| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Wallace Calvin Abbott |
Doctor |
12-Oct-1857 |
4-Jul-1921 |
Founder of Abbott Laboratories |
| Charles E. Adair |
Business |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Partner, Cordova Ventures |
| E. Ross Adair |
Politician |
14-Dec-1907 |
5-May-1983 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71 |
| Oleta Adams |
Singer |
4-May-1962 |
|
Get Here (If You Can) |
| Homer M. Adkins |
Politician |
15-Oct-1890 |
26-Feb-1964 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1941-45 |
| Ben Affleck |
Actor |
15-Aug-1972 |
|
Good Will Hunting |
| William Foxwell Albright |
Archaeologist |
24-May-1891 |
19-Sep-1971 |
Biblical archaeologist at Johns Hopkins |
| Arnold A. Allemang |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
EVP of Dow Chemical, 2000-04 |
| George V. Allen |
Diplomat |
3-Nov-1903 |
11-Jul-1970 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48 |
| Henry Justin Allen |
Politician |
11-Sep-1868 |
17-Jan-1950 |
Governor of Kansas, 1919-23 |
| Eugenie Anderson |
Diplomat |
26-May-1909 |
31-Mar-1997 |
Second female US Ambassador |
| Forrest H. Anderson |
Politician |
30-Jan-1913 |
20-Jul-1989 |
Montana governor, committed suicide |
| John Anderson, Jr. |
Politician |
8-May-1917 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1961-65 |
| Robert B. Anderson |
Government |
4-Jun-1910 |
14-Aug-1989 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61 |
| Victor E. Anderson |
Politician |
30-Mar-1902 |
15-Aug-1962 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59 |
| Michael A. Andrews |
Politician |
7-Feb-1944 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-95 |
| William Apess |
Author |
31-Jan-1798 |
Apr-1839 |
A Son of the Forest |
| Philip Danforth Armour |
Business |
16-May-1832 |
6-Jan-1901 |
Founder of Armour & Co. |
| Francis Asbury |
Religion |
20-Aug-1745 |
31-Mar-1816 |
Father of American Methodism |
| William H. Avery |
Politician |
11-Aug-1911 |
4-Nov-2009 |
Governor of Kansas, 1965-67 |
| Frank Bainimarama |
Head of State |
27-Apr-1954 |
|
Prime Minister of Fiji |
| Richard Baker |
Politician |
22-May-1948 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1987-2008 |
| Tallulah Bankhead |
Actor |
31-Jan-1902 |
12-Dec-1968 |
Lifeboat |
| William Brockman Bankhead |
Politician |
12-Apr-1874 |
15-Sep-1940 |
Speaker of the US House, 1936-40 |
| Charles Glover Barkla |
Physicist |
7-Jun-1877 |
23-Oct-1944 |
X-ray scattering |
| Alben W. Barkley |
Politician |
24-Nov-1877 |
30-Apr-1956 |
US Vice President, 1949-53 |
| Roy Barnes |
Politician |
11-Mar-1948 |
|
Governor of Georgia, 1999-2003 |
| Hoyt R. Barnett |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Publix |
| Bob Barr |
Politician |
5-Nov-1948 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2003 |
| Chris Barrie |
Actor |
28-Mar-1960 |
|
Arnold Rimmer on Red Dwarf |
| Joe Barton |
Politician |
15-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman, Texas 6th |
| Michael J. Bates |
Government |
? |
|
Lobbyist |
| André Bauer |
Politician |
20-Mar-1969 |
|
Lt. Governor of South Carolina |
| Bill Baxley |
Politician |
27-Jun-1941 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1983-87 |
| Lucy Baxley |
Politician |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 2003-07 |
| 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 |
| Jere Beasley |
Politician |
12-Dec-1935 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1970-78 |
| Hugh Beaumont |
Actor |
16-Feb-1909 |
14-May-1982 |
Ward Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver |
| 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 |
| Berkley W. Bedell |
Politician |
5-Mar-1921 |
|
Congressman from Iowa, 1975-87 |
| George Bellows |
Painter |
12-Aug-1882 |
8-Jan-1925 |
American realist painter |
| James A. Bennett |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
First Citizens Bank of South Carolina |
| Wes Bentley |
Actor |
4-Sep-1978 |
|
American Beauty |
| Marion Berry |
Politician |
27-Aug-1942 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011 |
| Ed Bethune |
Politician |
19-Dec-1935 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-85 |
| Mary McLeod Bethune |
Educator |
10-Jul-1875 |
18-May-1955 |
Black activist and educator |
| Alan H. Bible |
Politician |
20-Nov-1909 |
12-Sep-1988 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1954-74 |
| A. Bruce Bielaski |
Government |
1884 |
Feb-1964 |
FBI Director 1912-19 |
| Jeff Bingaman |
Politician |
3-Oct-1943 |
|
US Senator from New Mexico |
| Harry Blackmun |
Judge |
12-Nov-1908 |
4-Mar-1999 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1970-94 |
| Ray Blanton |
Politician |
10-Apr-1930 |
22-Nov-1996 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1975-79 |
| Robert D. Blue |
Politician |
24-Sep-1898 |
13-Dec-1989 |
Governor of Iowa, 1945-49 |
| J. Caleb Boggs |
Politician |
15-May-1909 |
26-Mar-1993 |
Governor and Senator from Delaware |
| Tom Bolack |
Politician |
18-May-1918 |
20-May-1998 |
Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63 |
| Bill Bolling |
Politician |
15-Jun-1957 |
|
Lt. Governor of Virginia |
| Dan Boren |
Politician |
2-Aug-1973 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 2nd |
| David L. Boren |
Politician |
21-Apr-1941 |
|
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| Rick Boucher |
Politician |
1-Aug-1946 |
|
Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2011 |
| Allen Boyd |
Politician |
6-Jun-1945 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1997-2011 |
| Nancy Boyda |
Politician |
2-Aug-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Kansas, 2007-09 |
