Category: Persons Appearing on US Postage Stamps

Categories: US Postage Stamps

This category contains profiles of persons whose images have appeared on US postage stamps. This includes persons known to have depicted another person (such as an actor playing a role).

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家艾 (廖) Chen 14 Sep 1917 中國北京市 Beijing - 23 Aug 1994

Γεώργιος (Παπανικολάου) Papanikolaou 13 May 1883 Κύμης, Εὔβοια, Ελλάς - 19 Feb 1962

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Roy Acuff 15 Sep 1903 Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States - 23 Nov 1992

Laura Addams 06 Sep 1860 Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States - 21 May 1935

Maybelle (Addington) Carter 10 May 1909 Scott, Virginia, United States - 23 Oct 1978

Alvin Ailey 05 Jan 1931 Rogers, Bell, Texas, United States - 01 Dec 1989

Josef Albers 19 Mar 1888 Bottrop, Recklinghausen, Westfalen, Preußen - 25 Mar 1976

Louisa Alcott 29 Nov 1832 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Mar 1888

Archer Alexander 1816 Fincaslie, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA - aft 09 Jun 1880

Richard Allen 14 Feb 1760 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 26 Mar 1831

Charles Anderson 09 Feb 1907 Bridgeport, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Apr 1996

Marian Anderson 27 Feb 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1993

Virginia Apgar 07 Jun 1909 Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States - 07 Aug 1974

Louis Armstrong 04 Aug 1901 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 06 Jul 1971

Ruth Asawa 24 Jan 1926 Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States - 06 Aug 2013

Arthur Ashe 10 Jul 1943 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Feb 1993

Jean Audubon 26 Apr 1785 Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue - 27 Jan 1851

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Ella Baker 13 Dec 1903 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 13 Dec 1986

James Baldwin 02 Aug 1924 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Dec 1987

Lucille Ball 06 Aug 1911 Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, United States - 26 Apr 1989

Benjamin Banneker 09 Nov 1731 Baltimore County, Maryland - 09 Oct 1806

Joseph Barrow 13 May 1914 Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States - 12 Apr 1981

Clarissa Barton 25 Dec 1821 Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Apr 1912

James Beckwourth abt 06 Apr 1798 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States - 29 Oct 1866

Belva (Bennett) Lockwood 24 Oct 1830 Royalton, Niagara, New York, United States - 17 May 1917

Ingrid Bergman 29 Aug 1915 Stockholm, Sweden - 29 Aug 1982

Lawrence Berra 12 May 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 22 Sep 2015

Emily Bissell 31 May 1861 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware - 08 Mar 1948

Elizabeth Blackwell 03 Feb 1821 Dickson Street, Bristol, England - 31 May 1910

James Blake 07 Feb 1887 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 12 Feb 1983

Ethel (Blythe) Barrymore 15 Aug 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jun 1959

Fania (Borach) Brice 29 Oct 1891 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 29 May 1951

Clara Bow 29 Jul 1905 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Sep 1965

William Boyd 05 Jun 1895 Hendrysburg, Belmont, Ohio, United States - 12 Sep 1972

Mary Breckinridge abt 17 Feb 1881 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 16 May 1965

Sarah (Breedlove) Walker 23 Dec 1867 Delta, Madison, Louisiana, United States - 25 May 1919

Helen (Brown) MacArthur 10 Oct 1900 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 17 Mar 1993

Ralph Bunche 07 Aug 1904 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 09 Dec 1971

George Bush 12 Jun 1924 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Nov 2018

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Rachel Carson 27 May 1907 Springdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Apr 1964

Enrico Caruso 25 Feb 1873 Napoli, Campania, Italia - 02 Aug 1921

George Carver abt 12 Jul 1864 Diamond, Newton, Missouri, United States - 05 Jan 1943

Ellen Cashman May 1844 Midleton, An Cóbh, County Cork, Ireland - 04 Jan 1925

Mary Cassatt 22 May 1844 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jun 1926

Margaret (Chase) Smith 14 Dec 1897 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States - 29 May 1995

Cesario Chavez 31 Mar 1927 Gila Valley, Yuma, Arizona, United States - 23 Apr 1993

Dionisio (Chavez) Chávez 08 Apr 1888 Los Chavez, Valencia, New Mexico Territory, United States - 18 Nov 1962

Charles Chesnutt 20 Jun 1858 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 18 Nov 1932

