- Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett (born April 22, 1944, in Jackson, Tennessee) is a American aviator and adventurer known for his appetite to set world records. Fossett, who made his fortune in the American financial services industry, is best known for his five world record non-stop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo airplane pilot. Fossett has set 116 records in five different sports, 76 of which still stand. - Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. Known for often playing dark and villainous characters, he has so far predominantly appeared in supporting roles in a wide variety of both low-budget ("Boys Don't Cry") and major studio films ("Jarhead"), ranging from drama to horror and action thrillers. His most critically praised performance to date was as "The New Republic" magazine editor, … - Robert Quine
Robert Quine was an American guitarist, known for his innovative guitar solos. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown in comparison. Critic Mark Demming writes "Quine's eclectic style embraced influences from jazz, rock, and blues players of all stripes, … - A. E. Hotchner
Aaron Edward Hotchner, (b. June 28 1920) is an American editor, novelist, playwright and biographer. He was born in St. Louis and attended Soldan High School. He graduated from Washington University Law School in 1941, practiced law briefly, then served in the Air Force as a military journalist. After his stint in the military, Hotchner met Ernest Hemingway, and the two spent the next 14 years as close friends. - Alton Ochsner
Alton Ochsner (May 4, 1896 - September 6, 1981) was a surgeon and medical researcher who worked at Tulane University and other New Orleans hospitals before he established his own world-renowned The Ochsner Clinic. Reared in a small South Dakota town, Ochsner was an unlikely hero of southern medicine. He was recruited to Tulane from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. - Daniel Nathans
Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 - November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the last of nine children born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During the Great Depression his father lost his small business and was unemployed for a long period of time. Nathans went to public schools and then to the University of Delaware, where he studied chemistry, philosophy, and literature. - Mike Simpson
Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson, D.D.S. (born September 8, 1950 in Burley, Idaho), has been a Republican United States Representative from Idaho since 1999. Simpson represents. Simpson was educated at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, and the Washington University School of Dental Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Simpson practiced dentistry in Blackfoot, Idaho, before entering the U.S. House. Simpson was elected to the Blackfoot City Council in 1980. - Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (November 19, 1915 - March 9, 1974) was a U.S. physiologist. Dr. Sutherland was born on November 19, 1915 in Burlingame, Kansas. He won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1971 "for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones," especially epinephrine, via second messengers (such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate, cyclic AMP). He received his bachelor's degree (Chemistry) in 1937 from Washburn University, Topeka, … - Selden P. Spencer
Selden Palmer Spencer (September 16, 1862 - May 16, 1925) was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he attended the public schools there and graduated from Yale College in 1884 and from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1886. He was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in St. Louis; he was a professor of medical jurisprudence in the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis in 1886, … - Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician and former Senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being particularly outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion and flag burning. After serving for eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives and then working as a lobbyist, … - Harold Ramis
I'm a Capricorn who enjoys listening to music, long walks on the beach, and watching the sunset. - Walter E. Massey
Dr. Walter E. Massey, an American educator, physicist, and business leader, was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi April 5 1938. Massey graduated from Morehouse College in 1958 and received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. He served as the ninth president of Morehouse College from 1995 to 2007. Massey has served as the director of the National Science Foundation under George H. W. Bush and Senior Provost of the University of California System. - William H. Danforth
William H. Danforth (1870 - 1956) founded the Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a co-founder of the American Youth Foundation (AYF) and the author of the book, "I Dare You!". Ralston's checkerboard logo evolved from a personal development concept Danforth put forth in his book I Dare You (ISBN 0-7661-2786-9) in which he used a checkerboard to explain it. Danforth proposed that four key components in life need to be in balance. - Charles Eames
