| Hint | Person |
| Father of Virginian senator A. Willis [last name] and grandfather of Marion Gordon 'Pat' [last name] | |
| Gilded Age philanthropist sometimes known as Diamond Jim | |
| Gilded Age robber baron in the tobacco industry | |
| Engineer and architect holding over 50 US patents and most well known for a bridge over the Mississippi in St. Louis | |
| Major General in the US army dubbed the 'Rock of the Marne' | |
| Young death row inmate in Texas | |
| Early 1900s Canadian politician who served as Premier of Saskatchewan and Minister of Agriculture | |
| Blues singer also known as Howlin' Wolf | |
| Founder, publisher, and editor of Kansas City Call | |
| Phenomenal but perenially drunk Hall of Fame pitcher for Phillies, Cubs and Cardinals in 1910s and 1920s | |
| Early aviator who dodged the World War One draft by going to Germany | |
| US consul-general at London from 1897 to 1902 | |
| Singer-songwriter and folk musician best known for 'This Land is Your Land' | |
| New Orleans novelist best known for 'A Confederacy of Dunces' | |