |
| Randy Kuhl |
Politician |
19-Apr-1943 |
|
Congressman from New York, 2005-09 |
| Fiorello LaGuardia |
Politician |
11-Dec-1882 |
20-Sep-1947 |
New York City Mayor, 1934-45 |
| Thomas W. Lamont |
Business |
30-Sep-1870 |
2-Feb-1948 |
Banker and diplomat |
| Harriet Lane |
First Lady |
9-May-1830 |
3-Jul-1903 |
Niece of US President James Buchanan |
| William Preston Lane, Jr. |
Politician |
12-May-1892 |
7-Feb-1967 |
Governor of Maryland, 1947-51 |
| Hugh Latimer |
Religion |
c. 1490 |
16-Oct-1555 |
English Reformation |
| William Laud |
Religion |
7-Oct-1573 |
10-Jan-1645 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45 |
| William Law |
Religion |
1686 |
9-Apr-1761 |
Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life |
| Jim Leach |
Politician |
15-Oct-1942 |
|
Congressman from Iowa, 1977-2007 |
| Blair Lee III |
Politician |
19-May-1916 |
25-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Maryland, 1977-79 |
| Nathaniel Lee |
Playwright |
c. 1653 |
6-May-1692 |
The Rival Queens |
| Robert E. Lee |
Military |
19-Jan-1807 |
12-Oct-1870 |
Confederate General |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Larry Levan |
Disc Jockey |
20-Jul-1954 |
8-Nov-1992 |
Legendary Disco DJ |
| C. S. Lewis |
Novelist |
29-Nov-1898 |
22-Nov-1963 |
Chronicles of Narnia |
| David K. P. Li |
Business |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
CEO, Bank of East Asia |
| Blanche Lincoln |
Politician |
30-Sep-1960 |
|
US Senator from Arkansas |
| William S. Lind |
Activist |
9-Jul-1947 |
|
Free Congress Foundation |
| Joseph Lister |
Doctor |
5-Apr-1827 |
10-Feb-1912 |
Pioneer of antiseptic surgery |
| Beth Littleford |
Comic |
17-Jul-1968 |
|
Daily Show correspondent |
| Bob Livingston |
Politician |
30-Apr-1943 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-99 |
| Henry Demarest Lloyd |
Journalist |
1-May-1847 |
28-Sep-1903 |
Radical reporter |
| Sir Thomas Lucy |
Aristocrat |
24-Apr-1532 |
7-Jul-1600 |
Caricatured by Shakespeare |
| Donald Lynden-Bell |
Astronomer |
5-Apr-1935 |
|
Astrophysicist at Cambridge |
| Champ Lyons, Jr. |
Judge |
6-Dec-1940 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Ray Mabus |
Politician |
11-Oct-1948 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1988-92 |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay |
Historian |
25-Oct-1800 |
28-Dec-1859 |
History of England |
| Arthur Machen |
Author |
3-Mar-1863 |
30-Mar-1947 |
Welsh horror novelist, The Great God Pan |
| George E. MacKinnon |
Judge |
22-Apr-1906 |
1-May-1995 |
DC Appeals Court Judge, 1969-95 |
| Louis MacNeice |
Poet |
12-Sep-1907 |
3-Sep-1963 |
Autumn Journal |
| Charles MacVeagh |
Attorney |
6-Jun-1860 |
4-Dec-1931 |
US Ambassador to Japan, 1925-28 |
| Dolley Madison |
First Lady |
20-May-1768 |
12-Jul-1849 |
Wife of US President James Madison |
| James Madison |
Head of State |
16-Mar-1751 |
28-Jun-1836 |
4th US President, 1809-17 |
| John Major |
Politician |
29-Mar-1943 |
|
UK Prime Minister, 1990-97 |
| George William Manby |
Inventor |
28-Nov-1765 |
18-Nov-1854 |
Invented the fire extinguisher |
| John Manley |
Politician |
5-Jan-1950 |
|
Canadian Deputy PM, 2002-03 |
| Forrest Mars |
Business |
21-Mar-1904 |
1-Jul-1999 |
Invented M&Ms |
| Frank Mars |
Business |
24-Sep-1883 |
8-Apr-1934 |
Invented Milky Way and Snickers bars |
| George C. Marshall |
Military |
31-Dec-1880 |
16-Oct-1959 |
US Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45 |
| Thurgood Marshall |
Judge |
2-Jul-1908 |
24-Jan-1993 |
First black US Supreme Court justice |
| Queen Mary II |
Head of State |
30-Apr-1662 |
28-Dec-1694 |
Queen of England 1689-94 |
| Charles Mathias |
Politician |
24-Jul-1922 |
|
US Senator from Maryland, 1969-87 |
| Frederick Denison Maurice |
Religion |
29-Aug-1805 |
1-Apr-1872 |
19th c. Anglican theologian |
| Judith Maxwell |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Canadian Policy Research Networks |
