List of people on the postage stamps of the United States facts for kids

This article is a list of famous people who have been honored on postage stamps in the United States. Since the first U.S. stamp was made in 1847, more than 4,000 stamps have been created, featuring over 800 different people. Many of these people, especially early presidents, have appeared on several stamps. Most people featured on stamps were no longer living when their image appeared.

When we say someone is "featured" on a stamp, it can mean:

• Their picture is on the stamp.
• Their name is on the stamp.
• They are the main topic of the stamp, even if their picture or name isn't directly shown. The United States Postal Service confirms this.

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A

• Edwin Austin Abbey (2001) A talented illustrator.
• Edward R. Abrams (2008) A film actor.
• Roy Acuff (2003) A famous country singer and songwriter.
• Ansel Adams (2002) A well-known photographer.
• Jane Addams (1940) A social worker who helped many people.

• John Adams (1938) The 2nd President of the United States.
• John Quincy Adams (1938) The 6th President of the United States.
• Samuel Adams (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Alvin Ailey (2004) A famous choreographer (dance creator).
• Louisa May Alcott (1940) A beloved author.

• Buzz Aldrin (1994), (2019) An astronaut and engineer.
• Horatio Alger Jr. (1982) An author.
• Dante Alighieri (1965) A famous poet.

• Gracie Allen (2009) A popular comedian.
• Richard Allen (2016) An African-American bishop. He founded the AME Church.
• Steve Allen (2009) A well-known comedian.
• Fran Allison (2009) An actress.
• C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson (2014) A pioneering aviator (pilot).
• Marian Anderson (2005) A famous contralto singer.
• Susan B. Anthony (1936) A leader for women's voting rights. She also worked to end slavery.

• Johnny Appleseed (1966) A conservationist who planted apple trees.

• Harold Arlen (1996) A composer.
• Edwin Armstrong (1983) The inventor of FM radio.
• Louis Armstrong (1995) A legendary jazz singer and musician.
• Neil Armstrong (1969), (2019) The first astronaut to walk on the moon.
• Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1988) An Air Force General.
• Ruth Asawa (2020) A sculptor and artist.
• Arthur Ashe (2005) A famous tennis player.
• John James Audubon (1940) A naturalist and painter.

• Gene Autry (2010) An actor.

B

• Ella Baker (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Josephine Baker (2008) A famous singer.
• George Balanchine (2004) A choreographer.
• Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1913) An explorer.
• Abraham Baldwin (1985) A statesman.
• James Baldwin (2004) An author.
• Lucille Ball (2001) A beloved actress.
• Benjamin Banneker (1980) A surveyor, astronomer, and mathematician.
• Francis Barbé-Marbois (1953) A negotiator for the Louisiana Purchase.
• Samuel Barber (1997) A composer.
• John Bardeen (2008) A physicist.

• John Bartram (1999) A botanist.
• William Bartram (1999) A botanist.
• John Basilone (2005) A Marine and Medal of Honor recipient.
• Daisy Bates (2009) A civil rights leader.
• James Beard (2014) A chef and TV personality.
• Romare Bearden (2011) An artist.
• The Beatles (1999) A famous rock music band.
• Norman Bel Geddes (2011) An industrial designer.
• Saul Bellow (2024) A novelist.

• Stephen Vincent Benét (1998) An author.
• Milton Berle (2009) A comedian.
• Irving Berlin (2002) A composer.

• Leonard Bernstein (2001) A conductor and composer.
• Albert Bierstadt (1998) A painter.
• Hiram Bingham IV (2006) A diplomat.
• George Caleb Bingham (1998) A painter.

• Elizabeth Bishop (2012) A poet.
• Elizabeth Blackwell (1974) The first female physician in the U.S.
• Montgomery Blair (1963) A politician from Maryland.

• Nellie Bly (2002) A journalist.
• Humphrey Bogart (1997) A famous actor.
• Charles E. Bohlen (2006) A diplomat.
• Simón Bolívar (1958) A South American revolutionary leader.
• Sandro Botticelli (1981) A painter.
• William Boyd (2009) An actor.
• Elizabeth Boyer (2008) An actress.
• Omar N. Bradley (2000) A World War II Army General.
• Louis Brandeis (2009) A Supreme Court justice.
• Mary Breckinridge (1998) Founder of Frontier Nursing Services.
• William Brennan Jr. (2009) A Supreme Court justice.
• Joseph Brodsky (2012) A poet.
• Gwendolyn Brooks (2012) A poet.
• Paul "Bear" Bryant (1997) A football coach.
• Julia de Burgos (2010) A poet.
• Arleigh Albert Burke (2010) An Admiral.