Charles Eames (pronounced) was an American designer, architect and filmmaker who, together with his wife Ray, is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the 20th century. - J. C. R. Licklider
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (March 11, 1915 - June 26, 1990), known simply as J.C.R. or "Lick" was an American computer scientist, considered one of the most important figures in computer science and general computing history. After early work in psychoacoustics, he became interested in information technology early in his career. Much like Vannevar Bush, J.C.R. Licklider's contribution to the development of the Internet consists of ideas, not inventions. - Howard Mechanic
Howard Lawrence Mechanic was an undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis who went into hiding for 28 years after being accused of throwing a cherry bomb into the university's ROTC building during a Vietman War protests in May 1970. Mechanic denies throwing the bomb. No one was injured, but Mechanic was charged under the Civil Obedience Act of 1968 and sentenced to five years in prison. - Edwin G. Krebs
Dr Edwin Gerhard Krebs (born June 6, 1918) is an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1989 and, together with his collaborator Edmond H. Fischer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. Krebs was born in Lansing, Iowa, the third child of William Carl Krebs, … - Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an acclaimed Tony Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-winning American stage and television actor, perhaps best known for portraying the character Benson DuBois. - Roscoe C. Patterson
Roscoe Conkling Patterson was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri. Born in Springfield, Missouri, he attended public and private schools, Drury College, (Springfield) and the University of Missouri at Columbia. He graduated from the law department of Washington University (St. Louis) in 1897, was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Springfield. He was prosecuting attorney of Greene County from 1903 to 1907, … - Dwight F. Davis
Dwight Filley Davis (July 5, 1879 - November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the runner-up for the men's singles title at the US Championships in 1898. He then teamed-up with Holcombe Ward won the men's doubles title at the championships for three years in a row from 1899-1901. - Mike Peters
Mike Peters (born October 9, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American cartoonist. He draws the popular comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm, as well as syndicated editorial cartoons that appear in papers all over the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His home paper is the "Dayton Daily News" in Dayton, Ohio. - Harry B. Hawes
Harry Bartow Hawes (November 15, 1869-July 31, 1947) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate from Missouri. Born in Covington, Kentucky, Hawes moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated from Washington University School of Law in 1896, and began his career in law. He represented the Republic of Hawaii when it was annexed to the US. He later served as president of the St. Louis Police Board. - Hal Daub
Harold John "Hal" Daub, Jr. (born April 23, 1941 in Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina) is a politician and lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party. Daub was a collection attorney with Standard Chemical Company of Omaha for many years and served in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989, representing the 2nd congressional district of Nebraska, and from 1995 to 2001 was mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. Daub rejoined Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP in 2005, … - Jeff Tremaine
Jeff Tremaine (born December 8, 1966) is an American film and television producer/director, and, along with Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze, one of the creators of MTV's "Jackass". He directed "Jackass: The Movie", "Jackass Number Two", and "Jackass" spinoff "Wildboyz". Tremaine is the former editor of Big Brother Magazine and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO as well as a former professional BMX rider. - Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes, born Mary Isabelle Wickenhauser was an American film and television actress. Wickes was born in St. Louis, Missouri of German and Irish Protestant extraction in 1915. She began acting in films in the late 1930s, and was also a member of the Orson Welles troupe on his radio drama "Mercury Theatre of the Air". One of her earliest significant film appearances was in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1942), … - Tom Friedman
Tom Friedman (born 1965) American conceptual sculptor known for his work employing everyday material, such as toothpicks or sugar cubes in intricate geometric arrangements. Friedman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University there, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic illustration in 1988. He pursued graduate coursework at the University of Illinois at Chicago receiving a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1990. - Sam Fox
Sam Fox (born 1929 in Desloge, Missouri) is an American businessman in St. Louis and prominent Republican Party donor, who was made United States ambassador to Belgium by President George W. Bush. Bush employed a recess appointment to secure Fox's position on April 4, 2007. His nomination had previously been withdrawn following Sen. John Kerry's objections to his contributions to the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. - Eric Reiss