| William G. McAdoo |
Politician |
31-Oct-1863 |
1-Feb-1941 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18 |
| George McAfee |
Football |
13-Mar-1918 |
4-Mar-2009 |
Chicago Bears HB, Hall of Famer |
| Betsy McCaughey |
Politician |
20-Oct-1948 |
|
Lt. Governor of New York, 1995-98 |
| Bill McCollum |
Politician |
12-Jul-1944 |
|
Attorney General of Florida |
| James McDermott |
Politician |
28-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Washington 7th |
| Ephraim McDowell |
Doctor |
11-Nov-1771 |
25-Jun-1830 |
Performed the first ovariotomy |
| John McEwen |
Head of State |
29-Mar-1900 |
20-Nov-1980 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1967-68 |
| K. T. McFarland |
Government |
1952 |
|
Former Kissinger staffer |
| James McGreevey |
Politician |
6-Aug-1957 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 2002-04 |
| David McIntosh |
Politician |
8-Jun-1958 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2001 |
| Theodore R. McKeldin |
Politician |
20-Nov-1900 |
10-Aug-1974 |
Governor of Maryland, 1951-59 |
| Victor McLaglen |
Actor |
11-Dec-1883 |
7-Nov-1959 |
The Informer |
| Louis McLane |
Politician |
28-May-1786 |
7-Oct-1857 |
US Secretary of State, 1833-34 |
| Jon Meacham |
Journalist |
1969 |
|
Managing Editor of Newsweek |
| Walter Russell Mead |
Author |
12-Jun-1952 |
|
Special Providence |
| Andrew W. Mellon |
Business |
24-Mar-1855 |
27-Aug-1937 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32 |
| Ethel Merman |
Singer |
16-Jan-1908 |
15-Feb-1984 |
There's No Business Like Show Business |
| Steve Merrill |
Politician |
21-Jun-1946 |
|
Governor of New Hampshire, 1993-97 |
| Mary S. Metz |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
President of Mills College, 1981-90 |
| John Mica |
Politician |
27-Jan-1943 |
|
Congressman, Florida 7th |
| Prince Michael of Kent |
Royalty |
4-Jul-1942 |
|
Grandson of King George V |
| Alun Michael |
Politician |
22-Aug-1943 |
|
British MP, Cardiff South and Penarth |
| John Michell |
Geologist |
1724 |
21-Apr-1793 |
Phaenomena of Earthquakes |
| Kate Middleton |
Relative |
9-Jan-1982 |
|
Ex-Girlfriend of Prince William |
| Brad Miller |
Politician |
19-May-1953 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 13th |
| Dan Miller |
Politician |
30-May-1942 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
| E. Arthur Milne |
Mathematician |
14-Feb-1896 |
21-Sep-1950 |
Kinematic relativity |
| John Milton |
Politician |
20-Apr-1807 |
1-Apr-1865 |
Florida governor, committed suicide |
| Charles Mingus |
Jazz Musician |
22-Apr-1922 |
5-Jan-1979 |
Jazz bassist and legendary composer |
| Parren J. Mitchell |
Politician |
29-Apr-1922 |
28-May-2007 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1971-87 |
| Elizabeth Monroe |
First Lady |
30-Jun-1768 |
23-Sep-1830 |
Wife of US President James Monroe |
| James Monroe |
Head of State |
28-Apr-1758 |
4-Jul-1831 |
5th President of the U.S. |
| Bernard Montgomery |
Military |
17-Nov-1887 |
24-Mar-1976 |
Won Battle of El Alamein during WWII |
| Sonny Montgomery |
Politician |
5-Aug-1920 |
12-May-2006 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1967-97 |
| William H. Moody |
Judge |
23-Feb-1853 |
2-Jul-1917 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1906-10 |
| Alfred Moore |
Judge |
21-May-1755 |
15-Oct-1810 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1800-04 |
| W. Henson Moore |
Politician |
4-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87 |
| Anne Morgan |
Philanthropist |
25-Jul-1873 |
29-Jan-1952 |
Friend of the French |
| Sir Henry Morgan |
Military |
1635 |
25-Aug-1688 |
Knighted pirate of the Caribbean |
| Henry S. Morgan |
Business |
24-Oct-1900 |
8-Feb-1982 |
Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley |
| J. P. Morgan, Jr. |
Business |
7-Sep-1867 |
13-Mar-1943 |
Banking magnate, J. P. Morgan & Co. |
| J. Pierpont Morgan |
