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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
Duane Acklie
Business
c. 1931   Crete Carrier Corporation
Sherman Adams
Government
8-Jan-1899 27-Oct-1986 Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
G. Steven Agee
Judge
12-Nov-1952   Justice, Virginia Supreme Court
Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut
20-Jan-1930   Second man on the Moon
Russell A. Alger
Government
27-Feb-1836 24-Jan-1907 McKinley's Secretary of War, 1897-99
Joe L. Allbritton
Business
29-Dec-1924   Well-connected Washington billionaire
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
Dennis Archer
Politician
1-Jan-1942   Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001
John M. Ashbrook
Politician
21-Sep-1928 24-Apr-1982 Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82
Warren R. Austin
Politician
12-Nov-1877 25-Dec-1962 US Senator from Vermont, 1931-46
Gene Autry
Country Musician
27-Sep-1907 2-Oct-1998 Singing cowboy
William H. Avery
Politician
11-Aug-1911   Governor of Kansas, 1965-67
Tim Babcock
Politician
27-Oct-1919   Governor of Montana, 1962-69
Richard Baker
Politician
22-May-1948   Congressman, Louisiana 6th
Henry Baldwin
Judge
14-Jan-1780 21-Apr-1844 US Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44
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
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 from New Hampshire, 1995-2007
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
Melvin Belli
Attorney
29-Jul-1907 9-Jul-1996 The King of Torts
Charles E. Bennett
Politician
2-Dec-1910 6-Sep-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1949-93
Robert F. Bennett
Politician
23-May-1927 9-Oct-2000 Governor of Kansas, 1975-79
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
Irving Berlin
Composer
11-May-1888 22-Sep-1989 White Christmas, God Bless America
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, Florida 9th
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
Roy Blunt
Politician
10-Jan-1950   Congressman, Missouri 7th
Napoleon Bonaparte
Head of State
15-Aug-1769 5-May-1821 Emperor of France
Julian Bond
Activist
14-Jan-1940   NAACP Chairman
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
24-Jan-1917   Marty
W. B. Botts
Attorney
7-Sep-1835 7-Mar-1893 Baker Botts
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
John W. Bricker
Politician
6-Sep-1893 22-Mar-1986 Governor of Ohio, 1939-45
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
Willie Brown
Politician
20-Mar-1934   Mayor of San Francisco, 1997-2004
Gordon Browning
Politician
22-Nov-1889 23-May-1976 Twice Governor of Tennessee
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
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 Governor of Florida, 1965-67
Dan Burton
Politician
21-Jun-1938   Congressman, Indiana 5th
Sir Richard Burton
Explorer
19-Mar-1821 20-Oct-1890 Translated The Arabian Nights
Steve Buyer
Politician
26-Nov-1958   Congressman, Indiana 4th
Harry F. Byrd
Politician
10-Jun-1887 20-Oct-1966 US Senator from Virginia, 1933-65
Robert Byrd
Politician
20-Nov-1917   US Senator, former klan member
James F. Byrnes
Politician
2-May-1882 9-Apr-1972 US Secretary of State, 1945-47
Plutarco Elías Calles
Head of State
25-Sep-1877 19-Oct-1945 El Turco 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   Congressman, Virginia 7th
Benjamin L. Cardin
Politician
5-Oct-1943   US Senator from Maryland
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
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
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
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Tom C. Clark
Judge
23-Sep-1899 13-Jun-1977 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
Frank G. Clement
Politician
2-Jun-1920 4-Nov-1969 Governor of Tennessee
De Witt Clinton
Politician
2-Mar-1769 11-Feb-1828 Twice Governor of New York
Jim Clyburn
Politician
21-Jul-1940   Congressman, South Carolina 6th
Ty Cobb
Baseball
18-Dec-1886 17-Jul-1961 Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter
Howard Coble
Politician
18-Mar-1931   Congressman, North Carolina 6th
Harrison Cockrill
Politician
18-Jun-1826 22-May-1876 Kentucky State Senator, committed suicide
Norm Coleman
Politician
17-Aug-1949   US Senator from Minnesota
Norman Jay Colman
Government
16-May-1827 3-Nov-1911 First US Secretary of Agriculture
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
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
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
Deane C. Davis
Politician
7-Nov-1900 8-Dec-1990 Governor of Vermont, 1969-73
F. Elwood Davis
Attorney
15-Dec-1915   Prominent Washington lawyer
James J. Davis
Government
27-Oct-1873 22-Nov-1947 US Secretary of Labor, 1921-30
John E. Davis
Politician
18-Apr-1913 12-May-1990 Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61
John W. Davis
Attorney
13-Apr-1873 24-Mar-1955 Personal attorney for J. Pierpont Morgan
Jose de San Martin
Military
25-Feb-1778 17-Aug-1850 Knight of the Andes
Martin R. Delany
Activist
6-May-1812 24-Jan-1885 Black nationalist
George H. Dern
Government
8-Sep-1872 27-Aug-1936 Governor of Utah, 1925-33
Steven B. Derounian
Politician
6-Apr-1918 17-Apr-2007 Congressman from New York, 1953-65
Butler Derrick
Politician
30-Sep-1936   Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
Thomas E. Dewey
Politician
24-Mar-1902 16-Mar-1971 Did not defeat Truman
William L. Dickinson
Politician
5-Jun-1925   Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93
Charles Diggs, Jr.