• George Burns (2009) A comedian.
• Raymond Burr (2009) An actor.
• Edgar Rice Burroughs (2012) An author.

C

• Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1951) An explorer.
• James Cagney (1999) An actor.
• Alexander Calder (1998) A sculptor.
• Melvin Calvin (2011) A chemist.
• Walter Camp (2003) A football coach.
• Roy Campanella (2006) A baseball player.
• Frank Capra (2012) A motion picture director.
• Hattie Caraway (2001) The first female senator.

• Andrew Carnegie (1960) An entrepreneur and philanthropist.
• Art Carney (2009) An actor.
• Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington Carver (1948) A botanist.
• Johnny Cash (2013) A famous singer.

• Mary Cassatt (1966) A painter.

• George Catlin (1998) A painter.
• Wilt Chamberlain (2014) A basketball player.
• Carrie Chapman Catt (1948) A leader for women's voting rights.
• Ignacio Chacón (2006) A painter.
• Samuel de Champlain (2006) An explorer.
• Lon Chaney Jr. (1997) An actor.
• Charlie Chaplin (1994) A famous actor.
• Dave Chapman (2011) An industrial designer.
• Ray Charles (2013) A musician.
• Samuel Chase (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Cesar Chavez (2003) A leader for labor rights.
• Joyce Chen (2014) A chef and TV personality.
• Claire Lee Chennault (1990) A World War II General.
• Charles W. Chesnutt (2008) A writer.
• Julia Child (2014) A chef and TV personality.
• Shirley Chisholm (2014) A Congresswoman.

• Winston Churchill (1965) A British Prime Minister.
• William Clark (1954) An explorer.

• Henry Clay (1870, 1902) A statesman.
• Roberto Clemente (1984 & 2000) A baseball player.

• Grover Cleveland (1923) The 22nd and 24th President.
• J. R. Clifford (2009) An attorney.
• George Clymer (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• David Cobb (1976) A Congressional Representative.
• Ty Cobb (2000) A baseball player.
• Alvin Langdon Coburn (2002) A photographer.
• Jacqueline Cochran (1996) An aviator.
• Mickey Cochrane (2000) A baseball player.
• Victoria Codona (2014) A circus performer.
• Catharine Coffin (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.
• Eddie Collins (2000) A baseball player.
• James Cook (1978) An explorer.

• Calvin Coolidge (1938) The 30th President.
• Anna Julia Cooper (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Gary Cooper (1990, 2009) An actor.

• Nicolaus Copernicus (1973) An astronomer.
• Gerty Cori (2008) A biochemist.
• Dean Cornwell (2001) An illustrator.
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1940) An explorer.
• Lorenzo Costa (2001) A painter.
• Davy Crockett (1967) A defender of the Alamo.

• Celia Cruz (2011) A musician.
• E. E. Cummings (2012) A poet.
• Imogen Cunningham (2002) A photographer.
• Manasseh Cutler (1937) A pioneer in the Northwest Territory.

D

• Daniel Daly (2005) A Marine and Medal of Honor recipient.

• Allison Davis (1994) An educator and anthropologist.
• Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (1997) An Army General.
• Bette Davis (2008) A famous actress.
• Jefferson Davis (1970) The Confederate president.
• Miles Davis (2012) A jazz musician.
• Stuart Davis (2013) A modern artist.
• Julia de Burgos (2010) A Puerto Rican writer and poet.
• Agnes de Mille (2004) A choreographer.
• Dizzy Dean (2000) A baseball player.
• Willem de Kooning (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• Andrea della Robbia (1978) A sculptor.

• Jack Dempsey (1998) A boxer.
• Charles Demuth (2013) A modern artist.
• Donald Deskey (2011) An industrial designer.

