Notable People at the 1893 World’s Fair

Among the millions of people attending the Columbian Exposition were countless famous or soon-to-be famous names. The list below is an attempt at counting. What constitutes famous? Having a Wikipedia page today is the reasonable requirement used to assemble most entries in this list.

Posts for some people are provided as links in their name. A person’s role in the Exposition is identied in brackets: [A] = artists (architects, painters, sculptors, musicians) employed by the Exposition; [E] = exhibitors at the Exposition; [P] = presenters or performers at the Exposition or World’s Congress Auxiliary; [M] = media reporters, authors, illustrators, or photographers covering the Exposition; [V] = visitors to the Exposition; [W] = workers at the Exposition.

* indicates an unverified attendance at the Exposition

Jane Addams

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Adams, Charles Francis Author and historian (b. May 27, 1835; d. Mar. 20, 1915). President of the American Historical Association, 1893-94.
Adams, Henry [V] Author (b. Feb. 16, 1838; d. Mar. 27, 1918). Adams reflects on his visit to the Fair in his autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams (1918)
Addams, Jane [V] Social activist and reformer (b. Sep. 6, 1860; d. May 21, 1935).
Allerton, Robert [V] Chicago philanthropist (b. Mar. 20, 1873; d. Dec. 22, 1964). Later became a trustee, honorary president, and benefactor for the Art Institute of Chicago.
Altgeld, John [V] Governor of Illinois, 1893–1897 (b. Dec. 30, 1847; d. Mar. 12, 1902).
Anderson, Abraham Archibald “A. A.” [V] Painter (b. 1846; d. Apr. 27, 1940).  Organized the American Art Association in Paris. Visited the Fair with his wife and daughter for several weeks in late May and early June. The self-described “artist-hunter” later served as the superintendent of the Yellowstone Forest Reserve, 1902–05.
Armour, Philip Danforth [V] Chicago meatpacking magnate (b. May 16, 1832; d. Jan. 6, 1901) Founded the Armour Institute of Technology (now part of Illinois Institute of Technology).
Arnold, Charles Dudley [M] Photographer (b. 1844; d. May 7, 1927). C. D. Arnold was contracted to serve as the official photographer for the Exposition. He served in the same role for the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo and the 1907 Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk.
Astor IV, John Jacob [V] New York industrialist and socialite (b. Jul. 13, 1864; d. Apr. 15, 1912). Prominent member of the Astor family who died on the Titanic. Arrived in Chicago on June 26, 1893, to visit the Fair for a week.
Atkinson, Edward [V] Economist and political activist (b. Feb. 10, 1827; d. Dec. 11, 1905). Founder of the American Anti-Imperialist League.

