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Freemasonry

ORGANIZATION

Banned by Pope Clement XII in 1738. Impetus for the formation of the Anti-Masonic Party in 1827. Driven underground by Hitler in Nazi Germany. This fraternal organization is the big one.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bud Abbott
Actor
2-Oct-1895 24-Apr-1974 Half of Abbott and Costello
James Abdnor
Politician
13-Feb-1923 16-May-2012 US Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87
Duane Acklie
Business
14-Nov-1931   Crete Carrier Corporation
E. Ross Adair
Politician
14-Dec-1907 5-May-1983 Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71
Sherman Adams
Government
8-Jan-1899 27-Oct-1986 Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
Homer M. Adkins
Politician
15-Oct-1890 26-Feb-1964 Governor of Arkansas, 1941-45
G. Steven Agee
Judge
12-Nov-1952   4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut
20-Jan-1930   Second man on the Moon
Russell A. Alger
Government
27-Feb-1836 24-Jan-1907 McKinley's Secretary of War, 1897-99
Joe L. Allbritton
Business
29-Dec-1924 12-Dec-2012 Well-connected Washington billionaire
Henry Justin Allen
Politician
11-Sep-1868 17-Jan-1950 Governor of Kansas, 1919-23
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.
Politician
15-Jun-1898 15-Apr-1986 Governor of Virginia, 1958-62
Clinton P. Anderson
Politician
23-Oct-1895 11-Nov-1975 US Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73
Forrest H. Anderson
Politician
30-Jan-1913 20-Jul-1989 Montana governor, committed suicide
Jack Z. Anderson
Politician
22-Mar-1904 9-Feb-1981 Congressman, committed suicide
Robert B. Anderson
Government
4-Jun-1910 14-Aug-1989 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61
Sigurd Anderson
Politician
22-Jan-1904 21-Dec-1990 Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55
Victor E. Anderson
Politician
30-Mar-1902 15-Aug-1962 Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59
Dennis Archer
Politician
1-Jan-1942   Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001
Edward F. Arn
Politician
19-May-1906 22-Jan-1998 Governor of Kansas, 1951-55
Benedict Arnold
Military
14-Jan-1741 14-Jun-1801 Betrayed colonists to British
John M. Ashbrook
Politician
21-Sep-1928 24-Apr-1982 Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82
David Rice Atchison
Politician
11-Aug-1807 26-Jan-1886 US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55
Alfred S. Austin
Business
18-Jan-1929 22-May-2014 Tampa real estate developer
Warren R. Austin
Politician
12-Nov-1877 25-Dec-1962 US Senator from Vermont, 1931-46
Gene Autry
Country Musician
29-Sep-1907 2-Oct-1998 Singing cowboy
William H. Avery
Politician
11-Aug-1911 4-Nov-2009 Governor of Kansas, 1965-67
Tim Babcock
Politician
27-Oct-1919 7-Apr-2015 Governor of Montana, 1962-69
Carl E. Bailey
Politician
8-Oct-1894 23-Oct-1948 Governor of Arkansas, 1937-41
Richard Baker
Politician
22-May-1948   Congressman from Louisiana, 1987-2008
Samuel Aaron Baker
Politician
7-Nov-1874 16-Sep-1933 Governor of Missouri, 1925-29
Henry Baldwin
Judge
14-Jan-1780 21-Apr-1844 US Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44
Raymond E. Baldwin
Politician
31-Aug-1893 4-Oct-1986 Governor and Senator from Connecticut
Fred Balzar
Politician
15-Jun-1880 21-Mar-1934 Governor of Nevada, 1927-34
William Brockman Bankhead
Politician
12-Apr-1874 15-Sep-1940 Speaker of the US House, 1936-40
Sir Joseph Banks
Botanist
13-Feb-1743 19-Jun-1820 Accompanied James Cook
William W. Barron
Politician
8-Dec-1911 12-Nov-2002 Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Sculptor
2-Aug-1834 4-Oct-1904 Statue of Liberty
Edmund Barton
Head of State
18-Jan-1849 7-Jan-1920 First Prime Minister of Australia
Count Basie
Pianist
21-Aug-1904 26-Apr-1984 Big band pianist
Charlie Bass
Politician
8-Jan-1952   Congressman, New Hampshire 2nd
John S. Battle
Politician
11-Jul-1890 9-Apr-1972 Governor of Virginia, 1950-54
Birch Bayh
Politician
22-Jan-1928   US Senator from Indiana, 1963-81
William S. Beardsley
Politician
17-May-1901 21-Nov-1954 Governor of Iowa, 1949-54
Stephen D. Bechtel
Business
24-Sep-1900 14-Mar-1989 Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Warren A. Bechtel
Business
12-Sep-1872 28-Aug-1933 Founder of Bechtel Corporation
Melvin Belli
Attorney
29-Jul-1907 9-Jul-1996 The King of Torts
Charles E. Bennett
Politician
2-Dec-1910 6-Sep-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1949-93
Robert F. Bennett
Politician
23-May-1927 9-Oct-2000 Governor of Kansas, 1975-79
Elmer A. Benson
Politician
22-Sep-1895 13-Mar-1985 Governor of Minnesota, 1937-39
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
Irving Berlin
Composer
11-May-1888 22-Sep-1989 White Christmas, God Bless America
Paul Bernardo
Criminal
27-Aug-1964   Husband/wife serial killer team
Annie Besant
Activist
1-Oct-1847 20-Sep-1933 Theosophist & Social Activist
Alan H. Bible
Politician
20-Nov-1909 12-Sep-1988 US Senator from Nevada, 1954-74
Dana X. Bible
Football
8-Oct-1891 19-Jan-1980 Legendary Texas football coach
Francis Biddle
Government
9-May-1886 4-Oct-1968 US Attorney General, 1941-45
Theodore Bilbo
Government
13-Oct-1877 21-Aug-1947 Archangel of white supremacy
Michael Bilirakis
Politician
16-Jul-1930   Congressman from Florida, 1983-2007
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Politician
4-Feb-1947   Congressman, Georgia 2nd
Hugo Black
Judge
27-Feb-1886 25-Sep-1971 US Supreme Court Justice, 1937-71
Kenneth Blackwell
Government
28-Feb-1948   Ohio Secretary of State, 1999-2007
James T. Blair, Jr.
Politician
15-Mar-1902 12-Jul-1962 Governor of Missouri, 1957-61
Mel Blanc
Actor
30-May-1908 10-Jul-1989 Man of 1,000 Voices
Ray Blanton
Politician
10-Apr-1930 22-Nov-1996 Governor of Tennessee, 1975-79
Samuel Blatchford
Judge
9-Mar-1820 7-Jul-1893 US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-93
Roy Blunt
Politician
10-Jan-1950   US Senator from Missouri
Napoleon Bonaparte
Head of State
15-Aug-1769 5-May-1821 Emperor of France
Julian Bond
Activist
14-Jan-1940 15-Aug-2015 NAACP Chairman, 1998-2010
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
24-Jan-1917 8-Jul-2012 Marty
C. A. Bottolfsen
Politician
10-Oct-1891 18-Jul-1964 Twice Governor of Idaho
W. B. Botts
Attorney
7-Sep-1835 7-Mar-1893 Baker Botts
William D. Boyce
Activist
16-Jun-1858 11-Jun-1929 Founder of Boy Scouts of America
John Brademas
Politician
2-Mar-1927   Congressman from Indiana, 1959-81
Tom Bradley
Politician
27-Dec-1917 29-Sep-1998 Mayor of Los Angeles, 1973-93
Roger D. Branigin
Politician
26-Jul-1902 19-Nov-1975 Governor of Indiana, 1965-69
Joseph Brant
Military
1742 24-Nov-1807 Mohawk Indian Chief
Owen Brewster
Politician
22-Feb-1888 25-Dec-1961 Governor and Senator from Maine
John W. Bricker
Politician
6-Sep-1893 22-Mar-1986 Governor of Ohio, 1939-45
Branwell Brontë
Poet
26-Jun-1817 24-Sep-1848 The Brontë sisters' brother
William S. Broomfield
Politician
28-Apr-1922   Congressman from Michigan, 1957-93
Henry Brown
Politician
20-Dec-1935   Congressman, South Carolina 1st
John W. Brown
Politician
28-Dec-1913 29-Oct-1993 Governor of Ohio, 1957
Prentiss M. Brown
Politician
18-Jun-1889 19-Dec-1973 US Senator from Michigan, 1936-43
Willie Brown
Politician
20-Mar-1934   Mayor of San Francisco, 1997-2004
Chauncey H. Browning, Jr.
