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Politicians Named For Famous People
other than U.S. politicians

John Wesley (1703-1791) (29)

• John Wesley Davis (1799-1859)
• John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852)
• John Wesley North (1815-1890)
• John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875)
• John Wesley Wilcox (d. 1905)
• John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912)
• John Wesley Moon (1836-1898)
• John Wesley Stone (1838-1922)
• John Wesley Campbell (b. 1845)
• John Wesley Andrews (1849-1932)
• John Wesley Fitzgerald (b. 1850)
• John Wesley Ross (d. 1902)
• John Wesley Leas
• John Wesley Gaines (1860-1926)
• John Wesley Smith (1863-1931)
• John Wesley Langley (1868-1932)
• John Wesley Thomas (1878-1921)
• John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961)
• John Wesley Johnson (1884-1968)
• John Wesley Davis, Sr. (1889-1984)
• John Wesley Gilligan
• John Wesley Hanes (b. 1892)
• John Wesley McDonald
• John Wesley Snyder (1895-1985)
• John Wesley Jones (1907-1998)
• John Wesley Burkhart
• John Wesley Smith
• John Wesley Bryant
• John Wesley Ray

Isaac Newton (1643-1727) (11)

• Isaac Newton Blackford (1786-1859)
• Isaac Newton Eastham (1805-1871)
• Isaac Newton Morris (1812-1879)
• Isaac Newton Arnold (1815-1884)
• Isaac Newton Evans (1827-1901)
• Isaac Newton Cardwell (b. 1827)
• Isaac Newton Blodgett (1838-1905)
• Isaac Newton LeBaron (b. 1839)
• Isaac Newton Cox (1846-1916)
• Isaac Newton Ragsdale (1859-1937)
• Isaac Newton Skelton IV (b. 1931)

John the Baptist (8)

• John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802)
• Jean Baptiste Sartori
• John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1758-1842)
• Pierre Evariste Jean Baptiste Bossier (1797-1844)
• John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857)
• John Baptiste Weber (1842-1926)
• John Baptiste O'Meara (1852-1926)
• Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956)

William Penn (1644-1718) (8)

• William Penn Taylor
• William Penn Clark
• William Penn Lyon (b. 1822)
• William Penn Wolf (1833-1896)
• William Penn Wood (b. 1843)
• William Penn Whitehouse
• William Penn Lloyd
• William Penn Nixon

John Calvin (1509-1564) (7)

• John Calvin Mason (1802-1865)
• John Calvin McCoy (1819-1887)
• John Calvin Brown (1827-1889)
• John Calvin Meyer (b. 1861)
• John Calvin Box (1871-1941)
• Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
• John Calvin Young

William Pitt (1708-1778) (7)

• William Pitt Preble (1783-1857)
• William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869)
• William Pitt Murray
• William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885)
• William Pitt Richardson (1824-1886)
• William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918)
• William Pitt Dewey (d. 1900)

Walter Scott (1771-1832) (7)

• Walter Scott Alexander (1847-1912)
• Walter Scott Chambers (b. 1870)
• Walter Scott Harkins
• Walter Scott McNab
• Walter Scott Fees (1887-1964)
• Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888)
• Walter Scott Light

Francis Xavier (1506-1552) (7)

• Francis Xavier Martin
• Francis Xavier Desnoyers (1813-1868)
• Francis Xavier Schwab (b. 1874)
• Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879-1940)
• Frank Xavier Altimari (1928-1998)
• Francis Xavier McCloskey (1939-2003)
• Francis Xavier Taylor

Christopher Columbus (c.1451-1506) (5)

• Christopher Columbus Upson (1829-1902)
• Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923)
• Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880)
• Christopher Columbus Harris (1842-1935)
• Christopher Columbus McGrath (1902-1986)

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) (5)

• Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951)
• Robert E. Lee Blackburn (1870-1935)
• Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871)
• General Lee Aderhold (1892-1975)
• Robert Emmett Lee Mann

Martin Luther (1483-1546) (5)

• Luther Martin Kennett (1807-1873)
• Luther Martin Strong (1838-1903)
• Martin Luther Smyser (1851-1908)
• Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946)
• Luther Martin Kindall

Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632) (4)

• John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson (1793-1840)
• Gustavus Adolphus Henry (1804-1880)
• Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (1837-1908)
• Gustav Adolphus Schneebeli (1853-1923)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) (4)

• Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-1897)
• Napoleon Bonaparte Thistlewood (1837-1915)
• Napoleon B. Spears
• Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910)

Robert Burns (1759-1796) (4)

• Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902)
• Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916)
• Robert Burns Smith (1854-1908)
• Robert Burns Tassie (b. 1866)

Ethan Allen (1738-1789) (3)

• Ethan Allen Brown (1776-1852)
• Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909)
• Ethan Allen Doty

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) (3)

• Daniel Boone Wright (1812-1887)
• Daniel Boone Dawson (1897-1975)
• Franklin Daniel Boone Harding (1904-1978)

Augustus Caesar (3)

• Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772-1824)
• Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883)
• Augustus Caesar Hall (1814-1861)

Julius Caesar (3)

• Julius Caesar Alford (1799-1863)
• Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915)
• Julius Ceasar Watts, Jr. (b. 1957)

Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) (3)

• Stephen Decatur Miller (1787-1838)
• Stephen Decatur Lindsey (1828-1884)
• Stephen Decatur Yerkes (1849-1915)

Finis Ewing (1773-1841) (3)

• Finis Ewing McLean (1806-1881)
• Finis Ewing Johnston (1843-1920)
• Finis Ewing Downing (1846-1936)

Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) (3)

• Adoniram Judson Kneeland (1821-1885)
• Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910)
• Adoniram Judson Holmes (1842-1902)

Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) (3)

• Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877)
• Oliver Hazard Perry Jones
• Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) (2)

• Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860)
• Oliver Cromwell Hartley (1823-1859)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) (2)

• Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875)
• Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert (1882-1939)

Nathaniel Greene (1742-1786) (2)

• Nathaniel Greene Foster (1809-1869)
• Nathaniel Green Taylor (1819-1887)

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (2)

• Victor Hugo Duras
• Victor Hugo Schiro (b. 1904)

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) (2)

• Thomas Paine Caslander
• Thomas Paine Cronin

Paul Revere (1735-1818) (2)

• Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889)
• Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980)

Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) (2)

• Americus Vespucius Rice (1835-1904)
• Americus V. Watkins

Marcus Aurelius (1)

• Marcus Aurelius Smith (1851-1924)

Crispus Attucks (c.1723-1770) (1)

• Crispus Attucks Wright (c.1904-2001)

Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) (1)

• Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914)

Fernando Cortez (1485-1547) (1)

• Fernando Cortez Beaman (1814-1882)

Hernando De Soto (c.1496-1542) (1)

• Hernando De Soto Money (1839-1912)

Dolley Madison (1768-1849) (1)

• Dolly Madison McKenna

John J. Pershing (1860-1948) (1)

• John Pershing Caulfield (b. 1918)

Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) (1)

• Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957)

Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) (1)

• Cecil Rhodes King (1898-1974)

Algernon Sidney (1623-1683) (1)

• Algernon Sidney Badger (1839-1905)

Billy Sunday (1862-1935) (1)

• Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979)

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