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Bartholdi, August Frédéric [V] French sculptor (b. Aug. 2, 1834; d. Oct. 4,  1904). Scupltor of Liberty Enlightening the World (the Statue of Liberty). His Washington and Lafayette sculptural group was exhibited in the Palace of Fine Arts and his statue of Christopher Columbus, cast in solid silver by the Gorham Manufacturing Company was displayed in their pavilion inside the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. Bartholdi and his wife visited the World’s Fair from September 10-24.
Bartlett, Frederic Clay [V] Artist (b. Jun. 1, 1873; d. Jun. 25, 1953). Visiting the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition inspired him to become an artist.
Barton, Clara [P] Nurse who founded the American Red Cross (b. Dec. 25, 1821; d. Apr. 12, 1912). Barton spoke at the opening of the Congress of Representative Women on May 15 and visited the World’s Fair again in June.
Bates, Katharine Lee [V] Poet and author (b. Aug. 12, 1859; d. Mar. 28, 1929). She wrote “America the Beautiful” during a trip to Pike’s Peak just after visiting the 1893 World’s Fair. The line “Thine alabaster cities gleam” is thought to reference the White City.
Baum, L. Frank [V] Author (b. May 15, 1856; d. May 6, 1919). Author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) while living in Chicago. He and his wife and sons visited the fairgrounds several times. Although his conception of the Emerald City is said to be inspired by the White City, he never credited this inspiration.
Beadle, John Hanson [V] Journalist (b. Mar. 14, 1840; d. Jan. 15, 1897). J. H. Beadle wrote several articles about the Fair. His Life in Utah (1870) was critical of Mormonism.
Beck, Edward Scott “Ned” [V] Chicago journalist (b. Dec. 12, 1868; d. Dec. 25, 1942). Reporter for the Chicago Tribune in 1893.
Beckwith, Leonard Forbes [V] Civil engineer and New York socialite (b. Jul, 16, 1844; d. Nov. 18, 1895). Reportedly went insane at the World’s Fair on Oct. 20, 1893.
Bennett, Henry Hamilton [M] Photographer (b. Jan. 15, 1843; d. Jan. 1, 1908). Widely known for his photographs of the Wisconsin Dells, H. H. Bennett produced images of the 1893 World’s Fair used for stereoscope cards.
Besant, Walter [P] English novelist and historian (b. Aug. 14, 1836; d. Jun. 9, 1901). Presented at the Congress of Authors
Bing, Samuel Siegfried “S.” [V] German-French art dealer who promoted Art Nouveau works (b. Feb. 26, 1838; d.  Sep. 6, 1905).
Bolton, Gambier [V] English author and photographer (b. Aug. 24, 1854; d. Jul. 29, 1928). After visiting the World’s Fair, he toured the world photographing animals and accompanying Henry Pelham-Clinton, the Duke of Newcastle.
Borden, Lizzie [V] Famous for being accused and acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Mass. (b. Jul. 19, 1860; d. Jun. 1, 1927). Borden visited the Columbia Exposition incognito in early October.
Bourget, Paul [V] French author (b. Sep. 2, 1852; d. Dec. 25, 1935). He arrived on September 22 and spent two weeks at the Fair, about which he wrote complimentary views. Bourget was most recognized for his novel Cosmopolis (1892) and later was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
Bourke, John Gregory [W] Ethnologist, author, and U.S. Army captain (b. Jun. 23, 1846; d. Jun. 8, 1896). Worked for the Latin-American Department and curated exhibits for La Rabida.
Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth Norwegian-American author (b. Sep. 23, 1848; d. Oct. 4, 1895). Professor of Germanic languages at Columbia University, Boyesen wrote several essays about his experiences at the Fair.
Boyton, Paul Showman and amusement park developer (b. 1848; d. Apr. 18, 1824). Inspired by the success of the Midway attractions, he opened his Water Chutes park (the first permanent amusement park in Chicago) in 1894 and Sea Lion Park on Coney Island in 1895.
Bradley, Mary Hastings* Author (b. Apr. 19, 1882; d. Oct. 25, 1976). Her historical novel Metropolis (1933) has scenes set at the Fair.
Bradley, Will H. [E?] [V]  Illustrator and artist (b. Jul. 10, 1868; d. Jan. 25, 1962). Bradley frequently visited the fairgrounds and he recorded exhibiting his artwork at the Fair. Bradley prepared artwork for Harriet Monroe’s The Columbian Ode (W. Irving Way & Co., 1893) and The Graphic History of the Fair (The Graphic Co., 1894).
Brady, James “Diamond Jim” Buchanan [V]  Businessman and philanthropist (b. Aug. 12, 1856; d. Apr. 13, 1917).
Britton, Sumner [V]  Publisher. Came to Chicago to report on the Exposition for The Kansas City Star. Partner in the Reilly and Britton Company of Chicago.
Brown, William Carey [W] U.S. Army General (b. Dec. 19, 1854; d. May 8, 1939). Served in the Columbian Guard at the 1893 World’s Fair.
Brown, Margaret “Molly” [V] The “unsinkable” socialite and philanthropist who later survived the Titanic sinking (b. Jul. 18, 1867; d. Oct. 26, 1932). The Brown family spent four weeks in Chicago visiting the Fair.
Buckingham, Duchess of [V]  Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1848; d. 1931)? Visited the Fair for several days in late May and early June.
Bunner, Henry Cuyler “H. C.” [V]  American novelist, journalist and poet (b. Aug. 3, 1855; d May 11, 1896). He coined the moniker “White City” to describe the Columbian Exposition fairgrounds in his essay “The Making of the White City“
de Bourbon, Eulalia [V]  Her Royal Highness the Infanta of Spain (b. Feb. 12, 1864; d. Mar. 8, 1958). Visited Chicago from June 6–14, honored on “Princess Day (June 8) and returned to the fairgrounds each day after.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice [E]  Author famous for his Tarzan series and other adventure, science fiction, and fantasy novels. (b. Sep. 1, 1875; d. Mar. 19, 1950). Member of the Michigan Cadets that encamped on the Midway Plaisance from June 1–15.

