ORGANIZATION

Founded 1924 by a small group of cardiologists.

Official Website:
http://www.americanheart.org/

Founding Date:
1924

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur Ashe	Tennis	10-Jul-1943	6-Feb-1993	First black man to win Wimbledon
Robby Benson	Actor	21-Jan-1956		1970s teen idol
John Boehner	Politician	17-Nov-1949		Speaker of the US House, 2011-15
Charles Boustany	Politician	21-Feb-1956		Congressman, Louisiana 7th
Frank P. Bramble, Sr.	Business	15-Nov-1946		Vice Chairman of MBNA, 2002-05
David Brennan	Business	c. 1953		CEO of AstraZeneca
William R. Brody	Educator	4-Jan-1944		President, Salk Institute
Michael S. Brown	Biologist	13-Apr-1941		Metabolism of cholesterol
Mary Beth Buchanan	Government	25-Jul-1963		US Attorney, Western Pennsylvania
Michael F. Cavanagh	Judge	21-Oct-1940		Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Michael DeBakey	Doctor	7-Sep-1908	11-Jul-2008	Father of cardiovascular surgery
Betsy DeVos	Activist	c. 1958		Wife of Dick DeVos
Victor J. Dzau	Doctor	1946		CEO of Duke University Health System
Jared Fogle	Meme	1-Dec-1977		Chubby perv and former Subway spokesman
Paul L. Foster	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Western Refining
Lee Goldman	Doctor	6-Jan-1948		Goldman Index for cardiac risk
Joseph L. Goldstein	Scientist	18-Apr-1940		Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism
Victoria Gotti	Relative	27-Nov-1962		Growing Up Gotti
Lizanne C. Gottung	Business	c. 1956		Senior VP at Kimberly-Clark
Bernadine P. Healy	Doctor	4-Aug-1944	6-Aug-2011	President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001
Louis J. Ignarro	Scientist	31-May-1941		Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Frank LoBiondo	Politician	12-May-1946		Congressman, New Jersey 2nd
Mehmet Oz	Doctor	11-Jun-1960		Healing from the Heart
T. Boone Pickens	Business	22-May-1928		Texas oilman, founded Mesa Petroleum
John Edward Porter	Politician	1-Jun-1935		Congressman from Illinois, 1980-2001
James J. Postl	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Pennzoil-Quaker State, 2000-02
Reince Priebus	Government	18-Mar-1972		RNC Chairman
Wolfgang Puck	Chef	8-Jul-1949		Spago restaurant
Nancy K. Quinn	Business	c. 1953		Hanover Capital LLC
Alan Charles Raul	Government	9-Sep-1954		Sidley & Austin
Ronald A. Rittenmeyer	Business	c. 1948		CEO of EDS, 2007-08
Bertram L. Scott	Business	c. 1951		EVP at TIAA-CREF
David J. Skorton	Educator	22-Nov-1949		Smithsonian Institution
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.	Scientist	19-Nov-1915	9-Mar-1974	Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP)
Marcy Syms	Business	c. 1951		Syms Corporation
Helen B. Taussig	Doctor	24-May-1898	20-May-1986	Mother of pediatric cardiology
Jerry Weintraub	Film/TV Producer	29-Sep-1937	6-Jul-2015	Hollywood producer
Gail R. Wilensky	Activist	14-Jun-1943		Health care official
R. Sanders Williams	Educator	1948		Dean of Duke's Medical School
Joe Wilson	Politician	31-Jul-1947		Congressman, South Carolina 2nd

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