39.2868° N, 76.6201° W

BALTIMORE

Most Famous People Born in Baltimore, United States

Notable people
2,329
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1939
Most distinctive
Baseball 7.0×

A port city whose distinctive professions are baseball at seven times the global rate, basketball, and an unusually thick column of officers, novelists, and lawyers — the shape of a Mid-Atlantic city that has always sat at the meeting point of the Navy yard, the courts, and the literary establishment. Frank Zappa, Babe Ruth, Michael Phelps, and Edgar Allan Poe (who died here, not born) all belong to this bench, and the 19th-century tail is heavier than in most American cities its size.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Baltimore during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 245 notable births.

What Baltimore Is Known For

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Politician is Baltimore's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (255).

Baltimore over-indexes on baseball7.0× the global rate.

Baltimore under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician255
  2. Actor189
  3. Baseball186
  4. Football149
  5. Basket102
  6. Lawyer88
  7. Writer66
  8. Music54
  1. Baseball1867.0×
  2. Basket1023.5×
  3. Officer422.7×
  4. Novelist232.5×
  5. Lawyer882.2×
  6. Music541.6×
  7. Actor1891.5×
  1. Painter350.6×
  2. Football1490.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Baltimore's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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2,329 notable people

1801 EPISCOPAL

Charles R. Denny

1912 - 2000

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1802 POLITICIAN

Sheryl Davis Kohl

Born 1962

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1803 OFFICER

Joseph D. Stewart

1942 - 2019

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1804 POLITICIAN

John A. Wilson (politician)

1943 - 1993

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1805 WRITER

Jack Iams

1910 - 1990

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1806 BASEBALL

Eddie Quick

1881 - 1913

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1807 MUSIC

Serpentwithfeet

Born 1988

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1808 PROFESSOR

Emanuel Fritz

1886 - 1988

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1809 BASEBALL

Jim Schelle

1917 - 1990

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1810 ACTOR

Norma Phillips

1893 - 1931

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1811 EPISCOPAL

William W. Edel

1894 - 1996

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1812 POLITICIAN

Nancy Dahlstrom

Born 1957

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1813 BASEBALL

Roy Dietzel

1931 - 2018

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1814 PRODUCER

Ted Hewitt

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1815 POLITICIAN

Nina R. Harper

Born 1950

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1816 PLAYER

Fred Colston

1884 - 1918

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1817 POLITICIAN

August Klecka

1878 - 1946

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1818 ACADEMIC

Frederick Courtney Tarr

1896 - 1939

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1819 GOLF

Tina Barrett (golfer)

Born 1966

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1820 SPORT

Mickey Whitehurst

1873 - 1953

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1821 POLITICIAN

Habern W. Freeman

Born 1941

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1822 BASEBALL

Jack Horner (baseball)

1863 - 1910

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1823 MISSING

Wayne Schafer

Born 1963

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1824 SECRETARY

Broderick D. Johnson

Born 1956

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1825 FOOTBALL

John C. B. Pendleton

1871 - 1938

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1826 ARCHITECT

John Jacob Zink

1886 - 1952

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1827 BASEBALL

Bill McCaffrey

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1828 BASEBALL

Jimmy Say

1862 - 1894

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1829 PUPPETEER

Bernard H. Paul

1907 - 2005

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1830 BASEBALL

Gene McCann

1876 - 1943

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1831 VIROLOGIST

Wallace P. Rowe

1926 - 1983

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1832 BASEBALL

Frank Sellman

1852 - 1907

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1833 POLITICIAN

William H. Amoss

1936 - 1997

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1834 SURGEON

Liebe Sokol Diamond

1931 - 2017

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1835 BASEBALL

Rusty Gerhardt

Born 1950

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1836 BASEBALL

Ken Cloude

Born 1975

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1837 DANCER

Eugénie Kuffler

Born 1949

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1838 BASEBALL

Bill Schroeder (baseball)

Born 1958

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1839 LAWYER

Irvin B. Nathan

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1840 FOOTBALL

Sean Rush

Born 1985

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1841 POLITICIAN

James E. DeGrange Sr.