• George Dewey (1936) A Navy Admiral.
• John Dewey (1968) An educator.
• Emily Dickinson (1971) A poet.
• John Dickinson (1976) An American lawyer and governor.
• William Dickson (1996) The inventor of the motion picture camera.
• Joe DiMaggio (2012) A baseball player.
• Walt Disney (1968) A motion picture producer and animator.
• Larry Doby (2012) A baseball player.
• Jimmy Dorsey (1996) A jazz musician and bandleader.
• Tommy Dorsey (1996) A jazz musician and bandleader.
• Aaron Douglas (2013) A modern artist.
• Stephen A. Douglas (1958) A politician.
• Frederick Douglass (1967, 2024) A leader who fought to end slavery.
• Arthur Dove (2013) A modern artist.
• Henry Dreyfuss (2011) An industrial designer.
• W. E. B. Du Bois (1992) A civil rights advocate.
• Marcel Duchamp (2013) A modern artist.
• John Foster Dulles (1960) A Secretary of State.
• Paul Laurence Dunbar (1975) A poet.

• Isadora Duncan (2012) A dancer.
• Katherine Dunham (2012) A choreographer.
• Harvey Dunn (2001) An illustrator.

E

• Thomas Eakins (1967) A painter and sculptor.

• Charles and Ray Eames (2008) Known for industrial and furniture design.
• Amelia Earhart (1963) A pioneering aviator.

• George Eastman (1954) The inventor of roll film.
• Thomas Alva Edison (1947) A famous inventor.
• Albert Einstein (1966) A brilliant physicist.

• Billy Eisengrein (2002) A Ground Zero firefighter.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1969) The 34th President.

• Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1986) A jazz musician and composer.
• Ralph Ellison (2014) An author and literary critic.

• Leif Ericson (1968) An explorer.
• Jaime Escalante (2016) An educator.
• Walker Evans (2002) A photographer.
• Medgar Evers (2009) A civil rights leader.

F

• Robert Fawcett (2001) An illustrator.
• Edna Ferber (2002) An author.
• Perry Ferguson (2003) A motion picture art director.

• Enrico Fermi (2001) A physicist.
• José Ferrer (2012) An actor.
• Richard Feynman (2005) A physicist.
• Arthur Fiedler (1997) A conductor.
• Millard Fillmore (1938) The 13th President.

• Ella Fitzgerald (2007) A jazz singer.
• James Montgomery Flagg (2001) An illustrator.

• Father Edward J. Flanagan (1986) An advocate for orphans.
• Henry Fonda (2005) An actor.
• Lynn Fontanne (1999) An actress.
• Gerald Ford (2007) A President of the United States.
• John Ford (2012) A motion picture director.
• Bob Fosse (2012) A choreographer.
• Rube Foster (2010) A baseball player.
• George L. Fox, Chaplain (1st Lt.), U.S. Army (1948)
• Jimmie Foxx (2000) A baseball player.
• Felix Frankfurter (2009) A Supreme Court justice.
• Benjamin Franklin (1847) The first Postmaster, a statesman, and scientist.

• Elizabeth Freake (1998) Subject of a portrait.
• Mary Freake (1998) Subject of a portrait.
• Arthur Burdett Frost (2001) An illustrator.
• Buckminster Fuller (2004) An inventor.

• Robert Fulton (1909) The inventor of the steamboat.

G

• Ernest J. Gaines (2023) An author.
• Albert Gallatin (1967) A Secretary of the Treasury.
• Thomas H. Gallaudet (1983) An educator.
• Bernardo de Gálvez (1980) A Spanish Governor of Louisiana.
• Mohandas Gandhi (1961) An Indian patriot.
• Greta Garbo (2005) A famous actress.
• Carlos Gardel (2011) A singer.

• Giuseppe Garibaldi (1960) An Italian patriot.
• Judy Garland (1990) A famous actress.
• Thomas Garrett (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.
• Lou Gehrig (1989) A baseball player.
• Theodor Seuss Geisel (1999) A beloved author and illustrator.
• Martha Gellhorn (2008) A journalist.
• Geronimo (1994) An Apache leader.
• Elbridge Gerry (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Gershwin (1973) A composer and musician.
• Ira Gershwin (1999) A lyricist.
• Amadeo P. Giannini (1973) The founder of Bank of America.
• Josiah Willard Gibbs (2005) A thermodynamicist.
• Josh Gibson (2000) A baseball player.
• Althea Gibson (2013) A tennis player.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2023) A Supreme Court Justice.
• Jackie Gleason (2009) A comedian.

• Robert H. Goddard (1964) A rocket scientist.
• Maria Goeppert-Mayer (2011) A physicist.
• Samuel Gompers (1950) A labor union leader.

• Alexander D. Goode, Ph.D. (1948) A Chaplain in the U.S. Army.
• Arshile Gorky (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.