Attorney
21-Nov-1934 1-Jan-2010 Attorney General of West Virginia, 1969-85
Gordon Browning
Politician
22-Nov-1889 23-May-1976 Twice Governor of Tennessee
Jim Broyhill
Politician
19-Aug-1927   Congressman from North Carolina, 1963-86
Stanley Bruce
Head of State
15-Apr-1883 25-Aug-1967 Prime Minister of Australia, 1923-29
Edgar Buchanan
Actor
20-Mar-1903 4-Apr-1979 Uncle Joe Carson on Petticoat Junction
Usher L. Burdick
Politician
21-Feb-1879 19-Aug-1960 Congressman from North Dakota
Dwight W. Burney
Politician
7-Jan-1892 10-Mar-1987 Governor of Nebraska, 1960-61
Conrad Burns
Politician
25-Jan-1935   US Senator from Montana, 1989-2007
W. Haydon Burns
Politician
17-Mar-1912 22-Nov-1987 Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65
Roland W. Burris
Politician
8-Aug-1937   US Senator from Illinois, 2009-10
Dan Burton
Politician
21-Jun-1938   Congressman, Indiana 5th
Sir Richard Burton
Explorer
19-Mar-1821 20-Oct-1890 Translated The Arabian Nights
Harlan J. Bushfield
Politician
6-Aug-1882 27-Sep-1948 Governor of South Dakota, 1939-43
William M. Butler
Politician
29-Jan-1861 29-Mar-1937 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26
Steve Buyer
Politician
26-Nov-1958   Congressman from Indiana, 1993-2011
Harry F. Byrd
Politician
10-Jun-1887 20-Oct-1966 US Senator from Virginia, 1933-65
Robert Byrd
Politician
20-Nov-1917 28-Jun-2010 US Senator, former Klan member
James F. Byrnes
Politician
2-May-1882 9-Apr-1972 US Secretary of State, 1945-47
Millard F. Caldwell
Politician
6-Feb-1897 23-Oct-1984 Governor of Florida, 1945-49
Plutarco Elías Calles
Head of State
25-Sep-1877 19-Oct-1945 President of Mexico, 1924-28
Roberto Calvi
Business
13-Apr-1920 17-Jun-1982 Vatican banker who died mysteriously
Simon Cameron
Politician
8-Mar-1799 26-Jun-1889 The Czar of Pennsylvania
Carroll Campbell
Politician
24-Jul-1940 7-Dec-2005 Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95
Eddie Cantor
Singer
31-Jan-1892 10-Oct-1964 Banjo Eyes
Eric Cantor
Politician
6-Jun-1963   House Majority Leader, 2011-15
Frederick Carder
Artist
18-Sep-1863 10-Dec-1963 "Aurene" glass artist
Benjamin L. Cardin
Politician
5-Oct-1943   US Senator from Maryland
Robert D. Carey
Politician
12-Aug-1878 17-Jan-1937 Governor and Senator from Wyoming
George H. Carley
Judge
24-Sep-1938   Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Frank Carlson
Politician
23-Jan-1893 30-May-1987 Governor and Senator from Kansas
Doyle E. Carlton
Politician
6-Jul-1885 25-Oct-1972 Governor of Florida, 1929-33
Mel Carnahan
Politician
11-Feb-1934 16-Oct-2000 Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft
Kit Carson
Explorer
24-Dec-1809 23-May-1868 Frontiersman and Indian agent
Alexander Cartwright
Baseball
17-Apr-1820 12-Jul-1892 Original rules of baseball
Elbert N. Carvel
Politician
9-Feb-1910 6-Feb-2005 Twice Governor of Delaware
Giacomo Casanova
Author
2-Apr-1725 4-Jun-1798 World-renowned paramour
Lewis Cass
Military
9-Oct-1782 17-Jun-1866 US Secretary of State, 1857-60
Sidney J. Catts
Politician
31-Jul-1863 9-Mar-1936 Governor of Florida, 1917-21
Emanuel Celler
Politician
6-May-1888 15-Jan-1981 Congressman from New York, 1923-73
Theodore Christianson
Politician
12-Sep-1883 9-Dec-1948 Governor of Minnesota, 1925-31
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Chase A. Clark
Politician
20-Aug-1883 30-Dec-1966 Governor of Idaho, 1941-43
Tom C. Clark
Judge
23-Sep-1899 13-Jun-1977 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
William Clark
Explorer
1-Aug-1770 1-Sep-1838 Lewis and Clark expedition
Frank G. Clement
Politician
2-Jun-1920 4-Nov-1969 Twice Governor of Tennessee
De Witt Clinton
Politician
2-Mar-1769 11-Feb-1828 Twice Governor of New York
Jim Clyburn
Politician
21-Jul-1940   Congressman, South Carolina 6th
Ty Cobb
Baseball
18-Dec-1886 17-Jul-1961 Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter
Howard Coble
Politician
18-Mar-1931 3-Nov-2015 Former Congressman from North Carolina
Robert L. Cochran
Politician
28-Jan-1886 23-Feb-1963 Governor of Nebraska, 1935-41
Harrison Cockrill
Politician
18-Jun-1826 22-May-1876 Kentucky State Senator, committed suicide
Norm Coleman
Politician
17-Aug-1949   US Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09
Norman Jay Colman
Government
16-May-1827 3-Nov-1911 First US Secretary of Agriculture
Fred P. Cone
Politician
28-Sep-1871 28-Jul-1948 Governor of Florida, 1937-41
Gordon Cooper
Astronaut
6-Mar-1927 4-Oct-2004 Mercury 7 and Gemini 5 astronaut
Royal S. Copeland
Politician
7-Nov-1868 17-Jul-1938 US Senator from New York, 1923-38
George N. Craig
Politician
6-Aug-1909 17-Dec-1992 Governor of Indiana, 1953-57
Arthur G. Crane
Educator
1-Sep-1877 11-Aug-1955 President, University of Wyoming, 1922-41
Aleister Crowley
Religion
12-Oct-1875 1-Dec-1947 Wickedest man in the world
Homer S. Cummings
Attorney
30-Apr-1870 10-Sep-1956 US Attorney General, 1933-39
Charles M. Dale
Politician
8-Mar-1893 28-Sep-1978 Governor of New Hampshire, 1945-49
John M. Dalton
Politician
9-Nov-1900 7-Jul-1972 Governor of Missouri, 1961-65
John N. Dalton
Politician
11-Jul-1931 30-Jul-1986 Governor of Virginia, 1978-82
Dan Daniel
Politician
12-May-1914 23-Jan-1988 Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88
Price Daniel
Politician
10-Oct-1910 25-Aug-1988 Governor of Texas, 1957-63
Georges Jacques Danton
Activist
26-Oct-1759 5-Apr-1794 Key figure in French Revolution
Hal Daub
Politician
23-Apr-1941   Mayor of Omaha, 1995-2001
Martin L. Davey
Politician
25-Jul-1884 31-Mar-1946 Governor of Ohio, 1935-39
Jim Davidson
Comic
13-Dec-1953   Stand Up Jim Davidson
Bob Davis
Politician
31-Jul-1932 16-Oct-2009 Congressman from Michigan, 1979-93
Deane C. Davis
Politician
7-Nov-1900 8-Dec-1990 Governor of Vermont, 1969-73
F. Elwood Davis
Attorney
15-Dec-1915 17-Jan-2012 Prominent Washington lawyer
Glenn R. Davis
Politician
28-Oct-1914 21-Sep-1988 US Congressman from Wisconsin
James J. Davis
Government
27-Oct-1873 22-Nov-1947 US Secretary of Labor, 1921-30
John E. Davis
Politician
18-Apr-1913 12-May-1990 Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61
John W. Davis
Attorney
13-Apr-1873 24-Mar-1955 US Solicitor General, 1913-18
Jonathan M. Davis
Politician
27-Apr-1871 27-Jun-1943 Governor of Kansas, 1923-25
Jose de San Martin
Military
25-Feb-1778 17-Aug-1850 Knight of the Andes
Edson H. Deal
Politician
11-Nov-1903 22-Apr-1967 Idaho Lt. Governor, Secretary of State
Don DeFore
Actor
25-Aug-1913 22-Dec-1993 Mr. B. on Hazel
Martin R. Delany
Activist
6-May-1812 24-Jan-1885 Black nationalist
George H. Dern
Government
8-Sep-1872 27-Aug-1936 Governor of Utah, 1925-33
Steven B. Derounian
Politician
6-Apr-1918 17-Apr-2007 Congressman from New York, 1953-65
Butler Derrick
Politician
30-Sep-1936 5-May-2014 Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
Joseph M. Devine
Politician
15-Mar-1861 31-Aug-1938 Governor of North Dakota, 1898-99
Thomas E. Dewey
Politician
24-Mar-1902 16-Mar-1971 Did not defeat Truman
William L. Dickinson
Politician
5-Jun-1925 31-Mar-2008 Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93
Charles Diggs, Jr.
