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by Randy CassinghamRandy Cassingham’s Honorary Unsubscribe Recognizes the Unknown, the Forgotten and the Obscure People who Had an Impact on Our Lives
The Honorees
By Name
- “Dick and Jane” author A. Sterl Artley (*)
- Diagnostician A. Stone Freedberg
- Special Operations operative Aaron Bank
- Any Griffith Show writer Aaron Ruben
- Friend of the homeless Abbe Pierre
- Thinking man’s writer Abby Mann
- Physicist Abraham Pais (*)
- PC pioneer Adam Osborne (*)
- “Betty Crocker” actress Adelaide Hawley Cumming (*)
- Vinyl legend Ahmet Ertegun
- Pilot Aileen Saunders Mellott (*)
- Beachcomber Al Baldwin
- Walkie-Talkie and pager inventor Al Gross (*)
- “Grandpa” Al Lewis
- The semiconductive Alan G. MacDiarmid
- Beeb announcer Alan Keith (*)
- Hollywood record label executive Alan W. Livingston
- Universalist Albert A. Dorskind
- Joyful sex author Alex Comfort (*)
- Laser physicist Alexander Prokhorov (*)
- The very open Alexander Yakovlev
- Faucet inventor Alfred Moen (*)
- Internal viewer Allan MacLeod Cormack (*)
- Anti-smoker Allen Carr
- “OK” etymologist Allen Walker Read (*)
- Inventive telephone researcher Amos E. Joel
- The rational Ancel Keys
- Resistance fighter Andree Peel
- Movie trailer reinventor Andrew J. Kuehn
- Computer networker Anita Borg (*)
- War correspondent Ann Bryan Mariano
- Mother, Anna Radosz
- Thinker Anthony Quinton
- Cartoon artist Antonio Prohias (*)
- Hearing aid designer Aram Glorig (*)
- Computer prodigy Arfa Karim Randhawa
- Social commentator Art Buchwald
- House Party host Art Linkletter
- Scifi master Arthur C. Clarke
- Medical researcher Arthur C. Guyton (*)
- Disguised friend Arthur Peacocke
- Laser inventor Arthur Schawlow (*)
- Last AP telegrapher Aubrey Keel (*)
- Natural food pusher Aveline Kushi (*)
- Everest climber Babu Chhiri Sherpa (*)
- Tobacco educator Barb Tarbox (*)
- Psychological warfare operative Barbara Lauwers Podoski
- The woman behind the successful man Barbara Orbison
- Cue card inventor Barney McNulty (*)
- Over-the-moon composer Bart Howard
- Disease researcher Baruch Blumberg
- Transplant enabler Baruj Benacerraf
- Hungarian nationalist Bela Kiraly
- The fractalized Benoit Mandelbrot
- Lifelong newsboy Bernard Green (*)
- Career advisor Bernard Haldane (*)
- “Twilight Zone” savior Bert Granet (*)
- Guitar teacher to the World Bert Weedon
- Slinky entrepreneur Betty James
- Movie producer Beverly Bailis Karp (*)
- Panel cartoonist Bil Keane
- Band director and waver Bill Bissell (*)
- Extraordinary doctor Bill Inman
- The prolific Bill Justice
- The rosy Bill Lofthouse
- Equal-opportunity golfer Bill Powell
- Capitol Stepper Bill Strauss
- Boy-voiced Billie Mae Richards
- Head Cowsill Billy Cowsill
- “Lone Ranger” announcer Bob Hite Sr (*)
- “Batman” creator Bob Kane (*)
- The Absolutely Fabulous director Bob Spiers
- Game Show creator Bob Stewart
- Programmer Bob Wallace (*)
- The jazzy Bob Weinstock
- Composer and actor Bobby Troup (*)
- Healer Bradford Cannon
- Cinematographer Brianne Murphy (*)
- The non-bionic Bruce A. Peterson
- Screenwriter Burt Kennedy (*)
- Literary agent Candida Donadio (*)
