Famous Dentists

Edgar Buchanan was best known to TV audiences as Uncle Joe Carson on "Petticoat Junction," "Green Acres," and "The Beverly Hillbillies." He moved with his family to Oregon shortly after birth. After studying at the University of Oregon, Buchanan followed his father’s path and became a dentist. In 1939, Buchanan and his wife moved to Altadena, California, where he worked with the Pasadena Players. He landed his first film role in 1939's "My Son is Guilty," leaving dentistry to pursue acting professionally. Buchanan started acting despite his late beginning.

Frank Abbott may refer to various individuals, including Frank Abbott (dentist) (1836–1897), American dentist Frank Abbott (politician) (1828–1893), New York politician Frank Abbott (footballer) (1885–1947), Australian rules footballer Frank Frost Abbott (1860–1924), and an American classical scholar.

William Herbert Rollins was an American scientist and dentist. He pioneered radiation protection. Many of his inventions and investigations in medical radiography and photography rank with those of Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Thomson, and William J. Morton.

Edward Maynard (April 26, 1813 – May 4, 1891) was an American firearms inventor. He is most famous for his breechloading rifle design.

William Thomas Green Morton (August 9, 1819 – July 15, 1868) was an American dentist. He publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anaesthetic in 1846. The promotion of his claim as the discoverer of anaesthesia became his life's obsession.

Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 1909 – 18 December 1980) was a dentist and Peronist politician. Cámpora was a major figure in left-wing Peronism. He served briefly as the 38th President of Argentina from May 25 until July 13, 1973, arranging for Perón to run for president.

John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. He was a close friend of lawman Wyatt Earp and played a role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Holliday developed a reputation for killing more than a dozen men in various altercations. Modern researchers concluded that Holliday killed only one or two men, contrary to popular myth.

Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, and singer. He appeared in the Bollywood film Badmaash Company with Yash Raj Films. He secured his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore. He also appeared in Dibakar Banerjee's "Detective Byomkesh Bakshi" which released on 3 April 2015, and was recently seen as the runner up on TV show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6.

John Haase may refer to: John Haase (author) John Haase (criminal)

Robert Dudley was an actor who appeared in "Portrait of Jennie," "It Happened Tomorrow," and "Zenobia."

Lucy Hobbs Taylor (March 14, 1833 – October 3, 1910) was a school teacher and a dentist, known for being the first American woman to graduate from dental school (Ohio College of Dental Surgery in 1866). She was originally denied admittance to the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio due to her gender. Due to this, a professor in the college agreed to tutor her and encouraged her to practice dentistry. Once again, she applied to a dentistry school, this time Ohio College of Dentistry. Unfortunately, she was once again refused admittance due to her gender. From there, a college graduate

Mahlon Loomis (21 July 1826 – 13 October 1886) was an American dentist and inventor. He is best known for promoting the idea that the Earth's upper atmosphere was divided into discrete concentric layers, and these layers could be tapped by metallic conductors on hills and mountain tops, in order to provide long-distance wireless telegraph and telephone communication, as well as draw electricity down to the Earth's surface. His idea of conductive atmospheric layers has been discredited. However, based on his claims of successful wireless telegraphic and telephonic transmissions in the 1860s and

Bessica Faith Raiche née Medlar, known as Bessie Raiche, (April 1875 – 11 April 1932) was a businesswoman, dentist, and physician. Raiche was the first woman in the United States accredited with flying solo in an airplane. Her accomplishment, although dimmed by the existence of another flight by a US female earlier in the month, is impressive because she had received no flight instruction or experience prior to her flight.

Charles Whitlow "Charlie" Norwood, Jr., D.D.S. (July 27, 1941 – February 13, 2007) was an American politician, serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 2007. At the time of his death, Norwood was the Representative of the 10th District of Georgia.

Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army dentist during World War II, assigned as a front-line surgeon. When the Japanese started overrunning his hospital, he stood a rear-guard action in which he had no hope of personal survival, allowing the safe evacuation of the wounded, killing as many as 98 enemy troops before being killed himself during the Battle of Saipan. In 2002, Salomon posthumously received the Medal of Honor. He is one of only three dental officers to have received the medal, the others being Alexander Gordon Lyle and Weedon Osborne.

Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany (3 September 1891 – 25 September 1995) was an American civil rights pioneer who was the subject, along with her elder sister Sarah "Sadie" Delany, of The New York Times bestselling oral history, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, written by journalist Amy Hill Hearth. Delany earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Columbia University in 1923. She was the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State, and became famous, with the publication of the book, when she was aged 101.