• Jan Gossaert (2002) A painter.
• Adolph Gottlieb (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1997) A composer.
• Martha Graham (2004) A choreographer.
• Red Grange (2003) A football player.
• Cary Grant (2002) An actor.
• François Joseph Paul Grasse (1931) A Revolutionary War Admiral.
• Asa Gray (2011) A botanist.

• Hank Greenberg (2006) A baseball player.
• Ferde Grofé (1997) A composer.
• Lefty Grove (2000) A baseball player.

H

• Philip Habib (2006) A diplomat.
• George Halas (1997) A football coach.

• Nathan Hale (1925) A Revolutionary War officer.
• Fannie Lou Hamer (2009) A civil rights leader.

• William Christopher Handy (1969) A blues musician and composer.
• Yip Harburg (2005) A lyricist.

• William Harnett (1969) A painter.

• Patricia Roberts Harris (2000) A Presidential Cabinet member and ambassador.

• Moss Hart (2004) A playwright.
• William S. Hart (2010) An actor.
• Marsden Hartley (2013) A modern artist.
• Laura Haviland (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.
• Josiah Johnson Hawes (2002) A photographer.
• Lewis Hayden (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.
• Robert Hayden (2012) A poet.
• Helen Hayes (2011) An actress.

• Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher) (1928) A battlefield volunteer.
• Martin Johnson Heade (2004) A painter.

• John Held Jr. (2001) An illustrator.

• Jimi Hendrix (2014) A musician.
• O. Henry (2012) An author.
• Jim Henson (2005) The creator of the Muppets.

• Audrey Hepburn (2003) A famous actress.
• Katharine Hepburn (2010) A famous actress.
• John Hersey (2008) A journalist.
• Charlton Heston (2014) An actor.
• Joseph Hewes (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Marguerite Higgins (2002) A journalist.
• Lewis Hine (2002) A photographer.
• Gregory Hines (2019) A dancer, actor, and singer.
• John L. Hines (2000) A World War I General.
• Alfred Hitchcock (1998) A motion picture director.
• Oveta Culp Hobby (2011) An officer in the Women's Army Corps.
• Hans Hofmann (2010) An abstract expressionist painter.
• Winslow Homer (1962) A painter.
• Herbert Hoover (1965) The 31st President.
• Bob Hope (2009) A comedian.
• Edward Hopper (1970) A painter.
• Rogers Hornsby (2000) A baseball player.
• Harry Houdini (2002) A famous magician.
• Charles Hamilton Houston (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Edwin Hubble (2000) An astronomer.

• Langston Hughes (2002) An author.

• Cordell Hull (1963) A Secretary of State.
• Ruby Hurley (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Zora Neale Hurston (2003) An author.
• John Huston (2012) A motion picture director.

I

• Washington Irving (1940) An author.
• Charles Ives (1997) A composer.

J

• Andrew Jackson (1861) The 7th President.

• Mahalia Jackson (1998) A gospel singer.
• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1937) A Confederate Army General.

• Harriet Jacobs (2024) An Underground Railroad operative and memoir writer.
• Henry James (2016) A writer.
• Thomas Jefferson (1861) The 3rd President.

• Jesus (1966) The founder of Christianity.

• George Johnson (2002) A Ground Zero firefighter.
• John H. Johnson (2012) A publisher.
• Joshua Johnson (1998) A painter.
• Lady Bird Johnson (2012) A First Lady.
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1973) The 36th President.
• Walter Johnson (2000) A baseball player.
• William Johnson (artist) (2012) An artist.
• John Paul Jones (1936) A Revolutionary War Naval Captain.
• Bobby Jones (1981) A golfer.
• Barbara Jordan (2011) A Congresswoman.
• Louis Jordan (2008) A musician and singer.
• Chief Joseph (1968) A Nez Perce warrior.

K

• Duke Kahanamoku (2002) A surfer and swimmer.
• Frida Kahlo (2001) A painter.

• Kamehameha I of Hawaii (1937) A Hawaiian King.
• Boris Karloff (1997) An actor.
• Gertrude Käsebier (2002) A photographer.

• Stephen Watts Kearny (1946) A Mexican American War officer.
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) The 35th President.
• Rockwell Kent (2001) An illustrator.
• André Kertész (2002) A Hungarian photographer.
• Martin Luther King Jr. (1979) A civil rights advocate.
• Lajos Kossuth (1958) A Hungarian patriot.

L

• Marquis de Lafayette (1952) A Revolutionary War General.
• William Lambert (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.

