Founded 1913 as the American Society for the Control of Cancer.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Christian Anfinsen |
Chemist |
26-Mar-1916 |
14-May-1995 |
Molecular structure of proteins |
| George Beadle |
Scientist |
22-Oct-1903 |
9-Jun-1989 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Johnny Bench |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Hall of Fame catcher |
| Kathleen Blanco |
Politician |
15-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of Louisiana |
| Erma Bombeck |
Columnist |
21-Feb-1927 |
22-Apr-1996 |
The Grass is Always Greener |
| Rudy Boschwitz |
Business |
7-Nov-1930 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-91 |
| Kirbyjon H. Caldwell |
Religion |
c. 1954 |
|
Windsor Village United Methodist Church |
| Sue Bell Cobb |
Judge |
1956 |
|
Alabama Chief Justice |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist |
17-Nov-1922 |
|
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Joan Crawford |
Actor |
23-Mar-1905 |
10-May-1977 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| Len Dawson |
Football |
20-Jun-1935 |
|
KC Chiefs Quarterback |
| Charles Easley |
Judge |
c. 1950 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Doris F. Fisher |
Business |
1932 |
|
Co-Founder of The Gap |
| J. Michael Fitzpatrick |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
President of Rohm and Haas, 1999-2005 |
| Martin Frost |
Politician |
1-Jan-1942 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005 |
| Newt Gingrich |
Politician |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1995-99 |
| Lindsey Graham |
Politician |
9-Jul-1955 |
|
US Senator from South Carolina |
| Jeb Hensarling |
Politician |
29-May-1957 |
|
Congressman, Texas 5th |
| Robert W. Holley |
Scientist |
28-Jan-1922 |
11-Feb-1993 |
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Sherrill W. Hudson |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of TECO Energy |
| Brenda LaGrange Johnson |
Business |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Jamaica |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Brian Krolicki |
Politician |
c. 1961 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nevada |
| Patti LaBelle |
Musician |
24-May-1944 |
|
Lady Marmalade |
| James A. Lash |
Business |
4-May-1944 |
|
Manchester Principal LLC |
| John Mendelsohn |
Biologist |
31-Aug-1936 |
|
Cancer researcher |
| Lee Meriwether |
Actor |
27-May-1935 |
|
Miss America 1955 |
| Bob Miller |
Politician |
30-Mar-1945 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 1989-99 |
| Claude B. Nielsen |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United |
| Marshall W. Nirenberg |
Scientist |
10-Apr-1927 |
|
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Queen Noor |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1951 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| Gregory Peck |
Actor |
5-Apr-1916 |
12-Jun-2003 |
To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Patrick S. Pittard |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, 1997-2002 |
| Wolfgang Puck |
Chef |
8-Jan-1949 |
|
Spago restaurant |
| Monroe Rathbone |
Business |
1-Mar-1900 |
2-Aug-1976 |
Formed Exxon |
| Harry Reid |
Politician |
2-Dec-1939 |
|
US Senate Majority Leader |
| George E. Sangmeister |
Politician |
16-Feb-1931 |
7-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1989-95 |
| Glenn S. Schafer |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
President of Pacific Life, 1995-2005 |
| Manny Stamatakis |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Capital Management Enterprises |
| Wendell M. Stanley |
Chemist |
16-Aug-1904 |
15-Jun-1971 |
First to crystallize a virus |
| Edward Tatum |
Scientist |
14-Dec-1909 |
7-Nov-1975 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Howard M. Temin |
Scientist |
10-Dec-1934 |
9-Feb-1994 |
Tumor viruses and host genetics |
| Robert I. Toll |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Co-Founder of Toll Brothers |
| Harold E. Varmus |
Scientist |
18-Dec-1939 |
|
Genetic causes of cancer |
| Andrew von Eschenbach |
Government |
c. 1941 |
|
Acting FDA director |
| William J. White |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Bell & Howell, 1993-97 |
