American newspaper founders

American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the first outside investor in Facebook (2004). According to The New York Times, as of December 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$27.5 billion, placing him among the 100 richest individuals in the world.

American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879)

American politician (1798-1859)

Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951)

American politician

American jurist and politician (1785-1861)

American explorer (1858-1934)

American politician in Wisconsin and newspaper founder (1840-1916)

American politician (1804-1880)

Union Army general (1820-1891)

American writer, lawyer and judge

Cherokee Indian leader (1802–1839)

Riga-born American lawyer, politician and art collector (1869-1933)

American politician (1805-1886)

American politician (1816–1860)

(1906-1963) American editor, aviator

American poet (1844–1909)

American politician (1808-1879)

American newspaper publisher (1810–1889)

American Quaker abolitionist (1789-1839)

American publisher

American newspaper publisher (1838–1912)

Governor of Utah Territory, 1861

American newspaper founder (1848-1929)

American writer and editor (1768-1812)

American politician (1812-1868)

American politician (1807-1870)

African American lawyer (1870–1940)

Union United States Army soldier (1847-1924)

American politician (1855–1909)

American journalist, printer and publisher (1769-1798)

American politician (1808-1892)

Christian missionary to Cherokee, civil rights advocate 1798-1859

African Methodist Episcopal minister (1835-1923)

American anarchist

American Oglala Lakota journalist (1934–2022)

American politician (1821-1891)

American politician (1820–1899)

American newspaper publisher

American writer (1900-1985)

American politician

American publisher (1851–1915)

American journalist