• Dorothea Lange (2002) A photographer.
• Mary Lasker (2009) A philanthropist.

• Huddie Ledbetter (1998) A blues singer and musician.
• Jason Lee (1948) An Oregon Territory missionary.

• Richard Henry Lee (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Lillian Leitzel (2014) A circus gymnast.
• John A. Lejeune (2005) A Marine Corps Commandant.
• Denise Levertov (2012) A poet.
• Edna Lewis (2014) A chef and cookbook author.
• John Lewis (2023) A Civil Rights Leader.

• Meriwether Lewis (1954) An explorer.
• Joseph Christian Leyendecker (2001) An illustrator.
• José Limón (2012) A choreographer.
• Abraham Lincoln (1866, 1954) The 16th President.
• Tad Lincoln (1984) The son of Abraham Lincoln.
• Charles Lindbergh (1927) A famous aviator.
• Harold Lloyd (19--) A silent film star.
• Raymond Loewy (2011) An industrial designer.
• Jermain Loguen (2024) An Underground Railroad operative.
• Vince Lombardi (1997) A football coach.
• Jack London (1986) An author.
• Crawford W. Long (1940) A physician.
• Hillary Long (2014) A circus performer.
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1940) A poet.
• Henry R. Luce (1998) A publisher.
• Bela Lugosi (1997) An actor.
• Bernardino Luini (2007) A painter.
• Alfred Lunt (1999) An actor.

M

• Clara Maass (1976) A nurse.
• James Madison (1894, 1938) The 4th President.
• Ramon Magsaysay (1957) A Philippine president.
• Henry Mancini (2004) A composer.

• C.G.E. Mannerheim (1960) A Finnish president.
• Mickey Mantle (2006) A baseball player.
• Rocky Marciano (1999) A boxer.
• John Marin (2013) A modern artist.
• Roger Maris (1999) A baseball player.
• Jacques Marquette (1898, 1968) An explorer.
• George Catlett Marshall (1965) A Secretary of State and Army general.

• Thurgood Marshall (2003) A Supreme Court Justice.
• Roberta Martin (1998) A gospel singer and musician.

• Mary (The Madonna) (1966) A central figure in Christianity.
• Groucho Marx (2009) A comedian.
• Tomáš Masaryk (1960) The President of Czechoslovakia.
• Edgar Lee Masters (1970) A poet.
• Christy Mathewson (2000) A baseball player.
• Bill Mauldin (2010) A cartoonist.

• Ephraim McDowell (1959) A surgeon.
• Barbara McClintock (2005) A geneticist.
• John McCloy (2010) A Navy sailor.
• John McCormack (1984) A tenor singer.
• Cyrus Hall McCormick (1940) The inventor of the mechanical reaper.
• Hattie McDaniel (2006) An actress.

• Brien McMahon (1962) The author of the Atomic Energy Act.
• Neysa McMein (2001) An illustrator.

• Clyde McPhatter (1993) An R&B singer.
• Dan McWilliams (2002) A Ground Zero firefighter.
• Margaret Mead (1998) An anthropologist.
• George Meany (1994) A labor union leader.
• Herman Melville (1984) An author.
• Lydia Mendoza (2013) A guitarist and singer.
• Oscar Micheaux (2010) A motion picture director.
• James Michener (2008) A writer.
• Arthur Middleton (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Harvey Milk (2014) A politician.
• Edna St. Vincent Millay (1981) A poet.
• Don Miller (1998) A football player.
• Doris Miller (2010) A Navy veteran.
• Carmen Miranda (2011) A singer.
• Billy Mitchell (1999) An Air Force general.
• Joan Mitchell (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• Margaret Mitchell (1986) An author.
• Tom Mix (2010) An actor.
• Lorenzo Monaco (2004) A painter.

• Clayton Moore (2009) An actor.
• Justin S. Morrill (1999) A Senator.
• Lewis Morris (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Robert Morris (financier) (1952) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Toni Morrison (2023) An author.
• Samuel F. B. Morse (1940) The inventor of the telegraph.
• Jelly Roll Morton (1995) A jazz musician and composer.
• Julius Sterling Morton (1932) The founder of Arbor Day.
• Anna Mary Robertson Moses "Grandma Moses" (1969) A painter.

• Robert Motherwell (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• Constance Baker Motley (2024) An American jurist and politician.
• Lucretia Mott (1948) A civil rights advocate.