Eric Reiss has been creating interactive experiences for almost 25 years. Following a long career as a senior copywriter for one of Europe's leading business-to-business advertising agencies, he founded the Copenhagen-based consultancy E-Reiss ApS in January, 2001 (that's 010101 for you binary types - more info at www.e-reiss.com). - John Gardner
John Champlin Gardner, Jr. (born July 21, 1933, Batavia, New York; died September 14, 1982, near Susquehanna, Pennsylvania) was an American novelist and university teacher. He was a popular and controversial figure until his death in a motorcycle accident at the age of 49. - Anita Diamant
Anita Diamant (born June 27, 1951) is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She is perhaps best known for her novel "The Red Tent" which was a best-seller. She has also written several guides for Jewish people including "The New Jewish Wedding" and "Living a Jewish Life". - Clyde Cowan
Clyde Lorrain Cowan Jr (December 6, 1919-May 24, 1974) was the co-discoverer of the neutrino, along with Frederick Reines. The discovery was made in 1956, detected in the neutrino experiment. Frederick Reines received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 in both their names. Born the oldest of four children in Detroit, Michigan, his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he began his education attending public schools. - George Herbert Walker
George Herbert "Bert" Walker (June 11, 1875 - June 24, 1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the grandfather (and namesake) of President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of current President George W. Bush. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Walker was the youngest son of David Davis Walker, a dry goods merchant from Bloomington, Illinois, and Martha Adela Beaky. - Hugh Ferriss
Hugh Ferriss (1889 - 1962) was an American delineator (one who creates perspective drawings of buildings) and architect. According to Daniel Okrent, Ferriss never designed a single noteworthy building, but after his death a colleague said he 'influenced my generation of architects' more than any other man. Ferriss's influences can also be seen in a lot of popular culture. Gotham City, the setting for Batman, is certainly a prime example. - Alan J. Dixon
Alan John Dixon (born July 7, 1927), a Democrat, served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 1981 until 1993. Born in Belleville, Illinois on July 7, 1927, he attended Illinois public schools and later earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Washington University. While attending the University of Illinois he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. During World War II, Dixon served in the United States Navy. - Abram L. Sachar
Abram Leon Sachar (1899 - 1993) was an American historian and university president. Born in New York City, his immigrant family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1906 and (after a year at Harvard) he earned his AB and AM at Washington University. He went to England to do his research on the Victorian House of Lords and gained his PhD at Cambridge University in 1923. He then taught history at the University of Illinois from 1923 to 1948. - Charles Nagel
Charles Nagel (August 9, 1849 - January 5, 1940) was a United States politician and lawyer from St. Louis, Missouri. Born in Colorado County, Texas to Dr. Hermann and Friedericke Litzmann Nagel, he served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, was president of the St. Louis city council from 1893 to 1897 and was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1912. - Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly has been a national leader of the conservative movement since the publication of her best-selling 1964 book, A Choice Not An Echo. She has been a leader of the pro-family movement since 1972, when she started her national volunteer organization now called Eagle Forum. In a ten-year battle, Mrs. Schlafly led the pro-family movement to victory over the principal legislative goal of the radical feminists, called the Equal Rights Amendment. - Chic Hecht
Mayer Jacob Hecht, better known from a childhood nickname as Chic Hecht, was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. - David R. Francis
David Rowland Francis (October 1, 1850 - January 15, 1927) was an American politician. He served in various positions including Mayor of Saint Louis, Governor of Missouri, and United States Secretary of the Interior. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia between 1916 and 1917, during the Russian Revolution of 1917. He was a Democrat. Francis was born in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1850. He graduated from Washington University in St. - J. Michael Bailey
John Michael Bailey (born 2 July 1957 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American psychology professor, best known for his controversial work on homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexualism. Bailey obtained his B.A. in Mathematics from Washington University in 1979 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas, Austin in 1989, where he studied under behavior genetics researcher Lee Willerman. He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1989.
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