List of people on the postage stamps of the United States
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and over 800 people featured. People have been featured on multiple stamps in one issue, or over time, such as various Presidents of the United States. Through the years, a person has had to be deceased before their face appeared on a stamp,<ref name=SAC2011>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> though the USPS will document that a stamp has commemorated people, living or deceased, without including their actual face on the stampTemplate:Sndsuch as the image of a yellow submarine from the 1969 eponymous album cover shown on the 1999 stamp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> commemorating four people (three then-still alive) who collectively formed The Beatles.<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
For the purpose of this list, "featured" may mean:
- The likeness of a person,
- The name of a person, or
- People who have neither their likeness nor name on a stamp, but are documented by the United States Postal Service as being the subject of a stamp (see Reference).
A

- Hank Aaron (2024) Black American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Edwin Austin Abbey (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Edward R. Abrams (2008) Film actor<ref name=vbc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Roy Acuff (2003) Country singer, musician, and songwriter<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Ansel Adams (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Jane Addams (1940) Social Worker
- John Adams (1938) 2nd president <ref name=FYSV-presidents>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- John Quincy Adams (1938, 1986) 6th president
- Samuel Adams (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Alvin Ailey (2004) Choreographer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Louisa May Alcott (1940) Author

- Buzz Aldrin (1994),<ref>"First Moon Landing, 1969" 29¢ United States postage stamp Template:Webarchive, based on a photograph of Aldrin captured by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 (July 21, UTC).</ref> (2019)<ref>"1969 First Moon Landing" 54¢ 'forever' United States postage stamp, reproducing Neil Armstrong's famed July 20, 1969 (July 21, UTC) photograph of Aldrin on the Moon, with Armstrong reflected in the center Aldrin's visor. Aldrin's name tag is legible on the life support system in front of his chest.</ref> Astronaut, engineer
- Horatio Alger Jr. (1982) Author
- Dante Alighieri (1965) Poet
- Gracie Allen (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Richard Allen (2016) African-American bishop, founder of AME Church<ref name="VSC-2016-USnewissues" />
- Steve Allen (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Fran Allison (2009) Actress<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson (2014) Aviator<ref name="SN-2014CAA" />
- Marian Anderson (2005) Contralto<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Susan B. Anthony (1936) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionist
- Johnny Appleseed (1966) Conservationist
- Harold Arlen (1996) Composer

- Edwin Armstrong (1983) FM radio inventor
- Louis Armstrong (1995) Jazz singer, musician, and songwriter
- Neil Armstrong (1969),<ref>"First Man on the Moon" 10₵ United States Air Mail stamp Template:Webarchive does not identify Armstrong by name but simply as the "first man on the Moon", depicting him as he made his "one small step".</ref> (2019)<ref>"1969 First Moon Landing" 54¢ 'forever' United States postage stamp, reproducing Neil Armstrong's famed July 20, 1969 (July 21, UTC) photograph of Aldrin on the Moon, with Armstrong himself reflected in the center Aldrin's visor. Armstrong is not named on the stamp, though Aldrin's name tag is legible.</ref> Astronaut, engineer
- Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1988) Air Force General
- Chester A. Arthur (1938) 21st President
- Ruth Asawa (2020) Sculptor, artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Arthur Ashe (2005) Tennis player<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- John James Audubon (1940) Naturalist, painter<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-3-FDCs" />
- Gene Autry (2010) Actor<ref name="AP-124-5-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
B
- Ella Baker (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Josephine Baker (2008) Singer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- George Balanchine (2004) Choreographer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1913) Explorer
- Abraham Baldwin (1985) Statesman
- James Baldwin (2004) Author<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Lucille Ball (2001) Actress<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Benjamin Banneker (1980) Surveyor, astronomer, mathematician and almanac author
- Francis Barbé-Marbois (1953) Louisiana Purchase negotiator
- Samuel Barber (1997) Composer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- John Bardeen (2008) Physicist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- John Barry (1936) Naval officer

- Clara Barton (1948) Nurse
- John Bartram (1999) Botanist<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- William Bartram (1999) Botanist<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- John Basilone (2005) Marine, Medal of Honor recipient<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Daisy Bates (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- James Beard (2014) Chef, TV personality, cookbook author<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- Romare Bearden (2011) Artist<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- The Beatles (1999) Rock music band<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Norman Bel Geddes (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Alexander Graham Bell (1940) Inventor
- Saul Bellow (2024) Novelist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Stephen Vincent Benét (1998) Author<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Milton Berle (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Irving Berlin (2002) Composer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />

- Leonard Bernstein (2001) Conductor, composer<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Albert Bierstadt (1998) Painter<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Hiram Bingham IV (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- George Caleb Bingham (1998) Painter

- Elizabeth Bishop (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Elizabeth Blackwell (1974) 1st U.S. female physician
- Montgomery Blair (1963) Maryland politician

- Nellie Bly (2002) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Humphrey Bogart (1997) Actor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Charles E. Bohlen (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Simón Bolívar (1958) South American revolutionary<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Sandro Botticelli (1981) Painter<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- William Boyd (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Elizabeth Boyer (2008) Actress<ref name=vbc />
- Omar N. Bradley (2000) World War II Army General<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Louis Brandeis (2009) Supreme Court justice<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Mary Breckinridge (1998) Frontier Nursing Services founder<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- William Brennan Jr. (2009) Supreme Court justice<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Joseph Brodsky (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Gwendolyn Brooks (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Paul "Bear" Bryant (1997) Football coach<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- James Buchanan (1938) 15th President