- The high-fidelity Carl G. Eilers
- Master Navy diver Carl M. Brashear
- War photographer Carl Mydans
- IVF pioneer Carl Wood
- Anthropological Conservationist Carolyn Rose (*)
- White House photographer Cecil Stoughton
- Careful listener Chad Varah
- Screenwriter Charles B. Griffith
- Apollo moonwalker Charles Conrad Jr (*)
- Immunologist Charles Janeway Jr (*)
- Eye surgery pioneer Charles Kelman
- “Mark Trail” model Charles N. Elliott (*)
- Rubber-faced comedian Charlie Callas
- MedicAlert founder Chrissie Woolcock Collins (*)
- Bookstore magnate Christina Foyle (*)
- Hovercraft inventor Christopher Cockerell (*)
- News explainer Christopher Glenn
- Fireworks artisan Christopher Ross (*)
- Violinist Clair Cline
- Digital communications pioneer Claude Shannon (*)
- Media freedom advocate Clay T. Whitehead
- One-legged tap dancer Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates (*)
- Curmudgeonly author Cleveland Amory (*)
- First on-air TV weatherman Clint Youle (*)
- Dodger scout Clyde Sukeforth (*)
- Kiwi tinkerer Colin Murdoch
- Life teacher Connie Douglas Reeves (*)
- Extremely equal Constance Baker Motley
- Real-life Starr Dale Messick
- Entebbe raider Dan Shomron
- Bang-up producer Dana Broccoli
- LA Police spokesman Daniel N. Cooke (*)
- Presidential doctor Daniel Ruge
- MAD cartoonist Dave Berg (*)
- Blood bag inventor David Bellamy (*)
- The statistically relevant David Blackwell
- The well-decorated David H. Hackworth
- “Addams Family” creator David Levy (*)
- Typecast film maker David Loeb Weiss
- Medical experimentation victim David Reimer
- The anti-cancer David Servan-Schreiber
- Wendy cinematographer David Watkin
- TV producer David Wolper
- Betamax lawyer Dean Dunlavey (*)
- The scientific Dennis Flanagan
- Operating system pioneer Dennis Ritchie
- TV writer Devery Freeman
- The Fickle-Fingered Dick Martin
- Persistent writer Dick Wimmer
- Sensual author Dominique Aury (*)
- Mr. Wizard Don Herbert
- The Golden-Eared Don Kirshner
- The worldly Don LaFontaine
- The Angel of the Gap Don Ritchie
- Small town physician Donald E. Campbell (*)
- The prolific Donald E. Westlake
- Chemical engineer Donald L. Campbell (*)
- Wingman Donald Lopez
- Public health educator Dorothy Bird Nyswander (*)
- Magical showman Doug Henning (*)
- Disease specialists Drs. Jonathan Mann and Mary Lou Clements-Mann (*)
- Sidekick extraordinaire Durward Kirby (*)
- The alarming E. Harris Nober
- Bowler Earl Anthony (*)
- Original Smokejumper Earl Cooley
- Blues DJ Early Wright (*)
- TV Producer Ed Friendly
- Frisbee developer Ed Headrick (*)
- World record flyboy Ed Long (*)
- Swinger Eddie Malone
- Relational data baser Edgar F. Codd (*)
- Italian freedom fighter Edgardo Sogno (*)
- Infant anatomist Edmund Crelin Jr
- The good-hearted Edmund H. Sonnenblick
- Southern chef Edna Lewis
- Lava Lamp inventor Edward Craven Walker (*)
- The low-pressure Edward D. Freis
- True Value creator Edward E. Lanctot (*)
- Sign language lingist Edward Klima
- The chaotic Edward Lorenz
- Deaf educator Edward Scouten
- Comfortable chair designer Edwin John Shoemaker (*)
- Suicidologist Edwin S. Shneidman