Business |
17-Apr-1837 |
31-Mar-1913 |
Railroad financier, J. P. Morgan & Co. |
| Joseph Morgan |
Business |
4-Jan-1780 |
23-Jul-1847 |
Patriarch of the Morgan family of millionaires |
| Junius Spencer Morgan |
Business |
14-Apr-1813 |
8-Apr-1890 |
J. S. Morgan and Company |
| Gouverneur Morris |
Politician |
31-Jan-1752 |
6-Nov-1816 |
American financier, Revolutionary politician |
| Robert Morris |
Politician |
31-Jan-1734 |
7-May-1806 |
Financed the Revolutionary War |
| Simon Conway Morris |
Paleontologist |
1951 |
|
Evolutionary paleobiologist |
| J. Sterling Morton |
Government |
22-Apr-1832 |
27-Apr-1902 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97 |
| Levi P. Morton |
Politician |
16-May-1824 |
16-May-1920 |
Vice President under Benjamin Harrison |
| Rogers C.B. Morton |
Government |
19-Sep-1914 |
19-Apr-1979 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1971-75 |
| Lord Mountbatten |
Military |
25-Jun-1900 |
27-Aug-1979 |
Last Viceroy of India |
| Frederick H. Mueller |
Government |
22-Nov-1893 |
31-Aug-1976 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1959-61 |
| Robert Mueller |
Government |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
GWB's FBI Director |
| Ferid Murad |
Scientist |
14-Sep-1936 |
|
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| John T. Myers |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1967-97 |
| Sophia Myles |
Actor |
18-Mar-1980 |
|
Tristan + Isolde |
| Walter Nash |
Head of State |
12-Feb-1882 |
4-Jun-1968 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1957-60 |
| Bill Nelson |
Politician |
29-Sep-1942 |
|
US Senator from Florida |
| John Neville |
Actor |
2-May-1925 |
|
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
| Sir Roger Newdigate |
Historian |
30-May-1719 |
23-Nov-1806 |
Established the Newdigate Prize |
| John Newton |
Religion |
4-Aug-1725 |
31-Dec-1807 |
Amazing Grace |
| Ernest Fox Nichols |
Physicist |
1-Jun-1869 |
29-Apr-1924 |
Infrared radiation |
| Albert Jay Nock |
Author |
13-Oct-1870 |
19-Aug-1945 |
Memoirs of a Superfluous Man |
| Edward Norton |
Actor |
18-Aug-1969 |
|
Fight Club |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
Politician |
13-Jun-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Washington DC |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
Judge |
26-Mar-1930 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice, 1981-2006 |
| Harriet O'Neill |
Judge |
20-Apr-1957 |
|
Justice, Texas Supreme Court |
| Titus Oates |
Criminal |
15-Sep-1649 |
12-Jul-1705 |
Popish Plot |
| Raila Odinga |
Head of State |
7-Jan-1945 |
|
Prime Minister of Kenya |
| Charles Ogletree |
Attorney |
31-Dec-1952 |
|
Law professor |
| Ashley Olsen |
Actor |
13-Jun-1986 |
|
Olsen Twin |
| Mary-Kate Olsen |
Actor |
13-Jun-1986 |
|
Olsen Twin |
| Nicky Oppenheimer |
Business |
8-Jun-1945 |
|
Chairman of De Beers |
| George Orwell |
Author |
25-Jun-1903 |
21-Jan-1950 |
Author of 1984 and Animal Farm |
| Priscilla Owen |
Judge |
4-Oct-1954 |
|
Judge, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Robert Latham Owen |
Politician |
2-Feb-1856 |
19-Jul-1947 |
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25 |
| J. I. Packer |
Religion |
22-Jul-1926 |
|
Biblical scholar |
| Elaine Pagels |
Historian |
13-Feb-1943 |
|
The Gnostic Gospels |
| Geoffrey Palmer |
Head of State |
21-Apr-1942 |
|
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1989-90 |
| Lord Palmerston |
Head of State |
20-Oct-1784 |
18-Oct-1865 |
Twice Prime Minister of UK |
| Matthew Parker |
Religion |
6-Aug-1504 |
15-May-1575 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1559-75 |
| Sarah Parker |
Judge |
23-Aug-1942 |
|
North Carolina Chief Justice |
| Charles Stewart Parnell |
Politician |
27-Jun-1846 |
6-Oct-1891 |
Irish Nationalist leader |
| Catherine Parr |
Royalty |
1512 |
7-Sep-1548 |
Final wife of King Henry VIII |
| Stanford E. Parris |
