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Entertainment

• Tom Cruise (1962 - ) high-level film star^[1]
• Bette Davis (1908 - 1989) two-time Academy Award-winning actress of stage, screen and television^[2]
• Bill Evans (1929-1980), jazz pianist
• Glenn Ford (1916 - 2006) film actor^[3]
• Anthony Perkins (1932 - 1992) An Academy Award-nominated stage and screen actor.
• Blake Lewis (1981-), American Idol contestant and singer ^[4]
• D. W. Griffith (1875 - 1948) early film director^[5]
• Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) actor/comedian^[6]
• Isham Jones (1894 - 1956) songwriter, Big Band era orchestra leader, former coal miner
• Anthony Hopkins (1937 - ) Academy-Award winning film/stage actor^[7]
• Myrna Loy (1905 - 1993) actress^[8]
• Ray Milland (1905 - 1986) actor^[9]
• James (Kibo) Parry (1967 - ) Internet legend, humorist, pop culture commentator
• Susan Sarandon (1946 - present) Oscar-winning actress

Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... For the singer, see Betty Davis, for the meteorologist, see Betty Davis (meteorologist). ... William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and one of the most famous of the 20th century; he remains one of the major influences on post-1950s jazz piano. ... Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was an acclaimed Canadian-born actor from Hollywoods Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. ... Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932–September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the serial killer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. ... Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up to Jordin Sparks on the sixth season of American Idol. ... David Llewelyn Wark D.W. Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... Isham Jones, 1922 Isham Jones (31 January 1894 – 19 October 1956) was a United States bandleader, violinist, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter. ... Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (IPA: ) (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actor. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

Literature

• Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) novelist/playwright^[10]
• Jack London (1876 - 1916) author^[11][12]
• Edgar Lee Masters (1868 - 1950) poet/biographer/dramatist^[11]
• Ogden Nash (1902-1971) wrote clever humorous poetry
• Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896) abolitionist/writer^[10]

Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 — January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. ... Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916),[1][2][3] was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. ... Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 - March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. ... Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse. ... Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was a white American abolitionist and novelist, whose Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) attacked the cruelty of slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential, even in Britain. ...

Politics

• John Quincy Adams - President of the United States (1767-1848)^[13]
• Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810 - 1903) abolitionist^[11]
• Calvin Coolidge - twenty-ninth Vice President (1921-1923) and thirtieth President of the United States (1923-1929)^[13]
• James J. Davis (1873 - 1947) U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania^[14]
• Jefferson Davis (1808 – 1889) - soldier, politician, and first and only President of the Confederate States (1862-1865)^[10]
• William Floyd - Declaration of Independence signatory^[15]
• Button Gwinnett - Declaration of Independence signatory^[16]
• Charles Evans Hughes - Governor of New York^[17]
• Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States^[13][18]
• Robert E. Lee - Confederate general^[19]
• Francis Lewis - Declaration of Independence signatory^[15]
• Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States^[13]
• James Madison - 4th President of the United States^[13]
• John Marshall - statesman, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court^[10]
• James Monroe (1758 - 1831) fifth president of the US^[13]
• Lewis Morris - Declaration of Independence signatory^[15]
• Robert Morris - Declaration of Independence signatory^[10]
• William Penn (1644 - 1718) Founder of Pennsylvania^[10]
• Daniel Webster (1782 – 1852) United States Senator and Secretary of State^[20]
• Thomas Wynne (1627-1691) - Physician to William Penn and speaker of the first Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly^[21]
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947 - ) Democratic U.S. Senator, former First Lady, Presidential candidate.^[22]