| John Brademas |
Politician |
2-Mar-1927 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1959-81 |
| Ned Breathitt |
Politician |
26-Nov-1924 |
11-Oct-2003 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67 |
| Frank A. Briggs |
Politician |
15-Sep-1858 |
9-Aug-1898 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1897-98 |
| Joseph L. Bristow |
Politician |
22-Jul-1861 |
14-Jul-1944 |
US Senator from Kansas, 1909-15 |
| Cleanth Brooks |
Critic |
16-Oct-1906 |
10-May-1994 |
The Well Wrought Urn |
| Jack Brooks |
Politician |
18-Dec-1922 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1953-95 |
| Robert H. Brooks |
Business |
6-Feb-1937 |
16-Jul-2006 |
Hooters chairman |
| Glen Browder |
Politician |
15-Jan-1943 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1989-97 |
| 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 |
| Herbert Brownell, Jr. |
Government |
20-Feb-1904 |
1-May-1996 |
US Attorney General, 1953-57 |
| 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 |
| John W. Bryant |
Politician |
22-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-97 |
| Phil Bryant |
Politician |
9-Dec-1954 |
|
Governor of Mississippi |
| Grace Bumbry |
Singer |
4-Jan-1937 |
|
Operatic mezzo-soprano, then soprano |
| Dale Bumpers |
Politician |
12-Aug-1925 |
|
Governor, Senator from Arkansas |
| W. Haydon Burns |
Politician |
17-Mar-1912 |
22-Nov-1987 |
Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65 |
| Richard Burr |
Politician |
30-Nov-1955 |
|
US Senator from North Carolina |
| George W. Bush |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1946 |
|
43rd US President, 2001-09 |
| Laura Bush |
First Lady |
4-Nov-1946 |
|
Wife of US President George W. Bush |
| John Marshall Butler |
Politician |
21-Jul-1897 |
14-Mar-1978 |
US Senator from Maryland, 1951-63 |
| Steve Buyer |
Politician |
26-Nov-1958 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1993-2011 |
| Caroline H. Byrd |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
GlobalTech Financial |
| Kirbyjon H. Caldwell |
Religion |
c. 1954 |
|
Windsor Village United Methodist Church |
| Russ Carnahan |
Politician |
10-Jul-1958 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 3rd |
| Karen Carpenter |
Singer |
2-Mar-1950 |
4-Feb-1983 |
The Carpenters |
| Richard Carpenter |
Musician |
15-Oct-1946 |
|
The Carpenters |
| Guy Chamberlin |
Football |
16-Jan-1894 |
4-Apr-1967 |
The Champ |
| Oscar L. Chapman |
Government |
22-Oct-1896 |
8-Feb-1978 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53 |
| Dick Cheney |
Politician |
30-Jan-1941 |
|
US Vice President, 2001-09 |
| Chiang Ching-Kuo |
Head of State |
27-Apr-1910 |
13-Jan-1988 |
President of Nationalist China, 1978-88 |
| Warren Christopher |
Government |
27-Oct-1925 |
18-Mar-2011 |
US Secretary of State, 1993-97 |
| William Christopher |
Actor |
20-Oct-1932 |
|
Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H |
| Alonzo M. Clark |
Politician |
13-Aug-1868 |
12-Oct-1952 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1931-33 |
| Emanuel Cleaver |
Politician |
26-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 5th |
| Max Cleland |
Politician |
24-Aug-1942 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 |
| Bob Clement |
Politician |
23-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1987-2003 |
| Frank G. Clement |
Politician |
2-Jun-1920 |
4-Nov-1969 |
Twice Governor of Tennessee |
| Hillary Clinton |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Secretary of State |
| Sue Bell Cobb |
Judge |
1956 |
|
Alabama Chief Justice |
| Mike Coffman |
Politician |
27-Feb-1955 |
|
Congressman, Colorado 6th |
| Tom Cole |
Politician |
28-Apr-1949 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 4th |
| Francis Collins |
Scientist |
14-Apr-1950 |
|
Human Genome Project |
| Mac Collins |
Politician |
15-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1993-2005 |
| Larry Combest |
Politician |
20-Mar-1945 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1985-2003 |
| John Connally |
Politician |
27-Feb-1917 |
15-Jun-1993 |
Governor of Texas, 1963-69 |
| Joseph Cook |
Head of State |
7-Dec-1860 |
30-Jul-1947 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1913-14 |
| Alistair Cooke |
Journalist |
20-Nov-1908 |
29-Mar-2004 |
Alistair Cooke's America |
| John Cooksey |
Politician |
20-Aug-1941 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1997-2003 |
| Royal S. Copeland |
Politician |
7-Nov-1868 |
17-Jul-1938 |
US Senator from New York, 1923-38 |
| Janet Cowell |
Politician |
19-Jul-1968 |
|
State Treasurer of North Carolina |
| George N. Craig |
Politician |
6-Aug-1909 |
17-Dec-1992 |
Governor of Indiana, 1953-57 |
| Larry Craig |
Politician |
20-Jul-1945 |
|
US Senator from Idaho, 1990-2009 |
| Bud Cramer |
Politician |
22-Aug-1947 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1991-2009 |
| Stephen Crane |
Novelist |
1-Nov-1871 |
5-Jun-1900 |
The Red Badge of Courage |
| Charlie Crist |
Politician |
24-Jul-1956 |
|
Governor of Florida, 2007-11 |
| Stephen L. Cropper |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Retired Williams executive |
| John Culberson |
Politician |
24-Aug-1956 |
|
Congressman, Texas 7th |
| Shelby M. Cullom |
Politician |
22-Nov-1829 |
28-Jan-1914 |
Governor and Senator from Illinois |
| Robert F. Curl, Jr. |
Chemist |
23-Aug-1933 |
|
Co-Discovered fullerines |
| Dan Daniel |
Politician |
12-May-1914 |
23-Jan-1988 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88 |
| Josephus Daniels |
Government |
18-May-1862 |
15-Jan-1948 |
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21 |
| Harry M. Daugherty |
