![Nadia Bjorlin Nadia Bjorlin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nadia-bjorlin-45631-1.jpg)
![Leon Wilkeson Leon Wilkeson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/leon-wilkeson-1.jpg)
![Thomas H. Ince Thomas H. Ince](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/thomas-h-ince-53733-1.jpg)
![Kelly Clark Kelly Clark](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kelly-clark-134894-1.jpg)
![Ashley Newbrough Ashley Newbrough](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ashley-newbrough-78665-1.jpg)
![John Cowsill John Cowsill](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/john-cowsill-1.jpg)
![Lawson Little Lawson Little](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lawson-little-133619-1.jpg)
![Hugh D. Auchincloss Hugh D. Auchincloss](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hugh-d-auchincloss.jpg)
![Barry Cowsill Barry Cowsill](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/barry-cowsill-117509-1.jpg)
![Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gladys-vanderbilt-szechenyi-1.jpg)
![Clarence King Clarence King](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/clarence-king-1.jpg)
US geologist, mining engineer, and mountaineer Clarence King was the 1st director of the US Geological Survey. While preparing his report, Systematic Geology, he found the first US glaciers. Mostly known for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, he penned the iconic work Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada.
![William Ellery Channing William Ellery Channing](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/william-ellery-channing-1.jpg)
William Ellery Channing was an American preacher. One of the most important Unitarian preachers in the early-19th century, Channing was also one of Unitarianism's most prominent theologians. Remembered for his impassioned and articulate public speeches and sermons, Channing had a major influence on the New England Transcendentalists. In 1903, he was honored with a statue at the Boston Public Garden.
![Ken Read Ken Read](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ken-read-106302-1.jpg)
![Red Thunder Cloud Red Thunder Cloud](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/red-thunder-cloud-1.jpg)
![Aileen Riggin Aileen Riggin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/aileen-riggin-1.jpg)
At 14, Aileen Riggin won a gold medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, where she was also the smallest competitor, weighing roughly 29 kg. Making her way through a male-dominated sports structure, she also became the first swimmer to win medals in both the swimming and diving events at the same Olympics.
![Walter Channing Walter Channing](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Theodora Mead Abel Theodora Mead Abel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Edward Greene Malbone Edward Greene Malbone](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/edward-greene-malbone-1.jpg)