publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) | a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law |
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) | (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank |
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) | |