Settings20th-century American people
Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak (born September 2, 1960 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in journalism.
Adam Liptak (born September 2, 1960 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in journalism.
Al Lichtman
Alexander "Al" Lichtman (April 9, 1885 - February 20, 1958) was a businessman working in the motion picture industry.
Alexander "Al" Lichtman (April 9, 1885 - February 20, 1958) was a businessman working in the motion picture industry.
Alan A. Brown
Alan A. Brown, PhD (March 20, 1928 – March 22, 2010) was a Professor of Economics who founded the international honor society in Economics, Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE), which he began while he w...
Alan A. Brown, PhD (March 20, 1928 – March 22, 2010) was a Professor of Economics who founded the international honor society in Economics, Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE), which he began while he w...
Albert Bloch
Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European...
Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European...
Albert Dorfman
Albert Dorfman was an American biochemical geneticist, notable for discovery of the cause of Hurler's syndrome.
Albert Dorfman was an American biochemical geneticist, notable for discovery of the cause of Hurler's syndrome.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch (January 19, 1891 – October 2, 1967) was a naturalized American dancer and choreographer.
Albertina Rasch (January 19, 1891 – October 2, 1967) was a naturalized American dancer and choreographer.
Alexandra Ares
Alexandra Ares is a bilingual Romanian American writer living in New York, NY. She is a columnist and editor of Manhattan Chronicles, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, TV producer/director and...
Alexandra Ares is a bilingual Romanian American writer living in New York, NY. She is a columnist and editor of Manhattan Chronicles, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, TV producer/director and...
Alfred Rosenheim
Alfred Faist Rosenheim, F.A.I.A. was an American architect and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Alfred Faist Rosenheim, F.A.I.A. was an American architect and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova, was a Jewish Russian American film and theater actress, a screenwriter, and film producer.
Alla Nazimova, was a Jewish Russian American film and theater actress, a screenwriter, and film producer.
Andrew Sluyter
Andrew Sluyter is an American social scientist and professor of the Geography and Anthropology Department of the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Andrew Sluyter is an American social scientist and professor of the Geography and Anthropology Department of the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Angela Lansbury
Angela Brigid Lansbury CBE is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades and earned her more performance Tony Awards than an...
Angela Brigid Lansbury CBE is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades and earned her more performance Tony Awards than an...
Arthur D. Hasler
Arthur Davis Hasler (January 5, 1908 – March 23, 2001) was an ecologist who is credited with explaining the salmon's homing instinct.
Arthur Davis Hasler (January 5, 1908 – March 23, 2001) was an ecologist who is credited with explaining the salmon's homing instinct.
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina.
Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina.
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.
Arthur Szyk
Arthur Szyk (June 16, 1894 – September 13, 1951) was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist.
Arthur Szyk (June 16, 1894 – September 13, 1951) was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist.
Bargil Pixner
Bargil Pixner (March 23, 1921—April 5, 2002) was an Italian Benedictine monk, Biblical scholar and archaeologist, and Benedictine authority on the Dead Sea scrolls.
Bargil Pixner (March 23, 1921—April 5, 2002) was an Italian Benedictine monk, Biblical scholar and archaeologist, and Benedictine authority on the Dead Sea scrolls.
Belle Moskowitz
Belle Moskowitz (October 5, 1877 – January 2, 1933) was the political advisor to New York Governor and 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith.
Belle Moskowitz (October 5, 1877 – January 2, 1933) was the political advisor to New York Governor and 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith.
Bernard N. Fields
Bernard N. Fields was a American microbiologist and virologist.
Bernard N. Fields was a American microbiologist and virologist.
Bernhard Haurwitz
Bernhard Haurwitz was a German-born American meteorologist and physicist.
Bernhard Haurwitz was a German-born American meteorologist and physicist.
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011), better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husban...
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011), better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husban...
Bill Hemmer
Bill Hemmer is an American television news anchor.
Bill Hemmer is an American television news anchor.
Brian Roberts
Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977) is an American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman, nicknamed B-Rob.
Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977) is an American Major League Baseball All Star second baseman, nicknamed B-Rob.
Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), ...
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), ...
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic) who, together with his wife...
Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic) who, together with his wife...
Carlton Gauld
Carlton Gauld (before 1931 – after 1960) was an American operatic bass who had a prolific career during the 1930s through the 1960s.
Carlton Gauld (before 1931 – after 1960) was an American operatic bass who had a prolific career during the 1930s through the 1960s.
Carmel Sirianni
Carmel Sirianni is a former American politician.
Carmel Sirianni is a former American politician.