- William Frank Buckley Jr. (2025) Political commentator and novelist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Luther Burbank (1940) Botanist
- Julia de Burgos (2010) Poet<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Arleigh Albert Burke (2010) Admiral<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- George Burns (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Raymond Burr (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (2012) Author<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" />
- Barbara Bush (2025) former First Lady
- George H.W. Bush (2019) 41st president<ref name="FYSVnews-2019-presidents" />
C

- Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1951) Explorer
- James Cagney (1999) Actor<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Alexander Calder (1998) Sculptor<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Melvin Calvin (2011) Chemist<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Walter Camp (2003) Football coach<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Roy Campanella (2006) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Frank Capra (2012) Motion picture director<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-126-6-USnewissues" />
- Hattie Caraway (2001) 1st female senator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Andrew Carnegie (1960) Entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Art Carney (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer

- George Washington Carver (1948) Botanist<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Jimmy Carter (2025) 39th US President
- Johnny Cash (2013) Singer<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-newissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4430-RayCharles" />
- Mary Cassatt (1966) Painter<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Willa Cather (1973)Writer
- George Catlin (1998) Painter<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Wilt Chamberlain (2014) Basketball player<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- Carrie Chapman Catt (1948) Suffragist<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Ignacio Chacon (2006) Painter<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Samuel de Champlain (2006) Explorer<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Lon Chaney Jr. (1997) Actor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Charlie Chaplin (1994) Actor<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Dave Chapman (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Ray Charles (2013) Musician<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4430-RayCharles" />
- Samuel Chase (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Cesar Chavez (2003) Labor rights leader<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Joyce Chen (2014) Chef, TV personality, cookbook author<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- Claire Lee Chennault (1990) World War II General
- Charles W. Chesnutt (2008) Writer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Julia Child (2014) Chef, TV personality, cookbook author<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- Shirley Chisholm (2014) Congresswoman<ref name="Linn's-87-4455-newissues" />

- Winston Churchill (1965) British Prime Minister
- Eugenie Clark (2022) American ichthyologist, shark researcher and scientific scuba diver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- William Clark (1954) Explorer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />

- Henry Clay (1870, 1902) Statesman
- Roberto Clemente (1984 & 2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Grover Cleveland (1923) 22nd & 24th president
- J. R. Clifford (2009) Attorney<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- George Clymer (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- David Cobb (1976) Congressional Representative, 3rd U.S. Congress
- Ty Cobb (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Alvin Langdon Coburn (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Jacqueline Cochran (1996) Aviator<ref name="AP-127-3-Cochran" />
- Mickey Cochrane (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Victoria Codona (2014) Circus performer<ref name="USPSstamps-circus" />
- Catharine Coffin (2024) Underground Railroad Quaker operative based in Indiana and Ohio<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Eddie Collins (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- James Cook (1978) Explorer<ref name="AP-124-3-Cook" />
- Calvin Coolidge (1938) 30th president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Anna Julia Cooper (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Gary Cooper (1990, 2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />

- Nicolaus Copernicus (1973) Astronomer
- Gerty Cori (2008) Biochemist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Dean Cornwell (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1940) Explorer
- Lorenzo Costa (2001) Painter<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Davy Crockett (1967) Alamo defender
- Celia Cruz (2011) Musician<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- E. E. Cummings (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Imogen Cunningham (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Harvey Cushing (1988) Neurosurgeon
- Manasseh Cutler (1937) Northwest Territory pioneer<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
D

- Daniel Daly (2005) Marine; Medal of Honor recipient<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Allison Davis (1994) Educator, anthropologist
- Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (1997) Army General<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Bette Davis (2008) Actress<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Jefferson Davis (1970) Confederate president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Miles Davis (2012) Jazz musician<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" />
- Stuart Davis (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Julia de Burgos (2010) Puerto Rican writer and poet<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Agnes de Mille (2004) Choreographer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Dizzy Dean (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Willem de Kooning (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Andrea della Robbia (1978) Sculptor
- Jack Dempsey (1998) Boxer<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Charles Demuth (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Donald Deskey (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- George Dewey (1936) Navy Admiral
- John Dewey (1968) Educator
- Emily Dickinson (1971) Poet
- John Dickinson (1976) American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania
- William Dickson (1996) Motion picture camera inventor
- Joe DiMaggio (2012) Baseball player<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Walt Disney (1968) Motion picture producer, animator
- Larry Doby (2012) Baseball player<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Jimmy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader
- Tommy Dorsey (1996) Jazz musician and bandleader
- Aaron Douglas (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Stephen A. Douglas (1958) Politician
- Frederick Douglass (1967, 2024) Abolitionist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Arthur Dove (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Henry Dreyfuss (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1992) Civil Rights advocate<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Marcel Duchamp (2013) Modern Artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- John Foster Dulles (1960) Secretary of State
