publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