Dr. Philip Andrew Traynor (May 31, 1874 – December 5, 1962) was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served two terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware.

William Thomas Osmanski (December 29, 1915 – December 25, 1996) was an American football player and coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and in 1977 he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Louis Christopher Pendleton (October 13, 1931 – January 14, 2007) was an African-American dentist, businessman, and civic leader in Shreveport, Louisiana, who organized the civil rights movement in his city through the formation of the interest group known as "Blacks United for Lasting Leadership", which lobbied on behalf of racial justice.

Lester Callaway Hunt, Sr. (July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954), was a Democratic politician and dentist from the state of Wyoming. Hunt was the first to be elected to two consecutive terms as Wyoming's governor, serving as its 19th Governor from January 4, 1943, to January 3, 1949. In 1948, he was elected by an overwhelming margin to the U.S. Senate, and began his term on January 3, 1949. Hunt supported a number of federal social programs and advocated for federal support of low-cost health and dental insurance policies. He also supported a variety of programs proposed by the Eisenhower administrati

Hiram Wesley Evans (September 26, 1881 – September 14, 1966) was the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, an American white supremacist group, from 1922 to 1939. A native of Alabama, Evans attended Vanderbilt University and became a dentist. He operated a small, moderately successful practice in Texas until 1920, when he joined the Klan's Dallas chapter. He quickly rose through the ranks and was part of a group that ousted William Joseph Simmons from the position of Imperial Wizard, the national leader, in November 1922. Evans succeeded him and sought to transform the group into a political po

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, his books have had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zan

Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district. First elected in the 1998 elections, he is a member of the Republican Party and previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives (1984–1998). He was the House's 38th Speaker from 1992 to 1998.

William Emmerson (born October 28, 1945) is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District, having been elected in a June 8, 2010, special election and sworn into office the next day. Preceding his tenure in the State Senate, Emmerson served as California State Assemblyman from the District 63 representing the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino, having been first elected in November 2004.

László Németh (18 April 1901 – 3 March 1975) was a Hungarian dentist, writer, dramatist and essayist. He was born in Nagybánya the son of József Németh (1873–1946) and Vilma Gaál (1879–1957). Over the Christmas of 1925, he married Ella Démusz (1905–1989), the daughter of János Démusz, a keeper of a public house. Between 1926 and 1944 they had six daughters, but two of them died in infancy. In 1959 he visited the Soviet Union. In the last part of his life he lived and worked in Tihany. He died from a stroke on 3 March 1975 in Budapest and was buried in Farkasréti Cemetery, Budapest, where he sh

Monica "Dr. mOe" Frazier Anderson, D.D.S., D.B.A. (born October 16, 1962) is an American bestselling author, journalist, motivational speaker, podcaster, and Doctor of Dental Surgery.

George Shannon "Doc" Long (September 11, 1883 – March 22, 1958), a member of the Long political dynasty in Louisiana, was a Democratic U.S. representative from the now defunct 8th congressional district from 1953 until his death. Speedy Long of La Salle Parish, another member of the family, once jokingly compared George Long, the older brother of Huey P. Long, Jr., to the family's own "St. Peter". George Long was the fourth born of ten children born to Huey Pierce "Hugh" Long, Sr. (1852–1937), and the former Caledonia Palestine Tison (1860–1913). He was born and reared in a log cabin in tiny T

León Klimovsky (October 16, 1906 – April 8, 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and producer. He trained as a dentist but pursued cinema. Klimovsky pioneered the Argentine cultural movement called cineclub. He financed the first movie theater that showed art films. He also founded Argentina's first film club in 1929. As a scriptwriter and assistant director for 1944's Se abre el abismo, he filmed his first movie, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Player. He also worked on adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Crist.

James Burrows Edwards (June 24, 1927 – December 26, 2014) was an American politician and administrator from South Carolina. He became the first Republican elected Governor of South Carolina since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era in the 1800s. Edwards later served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy under Ronald Reagan.

