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John Quincy Adams on a 1938 stamp

  • Edwin Austin Abbey (2001) Illustrator
  • Bud Abbott (1991) Comedian
  • Edward R. Abrams (2008) Actor
  • Dean Acheson (1993) Secretary of State
  • Roy Acuff (2003) Country singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Abigail Adams (1985) First Lady
  • Ansel Adams (2002) Photographer
  • John Adams (1938) 2nd President

Jane Addams on a 1940 stamp

  • John Quincy Adams (1938) 6th President
  • Samuel Adams (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Jane Addams (1940) Social Worker
  • Alvin Ailey (2004) Choreographer
  • Josef Albers (1980) Artist
  • Louisa May Alcott (1940) Author
  • Horatio Alger, Jr. (1982) Author
  • Dante Alighieri (1965) Poet
Louisa May Alcott on a 1940 stamp
  • Ethan Allen (1955) Green Mountain Boys leader
  • Gracie Allen (2009) Comedian
  • Steve Allen (2009) Comedian
  • Fran Allison (2009) Actress
  • Gilbert M. Anderson (Broncho Billy Anderson) (1998) Actor
  • Marian Anderson (2005) Contralto
  • Susan B. Anthony (1936) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionist
  • Antonello da Messina (1990) Painter
  • Virginia Apgar (1994) Physician
Dante Alighieri on a 1965 stamp
  • Johnny Appleseed (1966) Conservationist
  • Harold Arlen (1996) Composer
Johnny Appleseed on a 1966 stamp
  • Edwin Armstrong (1983) FM radio inventor
  • Louis Armstrong (1995) Jazz singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Desi Arnaz (1999) Actor, producer and singer
  • Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1988) Air Force General
  • Chester A. Arthur (1938) 21st President
  • Arthur Ashe (2005) Tennis player
Susan B. Anthony on a 1955 stamp
  • John James Audubon (1940) Naturalist, painter
John James Audubon on a 1940 stamp
  • Stephen F. Austin (1936) Texas colonizer
  • Gene Autry (2010) Actor
John Barry and John Paul Jones as featured on a postage stamp
  • Mildred Bailey (1994) Jazz singer
  • Ella Baker (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Josephine Baker (2008) Singer
  • George Balanchine (2004) Choreographer
  • Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1913) Explorer
  • Abraham Baldwin (1985) Statesman
  • James Baldwin (2004) Author
  • Lucille Ball (2001) Actress
  • Benjamin Banneker (1980) Surveyor, astronomer, mathematician and almanac author
  • Theda Bara (1994) Actress
  • Francis Barbé-Marbois (1953) Louisiana Purchase negotiator
  • Samuel Barber (1997) Composer
  • John Bardeen (2008) Physicist
  • John Barry (1745-1803) (1936) Naval officer
  • Ethel Barrymore (1982) Actress
  • John Barrymore (1982) Actor
Clara Barton on a 1948 stamp
  • Lionel Barrymore (1982) Actor
  • Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (1985) Statue of Liberty sculptor
  • Josiah Bartlett (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Clara Barton (1948) American Red Cross founder
  • John Bartram (1999) Botanist
  • William Bartram (1999) Botanist
  • Count Basie (1996) Jazz musician, bandleader, and composer
  • John Basilone (2005) Marine, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Daisy Bates (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Romare Bearden (2011) Artist
  • The Beatles (1999) Rock music band
  • Jim Beckwourth (1994) Explorer
  • Norman Bel Geddes (2011) Industrial designer
  • Alexander Graham Bell (1940) Scientist, engineer, and telephone inventor
Alexander Graham Bell on a 1940 stamp
  • Giovanni Bellini (1992) Painter
  • Ruth Benedict (1995) Anthropologist
  • Stephen Vincent Benét (1998) Author
  • Jack Benny (1991) Comedian
  • Thomas Hart Benton (1971) Painter
  • Edgar Bergen (1991) Ventriloquist
  • Milton Berle (2009) Comedian
  • Irving Berlin (2002) Composer
Montgomery Blair on a 1963 stamp
  • Leonard Bernstein (2001) Conductor, composer
  • Mary McLeod Bethune (1985) Civil Rights advocate
  • Albert Bierstadt (1998) Painter
  • Hiram Bingham IV (2006) Diplomat
  • George Caleb Bingham (1998) Painter Simón Bolívar on a 1958 stamp
  • Elizabeth Bishop (2012) Poet
  • Emily Bissell (1980) Social Worker
  • Hugo L. Black (1986) Supreme Court Justice
  • Elizabeth Blackwell (1974) 1st U.S. female physician
Elizabeth Blackwell on a 1974 stamp
  • Montgomery Blair (1963) Lawyer, politician, postmaster general
  • Eubie Blake (1995) Jazz musician and songwriter
  • Harlon Block (1945) Iwo Jima
  • Nellie Bly (2002) Journalist
  • Humphrey Bogart (1997) Actor
  • Charles E. Bohlen (2006) Diplomat
  • Simón Bolívar (1958) South American revolutionary
  • Daniel Boone (1942) Frontiersman
  • Sandro Botticelli (1981) Painter
  • Clara Bow (1994) Actress
  • William Boyd (2009) Actor
  • Elizabeth Boyer (2008) Actress
  • John Bradley (1945) Iwo Jima
  • Omar N. Bradley (2000) World War II Army General
  • Louis Brandeis (2009) Supreme Court justice
  • Mary Breckinridge (1998) Frontier Nursing Services founder
  • William Brennan Jr. (2009) Supreme Court justice
  • Fanny Brice (1991) Comedian
  • Jim Bridger (1994) Western pioneer
  • Joseph Brodsky (2012) Poet
  • Gwendolyn Brooks (2012) Poet
  • William Jennings Bryan (1986) Lawyer, politician
  • Paul "Bear" Bryant (1997) Football coach
  • James Buchanan (1938) 15th President
  • Pearl S. Buck (1983) Author
  • Charles Bulfinch (1979) Architect
  • Ralph Bunche (1982) Diplomat, Nobel Laureate
  • Luther Burbank (1940) Horticulturist
  • Julia de Burgos (2010) Poet
  • Arleigh Albert Burke (2010) Admiral
Luther Burbank on a 1940 stamp
  • John Burgoyne (1927) Revolutionary War General
  • George Burns (2009) Comedian
  • Raymond Burr (2009) Actor
  • Edgar Rice Burroughs (2012) Author
  • Richard E. Byrd (1988) Antarctic explorer
CAntoine de la Mothe Cadillac on a 1951 stamp
  • Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (1992) Explorer
  • Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1951) Explorer
  • James Cagney (1999) Actor
  • Alexander Calder (1998) Sculptor
  • Melvin Calvin (2011) Chemist
Andrew Carnegie on a 1960 stamp
  • Walter Camp (2003) Football coach
  • Roy Campanella (2006) Baseball player
  • Zachary Canter (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
  • Frank Capra (2012) Motion picture director
  • Hattie Caraway (2001) 1st female Senator
  • Chester Carlson (1988) Xerox inventor
George Washington Carver on a 1948 stamp
  • Hoagy Carmichael (1996) Singer, musician, composer, and actor
  • Andrew Carnegie (1960) Philanthropist
  • Art Carney (2009) Actor
  • Ludovico Carracci (1989) Painter
  • Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Kit Carson (1994) Frontiersman
  • Rachel Carson (1981) Environmentalist
  • Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (1993) Country musician
Mary Cassatt on a 1966 stamp
