1. David Rittenhouse (1732)

American Astronomer

Astronomer who focused on the planet Venus and taught astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also the first American to sight Uranus, which he did in 1784.

2. Louisa May Alcott (1832)

Writer

American author of the classic novels, Little Women and Little Men. She used the pen name A. M. Barnard early in her career and, in her later life, became a...

3. Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856)

American Engineer And Management

Pioneer of the efficiency movement who became the first to develop a system to increase manufacturing production and decrease costs.

4. Bill Tilden (1893)

American Tennis Player

World No. 1 player for seven years in a row who won 15 majors, including 10 Grand Slams.

5. Clarence Clark (Unknow)

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6. Joseph Sill Clark Sr. (1861)

American Tennis Player

Joseph Sill Clark Sr. was a champion American tennis player. Clark won the 1885 U. S. National Championship in doubles partnering with Dick Sears. He was also the inaugural...

7. Carolyn Green (1933)

American Swimmer Olympian Pan Am

Carolyn Virginia Green is an American former competition swimmer and two-time Pan American Games gold medalist. Green represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1952 Summer Olympics in...

8. George Ege (1748)

American Politician

George Ege was a United States Congressman elected to the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was born in Germantown Pennsylvania near Philadelphia to Anna Catherine and George-Michael Ege who...

9. Mike Sojourner (1953)

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10. Daniel Rapine (1768)

American Politician

Daniel Rapine was the second mayor of Washington D. C. elected by the city council in June 1812 and serving for one year.

11. Thomas De Lage Sumter (1809)

American Politician

Thomas De Lage Sumter was a U. S. Representative from South Carolina grandson of Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter.

12. Thomas S. Gates, Jr. (1906)

American Diplomat

Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. was United States Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 under President Eisenhower. He was promoted from deputy secretary of defense. During his tenure he...

13. Arthur Peterson (1851)

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14. Henry van Dyke (1852)

American Diplomat

Henry Jackson van Dyke was an American author educator and clergyman.

15. Francis Schaeffer (1912)

American Theologian

s August Schaeffer was an American Evangelical Christian theologian philosopher and Presbyterian pastor. He is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the L'Abri community in Switzerland.