• John Muir (1964) A conservationist.
• Peter Müller-Munk (2011) An industrial designer.
• Luis Muñoz Marín (1980) The first elected governor of Puerto Rico.
• Audie L. Murphy (2000) A World War II soldier and actor.
• Gerald Murphy (2013) A modern artist.
• Robert Daniel Murphy (2006) A diplomat.

N

• Bronko Nagurski (2003) A football player.

• James Naismith (1961) The inventor of basketball.
• Ogden Nash (2002) A poet.
• Harriet Nelson (2009) An actress.
• Ozzie Nelson (2009) An actor.
• Thomas Nelson Jr. (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Louise Nevelson (2000) A sculptor.
• Ernie Nevers (2003) A football player.

• Ethelbert Nevin (1940) A composer.
• Alfred Newman (1999) A composer.
• Barnett Newman (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• Paul Newman (2015) A famous actor.
• Isamu Noguchi (2004) A sculptor.
• Eliot Noyes (2011) An industrial designer.

O

• Adolph S. Ochs (1976) The publisher of The New York Times.
• Severo Ochoa (2011) A biochemist.
• Flannery O'Connor (2015) A writer.
• William Butler Ogden (1944) A railroad tycoon and first Mayor of Chicago.
• James Edward Oglethorpe (1933) The founder of Georgia.
• Georgia O'Keeffe (1996, 2013) A famous painter.
• Frederick Law Olmsted (1999) A landscape architect.
• Eugene O'Neill (1973) A playwright.

• Rose O'Neill (2001) An illustrator.
• Eugene Ormandy (1997) A conductor.
• Timothy O'Sullivan (2002) A photographer.
• Mel Ott (2006) A baseball player.
• Mary White Ovington (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Jesse Owens (1990) A track and field athlete.

P

• Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1960) A Polish Prime Minister.
• Satchel Paige (2000) A baseball player.

• Thomas Paine (1965) A journalist.
• George Papanicolaou (1978) A cytologist.
• Al Parker (2001) An illustrator.
• Charlie Parker (1995) A jazz musician and composer.

• Rosa Parks (2013) A civil rights activist.
• Maxfield Parrish (2001) An illustrator.

• Alden Partridge (1985) An educator.
• George S. Patton Jr. (1953) A World War II Army General.
• Alice Paul (1995) A leader for women's voting rights.
• Linus Pauling (2008) A chemist.
• Ethel L. Payne (2002) A journalist.
• Robert Edwin Peary (1959) An Arctic explorer.
• Gregory Peck, (2011) An actor.
• Claude Pepper (2000) A Senator.

• Frances Perkins (1980) A Secretary of Labor.
• Matthew Perry (1953) A Navy Commodore.
• General John Pershing (1961) A General of the Armies.
• Coles Phillips (2001) An illustrator.
• Édith Piaf (2012) A singer.
• Sylvia Plath (2012) A poet.
• Pocahontas (1907) An Algonquian princess.
• Edgar Allan Poe (1949) An author.
• George Polk (2008) A journalist.
• James K. Polk (1938) The 11th President.
• Jackson Pollock (1999) A painter.
• Lily Pons (1997) A soprano singer.
• Rosa Ponselle (1997) A soprano singer.
• Salem Poor (1975) A Revolutionary War soldier.
• David D. Porter (1937) A Civil War naval officer.
• Katherine Anne Porter (2006) An author.
• Emily Post (1998) An author.
• Albert Préjean (2008) An actor.
• Elvis Presley (1993, 2015) A rock and roll singer and musician.
• Tito Puente (2011) A drummer.

• Kazimierz Pułaski (1931) A Revolutionary War soldier.
• Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (2005) A Marine Corps General.
• Rufus Putnam (1937) A Northwest Territory settler.
• Ernest Taylor Pyle (1971) A journalist.

• Howard Pyle (1964) An illustrator.

Q

• Harriet Quimby (1991) A pilot and aviation pioneer.

R

• Ayn Rand (1999) An author.
• Asa Philip Randolph (1989) A labor and civil rights advocate.
• Raphael (1973) A painter.
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (2008) An author.
• Man Ray (2002, 2013) A photographer.
• Sam Rayburn (1962) A legislator.

• George Read (1976) A lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Ronald Reagan (2005, 2011) The 40th President.
• Walter Reed (1940) An Army surgeon.
• Frederic Remington (1940) A sculptor and painter.
• James Renwick Jr. (1980) An architect.
• Ernst Reuter (1959) A Berlin Mayor.

