York
York was an American explorer and historic figure, being the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; he participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success. He was the first African American to cross the continent and see the Pacific.
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Antony Baekeland
Bill Donovan
American baseball manager
Fiorello H. La Guardia
Former Mayor of New York City
Leatrice Joy
American actress
Isabel Bishop
American painter
John Hejduk
American architect
Andrea Heinemann Simon
American singer
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor
Chris Lighty
American music executive
Zygmunt Menkes
Artist
Alexander S. Webb
Officer
Herschel Schacter
American rabbi
Eda LeShan
American writer
Elie Nadelman
Fine art artist
Henry Harrington Janeway
American physician
Lucy Freeman
Musical artist
Roy Stevens
American trumpet player
Stephen Allen
Former Mayor of New York City
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
American anthropologist
Mortimer Ostow
Author
Steve Knight
Former Member of the Palmdale City Council
Fiorello H. La Guardia
Former Mayor of New York City
Cia Fornaroli
Italian ballet dancer
Rado Lenček
Linguist
Lex Hixon
American writer
James Brown Herreshoff
American inventor and chemist
Edward Prime
Dan Flavin
American artist
Teo Macero
American saxophonist
Teddy Charles
American jazz musician
Peter Van de Wetering
Horticulturist
Geraldine Brooks
Australian-American journalist
J. Hartley Manners
Playwright
D. LeRoy Dresser
Susan B. Anthony
American women's rights activist
Henry A. Strong
American businessman
Louise Brooks
American film actress
Elwell Stephen Otis
General
Carmen Basilio
American professional boxer
Edward D. Hoch
American writer
Ida Presti
French classical guitarist
Irving Crane
American pool player
William Thurston
American mathematician
Howard Hanson
American composer
Tom Glazer
American singer-songwriter
Rayburn Wright
American trombonist
Jan DeGaetani
American soprano
