beveridge | (n) British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963), Syn. William Henry Beveridge, First Baron Beveridge |
gates | (n) United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955), Syn. Bill Gates, William Henry Gates |
harrison | (n) 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841), Syn. President William Henry Harrison, President Harrison, William Henry Harrison |
henry | (n) English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836), Syn. William Henry |
hoover | (n) United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932), Syn. William Hoover, William Henry Hoover |
hudson | (n) English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922), Syn. W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson |
karloff | (n) United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969), Syn. Boris Karloff, William Henry Pratt |
mauldin | (n) United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (1921-2003), Syn. William Henry Mauldin, Bill Mauldin |
seward | (n) United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872), Syn. William Henry Seward |
talbot | (n) English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877), Syn. William Henry Fox Talbot, Fox Talbot |