Government |
26-Jan-1860 |
12-Oct-1941 |
US Attorney General, 1921-24 |
| James L. Dennis |
Judge |
9-Jan-1936 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jay Dickey |
Politician |
14-Dec-1939 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001 |
| William L. Dickinson |
Politician |
5-Jun-1925 |
31-Mar-2008 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93 |
| Lloyd Doggett |
Politician |
6-Oct-1946 |
|
Congressman, Texas 25th |
| A. Victor Donahey |
Politician |
7-Jul-1873 |
8-Apr-1946 |
Governor of Ohio, 1923-29 |
| Forrest C. Donnell |
Politician |
20-Aug-1884 |
3-Mar-1980 |
Governor and Senator from Missouri |
| Cal Dooley |
Politician |
11-Jan-1954 |
|
Congressman from California, 1991-2005 |
| Hugh M. Dorsey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1871 |
11-Jun-1948 |
Governor of Georgia, 1917-21 |
| Thomas J. Downey |
Politician |
28-Jan-1949 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Patrick H. Drewry |
Politician |
24-May-1875 |
21-Dec-1947 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1920-47 |
| John Dye |
Actor |
31-Jan-1963 |
10-Jan-2011 |
Andrew on Touched by an Angel |
| Bob Edgar |
Politician |
29-May-1943 |
|
President of Common Cause |
| James B. Edwards |
Politician |
24-Jun-1927 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79 |
| John Edwards |
Politician |
10-Jun-1953 |
|
2004 Vice Presidential candidate |
| Edward Eggleston |
Novelist |
10-Dec-1837 |
4-Sep-1902 |
The Hoosier School-Master |
| Robert Ehrlich |
Politician |
25-Nov-1957 |
|
Governor of Maryland, 2003-07 |
| Joycelyn Elders |
Government |
13-Aug-1933 |
|
Highly opinionated Surgeon General |
| James A. Elkins |
Attorney |
25-Sep-1879 |
7-May-1972 |
Vinson & Elkins |
| Buford Ellington |
Politician |
27-Jun-1907 |
3-Apr-1972 |
Twice Governor of Tennessee |
| Paul J. Fannin |
Politician |
29-Jan-1907 |
13-Jan-2002 |
Governor and Senator from Arizona |
| James Farmer |
Activist |
12-Jan-1920 |
9-Jul-1999 |
Co-Founder, CORE |
| Rebecca Latimer Felton |
Politician |
10-Jun-1835 |
24-Jan-1930 |
First female in the US Senate |
| Stephen Fincher |
Politician |
7-Feb-1973 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 8th |
| John W. Fisher |
Business |
c. 1916 |
28-Jun-2009 |
CEO of Ball Corporation, 1970-81 |
| Donald V. Fites |
Business |
20-Jan-1934 |
|
CEO of Caterpillar, 1990-99 |
| Arthur S. Flemming |
Government |
12-Jun-1905 |
7-Sep-1996 |
HEW Secretary, 1958-61 |
| Joel West Flood |
Judge |
2-Aug-1894 |
27-Apr-1964 |
Virginia Congressman, Judge |
| Jack Flynt |
Politician |
8-Nov-1914 |
24-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1954-79 |
| Kirk Fordice |
Politician |
10-Feb-1934 |
7-Sep-2004 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1992-2000 |
| Walter Forward |
Politician |
24-Jan-1786 |
24-Nov-1852 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43 |
| Murphy J. Foster |
Politician |
12-Jan-1849 |
12-Jun-1921 |
Governor and Senator from Louisiana |
| Donald Fowler |
Government |
12-Sep-1935 |
|
DNC chairman, 1995-97 |
| Bob Franks |
Politician |
21-Sep-1951 |
9-Apr-2010 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1993-2001 |
| David Frost |
Journalist |
7-Apr-1939 |
|
BBC's Breakfast with Frost |
| Eileen Fulton |
Actor |
13-Sep-1933 |
|
As the World Turns |
| Lyman J. Gage |
Business |
28-Jun-1836 |
26-Jan-1927 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1897-1902 |
| James Gamble |
Business |
3-Apr-1803 |
29-Apr-1891 |
Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble |
| Chris Gardner |
Author |
9-Feb-1954 |
|
The Pursuit of Happyness |
| Frederick D. Gardner |
Politician |
6-Nov-1869 |
18-Dec-1933 |
Governor of Missouri, 1917-21 |
| Jennifer Garner |
Actor |
17-Apr-1972 |
|
Alias |
| John White Geary |
Politician |
30-Dec-1819 |
8-Feb-1873 |
Governor of Kansas and Pennsylvania |
| Geronimo |
Military |
16-Jun-1829 |
17-Feb-1909 |
The last Indian to surrender |
| Bob Gibbs |
Politician |
14-Jun-1964 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 18th |
| Wayne Gilchrest |
Politician |
15-Apr-1946 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1991-2009 |
| Paul Gillmor |
Politician |
1-Feb-1939 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007 |
| Carter Glass |
Politician |
4-Jan-1858 |
28-May-1946 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1920-46 |
| William F. Goodling |
Politician |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-2001 |
| David Goodnow |
TV Personality |
c. 1939 |
|
Former CNN anchor |
| Carte Goodwin |
Politician |
27-Feb-1974 |
|
US Senator from West Virginia |
| Bart Gordon |
Politician |
24-Jan-1949 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1985-2011 |
| Nancy Grace |
Journalist |
23-Oct-1958 |
|
CourtTV and CNN legal host |
| Kay Granger |
Politician |
18-Jan-1943 |
|
Congresswoman, Texas 12th |
| Julia Grant |
First Lady |
26-Jan-1826 |
14-Dec-1902 |
Wife of US President Ulysses Grant |
| Ulysses S. Grant |
Head of State |
27-Apr-1822 |
23-Jul-1885 |
Eighteenth President of the United States |
| Bill Graves |
Politician |
9-Jan-1953 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1995-2003 |
| Gene Green |
Politician |
17-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 29th |
| Fred Gwynne |
Actor |
10-Jul-1926 |
2-Jul-1993 |
Herman on The Munsters |
| Nikki Haley |
Politician |
20-Jan-1972 |
|
Governor of South Carolina |
| Joyce C. Hall |
Business |
29-Aug-1891 |
29-Oct-1982 |
Founder of Hallmark Cards |
| Ralph Hall |
Politician |
3-May-1923 |
|
Congressman, Texas 4th |
| Lee H. Hamilton |
Politician |
20-Apr-1931 |
|
9/11 Commission vice chairman |
| W. C. Handy |
Composer |