Politician
2-Dec-1922 24-Aug-1998 Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80
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, Viagra spokesman
Robert Dollar
Business
1844 16-May-1932 Grand Old Man of the Pacific
William J. B. Dorn
Politician
14-Apr-1916 13-Aug-2005 Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74
James Douglas
Politician
21-Jun-1951   Governor of Vermont
William O. Douglas
Judge
16-Oct-1898 19-Jan-1980 US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75
Arthur Conan Doyle
Novelist
22-May-1859 7-Jul-1930 Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Lee S. Dreyfus
Politician
20-Jun-1926 2-Jan-2008 Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83
Henry Dunant
Activist
8-May-1828 30-Oct-1910 Red Cross founder
Charles Easley
Judge
c. 1950   Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
King Edward VII
Royalty
9-Nov-1841 6-May-1910 King of England, 1901-1910
James B. Edwards
Politician
24-Jun-1927   Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79
Gustave Eiffel
Architect
15-Dec-1832 27-Dec-1923 Designer of Eiffel Tower
Buford Ellington
Politician
27-Jun-1907 3-Apr-1972 Twice Governor of Tennessee
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, North Carolina 2nd
Hiram Wesley Evans
Activist
26-Sep-1881 Sep-1966 KKK Imperial Wizard, 1922-39
Jim Exon
Politician
9-Aug-1921 11-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
Jack Fletcher
Photographer
? 31-Dec-2003 National Geographic photographer
Joel West Flood
Judge
2-Aug-1894 27-Apr-1964 Virginia Congressman, Judge
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Glenn Ford
Actor
1-May-1916 30-Aug-2006 Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
Henry Ford
Business
30-Jul-1863 7-Apr-1947 Founder of Ford Motors
William Clay Ford, Sr.
Business
14-Mar-1925   Ford exec and owner of the Detroit Lions
William D. Ford
Politician
6-Aug-1927 14-Aug-2004 Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat
17-Jan-1706 17-Apr-1790 American founding father
J. Allen Frear
Politician
7-Mar-1903 15-Jan-1993 US Senator from Delaware, 1949-61
Don Fuqua
Politician
20-Aug-1933   Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Clark Gable
Actor
1-Feb-1901 16-Nov-1960 Gone With the Wind
Frank Gannett
Business
15-Sep-1876 3-Dec-1957 Founder, Gannett publishing empire
Charles P. Garcia
Business
c. 1961   Sterling Financial Investment Group
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
Domenico Ghirardelli
Business
21-Feb-1817 17-Jan-1894 Founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
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
E. Urner Goodman
Administrator
15-May-1891 13-Mar-1980 Cofounder, Order of the Arrow
David Goodnow
TV Personality
c. 1939   Former CNN anchor
Howard M. Gore
Politician
12-Oct-1887 20-Jun-1947 Governor of West Virginia, 1925-29
John Gorrie
Inventor
3-Oct-1803 29-Jun-1855 Invented air conditioning
Chuck Grassley
Politician
17-Sep-1933   US Senator from Iowa
William H. Gray
Politician
20-Aug-1941   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91
Dwight H. Green
Politician
9-Jan-1897 20-Feb-1958 Governor of Illinois, 1941-49
Dick Groat
Baseball
4-Nov-1930   Shortstop, 1960 National League MVP
Ralph Hall
Politician
3-May-1923   Congressman, Texas 4th
Alexander Hamilton
Government
11-Jan-1757 12-Jul-1804 Primary author of The Federalist Papers
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922   Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Lionel Hampton
Jazz Musician
20-Apr-1908 31-Aug-2002 Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader
Edward A. Hannegan
Politician
25-Jun-1807 25-Feb-1859 US Senator, committed suicide
Clifford Hansen
Politician
16-Oct-1912   US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
Warren G. Harding
Head of State
2-Nov-1865 2-Aug-1923 29th US President, 1921-23
Francis Burton Harrison
Government
18-Dec-1873 21-Nov-1957 Drug prohibition
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   Governor of Missouri, 1965-73
Jesse Helms
Politician
18-Oct-1921   US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003
Ed Herschler
Politician
27-Oct-1918 5-Feb-1990 Governor of Wyoming, 1975-87
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Politician
21-Jul-1896 4-Sep-1971 Governor and Senator from Iowa
Marcus R. Hickerson
Business
c. 1926   Waxahachie Community Development Corporation
Lister Hill
Politician
29-Dec-1894 21-Dec-1984 US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