Politician
2-Dec-1922 24-Aug-1998 Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80
Clarence C. Dill
Politician
21-Sep-1884 14-Jan-1978 US Senator from Washington, 1923-35
Everett Dirksen
Politician
4-Jan-1896 7-Sep-1969 US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69
William N. Doak
Government
12-Dec-1882 23-Oct-1933 US Secretary of Labor, 1930-33
Robert Docking
Politician
9-Oct-1925 8-Oct-1983 Governor of Kansas, 1967-75
Bob Dole
Politician
22-Jul-1923   US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96
Robert Dollar
Business
20-Mar-1844 16-May-1932 Grand Old Man of the Pacific
Forrest C. Donnell
Politician
20-Aug-1884 3-Mar-1980 Governor and Senator from Missouri
Phil M. Donnelly
Politician
16-Mar-1891 12-Sep-1961 Twice Governor of Missouri
William J. B. Dorn
Politician
14-Apr-1916 13-Aug-2005 Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74
Hugh M. Dorsey
Politician
10-Jul-1871 11-Jun-1948 Governor of Georgia, 1917-21
James Douglas
Politician
21-Jun-1951   Governor of Vermont, 2003-11
William O. Douglas
Judge
16-Oct-1898 19-Jan-1980 US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75
Arthur Conan Doyle
Novelist
22-May-1859 7-Jul-1930 Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Lee S. Dreyfus
Politician
20-Jun-1926 2-Jan-2008 Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83
Henry Dunant
Activist
8-May-1828 30-Oct-1910 Red Cross founder
Charles Easley
Judge
c. 1950   Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
King Edward VII
Royalty
9-Nov-1841 6-May-1910 King of England, 1901-1910
James B. Edwards
Politician
24-Jun-1927 26-Dec-2014 Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79
Gustave Eiffel
Architect
15-Dec-1832 27-Dec-1923 Designer of Eiffel Tower
Buford Ellington
Politician
27-Jun-1907 3-Apr-1972 Twice Governor of Tennessee
Louis L. Emmerson
Politician
27-Dec-1863 4-Feb-1941 Governor of Illinois, 1929-33
Michael Enzi
Politician
1-Feb-1944   US Senator from Wyoming
Sam Ervin
Politician
27-Sep-1896 23-Apr-1985 US Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74
Bob Etheridge
Politician
7-Aug-1941   Congressman from North Carolina, 1997-2011
Hiram Wesley Evans
Activist
26-Sep-1881 Sep-1966 KKK Imperial Wizard, 1922-39
John V. Evans
Politician
18-Jan-1925 8-Jul-2014 Governor of Idaho, 1977-87
Jim Exon
Politician
9-Aug-1921 10-Jun-2005 US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97
Arthur Fadden
Head of State
13-Apr-1895 21-Apr-1973 Prime Minister of Australia, 1941
William Fargo
Business
20-May-1818 3-Aug-1881 Co-Founder, American Express & Wells Fargo
Orval Faubus
Politician
7-Jan-1910 14-Dec-1994 Governor of Arkansas, 1955-67
Charles Grandison Finney
Religion
29-Aug-1792 16-Aug-1875 Second Awakening
Duncan U. Fletcher
Politician
6-Jan-1859 17-Jun-1936 Congressman from Florida, 1909-36
Jack Fletcher
Photographer
1917 31-Dec-2003 National Geographic photographer
Joel West Flood
Judge
2-Aug-1894 27-Apr-1964 Virginia Congressman, Judge
Charles M. La Follette
Politician
27-Feb-1898 27-Jun-1974 Congressman from Indiana, 1943-47
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Glenn Ford
Actor
1-May-1916 30-Aug-2006 Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
Henry Ford
Business
30-Jul-1863 7-Apr-1947 Founder of Ford Motors
William Clay Ford, Sr.