Carson D. Jeffries
Carson Dunning Jeffries was an American physicist.
Carson Dunning Jeffries was an American physicist.
Charles Heidelberger
Charles Heidelberger (December 23, 1920 – January 18, 1983) was a cancer researcher who developed and patented an anticancer drug called 5-Fluorouracil that remains widely used against cancers o...
Charles Heidelberger (December 23, 1920 – January 18, 1983) was a cancer researcher who developed and patented an anticancer drug called 5-Fluorouracil that remains widely used against cancers o...
Charles Pergler
Karel Pergler, known also by Anglicized Charles Pergler (Liblín, March 6, 1882 – Washington, D.C., August 14, 1954) was a Czech-American lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician.
Karel Pergler, known also by Anglicized Charles Pergler (Liblín, March 6, 1882 – Washington, D.C., August 14, 1954) was a Czech-American lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician.
Charles R. Hauser
Charles Roy Hauser was an American chemist.
Charles Roy Hauser was an American chemist.
Clifford Grobstein
Clifford Grobstein was an American biologist, a cancer researcher, a member of the National Academies of Sciences.
Clifford Grobstein was an American biologist, a cancer researcher, a member of the National Academies of Sciences.
Clint Ballinger
Clint J. Ballinger is an American social scientist who writes about geographic determinism from a consequentialist ethical perspective.
Clint J. Ballinger is an American social scientist who writes about geographic determinism from a consequentialist ethical perspective.
Cyrus Adler
Cyrus Adler (September 13, 1863 – April 7, 1940) was a U.S. educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar.
Cyrus Adler (September 13, 1863 – April 7, 1940) was a U.S. educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar.
D. Bernard Amos
D. Bernard Amos was an American immunologist.
D. Bernard Amos was an American immunologist.
D. Gale Johnson
D. Gale Johnson was an American economist and an expert on Russia and China.
D. Gale Johnson was an American economist and an expert on Russia and China.
David Harker
David Harker (October 19, 1906 — February 27, 1991) was an American medical researcher who according to the New York Times was "a pioneer in the use of X-rays to decipher the structure of critic...
David Harker (October 19, 1906 — February 27, 1991) was an American medical researcher who according to the New York Times was "a pioneer in the use of X-rays to decipher the structure of critic...
David Haskell
David Michael Haskell (June 4, 1948 – August 30, 2000) was an American actor and singer, best remembered for his dual performance in the stage and film versions of "Godspell" in the early ...
David Michael Haskell (June 4, 1948 – August 30, 2000) was an American actor and singer, best remembered for his dual performance in the stage and film versions of "Godspell" in the early ...
David R. Goddard
David Rockwell Goddard was an American plant physiologist.
David Rockwell Goddard was an American plant physiologist.
E. D. Hill
E. D. Hill is an American news anchor and radio host who formerly worked for Fox News Channel and now works with CNN. In 2009 she co-founded a food manufacturing company, Lazy 8 Ranch Specialty ...
E. D. Hill is an American news anchor and radio host who formerly worked for Fox News Channel and now works with CNN. In 2009 she co-founded a food manufacturing company, Lazy 8 Ranch Specialty ...
E. H. Adams
E. H. Adams was the sixth head football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles located in Durham, North Carolina and he held that position for the 1936 season.
E. H. Adams was the sixth head football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles located in Durham, North Carolina and he held that position for the 1936 season.
Earl P. Benditt
Earl Philip Benditt was an American pathologist, known for his research on hardening of the arteries.
Earl Philip Benditt was an American pathologist, known for his research on hardening of the arteries.
Edouard Roditi
Édouard Roditi was an American poet, short-story writer and translator.
Édouard Roditi was an American poet, short-story writer and translator.
Egon Brunswik
Egon Brunswik (1903 – 1955) was a psychologist who made contributions to functionalism and the history of psychology.
Egon Brunswik (1903 – 1955) was a psychologist who made contributions to functionalism and the history of psychology.
Emil T. Kaiser
Emil Thomas Kaiser was a Hungarian-born American biochemist.
Emil Thomas Kaiser was a Hungarian-born American biochemist.
Eric Schaeffer
Eric Schaeffer is an American actor, writer and director.
Eric Schaeffer is an American actor, writer and director.
Erie J. Sauder
Erie J. Sauder (6 August 1904 – 29 June 1997) was an American inventor and furniture-maker.
Erie J. Sauder (6 August 1904 – 29 June 1997) was an American inventor and furniture-maker.
Ernest Grunwald
Ernest Grunwald was a German-born American physical organic chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the chair of the chemistry department at Brandeis University.