George Washington Carver

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Cable, George W. (P) Novelist (b. Oct. 12, 1844; d. Jan. 31, 1925). Presented Creole folk songs at the Congress of Authors on July 11.
Cannon, Henry LeGrand* Amateur artist and Asian art collector (b. Nov. 18, 1858; d. May 6, 1895). Cannon and his wife planned to chaperone a large a party of New York society girls to the Fair.
Carnegie, Andrew (V) Steel industrialist and philanthropist (b. Nov. 25, 1835; d. Aug. 11, 1919). After visiting the Fair in late September, Carnegie wrote “Value of the World’s Fair to the American People” for the January 1894 issue of Engineering Magazine.
Cartier, Warren (V) Northern Michigan businessman (b. Jan. 12, 1866; d. Nov. 7, 1934).
Carver, George Washington (E)(V) Inventor (b. c.1864; d. Jan. 5, 1943). His painting Yucca and Cactus was included in Iowa’s art exhibit at the Fair, and he attended the Exposition on two occasions.
Castleman, John B. (E) Confederate officer and later a U. S. Army brigadier general from Kentucky (b. Jun. 30, 1841; d. May 23, 1918). Castleman and his family spent several weeks at the Fair, arriving on Sept 1. He and his two sons rode in the Saddle Horse Breeders’ Cup on Sept. 6.
Catherwood, Mary Hartwell (V) Author (b. Dec. 16, 1847; d. Dec. 26, 1902). She wrote of the Fair: “What shall we do when this Wonderland is closed?—when it disappears—when the enchantment comes to an end?”
Cayvan, Georgia (P) Popular stage actress (b. Aug. 22, 1857; d. Nov. 19, 1906). She wore a glass dress made for her by the Libbey Glass Company and exhibited in their factory on the Midway. Cayvan addressed the Congress of Representative Women on May 17 and returned to Chicago in September.
Chase, Thorton (V) First western convert to the Baháʼí Faith (b. Feb. 22, 1847; d. Sep. 30, 1912). Thought to have converted after attending the Parliament of the Religion.
Chatfield-Taylor, Hobart Chicago author and socialite (b. Mar. 24, 1865; d. Jan. 17, 1945). Mr. Chatfield-Taylor served as Consul to Spain and on the World’s Columbian Exposition Citizen’s Committee on Ceremonies, hosting several dignitaries visiting the Fair. He was a novelist and Molière scholar.
Chatfield-Taylor, Rose Farwell Chicago bookbinder, golfer, suffragist, and socialite (b. Mar. 7, 1870; d. Apr. 5, 1918). After the Fair, Mrs. Chatfield-Taylor ran the Rose Bindery in the Fine Arts Building.
 “The Cherry Sisters” (V) Addie, Effie, Ella, Lizzie, and Jessie Cherry formed a terrible variety act from Iowa.
Childs, George William (V) Publisher and co-owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper, philanthropist (b. May 12, 1829; d. Feb 3, 1894). Mr. Childs contributed to the Horticultural Department and co-sponsored the Philadelphia Workingman’s Model Home.
Clark, Kate Freeman (V) Painter from Mississippi (b. Sep. 3, 1875; d. Mar. 3, 1957). Her visit to the Exposition in Chicago inspired Clark to begin her artistic career.
Clarke, Herbert L. (P) Musician (b. Sep. 12, 1867; d. Jan. 30, 1945). Clarke played the coronet in John Philip Sousa’s Band on the fairgrounds. He went on to become a distinguished soloist, composer, and music educator.