Eugenie Clark 04 May 1922 New York, New York, United States - 25 Feb 2015

George Clark 19 Nov 1752 Albemarle County, Virginia - 13 Feb 1818

Henry Clay 12 Apr 1777 Hanover County, Virginia, United States - 29 Jun 1852

Samuel Clemens 30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910

Roberto Clemente 18 Aug 1934 Carolina, Puerto Rico - 31 Dec 1972

John Clifford 15 Sep 1848 Williamsport, Hardy County, Virginia, USA - 06 Oct 1933

Elizabeth (Cochran) Seaman 05 May 1864 Burrell Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 1922

Elizabeth Coleman 26 Jan 1892 Atlanta, Cass, Texas, United States - 30 Apr 1926

John Coltrane 23 Sep 1926 Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, United States - 17 Jul 1967

James Cooper 15 Sep 1789 Burlington, New Jersey, United States - 14 Sep 1851

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Miles Davis 26 May 1926 Alton, Illinois, United States - 28 Sep 1991

William Davis 14 Oct 1902 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 21 Nov 1983

Agnes de Mille 18 Sep 1905 New York, New York, United States - 07 Oct 1993

Charles Demuth 08 Nov 1883 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Oct 1935

Emily Dickinson 10 Dec 1830 Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1886

Mildred (Didriksen) Zaharias 26 Jun 1911 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States - 27 Sep 1956

Walter Disney 05 Dec 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1966

Dorothea Dix 04 Apr 1802 Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States - 17 Jul 1887

Sarah (Dougherty) Carter 21 Jul 1898 Johnson, Scott, Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1979

Charles Drew 03 Jun 1904 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 01 Apr 1950

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Angela Duncan abt 26 May 1877 San Francisco, California, U.S. - 14 Sep 1927

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George Eastman 12 Jul 1854 Waterville, Oneida, New York, United States - 14 Mar 1932

Charles Eliot 20 Mar 1834 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 22 Aug 1926

Edward Ellington 29 Apr 1899 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 May 1974 3

Ralph Emerson 25 May 1803 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Apr 1882

Medgar Evers 02 Jul 1925 Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jun 1963

Raymond Ewry 14 Oct 1874 Lafayette, Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States - 29 Sep 1937

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Eleanora (Fagan) Holiday 07 Apr 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Jul 1959

David Farragut 05 Jul 1801 Campbells Station, Maury, Tennessee, United States - 14 Aug 1870

Dorothy Fields 15 Jul 1905 Allenhurst, Monmouth, New Jersey - 28 Mar 1974

Millard Fillmore 07 Jan 1800 Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States - 08 Mar 1874

Edward Flanagan 22 Jul 1886 Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland - 15 May 1948

Henry Ford 30 Jul 1863 Springwell Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 07 Apr 1947

Stephen Foster 04 Jul 1826 White Cottage, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jan 1864

George Fox abt 15 Mar 1900 Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Feb 1943

Daniel French 20 Apr 1850 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 07 Oct 1931

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Bernardo de Gálvez 23 Jul 1746 Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain - 30 Nov 1786

Charles (Gardès) Gardel 11 Dec 1890 Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France - 05 Feb 1936

Joshua Gibson 21 Dec 1911 Buena Vista, Georgia, United States - 20 Jan 1947

Samuel Gompers 27 Jan 1850 London, England, United Kingdom - 13 Dec 1924

Alexander Goode 10 May 1911 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Feb 1943

Theodosia (Goodman) Brabin 29 Jul 1885 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 07 Apr 1955

Juliette (Gordon) Low 31 Oct 1860 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 17 Jan 1927

Martha Graham 11 May 1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. - 01 Apr 1991

Elizabeth (Griscom) Ross 01 Jan 1752 Gloucester, New Jersey - 30 Jan 1836

Greta Lovisa (Gustafsson) Garbo 18 Sep 1905 Katarina, Stockholm, Sverige - 15 Apr 1990

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Alice Hamilton 27 Feb 1869 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 22 Sep 1970

Joel Harris 09 Dec 1848 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 03 Jul 1908

Anna (Haywood) Cooper 10 Aug 1858 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 27 Feb 1964

Virginia (Hensley) Cline 08 Sep 1932 Gore, Frederick, Virginia, United States - 05 Mar 1963

Victor Herbert 01 Feb 1859 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 26 May 1924

Gregory Hines 14 Feb 1946 New York City, New York, United States - 09 Aug 2003

Mark Hopkins 04 Feb 1802 Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - abt 17 Jun 1887

