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Isaac Shelby -- b.12/11/1750 d.7/18/1826 (75)
Revolutionary, Soldier
Philip Sheridan -- b.3/6/1831 d.8/5/1888 (57)
General
Misc: of Civil War (Union Army)
Forrest Sherman -- b.10/30/1896 d.7/22/1951 (54)
Naval Officer
William Tecumseh Sherman -- b.2/8/1820 d.2/14/1891 (71)
Military Leader
Misc: Union Army Officer in Civil War
Walter Short -- b.3/30/1880 d.3/9/1949 (68)
Naval Officer
Henry Shrapnel -- b.6/3/1761 d.3/13/1842 (80)
General, English
Misc: army officer; invented the shrapnel shell
John Templer Shubrick -- b.9/12/1788 d.??/??/1815
Naval Officer
Roswell Shurtleff -- b.6/14/1838 d.1/6/1915 (76)
Artist, Painter, Soldier
William Sibert -- b.10/12/1860 d.10/16/1935 (75)
Soldier, Engineer
Daniel Sickles -- b.10/20/1825 d.5/3/1914 (88)
Army Officer, Congressperson, Diplomat
Misc: remembered for acquiring the land for Central Park in New York City. He was also the first person in the United States acquitted of murder on the grounds of temporary insanity.
Sir Philip Sidney -- b.11/30/1554 d.10/17/1586 (31)
Poet, Soldier, Statesman, English
Charles Sigsbee -- b.1/16/1845 d.7/13/1923 (78)
Naval Officer
William Sims -- b.10/15/1858 d.9/25/1936 (77)
Naval Officer, Canadian
William (Joseph) Slim -- b.8/6/1891 d.12/14/1970 (79)
Hero, British
Misc: field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff who turned back an attempted Japanese invasion of India and defeated the Japanese armies in Burma (Myanmar) during World War II.
Eddie D. Slovak -- b.2/18/1920 d.1/31/1945 (24)
Soldier
Dennis Smith -- b.9/9/1940
Writer, Hero, Fireman
Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith -- b.4/20/1882 d.1/12/1967 (84)
General
Names/Places: b. in Seale, Alabama
Misc: WWII U.S. Marine Coprs
Samuel Smith -- b.7/27/1752 d.4/22/1839 (86)
Soldier, Politician
Misc: best known as the commander of land and sea forces that defended Baltimore from the British during the War of 1812.
Walter Bedell Smith -- b.10/5/1895 d.8/9/1961 (65)
General, Diplomat
Misc: administrator, who served as chief of staff for U.S. forces in Europe during World War II.
Jan Christian Smuts -- b.5/24/1870 d.9/11/1950 (80)
Philosopher, General
Misc: premier South-Africa, proponnent of Commonwealth & League of Nations.
Conn Smythe -- b.2/1/1895 d.11/18/1980 (85)
Soldier, Hockey Executive, Canadian
Misc: horse racing sportsman
Sports Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (founder)
Magnar Solberg -- b.2/4/1937
Policeman, Olympic Athlete, Norweigan
Misc: 20K biathalete (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
Carl Andrew Spaatz -- b.6/28/1891 d.7/14/1974 (83)
General
Misc: The leading U.S. combat air commander in World War II and first chief of staff of the independent U.S. Air Force.
Hans Speidel -- b.10/28/1897 d.11/28/1984 (87)
Military Leader, German
Raymond Spruance -- b.7/3/1886 d.12/13/1969 (83)
General
Misc: admiral
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John Stark -- b.8/28/1728 d.5/8/1822 (93)
Revolutionary, General
Misc: U.S. War of Independence; led attacks that cost the British nearly 1,000 men and contributed to the surrender of the British general John Burgoyne at Saratoga by blocking his retreat line across the Hudson River (1777).
Charles Stewart -- b.7/28/1778 d.11/6/1869 (91)
Naval Officer
Joseph W. Stilwell -- b.3/19/1883 d.10/12/1946 (63)
General
James Stockdale -- b.12/23/1923 d.7/5/2005 (81)
Hero
Misc: War Hero, Ross Perot's 1992 running mate (who am I? what am I doing here?)
Richard Stockton -- b.10/1/1730 d.2/8/1781 (50)
Revolutionary, Attorney/Lawyer
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer; d. 2-28?
Robert Stockton -- b.8/20/1795 d.10/7/1866 (71)
Naval Officer
Misc: helped conquer California in the Mexican War (1846-48).
Mike Stoker -- b.6/25/1941
Fireman, Engineer, TV Actor
Misc: a retired firefighter, engineer, and captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
TV Shows: Emergency (as Fireman Stoker)
Thomas Stone -- b.??/??/1743 d.10/5/1787
Revolutionary, Attorney/Lawyer
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer
George Stratemeyer -- b.11/24/1890 d.8/11/1969 (78)
General
Misc: of Air Force
Charles Sherwood Stratton -- b.1/4/1838 d.7/15/1883 (45)
General, Entertainment Figure
Misc: 28 inches tall in P.T. Barnum's circus as Colonel Tom Thumb
Lewis L. Strauss -- b.1/31/1896 d.1/21/1974 (77)
Naval Officer, Scientist, Businessperson, Philanthropist
Caleb Strong -- b.1/9/1745 d.11/7/1819 (74)
Revolutionary, Statesman, Governor
Charles Edward Stuart -- b.12/31/1720 d.1/31/1788 (67)
Revolutionary
Misc: claimant to the British throne and leader of the Jacobite rebellion.
J. E. B. Stuart -- b.2/6/1833 d.5/12/1864 (31)
Military Leader
Names/Places: RN:James Ewell Brown, aka Jeb
Misc: Confederate army officer
John Sullivan -- b.2/17/1740 d.1/23/1795 (54)
Revolutionary, General
Thomas Sumter -- b.8/14/1734 d.6/1/1832 (97)
Revolutionary, General
Misc: leadership of troops against British forces in North and South Carolina, where he earned the sobriquet of "Carolina Gamecock."
Lynn Swann -- b.3/7/1952
Policeman, Sportscaster, NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
Names/Places: b. in Alcoa, TN
Misc: 1975 MVP; 4x Super Bowl winner, 3x Pro Bowl, Super Bowl X MVP; in the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Southern California, Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1982)
Joseph Gardner Swift -- b.12/31/1783 d.7/23/1865 (81)
General, Military Leader
Misc: Military officer
Sir Ernest Swinton -- b.10/21/1868 d.1/15/1951 (82)
General, Army Officer, India
George Sykes -- b.10/9/1822 d.2/8/1880 (57)
Hero
Names/Places: a.k.a. Tardy George
Misc: commander of the Union's Fifth Corps at Gettysburg
John Symmes -- b.7/21/1742 d.2/26/1814 (71)
Revolutionary, Pioneer
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