Cleveland, Grover (P) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. Mar. 18, 1837; d. Jun. 24, 1908). President Cleveland addressed the crowd on Opening Day and pressed the button to open the Fair.
Cochrane, Josephine (E) Inventor of the dishwashing machine (b. Mar. 8, 1839; d. Aug. 3, 1913). The exposure from displaying her invention on the fairgrounds garnered sales to restaurants and hotels. Cochrane was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006.
Codd, Margaret Jane (M) Educator, journalist, and children’s writer (b. ???; d. Nov. 25, 1930). Codd was a journalist reporting on the Exposition.
Coleman, Kathleen “Kit” (M) Irish-Canadian newspaper journalist (b. Feb. 20, 1856; d. May 16, 1915). Coleman was a special correspondent for the Toronto Mail during the World’s Fair in Chicago. Afterwards, she became one of the earliest accredited female war correspondents when she covered the Spanish–American War.
Collins, James Joseph “Jimmy” (V) Professional baseball player (b. Jan. 16, 1870; d. Mar. 6, 1943). Played with the minor-league Buffalo Bisons team in 1893 and visited the Fair after their last game on September 15. Collins was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Colón, Cristóbal (The Duke of Veragua) (V) The 14th Duke of Veragua, a lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus (b. Jun. 8, 1837; d. Oct. 30, 1910). The Duke of Veragua from Spain was a distinguished guest of the United States. He and his family visited the Fair from April 29 through June 6.
Columbus, Alexis (V) Reportedly a lineal descendant (great-great-great-great-great-great grandson) of Christopher Columbus living in Buffalo, NY (b. c1789; d.  ??). The 104-year-old arrived at the Fair on July 23.
Comstock, Anthony (V) Anti-vice activist, U.S. Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (b. Mar. 7, 1844; d. Sep. 21, 1915). Comstock visited the Fair to investigate “belly dancing” on the Midway. He is subject of Amy Sohn’s The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2021).
Craddock, Ida (P) Women’s rights and free speech advocate, sex counselor. (b. Aug. 1, 1857; d. Oct. 16, 1902). During the Fair, Craddock defended the “danse du ventre” being performed on the Midway against attacks by moral crusaders such as Anthony Comstock.
Craven, William (The 4th Earl of Craven) British peer and Liberal politician (b. Dec. 16, 1868; d. Jul. 10, 1921). After marrying New York socialite Cornelia Martin on April 18, Lord Craven and his bride visited the Fair from May 1 through at least May 10.
Cregier, DeWitt Clinton 31st Mayor of Chicago, from April 15, 1889, to April 27, 1891. (b. Jun. 1, 1829; d. Nov. 9, 1898). As Mayor, Cregier launched Chicago’s bid to host the World’s Fair.
Crowley, Mary Catherine* (M) Novelist and poet (b. Nov. 28, 1856; d. May 4, 1920). In 1894, her children’s novel The City of Wonders. was published and may have been based on her personal visit to the Exposition.
Cummings, Edward* (V) Father of poet e e cummings and assistant professor of sociology at Harvard (b. Apr. 20, 1861; d. Nov. 2, 1926)
Cutting, Olivia Peyton Murray (Mrs. William Bayard Cutting) (V) New York socialite (b. Sep. 19, 1855; d. Nov. 15, 1949). She arrived in Chicago by May 27 and stayed at the Auditorium.