Politician |
9-Sep-1929 |
|
Congressman from Virginia, 1981-91 |
| Glubb Pasha |
Military |
16-Apr-1897 |
17-Mar-1986 |
Commander of the Arab Legion, 1939-56 |
| Endicott Peabody |
Politician |
15-Feb-1920 |
1-Dec-1997 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65 |
| George Peacock |
Mathematician |
9-Apr-1791 |
8-Nov-1858 |
Treatise on Algebra |
| Henry Pelham |
Head of State |
1696 |
6-Mar-1754 |
UK Prime Minister, 1743-54 |
| Claiborne Pell |
Politician |
22-Nov-1918 |
1-Jan-2009 |
US Senator from Rhode Island, 1961-97 |
| Herbert C. Pell |
Diplomat |
16-Feb-1884 |
17-Jul-1961 |
US Ambassador to Portugal, 1937-41 |
| George W. Pepper |
Politician |
16-Mar-1867 |
24-May-1961 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27 |
| Spencer Perceval |
Head of State |
1-Nov-1762 |
11-May-1812 |
UK Prime Minister, 1809-12 |
| Thomas Percy |
Author |
13-Apr-1729 |
30-Sep-1811 |
Percy Reliques |
| Beverly Perdue |
Politician |
14-Jan-1948 |
|
Governor of North Carolina |
| Frances Perkins |
Government |
10-Apr-1882 |
14-May-1965 |
First female US cabinet member |
| John J. Pershing |
Military |
13-Sep-1860 |
15-Jul-1948 |
General of the Armies of the United States |
| Gary Peters |
Politician |
1-Dec-1958 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 9th |
| Walter R. Peterson |
Politician |
19-Sep-1922 |
|
Governor of New Hampshire, 1969-73 |
| John Peyton |
Politician |
28-Jul-1964 |
|
Mayor of Jacksonville |
| William Lyon Phelps |
Critic |
2-Jan-1865 |
21-Aug-1943 |
Essays on Modern Novelists |
| Prince Philip |
Royalty |
10-Jun-1921 |
|
Duke of Edinburgh |
| Jean Piccard |
Aviator |
28-Jan-1884 |
28-Jan-1963 |
Extreme balloonist |
| David Hyde Pierce |
Actor |
3-Apr-1959 |
|
Niles on Frasier |
| Franklin Pierce |
Head of State |
24-Nov-1804 |
8-Oct-1869 |
14th President of the U.S. |
| Albert Pike |
Military |
29-Dec-1809 |
2-Apr-1891 |
Confederate general, Freemason |
| James Pike |
Religion |
14-Feb-1913 |
Sep-1969 |
5th Episcopal Bishop of California |
| Thomas Pinckney |
Politician |
23-Oct-1750 |
2-Nov-1828 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1787-89 |
| Valerie Plame |
Spy |
19-Apr-1963 |
|
CIA operative outed by Bush officials |
| Todd Platts |
Politician |
5-Mar-1962 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 19th |
| Leonidas Polk |
Military |
10-Apr-1806 |
14-Jun-1864 |
Confederate general |
| Anna Popplewell |
Actor |
16-Dec-1988 |
|
Chronicles of Narnia |
| Colin Powell |
Government |
5-Apr-1937 |
|
US Secretary of State, 2001-05 |
| Enoch Powell |
Politician |
16-Jun-1912 |
8-Feb-1998 |
British demagogue |
| Samuel Lowell Price |
Business |
12-Jan-1821 |
19-May-1887 |
The Price of Price Waterhouse Coopers |
| William Procter |
Business |
7-Dec-1801 |
4-Apr-1884 |
Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble |
| William Thornton Pryce |
Diplomat |
19-Jul-1932 |
11-Jul-2006 |
US Ambassador to Honduras, 1993-96 |
| Melvin Purvis |
Government |
26-Oct-1903 |
29-Feb-1960 |
Top G-man of the 1930s |
| Adam Putnam |
Politician |
31-Jul-1974 |
|
Congressman, Florida 12th |
| Bob Rae |
Politician |
2-Aug-1948 |
|
Premier of Ontario, 1990-95 |
| Alice Huyler Ramsey |
Daredevil |
11-Nov-1886 |
1983 |
First woman to drive an automobile across America |
| John Ramsey |
Relative |
7-Dec-1943 |
|
JonBenét's father |
| JonBenét Ramsey |
Victim |
6-Aug-1990 |
26-Dec-1996 |
6-year-old murdered pageant winner |
| Patsy Ramsey |
Relative |
29-Dec-1956 |
24-Jun-2006 |
JonBenét's mother |
| John Randolph of Roanoke |
Politician |
2-Jun-1773 |
24-May-1833 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1825-27 |
| David M. Ransom |
Diplomat |
c. 1938 |
4-Dec-2003 |
US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1994-97 |
| Hormuzd Rassam |
Archaeologist |
1826 |
16-Sep-1910 |
Discovered Epic of Gilgamesh |
| Ernest Raymond |
Novelist |
31-Dec-1888 |
14-May-1974 |
Tell England |