  • Maybelle Carter (1993) Country singer and musician
  • Sara Carter (1993) Country singer and musician
  • Philip Carteret (1964) Explorer
  • Enrico Caruso (1987) Tenor
  • George Washington Carver (1948 & 1998) Botanist
Willa Cather on a 1973 stamp
  • Nellie Cashman (1994) Prospector
  • Mary Cassatt (1966) Painter
  • John Cassavetes (2003) Motion picture director
  • Willa Sibert Cather (1973) Author
Winston Churchill on a 1965 stamp
  • George Catlin (1998) Painter
  • Ignacio Chacón (2006) Painter
  • Samuel de Champlain (2006) Explorer
  • Lon Chaney, Jr. (1997) Actor
  • Lon Chaney, Sr. (1994) Actor
Henry Clay, 1902 stamp
  • Octave Chanute (1979) Aviation pioneer
  • Charlie Chaplin (1994) Actor
  • Carrie Chapman Catt (1948) Suffragist
  • Dave Chapman (2011) Industrial designer
  • Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1974) Painter
  • Samuel Chase (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Martha Chase (1997) Doll designer
  • César Chávez (2003) Labor rights leader
  • Dennis Chavez (1991) Senator
  • Claire Chennault (1990) Aviator
  • Mary Chesnut (1995) Civil War diarist
  • Charles W. Chesnutt (2008) Writer
  • Frederic Edwin Church (1998) Painter
  • Winston Churchill (1965) British Prime Minister
  • Giovanni Battista Cima (1993) Painter
  • Abraham Clark (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • George Rogers Clark (1929) Revolutionary War officer
  • Grenville Clark (1985) Author
  • William Clark (1954) Explorer
  • Henry Clay (1870, 1902) Statesman
  • Samuel L. Clemens (1940) Author
  • Roberto Clemente (1984 & 2000) Baseball player
  • Grover Cleveland (1923) 22nd & 24th President
  • J. R. Clifford (2009) Attorney
Grover Cleveland on a 1923 stamp
  • Patsy Cline (1993) Country singer and musician
  • George Clinton (1976) Continental Congressman
  • George Clymer (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • David Cobb (1976) Congressional Representative, 3rd U.S. Congress
  • Ty Cobb (2000) Baseball player
  • Alvin Langdon Coburn (2002) Photographer
  • Jacqueline Cochran (1996) Aviator
  • Mickey Cochrane (2000) Baseball player
  • Buffalo Bill Cody (1988) Wild West showman
  • George M. Cohan (1978) Actor, playwright
  • Claudette Colbert (2012) Actress
  • Nat King Cole (1994) Singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Bessie Coleman (1995) 1st African American female pilot
  • Eddie Collins (2000) Baseball player
  • John Coltrane (1995) Jazz musician and composer
  • Christopher Columbus (1893) Explorer
  • Henry Comstock (1959) Prospector
  • James Cook (1978) Explorer
  • Calvin Coolidge (1938) 30th President
Calvin Coolidge on a 1938 stamp
  • Anna Julia Cooper (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Gary Cooper (1990, 2009) Actor
  • James Fenimore Cooper (1940) Author
  • Nicolaus Copernicus (1973) Astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus on a 1973 stamp
  • Elizabeth Clarke Copley (1965) Portrait subject on a stamp honoring John Singleton Copley
  • John Singleton Copley (1965) Painter
  • Gerty Cori (2008) Biochemist
  • Charles Cornwallis (1930) Revolutionary War General
  • Dean Cornwell (2001) Illustrator
  • Francisco Vazquez de Coronado (1940) Explorer
  • Lorenzo Costa (2001) Painter
  • Lou Costello (1991) Comedian
  • Crazy Horse (1982) Oglala Sioux warrior
  • Davy Crockett (1967) Alamo defender
Davy Crockett on a 1966 stamp
  • Bing Crosby (1994) Singer, actor
  • Percy Crosby (1997) Cartoonist
  • Jim Crowley (1998) Football player
  • Celia Cruz (2011) Musician
  • E. E. Cummings (2012) Poet
  • Imogen Cunningham (2002) Photographer
  • Nathaniel Currier (1976) Lithographer
  • Glenn Curtiss (1980) Aviation pioneer
  • Harvey Cushing (1988) Neurosurgeon
  • Manasseh Cutler (1937) Northwest Territory pioneer
DJohn Dewey on a 1968 stamp
  • Daniel Daly (2005) Marine; Medal of Honor recipient
  • Virginia Dare (1937) 1st European child born in America
  • Gerard David (1979) Painter
  • Alexander Jackson Davis (1980) Architect
Walt Disney on a 1968 stamp
  • Allison Davis (1994) Educator, anthropologist
  • Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (1997) Army General
  • Bette Davis (2008) Actress
  • Jefferson Davis (1970) Confederate President
  • Miles Davis (2012) Jazz musician
  • Julia de Burgos (2010) Puerto Rican writer and poet
  • Agnes de Mille (2004) Choreographer
  • Dizzy Dean (2000) Baseball player
  • James Dean (1996) Actor
  • Stephen Decatur (1936) Naval officer
  • Lee De Forest (1973)
  • Willem de Kooning (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Andrea della Robbia (1978) Sculptor
Frederick Douglass on a 1967 stamp
  • Luca della Robbia (1985) Sculptor
  • Cecil B. DeMille (2003) Motion picture producer
  • Jack Dempsey (1998) Boxer
  • Donald Deskey (2011) Industrial designer
John Foster Dulles on a 1960 stamp
  • George Dewey (1936) Navy Admiral
  • John Dewey (1968) Educator
  • Emily Dickinson (1971) Poet
  • John Dickinson (1976) American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania
  • William Dickson (1996) Motion picture camera inventor
  • Everett Dirksen (1981) Senator
  • Joe DiMaggio (2012) Baseball player
  • Walt Disney (1968) Motion picture producer, animator
  • Dorothea Dix (1983) Mental health advocate
  • Larry Doby (2012) Baseball player
  • Jimmy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader
  • Tommy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader
  • Stephen A. Douglas (1958) Politician
  • Frederick Douglass (1967) Abolitionist
  • Charles R. Drew (1981) Surgeon
  • Henry Dreyfuss (2011) Industrial designer
  • W. E. B. Du Bois (1992) Civil Rights advocate
  • John Foster Dulles (1960) Secretary of State
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar (1975) Poet
Paul Laurence Dunbar on a 1975 stamp
  • Isadora Duncan (2012) Dancer
  • Katherine Dunham (2012) Choreographer
  • Harvey Dunn (2001) Illustrator
  • Asher B. Durand (1998) Painter
EThomas Eakins on a 1967 stamp
  • Eddie Eagan (1990) Boxer, bobsledder
  • Thomas Eakins (1967) Painter, sculptor
Amelia Earhart on a 1963 stamp
  • Charles and Ray Eames (2008) Industrial design, furniture design
  • Amelia Earhart (1963) Aviator
  • Wyatt Earp (1994) Gunfighter
George Eastman on a 1954 stamp
  • George Eastman (1954) Roll film inventor
  • Thomas Alva Edison (1947) Inventor
  • Albert Einstein (1966) Physicist
Albert Einstein on a 1966 stamp
  • Billy Eisengrein (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower (1969) 34th President
  • Charles W. Eliot (1940) Educator
  • Thomas Stearns Eliot (1986) Poet
Dwight D. Eisenhower on a 1970 stamp
  • William Ellery (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1986) Jazz musician and composer