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Darrow, Clarence (V) Lawyer (b. Apr. 18, 1857; d. Mar. 13, 1938). Spoke at the Suffrage Congress, part of the World’s Congress Auxiliary. After the assassination of Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr., Darrow defended Patrick Eugene Prendergast, who confessed to the killing. Later became famous as Defense attorney in the Leopold and Loeb murder trial (1924) and the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925). A bridge in Jackson Park is named after Darrow.
Davenport, Homer Newspaper illustrator (b. Mar. 8 1867; d. May 2, 1912). He worked for the Chicago Herald in 1893 and regularly visited the fairgrounds, where he fell in love with the Arabian horses on display in the Bedouin Camp on the Midway. His death was reported to have come out of grief over his cartoons depicting the Titanic disaster.
Davis, Richard Harding (V) Journalist, novelist, and dramatist (b. Apr. 18, 1864; d. Apr. 11, 1916). About the World’s Fair, he wrote: “You should have every sympathy with those writers who have taken refuge in calling it a fairy city and a dreamland.” (“The Last Days of the Fair” Harper’s Weekly Oct. 21, 1893, p. 1002.)
Day, Clarence (V) Author and cartoonist. (b. Nov. 18, 1874; d. Dec. 28, 1935). Day tells of his visit to the Chicago Fair as a college student in his autobiography Life with Father (1935).
de Coubertin, Pierre (V) French educator and historian and co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (b. Jan. 1, 1863; d. Sep. 2, 1937. The “Father of the modern Olympic Games” describes his captivation with the 1893 Exposition in his article “Building up a World Fair in France” (Century Magazine, Nov. 1898).
Dean, Teresa Journalist (b. 1857; d. Jan. 8, 1935). Among a small number of female journalists covering the 1893 World’s Fair, she was the most visible with a byline. Her popular “White City Chips” column ran almost daily in the Chicago Inter Ocean for the duration of the Exposition. She collected her articles in a handsome volume White City Chips in 1895. Dean is considered to be among the first female war correspondents for her stories on the Spanish-American War.
Denslow, William Wallace (V) Illustrator (b. May 5, 1856; d. Mar. 29, 1915). W. W. Denslow came to Chicago in the spring of 1893 to work as a staff artist for the Chicago Herald, providing illustrations for articles about the World’s Fair. A few years later, he met author L. Frank Baum, for whom he illustrated several notable children’s books including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).
Densmore, Frances (V) Self-taught anthropologist and ethnomusicologist who studied Native American music and culture (b. May 21, 1867; d. Jun. 5, 1957). Densmore was introduced to Indian music at the 1893 World’s Fair, and she later made valuable recordings of Chippewa songs.
Disney, Elias (W) Father of Walt Disney (b. Feb. 6, 1859; d. Sep. 13, 1941). Elias Disney was a carpenter living in Chicago during the World’s Fair. Family history indicates that his construction work for the 1893 World’s Fair may have inspired his son’s visions for amusement parks.
Dix, Rev. Morgan (V) Episcopal priest (b. Nov. 1, 1827; d. Apr. 29, 1908). The rector of Trinity Church in New York arrived in Chicago on June 1 to visit the Fair.
Donnelly, Ignatious* U.S. Congressman from Minnesota and fringe scientist (b. Nov. 3, 1831; d. Jan. 1, 1901). He authored pseudoscience and pseudohistory works about the mythical lost continent Atlantis, comet cataclysms, and the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship. Donnelly came to Chicago for the anti-trust convention in early June.
Dowie, John Alexander Evangelical and faith-healing minister (b. May 25, 1847; d. Mar. 9, 1907). He founded the city of Zion, Illinois, and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church. Dowie opened a small Zion Tabernacle (called “The Little Wooden Hut” by some) on 62nd Street across from the entrance to the fairgrounds.
Dowst, Charles O. Publisher and toymaker (b. Jul. 23, 1853; d. May 22, 1919). Publisher of the National Laundry Journal and member of the Chicago Press Club. After seeing a Linotype machine at the Exposition, Dowst had the idea for a machine that could stamp out small toys. He founded a company, later named Tootsietoys, to make tiny charms and novelties such as the prizes in Cracker Jack boxes.
Dreiser, Theodore Author (b. Aug. 27, 1871; d. Dec. 28, 1945). Reporter and drama critic who later became known as a novelist for Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925). His memoir A Book about Myself (1922) describes visiting the fairgrounds, which he describes as a “splendid picture of the world’s own hope for itself.”
Du Chaillu, Paul French-American zoologist and anthropologist (b. Jul. 31, 1831?; d. Apr. 29, 1903). Du Chaillu spend much of the summer at the fair, banqueting with the crew of the Viking ship on July 18, speaking at the National Geographic Conference in late July, and judging a swim race on the fairgrounds on August 11.
du Pont, Pierre S. American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist (b. Jan. 15, 1870; d. Apr. 4, 1954). His visit to the Fair reportedly inspired Du Pont to build his Longwood Gardens in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Dupont served as president and on the board of directors of DuPont, as manager and president of General Motors, and as a founding board of director of the Empire State Building.

