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These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Alaska or spent some important time in Alaska. Aleksandr Baranov, fur trader, Russian governor Irene Bedard, actress and singer Charles Brower, King of the Arctic E. L. "Bob" Bartlett, U.S. congressman Irene Bedard, actress Nick Begich, U.S. congressman Margaret Elizabeth Bell, author Benny Benson, 13-year-old flag designer Vitus Bering, explorer Scott Bone, Alaska governor Carlos Boozer, Basketball player Norman Brown, editor and publisher Charles Bunnell, educator, first president of the University of Alaska Susan Butcher, four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race Chad Carpenter, cartoonist Alexi Chirikov, explorer Walter Clark, territorial governor James Cook, explorer Wyatt Earp, sheriff, barkeep, and miner William Egan, Alaska governor Carl Ben Eielson, pioneer pilot, made first Alaskan airmail flight Peter French, customs collector Scott Gomez, hockey player Roz Goodman, creater of the Battle of the Books Mike Gravel, U.S. senator and presidential candidate Ernest Gruening, territorial governor and U.S. senator Jay Hammond, Alaska governor B. Frank Heintzleman, territorial governor Big Mike Henry, railroad builder Walter Hickel, Alaska governor and U.S. secretary of interior Molly Hootch, Native student involved in Tibeluk V. Lind Sheldon Jackson, missionary and educator Jewel, singer and songwriter Charles Jones, politician Joe Juneau, pioneer prospector Robert Kennicott, explorer John Kinkead, territorial governor Trajan Langdon, basketball player Austin Lathrop, businessman Sydney Lawrence, painter Hilary Lindh, Olympic skier Jack London, novelist Ray Mala, actor J. V. Martin, aviator, made first airplane flight in Alaska Tommy Moe, Olympic skier John Muir, naturalist Frank Murkowski, Alaska governor Joann Osterud, first woman pilot for Alaska Airlines George Parks, territorial governor Virgil Partch, cartoonist Felix Pedro, gold discover Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich, native rights activist Joe Redington Sr., sled-dog promoter Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race Thomas Riggs, territorial governor Howard Rock, political and environmental activist Peter Trimble Rowe, first Alaskan Episcopal bishop (1895) Frederick Schwatka, explorer Nell Scott, first woman in Alaska legislature John Charles Sehgers, bishop of Vancouver Island Leonhard Seppala, dog sled racer who rushed medicine to Nome in 1925 to prevent an epidemic Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, criminal Mike Stepovich, territorial governor Ted Stevens, U.S. senator John Strong, territorial governor Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz Hudson Stuck, author Charles August Sulzer, politician Alfred Swineford, territorial governor Vern Tejas, mountain climber, first solo ascent of Mount McKinley Anna Tibeluk, Native student involved in Tibeluk V. Lind John Troy, territorial governor Josiah Turner, politician Ivan Veniaminov, missionary Frank Waskey, first delegate in U.S. congress James Wickersham, delegate in U.S. congress Eugene Willard, missionary Ferdinand von Wrangle, explorer Don Young, U.S. congressman Samuel Hall Young, founder of first American church in Alaska

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Molly Hootch and Anna Tibeluk: Prior to 1976, many rural Native villages in Alaska lacked educational facilities beyond the 8th grade. Students who wished to attend high school were forced to fly long distances and live nine months of the year away from their homes. In 1972, a number of Native students joined together in a suit against the State of Alaska to provide high schools in over 100 Native villages. While the case is officially named Tibeluk v. Lind, for the Eskimo girl who joined the list of plaintiffs in 1975, it is commonly referred to as the Molly Hootch case for the student who headed the original list of plaintiffs. In 1976, the court ruled in the plaintiffs' favor and 126 villages were granted high schools. This case revolutionized education in Native Alaskan villages.