Business
14-Mar-1925 9-Mar-2014 Ford exec and owner of the Detroit Lions
William D. Ford
Politician
6-Aug-1927 14-Aug-2004 Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95
Joseph I. France
Politician
11-Oct-1873 26-Jan-1939 US Senator from Maryland, 1917-23
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat
17-Jan-1706 17-Apr-1790 American founding father
J. Allen Frear
Politician
7-Mar-1903 15-Jan-1993 US Senator from Delaware, 1949-61
Frederick the Great
Royalty
24-Jan-1712 17-Aug-1786 King of Prussia 1740-86
Don Fuqua
Politician
20-Aug-1933   Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Clark Gable
Actor
1-Feb-1901 16-Nov-1960 Gone With the Wind
Frank Gannett
Business
15-Sep-1876 3-Dec-1957 Founder, Gannett publishing empire
Charles P. Garcia
Business
c. 1961   Sterling Financial Investment Group
Frederick D. Gardner
Politician
6-Nov-1869 18-Dec-1933 Governor of Missouri, 1917-21
James Garfield
Head of State
19-Nov-1831 19-Sep-1881 20th US President, 1881
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Military
4-Jul-1807 2-Jun-1882 Privateer, Italian hero
Pat Garrett
Government
5-Jun-1850 29-Feb-1908 Killed Billy the Kid
Ralph F. Gates
Politician
24-Feb-1893 28-Jul-1978 Governor of Indiana, 1945-49
Walter F. George
Politician
29-Jan-1878 4-Aug-1957 US Senator from Georgia, 1922-57
Domenico Ghirardelli
Business
21-Feb-1817 17-Jan-1894 Founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Albert W. Gilchrist
Politician
15-Jan-1858 15-May-1926 Governor of Florida, 1909-13
Guy M. Gillette
Politician
3-Feb-1879 3-Mar-1973 US Senator from Iowa, 1949-55
Paul Gillmor
Politician
1-Feb-1939 5-Sep-2007 Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician
6-Dec-1922   Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
Carter Glass
Politician
4-Jan-1858 28-May-1946 US Senator from Virginia, 1920-46
John Glenn
Astronaut
18-Jul-1921   First American to orbit earth
Dan Glickman
Politician
24-Nov-1944   Former Congressman, President of the MPAA
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
Politician
19-Nov-1914 30-Jan-1999 Twice Governor of Virginia
Barry Goldwater
Politician
1-Jan-1909 29-May-1998 US Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87
Samuel Gompers
Labor Leader
27-Jan-1850 13-Dec-1924 First President of the AFL
Walter S. Goodland
Politician
22-Dec-1862 12-Mar-1947 Governor of Wisconsin, 1943-47
E. Urner Goodman
Administrator
15-May-1891 13-Mar-1980 Cofounder, Order of the Arrow
David Goodnow
TV Personality
c. 1939   Former CNN anchor
Howard M. Gore
Politician
12-Oct-1887 20-Jun-1947 Governor of West Virginia, 1925-29
John Gorrie
Inventor
3-Oct-1803 29-Jun-1855 Invented air conditioning
Chuck Grassley
Politician
17-Sep-1933   US Senator from Iowa
William H. Gray
Politician
20-Aug-1941 1-Jul-2013 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91
Dwight H. Green
Politician
9-Jan-1897 20-Feb-1958 Governor of Illinois, 1941-49
Frank L. Greene
Politician
10-Feb-1870 17-Dec-1930 US Senator from Vermont, 1923-30
Marvin Griffin
Politician
4-Sep-1907 13-Jun-1982 Governor of Georgia, 1955-59
Dwight P. Griswold
Politician
27-Nov-1893 12-Apr-1954 Governor of Nebraska, 1941-47
Morley Griswold
Politician
10-Oct-1890 3-Oct-1951 Governor of Nevada, 1934-35
Dick Groat
Baseball
4-Nov-1930   Shortstop, 1960 National League MVP
Manly P. Hall
Paranormal
18-Mar-1901 29-Aug-1990 The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Ralph Hall
Politician
3-May-1923   Congressman, Texas 4th
Alexander Hamilton
Government
11-Jan-1757 12-Jul-1804 Primary author of The Federalist Papers
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922 1-Apr-2015 Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Lionel Hampton
Jazz Musician
20-Apr-1908 31-Aug-2002 Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader
L. B. Hanna
Politician
9-Aug-1861 23-Apr-1948 Governor of North Dakota, 1913-17
Edward A. Hannegan
Politician
25-Jun-1807 25-Feb-1859 US Senator, committed suicide
Clifford Hansen
Politician
16-Oct-1912 20-Oct-2009 US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
Cary A. Hardee
Politician
13-Nov-1876 21-Nov-1957 Governor of Florida, 1921-25
Warren G. Harding
Head of State
2-Nov-1865 2-Aug-1923 29th US President, 1921-23
Fred R. Harris
Politician
13-Nov-1930   US Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73
Francis Burton Harrison
Politician
18-Dec-1873 21-Nov-1957 Drug prohibition
William Harsha, Jr.
Politician
1-Jan-1921 12-Oct-2010 Congressman from Ohio, 1961-81
Michael D. Harter
Politician
6-Apr-1846 22-Feb-1896 Congressman, committed suicide
Stanley K. Hathaway
Politician
19-Jul-1924 4-Oct-2005 Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75
Augustus F. Hawkins
Politician
31-Aug-1907 10-Nov-2007 Congressman from California, 1963-91
Carl T. Hayden
Politician
2-Oct-1877 25-Jan-1972 US Senator from Arizona, 1927-69
Will H. Hays
Business
5-Nov-1879 7-Mar-1954 The Hays Production Code
Warren E. Hearnes
Politician
24-Jul-1923 16-Aug-2009 Governor of Missouri, 1965-73
Cecil Heftel
Politician
30-Sep-1924 5-Feb-2010 Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86
Julius P. Heil
Politician
24-Jul-1876 30-Nov-1949 Governor of Wisconsin, 1939-43
Jesse Helms
Politician
18-Oct-1921 4-Jul-2008 US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003
Ed Herschler
Politician
27-Oct-1918 5-Feb-1990 Governor of Wyoming, 1975-87
Lewis B. Hershey
Military
12-Sep-1893 20-May-1977 Director of Selective Service System
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Politician
21-Jul-1896 4-Sep-1971 Governor and Senator from Iowa
Marcus R. Hickerson
Business
10-Sep-1926 6-Aug-2011 Waxahachie Community Development Corporation
John A. Hill
Publisher
22-Feb-1858 24-Jan-1916 Co-Founder of the McGraw-Hill Companies
Lister Hill
Politician
29-Dec-1894 21-Dec-1984 US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
James Hoban
Architect
c. 1758 8-Dec-1831 Architect of the White House
David Hobson
Politician
17-Oct-1936   Congressman, Ohio 7th
Luther H. Hodges
Politician
9-Mar-1898 6-Oct-1974 Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61
Philip H. Hoff
Politician
29-Jun-1924   Governor of Vermont, 1963-69
Marcus H. Holcomb
Politician
28-Nov-1844 5-Mar-1932 Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21
Spessard Holland
Politician
10-Jul-1892 6-Nov-1971 Governor and Senator from Florida
Fritz Hollings
Politician
1-Jan-1922   US Senator from South Carolina, 1967-2005
Keith Holyoake
Head of State
11-Feb-1904 8-Dec-1983 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1960-72
J. Edgar Hoover
Government
1-Jan-1895 2-May-1972 Director of the FBI, 1924-72
Bob Hope
Comic
29-May-1903 27-Jul-2003 Centenarian comic
Henry Horner
Politician
30-Nov-1878 6-Oct-1940 Governor of Illinois, 1933-40
Victor Horta
Architect
6-Jan-1861 9-Sep-1947 Art Nouveau architect
Frank J. Horton
Politician
12-Dec-1919 30-Aug-2004 Congressman from New York, 1963-93
Harry Houdini
Magician
24-Mar-1874 31-Oct-1926 Best-known magician and debunker
Sam Houston
Head of State
2-Mar-1793 26-Jul-1863 President of Texas, 1836-38 and 1841-44
Frank L. Houx
Politician
12-Dec-1854 3-Apr-1941 Governor of Wyoming, 1917-19
Hubert Humphrey
Politician
27-May-1911 13-Jan-1978 US Vice President, 1965-69
William L. Hungate
Politician
14-Dec-1922 22-Jun-2007 Congressman from Missouri, 1964-77
Arthur M. Hyde
Politician
12-Jul-1877 17-Oct-1947 Governor of Missouri, 1921-25
Burl Ives
Singer
14-Jun-1909 14-Apr-1995 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Edward L. Jackson
Politician
27-Dec-1873 18-Nov-1954 Governor of Indiana, 1925-29
Jesse Jackson
Activist
8-Oct-1941   Rainbow Coalition
William M. Jardine
Educator