  • Lincoln Ellsworth (1988) Antarctic explorer
Leif Ericson on a 1968 stamp
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson (1940) Author
  • John Ericsson (1926) Inventor
  • Leif Ericson (1968) Explorer
  • Walker Evans (2002) Photographer
  • Medgar Evers (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Ray Ewry (1990) Track & field athlete
  • Jan van Eyck (1968) Painter
FMillard Fillmore on a 1938 stamp
  • Douglas Fairbanks (1984) Actor
  • Cal Farley (1996) Boys Ranch founder
  • Philo T. Farnsworth (1983) TV camera inventor
  • David G. Farragut (1903) 1st Navy Admiral
  • William Cuthbert Faulkner (1987) Author
Henry Ford on a 1968 stamp
  • Robert Fawcett (2001) Illustrator
  • Edna Ferber (2002) Author
  • Perry Ferguson (2003) Motion picture art director
Peter Francisco on a 1975 stamp
  • Enrico Fermi (2001) Physicist
  • José Ferrer (2012) Actor
  • Richard Feynman (2005) Physicist
  • Arthur Fiedler (1997) Conductor
  • Dorothy Fields (1996) Lyricist
  • W. C. Fields (1980) Actor, comedian
  • Millard Fillmore (1938) 13th President
John C. Fremont on an 1898 stamp
  • Ella Fitzgerald (2007) Jazz singer
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald (1996) Author
  • James Montgomery Flagg (2001) Illustrator
Robert Frost, 1974
  • Father Edward J. Flanagan (1986) Orphan advocate
  • William Floyd (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Henry Fonda (2005) Actor
  • Lynn Fontanne (1999) Actress
  • Gerald R. Ford (2007) President of the United States
  • John Ford (2012) Motion picture director
  • Henry Ford (1968) Industrialist
  • Bob Fosse (2012) Choreographer
  • John Foster (1998) Painter
  • Rube Foster (2010) Baseball player
  • Stephen Collins Foster (1940) Composer
  • Four Chaplains (1948) Died during the Dorchestersinking
  • George L. Fox (1948) One of the Four Chaplains
  • Jimmie Foxx (2000) Baseball player
  • Saint Francis of Assisi (1982) Franciscan Order founder
  • Peter Francisco (1975) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Felix Frankfurter (2009) Supreme Court justice
  • Benjamin Franklin (1847) 1st Postmaster, statesman, scientist
Benjamin Franklin on the first US stamp, 1847
  • Elizabeth Freake (1998) Portrait subject
  • Mary Freake (1998) Portrait subject
  • John C. Fremont (1898) and (1994) Explorer, Senator
  • Daniel Chester French (1940) Sculptor
  • Arthur Burdett Frost (2001) Illustrator
  • Robert Frost (1974) Poet
  • Buckminster Fuller (2004) Inventor
Robert Fulton on a 1965 stamp
  • Robert Fulton (1909) Steamboat inventor
  • Frank Furness (1980) Architect
GAlbert Gallatin on a 1967 stamp
  • Clark Gable (1990) Actor
  • Rene Gagnon (1945) Iwo Jima
  • Thomas Gainsborough (1974) Painter
  • Albert Gallatin (1967) Secretary of the Treasury
  • Thomas H. Gallaudet (1983) Educator
  • Bernardo de Galvez (1980) Revolutionary War General
  • Mohandas Gandhi (1961) Indian patriot
  • Greta Garbo (2005) Actress
  • Carlos Gardel (2011) Singer
Walter F. George on a 1960 stamp
  • James A. Garfield (1882) 20th President
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi (1960) Italian patriot
  • Judy Garland (1990) Actress
  • Erroll Garner (1995) Jazz musician and composer
  • Lou Gehrig (1989) Baseball player
  • Theodor Seuss Geisel (1999) Author & illustrator
  • Martha Gellhorn (2008) Journalist
  • Walter F. George (1960) Senator
  • Geronimo (1994) Apache leader
  • Elbridge Gerry (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
Amadeo P. Giannini on a 1973 stamp
  • George Gershwin (1973) Composer and musician
  • Ira Gershwin (1999) Lyricist
  • Domenico Ghirlandaio (1975) Painter
  • Amadeo P. Giannini (1973) Bank of America founder
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs (2005) Thermodynamicist
  • Josh Gibson (2000) Baseball player
  • John Gilbert (1994) Actor
  • Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1984) Industrial engineer
  • Giorgio Barbarelli Giorgione (1971) Painter
  • Giotto di Bondone (1995) Painter
  • Jackie Gleason (2009) Comedian
Robert H. Goddard on a 1964 stamp
  • Robert H. Goddard (1964) Rocket scientist
  • Maria Goeppert-Mayer (2011) Physicist
  • George W. Goethals (1939) Panama Canal engineer
  • Rube Goldberg (1995) Cartoonist
  • Samuel Gompers (1950) Labor union leader
Samuel Gompers on a 1950 stamp
  • Alexander D. Goode (1948) One of the Four Chaplains
  • Benny Goodman (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader
  • Charles Goodnight (1994) Cattle rancher
  • Arshile Gorky (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
Horace Greeley on a 1961 stamp
  • Jan Gossaert (2002) Painter
  • Adolph Gottlieb (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1997) Composer
  • Francisco Goya (1974) Painter
  • Martha Graham (2004) Choreographer
  • Red Grange (2003) Football player
  • Cary Grant (2002) Actor
  • Ulysses S. Grant (1890) 18th President
  • François Joseph Paul Grasse (1931) Revolutionary War Admiral
  • Asa Gray (2011) Botanist
  • Horace Greeley (1961) Journalist
  • Adolphus W. Greely (1986) Arctic explorer
David Wark Griffith on a 1975 stamp
  • Hank Greenberg (2006) Baseball player
  • Nathanael Greene (1936) Revolutionary War General
  • Ludwig Greiner (1997) Doll designer
  • David Wark Griffith (1975) Motion picture producer
  • Ferde Grofé (1997) Composer
  • Walter Gropius (1982) Architect
  • Thomas Grosvenor (1968) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Lefty Grove (2000) Baseball player
  • Johnny Gruelle (1997) Doll designer
  • Johann Gutenberg (1952) Printing press inventor
  • Woody Guthrie (1998) Folk singer, songwriter, and musician
HNathan Hale on a 1925 stamp
  • Philip Habib (2006) Diplomat
  • George Halas (1997) Football coach
Dag Hammarskjöld on a 1962 stamp
  • Nathan Hale (1925) Revolutionary War officer
  • Bill Haley (1993) Rock and roll singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Fannie Lou Hamer (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Alexander Hamilton (1870) Statesman
William Christopher Handy on a 1969 stamp
  • Alice Hamilton (1995) Physician
  • Dag Hammarskjöld (1962) United Nations Secretary General
  • Oscar Hammerstein II (1999) Musical theater writer
  • John Hancock (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • Winfield Hancock (1995) Civil War General
  • William Christopher Handy (1969) Blues musician and composer
  • John Hanson (1981) President of Continental Congress
  • Yip Harburg (2005) Lyricist
Benjamin Harrison on a 1902 stamp
  • Warren G. Harding (1923) 29th President
  • Oliver Hardy (1991) Comedian
  • William Harnett (1969) Painter
William Harnett on a 1969 stamp
  • Joel Chandler Harris (1948) Journalist