| William C. Redfield |
Politician |
18-Jun-1858 |
13-Jun-1932 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1913-19 |
| David A. Reed |
Politician |
21-Dec-1880 |
10-Feb-1953 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35 |
| Robert Reed |
Actor |
19-Oct-1932 |
12-May-1992 |
Mike (dad) on The Brady Bunch |
| George E. Reedy |
Government |
5-Aug-1917 |
21-Mar-1999 |
LBJ's press secretary |
| Lizette Woodworth Reese |
Poet |
9-Jan-1856 |
17-Dec-1935 |
A Handful of Lavendar |
| Ralph Regula |
Politician |
3-Dec-1924 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1973-2009 |
| Dennis Rehberg |
Politician |
5-Oct-1955 |
|
Congressman, Montana |
| Catherine A. Rein |
Business |
7-Feb-1943 |
|
Senior EVP at MetLife |
| David Ricardo |
Economist |
18-Apr-1772 |
11-Sep-1823 |
Principles of Political Economy |
| Elliot Richardson |
Government |
20-Jul-1920 |
31-Dec-1999 |
Refused to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor |
| Lionel Richie |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-Jun-1949 |
|
All Night Long, former Commodore |
| Nicholas Ridley |
Religion |
c. 1500 |
16-Oct-1555 |
Anglican Bishop and martyr |
| Thomas C. Riggs |
Politician |
17-Oct-1873 |
16-Jan-1945 |
Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1918-21 |
| L. Mendel Rivers |
Politician |
28-Sep-1905 |
28-Dec-1970 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1941-70 |
| Chuck Robb |
Politician |
26-Jun-1939 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001 |
| James O. Robbins |
Business |
c. 1942 |
10-Oct-2007 |
President of Cox Communications, 1985-2005 |
| Owen J. Roberts |
Judge |
2-May-1875 |
17-May-1955 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1930-45 |
| Julian H. Robertson, Jr. |
Business |
1932 |
|
Tiger Management |
| Elmer E. Robinson |
Politician |
3-Oct-1894 |
9-Jun-1982 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1948-56 |
| Gene Robinson |
Religion |
29-May-1947 |
|
Openly gay Episcopalian bishop |
| John Rolfe |
Agriculturalist |
1585 |
22-Mar-1622 |
First Virginia tobacco baron, husband of Pocahontas |
| Charles Stewart Rolls |
Business |
27-Aug-1877 |
12-Jul-1910 |
Co-Founder of Rolls-Royce |
| James Rolph, Jr. |
Government |
23-Aug-1869 |
2-Jun-1934 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1912-31 |
| Edith Roosevelt |
First Lady |
6-Aug-1861 |
30-Sep-1948 |
Wife of US President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Head of State |
30-Jan-1882 |
12-Apr-1945 |
US President during WWII |
| Peter Roskam |
Politician |
13-Sep-1961 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 6th |
| Nellie Ross |
Politician |
29-Nov-1876 |
19-Dec-1977 |
First woman elected Governor in America |
| Christina Rossetti |
Poet |
5-Dec-1830 |
29-Dec-1894 |
Goblin Market and Other Poems |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
Painter |
12-May-1828 |
9-Apr-1882 |
English pre-Raphaelite painter |
| William V. Roth, Jr. |
Politician |
22-Jul-1921 |
13-Dec-2003 |
US Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001 |
| Gena Rowlands |
Actor |
19-Jun-1930 |
|
A Woman Under The Influence |
| J. K. Rowling |
Author |
31-Jul-1965 |
|
Author of Harry Potter series |
| Kenneth C. Royall |
Attorney |
24-Jul-1894 |
27-May-1971 |
US Secretary of the Army, 1947-49 |
| George Rublee |
Government |
7-Jul-1868 |
26-Apr-1957 |
Advisor to Woodrow Wilson |
| Rudy Rucker |
Novelist |
22-Mar-1946 |
|
Author of Wetware series |
| Neil Rudenstine |
Educator |
21-Jan-1935 |
|
President of Harvard, 1991-2001 |
| Robert Runcie |
Religion |
2-Oct-1921 |
11-Jul-2000 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-91 |
| Edward Terry Sanford |
Judge |
23-Jul-1865 |
8-Mar-1830 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-30 |
| Mark Sanford |
Politician |
28-May-1960 |
|
Governor of South Carolina |
| Charles Sawyer |
Government |
10-Feb-1887 |