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (1975) Poet<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Isadora Duncan (2012) Dancer<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Katherine Dunham (2012) Choreographer<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Harvey Dunn (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
E
- Thomas Eakins (1967) Painter, sculptor
- Charles and Ray Eames (2008) Industrial design, furniture design<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Amelia Earhart (1963) Aviator
- George Eastman (1954) Roll film inventor
- Thomas Alva Edison (1947) Inventor
- Albert Einstein (1966) Physicist
- Billy Eisengrein (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1969) 34th president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" />
- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1986) Jazz musician and composer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Ralph Ellison (2014) Author and literary critic<ref name="Linn's-87-4460-newissues" />
- Leif Ericson (1968) Explorer
- Jaime Escalante (2016) Educator<ref name="VSC-2016-USnewissues" />
- Walker Evans (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Medgar Evers (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
F
- Robert Fawcett (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Edna Ferber (2002) Author<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Perry Ferguson (2003) Motion picture art director
- Enrico Fermi (200fremo1) Physicist<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- José Ferrer (2012) Actor<ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" />
- Richard Feynman (2005) Physicist<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Arthur Fiedler (1997) Conductor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Millard Fillmore (1938) 13th president
- Ella Fitzgerald (2007) Jazz singer<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- James Montgomery Flagg (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Father Edward J. Flanagan (1986) Orphan advocate
- Henry Fonda (2005) Actor<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Lynn Fontanne (1999) Actress<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Betty Ford (2024) First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Gerald Ford (2007) 38th President of the United States<ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" /><ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Henry Ford (1968) Industrialist
- John Ford (2012) Motion picture director<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-126-6-USnewissues" />
- Bob Fosse (2012) Choreographer<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Rube Foster (2010) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-yearbook" />
- George L. Fox, Chaplain (1st Lt.), U.S. Army (1948)<ref name="ReferenceA">"These Immortal Chaplains" 3¢ United States postage stamp</ref>
- Jimmie Foxx (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Peter Francisco (1975) Soldier
- Felix Frankfurter (2009) Supreme Court justice<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Benjamin Franklin (1847) 1st Postmaster, statesman, scientist<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-Franklin" />
- Elizabeth Freake (1998) Subject of portrait by Freake Limner<ref name="freake">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Mary Freake (1998) Subject of portrait by Freake Limner<ref name=freake />
- John C. Fremont (1898) Explorer, US Senator
- Arthur Burdett Frost (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Robert Frost (1974) Poet
- Buckminster Fuller (2004) Inventor<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Robert Fulton (1909) Steamboat inventor
G
- Ernest J. Gaines (2023) Author<ref name="FYSVnews-2023-Gaines" />
- Albert Gallatin (1967) Secretary of the Treasury
- Thomas H. Gallaudet (1983) Educator<ref name="Linn's-85-4390-Gallaudet" />
- Bernardo de Gálvez (1980) Spanish Governor of Louisiana
- Mohandas Gandhi (1961) Indian patriot<ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Greta Garbo (2005) Actress<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Carlos Gardel (2011) Singer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- James A. Garfield (1882) 20th President
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1960) Italian patriot<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Judy Garland (1990) Actress<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Thomas Garrett (2024) Delaware-based Quaker operative Underground Railroad<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Lou Gehrig (1989) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Theodor Seuss Geisel (1999) Author & illustrator
- Martha Gellhorn (2008) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Walter F. George (1960)
- Geronimo (1994) Apache leader
- Elbridge Gerry (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- George Gershwin (1973) Composer and musician
- Ira Gershwin (1999) Lyricist
- Amadeo P. Giannini (1973) Bank of America founder
- Josiah Willard Gibbs (2005) Thermodynamicist<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Josh Gibson (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Althea Gibson (2013) Tennis player<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-Gibson" /><ref name="USAToday-Gibson" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4434-newissues" />
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2023) 107th Supreme Court Justice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Jackie Gleason (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Robert H. Goddard (1964) Rocket scientist
- Maria Goeppert-Mayer (2011) Physicist<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Samuel Gompers (1950) Labor union leader
- Alexander D. Goode, Ph.D. (1948) Chaplain (1st Lt.), U.S. Army (1948)<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
- Arshile Gorky (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Jan Gossaert (2002) Painter<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-revealed" />
- Adolph Gottlieb (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1997) Composer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Martha Graham (2004) Choreographer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Red Grange (2003) Football player<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Cary Grant (2002) Actor<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Ulysses S. Grant (1890) 18th President
- François Joseph Paul Grasse (1931) Revolutionary War Admiral
- Asa Gray (2011) Botanist<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Horace Greeley (1961) Newspaper publisher
- Hank Greenberg (2006) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Ferde Grofé (1997) Composer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Lefty Grove (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
H
- Philip Habib (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- George Halas (1997) Football coach<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Nathan Hale (1925) Revolutionary War officer
- Fannie Lou Hamer (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1962) Explorer
- William Christopher Handy (1969) Blues musician and composer
- Yip Harburg (2005) Lyricist<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Warren G. Harding (1925) 29th President
- William Harnett (1969) Painter
- Patricia Roberts Harris (2000) Presidential Cabinet member, ambassador<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Benjamin Harrison (1902) 23rd President
- William Henry Harrison (1938, 1950) 9th President, 1st Governor of Indiana Territory