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
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 Corrupt FBI Director for 50 years
Bob Hope
Comic
29-May-1903 27-Jul-2003 Centenarian comic
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
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
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
Hiram Johnson
Politician
2-Sep-1866 6-Aug-1945 Governor and Senator from California
Louis A. Johnson
Government
10-Jan-1891 24-Apr-1966 US Secretary of Defense, 1949-50
Lyndon B. Johnson
Head of State
27-Aug-1908 22-Jan-1973 36th US President, 1963-69
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
Politician
23-Jan-1916 14-Oct-1985 Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68
J. Bennett Johnston
Politician
10-Jun-1932   US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97
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
Conrad L. Mallett, Jr
Business
12-Nov-1953   Chief Justice of Michigan, 1997-99
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   American politican, football player
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
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
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
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
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-1995 Rush's grandfather
Trent Lott
Politician
9-Oct-1941   US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007
Douglas MacArthur
Military
26-Jan-1880 5-Apr-1964 General of the Army
John A. Macdonald
Head of State
11-Jan-1815 6-Jun-1891 Canadian Prime Minister, founding father
Lester Maddox
Politician
30-Sep-1915 25-Jun-2003 Governor of Georgia, 1967-71
Jean-Paul Marat
Activist
24-May-1743 13-Jul-1793 French revolutionary
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 U.S. Supreme Court justice
James G. Martin
Politician
11-Dec-1935   Governor of North Carolina, 1985-93
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   US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91
John McEwen
Head of State
29-Mar-1900 20-Nov-1980 Prime Minister of Australia, 1967-68
Ernest W. McFarland
Politician
9-Oct-1894 8-Jun-1984 Governor of Arizona, 1955-59
William McKinley
Head of State
29-Jan-1843 14-Sep-1901 25th US President, 1897-1901
John L. McMillan
Politician
12-Apr-1898 3-Sep-1979 Congressman from South Carolina, 1939-73
Charles L. McNary
Politician
12-Jun-1874 25-Feb-1944 US Senator from Oregon, 1917-44
Kweisi Mfume
Politician
24-Oct-1948   Former Congressman, CEO of the NAACP
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   Congressman from California, 1973-97
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
27-Jan-1756 5-Dec-1791 Prominent composer
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
James Naismith
Basketball
6-Nov-1861 28-Nov-1939 Inventor of Basketball
George Nethercutt
Politician
7-Oct-1944   Congressman from Washington, 1995-2005
Peter Norbeck
Politician
20-Aug-1870 20-Dec-1936 US Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36
George W. Norris
Politician
11-Jul-1861 2-Sep-1944 US Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43
Emperor Norton
Royalty
14-Feb-1819 8-Jan-1880 Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico
Nikolai Novikov
Critic
27-Apr-1744 31-Jul-1818 Early Russian critic, The Drone
Sam Nunn
Politician
8-Sep-1938   US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97
Daniel O'Connell
Politician
6-Aug-1775 15-May-1847 Irish hero, called The Liberator
Carroll O'Connor
Actor
2-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2001 Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Bernardo O'Higgins
Head of State
20-Aug-1778 24-Oct-1842 Supreme Director of Chile 1817-23
C. William O'Neill
Politician
14-Feb-1916 20-Aug-1978 Governor of Ohio, 1957-59
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
David A. Paterson
Politician
20-May-1954   Governor of New York
Wright Patman
Politician
6-Aug-1893 7-Mar-1976 Congressman from Texas, 1929-76
Charles Willson Peale
Painter
15-Feb-1741 22-Feb-1827 Early American portrait painter
Norman Vincent Peale
Religion
31-May-1898 24-Dec-1993 The Power of Positive Thinking
J. C. Penney
Business
16-Sep-1875 12-Feb-1971 Founder of J. C. Penney Company
Claude Pepper
Politician
8-Sep-1900 30-May-1989 Congressman from Florida, 1963-89
Thomas Petri
Politician
28-May-1940   Congressman, Wisconsin 6th
Owen B. Pickett
Politician
