Bowdoin College alumni

president of the United States from 1853 to 1857

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American poet and educator (1807–1882)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens.

explorer from the United States (1856–1920)

American sexologist (1894–1956)

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American actor and screenwriter

American physicist (1855–1938)

American politician (born 1940)

American politician, diplomat, and judge (born 1933)

American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine (1828–1914)

film and television character actor from the United States (1915-1990)

American entrepreneur and education philanthropist

Mayor of San Francisco from 2011 to 2017

American film director

British actor (1930–2016)

American journalist

American actor and politician (1905–1968)

chief justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1830–1909)

American financier and politician (1808–1895)

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

American politician (1806–1869)

American journalist (1925–2005)

American politician and economist (1892–1976)

American diplomat

American historian, pastor, and author (1805-1877)

American politician (1839-1902)

Massachusetts governor during the Civil War (1818-1867)

American novelist and actor

American politician (1806-1873)

American zoologist (1842–1910)

American diplomat

United States federal judge (1888-1964)

American stand-up comedian, actor and writer

American politician (1811-1864)

American politician from Maine (1830–1911)

American business executive

American film producer (1954-)

American film editor and film title designer

American politician (1888–1961)

American entomologist, palaeontologist (1839-1905)

American politician (1823-1911)

American fantasy writer

American librarian and biblical scholar (1819–1884)

American physicist (1852–1921)

American politician (born 1945)

American politician (1877–1952)

American astronomer

American politician (1830-1920)

American writer (1852–1927)

American politician, Maine (1797-1867)

United States Senator from Maine (1802-1901)

American restaurateur (1930–2021)

American politician, Maine (1859-1930)

American politician (1804-1896)

former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

American politician

American politician (1876–1969)