Ernest Grunwald was a German-born American physical organic chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the chair of the chemistry department at Brandeis University.
Ernest Manheim
Ernest Manheim (till 1920 Ernő, then till 1934 Ernst, in the US then Ernest) (27 January 1900 – 28 July 2002) was an US sociologist, anthropologist and composer born in...
Ernest Manheim (till 1920 Ernő, then till 1934 Ernst, in the US then Ernest) (27 January 1900 – 28 July 2002) was an US sociologist, anthropologist and composer born in...
Ernst G. Straus
Ernst Gabor Straus (February 25, 1922 – July 12, 1983) was a German-American mathematician who helped found the theories of Euclidean Ramsey theory and of the arithmetic properties of analytic f...
Ernst Gabor Straus (February 25, 1922 – July 12, 1983) was a German-American mathematician who helped found the theories of Euclidean Ramsey theory and of the arithmetic properties of analytic f...
Fred Fehl
Fred Fehl (21 January 1906 to 5 October 1995) was an American photographer of Viennese birth and upbringing.
Fred Fehl (21 January 1906 to 5 October 1995) was an American photographer of Viennese birth and upbringing.
George H. Hepting
George Henry Hepting was an American forest scientist.
George Henry Hepting was an American forest scientist.
George Russell Callendar
Brig. Gen. George Russell Callender the commandant of the Medical Department Professional Service Schools in Washington, D. C. (now known as the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), founding comm...
Brig. Gen. George Russell Callender the commandant of the Medical Department Professional Service Schools in Washington, D. C. (now known as the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), founding comm...
George Sherman (comics)
George Sherman (September 30, 1928 – August 3, 1974) was a publicist for foreign markets and then head of the Publications Department at the Disney Studios.
George Sherman (September 30, 1928 – August 3, 1974) was a publicist for foreign markets and then head of the Publications Department at the Disney Studios.
Gerhard L. Closs
Gerhard Ludwig Closs was an American chemist specializing in physical organic chemistry, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, chairman of the...
Gerhard Ludwig Closs was an American chemist specializing in physical organic chemistry, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, chairman of the...
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott was an American actor known for his portrayal of Tarzan in five films from 1955 to 1960.
Gordon Scott was an American actor known for his portrayal of Tarzan in five films from 1955 to 1960.
Gregory Zilboorg
Gregory Zilboorg was a psychoanalyst and historian of psychiatry who is remembered for situating psychiatry within a broad sociological and humanistic context in his many writings and lectures.
Gregory Zilboorg was a psychoanalyst and historian of psychiatry who is remembered for situating psychiatry within a broad sociological and humanistic context in his many writings and lectures.
György Kepes
György Kepes (October 4, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was a Hungarian-born painter, designer, educator and art theorist.
György Kepes (October 4, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was a Hungarian-born painter, designer, educator and art theorist.
Harold Kushner
Rabbi Harold Samuel Kushner is a prominent American unorthodox rabbi aligned with the progressive wing of Conservative Judaism, and a popular author.
Rabbi Harold Samuel Kushner is a prominent American unorthodox rabbi aligned with the progressive wing of Conservative Judaism, and a popular author.
Harold Norman Moldenke
Harold Norman Moldenke, also known as simply Moldenke (1909-1996) was an American botanist/taxonomist.
Harold Norman Moldenke, also known as simply Moldenke (1909-1996) was an American botanist/taxonomist.
Harry Adams (basketball)
Harry Adams was an American college men's basketball coach.
Harry Adams was an American college men's basketball coach.
Harry Beevers
Harry Beevers was an American plant physiologist.
Harry Beevers was an American plant physiologist.
Harry Grundfest
Harry Grundfest was an American neurologist.
Harry Grundfest was an American neurologist.
Henry G. Booker
Henry G. Booker was an American engineer and mathematician.
Henry G. Booker was an American engineer and mathematician.
Herman S. Bloch
Herman Samuel Bloch (June 15, 1912 – June 16, 1990) was an American chemist and an inventor.
Herman Samuel Bloch (June 15, 1912 – June 16, 1990) was an American chemist and an inventor.
Hermon di Giovanno
Hermon di Giovanno (born Hermolaus Ionides, Ερμόλαος Ιωνίδης; c. 1900; died April 4, 1968) was a Greek mystic painter.
Hermon di Giovanno (born Hermolaus Ionides, Ερμόλαος Ιωνίδης; c. 1900; died April 4, 1968) was a Greek mystic painter.
Hubert M. Blalock, Jr.
Hubert Morse Blalock, Jr. was an American sociologist who was internationally known for his work on statistical research methods.
