Who is the most famous person from Alaska?
* Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranov (1746 – 1819) A fur trader from Russia who became the first governor of Russian America and founded present-day Sitka. * E. L. “Bob” Bartlett (1904 – 1968) Congressman for Alaska that fought for Alaskan statehood; grew up in Fairbanks. * Benny Benson, designed state flag at age 13. * Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681 – 1741) Navigator that explored Alaska for Russia and discovered that Siberia and North America were separate continents. * Susan Butcher (1956 – ) 4-time winner of Iditarod Trail race (1986-88,90); lives near Eureka. * William Allen Egan (1914 – 1984) He was the first governor of Alaska; born in Valdez. * Jewel (1974 – ) Singer and musician * Carl Ben Eielson (1897 – 1929) This pilot made the first Alaska airmail flight in 1924. * Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich (1911 – 1958) A Native Alaskan who fought for Native rights in Alaska. She gave a speech in 1945 to the state legislature that led to a law banning discrimination against Natives; born in
