Andrew, 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
Charles Spurgeon 1893–1956, U.S. educator and sociologist.
Claudia Alta Taylor Lady Bird, 1912–2007, U.S. First Lady 1963–69 (wife of Lyndon Johnson).
(Earvin) Magic, Jr. born 1959, U.S. basketball player.
Eyvind 1900–76, Swedish writer: Nobel Prize 1974.
Gerald White, 1890–1980, U.S. writer.
Howard (Deering) 1896?–1972, U.S. businessman: founder of restaurant and motel chain.
Jack John Arthur, 1878–1946, U.S. heavyweight prizefighter: world champion 1908–15.
James Price, 1891–1955, U.S. pianist and jazz composer.
James Weldon 1871–1938, U.S. poet and essayist.
Lyndon Baines 1908–73, thirty-sixth president of the U.S. 1963–69.
Michael, born 1967, U.S. track athlete.
Philip C(ortelyou), 1906–2005, U.S. architect and author.
Reverdy 1796–1876, U.S. lawyer and politician: senator 1845–49, 1863–68.
Richard Mentor 1780–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1837–41.
Robert, 1911–38, U.S. blues singer and guitarist from the Mississippi Delta.
Samuel Dr. Johnson, 1709–84, English lexicographer, critic, poet, and conversationalist.
Thomas, 1732–1819, U.S. politician and Supreme Court justice 1791–93.
Virginia E(shelman) 1925–2013, U.S. psychologist: researcher on human sexual behavior (wife of William H. Masters).
Walter Perry Big Train, 1887–1946, U.S. baseball player.
Sir William, 1715–74, British colonial administrator in America, born in Ireland.
William Julius Judy, 1899–1989, U.S. baseball player, Negro Leagues star.
Amy 1903–41, British aviator, who made several record flights, including those to Australia (1930) and to Cape Town and back (1936)
Andrew 1808–75, US Democrat statesman who was elected vice president under the Republican Abraham Lincoln; 17th president of the US (1865–69), became president after Lincoln's assassination. His lenience towards the South after the American Civil War led to strong opposition from radical Republicans, who tried to impeach him
Earvin (ˈɜːvɪn), known as Magic. born 1959, US basketball player
Eyvind (ˈevɪnt). 1900–76, Swedish novelist and writer, whose novels include the Krilon trilogy (1941–43): joint winner of the Nobel prize for literature 1974
Jack 1878–1946, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1908–15)
Lionel ( Pigot ) 1867–1902, British poet and critic, best known for his poems "Dark Angel" and "By the Statue of King Charles at Charing Cross"
Lyndon Baines known as LBJ. 1908–73, US Democrat statesman; 36th president of the US (1963–69). His administration carried the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965, but he lost popularity by increasing US involvement in the Vietnam war
Martin . born 1970, English Rugby Union footballer; captain of the England team that won the World Cup in 2003.
Michael ( Duane ) born 1967, US athlete: world (1995) and Olympic (1996) 200- and 400-metre gold medallist
Philip ( Cortelyou ). 1906–2005, US architect and writer; his buildings include the New York State Theater (1964) and the American Telephone and Telegraph building (1978–83), both in New York
Robert ?1898–1937, US blues singer and guitarist
Samuel known as Dr. Johnson. 1709–84, British lexicographer, critic, and conversationalist, whose greatest works are his Dictionary (1755), his edition of Shakespeare (1765), and his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779–81). His fame, however, rests as much on Boswell's biography of him as on his literary output
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“I put $125,000 into my house, and now a nuclear reactor is coming to town,” said Jerel Johnson, an IT professional who planned to retire in Parsons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Crews also built a pedestrian plaza with lunch tables and a mile of new trails that provide access to the popular Lady Bird Johnson Grove inside Redwood National and State Parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
But kudos to Johnson & Johnson, which fought the tort bar and will likely settle talc lawsuits for billions of dollars less than it offered a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Johnson & Johnson fought the plaintiffs bar on its junk lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Vice President Andrew Johnson was not present when Lincoln died, so the cabinet sent him an official notification of the president’s death and of his succession to the presidency.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
By high school, johnson was ready to go to school for design, thinking he could get into the world of crafting commercials by going into a marketing program at Emporia State University in Kansas.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
As a self-taught artist, johnson considers himself a forever student, playing a constant game of catch-up to artists out there who have been taught the fundamentals and aspects of art that he hadn’t.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Through his work, he seeks to examine the erasure of Blackness in our world, which, for johnson, becomes a form of activism and protest.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Some feature johnson lounged or sitting casually in a chair, gazing off just beyond the viewer backed by walls adorned with paintings.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Boswell has printed a charming letter, written by johnson, a few months before his death, to Langton's little daughter jane, then in her seventh year.-ED.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny
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