16-Jan-1879 17-Jan-1955 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29
Bill Jenkins
Politician
29-Dec-1936   Congressman, Tennessee 1st
Roger Jepsen
Politician
23-Dec-1928   US Senator from Iowa, 1979-85
Charley E. Johns
Politician
27-Feb-1905 23-Jan-1990 Governor of Florida, 1953-55
Hiram Johnson
Politician
2-Sep-1866 6-Aug-1945 Governor and Senator from California
Louis A. Johnson
Government
10-Jan-1891 24-Apr-1966 US Secretary of Defense, 1949-50
Lyndon B. Johnson
Head of State
27-Aug-1908 22-Jan-1973 36th US President, 1963-69
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
Politician
23-Jan-1916 14-Oct-1985 Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68
Henry S. Johnston
Politician
30-Dec-1867 7-Jan-1965 Governor of Oklahoma, 1927-29, impeached
J. Bennett Johnston
Politician
10-Jun-1932   US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97
Olin D. Johnston
Politician
18-Nov-1896 18-Apr-1965 Governor and Senator from South Carolina
Anson Jones
Politician
20-Jan-1798 9-Jan-1858 President of Texas, committed suicide
Jesse H. Jones
Government
5-Apr-1874 1-Jun-1956 US Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45
Leonard B. Jordan
Politician
15-May-1899 30-Jun-1983 Governor and Senator from Idaho
Robert Jordan
Author
17-Oct-1948 16-Sep-2007 Wheel of Time series
Paul Kammerer
Biologist
17-Aug-1880 23-Oct-1926 Proponent of Lamarckian inheritance
Kenneth B. Keating
Politician
18-May-1900 5-May-1975 US Senator from New York, 1959-65
Estes Kefauver
Politician
26-Jul-1903 10-Aug-1963 US Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63
Jack Kemp
Politician
13-Jul-1935 2-May-2009 American politican, football player
John W. Kern
Politician
20-Dec-1849 17-Aug-1917 US Senator from Indiana, 1911-17
Otto Kerner
Politician
15-Aug-1908 9-May-1976 Governor of Illinois, 1961-68
Robert S. Kerr
Politician
11-Sep-1896 1-Jan-1963 Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Kwame Kilpatrick
Politician
8-Jun-1970   Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08
Jack Kingston
Politician
24-Apr-1955   Congressman, Georgia 1st
Goodwin Knight
Politician
9-Dec-1896 22-May-1970 Governor of California, 1953-59
William F. Knowland
Politician
26-Jun-1908 23-Feb-1974 US Senator, committed suicide
S. S. Kresge
Business
31-Jul-1867 18-Oct-1966 Founder of K-Mart
Thomas H. Kuchel
Politician
15-Aug-1910 21-Nov-1994 US Senator from California, 1953-69
Marquis de Lafayette
Military
6-Sep-1757 20-May-1834 French revolutionary in America
Fiorello LaGuardia
Politician
11-Dec-1882 20-Sep-1947 New York City Mayor, 1934-45
Melvin Laird
Government
1-Sep-1922   US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
Everett J. Lake
Politician
8-Feb-1871 16-Sep-1948 Governor of Connecticut, 1921-23
H. Martin Lancaster
Politician
24-Mar-1943   Congressman from North Carolina, 1987-95
Alf Landon
Politician
9-Sep-1887 12-Oct-1987 Republican Presidential candidate 1936
Fritz G. Lanham
Politician
3-Jan-1880 31-Jul-1965 Congressman from Texas, 1919-47
Samuel W. T. Lanham
Politician
4-Jul-1846 19-Jul-1908 Governor of Texas, 1903-07
J. Bracken Lee
Politician
7-Jan-1899 20-Oct-1996 Governor of Utah, 1949-57
Sean Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1975   Son of Beatle John Lennon
Harry G. Leslie
Politician
6-Apr-1878 10-Dec-1937 Governor of Indiana, 1929-33
John L. Lewis
Labor Leader
12-Feb-1880 11-Jun-1969 President, United Mine Workers, 1920-60
Meriwether Lewis
Explorer
18-Aug-1774 11-Oct-1809 Lewis and Clark expedition
Morgan Lewis
Politician
16-Oct-1754 7-Apr-1844 Governor of New York, 1804-07
Tom Lewis
Politician
26-Oct-1924 1-Aug-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1983-95
Frank Licht
Politician
13-Mar-1916 30-May-1987 Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73
Rush Hudson Limbaugh
Politician
27-Sep-1891 8-Apr-1996 Rush's grandfather
Charles Lindbergh
Aviator
4-Feb-1902 26-Aug-1974 Transatlantic soloist
John A. Logan
Military
8-Feb-1826 27-Dec-1886 Union Army General, US Senator
Trent Lott
Politician
9-Oct-1941   US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007
Buz Lukens
Politician
11-Feb-1931 22-May-2010 Congressman from Ohio, 1987-90
Douglas MacArthur
Military
26-Jan-1880 5-Apr-1964 General of the Army
John A. Macdonald
Head of State
11-Jan-1815 6-Jun-1891 Canadian Prime Minister, founding father
Lester Maddox
Politician
30-Sep-1915 25-Jun-2003 Governor of Georgia, 1967-71
Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
Business
12-Nov-1953   Chief Justice of Michigan, 1997-99
George W. Malone
Politician
7-Aug-1890 19-May-1961 US Senator from Nevada, 1947-59
James R. Mann
Politician
27-Apr-1920 20-Dec-2010 Congressman from South Carolina, 1969-79
Jean-Paul Marat
Activist
24-May-1743 13-Jul-1793 French revolutionary
E. W. Marland
Politician
8-May-1874 3-Oct-1941 Governor of Oklahoma, 1935-39
George C. Marshall
Military
31-Dec-1880 16-Oct-1959 US Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45
Thomas R. Marshall
Politician
14-Mar-1854 1-Jun-1925 Vice President under Wilson
Thurgood Marshall
Judge
2-Jul-1908 24-Jan-1993 First black US Supreme Court justice
Edward Martin
Politician
18-Sep-1879 19-Mar-1967 Governor and Senator from Pennsylvania
James G. Martin
Politician
11-Dec-1935   Governor of North Carolina, 1985-93
John W. Martin
Politician
21-Jun-1884 22-Feb-1958 Governor of Florida, 1925-29
William Massey
Head of State
26-Mar-1856 10-May-1925 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1912-25
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
Magician
8-Jan-1854 20-Nov-1918 Founder of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Charles Horace Mayo
Doctor
19-Jul-1865 26-May-1939 Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
Frederick L. Maytag
Business
14-Jul-1857 26-Mar-1937 Founder of Maytag Corporation
William G. McAdoo
Politician
31-Oct-1863 1-Feb-1941 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18
Seamus P. McCaffery
Judge
3-Jun-1950   Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
James A. McClure
Politician
27-Dec-1924 26-Feb-2011 US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91
John Y. McCollister
Politician
10-Jun-1921 1-Nov-2013 Congressman from Nebraska, 1971-77
John McCuish
Politician
22-Jun-1906 12-Mar-1962 Governor of Kansas, 1957
John McEwen
Head of State
29-Mar-1900 20-Nov-1980 Prime Minister of Australia, 1967-68
Ernest W. McFarland
Politician
9-Oct-1894 8-Jun-1984 Governor of Arizona, 1955-59
Samuel R. McKelvie
Politician
15-Apr-1881 6-Oct-1956 Governor of Nebraska, 1919-23
William McKinley
Head of State
29-Jan-1843 14-Sep-1901 25th US President, 1897-1901
Sid McMath
Politician
14-Jun-1912 4-Oct-2003 Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53
John L. McMillan
Politician
12-Apr-1898 3-Sep-1979 Congressman from South Carolina, 1939-73
Adam McMullen
Politician
12-Jun-1872 2-Mar-1959 Governor of Nebraska, 1925-29
Charles L. McNary
Politician
12-Jun-1874 25-Feb-1944 US Senator from Oregon, 1917-44
Clarence W. Meadows
Politician
11-Feb-1904 12-Sep-1961 Governor of West Virginia, 1945-49
Kweisi Mfume
Politician
24-Oct-1948   Former Congressman, CEO of the NAACP
George T. Mickelson
Politician
23-Jul-1903 28-Feb-1965 Governor of South Dakota, 1947-51
Leslie A. Miller
Politician
29-Jan-1886 29-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1933-39
Zell Miller
Politician
24-Feb-1932   US Senator from Georgia, 2000-05
Robert Mills
Architect
12-Aug-1781 3-Mar-1855 Washington Monument
Roger Q. Mills
Politician
30-Mar-1832 2-Sep-1911 US Senator from Texas, 1892-99
Wilbur Mills
Politician
24-May-1909 2-May-1992 Congressman from Arkansas, 1939-77
James Monroe
Head of State
28-Apr-1758 4-Jul-1831 5th President of the U.S.
