Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, founder of Johnstown, New York, was an Irish pioneer and army officer in colonial New York, and the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1755 to 1774. He served on the Governor's Council in New York, earned the rank of Major General in the British forces during the French and Indian War. Sir William was a man of many accomplishments, and ultimately his estate in the Mohawk River Valley covered over 400,000 acres (1,600 km²).

Guy Johnson (c.1740 - 5 March 1788) was an Irish-born military officer and diplomat for the Crown during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of either John or Warren Johnson of Smithstown, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, the two younger brothers of Sir William Johnson. In 1756, he sailed from Ireland and joined his uncle William in the Mohawk Valley of the Province of New York. In 1763, Guy Johnson married William's daughter Mary ("Polly"), …

George Croghan (c. 1720 - August 31, 1782) was a prominent American colonist and early advocate of westward expansion. He was an experienced Indian agent and fur trader. His name is also seen spelled as "Crogan" and "Crowgan", and is said to have been pronounced with a silent "g". George Croghan was born in Dublin, Ireland around 1720, moved to Colonial America in 1741, and became a fur trader in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

John Butler (1728-1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. He worked in the British Indian Department under Sir William Johnson, and led Seneca and Cayuga forces in the Saratoga Campaign. He later raised and commanded a regiment of rangers. John Butler is considered a villain in the United States, but is considered a hero in Canada.

Theyanoguin or King Hendrick (c.1680 - 8 September 1755) was an important Mohawk leader and orator in the Mohawk Valley of colonial New York who had a close association with Sir William Johnson, the administrator of Indian affairs for Great Britain, and was influential among other American leaders such as Benjamin Franklin. King Hendrick was born to a Mohawk woman and a Mohegan man living in Massachusetts, probably between the years 1680 and 1690.

Pontiac or Obwandiyag, was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region following the British victory in the French and Indian War. Historians disagree about Pontiac's importance in the war that bears his name. Nineteenth century accounts portrayed him as the mastermind and leader of the revolt, …

Alexander Henry (August 1739-April 4, 1824) was a fur trader and entrepreneur. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in what was then British North America, he became a fur-trader at Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Michigan) in 1761. Captured by Native Americans in 1763 in connection with the operations unleashed by Pontiac, he was rescued by Wawatam, an Ojibwa, who had adopted him as a brother.

William Williams (1731-1811) was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence Williams born in Lebanon, Connecticut the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from Harvard in 1751. He continued preparation for the ministry for a year, but then joined the militia to fight in the French and Indian War.

Nathan Whiting (b. 4 May 1724, Windham, Connecticut - d. 1771) was a soldier and merchant in Colonial America. His parents died while he was a child and Nathan was raised by father's sister Mary and her husband Reverend Thomas Clap. Nathan Whiting would graduate from Yale in 1743 while his uncle Thomas was president of the University. In 1745 Ensign Nathan Whiting joined the New England army being raised to capture Fortress Louisbourg from the French.

Joseph Blanchard (1704-1758) was born in Dunstable, New Hampshire (now Nashua) on February 11, 1704 to Capt. Joseph Blanchard and his wife Abiah Hassell. In 1724 he joined the New Hampshire Militia as a lieutenant and served in Capt. Eleazer Tyng's Company. On September 26, 1728 he married Rebecca Hubbard of Groton, Massachusetts. They would have 12 children, including Jonathan Blanchard, a New Hampshire delegate to the Congress of the Confederation in 1784.

Christopher Carleton (1749 - 1787) was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England into a military family. Christopher's parents died at sea when he was only four years old and his uncles Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester the future Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-Chief, North America along with Sir Thomas Carleton the 1st Govenor of New Brunswick saw to his education and upbringing.

Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau or Jean-Armand Dieskau, Baron de Dieskau (1701 - 1767) was a French general and commander in America for a part of the French and Indian War. He was defeated and captured at Battle of Lake George in 1755 by Sir William Johnson, and was finally released in 1763.

Hugh McDonell was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born at Aberchalder Lodge in Scotland. In 1733, he came with his father and uncles to the Mohawk Valley of New York, settling on Sir William Johnson's estate near Johnstown. As a loyalist, he was taken prisoner by Major-General Philip John Schuyler shortly before the American Revolution began. After escaping, he made his way to Montreal in 1777 and joined the King’s Royal Regiment of New York.

Nicholas Efram Young (September 12 1840 - October 31 1916) was an American executive, manager and umpire in professional baseball who served as president of the National League from 1885 to 1902. Born in Amsterdam, New York at Johnson Hall, the estate of Sir William Johnson, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and later was employed in the U.S. Treasury Department. Young, an excellent cricket player as a young man, …