Hubert Morse Blalock, Jr. was an American sociologist who was internationally known for his work on statistical research methods.
Igor Gorin
Igor Gorin (October 26, 1904 – March 24, 1982) was an Austrian baritone and music teacher.
Igor Gorin (October 26, 1904 – March 24, 1982) was an Austrian baritone and music teacher.
Irene O. Galloway
Irene O. Galloway (1908–1963) was an American Army soldier and the fourth commanding officer of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
Irene O. Galloway (1908–1963) was an American Army soldier and the fourth commanding officer of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
Isaac Husik
Isaac Husik (1876–1939) (Hebrew: יצחק הוזיק) was a Jewish historian, translator, and student of philosophy, one of the first three individuals to serve as official faculty at Gratz College...
Isaac Husik (1876–1939) (Hebrew: יצחק הוזיק) was a Jewish historian, translator, and student of philosophy, one of the first three individuals to serve as official faculty at Gratz College...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (pronounced ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lad...
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (pronounced ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lad...
Jake High
Jake C. High was an American football player and coach.
Jake C. High was an American football player and coach.
James F. Bonner
James Frederick Bonner was an American a molecular biologist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, notable for discoveries in plant biochemistry.
James Frederick Bonner was an American a molecular biologist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, notable for discoveries in plant biochemistry.
James G. Hirsch
James Gerald Hirsch was an American a biologist with specialty in blood research, a physician and a philanthropist.
James Gerald Hirsch was an American a biologist with specialty in blood research, a physician and a philanthropist.
James G. Horsfall
James Gordon Horsfall was an American biologist, a plant pathologist and an agriculturist.
James Gordon Horsfall was an American biologist, a plant pathologist and an agriculturist.
James L. Hoard
James Lynn Hoard was an American chemist, a member of the Manhattan Project.
James Lynn Hoard was an American chemist, a member of the Manhattan Project.
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger.
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger.
Jeffrey T. Bury
Jeffrey T. Bury is an American geographer and researcher focused on natural and social transformation in Latin America caused by globalization.
Jeffrey T. Bury is an American geographer and researcher focused on natural and social transformation in Latin America caused by globalization.
John D. Axtell
John David Axtell was an American chemist, Lynn Distinguished Professor of Agronomy, member of the National Academy of Sciences.
John David Axtell was an American chemist, Lynn Distinguished Professor of Agronomy, member of the National Academy of Sciences.
John R. Johnson
John Raven Johnson was an American chemist.
John Raven Johnson was an American chemist.
John Stone (producer)
John Stone (September 12, 1888 — June 3, 1961) was an American film producer and screenwriter.
John Stone (September 12, 1888 — June 3, 1961) was an American film producer and screenwriter.
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas (; born December 24, 1922) is a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema."
Jonas Mekas (; born December 24, 1922) is a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema."
Jonathan Bing
Jonathan L. Bing is an American politician and member of the United States Democratic Party who represented the 73rd Assembly District of the New York State Assembly.
Jonathan L. Bing is an American politician and member of the United States Democratic Party who represented the 73rd Assembly District of the New York State Assembly.
Josef Fried
Dr. Joseph Fried was an organic chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Joseph Fried was an organic chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Joseph Blumenthal (printer)
Joseph Blumenthal (b. 4 October 1897, New York City - d. 11 July 1990, West Cornwell, Connecticut) was an American printer, teacher, and designer of books and printing types.
Joseph Blumenthal (b. 4 October 1897, New York City - d. 11 July 1990, West Cornwell, Connecticut) was an American printer, teacher, and designer of books and printing types.
Joseph O. Hirschfelder
Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder (May 27, 1911–March 30, 1990) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.
Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder (May 27, 1911–March 30, 1990) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.
Joseph P. Iddings
Joseph Paxson Iddings was an American geologist and a petrologist.
Joseph Paxson Iddings was an American geologist and a petrologist.
Joseph Zack Kornfeder
Joseph Zack Kornfeder, (18981963) also known as Joseph Zack, was a Austro-Hungarian-born American who was a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of America in 1919.
Joseph Zack Kornfeder, (18981963) also known as Joseph Zack, was a Austro-Hungarian-born American who was a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of America in 1919.
Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor most known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on ...
Judd Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor most known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on ...
Judith H. Dobrzynski
Judith Helen Dobrzynski (born 1949) is an American journalist and instructor in journalism.
Judith Helen Dobrzynski (born 1949) is an American journalist and instructor in journalism.
Julius H. Comroe, Jr.
Julius H. Comroe, Jr. was a medical researcher specializing in the functions and physiology of the human heart and lungs, a surgeon, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute for the Uni...