- Moss Hart (2004) Playwright<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- William S. Hart (2010) Actor<ref name="AP-124-5-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Marsden Hartley (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Laura Haviland (2024) Underground Railroad Michigan-based Quaker operative<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Josiah Johnson Hawes (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Lewis Hayden (2024) Underground Railroad Boston-based operative<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Robert Hayden (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Helen Hayes (2011) Actress<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1922) 19th President
- Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher) (1928) Battlefield volunteer
- Martin Johnson Heade (2004) Painter<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- John Held Jr. (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Jimi Hendrix (2014) Musician<ref name="SN-2014JH" />
- O. Henry (2012) Author<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4386-newissues" />
- Jim Henson (2005) Muppets creator<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Matthew Henson (1986) Arctic explorer<ref>"Veterans and the Military on Stamps", pp. 5, 30, found at USPS website Template:Webarchive. Retrieved September 25, 2008.</ref>
- Audrey Hepburn (2003) Actress<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Katharine Hepburn (2010) Actress<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- John Hersey (2008) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Charlton Heston (2014) Actor<ref name="USPSstamps-Heston" />
- Joseph Hewes (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Marguerite Higgins (2002) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Lewis Hine (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4434-newissues" />
- Gregory Hines (2019) Dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer<ref name="FYSVnews-Hines" />
- John L. Hines (2000) World War I General<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Alfred Hitchcock (1998) Motion picture director<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Oveta Culp Hobby (2011) Women's Army Corps officer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- Hans Hofmann (2010) Abstract expressionist painter<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Oliver Wendell Holmes (1968) US Supreme Court Justice
- Winslow Homer (1962) Painter<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Herbert Hoover (1965) 31st president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Bob Hope (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Mark Hopkins (1940) College president
- Edward Hopper (1970) Painter<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Rogers Hornsby (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Harry Houdini (2002) Magician<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Charles Hamilton Houston (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Sam Houston (1963) Soldier, statesman
- Elias Howe (1940) Inventor
- Edwin Hubble (2000) Astronomer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Charles Evans Hughes (1962) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
- Langston Hughes (2002) Author<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Cordell Hull (1963) Secretary of State
- Hubert Humphrey (1991) 38th Vice President
- Ruby Hurley (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Zora Neale Hurston (2003) Author<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- John Huston (2012) Motion picture director<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-126-6-USnewissues" />
I
- Washington Irving (1940) Author
- Charles Ives (1997) Composer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
J
- Andrew Jackson (1861) 7th president
- Mahalia Jackson (1998) Gospel singer
- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1937) Confederate Army General
- Harriet Jacobs (2024) Underground Railroad, wrote slavery memoir<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Henry James (2016) Writer<ref name="VSC-2016-USnewissues" />
- Thomas Jefferson (1861, 1904, 1986) 3rd president<ref name="FYSV-presidents" />
- Jesus (1966) Christianity founder
- Andrew Johnson (1938) 17th President
- George Johnson (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
- John H. Johnson (2012) Publisher<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4351-newissues" />
- Joshua Johnson (1998) Painter
- Lady Bird Johnson (2012) First Lady<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4395-newissues" />
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1973) 36th president
- Walter Johnson (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- William Johnson (artist) (2012) Artist<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" />
- John Paul Jones (1936) Revolutionary War Naval Captain<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Bobby Jones (1981) Golfer<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Barbara Jordan (2011) Congresswoman<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- Louis Jordan (2008) Musician/singer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Chief Joseph (1968) Nez Perce warrior
- Percy Lavon Julian (1993) Chemist
K
- Duke Kahanamoku (2002) Surfer, swimmer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Frida Kahlo (2001) Painter<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Kamehameha I of Hawaii (1937) Hawaiian King
- Boris Karloff (1997) Actor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Gertrude Käsebier (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Stephen Watts Kearny (1946) Mexican American War officer
- John F. Kennedy (1964) 35th President
- Rockwell Kent (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- André Kertész (2002) Hungarian photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1979) Civil Rights advocate<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Lajos Kossuth (1958) Hungarian patriot<ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
L
- Marquis de Lafayette (1952) Revolutionary War General
- Fiorello La Guardia (1972) Politician
- William Lambert (2024) Underground Railroad Detroit-based operative<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Sidney Lanier (1972) Poet and author
- Dorothea Lange (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Mary Lasker (2009) Philanthropist<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Huddie Ledbetter (Template:Aka Lead Belly; 1998) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
- Jason Lee (1948) Oregon Territory missionary
- Richard Henry Lee (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Robert E. Lee (1955) Confederate General
- Lillian Leitzel (2014) Circus gymnast<ref name="USPSstamps-circus" />
- John A. Lejeune (2005) Marine Corps Commandant<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Denise Levertov (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Edmonia Lewis (2022) American sculptor 1844-1907<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Edna Lewis (2014) Chef, cookbook author<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- John Lewis (2023) Civil Rights Leader<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Meriwether Lewis (1954) Explorer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Joseph Christian Leyendecker (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- José Limón (2012) Choreographer<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Abraham Lincoln (1866, 1954) 16th president<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" /><ref name="Linn's-87-4460-newissues" />
- Tad Lincoln (1984) son of Abraham Lincoln
- Charles Lindbergh (1927) Aviator<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Harold Lloyd (1994) Silent film star.