Born 1949

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1842 PRIVATEER

Thomas Egenton Hogg

1828 - 1898

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1843 BASKET

Dave Smalley (basketball)

1934 - 2007

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1844 MILITAR

Daniel Lakin

Born 1834

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1845 BASEBALL

Charlie Yingling

1865 - 1897

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1846 FOOTBALL

Mike Gray (Canadian football)

Born 1960

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1847 POLITICIAN

Todd Schuler

Born 1977

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1848 BASEBALL

Ed Stratton

1858 - 1900

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1849 DRUMMER

Denny Weston Jr

-

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1850 LACROSSE

Brendan Mundorf

Born 1984

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1851 PRODUCER

Alix Spiegel

-

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1852 SCULPTOR

Ernest Wise Keyser

1876 - 1959

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1853 POLITICIAN

Michael G. Comeau

Born 1956

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1854 BASEBALL

Skyrocket Smith

1868 - 1916

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1855 POLITICIAN

Frank Boston

1938 - 2011

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1856 POLITICIAN

Cory V. McCray

Born 1982

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1857 ACADEMIC

David M. Kipnis

1927 - 2014

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1858 BASEBALL

Joe Miller (shortstop)

1861 - 1928

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1859 WRESTLER

Ricky Blues

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1860 BASEBALL

Eddie Dent

1887 - 1974

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1861 ACTOR

Alwina Valleria

1848 - 1925

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1862 DESIGNER

Theodore Wells Pietsch II

1912 - 1993

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1863 DRIVER

Cameron Das

Born 2000

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1864 SINGER

Dana Kletter

Born 1959

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1865 MILITAR

William M. Carr

1829 - 1884

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1866 LACROSSE

Bill Schmeisser

1880 - 1941

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1867 BASEBALL

Joe Dolan (baseball)

1873 - 1938

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1868 BASKET

Brent Arrington

Born 1992

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1869 MURDER

Steven Oken

1962 - 2004

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1870 BASEBALL

Chuck Wortman

1892 - 1977

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1871 BASEBALL

Harry Smith (1910s catcher)

1890 - 1922

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1872 ACTOR

Robert Graham Jr.

1858 - 1916

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1873 BASEBALL

Suter Sullivan

1872 - 1925

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1874 BASEBALL

Wally Goldsmith

1848 - 1915

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1875 MUSIC

Sivion

Born 1972

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1876 ACTOR

John W. Albaugh

1837 - 1909

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1877 POLITICIAN

James F. Ports Jr.

Born 1958

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1878 POLITICIAN

Victoria L. Schade

Born 1970

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1879 BUSINESS

Willard Rouse

1942 - 2003

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1880 NEUROLOGIST

Phillip L. Pearl

Born 1958

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1881 WRITER

Louie Verrecchio

Born 1961

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1882 BUSINESS

Rick Shangraw

Born 1959

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1883 BASEBALL

Jake Evans (baseball)

1856 - 1907

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1884 FOOTBALL

Jim Cherneski

Born 1974

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1885 BASEBALL

Ed Mincher

1851 - 1918

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1886 FOOTBALL

Ed Listopad

Born 1929

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1887 GEOLOGIST

Charles Kephart Swartz

1861 - 1949

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1888 JUDGE

Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.

1920 - 2000

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1889 ENTREPRENEUR

Jake Lodwick

Born 1981

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1890 WRITER

Joe Brooks (fly fisherman)

1901 - 1972

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1891 ACTOR

James Michael Gregary

Born 1953

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1892 SPORT

Doug Turnbull

1903 - 1993

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1893 FOOTBALL

Bob Van Doren

Born 1929

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1894 LAWYER

Peter Trooboff

Born 1942

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1895 BASEBALL

George Meister

1854 - 1928

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1896 BASEBALL

Pete Woodruff

1874 - 1918

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1897 FOOTBALL

Mark Kosmos

Born 1945

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1898 POLITICIAN

Michael D. Smigiel Sr.

Born 1958

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1899 FOOTBALL

Sean Vanhorse

Born 1968

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1900 BASEBALL

Sam Shaw (baseball)

1864 - 1947

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1901 POLITICIAN

Ralph M. Hughes

Born 1948

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1902 OCEANOGRAPHER

Arlo Hemphill

Born 1971

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1903 NURSE

Esther McCready

1931 - 2020

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1904 WRITER

Katherine Butler Hathaway

1890 - 1942

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1905 POLITICIAN

Brian K. McHale

Born 1954

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1906 BASEBALL

Mike Gaule

1869 - 1918

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1907 POET

John Thomas Idlet

1930 - 2002

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1908 FOOTBALL

Scott Burley

Born 1986

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1909 POLITICIAN

Margaret "Peggy" Murphy

Born 1930

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1910 BASEBALL

Bill Gardner (baseball)

