This page categorizes the names of men and women who have popped up most throughout my research. While it seems to be a running joke in some schools that each grade has four Mary’s, in this case, I’ve identified that to be a historical fact more than an outlier. The most popular names I’ve identified…
Entries Born in Wyoming, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Wyoming in the United States of America. Entries: Doris Bohrer, Allied Spy and Head of Counterintelligence at the CIA Matthew Shepard, His Tragic Murder Eventually Led to Federal Hate Crime Laws Across the United States
Entries Born in Wisconsin, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America. Entries: Danica Patrick, Former Professional Race Car Driver Elizabeth Tabor, The Silver Queen of Colorado Harry Gordon Selfridge, Founder of the Iconic Selfridge’s Department Store Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author of the Famous Little House books Lorena Hickok, Groundbreaking Journalist &…
Entries Born in West Virginia, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of West Virginia in the United States of America. Entries: Betty Zane, Revolutionary War Heroine who Carried Gunpowder in Her Purse Dorothy Pressler Morgan, Pioneering Stunt Pilot Katherine Johnson, Hidden Figure and Physicist Juliet Opie Hopkins, The Florence Nightingale of the South Nancy Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s Mother…
Entries Born in Washington, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Washington in the United States of America. Entries: Alice Ball, Creator of the First Treatment for Leprosy Amanda Knox, Journalist Remembered for the Tragic Death of her Roommate & Her Role in the Subsequent Investigation Kikisoblu, Daughter of Chief Si’ahl of the Duwamish and Suquamish Tribes…
Entries Born in Washington DC, United States of America
These are the People born in Washington, District of Columbia, otherwise known as the capitol city of the United States of America. Entries: Billie Burke, Academy Award Winning Actress Chita Rivera, Broadway Performer Isabella Hagner James, The First Salaried Employee of a United States First Lady Colonel Lewis W Washington, Great-Grandnephew of President Washington Lucy…
Entries Born in Virginia, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Virginia, in the United States of America. Entries: General Ann E Dunwoody, The First Woman to Become a Four-Star General in the US Army Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy Carrie Buck Detamore, Plaintiff in the Now Infamous Buck v Bell Supreme Court Case and Victim of the…
Entries Born in Vietnam
These are the People born in the country of Vietnam, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Vietnam came to be. Entries: Ruan An, Eunuch Who Designed China’s Forbidden City Stephanie Murphy, Member of the US House of Representatives Thích Quảng…
Entries Born in Vermont, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Vermont in the United States of America. Entries: Charlotte Parkhurst, Stagecoach Driver in the Wild West Grace Coolidge, Former First Lady of the United States Myra Bradwell, The First Licensed Female Lawyer in Illinois Nettie Stevens, Geneticist Who Worked on the Theory of Sex Determination
Entries Born in Utah, United States of America
These are the People born in the state of Utah in the United States of America. Entries: Colonel Gail Halvorsen, The Berlin Candy Bomber Natacha Rambova, Early Hollywood Set and Costume Designer Philo Farnsworth, The Man Who Invented Modern Television Technology Reva Beck Bosone, The First Elected Congresswoman From the State of Utah