Lena Horne 30 Jun 1917 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 09 May 2010

Hazel (Hotchkiss) Wightman 20 Dec 1886 Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States - 05 Dec 1974

Elias Howe 09 Jul 1819 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 03 Oct 1867

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Gwendolyn Ifill 29 Sep 1955 New York City, New York, United States - 14 Nov 2016

George Irving 03 Apr 1783 New York City, New York, United States - 28 Nov 1859

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Mahalia Jackson 26 Oct 1911 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 27 Jan 1972

Amos (Jacobs) Thomas 06 Jan 1912 Deerfield Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States - 06 Feb 1991

Henry James 15 Apr 1843 New York City - 28 Feb 1916

Lyndon Johnson 27 Aug 1908 Stonewall, Gillespie, Texas, United States - 22 Jan 1973

Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou 04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014

Ruth (Jones) Washington 29 Aug 1924 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States - 14 Dec 1963

Barbara Jordan 21 Feb 1936 Houston, Texas, United States - 17 Jan 1996

Percy Julian 11 Apr 1899 Alabama, United States - 19 Apr 1975

Ernest Just 14 Aug 1883 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 27 Oct 1941

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Duke Kahanamoku 24 Aug 1890 Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii - 22 Jan 1968

Francis Key 01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843

Frederick (Kittel) Wilson 27 Apr 1945 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Oct 2005

Andrzej (Kościuszko) Kościuszko h. Pierzchała 04 Feb 1746 Mereczowszczyzna, Brest, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 15 Oct 1817

Ursula (Kroeber) Le Guin 21 Oct 1929 Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States - 22 Jan 2018

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Frank Laubach 02 Sep 1884 Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jun 1970

Phoebe (Levy) Pember 18 Aug 1823 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 04 Mar 1913

Arthur Locke 13 Sep 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Jun 1954

Crawford Long 01 Nov 1815 Danielsville, Madison, Georgia, United States - 16 Jun 1878

Henry Longfellow 27 Feb 1807 Portland, Cumberland, Maine - 24 Mar 1882

James Lowell 22 Feb 1819 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Aug 1891

Sybil (Ludington) Ogden 05 Apr 1761 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony - 26 Feb 1839

Mary Lyon 28 Feb 1797 Buckland, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Mar 1849

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Clara Maass 28 Jun 1876 East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 24 Aug 1901

Douglas MacArthur 26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964

Edward MacDowell 18 Dec 1860 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Jan 1908

Helene Madison 19 Jun 1913 Pacific, King, Washington, United States - 25 Nov 1970

Horace Mann 04 May 1796 Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts - 02 Aug 1859 23

Roberta Martin 12 Feb 1907 Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA - 18 Jan 1969

Edgar Masters 23 Aug 1868 Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States - 05 Mar 1950

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Hattie McDaniel 10 Jun 1895 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 26 Oct 1952

Freda (McDonald) Baker 03 Jun 1906 St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America - 12 Apr 1975

Mary (McLeod) Bethune 10 Jul 1875 Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 18 May 1955

Marjorie McMein 25 Jan 1889 Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States - 12 May 1949

Julia (McWilliams) Child 15 Aug 1912 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 13 Aug 2004

Oscar (Michaux) Micheaux 02 Jan 1884 Illinois, United States - 25 Mar 1951

Margaret (Mitchell) Marsh 08 Nov 1900 Atlanta, Georgia USA - 16 Aug 1949

William Mitchell 29 Dec 1879 Nice, France - 19 Feb 1936

Lillian (Moller) Gilbreth 24 May 1878 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 02 Jan 1972

Phoebe (Mosey) Butler 13 Aug 1860 Patterson Township, Darke, Ohio, United States - 03 Nov 1926

Marie-Joseph (Motier) du Motier de La Fayette 06 Sep 1757 Château de Chavaniac, Saint-Georges d'Aurac, Auvergne, France - 20 May 1834

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Ethelbert Nevin 25 Nov 1862 Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Feb 1901

Isamu Noguchi 17 Nov 1904 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 30 Dec 1988

Rosetta Nubin 20 Mar 1915 Cotton Plant, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States - 09 Oct 1973

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Rose O'Neill 25 Jun 1874 Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Apr 1944

Francis Ouimet 08 May 1893 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Sep 1967

James Owens 12 Sep 1913 Oakville, Lawrence, Alabama, United States - 31 Mar 1980

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Arnold Palmer 10 Sep 1929 Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Sep 2016