- Raymond Loewy (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Jermain Loguen (2024) Underground Railroad operative based in Syracuse New York<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Vince Lombardi (1997) Football coach<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Jack London (1986) Author
- Crawford W. Long (1940) Physician<ref name="AP-127-2-FDCs" />
- Hillary Long (2014) Circus performer<ref name="USPSstamps-circus" />
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1940) Poet<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Juliette Gordon Low (1948) Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA
- Henry R. Luce (1998) Publisher<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Sybil Ludington (1975) Apocryphal Revolutionary War messenger
- Bela Lugosi (1997) Actor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Bernardino Luini (2007) Painter<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Alfred Lunt (1999) Actor<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
M
- Clara Maass (1976) Nurse
- James Madison (1894, 1938, 2001) 4th president<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Ramon Magsaysay (1957) Philippine president<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Henry Mancini (2004) Composer<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- C.G.E. Mannerheim (1960) Finnish president<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Mickey Mantle (2006) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Rocky Marciano (1999) Boxer<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- John Marin (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Roger Maris (1999) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Jacques Marquette (1898, 1968) Explorer<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- George Catlett Marshall (1965) Secretary of State, Army general
- Thurgood Marshall (2003) Supreme Court Justice<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Roberta Martin (1998) Gospel singer, musician, and songwriter
- Mary (The Madonna) (1966) Central figure in Christianity
- Groucho Marx (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Tomáš Masaryk (1960) President of Czechoslovakia<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Edgar Lee Masters (1970) Poet
- Christy Mathewson (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Bill Mauldin (2010) Cartoonist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" />
- Ephraim McDowell (1959) Surgeon
- Barbara McClintock (2005) Geneticist<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- John McCloy (2010) Navy sailor<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- John McCormack (1984) Tenor
- Cyrus Hall McCormick (1940) Mechanical reaper inventor
- Hattie McDaniel (2006) Actress<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- William McKinley 25th President
- Brien McMahon (1962) Atomic Energy Act author
- Neysa McMein (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Clyde McPhatter (1993) R&B singer
- Dan McWilliams (2002) Ground Zero firefighter
- Margaret Mead (1998) Anthropologist<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- George Meany (1994) Labor union leader
- Herman Melville (1984) Author
- Lydia Mendoza (2013) Guitarist and singer<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4430-RayCharles" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4420-newissues" /><ref name="AP-127-6-USnewissues" />
- Moina Michael (1948) Originator of memorial poppies
- Oscar Micheaux (2010) Motion picture director<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- James Michener (2008) Writer<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Arthur Middleton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Harvey Milk (2014) Politician<ref name="USPSstamps-Milk" />
- Edna St. Vincent Millay (1981) Poet
- Don Miller (1998) Football player
- Doris Miller (2010) Navy veteran<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Carmen Miranda (2011) Singer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Billy Mitchell (1999) Air Force general<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Joan Mitchell (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Margaret Mitchell (1986) Author
- Tom Mix (2010) Actor<ref name="AP-124-5-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Lorenzo Monaco (2004) Painter<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- James Monroe (1904) 5th President
- Marilyn Monroe (1995) Actor
- John Bassett Moore (1965) Judge, Assistant Secretary of State
- Clayton Moore (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Justin S. Morrill (1999) Senator<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Lewis Morris (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Robert Morris (financier) (1952) Declaration of Independence signatory
- Toni Morrison (2023) Author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Samuel F. B. Morse (1940) Telegraph inventor
- Jelly Roll Morton (originally Ferdinand J. La Menthe) (1995) Jazz musician and composer
- Julius Sterling Morton (1932) Arbor Day founder
- Anna Mary Robertson Moses (Template:Aka Grandma Moses, 1969) Painter
- Robert Motherwell (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Constance Baker Motley (2024) American jurist and politician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Lucretia Mott (1948) Civil Rights advocate<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- John Muir (1964) Conservationist<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Peter Müller-Munk (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Luis Muñoz Marín (1980) First democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico
- Audie L. Murphy (2000) World War II soldier, actor<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Gerald Murphy (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Robert Daniel Murphy (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
N
- Bronko Nagurski (2003) Football player<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- James Naismith (1961) Basketball inventor
- Ogden Nash (2002) Poet<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Harriet Nelson (2009) Actress<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Ozzie Nelson (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Thomas Nelson Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
- Louise Nevelson (2000) Sculptor<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Ernie Nevers (2003) Football player<ref name="VSC-2003-USnewissues" />
- Ethelbert Nevin (1940) Composer
- Alfred Newman (1999) Composer
- Barnett Newman (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Paul Newman (2015) Actor<ref name="VSC-2015-USnewissues" />
- Richard Nixon (1995) 37th President