Julius H. Comroe, Jr. was a medical researcher specializing in the functions and physiology of the human heart and lungs, a surgeon, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute for the Uni...
Kathleen Sullivan (journalist)
Kathleen Sullivan is an American television journalist.
Kathleen Sullivan is an American television journalist.
Kathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates is an American actress and director.
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates is an American actress and director.
Ken Pavés
Ken Pavés (pronounced PAY-ves) is a hair stylist known for his work with Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and a variety of other high profile clients.
Ken Pavés (pronounced PAY-ves) is a hair stylist known for his work with Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and a variety of other high profile clients.
Kenneth Lieberthal
Kenneth Lieberthal is an American academic.
Kenneth Lieberthal is an American academic.
Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley (February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances.
Kim Stanley (February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances.
Klaus H. Hofmann
Klaus H. Hofmann was an American chemist and medical researcher.
Klaus H. Hofmann was an American chemist and medical researcher.
Kurt Weitzmann
Kurt Weitzmann was born in Klein Almerode (Witzenhausen, near Kassel) Germany on May 7, 1904 and died in Princeton, New Jersey on June 7, 1993.
Kurt Weitzmann was born in Klein Almerode (Witzenhausen, near Kassel) Germany on May 7, 1904 and died in Princeton, New Jersey on June 7, 1993.
Louis B. Flexner
Louis Barkhouse Flexner was an American biochemist, a researcher into the biochemistry of memory.
Louis Barkhouse Flexner was an American biochemist, a researcher into the biochemistry of memory.
Marcel Schein
Marcel Schein (June 9, 1902, in Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Czech Republic) - February 20, 1960, in Chicago) was a Bohemian-born American physicist.
Marcel Schein (June 9, 1902, in Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Czech Republic) - February 20, 1960, in Chicago) was a Bohemian-born American physicist.
Matt Gutman
Matt Gutman is an American radio and television journalist.
Matt Gutman is an American radio and television journalist.
Matthew Bomer
Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor.
Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor.
Max Margolis
Max Leopold Margolis was a Lithuanian-born American philologist.
Max Leopold Margolis was a Lithuanian-born American philologist.
Max Stern (businessman)
Max Stern (1898–1982) was an entrepreneur who established and built the Hartz Mountain Corporation, which eventually became one of America's most-successful privately held companies.
Max Stern (1898–1982) was an entrepreneur who established and built the Hartz Mountain Corporation, which eventually became one of America's most-successful privately held companies.
Maxwell Finland
Maxwell Finland was an American medical researcher, an expert on infectious diseases.
Maxwell Finland was an American medical researcher, an expert on infectious diseases.
Melvin Lax
Melvin Lax (March 8, 1922 – December 8, 2002) was a distinguished Professor of Physics at City College of New York and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983, and nota...
Melvin Lax (March 8, 1922 – December 8, 2002) was a distinguished Professor of Physics at City College of New York and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983, and nota...
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress and singer who has worked in theatre, television, and film.
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress and singer who has worked in theatre, television, and film.
Michael Bendetti
Michael Bendetti in Long Beach, California, is an American actor and producer best known for playing Officer Anthony "Mac" McCann in the fifth and final season of the Fox television series 21 ...
Michael Bendetti in Long Beach, California, is an American actor and producer best known for playing Officer Anthony "Mac" McCann in the fifth and final season of the Fox television series 21 ...
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the current Mayor of New York City, and the 10th richest person in the United States, having net worth of US$18 billion in 2010.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the current Mayor of New York City, and the 10th richest person in the United States, having net worth of US$18 billion in 2010.
Michael Medved
Michael Medved (born October 3, 1948) is an American radio host, author, political commentator and film critic.
Michael Medved (born October 3, 1948) is an American radio host, author, political commentator and film critic.
Michelle Federer
Michelle Federer (born December 5, 1973) is an American theatre and film actress.
Michelle Federer (born December 5, 1973) is an American theatre and film actress.
Mike Connolly (columnist)
Mike Connolly (1914 - November 18, 1966) was an American magazine reporter and primarily a Hollywood columnist.
Mike Connolly (1914 - November 18, 1966) was an American magazine reporter and primarily a Hollywood columnist.
Mischa Mischakoff
Mischa Mischakoff (born in Proskurov, Ukraine, on April 16, 1895, as Mischa Fischberg, died February 1981 in Petoskey, MI) was an outstanding violinist and concertmaster for 70 years, from the a...
Mischa Mischakoff (born in Proskurov, Ukraine, on April 16, 1895, as Mischa Fischberg, died February 1981 in Petoskey, MI) was an outstanding violinist and concertmaster for 70 years, from the a...
