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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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
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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



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