- Isamu Noguchi (2004) Sculptor<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Eliot Noyes (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
O
- Adolph S. Ochs (1976) New York Times publisher
- Severo Ochoa (2011) Biochemist<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Flannery O'Connor (2015) Writer<ref name="VSC-2015-USnewissues" />
- William Butler Ogden (1944) Railroad tycoon, first Mayor of Chicago<ref>"Completion of First Transcontinental Railroad" 3₵ United States postage stamp depicts Leland Stanford driving the "golden spike" at Promontory Point, Utah. Ogden is not identified by name on the stamp, but is depicted on the left side, as then-president of the Union Pacific Railroad as Stanford prepares to swing the sledgehammer and photographer A.J. Russell prepares to capture the image for posterity.</ref>
- James Edward Oglethorpe (1933) Georgia founder
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1996, 2013) Painter<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Frederick Law Olmsted (1999) Landscape architect<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Eugene O'Neill (1973) Playwright
- Rose O'Neill (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Eugene Ormandy (1997) Conductor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Timothy O'Sullivan (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Mel Ott (2006) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Mary White Ovington (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Jesse Owens (1990) Track & field athlete<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
P
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1960) Polish Prime Minister<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Satchel Paige (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Thomas Paine (1965) Journalist
- George Papanicolaou (1978) Cytologist
- Al Parker (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Charlie Parker (1995) Jazz musician and composer
- Rosa Parks (2013) Civil rights activist<ref name="USAP-18" />
- Maxfield Parrish (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Alden Partridge (1985) Educator
- George S. Patton Jr. (1953) World War II Army General
- Alice Paul (1995) Suffragist and feminist
- Linus Pauling (2008) Chemist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Ethel L. Payne (2002) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Robert Edwin Peary (1959) Arctic explorer
- Gregory Peck, (2011) Actor<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- Claude Pepper (2000) Senator<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Frances Perkins (1980) Secretary of Labor
- Matthew Perry (1953) Navy Commodore
- General John Pershing (1961) General of the Armies<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Coles Phillips (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Édith Piaf (2012) Singer<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" />
- Franklin Pierce (1938) 14th president
- Sylvia Plath (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Pocahontas (1907) Algonquian princess
- Edgar Allan Poe (1949) Author<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- George Polk (2008) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- James K. Polk (1938) 11th president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Jackson Pollock (1999) Painter<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Lily Pons (1997) Soprano<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Rosa Ponselle (1997) Soprano<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Salem Poor (1975) Revolutionary War soldier
- David D. Porter (1937) Civil War naval officer
- Katherine Anne Porter (2006) Author<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Emily Post (1998) Author<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Albert Préjean (2008) Actor<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Elvis Presley (1993, 2015) Rock and roll singer and musician<ref name="Linn's-85-4355-USnotes" />
- Tito Puente (2011) Drummer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Kazimierz Pułaski (1931) Revolutionary War soldier (spelled Casimir Pulaski on the stamp)
- Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (2005) Marine Corps General<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Rufus Putnam (1937) Northwest Territory settler<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Ernest Taylor Pyle (1971) Journalist
- Howard Pyle (1964) Illustrator
Q
- Harriet Quimby (1991) Pilot and aviation pioneer
R
- Ayn Rand (1999) Author<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
- Asa Philip Randolph (1989) Labor & Civil Rights advocate
- Raphael (1973) Painter<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (2008) Author<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Man Ray (2002, 2013) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" /><ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Sam Rayburn (1962) Legislator
- George Read (1976), lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- Ronald Reagan (2005, 2011) 40th president<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" /><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" /><ref name="AP-125-3-USnewissues" />
- Walter Reed (1940) Army surgeon<ref name="AP-127-2-FDCs" />
- Frederic Remington (1940) Sculptor, painter<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- James Renwick Jr. (1980) Architect
- Ernst Reuter (1959) Berlin Mayor<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Paul Revere (1958) Revolutionary War messenger
- Frederick Hurten Rhead (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Gilbert Rohde (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Paul Robeson (2004) Actor, singer, civil Rights advocate<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Edward G. Robinson (2000) Actor<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Jackie Robinson (1982) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Sugar Ray Robinson (2006) Boxer<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Norman Rockwell (1972) Painter<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Jimmie Rodgers (1978) Country singer, musician, and songwriter
- Theodore Roethke (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Fred Rogers (2018) Television personality and producer<ref>U.S. Postal Service Provides First-Day Date and Locations for 2018 First Quarter Stamp Issuances, US Postal Service news release, December 19, 2017</ref>
- Roy Rogers (2010) Singer, Actor<ref name="AP-124-5-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (2014) Chef, cookbook author<ref name="VSC-2014-USnewissues" />
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1963) First Lady<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1945) 32nd president<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" />