Morris Edward Opler
Morris Edward Opler (May 3, 1907 – May 13, 1996), American anthropologist and advocate of Japanese-American civil rights, was born in Buffalo, New York.
Morris Edward Opler (May 3, 1907 – May 13, 1996), American anthropologist and advocate of Japanese-American civil rights, was born in Buffalo, New York.
Mr. Whitekeys
Douglas James Haggar, more commonly known by the stage name Mr. Whitekeys and occasionally as W. Keys, is a musician, recording artist, entrepreneur, writer, media personality and or...
Douglas James Haggar, more commonly known by the stage name Mr. Whitekeys and occasionally as W. Keys, is a musician, recording artist, entrepreneur, writer, media personality and or...
Nahum Norbert Glatzer
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish-American literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish-American literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Nancy Snyderman
Nancy L. Snyderman, MD (born 1952) is an American physician and broadcast journalist.
Nancy L. Snyderman, MD (born 1952) is an American physician and broadcast journalist.
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality.
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality.
Norman Davidson biologist
Norman Davidson was an American biologist notable for advancing genome research, member of the National Academy of Sciences, a national Medal of Science winner, a professor at Caltech.
Norman Davidson was an American biologist notable for advancing genome research, member of the National Academy of Sciences, a national Medal of Science winner, a professor at Caltech.
Norman Goodman
Norman Goodman is the current county clerk for New York County (Manhattan).
Norman Goodman is the current county clerk for New York County (Manhattan).
Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Nuh Ha Mim Keller (born 1954) is an American Muslim translator of Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic law, as well as being authorised by Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri as a sheikh in sufism i...
Nuh Ha Mim Keller (born 1954) is an American Muslim translator of Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic law, as well as being authorised by Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri as a sheikh in sufism i...
Paul D. Foote
Paul Darwin Foote (March 27, 1888 – August 2, 1971) was a director of research and executive vice president of the Gulf Research and Development company, as well as the United States Assistant S...
Paul Darwin Foote (March 27, 1888 – August 2, 1971) was a director of research and executive vice president of the Gulf Research and Development company, as well as the United States Assistant S...
Paul Ulanowsky
Paul Alexander Theodore Ulanowsky (March 4, 1908, Vienna - 1968) was an Austrian-American pianist, accompanist, vocal coach, and music educator of Austrian and Ukrainian decent.
Paul Alexander Theodore Ulanowsky (March 4, 1908, Vienna - 1968) was an Austrian-American pianist, accompanist, vocal coach, and music educator of Austrian and Ukrainian decent.
Paul Wayne Buza
Paul Wayne Buza is an American Neurologist and an assistant professor of Aerospace physiology at Florida Institute of Technology and owner and CEO of the Southern AeroMedical Institute.
Paul Wayne Buza is an American Neurologist and an assistant professor of Aerospace physiology at Florida Institute of Technology and owner and CEO of the Southern AeroMedical Institute.
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre (26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964) was an Austrian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.
Peter Lorre (26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964) was an Austrian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.
Peter Stearns
Peter N. Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost with almost 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator.
Peter N. Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost with almost 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator.
Philip P. Cohen
Philip Pacy Cohen was an American chemist and a medical researcher, department head at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, "a pioneer in the study of human metabolism", a member of the N...
Philip Pacy Cohen was an American chemist and a medical researcher, department head at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, "a pioneer in the study of human metabolism", a member of the N...
Philipp Fehl
Philipp Fehl (May 9, 1920, Vienna, Austria- September 11, 2000) was an Austrian artist and art historian.
Philipp Fehl (May 9, 1920, Vienna, Austria- September 11, 2000) was an Austrian artist and art historian.
Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her chart-topping 1975 hit "Poetry Man".
Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her chart-topping 1975 hit "Poetry Man".
Rafael Lorente de No
Rafael Lorente de No was an American neuroscientist who advanced our understanding of the nervous system with his seminal research.
Rafael Lorente de No was an American neuroscientist who advanced our understanding of the nervous system with his seminal research.
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned sixty-two years.
Ralph Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned sixty-two years.
Ray Teal
Ray Teal (January 12, 1902 April 2, 1976) was an American actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and some 90 television programs in his 37-year career.
Ray Teal (January 12, 1902 April 2, 1976) was an American actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and some 90 television programs in his 37-year career.
Raymond E. Zirkle
Dr. Raymond Elliott Zirkle was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, a principal in the Manhattan Project, director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of C...
Dr. Raymond Elliott Zirkle was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, a principal in the Manhattan Project, director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of C...