16-Nov-1873 |
29-Mar-1958 |
Father of the Blues |
| Florence Harding |
First Lady |
15-Aug-1860 |
21-Nov-1924 |
Wife of US President Warren G. Harding |
| James Harlan |
Politician |
26-Aug-1820 |
5-Oct-1899 |
US Senator from Iowa, 1855-73 |
| Joe Frank Harris |
Politician |
16-Feb-1936 |
|
Governor of Georgia, 1983-91 |
| Dennis Hastert |
Politician |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1999-2006 |
| Alcee Hastings |
Politician |
5-Sep-1936 |
|
Congressman, Florida 23rd |
| Augustus F. Hawkins |
Politician |
31-Aug-1907 |
10-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from California, 1963-91 |
| Mike Hayden |
Politician |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1987-91 |
| Lucy Hayes |
First Lady |
28-Aug-1831 |
25-Jun-1889 |
Wife of US President Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Rutherford B. Hayes |
Head of State |
4-Oct-1822 |
17-Jan-1893 |
19th US President, 1877-81 |
| Howell Heflin |
Politician |
19-Jun-1921 |
29-Mar-2005 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1979-97 |
| Dave Heineman |
Politician |
12-May-1948 |
|
Governor of Nebraska |
| Arthur Henderson |
Politician |
13-Sep-1863 |
20-Oct-1935 |
Disarmament proponent, Nobel Prize winner |
| Loy W. Henderson |
Diplomat |
28-Jun-1892 |
24-Mar-1986 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1951-54 |
| Thomas J. Herbert |
Politician |
28-Oct-1894 |
26-Oct-1974 |
Governor of Ohio, 1947-49 |
| Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
Politician |
21-Jul-1896 |
4-Sep-1971 |
Governor and Senator from Iowa |
| Baron Hill |
Politician |
23-Jun-1953 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1999-2005 and 2007-11 |
| Lister Hill |
Politician |
29-Dec-1894 |
21-Dec-1984 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69 |
| David Hobson |
Politician |
17-Oct-1936 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 7th |
| William E. Hocking |
Philosopher |
10-Aug-1873 |
12-Jun-1966 |
The Meaning of God in Human Experience |
| Jim Hodges |
Politician |
19-Nov-1956 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 1999-2003 |
| Luther H. Hodges |
Politician |
9-Mar-1898 |
6-Oct-1974 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61 |
| Leo A. Hoegh |
Politician |
30-Mar-1908 |
15-Jul-2000 |
Governor of Iowa, 1955-57 |
| Wilford B. Hoggatt |
Politician |
11-Sep-1865 |
26-Feb-1938 |
Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1906-09 |
| Spessard Holland |
Politician |
10-Jul-1892 |
6-Nov-1971 |
Governor and Senator from Florida |
| William J. Holloway, Jr. |
Judge |
23-Jun-1923 |
|
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-92 |
| Arthur Holmes |
Geologist |
14-Jan-1890 |
20-Sep-1965 |
Father of the geological timescale |
| Larry J. Hopkins |
Politician |
25-Oct-1933 |
|
Congressman from Kentucky, 1979-93 |
| Jerry Huckaby |
Politician |
19-Jul-1941 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-93 |
| Walter D. Huddleston |
Politician |
15-Apr-1926 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky, 1973-85 |
| William L. Hungate |
Politician |
14-Dec-1922 |
22-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1964-77 |
| Ray L. Hunt |
Business |
6-Apr-1943 |
|
Chairman of Hunt Oil |
| Arthur M. Hyde |
Politician |
12-Jul-1877 |
17-Oct-1947 |
Governor of Missouri, 1921-25 |
| Josefa Iloilo |
Head of State |
29-Dec-1920 |
6-Feb-2011 |
President of Fiji, 2000-09 |
| Daniel Inouye |
Politician |
7-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Hawaii |
| Johnny Isakson |
Politician |
24-Dec-1944 |
|
US Senator from Georgia |
| Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Publix, 2001-08 |
| Lynn Jenkins |
Politician |
10-Jun-1963 |
|
Congresswoman, Kansas 2nd |
| Eliza Johnson |
First Lady |
4-Oct-1810 |
15-Jan-1876 |
Wife of US President Andrew Johnson |
| Paul B. Johnson, Jr. |
Politician |
23-Jan-1916 |
14-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68 |
| Jesse H. Jones |
Government |
5-Apr-1874 |
1-Jun-1956 |
US Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45 |
| L. Q. Jones |
Actor |
19-Aug-1927 |
|
Battle Cry |
| Shirley Jones |
Actor |
31-Mar-1934 |
|
Mom of The Partridge Family |
| Vernon Jordan |
Business |
15-Aug-1935 |
|
Advisor to Bill Clinton |
| Chiang Kai-Shek |
Head of State |
31-Oct-1887 |
5-Apr-1975 |
President of Nationalist China |
| Madame Chiang Kai-Shek |
First Lady |
5-Mar-1898 |
23-Oct-2003 |
The Dragon Lady |
| Al Kaline |
Baseball |
19-Dec-1934 |
|
Detroit Tigers hitter |
| Howard Keel |
Actor |
13-Apr-1919 |
7-Nov-2004 |
Clayton Farlow on Dallas |
| Ric Keller |
Politician |
5-Sep-1964 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 2001-09 |
| Dirk Kempthorne |
Politician |
29-Oct-1951 |
|
US Secretary of the Interior, 2006-09 |
| Peter Kinder |
Politician |
12-May-1954 |
|
Lt. Governor of Missouri |
| Ron Kirk |
Politician |
27-Jun-1954 |
|
US Trade Representative |
| Walter Knott |
Business |
11-Dec-1889 |
3-Dec-1981 |
Founder of Knott's Berry Farm |
| William F. Knowland |
Politician |
26-Jun-1908 |
23-Feb-1974 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Philander Knox |
Government |
6-May-1853 |
12-Oct-1921 |
US Secretary of State, 1909-13 |
| Jim Kolbe |
Politician |
28-Jun-1942 |
|
Congressman from Arizona, 1985-2007 |
| Suzanne Kosmas |
Politician |
25-Feb-1944 |
|
Congresswoman from Florida, 2009-11 |
| S. S. Kresge |
Business |
31-Jul-1867 |
18-Oct-1966 |
Founder of K-Mart |
| Bert Lance |
Government |
3-Jun-1931 |
|
OMB Director, 1977 |
| Alf Landon |
Politician |
9-Sep-1887 |
12-Oct-1987 |
Republican Presidential candidate 1936 |
| James T. Laney |
Educator |
24-Dec-1927 |
|