7-Apr-1979 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1948-53 |
| William B. Saxbe |
Politician |
24-Jun-1916 |
|
US Attorney General, 1974-75 |
| Dorothy L. Sayers |
Novelist |
13-Jun-1893 |
17-Dec-1957 |
Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels |
| Edward T. Schafer |
Politician |
8-Aug-1946 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 2008-09 |
| Katharine Jefferts Schori |
Religion |
26-Mar-1954 |
|
Presiding Episcopal Bishop |
| Bill Schuette |
Politician |
13-Oct-1953 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1985-91 |
| Lewis B. Schwellenbach |
Government |
20-Sep-1894 |
10-Jun-1948 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1945-48 |
| Bobby Scott |
Politician |
30-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 3rd |
| Hugh D. Scott, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Nov-1900 |
21-Jul-1994 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77 |
| Jim Sensenbrenner |
Politician |
14-Jun-1943 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 5th |
| John Shadegg |
Politician |
22-Oct-1949 |
|
Congressman, Arizona 3rd |
| William Shakespeare |
Playwright |
23-Apr-1564 |
23-Apr-1616 |
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth |
| Gilbert Sheldon |
Religion |
1598 |
1677 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1663-77 |
| Rupert Sheldrake |
Biologist |
28-Jun-1942 |
|
Morphic Fields |
| Matthew Shepard |
Victim |
1-Dec-1976 |
12-Oct-1998 |
Gay hate crime victim |
| Thomas P. Shoesmith |
Diplomat |
25-Jan-1922 |
26-Apr-2007 |
US Ambassador to Malaysia, 1983-87 |
| Christopher Sholes |
Inventor |
14-Feb-1819 |
17-Feb-1890 |
Typewriter inventor, QWERTY keyboard |
| George Shultz |
Government |
13-Dec-1920 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1982-89 |
| Rob Simmons |
Politician |
11-Feb-1943 |
|
Congressman from Connecticut, 2001-07 |
| Alan Simpson |
Politician |
2-Sep-1931 |
|
US Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97 |
| Louise Slaughter |
Politician |
14-Aug-1929 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 28th |
| Sydney Smith |
Religion |
3-Jun-1771 |
22-Feb-1845 |
Instigated the Edinburgh Review |
| John W. Snyder |
Government |
21-Jun-1895 |
8-Oct-1985 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-53 |
| David Souter |
Judge |
17-Sep-1939 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Jonathan D. Spence |
Historian |
11-Aug-1936 |
|
The Search for Modern China |
| John Shelby Spong |
Religion |
16-Jun-1931 |
|
Retired bishop of Newark, NJ |
| William Archibald Spooner |
Educator |
22-Jul-1844 |
29-Aug-1930 |
Spoonerisms |
| Frederick Arthur Stanley |
Government |
15-Jan-1841 |
14-Jun-1908 |
Hockey's Stanley Cup |
| Lloyd C. Stark |
Politician |
23-Nov-1886 |
17-Sep-1972 |
Governor of Missouri, 1937-41 |
| Risë Stevens |
Singer |
11-Jun-1913 |
|
Mezzo-Soprano at the Metropolitan Opera |
| Ted Stevens |
Politician |
18-Nov-1923 |
|
US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009 |
| Parker Stevenson |
Actor |
4-Jun-1952 |
|
The Hardy Boys Mysteries |
| Potter Stewart |
Judge |
23-Jan-1915 |
7-Dec-1985 |
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Harlan Fiske Stone |
Judge |
11-Oct-1872 |
22-Apr-1946 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1925-46 |
| John Stow |
Author |
1525 |
6-Apr-1605 |
Antiquary, Survey of London |
| Jack Straw |
Politician |
3-Aug-1946 |
|
Leader, House of Commons, 2006-07 |
| George Edmund Street |
Architect |
20-Jun-1824 |
18-Dec-1881 |
English Gothic revival architect |
| Gilbert Stuart |
Painter |
3-Dec-1755 |
9-Jul-1828 |
American portrait painter |
| William Stubbs |
Historian |
21-Jun-1825 |
22-Apr-1901 |
Constitutional History of England |
| Gerry Studds |
Politician |
12-May-1937 |
14-Oct-2006 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-97 |
| William Stukeley |
Historian |
7-Nov-1687 |
3-Mar-1765 |
Stonehenge, a Temple Restored |
| Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. |
Publisher |
22-Sep-1951 |
|
New York Times Publisher |
| William Graham Sumner |
Educator |
30-Oct-1840 |
12-Apr-1910 |
Laissez faire sociologist |
| Fife Symington |
Politician |
12-Aug-1945 |
|
Governor of Arizona, 1991-97 |
| James Symington |
Politician |
28-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1969-77 |
| Stuart Symington |
Politician |
26-Jun-1901 |
14-Dec-1988 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1953-76 |
| Helen Taft |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1861 |
22-May-1943 |
Wife of US President William Howard Taft |
| Robert A. Taft |
Politician |
8-Sep-1889 |
31-Jul-1953 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1939-53 |
| Archibald Campbell Tait |
Religion |
21-Dec-1811 |
3-Dec-1882 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1868-82 |
| E. P. Taylor |
Business |
29-Jan-1901 |
14-May-1989 |
Brewer, Thoroughbred horse breeder |
| Jeremy Taylor |
Religion |
15-Aug-1613 |
13-Aug-1667 |
Holy Living and Holy Dying |
| Margaret Taylor |
First Lady |
21-Sep-1788 |
14-Aug-1852 |
Wife of US President Zachary Taylor |
| Zachary Taylor |
Head of State |
24-Nov-1784 |
9-Jul-1850 |
12th President of the United States |
| Frederick Temple |
Religion |
30-Nov-1821 |
23-Dec-1902 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1896-1902 |
| William Temple |
Religion |
15-Oct-1881 |
26-Oct-1944 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-44 |
| Charles L. Terry, Jr. |
Politician |
17-Sep-1900 |
6-Feb-1970 |
Governor of Delaware, 1965-69 |
| Parnell Thomas |
Government |
16-Jan-1895 |
19-Nov-1970 |
HUAC chairman |
| Ernest O. Thompson |
Politician |
24-Mar-1892 |
28-Jun-1966 |
Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32 |
| G. Kennedy Thompson |
Business |
25-Nov-1950 |
|
CEO of Wachovia, 2000-08 |
| Hugh P. Thompson |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Karen Thurman |
Politician |
12-Jan-1951 |
|
Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
| Edward Titchener |
Psychologist |
11-Jan-1867 |
3-Aug-1927 |
Structural psychology |
| Kenneth Tomlinson |
Business |
3-Aug-1944 |
|
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| Bob Traxler |
Politician |
21-Jul-1931 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1974-93 |
| Bess Truman |
First Lady |
13-Feb-1885 |
18-Oct-1982 |
First Lady under Harry S. Truman |
| Peter F. Tufo |
Diplomat |
1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Hungary, 1997-2001 |
| Desmond Tutu |
Religion |
7-Oct-1931 |
|
Archbishop of Cape Town |
| Stanley A. Twardy |
Attorney |
c. 1951 |
|
US Attorney for Connecticut, 1985-91 |
| Millard E. Tydings |
Politician |
6-Apr-1890 |
9-Feb-1961 |
US Senator from Maryland, 1927-51 |
| Letitia Tyler |
First Lady |
12-Nov-1790 |
10-Sep-1842 |
First wife of US President John Tyler |
| Abel P. Upshur |
Attorney |
17-Jun-1790 |
28-Feb-1844 |
US Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43 |
| James Ussher |
Religion |
4-Jan-1581 |
20-Mar-1656 |
Old Testament chronologist |
| Lionel Van Deerlin |
Politician |
25-Jul-1914 |
17-May-2008 |
Congressman from California, 1963-81 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
Politician |
10-Jan-1959 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 8th |
| William H. Vanderbilt |
Politician |
24-Nov-1901 |
14-Apr-1981 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1939-41 |
| Mordechai Vanunu |
Activist |
13-Oct-1954 |
|
Blew whistle on Israel's nukes |
| E. Norman Veasey |
Judge |
9-Jan-1933 |
|
Delaware Chief Justice, 1992-2004 |
| C. William Verity |
Government |
26-Jan-1917 |
3-Jan-2007 |
US Secretary of Commerce, 1987-89 |
| Queen Victoria |
Royalty |
24-May-1819 |
22-Jan-1901 |
Longest-reigning British monarch |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Politician |
12-Aug-1877 |
21-Jun-1952 |