  • Patricia Roberts Harris (2000) Presidential Cabinet member, ambassador
  • Benjamin Harrison (1902) 23rd President
  • Benjamin Harrison V (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • William Henry Harrison (1938) 9th President
  • Ray Harroun (2011) Racecar driver
  • Lorenz Hart (1999) Lyricist
Oliver Wendell Holmes, on a 1968 stamp
  • Moss Hart (2004) Playwright
  • William S. Hart (2010) Actor
  • Bret Harte (1987) Author
  • David Hartley (1983) Treaty of Paris signatory
  • John Harvard (1986) Harvard College benefactor
  • Josiah Johnson Hawes (2002) Photographer
  • Coleman Hawkins (1995) Jazz musician
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne (1983) Author
  • Robert Hayden (2012) Poet
  • Helen Hayes (2011) Actress
  • Ira Hayes (1945) Iwo Jima
Herbert Hoover, on a 1965 stamp
  • Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher) (1928) Battlefield volunteer
  • Rutherford B. Hayes (1922) 19th President
  • Edith Head (2003) Costume designer
  • Martin Johnson Heade (2004) Painter
Mark Hopkins on a 1940 stamp
  • John Held, Jr. (2001) Illustrator
Sam Houston on a 1963 stamp
  • Ernest Hemingway (1989) Author
  • O. Henry (2012) Author
  • Patrick Henry (1955) American Revolution orator
  • Jim Henson (2005) Muppets creator
  • Matthew Alexander Henson (1986) Arctic explorer
Elias Howe, on a 1940 stamp
  • Audrey Hepburn (2003) Actress
  • Katharine Hepburn (2010) Actress
  • Victor Herbert (1940) Composer
  • Nicholas Herkimer (1977) Revolutionary War General
  • Bernard Herrmann (1999) Composer
  • John Hersey (2008) Journalist
  • Milton S. Hershey (1995) Confectioner
  • Joseph Hewes (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Wild Bill Hickok (1994) Gunfighter
  • Marguerite Higgins (2002) Journalist
  • Morgan Hill (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
  • Lewis Hine (2002) Photographer
  • John L. Hines (2000) World War I General
  • Alfred Hitchcock (1998) Motion picture director
  • James Hoban (1981) White House architect
  • Oveta Culp Hobby (2011) Women's Army Corps officer
  • Hans Hofmann (2010) Abstract expressionist painter
  • Katsushika Hokusai (1974) Painter
  • Billie Holiday (1994) Jazz singer
  • Hollow Horn Bear (date unknown) Brulé Sioux leader
  • Buddy Holly (1993) Rock and roll singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes (1968) Supreme Court Justice
  • Winslow Homer (1962) Painter
  • William Hooper (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Herbert Hoover (1965) 31st President
  • Bob Hope (2009) Comedian
  • Johns Hopkins (1989) Philanthropist
  • Mark Hopkins (1940) Educator
  • Stephen Hopkins (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Francis Hopkinson (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Edward Hopper (1970) Painter
  • Rogers Hornsby (2000) Baseball player
  • Harry Houdini (2002) Magician
  • Charles Hamilton Houston (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Sam Houston (1963) Texas Governor
  • Elias Howe (1940) Inventor
  • Julia Ward Howe (1987) Abolitionist
  • Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett (1994) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Edwin Hubble (2000) Astronomer
  • Henry Hudson (1909) Explorer
  • Charles Evans Hughes (1962) Chief Justice
Charles Evan Hughes on a 1962 stamp
  • Langston Hughes (2002) Author
Cordell Hull on a 1964 stamp
  • Cordell Hull (1963) Secretary of State
  • Hubert Humphrey (1991) Vice President
  • Richard Morris Hunt (1981) Architect
  • Samuel Huntington (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • Ruby Hurley (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Zora Neale Hurston (2003) Author
  • John Huston (2012) Motion picture director
IWashington Irving on a 1940 stamp
  • Washington Irving (1940) Author
  • Isabella I of Castile (1893) Queen of Spain, funded Christopher Columbus's voyage
  • Charles Ives (1997) Composer
  • Frederic E. Ives (1996) Halftone printing inventor
  • James Ives (1974) Lithographer
JThomas Jefferson on a 1922 stamp
  • Andrew Jackson (1861) 7th President
Andrew Jackson on a 1967 stamp
  • Mahalia Jackson (1998) Gospel singer
  • Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1937) Confederate Army General
Lyndon B. Johnson on a 1973 stamp
  • John Jay (1958) New York Governor, statesman, Supreme Court justice
  • Robinson Jeffers (1973) Poet
  • Thomas Jefferson (1861) 3rd President
  • Jesus (1966) Christianity founder
Chief Joseph on a 1968 stamp
  • Andrew Johnson (1938) 17th President
  • Eastman Johnson (1976) Painter
  • George Johnson (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
  • James P. Johnson (1995) Composer
  • James Weldon Johnson (1988) Author
  • John H. Johnson (2012) Publisher
  • Joshua Johnson (1998) Painter
  • Lyndon B. Johnson (1973) 36th President
  • Robert Johnson (1994) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Walter Johnson (2000) Baseball player
  • William Johnson (artist) (2012) Artist
  • Joseph E. Johnston (1995) Confederate Army General
  • Louis Jolliet (1968) Explorer
  • Al Jolson (1994) Singer and actor
  • Casey Jones (1950) Railroad engineer
  • John Paul Jones (1936) Revolutionary War Naval Captain
  • Bobby Jones (1981) Golfer
  • Scott Joplin (1983) Ragtime musician and composer
  • Barbara Jordan (2011) Congresswoman
  • Louis Jordan (2008) Musician/singer
  • Chief Joseph (1968) Nez Perce warrior
  • Percy Lavon Julian (1993) Chemist
  • Ernest E. Just (1996) Biologist
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  • Duke Kahanamoku (2002) Surfer, swimmer
  • Frida Kahlo (2001) Painter
Kamehameha I of Hawaii on a 1937 stamp
  • Kamehameha I of Hawaii (1937) Hawaiian King
  • Elisha Kent Kane (1986) Arctic explorer
  • Boris Karloff (1997) Actor
  • Theodore von Kármán (1992) Aerospace scientist
  • Gertrude Käsebier (2002) Photographer
John F. Kennedy on a 1964 stamp
  • Stephen Watts Kearny (1946) Mexican American War officer
  • Buster Keaton (1994) Actor
  • Helen Keller (1980) Author, disability advocate
  • Grace Kelly (1993) Actress and Princess of Monaco
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) 35th President
  • Robert F. Kennedy (1979) Attorney General
  • Rockwell Kent (2001) Illustrator
  • Jerome Kern (1985) Composer
  • André Kertész (2002) Hungarian photographer
  • Francis Scott Key (1948) Star-Spangled Banner composer
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. (1979) Civil Rights advocate
  • Franz Kline (1998) Painter
  • Henry Knox (1985) Revolutionary War General
  • Erich Korngold (1999) Composer
  • Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko (1933) Polish-Lithuanian patriot
  • Lajos Kossuth (1958) Hungarian patriot
LFiorello LaGuardia on a 1972 stamp