John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Cassius Marcellus Clay, nicknamed The Lion of Whitehall (October 19, 1810–July 22, 1903) was an emancipationist from Madison County, Kentucky, a much younger first cousin, once removed, of famous politician Henry Clay. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... James J. Puddler Jim Davis (October 27, 1873-November 22, 1947), was a U.S. Republican Party politician, He was born in Tredegar, South Wales in the United Kingdom, and emigrated to the United States in 1881 at the age of eight and was apprenticed as a puddlers assistant... Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. ... The President of the Confederate States was the Head of State of the short-lived republic of the Confederate States of America, which seceded from the United States. ... William Floyd in a 1792 portrait This article is about the signer of the Decleration of Independence. ... A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... Button Gwinnett. ... A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States. ... NY redirects here. ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... // This article is about the Confederate general. ... Francis Lewis Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ... A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), an American politician and fourth President of the United States of America (1809–1817), was one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ... John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), and the fourth Virginian to hold the office. ... Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726– January 22, 1798) was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. ... A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... Robert Morris Robert Morris, Jr. ... A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nations antebellum era. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... Dr. Thomas Wynne (1627-1691), was personal physician of William Penn and one of the original settlers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ... This article is about the use of the term first lady internationally. ...

Industrial and business

• David Thomas ([34]
• Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel - Tennessee-born founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey
• Bob Evans - founder of Bob Evans Restaurants
• Howard Stringer (1942 - ) businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation^[23]
• J. P. Morgan (1837 - 1913) banker^[11]
• William Fargo (1818 - 1881) pioneer expressman^[11]
• Howard Hughes (1905 – 1976) pioneering American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer.

Native of Wales who was largely responsible for the birth of the Industrial Revolution. ... Founder Jack Daniel. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Statue of Jack Daniel at the Distillery in November 2004. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ... Bob Evans Farms, Inc. ... Sir Howard Stringer Sir Howard Stringer (born 1942) is a British-American businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation, before that he was CEO of the Sony Corporation of America. ... John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier, banker, philanthropist, and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. ... William George Fargo (May 20, 1818 - August 3, 1881), pioneer American expressman, was born in Pompey, New York. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ...

Other

• Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820) American pioneer^[24]
• Lewis Evans (1700 - 1756) colonial surveyor and geographer^[25]
• Oliver Evans (1755 – 1819) inventor^[10][26]
• Murray Humphreys (1899 - 1965) Chicago mobster, chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition^[27]
• George Jones (1811 - 1891) 'New-York Daily Times co-founder^[10]
• John L. Lewis (1880 - 1969) organized labor union leader^[10]
• Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) explorer^[24][28]
• William Farrand Prosser (1834 - 1911) Union Colonel in the American Civil War. Served in the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee.
• Isaac Shelby (1750 - 1826) soldier and the first Governor of Kentucky^[29]
• Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) journalist/explorer^[11]
• Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) one of the most prominent and influential architects of the first half of the 20th century^[10][30]
• Elihu Yale (1649 – 1721) first benefactor of Yale University^[10][31]

This 1820 oil painting by Chester Harding is the only portrait of Daniel Boone made from life. ... Lewis Evans (c. ... Oliver Evans Oliver Evans (13 September 1755 – 15 April 1819) was a United States inventor. ... Murray The Camel or The Hump Llewellyn Humphreys (1899 - November 23, 1965), was a Chicago mobster of Welsh descent who was the chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. ... George Jones (1811 – 1891) co-founded with Henry Jarvis Raymond the newspaper the New-York Daily Times, now the New York Times, publishing its first issue on September 18, 1851. ... DAVE ACKERMAN HAS WOOLY SOCKSJohn Llewellyn Lewis (February 12, 1880 – June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960. ... Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. ... William Farrand Prosser William Farrand Prosser (March 16, 1834 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania – September 23, 1911 in Seattle, Washington) Tennessee and Washington state politician. ... Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American soldier and the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1792 to 1796 and from 1812 to 1816. ... Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known in the Congo as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks or, alternatively, Sledge Hammer) , born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904), was a journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the worlds most prominent and influential architects. ... Elihu Yale Elihu Yale, (April 5, 1649 – July 8, 1721), was the first benefactor of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. ... “Yale” redirects here. ...

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