ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1892.

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

Founding Date:
1892

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ansel Adams	Photographer	20-Feb-1902	22-Apr-1984	Yosemite photographer
Hank Azaria	Actor	25-Apr-1964		Moe and Apu on The Simpsons
Charles F. Brush III	Archaeologist	3-Apr-1923	1-Jun-2006	Explorers Club president 1978-81
Francine Busby	Politician	3-Mar-1951		San Diego politician
Rachel Carson	Scientist	27-May-1907	14-Apr-1964	Mother of the environmental movement
Yvon Chouinard	Business	9-Nov-1938		Founder, Patagonia
Morris Dees	Activist	16-Dec-1936		Bankrupted the Klan
William O. Douglas	Judge	16-Oct-1898	19-Jan-1980	US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75
Paul R. Ehrlich	Scientist	29-May-1932		The Population Bomb
Michael Ferguson	Politician	22-Jul-1970		Congressman from New Jersey, 2001-09
Bob Filner	Politician	4-Sep-1942		Mayor of San Diego, 2012-13
Jeffrey A. Frankel	Economist	5-Nov-1952		Council of Economic Advisers, 1997-99
Newt Gingrich	Politician	17-Jun-1943		Speaker of the House, 1995-99
Andrew Smith Hallidie	Inventor	16-Mar-1836	24-Apr-1900	Designed the first cable car system
Ron Hayes	Actor	26-Feb-1929	1-Oct-2004	Ben Jones on The Rounders
Ted Kaczynski	Criminal	22-May-1942		The Unabomber
Claudia Kotchka	Business	11-Jul-1951		Retired Procter & Gamble executive
Richard Lamm	Politician	12-Sep-1935		Governor of Colorado, 1975-87
Pamela Sue Martin	Actor	5-Jan-1953		Fallon Carrington on Dynasty
John Muir	Activist	21-Apr-1838	24-Dec-1914	Patron saint of Yosemite National Park
Carl Pope	Activist	c. 1945		Executive Director, The Sierra Club
Jim Ramstad	Politician	6-May-1946		Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009
Tom Scholz	Songwriter	10-Mar-1947		Founder and songwriter behind Boston
Kevin Shelley	Government	16-Nov-1955		California Secretary of State, 2003-05
Deborah Szekely	Activist	3-May-1922		Co-Founder, Golden Door Spa
Andrew Tanenbaum	Computer Programmer	16-Mar-1944		Creator of Minix
Henry Waxman	Politician	12-Sep-1939		Congressman, California 30th
Edgar Wayburn	Activist	17-Sep-1906	5-Mar-2010	Conservationist, Sierra Club president
Betty White	Actor	17-Jan-1922		TV sitcom and game show mainstay
Lynn Woolsey	Politician	3-Nov-1937		Congresswoman, California 6th
C. C. Young	Politician	28-Apr-1869	24-Dec-1947	Governor of California, 1927-31
Herbert S. Zim	Author	12-Jul-1909	5-Dec-1994	Golden Guides

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