Howard Rock An Inupiat Eskimo, Howard Rock was born in Point Hope, Alaska where he learned the subsistence lifestyle of his ancestors and became an activist for his people. He helped prevent the Atomic Energy Commission from performing above-ground nuclear tests in a harbor near his village, edited the Tundra Times, and helped lead the Native land claims struggle which led to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Elizabeth Peratrovich Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich was born July 4, 1911, in Petersburg, Alaska. Her Tlingit name was Kaaxgal.aat. As Grand Camp President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, Elizabeth provided the crucial testimony that cultivated passage of the Anti Discrimination Bill. The Senate passed the bill, which mandated equal treatment for all citizens in public accommodations, 11 to 5. A new era in Alaska's racial relations had begun. Elizabeth Peratrovich died on December 1, 1958, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Jefferson "Soapy" C. Smith Soapy arrived in the Gold Rush frontier town of Skagway in the autumn of 1897. Soapy and his gang fleeced newcomers at crooked gambling or at gunpoint. In 1898, a shooting in Skagway resulted in the death of Smith, who is buried there.

Big Mike Heney Without technical education, Michael James Heney built two railroads, the White Pass and Yukon Route and the Copper River and Northwestern, considered impossible by leading engineers of his day.

Ernest Gruening Ernest Gruening was territorial governor of Alaska in 1935-1953 and territorial senator in 1956-58. As governor, Gruening formed the Alaska Territorial Guard during WWII to alert the military of potential Japanese attacks from isolated areas like the Bering Sea. The guard was made up primarily of Alaska Natives from rural villages. As territorial senator, Gruening lobbied for Alaska statehood in Washington, D.C. and, following statehood, became a U.S. senator from 1958 to 1968. Gruening was an outspoken opponent of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Benny Benson Thirteen-year-old Benny Benson's fame comes from designing the Alaska flag. Born in Chignik and raised in Unalaska. Benny was the winner of the contest conducted for Alaska students in grades seven through twelve in 1926. The Alaska Legislature adopted his design as the official flag for the Territory of Alaska on May 2, 1927. Later, the drafters of the Alaska constitution stipulated that the territorial flag would become the official flag of the State of Alaska.

Libby Riddles Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the "Last Great Race on Earth," the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in 1985. At 29 years, Riddles turned in a time of 18 days, 2 minutes, 17 seconds on the route from Anchorage to Nome.

Susan Butcher The only woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race three consecutive years---placing first in 1986, 1987, and 1988. In 1988, a T-shirt appeared in Alaska which read, "Alaska: Where Men are Men and Women Win the Iditarod!"

Joe Reddington, Sr. Joe Reddington Sr. pioneered modern distance mushing and is considered the Father of the Iditarod. He created the event in 1973 and funded it in its first year. Hilary Lindh Born in Juneau, Hilary Lindh is a five-time U.S. National Champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in downhill skiing.

Tommy Moe Alpine skier, Tommy Moe won the gold medal in downhill skiing and the silver medal in the super-G event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. He was the first U.S. man to win two Alpine Olympic medals in one year.

Jewel Shortly after she was born in May of 1974, Jewel's parents moved to Homer, Alaska, settling on an 800-acre homestead. After graduating from a performing arts college, she moved to San Diego and began a successful career in pop music. Scott Gomez Scott Gomez of Anchorage was the National Hockey League's rookie of the year in 2000. His team, the New Jersey Devils, won the Stanley Cup.

Irene Bedard: Irene Bedard is an actress originally from Anchorage. She was the voice of Disney's Pocahontas and starred in the film "Smoke Signals."

Carlos Boozer Juneau's Carlos Boozer plays basketball for the Utah Jazz.

Trajan Langdon Anchorage's Trajan Langdan plays basketball for the NSB's Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Well there's Sarah Pallin or however you spell her last name and there were all those famous husky drivers.

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Jewel, the singer. Here's a whole list.

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Curt Shilling: retired Baseball player

Carlos Boozer: basketball player for the Utah Jazz

Benny Benson: creator of the Alaska flag

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zykiria elizabeth thomas

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well homer Simpson did at one point

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