  • Marquis de Lafayette (1952) Revolutionary War General
  • Fiorello H. La Guardia (1972) New York City Mayor
Sidney Lanier on a 1972 stamp
  • Dorothea Lange (2002) Photographer
  • Samuel Pierpont Langley (1988) Aviation pioneer
  • Sidney Lanier (1972) Poet
  • Mary Lasker (2009) Philanthropist
Robert E. Lee on a 1955 stamp
  • Benjamin Latrobe (1979) Architect
  • Frank C. Laubach (1984) Educator
  • Stan Laurel (1991) Comedian
Abraham Lincoln on a 1960 stamp
  • John Laurens (1976) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Elmer Layden (1998) Football coach
  • Huddie Ledbetter (1998) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Jason Lee (1948) Oregon Territory missionary
Juliette Gordon Low on a 1948 stamp
  • Richard Henry Lee (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Robert E. Lee (1937) Confederate Army General
  • Vivien Leigh (1990) Actress
  • John A. Lejeune (2005) Marine Corps Commandant
  • Ponce de Leon (1982) Explorer
  • Alan Jay Lerner (1999) Lyricist
  • Emanuel Leutze (1976) Painter
  • Denise Levertov (2012) Poet
  • Francis Lewis (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
Sybil Ludington on a 1975 stamp
  • Meriwether Lewis (1954) Explorer
  • Sinclair Lewis (1985) Author
  • Joseph Christian Leyendecker (2001) Illustrator
  • José Limón (2012) Choreographer
  • Abraham Lincoln (1866) 16th President
  • Benjamin Lincoln (1976) Revolutionary War General
  • Tad Lincoln (1984) son of Abraham Lincoln
  • Charles Lindbergh (1927) Aviator
  • Jean-Etienne Liotard (1974) Painter
  • Fra Filippo Lippi (1984) Painter
  • Walter Lippmann (1985) Journalist
  • Sarah Lipsey (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
  • Philip Livingston (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Robert R. Livingston (1904) Declaration of Independence drafter
  • Harold Lloyd (1994) Actor
  • Belva Ann Lockwood (1986) Lawyer, feminist
  • Frank Loesser (1999) Composer
  • Frederick Loewe (1999) Composer
  • Raymond Loewy (2011) Industrial designer
  • Vince Lombardi (1997) Football coach
  • Jack London (1986) Author
  • Crawford W. Long (1940) Physician
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1940) Poet
  • Lorenzo Lotto (1970) Painter
  • Joe Louis (1993) Boxer
  • Louis XVI of France (1978) King of France, Revolutionary War supporter
  • Juliette Gordon Low (1948) Girl Scouts of America founder
  • James Russell Lowell (1940) Poet
  • Henry R. Luce (1998) Publisher
  • Sybil Ludington (1975) Revolutionary War heroine
  • Bela Lugosi (1997) Actor
  • Bernardino Luini (2007) Painter
  • Alfred Lunt (1999) Actor
  • Martin Luther (1983) Protestant reformer
  • Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Mary Lyon (1987) Educator
MClara Maass, on a 1976 stamp
  • Clara Maass (1976) Nurse
  • Douglas MacArthur (1971) Army General
  • Thomas Macdonough (1937) Naval officer
  • Edward MacDowell (1940) Composer
  • Dolley Madison (1980) First Lady
  • Helene Madison (1990) Swimmer
  • James Madison (1894) 4th President
  • Ramon Magsaysay (1957) Philippine President
  • Henry Mancini (2004) Composer
  • Horace Mann (1940) Educator
Ramon Magsaysay, on a 1957 stamp
  • C.G.E. Mannerheim (1960) Finnish President
  • Mickey Mantle (2006) Baseball player
  • Rocky Marciano (1999) Boxer
  • Luis Muñoz Marín (1990) 1st Puerto Rico Governor
  • Roger Maris (1999) Baseball player
  • Jacques Marquette (1898) Explorer
  • George Catlett Marshall (1965) Secretary of State, Army General
George Catlett Marshall on a 1967 stamp
  • John Marshall (1894) Chief Justice
  • Thurgood Marshall (2003) Supreme Court Justice
  • Roberta Martin (1998) Gospel singer, musician, and songwriter
Edgar Lee Masters on a 1970 stamp
  • Mary (The Madonna) (1966) Central figure in Christianity
  • Groucho Marx (2009) Comedian
  • Tomáš Masaryk (1960) President of Czechoslovakia
  • George Mason (1958) Statesman
  • Edgar Lee Masters (1970) Poet
  • Bat Masterson (1994) U.S. Marshal
  • Richard Mather (1998) Painter
  • Christy Mathewson (2000) Baseball player
  • Paolo de Matteis (1996) Painter
  • Jan Earnst Matzeliger (1991) Lasting machine inventor
  • Bill Mauldin (2010) Cartoonist
  • Bernard Maybeck (1981) Architect
  • Charles Horace Mayo (1964) Surgeon
  • William James Mayo (1964) Surgeon
  • Philip Mazzei (1980) Revolutionary War supporter
Ephraim McDowell, on a 1959 stamp
  • Barbara McClintock (2005) Geneticist
  • John McCloy (2010) Navy sailor
  • John McCormack (1984) Tenor
  • Cyrus Hall McCormick (1940) Mechanical reaper inventor
  • Hattie McDaniel (2006) Actress
  • Ephraim McDowell (1959) Surgeon
  • Thomas McKean (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • William McKinley (1904) 25th President
  • John McLoughlin (1948) Oregon Territory settler
Brien McMahon on a 1962 stamp
  • Brien McMahon (1962) Atomic Energy Act author
  • Neysa McMein (2001) Illustrator
Moina Michael on a 1948 stamp
  • Clyde McPhatter (1993) R&B singer
  • Dan McWilliams (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
  • Margaret Mead (1998) Anthropologist
  • George Meany (1994) Labor union leader
  • Andrew W. Mellon (1955) Financier
  • Herman Melville (1984) Author
  • Hans Memling (1966) Painter
  • Johnny Mercer (1996) Composer and singer
  • Ottmar Mergenthaler (1996) Linotype inventor
  • Ethel Merman (1994) Singer, actress
  • Moina Michael (1948) Memorial Poppy founder
  • Oscar Micheaux (2010) Motion picture director
  • James Michener (2008) Writer
  • Arthur Middleton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Edna St. Vincent Millay (1981) Poet
  • Don Miller (1998) Football player
  • Doris Miller (2010) Navy veteran
  • Glenn Miller (1996) Jazz musician, arranger, and composer
  • Robert Millikan (1982) Physicist
  • Charlie Mingus (1995) Jazz musician and composer
  • Carmen Miranda (2011) Singer
  • Billy Mitchell (1999) Air Force General
  • Joan Mitchell (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Margaret Mitchell (1986) Author
  • Tom Mix (2010) Actor
  • Lorenzo Monaco (2004) Painter
  • Thelonious Monk (1995) Jazz musician and composer
  • James Monroe (1904) 5th President
  • Marilyn Monroe (1995) Actress
  • John Bassett Moore (1965) Jurist
John Bassett Moore on a 1965 stamp
  • Clayton Moore (2009) Actor
  • Marianne Craig Moore (1990) Poet
  • Thomas Moran (1998) Painter
  • Giovanni Battista Moroni (1987) Painter
  • Justin S. Morrill (1999) Senator
  • Lewis Morris (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Robert Morris (financier) (1952) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • Samuel F. B. Morse (1940) Telegraph inventor
  • Jelly Roll Morton (originally Ferdinand J. La Menthe) (1995) Jazz musician and composer