Charles Parker 29 Aug 1920 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States - 12 Mar 1955

Alden Partridge 12 Feb 1785 Norwich, Windsor County, Republic of Vermont - 17 Jan 1854

Ethel Payne 14 Aug 1911 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 May 1991

William Pickett 05 Dec 1870 Williamson, Texas, United States - 02 Apr 1932

Bessie (Pittman) Cochran abt 28 Aug 1906 De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States - 09 Aug 1980

Clark Poling 07 Aug 1910 Ohio, United States - 03 Feb 1943

Alice (Pons) Joséphine 12 Apr 1898 Draguignan, Var, Provence, France - 13 Feb 1976

Rosa (Ponzillo) Ponselle 22 Jan 1897 Meriden, Connecticut, USA - 25 May 1981

Salem Poor abt 1747 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - abt 1802

Elvis Presley 08 Jan 1935 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States - 16 Aug 1977

Gertrude (Pridgett) Rainey abt 26 Apr 1886 Alabama, United States - 22 Dec 1939

Kazimierz Pulaski 06 Mar 1748 Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 11 Oct 1779

József Pulitzer 10 Apr 1848 Makó, Kingdom of Austria-Hungary Empire - 29 Oct 1911

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Selena (Quintanilla) Pérez 16 Apr 1971 Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, United States - 31 Mar 1995

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Gerty (Radnitz) Cori 15 Aug 1896 Prague, Bohemia, Austria - 26 Oct 1957

Asa Philip Randolph 15 Apr 1889 Crescent City, Putnam County, Florida, United States - 16 May 1979

Walter Reed 13 Sep 1851 Gloucester Co, Virginia, USA - 22 Nov 1902

Frederic Remington 04 Oct 1861 Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, USA - 26 Dec 1909

Sally Ride 26 May 1951 Encino, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 23 Jul 2012

James Riley 07 Oct 1849 Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States - 22 Jul 1916

Mildred (Rinker) Bailey 27 Feb 1900 Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, United States - 12 Feb 1951

Patricia (Roberts) Harris 31 May 1924 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States - 23 Mar 1985

Ray Robinson 23 Sep 1930 Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States - 10 Jun 2004

William Rogers 04 Nov 1879 Oologah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory - 15 Aug 1935

Wilma Rudolph 23 Jun 1940 Bethlehem, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States - 12 Nov 1994

Ruby (Ruffin) Hurley 07 Nov 1909 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 09 Aug 1980

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens 01 Mar 1848 Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - 03 Aug 1907

Arturo Schomburg 24 Jan 1874 San Juan, Puerto Rico - 10 Jun 1938

Carl Schurz 02 Mar 1829 Liblar, Provinz Rheinland, Königreich Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 14 May 1906

Blanche Scott 08 Apr 1885 Rochester, New York, USA - 12 Jan 1970

William Seward 16 May 1801 Florida, Orange, New York, United States - 10 Oct 1872

Elizabeth Smith abt 15 Apr 1894 Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States - 26 Sep 1937

John Sousa 06 Nov 1854 Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 06 Mar 1932

Joel Spingarn 17 May 1875 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 26 Jul 1939

Gertrude (Stanton) Käsebier 18 May 1852 Des Moines, Iowa, United States - 13 Oct 1934

Friedrich (Steuben) von Steuben 17 Sep 1730 Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg - 28 Nov 1794

Shirley (St. Hill) Chisholm 30 Nov 1924 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 01 Jan 2005

Harlan Stone 11 Oct 1872 Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA - 22 Apr 1946

Igor Stravinsky 17 Jun 1882 Oranienbaum, Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia - 06 Apr 1971

Pearl (Sydenstricker) Buck 26 Jun 1892 Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 06 Mar 1973

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William Taft 15 Sep 1857 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 08 Mar 1930

Ida Tarbell 05 Nov 1857 Hatch Hollow, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Jan 1944

James Thorpe 28 May 1887 Pottawatomi-Shawnee Indian Lands, Indian Territory - 28 Mar 1953

Arturo Toscanini 25 Mar 1867 Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - 16 Jan 1957

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Richard (Valenzuela) Valens 13 May 1941 Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States - 03 Feb 1959

Sarah Vaughan abt 27 Mar 1924 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 03 Apr 1990

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Mary Walker 26 Nov 1832 Oswego, New York, United States - 21 Feb 1919

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