President of Emory University, 1977-93 |
| David Lange |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1942 |
13-Aug-2005 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1984-89 |
| Fritz G. Lanham |
Politician |
3-Jan-1880 |
31-Jul-1965 |
Congressman from Texas, 1919-47 |
| Steven LaTourette |
Politician |
22-Jul-1954 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 14th |
| Ken Lay |
Business |
15-Apr-1942 |
5-Jul-2006 |
CEO of Enron, 1986-2002 |
| Harper Lee |
Novelist |
28-Apr-1926 |
|
To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Norman F. Lent |
Politician |
23-Mar-1931 |
11-Jun-2012 |
Congressman from New York, 1971-93 |
| Harry G. Leslie |
Politician |
6-Apr-1878 |
10-Dec-1937 |
Governor of Indiana, 1929-33 |
| Tom Lewis |
Politician |
26-Oct-1924 |
1-Aug-2003 |
Congressman from Florida, 1983-95 |
| Eli Lilly |
Business |
8-Jul-1838 |
6-Jun-1898 |
Founder of Eli Lilly & Co. |
| Rush Limbaugh |
Radio Personality |
12-Jan-1951 |
|
Conservative talk show host |
| Rush Hudson Limbaugh |
Politician |
27-Sep-1891 |
8-Apr-1996 |
Rush's grandfather |
| Hugh Lloyd |
Actor |
22-Apr-1923 |
14-Jul-2008 |
Hugh and I |
| Russell Long |
Politician |
3-Nov-1918 |
9-May-2003 |
US Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87 |
| Augustus Baldwin Longstreet |
Author |
9-Jul-1790 |
9-Jul-1870 |
Georgia Scenes |
| Herschel C. Loveless |
Politician |
5-May-1911 |
4-May-1989 |
Governor of Iowa, 1957-61 |
| Joseph Lowery |
Activist |
6-Oct-1921 |
|
Co-Founder of the SCLC |
| George Lucas |
Film Director |
14-May-1944 |
|
Creator of Star Wars |
| Dick Lugar |
Politician |
4-Apr-1932 |
|
US Senator from Indiana |
| Albert Lutuli |
Activist |
c. 1898 |
21-Jul-1967 |
ANC president, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Franklin MacVeagh |
Government |
22-Nov-1837 |
6-Jul-1934 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1909-13 |
| Wayne MacVeagh |
Government |
19-Apr-1833 |
11-Jan-1917 |
US Attorney General, 1881 |
| Tim Mahoney |
Government |
16-Aug-1956 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 2007-09 |
| William C. Marland |
Politician |
26-Mar-1918 |
26-Nov-1965 |
Governor of West Virginia, 1953-57 |
| Vincent Massey |
Government |
20-Feb-1887 |
30-Dec-1967 |
Governor-General of Canada, 1952-59 |
| Bob Mathias |
Sports Figure |
17-Nov-1930 |
2-Sep-2006 |
Decathlon athlete turned Congressman |
| Doris O. Matsui |
Politician |
25-Sep-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 5th |
| Robert Matsui |
Politician |
17-Sep-1941 |
1-Jan-2005 |
Congressman from California, 1993-2005 |
| Rue McClanahan |
Actor |
21-Feb-1934 |
3-Jun-2010 |
Blanche on The Golden Girls |
| Robert McClory |
Politician |
31-Jan-1908 |
24-Jul-1988 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1963-83 |
| James A. McClure |
Politician |
27-Dec-1924 |
26-Feb-2011 |
US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91 |
| Jim McCrery |
Politician |
18-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1989-2009 |
| Mike McCurry |
Government |
21-Dec-1954 |
|
White House Press Secretary, 1994-98 |
| Ernest W. McFarland |
Politician |
9-Oct-1894 |
8-Jun-1984 |
Governor of Arizona, 1955-59 |
| John J. McKeithen |
Politician |
28-May-1918 |
4-Jun-1999 |
Governor of Louisiana, 1964-72 |
| Samuel R. McKelvie |
Politician |
15-Apr-1881 |
6-Oct-1956 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1919-23 |
| Bill McKibben |
Activist |
8-Dec-1960 |
|
The End of Nature |
| Ida McKinley |
First Lady |
8-Jun-1847 |
26-May-1907 |
Wife of US President William McKinley |
| William McKinley |
Head of State |
29-Jan-1843 |
14-Sep-1901 |
25th US President, 1897-1901 |
| Mack McLarty |
Government |
14-Jun-1946 |
|
White House Chief of Staff, 1993-94 |
| John McLean |
Judge |
11-Mar-1785 |
4-Apr-1861 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1829-61 |
| Sid McMath |
Politician |
14-Jun-1912 |
4-Oct-2003 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53 |
| Paul V. McNutt |
Politician |
19-Jul-1891 |
24-Mar-1955 |
Governor of Indiana, 1933-37 |
| Ned McWherter |
Politician |
15-Oct-1930 |
4-Apr-2011 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1987-95 |
| George Meader |
Politician |
13-Sep-1907 |
15-Oct-1994 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1951-65 |
| Don Meredith |
Football |
10-Apr-1938 |
5-Dec-2010 |
Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball |
| George S. Mickelson |
Politician |
31-Jan-1941 |
19-Apr-1993 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1987-93 |
| George T. Mickelson |
Politician |
23-Jul-1903 |
28-Feb-1965 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1947-51 |
| Clarence E. Miller |
Politician |
1-Nov-1917 |
2-Aug-2011 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93 |
| Jeff Miller |
Politician |
27-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman, Florida 1st |
| Zell Miller |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 2000-05 |
| John Atta Mills |
Head of State |
21-Jul-1944 |
24-Jul-2012 |
President of Ghana, 2009-12 |
| 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 |
| William O. Mills |
Politician |
12-Aug-1924 |
24-May-1973 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| Norm Mineta |
Politician |
12-Nov-1931 |
|
Congressman from California, 1975-95 |
| Harlan E. Mitchell |
Politician |
17-Aug-1924 |
13-Sep-2011 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1958-61 |
| Walter Mondale |
Politician |
5-Jan-1928 |
|
US Vice President under Jimmy Carter |
| Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
Politician |
16-Apr-1923 |
|
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