William H. Moody
Judge
23-Feb-1853 2-Jul-1917 US Supreme Court Justice, 1906-10
Carlos J. Moorhead
Politician
6-May-1922 23-Nov-2011 Congressman from California, 1973-97
Robert B. Morgan
Politician
5-Oct-1925   US Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81
S. Brent Morris
Scholar
1950   Masonic scholar, NSA cryptologist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
27-Jan-1756 5-Dec-1791 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Frederick H. Mueller
Government
22-Nov-1893 31-Aug-1976 US Commerce Secretary, 1959-61
Audie Murphy
Actor
20-Jun-1924 28-May-1971 War hero turned cowboy actor
Alfred P. Murrah
Judge
27-Oct-1904 30-Oct-1975 Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake
William H. Murray
Politician
21-Nov-1869 15-Oct-1956 Governor of Oklahoma, 1931-35
James Naismith
Basketball
6-Nov-1861 28-Nov-1939 Inventor of Basketball
Matthew M. Neely
Politician
9-Nov-1874 18-Jan-1958 Governor and Senator from West Virginia
George Nethercutt
Politician
7-Oct-1944   Congressman from Washington, 1995-2005
Peter Norbeck
Politician
20-Aug-1870 20-Dec-1936 US Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36
A. W. Norblad
Politician
19-Mar-1881 17-Apr-1960 Governor of Oregon, 1929-31
George W. Norris
Politician
11-Jul-1861 2-Sep-1944 US Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43
Emperor Norton
Royalty
14-Feb-1819 8-Jan-1880 Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico
Nikolai Novikov
Critic
27-Apr-1744 31-Jul-1818 Early Russian critic, The Drone
Sam Nunn
Politician
8-Sep-1938   US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
Daniel O'Connell
Politician
6-Aug-1775 15-May-1847 Irish hero, called The Liberator
Carroll O'Connor
Actor
2-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2001 Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Bernardo O'Higgins
Head of State
20-Aug-1778 24-Oct-1842 Supreme Director of Chile, 1817-23
Shaquille O'Neal
Basketball
6-Mar-1972   Shaq Attack
C. William O'Neill
Politician
14-Feb-1916 20-Aug-1978 Governor of Ohio, 1957-59
Ben W. Olcott
Politician
15-Oct-1872 21-Jul-1952 Governor of Oregon, 1919-23
Ransom E. Olds
Business
3-Jun-1864 26-Aug-1950 Founder of Nucor and Oldsmobile
Lyndon L. Olson
Diplomat
1947   US Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001
Butch Otter
Politician
3-May-1942   Governor of Idaho
John H. Overton
Politician
17-Sep-1875 14-May-1948 US Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48
Robert Latham Owen
Politician
2-Feb-1856 19-Jul-1947 Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25
Earle Page
Head of State
8-Aug-1880 20-Dec-1961 Prime Minister of Australia, 1939
Arnold Palmer
Golf
10-Sep-1929   Won 61 PGA tournaments
Guy Brasfield Park
Politician
10-Jun-1872 1-Oct-1946 Governor of Missouri, 1933-37
Harvey Parnell
Politician
28-Feb-1880 16-Jan-1936 Governor of Arkansas, 1928-33
David A. Paterson
Politician
20-May-1954   Governor of New York, 2008-11
Wright Patman
Politician
6-Aug-1893 7-Mar-1976 Congressman from Texas, 1929-76
Charles Willson Peale
Painter
15-Feb-1741 22-Feb-1827 Early American portrait painter
Norman Vincent Peale
Religion
31-May-1898 24-Dec-1993 The Power of Positive Thinking
Robert E. Peary
Explorer
6-May-1856 20-Feb-1920 First to reach the North Pole
J. C. Penney
Business
16-Sep-1875 12-Feb-1971 Founder of J. C. Penney Company
Claude Pepper
Politician
8-Sep-1900 30-May-1989 Congressman from Florida, 1963-89
Val Peterson
Politician
18-Jul-1903 17-Oct-1983 Governor of Nebraska, 1947-53
Thomas Petri
Politician
28-May-1940   Congressman, Wisconsin 6th
Owen B. Pickett
Politician
31-Aug-1930 27-Oct-2010 Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001
Albert Pike
Military
29-Dec-1809 2-Apr-1891 Confederate general, Freemason
Bo Pilgrim
Business
8-May-1928   Co-Founder of Pilgrim's Pride
Bronson Pinchot
Actor
20-May-1959   Balki on Perfect Strangers
Mahlon Pitney
Judge
5-Feb-1858 9-Dec-1924 US Supreme Court Justice, 1912-22
Key Pittman
Politician
12-Sep-1872 10-Nov-1940 US Senator from Nevada, 1913-40
James Knox Polk
Head of State
2-Nov-1795 15-Jun-1849 11th US President, 1845-49
John G. Pollard
Politician
4-Aug-1871 28-Apr-1937 Governor of Virginia, 1930-34
Francis A. Pratt
Business
15-Feb-1827 10-Feb-1902 Co-Founder of Pratt & Whitney
James H. Price
Politician
7-Sep-1878 22-Nov-1943 Governor of Virginia, 1938-42
John A. Quitman
Politician
1-Sep-1799 17-Jul-1858 Twice Governor of Mississippi
Nick Rahall
Politician
20-May-1949   Congressman, West Virginia 3rd
Peyton Randolph
Politician
1721 23-Oct-1775 First President of the Continental Congress
Charles Rangel
Politician
11-Jun-1930   Congressman, New York 15th
Monroe Rathbone
Business
1-Mar-1900 2-Aug-1976 Formed Exxon
Payne Ratner
Politician
3-Oct-1896 27-Dec-1974 Governor of Kansas, 1939-43
David A. Reed
Politician
21-Dec-1880 10-Feb-1953 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35
Stanley Reed
Judge
31-Dec-1884 2-Apr-1980 US Supreme Court Justice, 1938-57
Dennis Rehberg
Politician
5-Oct-1955   Congressman, Montana
Ed Rendell
Politician
5-Jan-1944   Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-11
Theodor Reuss
Religion
28-Jun-1855 28-Oct-1923 Founded the Ordo Templi Orientis
Paul Revere
Military
1-Jan-1735 10-May-1818 One if by land, two if by sea...