31-Aug-1930   Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001
Albert Pike
Military
29-Dec-1809 2-Apr-1891 Confederate general, Freemason
Bronson Pinchot
Actor
20-May-1959   Balki on Perfect Strangers
James Knox Polk
Head of State
2-Nov-1795 15-Jun-1849 11th US President, 1845-49
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
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
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, New York 26th
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
Charles Richet
Scientist
26-Aug-1850 4-Dec-1935 Studied anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
Robert Riley
Politician
3-Oct-1944   Governor of Alabama
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
John Selden Roane
Politician
8-Jan-1817 8-Apr-1867 Governor of Arkansas, 1849-52
Elmer E. Robinson
Politician
3-Oct-1894 9-Jun-1982 Mayor of San Francisco, 1948-56
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
Dutch Ruppersberger
Politician
31-Jan-1946   Congressman, Maryland 2nd
Thomas J. Rusk
Politician
5-Dec-1803 29-Jul-1857 US Senator, committed suicide
Richard B. Russell
Politician
2-Nov-1897 21-Jan-1971 US Senator from Georgia, 1933-71
George Ryan
Politician
24-Feb-1934   Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003
Leverett Saltonstall
Politician
1-Sep-1892 17-Jun-1979 US Senator from Masachusetts, 1945-67
Carl Sanders
Politician
15-May-1925   Governor of Georgia, 1963-67
Colonel Sanders
Business
9-Sep-1890 16-Dec-1980 Kentucky Fried Chicken
Grant Sawyer
Politician
14-Dec-1918 19-Feb-1996 Governor of Nevada, 1959-67
William B. Saxbe
Politician
24-Jun-1916   US Attorney General, 1974-75
William Donald Schaefer
Politician
2-Nov-1921   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
Henrik Shipstead
Politician
8-Jan-1881 26-Jun-1960 US Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47
Bill Shuster
Politician
10-Jan-1961   Congressman, Pennsylvania 9th
Rob Simmons
Politician
11-Feb-1943   Congressman from Connecticut, 2001-07
Alan Simpson
Politician
2-Sep-1931   US Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97
Ike Skelton
Politician
20-Dec-1931   Congressman, Missouri 4th
Red Skelton
Comic
18-Jul-1913 17-Sep-1997 The Red Skelton Show
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
H. Allen Smith
Politician
8-Oct-1909 4-Jun-1998 Congressman from California, 1957-73
Hulett C. Smith
Politician
21-Oct-1918   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
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
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
Louis B. Stokes
Politician
23-Feb-1925   Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99
Samuel S. Stratton
Politician
27-Sep-1916 13-Sep-1990 Congressman from New York
William G. Stratton
Politician
26-Feb-1914 2-Mar-2001 Governor of Illinois, 1953-61
Edward M. Straw
Military
c. 1939   Former US Navy Vice Admiral
Howard Sutherland
Politician
8-Sep-1865 12-Mar-1950 US Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23
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
John Tanner
Politician
22-Sep-1944   Congressman, Tennessee 8th
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
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
Tommy Thompson
Government
19-Nov-1941   Governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001
Strom Thurmond
Politician
5-Dec-1902 26-Jun-2003 Racist senator/closet miscegenator
Rip Torn
Actor
6-Feb-1931   Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
Edolphus Towns
Politician
21-Jul-1934   Congressman, New York 10th
Park Trammell
Politician
9-Apr-1876 8-May-1936 Governor and Senator from Florida
Harry S. Truman
Head of State
8-May-1884 26-Dec-1972 33rd US President, 1945-53
Bill Tuck
Politician
28-Sep-1896 9-Jun-1983 Governor of Virginia, 1946-50
Boss Tweed
Government
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   Twice Governor of West Virginia
Tim Valentine
Politician
15-Mar-1926   Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95
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 Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1946-53
Arthur Edward Waite
Paranormal
2-Oct-1857 19-May-1942 Created the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
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
Earl Warren
Judge
19-Mar-1891 9-Jul-1974 US Supreme Court 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
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
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