| Jack B. Moore |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Cameron International |
| Jerry Moran |
Politician |
29-May-1954 |
|
US Senator from Kansas |
| Lot M. Morrill |
Politician |
3-May-1813 |
10-Jan-1883 |
Governor and Senator from Maine |
| Robert J. Mrazek |
Politician |
6-Nov-1945 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1983-93 |
| Alfred P. Murrah |
Judge |
27-Oct-1904 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake |
| Johnston Murray |
Politician |
21-Jul-1902 |
16-Apr-1974 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-55 |
| William H. Murray |
Politician |
21-Nov-1869 |
15-Oct-1956 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-35 |
| Sue Myrick |
Politician |
1-Aug-1941 |
|
Congresswoman, North Carolina 9th |
| Janet Napolitano |
Politician |
29-Nov-1957 |
|
US Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Gregory S. Neal |
Religion |
c. 1967 |
|
Possible heir to Dr. Gene Scott's ministry |
| Ben Nelson |
Politician |
17-May-1941 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| Gaylord Nelson |
Politician |
4-Jun-1916 |
3-Jul-2005 |
Founded Earth Day in 1970 |
| Lauren Nelson |
Model |
1986 |
|
Miss America 2007 |
| Marilyn Carlson Nelson |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Carlson Companies, 1998-2008 |
| Don Newcombe |
Baseball |
14-Jun-1926 |
|
First African-American pitcher in MLB |
| William F. Nichols |
Politician |
16-Oct-1918 |
13-Dec-1988 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1967-88 |
| Jay Nixon |
Politician |
13-Feb-1956 |
|
Governor of Missouri |
| George W. Norris |
Politician |
11-Jul-1861 |
2-Sep-1944 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43 |
| Charlie Norwood |
Politician |
27-Jul-1941 |
13-Feb-2007 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2007 |
| Richard B. Nugent |
Politician |
26-May-1951 |
|
Congressman, Florida 5th |
| Sam Nunn |
Politician |
8-Sep-1938 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97 |
| Erle A. Nye |
Business |
Jun-1938 |
|
CEO of TXU, 1999-2004 |
| Frank O'Bannon |
Politician |
30-Jan-1930 |
13-Sep-2003 |
Governor of Indiana, 1997-2003 |
| Pete Olson |
Politician |
9-Dec-1962 |
|
Congressman, Texas 22nd |
| Solomon Ortiz |
Politician |
3-Jun-1937 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-2011 |
| Elisha Otis |
Inventor |
3-Aug-1811 |
8-Apr-1861 |
Invented the safety elevator |
| Mary M. Ourisman |
Diplomat |
Feb-1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Barbados |
| Tom Parker |
Judge |
19-Aug-1951 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Mark Parkinson |
Politician |
24-Jun-1957 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 2009-11 |
| Gordon Parks |
Film Director |
30-Nov-1912 |
7-Mar-2006 |
Shaft |
| Rosa Parks |
Activist |
4-Feb-1913 |
24-Oct-2005 |
Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus |
| Harvey Parnell |
Politician |
28-Feb-1880 |
16-Jan-1936 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1928-33 |
| Elizabeth J. Patterson |
Politician |
18-Nov-1939 |
|
Congresswoman from South Carolina, 1987-93 |
| James F. Patterson |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Patterson Fruit Farm |
| Okey L. Patteson |
Politician |
14-Sep-1898 |
3-Jul-1989 |
Governor of West Virginia, 1949-53 |
| John Barton Payne |
Government |
26-Jan-1855 |
24-Jan-1935 |
Red Cross Chairman, 1921-35 |
| Lester Bowles Pearson |
Head of State |
23-Apr-1897 |
27-Dec-1972 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1963-68 |
| George C. Peery |
Politician |
28-Oct-1873 |
14-Oct-1952 |
Governor of Virginia, 1934-38 |
| Scott Pelley |
Journalist |
c. 1957 |
|
CBS Evening News |
| Arthur Perdue |
Business |
c. 1886 |
27-Jun-1977 |
Founder of Perdue Farms |
| Rick Perry |
Politician |
4-Mar-1950 |
|
Governor of Texas |
| John Peterson |
Politician |
25-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1997-2007 |
| Paul E. Pfeifer |
Judge |
15-Oct-1942 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Leon C. Phillips |
Politician |
9-Dec-1890 |
27-Mar-1958 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1939-43 |
| William D. Phillips |
Physicist |
5-Nov-1948 |
|
Trapped atoms with laser light |
| Jake Pickle |
Politician |
11-Oct-1913 |
18-Jun-2005 |
Congressman from Texas 1963-95 |
| P. B. S. Pinchback |
Government |
10-May-1837 |
21-Dec-1921 |
First African-American US Governor |
| John Poindexter |
Military |
12-Aug-1936 |
|
Iran-Contra criminal |
| Rodney R. Porter |
Scientist |
8-Oct-1917 |
6-Sep-1985 |
Chemical structure of antibodies |
| Rob Portman |
Politician |
19-Dec-1955 |
|
US Senator from Ohio |
| Bill Posey |
Politician |
18-Dec-1947 |
|
Congressman, Florida 15th |
| John Wesley Powell |
Geologist |
24-Mar-1834 |
23-Sep-1902 |
Exploration of the Colorado River |
| E. J. Pratt |
Poet |
4-Feb-1883 |
26-Apr-1964 |
Newfoundland Verse |
| Leontyne Price |
Singer |
10-Feb-1927 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| James H. Quillen |
Politician |
11-Jan-1916 |
2-Nov-2003 |
Congressman from Tennessee, 1963-97 |
| Ron Ramsey |
Politician |
20-Nov-1955 |
|
Lt. Governor of Tennessee |
| Lillian Randolph |
Actor |
14-Dec-1898 |
12-Sep-1980 |
Birdie on The Great Gildersleeve |
| Henry J. Raymond |
Journalist |
24-Jan-1820 |
19-Jun-1869 |
Co-Founder of The New York Times |
| Thomas M. Reavley |
Judge |
21-Jun-1921 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-90 |
| Orville Redenbacher |
Scientist |
16-Jul-1907 |
19-Sep-1995 |
Popcorn maker |
| James Redfield |
Novelist |
19-Mar-1950 |
|
The Celestine Prophecy |
| Kasim Reed |
Politician |
10-Jun-1969 |
|
Mayor of Atlanta |
| Ralph Reed |
Activist |
24-Jun-1961 |
|