Rene d'Harnoncourt
Rene d'Harnoncourt was a director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 1949 to 1967.
Rene d'Harnoncourt was a director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 1949 to 1967.
René Spitz
René Árpád Spitz (Vienna, January 29, 1887 – Denver, September 11, 1974) was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst.
René Árpád Spitz (Vienna, January 29, 1887 – Denver, September 11, 1974) was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst.
Richard Neutra
Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) is considered one of modernism's most important architects.
Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) is considered one of modernism's most important architects.
Rob Angello
Rob Angello was the drummer for The Secret Syde, as well as Lord John, X-Men, and The Blases.
Rob Angello was the drummer for The Secret Syde, as well as Lord John, X-Men, and The Blases.
Rob LaBelle
Rob LaBelle is an American film and television actor.
Rob LaBelle is an American film and television actor.
Robert Boury
Robert Boury (28 December 1946), is an American composer and pianist, and one of the most creative living composers of our time.
Robert Boury (28 December 1946), is an American composer and pianist, and one of the most creative living composers of our time.
Robert Edward Gross
Robert Edward Gross was one of America's great pioneering surgeons.
Robert Edward Gross was one of America's great pioneering surgeons.
Robert Goldsand
Robert Goldsand was an Austrian-American classical pianist.
Robert Goldsand was an Austrian-American classical pianist.
Robert Gould Shaw II
Robert Gould Shaw II was a wealthy landowner of the leisure class in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts during the Gilded Age.
Robert Gould Shaw II was a wealthy landowner of the leisure class in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts during the Gilded Age.
Robert K. Burns
Robert Kyle Burns was an American biologist known for sexual differentiation in vertebrates.
Robert Kyle Burns was an American biologist known for sexual differentiation in vertebrates.
Robert Weathers
Robert James Weathers (born September 13, 1960, in Westfield, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.
Robert James Weathers (born September 13, 1960, in Westfield, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.
Rodney L. Cool
Rodney Lee Cool was an American physicist who helped to establish the existence of the quark.
Rodney Lee Cool was an American physicist who helped to establish the existence of the quark.
Roger Hertog
Roger Hertog is an American businessman, financier and conservative philanthropist.
Roger Hertog is an American businessman, financier and conservative philanthropist.
Ross Gunn
Ross Gunn was an American physicist, a key player in the USA nuclear submarine program, and a principal in the Manhattan Project.
Ross Gunn was an American physicist, a key player in the USA nuclear submarine program, and a principal in the Manhattan Project.
Rudolf Friml
Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as being a pianist.
Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as being a pianist.
Rudolph Loewenstein (psychoanalyst)
Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein (January 17, 1898, in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - April 14, 1976, in New York City) was a Polish-French-American psychoanalyst.
Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein (January 17, 1898, in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - April 14, 1976, in New York City) was a Polish-French-American psychoanalyst.
Russel L. Honoré
Russel L. Honoré (pronounced ; born 1947) is a retired Lieutenant General who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S. First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
Russel L. Honoré (pronounced ; born 1947) is a retired Lieutenant General who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S. First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
Sam Jaffe (actor)
Sam Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer also known as Lee Kun-hee and has pen name is Lee Byung-chull.
Sam Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer also known as Lee Kun-hee and has pen name is Lee Byung-chull.
Sam Jaffe (producer)
Sam Jaffe (May 21, 1901 – January 10, 2000) was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer and a studio executive.
Sam Jaffe (May 21, 1901 – January 10, 2000) was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer and a studio executive.
Samuel Adler (composer)
Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.
Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.
Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta ( ; born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery ser...
Sanjay Gupta ( ; born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery ser...
Sarah Leah Whitson
Sarah Leah Whitson is an American human rights activist and director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
Sarah Leah Whitson is an American human rights activist and director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
Sheetal Sheth
Sheetal Sheth is an American actress known for her roles in film, television, and theater.
Sheetal Sheth is an American actress known for her roles in film, television, and theater.
Stefan Wolpe
Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer.
Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer.
Steve Adams (Western Federation of Miners)
Steve Adams, sometimes known as Stephen Adams, played a minor, but particularly revealing, role in events surrounding the murder trial of Harry Orchard, and the trials of Western Federatio...
Steve Adams, sometimes known as Stephen Adams, played a minor, but particularly revealing, role in events surrounding the murder trial of Harry Orchard, and the trials of Western Federatio...
Susumu Hagiwara
Susumu Hagiwara was a Japanese-born American physician and neuroscientist.
Susumu Hagiwara was a Japanese-born American physician and neuroscientist.
