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Brad Wanamaker Bradley Daniel Wanamaker (born July 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh. Wan ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Elizabeth Wanamaker (1911–1958), American civil rights activist *

John Wanamaker John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838December 12, 1922) was an American merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a ...

(1838–1922), American merchant, founder of Wanamaker's Department Store, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising *

Madeleine Wanamaker Madeleine Wanamaker (born 14 February 1995) is an American rower. In the 2018 World Rowing Championships, she won a gold medal in the women's coxless four event. She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1995), American rower *

Reuben Melville Wanamaker Reuben Melville Wanamaker (August 2, 1866 – June 18, 1924) was a judge in the U.S. state of Ohio. He served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1913 until he took his life in 1924. Biography R. M. Wanamaker was born August 2, 1866 at North Jackson, O ...

(1866-1924), American judge from Ohio Supreme *

Rick Wanamaker Rick Wanamaker (born March 20, 1948 in Marengo, Iowa) is an American track and basketball athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1971 Pan American Games and for blocking a shot against Lew Alcindor in the 1969 NCAA national b ...

(born 1948), American athlete and basketball player *

Rodman Wanamaker Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (February 13, 1863 – March 9, 1928) was an American businessman and heir to the Wanamaker's department store fortune. In addition to operating stores in Philadelphia, New York City, and Paris, he was a patron of the arts ...

(1863–1928), donor of the Wanamaker Trophy, son of John *

Sam Wanamaker Samuel Wanamaker, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is credited as ...

(1919–1993), American actor and movie director, founder of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London *

Zoë Wanamaker Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is a British-American actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1979) and '' Electra ...

(born 1949), American-British actress; daughter of Sam

Places

Wanamaker, Indiana Wanamaker is a community of Indianapolis located in southeastern Marion County, Indiana. It is situated southeast of downtown Indianapolis in north central Franklin Township. The community is concentrated near the intersection of Southeastern ...

, a community of Indianapolis, US *

Wanamaker, Pennsylvania Wanamaker is small community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Philip Wanamaker ...

, a rural community in Lehigh County, US *

Wanamaker, South Dakota Wanamaker is a ghost town in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History A post office called Wanamaker was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1951. The town had the name of John Wanamaker, proprietor of Wanamaker ...

, a ghost town

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Wanamaker's John Wanamaker Department Store was one of the first department stores in the United States. Founded by John Wanamaker in Philadelphia, it was influential in the development of the retail industry including as the first store to use price tags. ...

, one of the first US department stores, founded in 1861 * The

Wanamaker Organ The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America) is the largest fully-functioning pipe organ in the world, based on the number of playing pipes, the number of ranks and its weight. (The Boardwalk H ...

, the world's largest operational pipe organ * Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, a railroad with a terminal at Wanamaker, Pennsylvania *

Wanamaker Mile The Wanamaker Mile is an indoor mile run, mile race held annually at the Millrose Games in New York City. It was named in honour of department store owner Rodman Wanamaker. The event was first held in 1926 inside Madison Square Garden, which was the ...

, an annual mile-long race held in Madison Square Garden *

Wanamaker Trophy The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...

, the trophy awarded to the winner of the PGA Championship

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