Former head of the Christian Coalition |
| Walter Reed |
Scientist |
13-Sep-1851 |
22-Nov-1902 |
Proved mosquitos spread Yellow Fever |
| Harry Reems |
Pornstar |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Deep Throat |
| John J. Rhodes |
Politician |
18-Sep-1916 |
24-Aug-2003 |
Congressman from Arizona, 1953-83 |
| Emmett J. Rice |
Economist |
21-Dec-1919 |
10-Mar-2011 |
Federal Reserve Governor, 1979-86 |
| Richard W. Riley |
Politician |
2-Jan-1933 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 1979-87 |
| William J. Riley |
Judge |
11-Mar-1947 |
|
8th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Johnny Ringo |
Criminal |
3-May-1850 |
13-Jul-1882 |
Old West gunslinger |
| Oral Roberts |
Religion |
24-Jan-1918 |
15-Dec-2009 |
Televangelist, faith healer |
| Pat Roberts |
Politician |
20-Apr-1936 |
|
US Senator from Kansas |
| Richard Roberts |
Religion |
12-Nov-1948 |
|
President of Oral Roberts University |
| Win Rockefeller |
Politician |
17-Sep-1948 |
16-Jul-2006 |
Billionaire, Arkansas Lt. Governor |
| Phil Roe |
Politician |
21-Jul-1945 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Buddy Roemer |
Politician |
4-Oct-1943 |
|
Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
Football |
2-Mar-1982 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback |
| Mike Rogers |
Politician |
2-Jun-1963 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 8th |
| Paul G. Rogers |
Politician |
4-Jun-1921 |
13-Oct-2008 |
Congressman from Florida, 1955-79 |
| Will Rogers |
Comic |
04-Nov-1879 |
15-Aug-1935 |
American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist |
| Daniel C. Roper |
Government |
1-Apr-1867 |
11-Apr-1943 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1933-38 |
| Mike Ross |
Politician |
1-Sep-1961 |
|
Congressman, Arkansas 4th |
| J. Roy Rowland |
Politician |
3-Feb-1926 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1983-95 |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |
Politician |
31-Jan-1946 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 2nd |
| Donald S. Russell |
Politician |
22-Feb-1906 |
22-Feb-1998 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1967-71 |
| John Russell |
Painter |
29-Mar-1745 |
20-Apr-1806 |
English portrait painter |
| 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 |
| Don W. Samuelson |
Politician |
27-Jul-1913 |
20-Jan-2000 |
Governor of Idaho, 1967-71 |
| Terry Sanford |
Politician |
20-Aug-1917 |
18-Apr-1998 |
Governor and Senator from North Carolina |
| Elmore Y. Sarles |
Politician |
15-Jan-1859 |
14-Feb-1929 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1905-07 |
| Jim Saxton |
Politician |
22-Jan-1943 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 3rd |
| Jeff Sessions |
Politician |
24-Dec-1946 |
|
US Senator from Alabama |
| Pete Sessions |
Politician |
22-Mar-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 32nd |
| Philip R. Sharp |
Politician |
15-Jul-1942 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1975-95 |
| Anna Howard Shaw |
Activist |
14-Feb-1847 |
2-Jul-1919 |
National American Women's Suffrage Association |
| Leslie M. Shaw |
Government |
2-Nov-1848 |
28-Mar-1932 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1902-07 |
| Don Sherwood |
Politician |
5-Mar-1941 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1999-2007 |
| Randy Shilts |
Journalist |
8-Aug-1951 |
17-Feb-1994 |
Chronicler of AIDS, biographer of Harvey Milk |
| Robert L. F. Sikes |
Politician |
3-Jun-1906 |
28-Sep-1994 |
Congressman from Florida, 1945-79 |
| Nina Simone |
Singer |
21-Feb-1933 |
21-Apr-2003 |
The High Priestess of Soul |
| Alfred P. Sloan |
Business |
23-May-1875 |
17-Feb-1966 |
Chairman of GM, 1937-56 |
| 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 |
| Jeff Smith |
Chef |
22-Jan-1939 |
7-Jul-2004 |
Former TV chef, alleged child molester |
| Jerry E. Smith |
Judge |
7-Nov-1946 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Neal Smith |
Politician |
23-Mar-1920 |
|
Congressman from Iowa, 1959-95 |
| Virginia Smith |
Politician |
30-Jun-1911 |
23-Jan-2006 |
Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91 |
| Vic Snyder |
Politician |
27-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1997-2011 |
| William T. Solomon |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Austin Industries, Inc. |
| John J. Sparkman |
Politician |
20-Dec-1899 |
16-Nov-1985 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1946-79 |
| Debbie Stabenow |
Politician |
29-Apr-1950 |
|
US Senator from Michigan |
| Thomas B. Stanley |
Politician |
16-Jul-1890 |
10-Jul-1970 |
Governor of Virginia, 1954-58 |
| Edwin M. Stanton |
Politician |
19-Dec-1814 |
24-Dec-1869 |
Secretary of War during the Civil War |
| John H. Stelle |
Politician |
10-Aug-1891 |
5-Jul-1962 |
Governor of Illinois, 1940-41 |
| Charles Stenvig |
Politician |
16-Jan-1928 |
22-Feb-2010 |
Twice Mayor of Minneapolis |
| Steve Stivers |
Politician |
24-Mar-1965 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 15th |
| Carl B. Stokes |
Politician |
21-Jun-1927 |
3-Apr-1996 |
Mayor of Cleveland, 1968-71 |
| Louis B. Stokes |
Politician |
23-Feb-1925 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99 |
| Gene Stratton Porter |
Novelist |
17-Aug-1863 |
7-Dec-1924 |
A Girl of the Limberlost |
| Ted Strickland |
Politician |
4-Aug-1941 |
|
Governor of Ohio, 2007-11 |
| Henry C. Stuart |
Politician |
18-Jan-1855 |
24-Jul-1933 |
Governor of Virginia, 1914-18 |
| Lyn Stuart |
Judge |
c. 1955 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Betty Sutton |
Politician |
31-Jul-1963 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 13th |