- Theodore Roosevelt (1922, 1938) 26th president<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Mark Rothko (1998) Painter<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- Andrew J. Russell (1944) Photographer<ref>Russell was the photographer who memorialized the driving of the "golden spike" connecting the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads in 1869. "Completion of First Transcontinental Railroad" 3₵ United States postage stamp depicts A.J. Russell photographing Leland Stanford driving the "golden spike" at Promontory Point, Utah. Russell is toward the right side of the stamp.</ref>
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1983) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
S
- Albert Sabin (2006) Virologist<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Rubén Salazar (2008) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Jonas Salk (2006) Medical scientist<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Haym Salomon (1975) Revolutionary War financier
- William T. Sampson (1937) Navy Admiral
- José de San Martín (1959) South American liberator<ref name="Linn's-85-4386-champions" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4390-champions" />
- Sassoferrato (2009) painter<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (2020) historian and writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Carl Schurz (1983) Journalist<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Selena (2011) Singer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- David O. Selznick (2003) Motion picture producer
- Rod Serling (2009) Writer<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Eric Sevareid (2008) Journalist<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- William Shakespeare (1964) Playwright
- Charles Sheeler (1998, 2013) Painter<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Alan Shepard (2011) Astronaut<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- Philip Henry Sheridan (1937) Civil War General
- Roger Sherman (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
- William Tecumseh Sherman (1893) Civil War General
- Dinah Shore (2009) Singer<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Igor Sikorsky (1988) Aircraft engineer
- Phil Silvers (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- William S. Sims (2010) Admiral<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Frank Sinatra (2008) Singer/actor<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- George Sisler (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Sitting Bull (1989) Hunkpapa Sioux warrior
- Red Skelton (2009) Comedian<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- John Sloan (1971) Painter
- Jessie Willcox Smith (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Kate Smith (2010) Singer<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" />
- Margaret Chase Smith (2007) U.S. senator<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- W. Eugene Smith (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Albert Southworth (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Tris Speaker (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Anne Spencer (2020) Poet
- Lawrence Sperry (1985) Aviation pioneer
- Joel Elias Spingarn (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Chief Standing Bear (2023) Winner of Court Ruling<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Leland Stanford (1944) Railroad tycoon, politician, & philanthropist<ref>"Completion of First Transcontinental Railroad" 3₵ United States postage stamp depicts Stanford driving the "golden spike" at Promontory Point, Utah. Stanford is not identified by name in the stamp, but is depicted holding a sledgehammer in front of a train as photographer A.J. Russell to the right prepares to capture the image for posterity.</ref>
- Edwin M. Stanton (1871) Secretary of War
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1948) Suffragist, feminist, and abolitionist<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Willie Stargell (2012) Baseball player<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1986) Arctic explorer
- Edward Steichen (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Joseph Stella (2013) Modern artist<ref name="USAP-18" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4412-newissues" />
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1930) Revolutionary War general
- Wallace Stevens (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Adlai Stevenson (1965) UN Ambassador and presidential candidate
- James Stewart (2007) Actor<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Alfred Stieglitz (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Clyfford Still (2010) Abstract expressionist artist<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name="Scott-28-7-newissues" /><ref name="AP-124-3-USnewissues" />
- William Still (2024) Underground Railroad Philadelphia network<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Joseph W. Stilwell (2000) Army General<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Richard Stockton (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Leopold Stokowski (1997) Conductor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Harlan Fiske Stone (1948) Chief Justice
- Lucy Stone (1965) Suffragist and feminist
- Joseph Story (2009) Supreme Court justice<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (2007) Author<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Paul Strand (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Ed Sullivan (2009) TV variety show host<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Sun Yat-sen (1942, 1961) Chinese revolutionary leader
- George Szell (1997) Conductor, composer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
T
- Robert A. Taft (1960) Senator
- William Howard Taft (1930) 27th president, 10th Chief Justice of the United States
- William Talman (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Henry Ossawa Tanner (1973) Painter
- Ida Tarbell (2002) Author, journalist<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Zachary Taylor (1875) 12th president<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Walter Dorwin Teague (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Shirley Temple (2016) Actress and diplomat<ref name="VSC-2016-USnewissues" />
- Mother Teresa (2010) Humanitarian<ref name="VSC-2010-USnewissues" /><ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Mary Church Terrell (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Danny Thomas (2012) Entertainer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="AP-127-12-newissues" /><ref name="Linn's-85-4355-newissues" />
- Charles Thomson (1976) Continental Congress Secretary
- Henry David Thoreau (1967) Author
- Jim Thorpe (1984) Football player<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" /><ref name="TT-63-6-SPI" />
