Inducted posthumously, this man became a charter member of the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979 although he died before the game was invented.

Famous ventriloquist and voice of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh movies for 30 years, Paul Winchell made this significant contribution to medical science.

Western lawman, gambler, sportswriter for the New York Morning Telegraph, and U.S. Marshal for the southern district of New York – as appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt ? “Bat” Masterson was born in this country.

This individual is quoted as saying, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."