- Women’s rights pioneer Edwin Traisman
- Breastfeeding advocate Edwina Froehlich
- Space law expert Eilene Galloway
- “Siskel and Ebert” creator Eliot Wald (*)
- Taboo researcher Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
- “Ask Beth” columnist Elizabeth Winship
- Hawaiian shirt designer Ellery J. Chun (*)
- Radio developer Elmer H. Wavering (*)
- School hostage Emily Keyes
- Blood doctor Ernest Beutler
- Classic-maker Ernest Lehman
- Smoking gun cancer researcher Ernst Wynder (*)
- Women’s rights crusader Estelle R. Ramey
- Pioneering TV executive Ethel Winant (*)
- Super Skipper Eugene B. Fluckey
- Military thinker Eugene J. Carroll Jr (*)
- Networker Evelyn Fowler Grubb
- WASP Evelyn Pinckert Brier
- Core curriculum developer Everett Needham Case (*)
- World-saving chemist F. Sherwood Rowland
- Carried-away actress Fay Wray
- Sportsman Fernand Sastre (*)
- Passengers and crew of Flight 93 (*)
- Hospice pioneer Florence Wald
- Comedian Foster Brooks (*)
- Female TV pioneer Frances Buss Buch
- Wartime gypsy Frances Langford
- Parawing inventor Francis Rogallo
- Recomposer Frank Bender
- Pox expert Frank Fenner
- Coin designer Frank Gasparro (*)
- Actor-impressionist Frank Gorshin
- Principal Frank Mickens
- Helicopter inventor Frank Piasecki
- World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles
- Alert security guard Frank Wills (*)
- Legendary swinger Frankie Manning
- Anti-Nazi minister Franklin H. Littell
- TV producer Fred de Cordova (*)
- Infrared visionary Fred Gillett (*)
- Suara Auru Fred Hargesheimer
- Astrophysicist Fred Hoyle (*)
- Bright as a comet Fred L. Whipple
- The very conscious Fred Plum
- TV composer Fred Steiner
- ZIP Code inventor Frederick C. Belen (*)
- The bookish Frederick G. Kilgour
- Gem in the Rough Frederick H. Pough
- Memorial sculptor Frederick Hart (*)
- Social activist Fuki Kushida (*)
- Technology Ethicist Gary Chapman
- Comic Gary Morton (*)
- Game show host Gene Rayburn (*)
- French resistance fighter Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz (*)
- The pre-recorded George Atkinson
- Ballroom dancer George Ballas
- Pearl Harbor radar operator George E. Elliott Jr (*)
- Computer missionary George E. Pake
- The safely clad George F. Crikelair
- Test pilot George Grundy Jr (*)
- Supertramper George Nissen
- Forgotten hero George Vujnovich
- Tuberculosis expert George W. Comstock
- Literary hotelier George Whitman
- “Gilligan” composer George Wyle (*)
- The demanding Gerard Debreu
- Holocaust alarm raiser Gerhart Riegner (*)
- The resistant Germaine Tillion
- Easy dinner creator Gerry Thomas
- Obstetric anesthesiology pioneer Gertie Marx
- Illuminated physicist Gertrude Neumark Rothschild
- Radiation expert Gilbert W. Beebe (*)
- Gymnastics pioneer Glenn Sundby
- Nuclear scientist Glenn T. Seaborg (*)
- The sudsy Gloria Monty
- Laser inventor Gordon Gould
- Jazzy sitcom writer Gordon Mitchell
- Freedom Rider Gordon Negen
- Nasdaq founder Gordon S. Macklin
- Boat designer Graham Guilford Haddock Jr (*)
- White Room dictator Guenter Wendt
- Soviet critic Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski (*)
- Movie mogul Guy McElwaine
- PC inventor H. Edward Roberts