  • Julius Sterling Morton (1932) Arbor Day founder
  • Anna Mary Robertson Moses "Grandma Moses" (1969) Painter
Grandma Moses on a 1969 stamp
  • Horace A. Moses (1984) Junior Achievement founder
  • Robert Motherwell (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Lucretia Mott (1948) Civil Rights advocate
John Muir on a 1964 stamp
  • John Muir (1964) Conservationist
  • Peter Müller-Munk (2011) Industrial designer
  • Luis Muñoz Marín (1980) First democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico
  • Audie L. Murphy (2000) World War II soldier, actor
  • Robert Daniel Murphy (2006) Diplomat
  • Edward R. Murrow (1994) Journalist
  • Eadweard Muybridge (1996) Photographer
  • Myron of Boeotia (1996) Sculptor
James Naismith on a 1961 stamp
  • Bronco Nagurski (2003) Football player
  • James Naismith (1961) Basketball inventor
  • Ogden Nash (2002) Poet
  • Harriet Nelson (2009) Actress
  • Ozzie Nelson (2009) Actor
  • Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • Louise Nevelson (2000) Sculptor
  • Ernie Nevers (2003) Football player
Ethelbert Nevin on a 1940 stamp
  • Ethelbert Nevin (1940) Composer
  • Alfred Newman (1999) Composer
  • Barnett Newman (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Jean Nicolet (1934) Explorer
  • Chester W. Nimitz (1985) World War II Admiral
  • Richard Nixon (1995) 37th President
  • Alfred Nobel (2001) Philanthropist
  • Isamu Noguchi (2004) Sculptor
  • George W. Norris (1961) Senator
  • Eliot Noyes (2011) Industrial designer
O
  • Annie Oakley (1994) Sharpshooter
Adolph S. Ochs on a 1976 stamp
  • Adolph S. Ochs (1976) New York Times publisher
  • Severo Ochoa (2011) Biochemist
  • James Edward Oglethorpe (1933) Georgia founder
  • Georgia O'Keeffe (1996) Painter
  • Frederick Law Olmsted (1999) Landscape architect
  • Eugene O'Neill (1973) Playwright
Eugene O'Neill on a 1967 stamp
  • Rose O'Neill (2001) Illustrator
  • Eugene Ormandy (1997) Conductor
  • Timothy O'Sullivan (2002) Photographer
  • Mel Ott (2006) Baseball player
  • Francis Ouimet (1988) Golfer
  • Mary White Ovington (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Jesse Owens (1990) Track & field athlete
  • William Paca (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1960) Polish Prime Minister
  • Satchel Paige (2000) Baseball player
  • Robert Treat Paine (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
Thomas Paine on a 1969 stamp
  • Thomas Paine (1965) Journalist
  • Nathaniel Palmer (1988) Antarctic explorer
  • George Papanicolaou (1978) Cytologist
  • Al Parker (2001) Illustrator
  • Charlie Parker (1995) Jazz musician and composer
Franklin Pierce on a 1938 stamp
  • Dorothy Parker (1992) Author
  • Francis Parkman (1965) Historian
  • Maxfield Parrish (2001) Illustrator
Pocahontas on a 1907 stamp
  • Alden Partridge (1985) Educator
  • George S. Patton, Jr. (1953) World War II Army General
  • Alice Paul (1995) Suffragist and feminist
  • Linus Pauling (2008) Chemist
  • Ethel L. Payne (2002) Journalist
  • Charles Willson Peale (1955) Painter
  • Rembrandt Peale (1998) Painter
  • Robert Edwin Peary (1959) Arctic explorer
  • Gregory Peck, (2011) Actor
  • Phoebe Pember (1995) Confederate nurse
  • William Penn (1932) Pennsylvania founder
  • Claude Pepper (2000) Senator
Salem Poor on a 1975 stamp
  • Frances Perkins (1980) Secretary of Labor
  • Matthew Perry (1953) Navy Commodore
  • Oliver Hazard Perry (1870) Naval officer
  • John J. Pershing (1961) World War I General
  • Perugino (1986) Painter
  • John Frederick Peto (1974) Painter
  • Ammi Phillips (1998) Painter
  • Coles Phillips (2001) Illustrator
  • Édith Piaf (2012) Singer
  • Ben Picket (1994) brother of Bill Picket, accidentally placed on stamp when his brother Bill was meant to appear; stamp recalled and replaced
  • Bill Pickett (1994) Wild West performer
  • Franklin Pierce (1938) 14th President
Kazimierz Pułaski on a 1931 stamp
  • Sano di Pietro (1997) Painter
  • William T. Piper (1990) Aviation pioneer
  • ZaSu Pitts (1994) Actress
  • Sylvia Plath (2012) Poet
  • Pocahontas (1907) Algonquian princess
  • Edgar Allan Poe (1949) Author
  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1987) Chicago settler
  • Clark V. Poling (1948) One of the Four Chaplains
  • George Polk (2008) Journalist
  • James K. Polk (1938) 11th President
  • Jackson Pollock (1999) Painter
  • Lily Pons (1997) Soprano
  • Rosa Ponselle (1997) Soprano
  • Salem Poor (1975) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Cole Porter (1991) Composer and songwriter
  • David D. Porter (1937) Civil War naval officer
  • Katherine Anne Porter (2006) Author
  • Emily Post (1998) Author
  • Wiley Post (1979) Aviator
  • John Wesley Powell (1969) Geologist
  • Elvis Presley (1993) Rock and roll singer and musician
  • Joseph Priestley (1983) Chemist
  • Tito Puente (2011) Drummer
  • Kazimierz PuÅ‚aski (1931) Revolutionary War soldier (spelled Casimir Pulaski on the stamp)
  • Joseph Pulitzer (1947) Journalist
  • Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (2005) Marine Corps General
  • Rufus Putnam (1937) Northwest Territory settler
  • Ernest Taylor Pyle (1971) Journalist
Ernest Taylor Pyle on a 1971 stamp
  • Howard Pyle (1964) Illustrator
Q
  • Harriet Quimby (1991) Pilot
R
  • Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1994) Blues singer
  • Ayn Rand (1999) Author
  • Asa Philip Randolph (1989) Labor & Civil Rights advocate
  • Raphael (1973) Painter
  • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (2008) Author
  • Man Ray (2002) Photographer
  • Sam Rayburn (1962) Legislator
Sam Rayburn on a 1962 stamp
  • George Read (1976), lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Ronald Reagan (2005) 40th President
  • Red Cloud (1987) Oglala Sioux Chief
  • Otis Redding (1993) Soul singer and songwriter
  • Walter Reed (1940) Army surgeon
  • Frederic Remington (1940) Sculptor, painter
  • James Renwick, Jr. (1980) Architect
  • Ernst Reuter (1959) Berlin Mayor
Ernst Reuter on a 1958 stamp
  • Bernard Revel (1986) Educator
  • Paul Revere (1958) Revolutionary War patriot
  • Frederick Hurten Rhead (2011) Industrial designer
  • Gilbert Rohde (2011) Industrial designer
  • Henry Hobson Richardson (1980) Architect
  • Eddie Rickenbacker (1995) World War I fighter pilot
  • James Whitcomb Riley (1940) Poet
Paul Revere on a 1958 stamp
  • Paul Robeson (2004) Actor, singer, civil Rights advocate
  • Edward G. Robinson (2000) Actor
  • Jackie Robinson (1982) Baseball player
Eleanor Roosevelt on a 1963 stamp
  • Sugar Ray Robinson (2006) Boxer
  • Comte de Rochambeau (1931) Revolutionary War General
  • Knute Rockne (1988) Football coach
  • Norman Rockwell (1972) Painter
