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This is a list of famous people who have an article here, as well as on Wikipedia.
[edit] List of Famous People
[edit] Business
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| J. C. Fargo | 3rd President of American Express Company | Wikipedia |
| William Fargo | Founder of American Express Company and Wells, Fargo & Co. | Wikipedia |
| Bill Gates | Chairman of Microsoft | Wikipedia |
| Shaukat Ali Abdul Ghafoor | Businessman | Wikipedia |
| James Dixon Robinson III | CEO of American Express 1977-1993 | Wikipedia |
| Donald Trump | Billionaire/Founder of the Trump Organization | Wikipedia |
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Political
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 2nd United States President | Wikipedia |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian King and Conqueror | Wikipedia |
| George Herbert Walker Bush | 41st United States President | Wikipedia |
| Dick Cheney | 46th United States Vice President | Wikipedia |
| Oliver Cromwell | Protector of England after he won the Civil War | Wikipedia |
| Pier Gerlofs Donia | Legendary Frisian warrior and warlord, freedom fighter and folk hero | Wikipedia |
| Millard Fillmore | 13th President of the United States | Wikipedia |
| Adolf Hitler | German facist leader | Wikipedia |
| Harold Holt | 17th Prime Minister of Australia | Wikipedia |
| William Hovell | Australian explorer | Wikipedia |
| John Howard | 25th Prime Minister of Australia | Wikipedia |
| John F. Kennedy | 35th United States President | Wikipedia |
| Barack Obama | Current President of the United States of America | Wikipedia |
| Earle Page | 11th Prime Minister of Australia | Wikipedia |
| Franklin Pierce | 14th United States President | Wikipedia |
| Tom Ridge | Politician | Wikipedia |
| Kevin Rudd | 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia | Wikipedia |
| John Russell, 1st Earl Russell | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Wikipedia |
| John Russell, Viscount Amberley | British politician | Wikipedia |
| John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford | British politician | Wikipedia |
| Mary Stuart | Queen of England (1689-1694) | Wikipedia |
| Harry S. Truman | 33rd United States President | Harry S. Truman |
| George Washington | 1st United States President | Wikipedia |
| William Windsor | Prince of Wales | Wikipedia |
| William III of England | King of England | Wikipedia |
| Robert James Woolsey Jr. | Former CIA Director | Wikipedia |
[edit] Religion
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Hutton Gibson | religious writer | Wikipedia |
| Lancelot Edward Threlkeld | missionary and Congregational minister | Wikipedia |
[edit] Science
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Einstein | German physicist | Wikipedia |
| Edward Jenner | Doctor, studied smallpox vaccine | Wikipedia |
| William John Hamilton | English geologist | Wikipedia |
| Richard S.J. Tol | Climate economist | Wikipedia |
| Bertrand Russell | British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, advocate for social reform, and pacifist | Wikipedia |
[edit] Sports
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Davis | Olympic Swimmer | Wikipedia |
| Nate Dusing | Olympic Swimmer | Wikipedia |
| Rowdy Gaines | Olympic Swimmer | Wikipedia |
| Gary Hall Jr. | Olympic Swimmer | Wikipedia |
| Michael Heath | Olympic Swimmer | Wikipedia |
| Petria Thomas | Olympic swimmer | Wikipedia |
[edit] Military
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle | British soldier nobleman | Wikipedia |
| George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle | British soldier and politician | Wikipedia |
| George Keppel | British soldier and the husband of Alice Keppel, the mistress of King Edward VII | Wikipedia |
| Henry Keppel | British admiral | Wikipedia |
| William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle | British soldier and politician | Wikipedia |
[edit] Misc
| Name | Famous for | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Cartland | Author | Wikipedia |
| Sonia Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe | Baroness Ashcombe | Wikipedia |
| Alexandre von Fürstenberg | Son of Fashion Designer Diane von Fürstenberg | Wikipedia |
| William Richard Hamilton | British antiquarian and traveller | Wikipedia |
| Elizur Holyoke | Namesake of Mount Holyoke and Holyoke, Massachusetts | Wikipedia |
| William Charles Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle | Wikipedia | |
| Anne Lennox | Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline | Wikipedia |
| Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox | Wikipedia | |
| Todd Oldham | Fashion Designer | Wikipedia |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Explorer/Pirateer | Wikipedia |
| William Sotheby | English poet and translator | Wikipedia |
| Diana Spencer | First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales | Wikipedia |
| John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer | Father of Diana Spencer | Wikipedia |
[edit] Contributors
- Will 06:12, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- Robin Patterson 02:17, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
- Organized into categories - William Allen Shade 20:02, September 11, 2009 (UTC)