- Safety engineer H. Harrison Hurt
- Toymaker Hans Beck
- The supportive Harold Benjamin
- Barehanded Harold Raymond Kingsmill Bates
- Actor Harold Russell (*)
- “Honeymooners” co-creator Harry Crane (*)
- German Measles vaccine developer Harry M. Meyer Jr (*)
- “Smokey Bear” creator Harry Rossoll (*)
- Loyal American Harry Ueno
- Pinup creator Hartzell Spence (*)
- Smiley Face creator Harvey R. Ball (*)
- Heroic teacher Heather Christensen
- Non-smoker Heather Crowe
- Music video pioneer Heinz Edelmann
- Photogenic Helen Gee
- World War I veteran Henry Allingham
- Photographic enabler Henry Froehlich
- Space radio engineer Henry Taylor Howard (*)
- Civil rights enforcer Henry V. Graham (*)
- End of an era owner Henry Z. Steinway
- The well-structured Herbert Saffir
- Death psychologist Herman Feifel (*)
- Hawaii Five-O actor Herman Wedemeyer (*)
- Bullet train developer Hideo Shima (*)
- Imagination inducer Himan Brown
- Dancer Howard “Sandman” Sims (*)
- Southern desegrationist Hugh B Patterson Jr
- Pulp author Hugh B. Cave
- Light bulb collector Hugh Francis Hicks (*)
- Lassie’s dad Hugh Reilly (*)
- Vietnam hero Hugh Thompson Jr
- Accidental spy Iceal Hambleton
- Comedian Imogene Coca (*)
- Rosemary author Ira Levin
- Writer Irene Kampen (*)
- Comedy writer Irving Brecher
- Newsman Irving R. Levine
- London Fog raincoat designer Israel Myers (*)
- Entrepreneur J. Lawrence Cassingham
- Gator-aider J. Robert Cade
- Westerner Jack A. Weil
- Writer Jack Cady
- Innovation enabler Jack Goldman
- Star Gazer Jack Horkheimer
- Godfather of Fitness Jack LaLanne
- Booked actor Jack Lord (*)
- The indestructible Jack Lucas
- Buchenwald savior Jack Werber
- Grand Master Jack Williamson
- Kangaroo Neighbor James E. Wall
- Songwriter James Myers (*)
- Chemist James R. Arnold
- Well-belted James Van Allen
- Healthful antagonist James W. Black
- JPLers Jane Galloway, Kerri Agey and Dorothy Forks
- Good politician Jay Hammond
- The magical Jay Marshall
- “Superman” writer Jay Morton (*)
- Pioneering computer programmer Jean Bartik
- “Daisies” author Jean Kerr (*)
- “Wilma Flinstone” voice Jean Vander Pyl (*)
- Big-picture thinker Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
- Madame Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
- Columnist and author Jeffrey Zaslow
- Pizza roller Jeno Paulucci
- Best buddies Jeremiah Baro and Jared Hubbard
- Spacecraft power developer Jerome Morse (*)
- Comedy writer Jerry Belson
- Songwriter Jerry Leiber
- Space engineer Jerry Olivieri (*)
- Museum director Jeshajahu Weinberg (*)
- Singer and composer Jester Hairston (*)
- Peking Man finder Jia Lanpo (*)
- Usenet creator Jim Ellis (*)
- Publicist Jim Moran (*)
- Anti-spam activist Jim Nitchals (*)
- “Miss Marple” actor Joan Hickson (*)
- Diplomat and inspiration Joan R. Braden (*)
- Model Joanne Siegel
- The jazzy Joe Bushkin
- “Beaver” creator Joe Connelly (*)
- Iditarod founder Joe Redington (*)
- Football great John “Jay” Berwanger (*)
- Poster boy John Alvin
- “The Shadow” voice John Archer (*)
- Hybridizer John Aylesworth
- Politically incorrect cartoonist John Callahan
- Valiant illustrator John Cullen Murphy
