Ernest Henry Gruening (February 6, 1887-June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and Democrat who was the Governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Alaska from 1959 until 1969. Born in New York City, Gruening graduated from Harvard University in 1907 and from Harvard Medical School in 1912. He then forsook medicine to pursue journalism. Initially a reporter for the "Boston American" in 1912, …

Frank Forrester Church III was a United States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981. Church was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party.

Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (April 20, 1904 - December 11, 1968) was an American politician, and was a member of the Democratic Party. Bartlett was born in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from the University of Alaska in 1925, Bartlett began his career in politics. A reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News until 1933, he accepted the position of secretary to Delegate Anthony Dimond of Alaska.

Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel (born August 18, 1919 in Ellinwood, Kansas) is an American Republican politician who was Governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969, and again from 1990 to 1994. He resigned the governorship on January 29, 1969 to be United States Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970 under President Richard Nixon.

William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 - February 23, 1974) was a United States politician, newspaperman, and Republican Party leader. He served as the United States Senate Majority Leader (1953-1955), as United States Senate Minority Leader (1955-1959), and succeeded his father, Joseph R. Knowland, as the editor and publisher of the "Oakland Tribune".

Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 - September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. Jackson was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and 1976. As a Cold War anti-Communist Democrat, Jackson's political philosophies and positions have been cited as an influence on a number of key figures associated with neoconservatism, including Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle

Edna Ferber (August 15 1885 - April 16 1968), was an American novelist, author and playwright. Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (in 1885, not 1887 as sometimes stated), to a Hungarian-born Jewish storekeeper and his Milwaukee, Wisconsin-born wife, Jacob Charles and Julia (Neumann) Ferber. She would become a leading American author who wrote a number of successful books and plays. After living in Chicago and Ottumwa, Iowa, at age 12, …

Anthony Joseph Dimond was an American Democratic Party politician who was the Alaska Territory Delegate in the United States House of Representatives for many years (1933-1945). Dimond was also an early champion of Alaska statehood. Dimond was born in New York and attended Catholic schools, taught school in Montgomery County, New York (1900-1903) and was a prospector/miner in Alaska (1904-1912) before studying law and beginning practice in Valdez (1913).

Nathan Farragut Twining (October 11,1897 - March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960 he was the first member of the Air Force to serve in that role.

Robert Bruce Atwood (1907-1997) was the long-time editor and publisher of the "Anchorage Times", and a proponent of Alaska statehood.

Wayne Norviel Aspinall was a lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democrat from 1949-1973 from Colorado’s Fourth District. Aspinall became known for his direction of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, of which he was the chairman from 1959-1973. Aspinall focused the majority of his efforts on western land and water issues.

Michael Anthony Stepovich (born March 12, 1919 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American Republican politician who was Governor of Alaska Territory from 1957 to 1958. A Notre Dame Law School graduate, he was the first non-acting native-born Governor of Alaska. He was also a member of the territorial House of Representatives from 1950 to 1952, and of the territorial Senate in 1952. He and his wife are both Croatian/Montenegrin.

Elmer E. Rasmuson (1909-2000) was an Alaskan banker and philanthropist. He was Mayor of Anchorage from 1964-1967.

James Wickersham (August 24, 1857-1939) was a district judge for Alaska, appointed by President McKinley to the Third Judicial District in 1900. He resigned his post in 1908 and was subsequently elected as Alaska's delegate to Congress, serving until 1917 and then being re-elected in 1930. He was instrumental in the passage of the Organic Act of 1912, which granted Alaska territorial status, introduced the Alaska Railroad Bill, legislation to establish McKinley Park, …

Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Heintzleman (December 3 1888-June 24 1963) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1953 to 1957. He was born and was buried in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, and he died in Juneau, Alaska.

Richard Lewis Neuberger (December 26, 1912 - March 9, 1960) was a U.S. journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century. Neuberger was born in the rural part of Multnomah County, Oregon, and grew up in nearby Portland, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1935, and served as editor of the student newspaper, the "Oregon Daily Emerald". Neuberger began writing for the "New York Times" as a college senior, …

Frederick Andrew Seaton (December 11, 1909-January 16, 1974) was United States Secretary of the Interior during Dwight Eisenhower's administration. Seaton was born in Washington, DC, but grew up and attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1931, and in 1937 moved to Hastings, Nebraska, where he was publisher of the "Daily Tribune" for many years. Seaton was active in Republican politics.

Ralph Julian Rivers (May 23 1903 - August 14 1976) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alaska. Born in Seattle, Washington, Rivers attended grammar school in Flat, Alaska, and Franklin High School in Seattle. He worked as a gold miner in Flat from 1921 to 1923, and then earned a LL.B. from the University of Washington in 1929. He then worked as a lawyer in private practice for several years.

William Allen Egan was an American Democratic politician. He served as the first Governor of the State of Alaska from January 3, 1959 to 1966, and elected to a second term from 1970 to 1974. Born in Valdez, Alaska, Egan is the only governor in the state's history to have actually been born in Alaska. He is today considered as one of the modern fathers of the state, and remains a popular figure in Alaskan history and state political culture.

Walter J. Hickel : I see in three dimensions. When I look at Prudhoe Bay, I don