Thomas Reynolds
Politician
3-Sep-1950   Congressman from New York, 1999-2009
Cecil Rhodes
Business
5-Jul-1853 26-Mar-1902 De Beers
John J. Rhodes
Politician
18-Sep-1916 24-Aug-2003 Congressman from Arizona, 1953-83
Michael Richards
Actor
24-Jul-1949   Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld
Elliot Richardson
Government
20-Jul-1920 31-Dec-1999 Refused to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor
Friend Richardson
Politician
1-Dec-1865 6-Sep-1943 Governor of California, 1923-27
James D. Richardson
Politician
10-Mar-1843 24-Jul-1914 Congressman from Tennessee, 1885-1905
Charles Richet
Scientist
26-Aug-1850 4-Dec-1935 Studied anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
Robert Riley
Politician
3-Oct-1944   Governor of Alabama, 2003-11
Donald L. Ritter
Politician
21-Oct-1940   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-93
L. Mendel Rivers
Politician
28-Sep-1905 28-Dec-1970 Congressman from South Carolina, 1941-70
José Rizal
Activist
19-Jun-1861 30-Dec-1896 Philippine national hero
John Selden Roane
Politician
8-Jan-1817 8-Apr-1867 Governor of Arkansas, 1849-52
C. A. Robins
Politician
8-Dec-1884 20-Sep-1970 Governor of Idaho, 1947-51
Arthur R. Robinson
Politician
12-Mar-1881 17-Mar-1961 US Senator from Indiana, 1925-35
Elmer E. Robinson
Politician
3-Oct-1894 9-Jun-1982 Mayor of San Francisco, 1948-56
Joe T. Robinson
Politician
26-Aug-1872 14-Jul-1937 US Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37
Buddy Roemer
Politician
4-Oct-1943   Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92
Roy Rogers
Actor
5-Nov-1911 6-Jul-1998 Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger
Will Rogers
Comic
04-Nov-1879 15-Aug-1935 American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Head of State
30-Jan-1882 12-Apr-1945 US President during WWII
Daniel C. Roper
Government
1-Apr-1867 11-Apr-1943 US Commerce Secretary, 1933-38
Ronald W. Roskens
Business
11-Dec-1932   President, University of Nebraska, 1977-78
William B. Ross
Politician
4-Dec-1873 2-Oct-1924 Governor of Wyoming, 1923-24
Dutch Ruppersberger
Politician
31-Jan-1946   Congressman, Maryland 2nd
Thomas J. Rusk
Politician
5-Dec-1803 29-Jul-1857 US Senator, committed suicide
Richard B. Russell
Politician
2-Nov-1897 21-Jan-1971 US Senator from Georgia, 1933-71
George Ryan
Politician
24-Feb-1934   Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003
Leverett Saltonstall
Politician
1-Sep-1892 17-Jun-1979 US Senator from Masachusetts, 1945-67
Carl Sanders
Politician
15-May-1925 16-Nov-2014 Governor of Georgia, 1963-67
Colonel Sanders
Business
9-Sep-1890 16-Dec-1980 Kentucky Fried Chicken
Elmore Y. Sarles
Politician
15-Jan-1859 14-Feb-1929 Governor of North Dakota, 1905-07
Grant Sawyer
Politician
14-Dec-1918 19-Feb-1996 Governor of Nevada, 1959-67
William B. Saxbe
Politician
24-Jun-1916 24-Aug-2010 US Attorney General, 1974-75
William Donald Schaefer
Politician
2-Nov-1921 18-Apr-2011 Governor of Maryland, 1987-95
Wally Schirra
Astronaut
12-Mar-1923 3-May-2007 Commander of Apollo 7
Richard T. Schulze
Politician
7-Aug-1929   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-93
Chuck Schumer
Politician
23-Nov-1950   US Senator from New York
David Scott
Politician
27-Jun-1946   Congressman, Georgia 13th
Peter Sellers
Actor
8-Sep-1925 24-Jul-1980 Inspector Clouseau
George F. Shafer
Politician
23-Nov-1888 13-Aug-1948 Governor of North Dakota, 1929-32
Henrik Shipstead
Politician
8-Jan-1881 26-Jun-1960 US Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47
Heath Shuler
Politician
31-Dec-1971   Congressman, North Carolina 11th
Bill Shuster
Politician
10-Jan-1961   Congressman, Pennsylvania 9th
Robert L. F. Sikes
Politician
3-Jun-1906 28-Sep-1994 Congressman from Florida, 1945-79
Rob Simmons
Politician
11-Feb-1943   Congressman from Connecticut, 2001-07
Alan Simpson
Politician
2-Sep-1931   US Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97
Milward L. Simpson
Politician
12-Nov-1897 10-Jun-1993 Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Ike Skelton
Politician
20-Dec-1931 28-Oct-2013 Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2011
Red Skelton
Comic
18-Jul-1913 17-Sep-1997 The Red Skelton Show
Alfred A. Slifka
Business
3-Jun-1932 9-Mar-2014 Chairman of Global Partners, 2005-14
Robert Smalls
Politician
5-Apr-1839 23-Feb-1915 Slave elected to Congress from South Carolina
C. Aubrey Smith
Actor
21-Jul-1863 20-Dec-1948 The Four Feathers
Forrest Smith
Politician
14-Feb-1886 8-Mar-1962 Governor of Missouri, 1949-53
H. Allen Smith
Politician
8-Oct-1909 4-Jun-1998 Congressman from California, 1957-73
Hulett C. Smith
Politician
21-Oct-1918 15-Jan-2012 Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69
Joseph Smith
Religion
23-Dec-1805 27-Jun-1844 Founded the Mormon faith
Neal Smith
Politician
23-Mar-1920   Congressman from Iowa, 1959-95
Nick Smith
Politician
5-Nov-1934   Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2005
Robert F. Smith
Politician
16-Jun-1931   Congressman from Oregon, 1983-99
Richard A. Snelling
Politician
18-Feb-1927 14-Aug-1991 Twice Governor of Vermont
Wilbert Snow
Politician
6-Apr-1884 28-Sep-1977 Governor of Connecticut, 1946-47
John J. Sparkman
Politician
20-Dec-1899 16-Nov-1985 US Senator from Alabama, 1946-79
Robert T. Stafford
Politician
8-Aug-1913 23-Dec-2006 Governor and Senator from Vermont
Thomas P. Stafford
Astronaut
17-Sep-1930   Gemini 6 & 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz
Leland Stanford
Business
9-Mar-1824 21-Jun-1893 Founder of Stanford University
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Government
15-Jan-1841 14-Jun-1908 Hockey's Stanley Cup
Thomas B. Stanley
Politician
16-Jul-1890 10-Jul-1970 Governor of Virginia, 1954-58
John H. Stelle
Politician
10-Aug-1891 5-Jul-1962 Governor of Illinois, 1940-41
John C. Stennis
Politician
3-Aug-1901 23-Apr-1995 US Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89
Ray Stevens
Country Musician
24-Jan-1939   "The Streak"
Potter Stewart
Judge
23-Jan-1915 7-Dec-1985 US Supreme Court Justice, 1958-81
Louis B. Stokes
Politician
23-Feb-1925 18-Aug-2015 Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99
Samuel S. Stratton
Politician
27-Sep-1916 13-Sep-1990 Congressman from New York
William G. Stratton
Politician
26-Feb-1914 2-Mar-2001 Governor of Illinois, 1953-61
Edward M. Straw
Military
c. 1939   Former US Navy Vice Admiral
John Sullivan
Military
18-Feb-1740 23-Jan-1795 Revolutionary War general
Howard Sutherland
Politician
8-Sep-1865 12-Mar-1950 US Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23
Claude A. Swanson
Politician
31-Mar-1862 7-Jul-1939 Governor and Senator from Virginia
Carl Switzer
Actor
7-Aug-1927 21-Jan-1959 Alfalfa in Our Gang
Stuart Symington