US Senator from New York, 1915-27 |
| Morrison Waite |
Judge |
29-Nov-1816 |
23-Mar-1888 |
US Chief Justice, 1874-88 |
| Terry Waite |
Victim |
31-May-1939 |
|
Hostage negotiator held hostage |
| Greg Walden |
Politician |
10-Jan-1957 |
|
Congressman, Oregon 2nd |
| Edwin A. Walker |
Military |
10-Nov-1909 |
31-Oct-1993 |
Ultraconservative activist |
| George Herbert Walker III |
Diplomat |
c. 1931 |
|
US Ambassador to Hungary, 2003-06 |
| William Warburton |
Religion |
24-Dec-1698 |
7-Jun-1779 |
Divine Legation |
| Nathaniel Ward |
Religion |
c. 1578 |
Oct-1652 |
Wrote Massachusetts' Body of Liberties |
| John Warner |
Politician |
18-Feb-1927 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 1979-2009 |
| Bushrod Washington |
Judge |
5-Jun-1762 |
26-Nov-1829 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1799-1829 |
| George Washington |
Head of State |
22-Feb-1732 |
14-Dec-1799 |
1st US President, 1789-97 |
| Martha Washington |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1731 |
22-May-1802 |
Wife of US President George Washington |
| Frederick L. Webber |
Government |
c. 1939 |
|
Washington trade rep |
| Mason Locke Weems |
Author |
11-Oct-1759 |
23-May-1825 |
Life of George Washington |
| Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. |
Politician |
16-May-1931 |
|
Governor of Connecticut, 1991-95 |
| Caspar Weinberger |
Government |
18-Aug-1917 |
28-Mar-2006 |
Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush |
| Bill Weld |
Politician |
31-Jul-1945 |
|
Governor of Massachusetts, 1991-97 |
| Sumner Welles |
Diplomat |
14-Oct-1892 |
24-Sep-1961 |
US Under Secretary of State, 1937-43 |
| Togo West |
Government |
21-Jun-1942 |
|
US Secretary of the Army, Veterans Affairs |
| T. K. Wetherell |
Politician |
22-Dec-1945 |
|
President, Florida State University |
| Katharine Weymouth |
Publisher |
c. 1966 |
|
Washington Post publisher |
| William Whiston |
Religion |
9-Dec-1667 |
22-Aug-1752 |
Apostolical Constitutions |
| Byron White |
Judge |
8-Jun-1917 |
15-Apr-2002 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1962-93 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse |
Politician |
20-Oct-1955 |
|
US Senator from Rhode Island |
| Harry Whittington |
Attorney |
3-Mar-1927 |
|
Shot by Dick Cheney |
| George W. Wickersham |
Government |
19-Sep-1858 |
26-Jan-1936 |
US Attorney General, 1909-13 |
| John Wilkes |
Politician |
17-Oct-1725 |
26-Dec-1797 |
Colorful London radical |
| John Wilkins |
Author |
1614 |
19-Nov-1672 |
Essay towards a Real Character |
| Prince William |
Royalty |
21-Jun-1982 |
|
Charles and Diana's first-born son |
| Wesley S. Williams, Jr. |
Attorney |
13-Nov-1942 |
|
Former Partner, Covington & Burling |
| G. Mennen Williams |
Politician |
23-Feb-1911 |
2-Feb-1988 |
Governor of Michigan, 1949-61 |
| Jack Williams |
Politician |
29-Oct-1909 |
24-Aug-1998 |
Governor of Arizona, 1967-75 |
| Pete Williams |
Politician |
10-Dec-1919 |
17-Nov-2001 |
US Senator snagged in ABSCAM |
| Robin Williams |
Comic |
21-Jul-1952 |
|
Mork from Ork |
| Rowan Williams |
Religion |
14-Jun-1950 |
|
Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edith Wilson |
First Lady |
15-Oct-1872 |
28-Dec-1961 |
Second wife of US President Woodrow Wilson |
| James Wilson |
Judge |
14-Sep-1742 |
28-Aug-1798 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1789-98 |
| John G. Winant |
Politician |
23-Feb-1889 |
3-Nov-1947 |
New Hampshire governor, committed suicide |
| Albert M. Winn |
Politician |
1810 |
26-Aug-1883 |
First mayor of Sacramento |
| Bob Wise |
Politician |
6-Jan-1948 |
|
Governor of West Virginia, 2001-05 |
| Anthony à Wood |
Historian |
17-Dec-1632 |
29-Nov-1695 |
Oxford historian |
| Elihu Yale |
Philanthropist |
5-Apr-1649 |
8-Jul-1721 |
Namesake of Yale University |
| Don Young |
Politician |
9-Jun-1933 |
|
Congressman from Alaska |
| Edward Young |
Poet |
1683 |
5-Apr-1765 |
Night Thoughts |