1868 - 1948

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1911 ARTIST

Walter Cole Brigham

1870 - 1941

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1912 FOOTBALL

Bill Harte

Born 1971

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1913 REPUBLICAN

William Henry Hunt Gleason

1862 - 1949

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1914 ACTOR

Percy G. Williams

1857 - 1923

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1915 POLITICIAN

Donna Stifler

Born 1965

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1916 BASEBALL

Jake Miller (outfielder)

1895 - 1974

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1917 SONGWRITER

Dov Rosenblatt

Born 1981

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1918 BASEBALL

Henry Wilson (baseball)

1876 - 1929

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1919 POLITICIAN

Martha McClellan Brown

1838 - 1916

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1920 MILITAR

William H. Brown

1836 - 1896

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1921 MISSING

Ethel Jones Mowbray

Died 1948

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1922 BASEBALL

Desmond Beatty

1893 - 1969

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1923 FOOTBALL

Tavon Rooks

Born 1990

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1924 MILITAR

Paul J. Wiedorfer

1921 - 2011

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1925 POLITICIAN

Jo Ann Hardesty

Born 1957

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1926 LAWYER

Bernard Ades

1903 - 1986

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1927 BUSINESS

Charles T. Howard

1832 - 1885

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1928 BUSINESS

William C. Goodridge

1806 - 1873

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1929 COACH

Jim Adams (lacrosse)

1920 - 2019

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1930 AUTHOR

Jordannah Elizabeth

Born 1986

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1931 ASTRONOMER

Richard B. Dunn

1927 - 2005

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1932 POLITICIAN

Julian L. Lapides

Born 1931

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1933 LAWYER

Gerald Curran

1939 - 2013

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1934 POLITICIAN

Robbyn Lewis

Born 1963

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1935 POLITICIAN

Michael U. Gisriel

Born 1951

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1936 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Marc Rochkind

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1937 SINGER

Maimouna Youssef

Born 1990

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1938 POLITICIAN

Tony Fulton (Maryland politician)

1951 - 2005

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1939 EXECUTIVE

John P. Healey

1922 - 2019

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1940 PUBLISHER

Alfred Prettyman

Born 1935

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1941 POLITICIAN

Emil B. Pielke

Born 1942

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1942 ROWER

Kenneth Foote

Born 1948

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1943 LACROSSE

Ben Rubeor

Born 1986

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1944 LACROSSE

Dan Burns

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1945 FOOTBALL

Jeff Stock

Born 1960

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1946 POLITICIAN

Norman R. Stone Jr.

Born 1935

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1947 BUSINESS

Jeff Seibert

Born 1985

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1948 ACTOR

Doc Crane

1847 - 1920

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1949 OFFICER

John C. Harvey Jr.

Born 1951

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1950 ACTOR

Jamie O'Brien (beauty queen)

Born 1988

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1951 ARTIST

Laura Ann Jacobs

Born 1960

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1952 BALLET

Amy Sue Rosen

1955 - 2003

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1953 FOOTBALL

Harry Olszewski

1946 - 1998

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1954 ENVIRONMENTALIST

Robert Wilder

Born 1960

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1955 FOOTBALL

Wayne Mulligan

Born 1947

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1956 FOOTBALL

Sonny Askew

Born 1957

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1957 JOURNALIST

Wil S. Hylton

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1958 RADIO

Clarence Mitchell IV

Born 1962

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1959 BASEBALL

John Lyston

1867 - 1909

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1960 LAWYER

Alan M. Wilner

Born 1937

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1961 LAWYER

Jean Camper Cahn

1935 - 1991

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1962 JOURNALIST

Arthur L. Jones

1945 - 2006

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1963 JAZZ

Peter Brendler

Born 1978

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1964 POLITICIAN

Robert McLane

1867 - 1904

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1965 BUSINESS

Zanvyl Krieger

1906 - 2000

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1966 BASEBALL

Ed High

1873 - 1926

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1967 MUSIC

Irv Manning

1917 - 2006

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1968 YOUTUBE PERSONALITY

Jamisha Gilbert

1995 - 2013

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1969 LAWYER

William L. Marbury Jr.

1901 - 1988

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1970 CITY COUNCIL

Nicholas D'Adamo Jr.