- Lawrence Tibbett (1997) Opera singer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Giambattista Tiepolo (1982) Painter
- Lewis Comfort Tiffany (2007) Designer<ref name="VSC-2007-USnewissues" />
- Allen Toussaint (2025) Musician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Pie Traynor (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Alex Trebek (2024) Canadian-American game show host and television personality<ref name="FYSVnews-2024-Trebek" />
- William B. T. Trego (1976) Painter
- Edward Trudeau (2008) "Phthisiologist"<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Harry S. Truman (1973) 33rd president<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" /><ref name="Linn's-86-4425-centenaries" />
- Harriet Tubman (2024) Escaped slavery, Civil War scout and spy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Richard Tucker (1997) Tenor<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Mark Twain (1940) Author<ref name=USAPv17Q1/><ref name="Linn's-84-4338-poll" />
- John Tyler (1938) 10th President
V
- James Van Der Zee (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Martin Van Buren (1938) 8th President
- Vivian Vance (2009) Actress<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Félix Varela (1997) Social reformer<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Sarah Vaughan (2016) Jazz singer<ref name="VSC-2016-USnewissues" />
- Alfred V. Verville (1985) Aviation pioneer<ref name="early">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- King Vidor (2008) Film director, producer and screenwriter<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- Oswald Garrison Villard (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Greta von Nessen (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- John von Neumann (2005) Mathematician<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
W
- Honus Wagner (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Madam C.J. Walker (1998) Philanthropist<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- DeWitt Wallace (1998) Publisher<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Lila Wallace (1998) Publisher<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Raoul Wallenberg (1997) Humanitarian<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Andy Warhol (2002) Painter<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- "Pop" Warner (1997) Football coach<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" />
- Robert Penn Warren (2005) Author and poet<ref name="VSC-2005-USnewissues" />
- Booker T. Washington (1940) Educator
- Fredi Washington (2008) Actress<ref name="VSC-2008-USnewissues" />
- George Washington (1847) 1st president<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- John P. Washington (1948) Chaplain (1st Lt.), U.S. Army<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
- Martha Washington (1902) First Lady
- Carleton Watkins (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- John Wayne (1990) Actor<ref name="VSC-2004-USnewissues" />
- Jack Webb (2009) Actor<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Daniel Webster (1890) 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State
- Orson Welles (1999) Actor/film director<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Joseph West (1930) Charleston Governor
- Edward Weston (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Clifton R. Wharton Sr. (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Jon Whitcomb (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Betty White (2025) American actress and comedian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Josh White (1998) Folk singer, musician, songwriter, and actor
- Minor White (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- Walter Francis White (2009) Civil rights leader<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Walt Whitman (1940) Poet
- Elie Wiesel (2025) Humanitarian
- Billy Wilder (2012) Motion picture director<ref name=USAPv17Q4/><ref name="AP-126-6-USnewissues" />
- Thornton Wilder (1997) Playwright<ref name="VSC-1997-USnewissues" /><ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Roy Wilkins (2001) Civil Rights advocate<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
- Frances E. Willard (1940) Educator<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Hank Williams (1993) Country singer, musician, and songwriter
- Roger Williams (1936) Rhode Island co-founder
- Ted Williams (2012) Baseball player<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- Tennessee Williams (1995) Playwright
- William Williams (Continental Congress) (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- William Carlos Williams (2012) Poet<ref name=USAPv17Q4/>
- William Haliday Williams (1912) Rural mail carrier and Civil War Medal of Honor recipient<ref name="Waters2014">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Thomas Willing (1976) Continental Congressman
- Frances E. Willis (2006) Diplomat<ref name="VSC-2006-USnewissues" />
- Wendell Willkie (1992) Statesman
- Bob Wills (1993) Country musician and songwriter
- Meredith Willson (1999) Composer, playwright
- August Wilson (2021) Playwright<ref name="USPS-Wilson" />
- James Wilson (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Woodrow Wilson (1925) 28th president<ref name="VSC-1998-USnewissues" />
- Garry Winogrand (2002) Photographer<ref name="VSC-2002-USnewissues" />
- John Witherspoon (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
- Oliver Wolcott (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
- Thomas Wolfe (2000) Author<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- John Wooden (2024) Basketball Coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1965) Architect<ref name="AP-127-8-Wisconsin" />
- Richard Wright (2009) Writer<ref name="VSC-2009-USnewissues" />
- Russel Wright (2011) Industrial designer<ref name=USAPv17Q1/>
- Chien-Shiung Wu (2021) Physicist who proved that the basic law of parity was violated in physics that paved the way for the Standard Model<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Newell Convers Wyeth (2001) Illustrator<ref name="VSC-2001-USnewissues" />
X
- Malcolm X (1999) Civil rights advocate<ref name="VSC-1999-USnewissues" />
Y
- Alvin C. York (2000) World War I soldier, Medal of Honor recipient<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Ashley Young (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
- Cy Young (2000) Baseball player<ref name="VSC-2000-USnewissues" />
- Whitney Moore Young (1981) Civil Rights advocate
Z
- Babe Zaharias (1981) Track & field athlete
See also
- Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps
- List of United States airmail stamps
- Artists of stamps of the United States
- Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States
References
Template:Reflist Template:Postage stamps of the United States