Politician
26-Jun-1901 14-Dec-1988 US Senator from Missouri, 1953-76
William Howard Taft
Head of State
15-Sep-1857 8-Mar-1930 27th US President, 1909-13
Herman Talmadge
Politician
9-Aug-1913 21-Mar-2002 Senator and Governor from Georgia
John Tanner
Politician
22-Sep-1944   Congressman from Tennessee, 1989-2011
J. Millard Tawes
Politician
8-May-1894 25-Jun-1979 Governor of Maryland, 1959-67
Myron C. Taylor
Business
18-Jan-1874 6-May-1959 CEO of US Steel, 1932-38
Jon Tester
Politician
21-Aug-1956   US Senator from Montana
Craig Thomas
Politician
17-Feb-1933 4-Jun-2007 US Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007
Dave Thomas
Business
2-Jul-1932 8-Jan-2002 Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers
Elmer Thomas
Politician
8-Sep-1876 19-Sep-1965 US Senator fom Oklahoma, 1927-51
J. Parnell Thomas
Government
16-Jan-1895 19-Nov-1970 HUAC chairman, took the Fifth
Lowell Thomas
Journalist
6-Apr-1892 29-Aug-1981 With Lawrence in Arabia
Ernest O. Thompson
Politician
24-Mar-1892 28-Jun-1966 Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32
Melvin E. Thompson
Politician
1-May-1903 3-Oct-1980 Governor of Georgia, 1947-48
Tommy Thompson
Government
19-Nov-1941   Governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001
Vernon W. Thomson
Politician
5-Nov-1905 2-Apr-1988 Governor of Wisconsin, 1957-59
Strom Thurmond
Politician
5-Dec-1902 26-Jun-2003 US Senator from South Carolina, 1954-2003
Charles W. Tobey
Politician
22-Jul-1880 24-Jul-1953 Governor and Senator from New Hampshire
Rip Torn
Actor
6-Feb-1931   Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
Edolphus Towns
Politician
21-Jul-1934   Congressman, New York 10th
Park Trammell
Politician
9-Apr-1876 8-May-1936 Governor and Senator from Florida
Martin E. Trapp
Politician
18-Apr-1877 26-Jul-1951 Governor of Oklahoma, 1923-27
Harry S. Truman
Head of State
8-May-1884 26-Dec-1972 33rd US President, 1945-53
John H. Trumbull
Politician
4-Mar-1873 21-May-1961 Governor of Connecticut, 1925-31
Bill Tuck
Politician
28-Sep-1896 9-Jun-1983 Governor of Virginia, 1946-50
Michael Turner
Politician
11-Jan-1960   Congressman, Ohio 3rd
Roy J. Turner
Politician
6-Nov-1894 11-Jun-1973 Governor of Oklahoma, 1947-51
Mark Twain
Author
30-Nov-1835 21-Apr-1910 Huckleberry Finn
Boss Tweed
Politician
3-Apr-1823 12-Apr-1878 Boss of Tammany Hall
Millard E. Tydings
Politician
6-Apr-1890 9-Feb-1961 US Senator from Maryland, 1927-51
Richard Tyson
Actor
13-Feb-1961   Kindergarten Cop
Cecil H. Underwood
Politician
5-Nov-1922 24-Nov-2008 Twice Governor of West Virginia
Tim Valentine
Politician
15-Mar-1926 10-Nov-2015 Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95
James E. Van Zandt
Politician
18-Dec-1898 6-Jan-1986 Congressman from Pennsylvania
Arthur Vandenberg
Politician
22-Mar-1884 18-Apr-1951 US Senator from Michigan, 1928-51
Guy Vander Jagt
Politician
26-Aug-1931 22-Jun-2007 Congressman from Michigan, 1966-93
Fred Vinson
Judge
22-Jan-1890 8-Sep-1953 US Chief Justice, 1946-53
Arthur Edward Waite
Paranormal
2-Oct-1857 19-May-1942 Created the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
Charles Walgreen
Business
9-Oct-1873 11-Dec-1939 Founder of Walgreen Co.
Johnnie Walker
Business
25-Jul-1805 1857 Whiskey maker
William Walker
Military
8-May-1824 12-Sep-1860 American "filibuster"
Henry A. Wallace
Politician
7-Oct-1888 18-Nov-1965 US Vice President, 1941-45
John H. Waller, Jr.
Judge
31-Oct-1937   Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Monrad C. Wallgren
Politician
17-Apr-1891 18-Sep-1961 Governor of Washington, 1945-49
Fred Wardell
Business
30-Mar-1866 1952 Founder of Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co.
Earl Warren
Judge
19-Mar-1891 9-Jul-1974 US Chief Justice, 1953-69
Joseph Warren
Government
11-Jun-1741 17-Jun-1775 American patriot killed at Bunker Hill
George Washington
Head of State
22-Feb-1732 14-Dec-1799 1st US President, 1789-97
Thomas J. Watson
Business
17-Feb-1874 19-Jun-1956 Led IBM into the computer era
Adam Weishaupt
Activist
6-Feb-1748 18-Nov-1811 Founder of the Bavarian Illuminati
Herman Welker
Politician
11-Dec-1906 30-Oct-1957 US Senator from Idaho, 1951-57
Roy Owen West
Attorney
27-Oct-1868 29-Nov-1958 US Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29
Frederick C. Weyand
Military
15-Sep-1916 10-Feb-2010 US Army Chief of Staff, 1974-76
Burton K. Wheeler
Politician
27-Feb-1882 6-Jan-1975 US Senator from Montana, 1923-47
George Henry White
Politician
18-Dec-1852 28-Dec-1918 Congressman from North Carolina, 1897-1901
Wallace H. White, Jr.
Politician
6-Aug-1877 31-Mar-1952 US Senator from Maine, 1931-49
Jamie L. Whitten
Politician
18-Apr-1910 9-Sep-1995 Congressman from Mississippi, 1941-95
Claude R. Wickard
Government
28-Feb-1893 29-Apr-1967 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45
John S. Wilder
Politician
3-Jun-1921 1-Jan-2010 Lt. Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007
L. Douglas Wilder
Politician
17-Jan-1931   Governor of Virginia, 1990-94
G. Mennen Williams
Politician
23-Feb-1911 2-Feb-1988 Governor of Michigan, 1949-61
John Bell Williams
Politician
4-Dec-1918 25-Mar-1983 Governor of Mississippi, 1968-72
John J. Williams
Politician
17-May-1904 11-Jan-1988 US Senator from Delaware, 1947-70
John Sharp Williams
Politician
30-Jul-1854 27-Sep-1932 US Senator, Representative from Mississippi
Wendell Willkie
Politician
18-Feb-1892 8-Oct-1944 Defeated by Roosevelt in 1940
Joe Wilson
Politician
31-Jul-1947   Congressman, South Carolina 2nd
Roger B. Wilson
Politician
10-Oct-1948   Governor of Missouri, 2000-01
Steve Windom
Politician
6-Nov-1949   Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
Albert M. Winn
Politician
1810 26-Aug-1883 First mayor of Sacramento
William Wirt
Attorney
8-Nov-1772 18-Feb-1834 US Attorney General, 1817-29
Rollin S. Woodruff
Politician
14-Jul-1854 30-Jun-1925 Governor of Connecticut, 1907-09
William Jenkins Worth
Military
1-Mar-1794 7-May-1849 Namesake of Fort Worth, TX
Steve Wozniak
Computer Programmer
11-Aug-1950   Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Christopher Wren
Architect
20-Oct-1632 25-Feb-1723 Designed St. Paul's Cathedral
Gus Yatron
Politician
16-Oct-1927 13-Mar-2003 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1969-93
Archibald Yell
Politician
9-Aug-1797 23-Feb-1847 Congressman and Governor of Arkansas
Andrew Young
Politician
12-Mar-1932   Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-90
Coleman Young
Politician
24-May-1918 30-Nov-1997 Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93
Don Young
Politician
9-Jun-1933   Congressman from Alaska
Abraham Zapruder
Cinematographer
15-May-1905 30-Aug-1970 Documented JFK's assassination on film




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