- Educational TV pioneer John F. White
- Giant Killer John Goeken
- Health skeptic John H. Renner (*)
- Meteorologist John Hope (*)
- Shaky inventor John Houghtaling
- Campy actor John Inman
- Cancer researcher John Kanzius
- Bluesman John Lee Hooker (*)
- Newspaperman John Oakes (*)
- “Miranda” lawyer John P. Frank (*)
- 7-Eleven founder John P. Thompson (*)
- Liberty-promoting reporter John Patrick Hunter (*)
- Rocket sled speeder John Paul Stapp (*)
- Communications satellite engineer John R. Pierce (*)
- Comedy director John Rich
- Press freedom proponent John Seymour Chaloner
- The hospitable John van Hengel
- Amateur linguist John Wilder Tukey (*)
- Television legend Johnny Carson
- Prolific cartoonist Johnny Hart
- Doctor Jordan B. Fieldman
- Lem Team Head Joseph Gavin
- Blacklisted doctor Joseph Hittelman
- Public servant Joseph Kauffman
- Racquetball inventor Joseph Sobek (*)
- Laser visionary Joseph Weber (*)
- A.I. Heretic Joseph Weizenbaum
- The well pinned-up Joyce Brand
- Banned Books Week founder Judith Krug
- Celestial mathematician Juergen Moser (*)
- Army wife Julia Compton Moore
- No-nonsense producer Julia Phillips (*)
- NASA spokesman Julian W. Scheer (*)
- Headache-free Julius Axelrod
- Scifi agent and editor Julius Schwartz
- “Spanish Flea” composer Julius Wechter (*)
- Pioneering journalist June Anderson Almquist (*)
- Cartoonist Kariel Gardos (*)
- The well-grounded Karl Linn
- Inventor Karsten Solheim (*)
- Woman Kathy Wilson
- Soundman Keith A. Wester (*)
- “Hawkeye Pierce” model Keith Reemtsma (*)
- “Red card” inventor Kenneth Aston (*)
- Ronald McDonald inspiration Kim Hill
- Rainman inspiration Kim Peek
- Australian bushfire survivor Koala Sam
- German freedom fighter Kurt Klein (*)
- Soviet dissident Larisa Bogoraz
- Musician Larry Adler (*)
- Book editor Larry Ashmead
- M*A*S*H co-creator Larry Gelbart
- “Hogan’s Heroes” demolitionist Larry Hovis (*)
- Cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs
- WAVE pioneer Laura Rapaport Borsten (*)
- Holocaust documentarian Laurel Vlock (*)
- Sesquipedalian Laurence Urdang
- Egalitarian governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus
- Pediatrician Leila Denmark
- Panelist Leo Cullum
- Heroic actor Leon Askin
- Gymnast Leon Stukelj (*)
- D-Day hero Leonard Lomell
- The adjective, noun Leonard Stern
- “Sasha” the bartender Leonid Kinskey (*)
- Schindler booster Leopold Page (*)
- Surgeon general LeRoy Edgar Burney (*)
- Magnificent 1/7th Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
- The constantly evolving Leslie Orgel
- Classic TV creator Leslie Stevens (*)
- Bulletproof chemist Lester Shubin
- Propagandist Lothar-Guenther Buchheim
- Productive adult Lou Dantzler
- Second half Lou Teicher
- Chiclet inventor Louis Mahle (*)
- Cold type inventer Louis Moyroud
- Skunk works test pilot Louis Schalk Jr (*)
- TV comedy writer Lucille Kallen (*)
- Beatles’ inspiration Lucy Vodden
- Inspiring author Madeleine LEngle
- Lucy writer Madelyn Pugh
- Character actress Madlyn Rhue (*)
- Rocket scientist Magnus von Braun (*)
- Writing teacher Malcolm Bradbury (*)
- Transportation innovator Malcom P. McLean (*)