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Earp, Wyatt (V) American lawman (b. Mar. 19, 1848; d. Jan. 13, 1929). Famous for his Earp involvement in the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt and his wife visited the Fair in July.
Edison, Thomas Alva  (V) Inventor and businessman (b. Feb. 11, 1847; d. Oct. 18, 1931). Edison came to Chicago on August 14 and visited the fairgrounds incognito.

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Ferdinand, Franz (V) Archduke of Austria (b. Dec. 18, 1863; d. Jun. 28, 1914). The imperial prince and heir presumptive to the crowns of the Hapsburgs made a brief visit to the Exposition in Chicago on October 3, as part of his world tour. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo in 1914 was the spark that set off World War I.
Field, Eugene (V) Author of children’s poems and humor (b. Sep. 2, 1850; d. Nov. 4, 1895). The beloved “poet of childhood” lived in Chicago and visited the Fair many times.
Field, Kate (M) Journalist and editor (b. Oct. 1, 1838; d. May 19, 1896). Ardent booster for the Columbian Exposition, Mary Katherine Keemle “Kate” Field relocated to Chicago for nearly the entire duration of the Exposition, wrote a column about the Fair for the Chicago Herald, lectured at the World’s Auxiliary Congress, made many public appearances on the fairgrounds, and campaigned to save the White City from destruction.
Field, Marshall Chicago department store magnate (b. Aug. 18, 1834; d. Jan. 16, 1906). Field donated a million dollars to establish the Field Columbian Museum, preserving many treasures from the fair in the former Palace of Fine Arts.
Fish, Marion Graves Anthon “Mamie”*  New York socialite (b. Jun. 8, 1853; d. May 25, 1915). Among the rulers of Gilded Age New York society, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish was “said to be on her way” to visit the Fair in late May or early June.
Fish, Stuyvesant President of the Illinois Central Railroad (b. Jun. 24, 1851; d. Apr. 10, 1923). Fish served on the World’s Columbian Exposition Board of Directors and the Transportation and Way and Means committes from April 1890 through April 1891. He attended the Fair on Opening Day.
Flood, James Leary “Jimmie” (V) California millionaire (b. Feb. 21, 1857; d. Feb. 15, 1926). The son of mining “Bonanza King” James Clair Flood, James Leary built the Flood Building at the corner of Market and Powell streets in San Francisco. His former home, the James Leary Flood Mansion, still stands in the city also. He arrived in Chicago on June 4, staying at the Palmer House, and spend several days on the fairgrounds with friends visiting from France.
Flower, Roswell P. (V) Governor of New York from 1892 through 1894 (b. Aug. 7, 1835; d. May 12, 1899). He attended Dedication Day and visited the Fair in early June and for New York Day on September 4.
Foin, Chin (V) An upscale restaurateur in Chicago (b. c1878; d. Mr. 29, 1924). Came to Chicago to visit the Fair and stayed. Jessie Louise Nolton’s Chinese Cookery in the Home Kitchen (1911), thought to be the first English-language Chinese-American cookbook, reportedly took recipes from Chin Foin’s famous Mandarin Inn.
Foltz, Clara Shortridge (P) California’s first female attorney (b. Jul. 16, 1849; d. Sep. 2, 1934). Spoke at the Congress of Jurisprudence and Law Reform as part of the World’s Auxiliary Congress and advocated for public defenders to represent the poor in court.
Ford, Henry (V) Automobile industry magnate (b. Jul. 30, 1863; d. Apr. 7, 1947). Ford built his first engine after being inspired by seeing horse-drawn fire engine with a gasoline motor pumping water at the 1893 World’s Fair.
Ford, Mary Hanford (P) Lecturer, author, and suffragist (b. Nov. 1, 1856; d. Feb. 2, 1937). Spoke in the Woman’s Building on “Women and Art” (June 27) and “The Old Masters and the New” (October 24).
Foster, Judith Ellen (P) First female lawyer in Iowa and temperance advocate (b. Nov. 3, 1840; d. Aug. 11, 1910). Spoke on “Constitutional Prohibition, State and National” at the Temperance Congress on June 7.
Foulke, William Dudley (P) Journalist and literary critic (b. Nov. 20, 1848; d. May 30, 1935). He wrote about his visit to the fairgrounds in June and delivered an address on civil service reform at the Congress on the Science of Government on Aug. 7.
French, Alice (P) Writer under the pseudonym “Octave Thanet” (b. Mar. 19, 1850; d. Jan. 9, 1934). French lectured on “The Short Story” and the Folklore Congress on July 14 and wrote two sketches rural visitors to the Fair, “The Farmer in the North” and “The Farmer in the South.” for Scribner’s Magazine (Mar. and Apr. 1894)
Fuller, Henry B. (P) Chicago-based novelist and short story writer (b. Jan. 9, 1857; d. Jul. 28, 1929). Widely known for his 1893 novel The Cliff-Dwellers.