Born 1958

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1971 FOOTBALL

Justin Wells

Born 1988

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1972 RADIO

Mario Armstrong

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1973 LAWYER

Thomas M. DiBiagio

Born 1960

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1974 WRITER

John Shields (chef)

Born 1951

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1975 PRODUCER

Matthew King Kaufman

Born 1946

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1976 ARTIST

Revere La Noue

Born 1976

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1977 BALLET

Michele Wiles

-

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1978 POLITICIAN

James E. Malone Jr.

Born 1957

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1979 MISSING

Agnes Jones Adams

1858 - 1923

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1980 POLITICIAN

William S. Hanna

1923 - 1994

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1981 MUSIC

Jeff Siegel

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1982 BASKET

Jim Lacy

1926 - 2014

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1983 BIOLOGIST

E. Cuyler Hammond

1912 - 1986

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1984 FOOTBALL

Wade Whitney

Born 1967

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1985 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Jocelyn Scheirer

Born 1967

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1986 DIPLOMAT

J. Fife Symington Jr.

1910 - 2007

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1987 BASEBALL

Fred Ostendorf

1892 - 1965

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1988 BASEBALL

Bill French

1849 - 1893

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1989 POLITICIAN

Frederick Malkus

1913 - 1999

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1990 INVENTOR

John Calvin Jureit

1918 - 2005

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1991 ARTIST

Nettrice Gaskins

Born 1970

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1992 OFFICER

Henry G. Chiles Jr.

Born 1938

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1993 BASEBALL

Harry Scherer

1868 - 1897

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1994 MILITAR

Benjamin Swearer

1825 - 1902

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1995 BASEBALL

Tommy Vereker

1893 - 1974

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1996 ACADEMIC

Tom Manley (college president)

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1997 POLITICIAN

Mary Beth Carozza

Born 1961

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1998 CARTOONIST

Mike Riley (cartoonist)

Born 1975

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1999 POLITICIAN

Dennis C. McCoy

Born 1942

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2000 CIVIL SERVICE

Virginia S. Baker

1921 - 1998

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2001 WRITER

Matthew E. May

-

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2002 POLITICIAN

Scherod C. Barnes

Born 1948

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2003 MILITAR

Henry Shutes

1804 - 1889

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2004 FENCER

Suzanne Paxton

Born 1969

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2005 POLITICIAN

Carolyn J. Krysiak

Born 1939

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2006 INVENTOR

Jack Naylor

1919 - 2007

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2007 LAWYER

Hudson Snowden Marshall

1870 - 1931

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2008 BUSINESS

Blake Cordish

Born 1970

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2009 FOOTBALL

Dean Wurzberger

Born 1953

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2010 DEPUTY

Bruce J. Gebhardt

Born 1949

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2011 FOOTBALL

Tim Wittman

Born 1963

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2012 SPORT

Sam Kouvaris

Born 1955

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2013 SPORT

Steve Kolbe

Born 1967

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2014 ACTOR

Layla Price

Born 1991

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2015 POLITICIAN

Steven J. DeBoy Sr.

Born 1956

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2016 POLITICIAN

Terry R. Gilleland Jr.

Born 1977

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2017 HOMICIDE

Donald Worden

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2018 ACTOR

Rachel Naomi Hilson

Born 1995

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2019 MUSIC

Eliot Bronson

Born 1979

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2020 SINGER

Kameko Tarnez

Born 1984

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2021 BASEBALL

Dutch Ulrich

1899 - 1929

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2022 BASEBALL

Ray Morgan

1889 - 1940

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2023 POLITICIAN

Elizabeth Burmaster

Born 1954

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2024 COACH

Harry Edward Welch Jr.

Born 1945

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2025 THEOLOGIAN

William Marshner

Born 1943

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2026 BASEBALL

Tom Lipp

1870 - 1932

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2027 COXSWAIN

Edward Ringold

1827 - 1864

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2028 BUSINESS

Martin Dannenberg

1915 - 2010

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2029 MILITAR

Berrie H. Jarrett

1894 - 1927

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2030 BASEBALL

Rick Steirer

Born 1956

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2031 BASEBALL

Henry Kohler

1852 - 1934

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2032 PRODUCER

Yhaunai Takiyal

Born 1998

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2033 LAWYER

Meyer Cardin

1907 - 2005

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2034 POLITICIAN

John R. Schneider

1937 - 2002

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2035 FILM

Charles J. Hite

1876 - 1914

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2036 OFFICER

William H. Brockman Jr.