- Pro-freedom journalist Malik Akhmedilov
- The once-a-cop, always-a-cop Manuel Curry
- Staying in Vegas Manuel J. Cortez
- Disney animator Marc Davis (*)
- Food preparer Marc Harrison (*)
- Alaska conservationist Margaret Murie (*)
- Reading teacher Marie Clay
- Highway engineer Marilyn Jorgenson Reece
- Bomber pilot Mariya Dolina
- Carbon-14 dater Mark G. Inghram (*)
- Civic-minded Marla Ruzicka
- Lyricist Marshall Barer (*)
- War correspondent Martha Gellhorn (*)
- Polymath Martin Gardner
- Typewriter expert Martin Tytell
- Photographer of history Marty Lederhandler
- Autograph hound Mary A. Benjamin (*)
- Lord Mayor Mary Donaldson (*)
- Race enthusiast Mary Fendrich Hulman (*)
- Code-talking promoter Mary Gorman (*)
- Garage inventor Massena Gump (*)
- The well-vaccinated Maurice R. Hilleman
- Photojournalist Maurice Sorrell (*)
- Rocket scientists Max Nowak, Heinrich Paetz and Albert Schuler (*)
- Conservationist Melvin Lane
- Greatest surgeon Michael E. DeBakey
- Network architect Michael Muuss (*)
- Cancer researcher Michael Smith (*)
- eBook inventor Michael Stern Hart
- Hollywood stylist Michel Kazan (*)
- Titanic survivor Michel Navratil (*)
- Memory savior Miep Gies
- TV humor writer Mike Marmer (*)
- Microcharity pioneer Mildred Leet
- Habitat founder Millard Fuller
- Marine conservationist Milton C. Shedd (*)
- Gene mapper Milton Wexler
- Hollywood producer Mimi Roth (*)
- The Intrepid Mir Space Station (*)
- Libyan Journalist Mohammed Nabbous
- Cancer drug discoverer Monroe E. Wall (*)
- Dancer Murphy Matthews Jr
- Literary editor Murray Fisher (*)
- Smokeless Murray Jarvik
- The Boopalicious Myron Waldman
- Paramedic author Nancy Caroline (*)
- Far-sighted shopkeeper Nauzer Nowrojee (*)
- Jazz musician Neal Hefti
- Supervoter Neal Tillotson (*)
- Olympic trailblazer Neroli Fairhall
- The not-forgotten Newt Heisley
- The captivating Nick McDonald
- Jack-O-Farmer Nick Venetucci
- Swiss businessman Nicolas Hayek
- Writer Nigel Tranter (*)
- Dancer Ninette de Valois (*)
- Psychiatrist Nise da Silveira (*)
- Sensei Noriyuki Morita
- “Mickey Mouse Club Show” composer Norman Baker (*)
- Genomic researcher Norman Davidson (*)
- The clear-eyed Norman G. Gaylord
- Right-on-time Physicist Norman Ramsey
- Victim advocate Oleta Kirk Abrams
- Civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill
- Jungle society preservationist Orlando Villas Boas (*)
- Songwriter Otis Blackwell (*)
- Japan expert Otis Cary
- Visionary Otto Wichterle (*)
- Indoor environmentalist P. Ole Fanger
- “James Bond” inspiration Patrick Dalzel-Job (*)
- Number Six, Patrick McGoohan
- Oscar expert Patrick Stockstill
- Comedy director Paul Bogart
- MRI inventor Paul C. Lauterbur
- The findable Paul Flaherty
- Defibrillator inventor Paul M. Zoll (*)
- Mountaineer Paul Petzoldt (*)
- Dogface extraordinaire Paul Wiedorfer
- High achiever Paul Williams
- Hand surgeon Paul Wilson Brand (*)
- Hateful writer Peg Bracken
- Actress Penny Singleton (*)
- Happily married Percy Arrowsmith
- The ever-thankful Percy Ross (*)
- Management guru Peter F. Drucker
- “Death with Dignity” activist Peter Goodwin
- Classic clothier Peter Haas Sr.
