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This is a list of notable people from Alaska. This list includes individuals who were born in Alaska, grew up there, retired there, or in any other fashion lived there, even if for only a brief period of time. *Key to table entries: **Name **Year born **Year died **Communities lived in in Alaska **Noted for


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Rashard Odomes Rashard Odomes (born December 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions.
(born 1996), basketball player in the
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People associated with Alaska

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Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...
(1928–2016), main person responsible for building the
Last Frontier Theatre Conference Renamed in 2021, the Valdez Theatre Conference is an annual conference on Theatre, American Theatre held in Valdez, Alaska, Valdez, Alaska that focuses on playwrighting. Continually held each year since 1993, the conference puts out a call for play ...
in Valdez to the status it has currently achieved *
Henry Tureman Allen Major General Henry Tureman Allen (April 13, 1859 – August 29, 1930) was a senior United States Army officer known for exploring the Copper River in Alaska in 1885 along with the Tanana and Koyukuk rivers by transversing of wilderness. His tr ...
(1859–1930), U.S. Army officer who conducted a famous expedition of Alaska's interior in 1885, largely through the Copper and Tanana River drainages * Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), frequently passed through Alaska in his travels * Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918), whose 19th-century published history of Alaska, part of a larger series, formed an important foundation for later study of Alaskan history * Alexander Baranof (1746–1819) * Vitus Bering (1681–1741), made the first recorded European sighting of Alaska * Hale Boggs (1914–1972), member of the U.S. House from Louisiana, who disappeared on a flight in Alaska along with freshman colleague Nick Begich while helping Begich campaign for reelection *
Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
(born 1948), stated in a 1980s interview that he was conceived in Alaska, while his father was stationed there in the U.S. military *
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ( ; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater. As commanding general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded American ...
(1886–1945), military commander of Alaska early in World War II * Sydney Chapman (1888–1970), mathematician and geophysicist; Advisory Scientific Director of the
Geophysical Institute The Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducts research into space physics and aeronomy; atmospheric sciences; snow, ice, and permafrost; seismology; volcanology; and tectonics and sedimentation. It was founded in 1946 by ...
at the
University of Alaska The University of Alaska System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was created in 1917 and comprises three separately accredited universities on 19 campuses. The system serves nearly 30,000 full- and part-time stud ...
from 1951 until his death, where he was largely responsible for building the programs and reputation of the Institute in its early years *
James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...
(1728–1779), British explorer whose voyages included several trips along Alaska's coastline * William Healey Dall (1845–1927), biologist, hydrographer; explored interior Alaska, charted the Aleutians; America's pre-eminent authority on Alaska 1866–1900 * Brad Davis (born 1955), played briefly for the
Anchorage Northern Knights The Anchorage Northern Knights were a professional basketball team based in Anchorage, Alaska from 1977 to 1982. The team played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1977–78 season. The next season, the league changed its name t ...
before going on to a long career with the
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, both as a player and in other capacities * Edna Ferber (1885–1968), friend of Ernest Gruening; following the success of ''Giant'', was convinced by Gruening to write ''Ice Palace'' as a tool to promote Alaskan statehood *
Joseph Hazelwood Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood (September 24, 1946 – ) was an American sailor. He was the captain of ''Exxon Valdez'' during her 1989 oil spill. He was accused of being intoxicated which contributed to the disaster, but was cleared of this charge ...
(born 1946), captain of the '' Exxon Valdez'' when it ran aground and spilled oil in 1989 *
Michael A. Healy Michael Augustine Healy (September 22, 1839 – August 30, 1904) was an American career officer with the United States Revenue Cutter Service (predecessor of the United States Coast Guard), reaching the rank of captain. He has been recognized s ...
(1839–1904), captain of the USRC ''Corwin'' and USRC ''Bear'' when they were the only law enforcement presence north of Sitka * Eric Holmback (1924–1965), professional wrestler of the 1950s and 1960s known as "Yukon Eric," was billed (declared by the promoter and/or ring announcer as hailing) from Fairbanks. Other wrestlers, such as Jay York (who was also briefly a member of the rock group Delaney & Bonnie) and King Kong Bundy (while wrestling in Texas during the early 1980s), also portrayed wrestling personas associated with Alaska. * Michio Hoshino (1952–1996), photographer * Jack London (1876–1916), writer *
Christopher McCandless Christopher Johnson McCandless (; February 12, 1968 – August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp", was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of '' Int ...
(1968–1992), hiker, ad hoc adventurer * John Muir (1838–1914), writer, explorer, naturalist; made and wrote about several trips to Alaska; explored Glacier Bay * Wiley Post (1898–1935), aviator who died in a plane crash in Alaska along with Will Rogers (see below) while making a flight through the territory * Ralph Regula (1924–2017), longtime member of the U.S. House representing
Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes and ...
, the hometown of William McKinley. Regula devoted much of his career to preserving McKinley's legacy, and maintained a decades–long effort in Congress to prevent the renaming of Mount McKinley to its native name Denali. *
Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
(1879–1935), actor and humorist, died in a plane crash in Alaska along with Wiley Post while making a flight through the territory * Robert W. Service (1874–1958), due to influence from Gold Rush migration across the North Country, Service became Alaskans' most well–loved poet, despite actually living in the Yukon Territory. * Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), frequently passed through Alaska in his travels * Timothy Treadwell (1957–2003), bear enthusiast *
Naomi Uemura was a Japanese adventurer who was known particularly for his solo exploits. For example, he was the first person to reach the North Pole solo, the first person to raft the Amazon solo, and the first person to climb Denali solo. He disappeared a ...
(1941–1984), adventurer, mountain climber, died while attempting a solo ascent of Mount McKinley * Bradford Washburn (1910–2007), mountaineer, geographer * Cal Worthington (1920–2013), purchased Anchorage dealership Friendly Ford in 1976 and renamed it Cal Worthington Ford, which his company still owns and operates along with other Anchorage dealerships. He has been a ubiquitous figure on Anchorage television for decades, as well as the subject of parodies and other cultural depictions originating from Alaska.


See also


Elected officials

* List of governors of Alaska * List of lieutenant governors of Alaska * List of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska * List of mayors of Cordova, Alaska * List of mayors of Fairbanks, Alaska *
List of mayors of Juneau, Alaska Juneau, Alaska, presently incorporated as a unified home rule municipality called the City and Borough of Juneau, was designated the capital of Alaska on June 6, 1900. The organic act passed by the U.S. Congress which established Juneau as the c ...
* List of speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives * List of United States senators from Alaska *
United States congressional delegations from Alaska Since Alaska became a U.S. state in 1959, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and member(s) of the House to two-year ...


Others

* List of Alaskan aviators * List of Alaska suffragists *
List of Alaskan Hall of Fame pilots Following is an alphabetical list of inductees into the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum's Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame. * Arthur Gordon "Art" Woodley Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame * Bob and Marge Baker - Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame, 2021 Aviati ...
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List of athletes from Alaska This list indexes notable sportsperson, athletes from Alaska. * John Baker (musher), John Baker (b. 1960 or 1961 in Kotzebue), a perennial top 10 finisher at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. *Damen Bell-Holter (b. 1990 in Hydaburg) is an American ...
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List of justices of the Alaska Supreme Court This is a list of persons who have served as justices of the Alaska Supreme Court. List of justices Chief justices The Supreme Court had only one chief justice, Buell Nesbett, during its first decade of existence. Alaska voters approved a consti ...


References

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