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Gage, Matilda Joslyn writer and suffragist
Gardner, Isabella Stewart art collector
Gardner, Jack Lowell businessman
Garland, Hamlin author
George, Henry economist
Gibson, John J. portrait photographer
Gibson, William Hamilton author and artist
Gilder, Richard Watson poet and editor
Glessner, John J. and Frances M. Farm machinery industrialist
Greene, Charles Sumner and Henry Mather “Green and Green” architects
Gunsaulus, Frank W. President of the Armour Institute in Chicago

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Hale, Edward Everett Author, historian, and Unitarian minister
Hamilton-Gordon, Ishbel Lady Aberdeen, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
Handy, Jam swimmer
Harbert, Elizabeth Boynton women’s rights advocate
Harrison, Benjamin 23rd U.S. President
Harrison Sr., Carter Chicago mayor for five terms from 1879–1887 and in 1893
Harrison Jr., Carter Chicago mayor for five terms from 1897–1905 and 1911–1915
Harrison, Edith Odgen author
Hawthorne, Julian author
Hay, Oliver Perry zoologist
Hays, Will Harrison politician who implemented the “Hays Code” in Hollywood
Hearst, Phoebe philanthropist and suffragist
Hearst, William Randolph newspaper publisher
Heinz, Henry J. Founder of H. J. Heinz Company
Helmholtz, Hermann von German physicist and physician
Hershey, Milton S. chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist
Hirschman, Leb Nevada County, California, pioneer who was part of the Jewish Gold Rush community.
Hlaváč, Vojtěch Czech conductor and composer
Hoard, William D. Governor of Wisconsin from 1889–1891
Hofer, Thomas Elwood “Billy” Host of the Hunter’s Cabin
Holmes, H. H. Alias of Herman Webster Mudgett (b. May 16, 1861; d. May 7, 1896).
Houdini, Harry Magician
Howells, William Dean novelist, literary critic, and playwright
Hubbard, Elbert Author, businessman, and founder of the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York
Hyatt, Charles Eliot U.S. Army General

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Infanta Eulalia (See de Bourbon, Eulalia) Spanish princess
Ingalls, Melville E. railroad president
Isenburg, Prince Leopold of
Ives, Charles composer

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  • Roebling, Washington (son of engineer John A. Roebling)
  • Rogers, Will (actor)
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (32nd President of the United States)
  • Roosevelt, Theodore (26th President of the United States) [posts]
  • Rosenberg, Pauline Hanauer (social activist)
  • Russell, Charles M. (Western artist)
  • Russell, Lillian (actress)
  • Sandow, Eugen (bodybuilder)
  • Schmidt, Minna (doll maker)
  • Schurz, Carl (German-American statesman)
  • Selfridge, Harry Gordon (department store magnate)
  • Sherwood, Mary Elizabeth Wilson “M.E.W.” (author and socialite)
  • Singh, Jagatjit (The Maharajah of Kapurthala)
  • Speer, Robert W. (Denver mayor)
  • Spence, Catherine Helen (Australian author, teacher, journalist, social activist)
  • Stead, William (British editor and author)

    Jagatjit Singh, the Maharajah of Kapurthala

  • Stevenson, Adlai (Vice President of the United States)
  • Stine, David (architect)
  • Storrs, John (sculptor)
  • Sullivan, Thomas Russell (playwright)
  • Sullivan, William (inventor of the portable Ferris Wheel)
  • Thompson, Fred (theater writer)
  • Tilyou, George C. (founded Steeplechase Park in Coney Island)
  • Tollemache, William (9th Earl of Dysart)
  • Train, George Francis (entrepreneur, world traveler, and eccentric personality)
  • Twain, Mark (pen name of author Samuel Langhorne Clemens) [posts]
  • Twichell, Harmony (daughter of Rev. Joseph Twichell, friend of Mark Twain, and future wife of composer Charles Ives)
  • Van Vechten, Carl (writer and artistic photographer)
  • Walker, John Brisben (publisher)
  • Warner, Charles Dudley (essayist and novelist) [posts]
  • Washburne, Hempstead (32nd Mayor of Chicago) [posts]
  • Washington, Booker T. (educator, author)
  • Weeden, Mary Howard (artist and poet who went by the name “Howard Weeden”)
  • Wells, Ida B. (author and social acticist) [posts]
  • West Point Cadets

    Ida B. Wells

  • Whigham, Henry James “H. J.” (Scottish writer and golfer)
  • White, Clarence Hudson (photographer)
  • Wister, Owen (author)
  • Wooldridge, Clifton W. (detective)
  • Wooley, Jesse Sumner “J. S.” (photographer)
  • Wright, Frank Lloyd (architect) [posts]
  • Wright, Wilber and Orville (aviation pioneers)
  • Yadrintsev, Nikolai (Siberian explorer, archaeologist)
  • Yoharito, Komatsu (Prince of Japan)
  • Ziegfeld, Florenz (entertainment mogul)