- Skiing spymaster Peter Lunn
- CPR creator Peter Safar (*)
- The tireless Peter Snow
- The Smoke-Free Peter VanVechten Hamill
- Manufacturer turned health lobbyist Phil Sokolof
- The regretful Philipp von Boeselager
- Open tennis promoter Philippe Chatrier (*)
- Computer/Internet pioneer Phillip Goldman (*)
- Physicist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
- Pioneering spacecraft Pioneer 10 (*)
- Writer Poul Anderson (*)
- Federal judge Prentice Marshall
- Rocket scientist Qian Xuesen
- Artist R.C. Gorman
- “Lady Marjorie” actress Rachel Gurney (*)
- Data-mining expert Rajeev Motwani
- Foodie Ralph A. Miller (*)
- Big Bang father Ralph Alpher
- Consequential truthteller Ralph Edwards
- Mickey Mouse marketeer Ralph Kent
- Mystery novelist Ralph McInerny
- The very fit Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr
- Master poet Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi (*)
- Last lecturer Randy Pausch
- Carpet mogul Ray C. Anderson
- Gutsy pilot Ray Holmes
- Arizona photographer Ray Manley
- French illustrator Raymond Peynet (*)
- Peanut M&M inventor Raymond Vernon (*)
- Media critic Reed Irvine
- Terrorist thwarter Reginald Levy
- Luthier extraordinaire Rene Morel
- Equal opportunity preacher Rev. Louis A. Saunders (*)
- Tech designer Reynold B. Johnson (*)
- “R” of “H&R” Richard A. Bloch
- Comic-Con co-founder Richard Alf
- The very healthy Richard Doll
- Superdad Richard Dutrow
- Computer networking pioneer Richard H. Bolt (*)
- Cardiologist Richard J. Bing
- Olympic hero Richard Jewell
- ALS researcher Richard K. Olney
- The playful Richard Knerr
- Chipwich inventor Richard LaMotta
- Surgeon Richard Lynn Varco
- First Amendment defender Richard M. Schmidt Jr
- “Green Nobel Prize” founder Richard N. Goldman
- Aeronautical engineer Richard S. Shevell (*)
- Friend of the Earth Richard Sandbrook
- Airy thinker Richard Whitcomb
- Salmon River Caveman Richard Zimmerman
- Computer animator Robert Abel (*)
- Mind-body connector Robert Ader
- Citizen lobbyist Robert B. Choate Jr
- The elderly (and he loved it) Robert Butler
- Chicken evangelist Robert C. Baker
- The ever-hungry Robert Carrier
- Trauma surgeon Robert Freeark
- Man of 50 stars Robert G. Heft
- Boys Town resurrectionist Robert Hupp (*)
- Anti-drunk-driving pioneer Robert I McCarthy
- Archivist Robert M. Warner
- Space artist Robert McCall
- NASA research engineer Robert R. Gilruth (*)
- Aeronautics researcher Robert Thomas Jones (*)
- Newsman Robert Trout (*)
- Communications innovator Robert W. Galvin
- Comedy writer Robert Weiskopf (*)
- Civil rights attorney Robert Wolfe Gilbert (*)
- Rocketman Rocco Petrone
- The honorable tabloid Rocky Mountain News
- Arms control analyst Roger Molander
- Real heel Roger Vivier (*)
- Book publisher Roger W. Straus Jr
- Down and dirty Ronald F. Scott
- Inventor Ronald Howes Sr
- Children’s book author Ronald King-Smith
- Nobel laureate Rosalyn Yalow
- Actress Rosetta LeNoire (*)
- Oscar Madison model Roy Gerber
- Writer and producer Roy Huggins (*)
- First Blue Roy Voris
- Publishing system inventor Rudolf Hell (*)
- TV bailiff Rusty Burrell (*)
- Seventh-degree black belt Rusty Kanokogi
- Doll — and breast — designer Ruth Handler (*)
- Tree lover Sally White (*)
- Emmy-winning comedy writer Sam Denoff
- The imaginative Sam McKim
- Record producer Sam Phillips (*)
- Photographer Sam Shaw (*)
- “Mr. Coffee” Samuel Glazer
- Non-dummy Samuel W. Alderson
- Scool reformer Saul Bruckner
- Comic artist Saul Steinberg (*)
- Foghorn-voiced Scott Muni
- Restauranteur Sema Wilkes (*)
- American scholar Seymour Lipset
- The non-ignorant Shana Alexander
- Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf
- Lifesaver Sheldon Kaplan
- Music teacher Shinichi Suzuki (*)
- Film producer Sidney Pink (*)
- Accidental medical benefactor Sidney Zion
- The very patient Simon Eisdorfer