• Frederick Hurten Rhead (2011) An industrial designer.
• Gilbert Rohde (2011) An industrial designer.

• Paul Robeson (2004) An actor, singer, and civil rights advocate.
• Edward G. Robinson (2000) An actor.
• Jackie Robinson (1982) A baseball player.

• Sugar Ray Robinson (2006) A boxer.
• Norman Rockwell (1972) A painter.
• Jimmie Rodgers (1978) A country singer and musician.
• Theodore Roethke (2012) A poet.
• Fred Rogers (2018) A television personality and producer.
• Roy Rogers (2010) A singer and actor.
• Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (2014) A chef and cookbook author.

• Eleanor Roosevelt (1963) A First Lady.
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1945) The 32nd President.
• Theodore Roosevelt (1922, 1938) The 26th President.
• Mark Rothko (1998) A painter.

• Andrew J. Russell (1944) A photographer.
• George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1983) A baseball player.

S

• Albert Sabin (2006) A virologist.
• Rubén Salazar (2008) A journalist.
• Jonas Salk (2006) A medical scientist.
• Haym Salomon (1975) A Revolutionary War financier.

• William T. Sampson (1937) A Navy Admiral.
• José de San Martín (1959) A South American liberator.
• Sassoferrato (2009) A painter.
• Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (2020) A historian and writer.
• Carl Schurz (1983) A journalist.
• Selena (2011) A singer.
• David O. Selznick (2003) A motion picture producer.
• Rod Serling (2009) A writer.
• Eric Sevareid (2008) A journalist.

• William Shakespeare (1964) A famous playwright.
• Charles Sheeler (1998, 2013) A painter.
• Alan Shepard (2011) An astronaut.
• Philip Henry Sheridan (1937) A Civil War General.

• Roger Sherman (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• William Tecumseh Sherman (1893) A Civil War General.
• Dinah Shore (2009) A singer.
• Igor Sikorsky (1988) An aircraft engineer.
• Phil Silvers (2009) A comedian.
• William S. Sims (2010) An Admiral.
• Frank Sinatra (2008) A singer and actor.
• George Sisler (2000) A baseball player.
• Sitting Bull (1989) A Hunkpapa Sioux warrior.
• Red Skelton (2009) A comedian.

• John French Sloan (1971) A painter.
• Jessie Willcox Smith (2001) An illustrator.
• Kate Smith (2010) A singer.
• Margaret Chase Smith (2007) A U.S. senator.
• W. Eugene Smith (2002) A photographer.
• Albert Southworth (2002) A photographer.

• Tris Speaker (2000) A baseball player.
• Anne Spencer (2020) A poet.
• Lawrence Sperry (1985) An aviation pioneer.
• Joel Elias Spingarn (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Chief Standing Bear (2023) Winner of a important court ruling.
• Leland Stanford (1944) A railroad tycoon and politician.
• Edwin M. Stanton (1871) A Secretary of War.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1948) A leader for women's voting rights.
• Willie Stargell (2012) A baseball player.
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1986) An Arctic explorer.
• Edward Steichen (2002) A photographer.
• Joseph Stella (2013) A modern artist.

• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1930) A Revolutionary War general.
• Wallace Stevens (2012) A poet.
• Adlai Stevenson (1965) A UN Ambassador and presidential candidate.
• James Stewart (2007) A famous actor.
• Alfred Stieglitz (2002) A photographer.
• Clyfford Still (2010) An abstract expressionist artist.
• William Still (2024) An Underground Railroad network organizer.
• Joseph W. Stilwell (2000) An Army General.
• Richard Stockton (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Leopold Stokowski (1997) A conductor.
• Harlan Fiske Stone (1948) A Chief Justice.

• Lucy Stone (1965) A leader for women's voting rights.
• Joseph Story (2009) A Supreme Court justice.
• Harriet Beecher Stowe (2007) An author.
• Paul Strand (2002) A photographer.
• Ed Sullivan (2009) A TV variety show host.
• George Szell (1997) A conductor and composer.

T

• Robert A. Taft (1960) A Senator.
• William Howard Taft (1930) The 27th President and 10th Chief Justice.
• William Talman (2009) An actor.
• Henry Ossawa Tanner (1973) A painter.

• Ida Tarbell (2002) An author and journalist.
• Zachary Taylor (1875) The 12th President.
• Walter Dorwin Teague (2011) An industrial designer.
• Shirley Temple (2016) An actress and diplomat.
• Mother Teresa (2010) A humanitarian.
• Mary Church Terrell (2009) A civil rights leader.

