James H. Hobby

James H. Hobby

male, deceased (1882)
James H. Hobby (27 April 1835 - 17 November 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy. Born at New Boston, New Hampshire, Hobby was appointed...
William P. Hobby Jr.

William P. Hobby Jr.

male, 77 years old
William Pettus “Bill” Hobby, Jr. is a Texas Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as his state's lieutenant governor, having serv...
William P. Hobby

William P. Hobby

male, deceased (1964)
William Pettus Hobby (March 26, 1878-June 7, 1964) was the publisher of the "Houston Post" and the governor of the U.S. state of Texas from 1917 to...

Alfred Marmaduke Hobby

male, deceased (1881)
Alfred Marmaduke Hobby was a famous Texas merchant, politician, Confederate officer, and poet. He was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1836, the son of...

Sir Philip Hobby

male, deceased (1558)
Sir Philip Hobby was a wealthy 16th century English nobleman born around 1505. He was a close advisor to King Henry VIII, being one of the king's...
Oveta Culp Hobby

Oveta Culp Hobby

female, deceased (1995)
Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905-August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding...

George Barris

male
George Barris is one of the best-known designers of custom cars in the world. With some justification, he styles himself King of the Kustomizers....
Julian Sprung

Julian Sprung

male
Julian Sprung (born 1966) is an American writer on marine aquarium fishkeeping. He is an alumnus of the University of Florida where he studied...
G. Harry Stine

G. Harry Stine

male, deceased (1997)
G. Harry Stine (March 26, 1928 - November 2, 1997) is widely regarded as the father of model rocketry. Although he did not invent the hobby - that...
John Ott

John Ott

male
Dr. John Nash Ott was a banker who was most notable as a pioneer in the cinematic use of time-lapse photography. Ott's initial "day-job" career was...