- Zulu music legend Simon Nkabinde (*)
- The record-breaking Simon Waronker
- The ignored Sister Catherine Mulkerrin
- Real character Stan Winston
- Docudrama inventor Stanley R. Greenberg (*)
- Prolific dyslexic Stephen J. Cannell
- Klan unmasker Stetson Kennedy
- Talk show creator Steve Allen (*)
- Pinball wizard Steve Kordek
- Win-win analyzer Stuart Nagel (*)
- Female prisoner advocate Sybil Brand
- Super-registrar Sylvia Levin
- Democracy proponent Szeto Wah
- Maori queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
- Essential scholar Ted Sizer
- Tornado meteorologist Tetsuya Fujita (*)
- Laser pioneer Theodore Maiman
- Book editor Thomas B. Congdon Jr
- Digital sound pioneer Thomas G. Stockham Jr
- Virus researcher Thomas H. Weller
- Spacecraft engineer Thomas J. Kelly (*)
- One of the Gang Thomas McDonald
- Science novelist Thomas McMahon (*)
- Chicken pioneer Thomas O. Foster (*)
- Circus scout Timothy J. Holst
- Mambo king Tito Puente (*)
- Columnist (and spy!) Tom Braden
- E-patient Tom Ferguson
- Stored program inventor Tom Kilburn (*)
- Ziggy creator Tom Wilson
- Spokeswoman Toni House (*)
- Bridge engineer Tung-Yen Lin (*)
- Pussycat Tura Satana
- High-flier Uli Derickson
- Yet Another Unknown U.S. Marine
- Obstinate journalist V.K. Narasimhan (*)
- Khmer Rouge survivor Vann Nath
- Research biologist Vernon M. Ingram
- IC pioneer Victor Grinich (*)
- Vietnam National Veterans Memorial creator Victor Westphall (*)
- WASP flier Violet Cowden
- Philanthropist Virginia McKnight Binger (*)
- Unmanned spaceprobe pioneer W. Eugene Giberson (*)
- KKK nemesis W. Horace Carter
- The Good-hearted W. Hunter Simpson
- “Deep Throat” informant W. Mark Felt
- Vinyl inventor Waldo Semon (*)
- Concentrated orange juice creator Wallace R. Roy (*)
- Color TV broadcast pioneer Walter D. Scott (*)
- Fertility savior Walter E. Stamm
- Washington mayor Walter Edward Washington (*)
- Rocket scientist Walter Haeussermann
- Frisbee inventor Walter Morrison
- Educator Walter Sondheim Jr
- “Great Escape” musician Walter W. Kinnan (*)
- Chinese toddler Wang Yue
- Frequent driver Warren Avis
- Ventriloquist Wenceslao Moreno (*)
- The bosomy buddy Wendie Jo Sperber
- “Pygmalion” actress Wendy Hiller (*)
- God’s beggar Werenfried van Straaten (*)
- Comic actor Werner Klemperer (*)
- The cold-hearted Wilfred G. Bigelow
- Automotive designer Wilhelm Karmann (*)
- Bell physicist Willard Boyle
- Artificial organ inventor Willem J. Kolff
- Polymer chemist William A. Mallow (*)
- Pop food scientist William A. Mitchell
- Etch-a-Sketch marketer William Casley Killgallon (*)
- Forensic pathologist William Eckert (*)
- Cancer surgeon William G. Cahan (*)
- Rocket scientist William H. Pickering
- Atheist theologian William Hamilton
- “Bullwinkle” animator William Henson (*)
- Credit card developer William J. Boyle (*)
- Hospice pioneer William Lamers Jr
- Leader William P. Foster
- Medical laser pioneer William R. Bennett Jr
- ASL linguist William Stokoe Jr (*)
- Boston Marathon director William T. Cloney (*)
- Classic TV producer William T. Orr (*)
- Violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin (*)
- Pioneering cosmonaut Yevgeny Khrunov (*)
- Photographer Yousuf Karsh (*)
- Siren turned scary Yvonne De Carlo
- Patients rights pioneer Zelda Foster
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- The Angel of the Gap Don Ritchie
- Game Show creator Bob Stewart
- Forgotten hero George Vujnovich
- Guitar teacher to the World Bert Weedon
- Comedy director Paul Bogart
- Pediatrician Leila Denmark
- Arms control analyst Roger Molander
- “Mr. Coffee” Samuel Glazer
- “Death with Dignity” activist Peter Goodwin
- World-saving chemist F. Sherwood Rowland
- Atheist theologian William Hamilton
- Pinball wizard Steve Kordek
- Hospice pioneer William Lamers Jr
- Columnist and author Jeffrey Zaslow
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