  • Jimmie Rodgers (1978) Country singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Richard Rodgers (1999) Composer
  • Theodore Roethke (2012) Poet
  • Roy Rogers (2010) Singer, Actor
  • Will Rogers (1948) Humorist
  • Antoniazzo Romano (1991) Painter
Franklin D. Roosevelt on a 1945 stamp
  • Eleanor Roosevelt (1963) First Lady
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1945) 32nd President
  • Theodore Roosevelt (1922) 26th President
  • Betsy Ross (1952) American flag creator
  • George Ross (1952) Relative of Betsy Ross
  • Mark Rothko (1998) Painter
  • Edward Rutledge (1976) Painter
  • Wilma Rudolph (2004) Track & field athlete
  • Benjamin Rush (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Jimmy Rushing (1994) Blues singer
Theodore Roosevelt on a 1922 stamp
  • Charles M. Russell (1961) Painter
  • Richard Russell, Jr. (1984) Statesman
  • George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1983) Baseball player
  • Eero Saarinen (1982) Architect
  • Albert Sabin (2006) Virologist
  • Sacagawea (1994) Shoshone guide
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1940) Sculptor
  • Rubén Salazar (2008) Journalist
  • Peter Salem (1968) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Jonas Salk (2006) Medical scientist
  • Haym Salomon (1975) Revolutionary War financier
Haym Salomon on a 1975 stamp
  • William T. Sampson (1937) Navy Admiral
  • José de San Martín (1959) South American liberator
  • Carl Sandburg (1978) Poet
  • Henry Sandham (1925) Painter
  • Winthrop Sargent (1948) Mississippi Territory Governor
  • William Saroyan (1991) Author
  • Winfield S. Schley (1937) Navy Admiral
  • Albert Schoenhut (1997) Doll designer
  • Carl Schurz (1983) Journalist
  • Blanche Stuart Scott (1980) Aviator
  • Winfield Scott (1870) Army General
  • Selena (2011) Singer
  • David O. Selznick (2003) Motion picture producer
  • Raphael Semmes (1995) Naval officer
  • Sequoyah (1980) Cherokee linguist
  • Rod Serling (2009) Writer
  • Junipero Serra (1985) Franciscan mission founder
  • John Sevier (1946) Tennessee Governor
  • William H. Seward (1873) Secretary of State
  • Eric Sevareid (2008) Journalist
  • Chief Shadoo (1930) Kiowa Chief
William Shakespeare on a 1938 stamp
  • William Shakespeare (1964) Playwright
  • Charles Sheeler (1998) Painter
  • Alan Shepard (2011) Astronaut
  • Philip Henry Sheridan (1937) Civil War General
William Tecumseh Sherman on an 1893 stamp
  • Roger Sherman (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • William Tecumseh Sherman (1893) Civil War General
  • Dinah Shore (2009) Singer
  • Igor Sikorsky (1988) Aircraft engineer
  • Phil Silvers (2009) Comedian
  • William S. Sims (2010) Admiral
  • Frank Sinatra (2008) Singer/actor
  • Elisabetta Sirani (1994) Painter
  • George Sisler (2000) Baseball player
  • Sitting Bull (1989) Hunkpapa Sioux warrior
  • Red Skelton (2009) Comedian
John French Sloan on a 1971 stamp
  • John French Sloan (1971) Painter
  • Alfred E. Smith (1945) New York Governor
  • Bessie Smith (1994) Blues singer
  • Jessie Willcox Smith (2001) Illustrator
  • John Smith (1907) Jamestown settler
  • Kate Smith (2010) Singer
  • Margaret Chase Smith (2007) U.S. senator
  • W. Eugene Smith (2002) Photographer
  • John Philip Sousa (1940) Composer
  • Franklin Sousley (1945) Iwo Jima
  • Albert Southworth (2002) Photographer
Edwin M. Stanton on an 1871 stamp
  • Tris Speaker (2000) Baseball player
  • Elmer Sperry (1985) Aviation pioneer Note: the wrong photograph was used as the basis for the stamp, which actually pictures Elmer Sperry's father.
  • Lawrence Sperry (1985) Aviation pioneer
  • Joel Elias Spingarn (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Edwin M. Stanton (1871) Secretary of War
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1948) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionist
  • Willie Stargell (2012) Baseball player
  • Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1986) Arctic explorer
  • Edward Steichen (2002) Photographer
  • John Steinbeck (1979) Author
  • Max Steiner (1999) Composer
  • Charles Steinmetz (1983) Electrical inventor
Adlai Stevenson on a 1965 stamp
  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1930) Revolutionary War general
  • Wallace Stevens (2012) Poet
  • Adlai Stevenson (1965) UN Ambassador and presidential candidate
  • James Stewart (2007) Actor
  • Walter Stewart (1976) Revolutionary War soldier
  • Alfred Stieglitz (2002) Photographer
  • Clyfford Still (2010) Abstract expressionist artist
  • Joseph W. Stilwell (2000) Army General
  • Richard Stockton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Leopold Stokowski (1997) Conductor
  • Harlan Fiske Stone (1948) Chief Justice
Lucy Stone on a 1968 stamp
  • Lucy Stone (1965) Suffragist and feminist
  • Joseph Story (2009) Supreme Court justice
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe (2007) Author
  • Paul Strand (2002) Photographer
  • Michael Strank (1945) Iwo Jima
  • Igor Stravinsky (1982) Composer
  • William Strickland (1979) Architect
  • Gilbert Charles Stuart (1940) Painter
  • Harry Stuhldreher (1998) Football player
  • Peter Stuyvesant (1948) New Amsterdam Governor
  • Dr. Seuss (1999) Author & illustrator
  • Anne Sullivan (1980) Educator
  • Ed Sullivan (2009) TV variety show host
  • John Sullivan (1929) Revolutionary War general
  • Louis Sullivan (1981) Architect
  • George Szell (1997) Conductor, composer
TRobert A. Taft on a 1960 stamp
  • Robert A. Taft (1960) Senator
  • William Howard Taft (1930) 27th President
  • William Talman (2009) Actor
  • Henry Ossawa Tanner (1973) Painter
Henry Ossawa Tanner on a 1973 stamp
  • Ida Tarbell (2002) Author, journalist
  • Zachary Taylor (1875) 12th President
  • Walter Dorwin Teague (2011) Industrial designer
  • Mother Teresa (2010) Humanitarian
  • Gerard Terborch (1974) Painter
  • Mary Church Terrell (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Sonny Terry (1998) Blues musician
Henry David Thoreau on a 1967 stamp
  • Nikola Tesla (1983) Induction motor inventor
  • Rosetta Tharpe (1998) Gospel singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Sylvanus Thayer (1985) Educator
  • Danny Thomas (2012) Entertainer
  • Charles Thomson (1976) Continental Congress Secretary
  • Henry David Thoreau (1967) Author
  • Jim Thorpe (1984) Football player
  • James Thurber (1994) Author, illustrator, humorist
  • Lawrence Tibbett (1997) Opera singer
  • Giambattista Tiepolo (1982) Painter
  • Lewis Comfort Tiffany (2007) Designer
  • Bill Tilghman (1994) Southwest lawman
  • Dimitri Tiomkin (1999) Composer
  • Arturo Toscanini (1989) Conductor
  • Pie Traynor (2000) Baseball player
  • William B. T. Trego (1976) Painter
  • Edward Trudeau (2008) Phthisiologist