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman who became known as an escort-service owner while using the stage name Sheila Devin and later became known as the...
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman who became known as an escort-service owner while using the stage name Sheila Devin and later became known as the...
T. Ryland Sanford
Thomas Ryland Sanford (September 4, 1878 – April 8, 1952) was the first President of the Chatham Training School.
Thomas Ryland Sanford (September 4, 1878 – April 8, 1952) was the first President of the Chatham Training School.
Tareq Salahi
Tareq Dirgham Salahi is a American vintner, former public official and a current Television personality.
Tareq Dirgham Salahi is a American vintner, former public official and a current Television personality.
Theodore L. Cairns
Theodore L. Cairns was an American chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a research scientist at DuPont Central Research, known for his contributions to U.S. scientific policy ...
Theodore L. Cairns was an American chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a research scientist at DuPont Central Research, known for his contributions to U.S. scientific policy ...
Tim Hetherington
Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington (5 December 1970 – 20 April 2011) was a British-American photojournalist with work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poste...
Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington (5 December 1970 – 20 April 2011) was a British-American photojournalist with work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poste...
Vernon W. Hughes
Vernon W. Hughes was an American physicist specializing in research of subatomic particles.
Vernon W. Hughes was an American physicist specializing in research of subatomic particles.
Victor Kugler
Victor Kugler (5 June 1900, Hohenelbe/Vrchlabí - 16 December 1981, Toronto) was one of the people who helped hide Anne Frank and her family and friends during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Victor Kugler (5 June 1900, Hohenelbe/Vrchlabí - 16 December 1981, Toronto) was one of the people who helped hide Anne Frank and her family and friends during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Victor Reiter
Victor Reiter (? - 1989?) was a San Francisco plant collector and a founder of the California Horticulture Society in the 1930s.
Victor Reiter (? - 1989?) was a San Francisco plant collector and a founder of the California Horticulture Society in the 1930s.
Victoria Valentine
Victoria Valentine is an American writer, poet and book publisher who was born in the 1960s in New York.
Victoria Valentine is an American writer, poet and book publisher who was born in the 1960s in New York.
Vincent Di Maio
Dr. Vincent J. M. Di Maio is an American forensic pathologist and a nationally renowned expert on the subject of gunshot wounds.
Dr. Vincent J. M. Di Maio is an American forensic pathologist and a nationally renowned expert on the subject of gunshot wounds.
Virginia Leith
Virginia Leith is an American film and television actress.
Virginia Leith is an American film and television actress.
Walker Bleakney
Walker Bleakney was an American physicist, one of inventors of mass spectrometers,, and widely noted for his research in the fields of atomic physics, molecular physics, fluid dynamics,the ioniz...
Walker Bleakney was an American physicist, one of inventors of mass spectrometers,, and widely noted for his research in the fields of atomic physics, molecular physics, fluid dynamics,the ioniz...
Walter Feit
Walter Feit (October 26, 1930 – July 29, 2004) was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Walter Feit (October 26, 1930 – July 29, 2004) was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Walther F. Goebel
Walther Frederick Goebel was an American immunologist and an organic chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Walther Frederick Goebel was an American immunologist and an organic chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
William C. Stadie
William Christopher Stadie was a researcher, a Diabetes specialist.
William Christopher Stadie was a researcher, a Diabetes specialist.
William Feller
William Feller born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian-American mathematician specializing in probability theory.
William Feller born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian-American mathematician specializing in probability theory.
William L. Brown
William Lacy Brown was an American geneticist notable for breeding programs in maize, sorghum, soybeans and wheat.
William Lacy Brown was an American geneticist notable for breeding programs in maize, sorghum, soybeans and wheat.
William O. Aydelotte
William Osgood Aydelotte was an American historian focused on the British Parliament, a pioneer in applying the statistics to historical research.
William Osgood Aydelotte was an American historian focused on the British Parliament, a pioneer in applying the statistics to historical research.
William Rubin
William Stanley Rubin (11 August 1927, Brooklyn, New York – 22 January 2006, Pound Ridge) was an American curator and director of the painting and sculpture department at the Museum of Modern Ar...
William Stanley Rubin (11 August 1927, Brooklyn, New York – 22 January 2006, Pound Ridge) was an American curator and director of the painting and sculpture department at the Museum of Modern Ar...
William Z. Hassid
Dr. William Z. Hassid was a pioneer research scientist in sugar biochemistry.
Dr. William Z. Hassid was a pioneer research scientist in sugar biochemistry.
Yandell Henderson
Yandell Henderson was an American physiologist.
Yandell Henderson was an American physiologist.