| Claude A. Swanson |
Politician |
31-Mar-1862 |
7-Jul-1939 |
Governor and Senator from Virginia |
| Deanell Reece Tacha |
Judge |
26-Jan-1946 |
|
10th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Bob Taft |
Politician |
8-Jan-1942 |
|
Governor of Ohio, 1999-2007 |
| Robin Tallon |
Politician |
8-Aug-1946 |
|
Congressman from South Carolina, 1983-93 |
| Oliver Tambo |
Government |
27-Oct-1917 |
24-Apr-1993 |
ANC President, 1969-91 |
| J. Millard Tawes |
Politician |
8-May-1894 |
25-Jun-1979 |
Governor of Maryland, 1959-67 |
| Steven W. Taylor |
Judge |
7-Jun-1949 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
| Lee Terry |
Politician |
29-Jan-1962 |
|
Congressman, Nebraska 2nd |
| Margaret Thatcher |
Head of State |
13-Oct-1925 |
|
UK Prime Minister, 1979-90 |
| Craig Thomas |
Politician |
17-Feb-1933 |
4-Jun-2007 |
US Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007 |
| Bennie Thompson |
Politician |
28-Jan-1948 |
|
Congressman, Mississippi 2nd |
| Dorothy Thompson |
Journalist |
9-Jul-1893 |
30-Jan-1961 |
I Saw Hitler! |
| E. P. Thompson |
Historian |
3-Feb-1924 |
28-Aug-1993 |
The Making of the English Working Class |
| Allen G. Thurman |
Politician |
13-Nov-1813 |
12-Dec-1895 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1869-81 |
| Robert Torricelli |
Politician |
27-Aug-1951 |
|
US Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2002 |
| M. Clifford Townsend |
Politician |
11-Aug-1884 |
11-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Indiana, 1937-41 |
| David C. Treen |
Politician |
16-Jul-1928 |
29-Oct-2009 |
Governor of Louisiana, 1980-84 |
| Tupou IV |
Royalty |
4-Jul-1918 |
10-Sep-2006 |
King of Tonga, 1965-2006 |
| Charles Turnbull |
Politician |
5-Feb-1935 |
|
Governor of Virgin Islands |
| Kathleen Turner |
Actor |
19-Jun-1954 |
|
Romancing the Stone |
| Roy J. Turner |
Politician |
6-Nov-1894 |
11-Jun-1973 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1947-51 |
| Cecil H. Underwood |
Politician |
5-Nov-1922 |
24-Nov-2008 |
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
| Egbert Van Alstyne |
Songwriter |
4-Mar-1882 |
9-Jul-1951 |
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree |
| John D. Vanderhoof |
Politician |
27-May-1922 |
|
Governor of Colorado, 1973-75 |
| James K. Vardaman |
Government |
26-Jul-1861 |
25-Jun-1930 |
The Great White Chief |
| Fred Vinson |
Judge |
22-Jan-1890 |
8-Sep-1953 |
US Chief Justice, 1946-53 |
| Margaret Walker |
Novelist |
7-Jul-1915 |
30-Nov-1998 |
Jubilee |
| Mary Edwards Walker |
Doctor |
26-Nov-1832 |
21-Feb-1919 |
First female US Army surgeon |
| Lurleen Burns Wallace |
First Lady |
19-Sep-1926 |
7-May-1968 |
Wife and surrogate governor of George Wallace |
| John H. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
31-Oct-1937 |
|
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court |
| Ernest T. S. Walton |
Physicist |
6-Oct-1903 |
25-Jun-1995 |
Split the atom |
| Lynd Ward |
Engraver |
26-Jun-1905 |
28-Jun-1985 |
Gods' Man |
| Ethel Waters |
Singer |
31-Oct-1896 |
1-Sep-1977 |
Sweet Mama Stringbean |
| James B. Weaver |
Politician |
12-Jun-1833 |
6-Feb-1912 |
Congressman from Iowa, 1885-89 |
| Robert C. Weaver |
Government |
29-Dec-1907 |
17-Jul-1997 |
US HUD Secretary, 1966-68 |
| Thomas B. Welch |
Business |
31-Dec-1825 |
29-Dec-1903 |
Grape juice magnate |
| Charles T. Wells |
Judge |
4-Mar-1939 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| John Wesley |
Religion |
17-Jun-1703 |
2-Mar-1791 |
Founder of Methodism |
| Roy Owen West |
Attorney |
27-Oct-1868 |
29-Nov-1958 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29 |
| Bill White |
Politician |
16-Jun-1954 |
|
Mayor of Houston, 2004-10 |
| George Whitefield |
Religion |
27-Dec-1714 |
30-Sep-1770 |
Evangelist, early Methodist |
| Brand Whitlock |
Diplomat |
4-Mar-1869 |
24-May-1934 |
US Ambassador to Belgium, 1914-21 |
| C. John Wilder |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CEO of TXU, 2004-07 |
| John S. Wilder |
Politician |
3-Jun-1921 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Lt. Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Novelist |
7-Feb-1867 |
10-Feb-1957 |
Little House on the Prairie |
| Don Wildmon |
Activist |
18-Jan-1938 |
|
Moral crusader |
| John J. Williams |
Politician |
17-May-1904 |
11-Jan-1988 |
US Senator from Delaware, 1947-70 |
| Charlie Wilson |
Politician |
1-Jun-1933 |
10-Feb-2010 |
Congressman from Texas, 1973-96 |
| George A. Wilson |
Politician |
1-Apr-1884 |
8-Sep-1953 |
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43 |
| Heather Wilson |
Politician |
30-Dec-1960 |
|
Congresswoman from New Mexico, 1998-2009 |
| Willard Wirtz |
Government |
14-Mar-1912 |
24-Apr-2010 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1962-69 |
| Rob Woodall |
Politician |
11-Feb-1970 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 7th |
| Thomas A. Woodall |
Judge |
1950 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| F. W. Woolworth |
Business |
13-Apr-1852 |
8-Apr-1919 |
Five and dime magnate |
| Henry M. Wriston |
Educator |
4-Jul-1889 |
7-Mar-1978 |
President of Brown University, 1937-55 |
| Walter B. Wriston |
Business |
3-Aug-1919 |
19-Jan-2005 |
CEO of Citibank, 1967-84 |
| Chalmers P. Wylie |
Politician |
23-Nov-1920 |
14-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93 |
| Molly Yard |
Activist |
6-Jul-1912 |
21-Sep-2005 |
President of NOW, 1987-91 |
| Kevin Yoder |
Politician |
8-Jan-1976 |
|
Congressman, Kansas 3rd |
| Bill Young |
Politician |
16-Dec-1930 |
|
Congressman, Florida 10th |
| Stephen M. Young |
Politician |
4-May-1889 |
1-Dec-1984 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1959-71 |