• Danny Thomas (2012) An entertainer.
• Charles Thomson (1976) A Continental Congress Secretary.
• Henry David Thoreau (1967) An author.
• Jim Thorpe (1984) A football player.
• Lawrence Tibbett (1997) An opera singer.
• Giambattista Tiepolo (1982) A painter.
• Lewis Comfort Tiffany (2007) A designer.
• Pie Traynor (2000) A baseball player.
• William B. T. Trego (1976) A painter.
• Edward Trudeau (2008) A phthisiologist.
• Harry S. Truman (1973) The 33rd President.
• Harriet Tubman (2024) An escaped slave, Civil War scout, and spy.
• Richard Tucker (1997) A tenor singer.
• Mark Twain (1940) A famous author.

V

• James Van Der Zee (2002) A photographer.
• Vivian Vance (2009) An actress.
• Félix Varela (1997) A social reformer.
• Sarah Vaughan (2016) A jazz singer.
• Alfred V. Verville (1985) An aviation pioneer.
• King Vidor (2008) A film director and producer.
• Oswald Garrison Villard (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Greta von Nessen (2011) An industrial designer.
• John von Neumann (2005) A mathematician.

W

• Honus Wagner (2000) A baseball player.
• Madam C.J. Walker (1998) A philanthropist.

• DeWitt Wallace (1998) A publisher.
• Lila Wallace (1998) A publisher.
• Raoul Wallenberg (1997) A humanitarian.
• Andy Warhol (2002) A painter.

• "Pop" Warner (1997) A football coach.
• Robert Penn Warren (2005) An author and poet.

• Booker T. Washington (1940) An educator.
• Fredi Washington (2008) An actress.

• George Washington (1847) The 1st President.
• John P. Washington (1948) A Chaplain in the U.S. Army.
• Martha Washington (1902) A First Lady.
• Carleton Watkins (2002) A photographer.
• John Wayne (1990) A famous actor.
• Jack Webb (2009) An actor.

• Orson Welles (1999) An actor and film director.

• Joseph West (1930) A Charleston Governor.
• Edward Weston (2002) A photographer.
• Clifton R. Wharton Sr. (2006) A diplomat.
• Jon Whitcomb (2001) An illustrator.
• Josh White (1998) A folk singer and musician.
• Minor White (2002) A photographer.
• Walter Francis White (2009) A civil rights leader.
• Billy Wilder (2012) A motion picture director.
• Thornton Wilder (1997) A playwright.
• Roy Wilkins (2001) A civil rights advocate.
• Frances E. Willard (1940) An educator.
• Hank Williams (1993) A country singer and musician.
• Roger Williams (1936) A co-founder of Rhode Island.
• Ted Williams (2012) A baseball player.
• Tennessee Williams (1995) A playwright.
• William Williams (Continental Congress) (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• William Carlos Williams (2012) A poet.
• William Haliday Williams (1912) A rural mail carrier and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
• Thomas Willing (1976) A Continental Congressman.
• Frances E. Willis (2006) A diplomat.
• Wendell Willkie (1992) A statesman.
• Bob Wills (1993) A country musician and songwriter.
• Meredith Willson (1999) A composer and playwright.
• August Wilson (2021) A playwright.
• James Wilson (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Woodrow Wilson (1925) The 28th President.
• Garry Winogrand (2002) A photographer.
• John Witherspoon (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Oliver Wolcott (1976) A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Thomas Wolfe (2000) An author.
• John Wooden (2024) A basketball coach.
• Frank Lloyd Wright (1965) A famous architect.
• Richard Wright (2009) A writer.
• Russel Wright (2011) An industrial designer.
• Chien-Shiung Wu (2021) A physicist who made important discoveries in physics.
• Newell Convers Wyeth (2001) An illustrator.

X

• Malcolm X (1999) A civil rights advocate.

Y

• Sun Yat-sen (1942, 1961) A Chinese revolutionary leader.
• Alvin C. York (2000) A World War I soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
• Ashley Young (2000) A child stamp design contest winner.
• Cy Young (2000) A baseball player.
• Whitney Moore Young (1981) A civil rights advocate.

Z

• Babe Zaharias (1981) A track and field athlete.

See also

• Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps
• List of United States airmail stamps
• Artists of stamps of the United States
• Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States