1904 - 1979

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2037 FOOTBALL

Nick Campofreda

1914 - 1959

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2038 BASEBALL

Al Rubeling

1913 - 1988

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2039 WRITER

Louis S. Diggs

Born 1932

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2040 OFFICER

William O. Eareckson

1900 - 1966

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2041 JOURNALIST

Frederick O'Brien

1869 - 1932

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2042 BASEBALL

Bill Smith (baseball manager)

Born 1873

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2043 WRITER

Kathryn Troutman

Born 1947

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2044 BUSINESS

Melanie Whelan

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2045 LAWYER

Harrison Lee Winter

1921 - 1990

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2046 POLITICIAN

Charles E. Sydnor III

Born 1974

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2047 PHOTOGRAPHER

Arthur "Smokestack" Hardy

1901 - 1995

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2048 LACROSSE

Jesse Schwartzman

Born 1985

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2049 FOOTBALL

Christian Barreiro

Born 1990

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2050 DIPLOMAT

Helen Reed-Rowe

Born 1949

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2051 BASEBALL

Henry Reville

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2052 SCULPTOR

Ethel Painter Hood

1908 - 1982

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2053 POLITICIAN

Andrew J. Burns Jr

1927 - 2010

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2054 BASKET

Eric Skeeters

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2055 COMMANDER

Robert G. Hale

Born 1956

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2056 TEACHER

Sarah Richmond

1843 - 1921

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2057 AUTHOR

Michelle Kennedy Hogan

Born 1972

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2058 JESUIT

Aloysius C. Galvin

1925 - 2007

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2059 LAWYER

Thomas John Morris

1837 - 1912

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2060 FOOTBALL

Jacob Bender (soccer)

Born 1994

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2061 WRESTLER

Morgus the Maniac

Born 1961

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2062 MILITAR

Alexander H. Truett

1833 - 1898

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2063 PRIEST

George M. Murray (bishop)

1919 - 2006

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2064 SONGWRITER

J.Oliver

Born 1991

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2065 MUSIC

Carl Filipiak

Born 1950

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2066 FOOTBALL

Nicholas Kropfelder

1923 - 2012

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2067 COMEDIAN

Tubby Boots

1926 - 1993

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2068 BASEBALL

Ambrose McGann

1868 - 1941

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2069 BASEBALL

Harry Child

1905 - 1972

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2070 POLITICIAN

Eric Ebersole

Born 1958

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2071 FOOTBALL

Marquez Fernandez

Born 1992

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2072 DARTS PLAYER

Ray Carver

Born 1901

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2073 BASEBALL

Tommy Johns

1851 - 1927

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2074 BASEBALL

Ferd Eunick

1892 - 1959

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2075 BASEBALL

Rudy Kneisch

1899 - 1965

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2076 POLITICIAN

George W. Della Jr.

Born 1943

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2077 ENGINEER

Thomas B. Coughlin

Born 1941

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2078 BASEBALL

Roy Heiser

Born 1942

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2079 COACH

Nathan Mannakee

1879 - 1965

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2080 MUSIC

Bob McChesney

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2081 SWIMMER

Ian Jaryd Silverman

Born 1995

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2082 ANNOUNCER

Roger Carroll

1934 - 2019

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2083 EXECUTIVE

Arthur Ehlers

1897 - 1977

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2084 ACTOR

Edmund Law Rogers Jr.

1850 - 1893

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2085 BASEBALL

Walt Herrell

1889 - 1949

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2086 BASEBALL

Charlie Gettig

1870 - 1935

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2087 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jim Sugar

Born 1946

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2088 BASEBALL

Spider Wilhelm

1929 - 1992

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2089 BISHOP

Rogers Israel

1854 - 1921

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2090 BASEBALL

Ben Mallonee

1894 - 1978

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2091 POLITICIAN

Joseph J. DiBlasi

Born 1946

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2092 BASEBALL

Levin Jones

1847 - 1914

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2093 BASEBALL

Lou Thuman

1916 - 2000

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2094 POLITICIAN

John M. Goodloe

1858 - 1942

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2095 BASKET

Andrew Fitzgerald (basketball)

Born 1990

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2096 ABOLITIONIST

William Douglass (abolitionist)

1804 - 1862

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2097 MILITAR

Robert Emmet Callan

1864 - 1936

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2098 JESUIT

Edward B. Bunn

1896 - 1972

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2099 BASEBALL

Lefty Russell

1890 - 1962

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2100 BASEBALL

Mike Hooper (baseball)

1850 - 1917

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