  • Harry S. Truman (1973) 33rd President
  • John Trumbull (1927) Painter
  • Sojourner Truth (1986) Abolitionist
  • Harriet Tubman (1978) Abolitionist
  • Richard Tucker (1997) Tenor
  • Mark Twain (1940) Author
  • John Tyler (1938) 10th President
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  • Ritchie Valens (1993) Rock and roll musician
  • Rudolph Valentino (1994) Actor
  • Martin Van Buren (1938) 8th President
  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1982) Architect
  • James Van Der Zee (2002) Photographer
  • Vivian Vance (2009) Actress
  • Félix Varela (1997) Social reformer
  • Alfred V. Verville (1985) Aviation pioneer
  • Oswald Garrison Villard (2009) Civil rights leader
  • Bartolomeo Vivarini (1999) Painter
  • Greta von Nessen (2011) Industrial designer
  • John von Neumann (2005) Mathematician
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  • Honus Wagner (2000) Baseball player
  • Izannah Walker (1997) Doll designer
  • Madam C.J. Walker (1998) Philanthropist
  • Mary Edwards Walker (1982) Army surgeon
Booker T. Washington on a 1940 stamp
  • DeWitt Wallace (1998) Publisher
  • Lila Wallace (1998) Publisher
  • Raoul Wallenberg (1997) Humanitarian
  • George Walton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Clara Ward (1998) Gospel singer and songwriter
  • Andy Warhol (2002) Painter
George Washington on 1847 stamp
  • "Pop" Warner (1997) Football coach
  • Earl Warren (1992) Chief Justice
  • Robert Penn Warren (2005) Author and poet
Martha Washington on an 1923 stamp
  • Booker T. Washington (1940) Educator
  • Dinah Washington (1993) Blues singer
Daniel Webster on an 1890 stamp
  • George Washington (1847) 1st President
  • John P. Washington (1948) One of the Four Chaplains
  • Martha Washington (1902) First Lady
  • Ethel Waters (1994) Blues singer and actress
  • Muddy Waters (1994) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Stand Watie (1995) Confederate General
  • Carleton Watkins (2002) Photographer
  • Franz Waxman (1999) Composer
  • Anthony Wayne (1929) Revolutionary War General
  • John Wayne (1990) Actor
  • Jack Webb (2009) Actor
Walt Whitman on a 1940 stamp
  • Daniel Webster (1870) Statesman
  • Noah Webster (1958) Author
  • Orson Welles (1999) Actor/film director
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1966
  • Ida B. Wells (1990) Civil Rights advocate, feminist
  • Benjamin West (1956) Painter
  • Joseph West (1930) Charleston Governor
  • Edward Weston (2002) Photographer
  • Clifton R. Wharton, Sr. (2006) Diplomat
  • Edith Wharton (1980) Author
  • Joseph Wharton (1981) Wharton School of Business founder
  • William Whipple (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • James McNeill Whistler (1934) Painter
  • Jon Whitcomb (2001) Illustrator
  • Josh White (1998) Folk singer, musician, songwriter, and actor
  • Minor White (2002) Photographer
  • Paul Dudley White (1986) Cardiologist
  • Walter Francis White (2009) Civil rights leader
  • William Allen White (1948) Newspaper editor
  • Wabokieshiek (White Cloud) (1998) Iowa Chief
  • Walt Whitman (1940) Poet
  • Eli Whitney (1940) Cotton gin inventor
  • John Greenleaf Whittier (1940) Poet
  • Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1990) Tennis player
  • Billy Wilder (2012) Motion picture director
  • Thornton Wilder (1997) Playwright
  • Harvey W. Wiley (1956) Chemist
  • Charles Wilkes (1988) Antarctic explorer
  • Roy Wilkins (2001) Civil Rights advocate
  • Frances E. Willard (1940) Educator
  • Hank Williams (1993) Country singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Roger Williams (1936) Rhode Island co-founder
  • Ted Williams (2012) Baseball player
  • Tennessee Williams (1995) Playwright
  • William Williams (Continental Congress) (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • William Carlos Williams (2012) Poet
  • Thomas Willing (1976) Continental Congressman
  • Frances E. Willis (2006) Diplomat
  • Wendell Willkie (1992) Statesman
  • Bob Wills (1993) Country musician and songwriter
  • Meredith Willson (1999) Composer, playwright
  • James Wilson (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Woodrow Wilson (1925) 28th President
  • Garry Winogrand (2002) Photographer
  • John Witherspoon (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  • Oliver Wolcott (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  • Thomas Wolfe (2000) Author
  • Grant Wood (1996) Painter
  • Carter G. Woodson (1984) Historian
  • Frank Lloyd Wright (1965) Architect
  • Orville Wright (1928) Aviation pioneer
  • Richard Wright (2009) Writer
  • Russel Wright (2011) Industrial designer
  • Wilbur Wright (1928) Aviation pioneer
  • Newell Convers Wyeth (2001) Illustrator
  • George Wythe (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
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  • Malcolm X (1999) Civil rights advocate
YSun Yat-sen on a 1961 stamp
  • Sun Yat-sen (1961) Chinese revolutionary leader
  • Alvin C. York (2000) World War I soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Ashley Young (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
  • Cy Young (2000) Baseball player
  • Whitney Moore Young (1981) Civil Rights advocate
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  • Babe Zaharias (1981) Track & field athlete
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What has the author Yokiti Yamamoto written?

Yokiti Yamamoto has written: 'Japanese postage stamps' -- subject(s): Postage stamps 'Japanese postage stamps (for philatelists)' -- subject(s): Postage-stamps


Which British Queen first appeared on a postage stamp?

Queen Victoria. The very first postage stamps were produced in England in 1840.


Whose work appeared on a series of Australian postage stamps in 2002?

Sara Karloff


Does Norway use postage stamps?

Yes, every country uses postage stamps.


Who were first people to appear on US postage stamps?

Luis and Clark


What is the expiration date on 2008 postage stamps?

US postage stamps do not expire -- they are always worth face value as postage.


Did they have postage stamps in 1787?

No, they did not exist then. Great Britain introduced the first postage stamps in 1840.


What has the author Mark Harris Winnegrad written?

Mark Harris Winnegrad has written: 'Highlights of the history of printing as depicted on postage stamps' -- subject(s): History, Postage stamps, Printing, Topics 'Printing on stamps' -- subject(s): History, Postage stamps, Printing, Printing on postage stamps, Topics


How many postage stamps are in a book?

20 stamps


Does Monaco have postage stamps?

Yes, it is one of the Postage Stamp countries that obtains a large percentage of their revenue through the sale of postage stamps.