Map: Natural Earth (PD)
The United States and Canada, including figures in politics, social reform, science, technology and culture.
29 figures
Grace Hopper
1906–1992
Contemporary · Invention
Computer scientist · Mathematician · Programmer · Naval officer
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Modern · Invention
Inventor · Engineer · Entrepreneur
Harriet Tubman
c. 1822–1913
Modern · Social reform
Abolitionist · Political activist · Suffragist
Frederick Douglass
1818–1895
Modern · Social reform
Writer · Abolitionist
Madam C. J. Walker
1867–1919
Modern · Business
Entrepreneur · Inventor
Katherine Johnson
1918–2020
Contemporary · Science
Mathematician
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Contemporary · Literature
Writer · Poet
James Baldwin
1924–1987
Contemporary · Literature
Writer · Novelist
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929–1968
Contemporary · Social reform
Religious leader · Political activist · Writer
Steve Jobs
1955–2011
Contemporary · Business
Entrepreneur · Inventor · Designer
John F. Kennedy
1917–1963
Contemporary · Politics
Politician · Writer · Naval officer
Henry Ford
1863–1947
Modern · Business
Entrepreneur · Engineer · Inventor · Writer
Henry Kissinger
1923–2023
Contemporary · Politics
Politician · Writer · Teacher
Douglas MacArthur
1880–1964
Modern · Military
Military leader · Politician
Ernest Hemingway
1899–1961
Modern · Literature
Novelist · Writer · Journalist
Richard Nixon
1913–1994
Contemporary · Politics
Politician · Lawyer · Writer
John Hay
1838–1905
Modern · Politics
Politician · Writer · Journalist
Elvis Presley
1935–1977
Contemporary · Music
Singer · Actor
Theodore Roosevelt
1858–1919
Modern · Politics
Politician · Writer · Naturalist · Explorer
Ronald Reagan
1911–2004
Contemporary · Politics
Politician · Actor · Writer
Andrew Carnegie
1835–1919
Modern · Business
Entrepreneur · Writer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1890–1969
Contemporary · Politics
Politician · Military leader · Writer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1882–1945
Modern · Politics
Politician
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
Early modern · Politics
Politician · Writer · Lawyer · Architect · Philosopher
George Washington
1732–1799
Early modern · Politics
Politician · Military leader · revolutionary
Harry S. Truman
1884–1972
Contemporary · Politics
Politician
John Steinbeck
1902–1968
Modern · Literature
Novelist · Writer · Journalist
Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Early modern · Politics
Politician · Lawyer · Writer
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973
Modern · Politics
Politician · Teacher