John Harris Taylor (June 28, 1875 – May 28, 1946) was one of the seven presidents of Seventy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Taylor was the son of Thomas E. Taylor and the paternal grandson of church president John Taylor. Taylor was baptized into the LDS Church at age eight. At age 14, he received the Aaronic priesthood and was ordained a deacon, teacher, and priest before being ordained a seventy in 1896. From 1896 to 1898, Taylor served as a missionary for the LDS Church in England. Taylor married Susan

Harold Gordon Hillam (September 1, 1934 – March 27, 2012) was a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1990 until his death. Hillam served as the fifteenth general president of the LDS Church's Sunday School organization from 1995 to 2000. He also presided over the Boise Idaho Temple from 2005 to 2008. Hillam was born in Sugar City, Idaho. As a young man, he served as an LDS Church missionary in Brazil. Hillam earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University. He later trained as a dentist and orthodontist at Northwestern University.

Daniel Bever Crane (born January 10, 1936) is an American dentist and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1983, the House censured him for having sex with a 17-year-old page. Crane served as a Republican congressman from 1979 to 1984. A native of Cook County, Illinois, he attended Chicago public schools. Crane received his B.A. from Hillsdale College in 1958 and his D.D.S. from Indiana University in 1963. After completing graduate work at the University of Michigan in 1964–1965, Crane joined the United States Army in 1965, serving until 1970. He started a dental practice in

Gunadasa Amarasekera (born 1929) is a prominent Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist from Sri Lanka.

Leonard George Horowitz is a dentist, health industry entrepreneur, author, and AIDS conspiracy theorist who opposes vaccination.

Paul Narcisse Cyr (September 9, 1878 – August 24, 1946) was the elected lieutenant governor during the Huey Pierce Long, Jr., gubernatorial administration. He quarreled with the self-designated "Kingfish" throughout most of their tenure. In 1931 and 1932, Cyr twice proclaimed himself the legitimate governor when Long delayed vacating the office to assume his seat in the United States Senate.

Jack Miller (born June 14, 1961 in Indianapolis), known as Dr. Jack Miller, raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller was also a practicing dentist, earning him the nickname "the racing dentist." His best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Charlotte. In the Indianapolis 500, he achieved a 20th place in his rookie year of 1997. During his time in Indy Lights, he won the 1993 B-series championship. This class of racing ran only in 1993 and used previous March chassis while the rest of the series introduced new L

Andrzej Szpilman (born 1956, Warsaw, Poland) is a dentist, composer, music producer, publisher, and son of pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman.

Norman Simmons (1915–2004) was a DNA research pioneer. Simmons worked with Dr. Elkan Blout on proteins and polypeptides, and he was recognized for isolating a structurally pure form of DNA. This DNA was the material Rosalind Franklin used in her X-ray diffraction studies that earned Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick the Nobel Prize for the double helix model of DNA. Wilkins stated then, "I wish to thank Norman Simmons for refining DNA isolation techniques, which helped many workers, including ourselves."

William Abb Cannon (August 2, 1937 – May 20, 2018) was an American football running back and tight end. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Cannon attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfback, return specialist, and defensive back for the LSU Tigers. At LSU, Cannon was named an All-American twice and helped the 1958 LSU team win a national championship. He received the Heisman Trophy in 1959 as the nation's most outstanding college player. He scored a punt return against Ole Miss on Hallow

Edward Francis Lafitte (April 7, 1886 – April 12, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed. Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech baseball team in 1906 and 1907. He also was a starter in the first intercollegiate basketball game ever played by Georgia Tech. He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. After an 11-8 season with the 1911 Tigers, Lafitte told manager Hughie

Samuel Mark Aanestad (July 16, 1946 – May 6, 2018) was an American physician, surgeon, and politician. As a Republican, he served in the California State Assembly from the 3rd District between 1998 and 2002. He also served in the California State Senate for the 4th district from 2002 to 2010. Aanestad ran unsuccessfully for California's 1st Congressional District, which Wally Herger vacated.

Fikret Kızılok (November 10, 1946 – September 22, 2001) was a Turkish rock musician. He pioneered Anatolian rock and worked as a prolific songwriter, impresario, multi-instrumentalist, and early experimentalist. He died of heart disease on September 22, 2001.

Friedrich "Fritz" Pfeffer (30 April 1889 – 20 December 1944) was a German dentist and Jewish refugee. He hid with Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. He died in the Neuengamme concentration camp in Northern Germany. He used the pseudonym Albert Dussel in Anne Frank's diary.

Horace Wells (January 21, 1815 – January 24, 1848) was an American dentist. He pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, specifically nitrous oxide or laughing gas.

Ewa Helena Björling (born 3 May 1961) is a Swedish politician and Moderate Party member. She served as Minister for Trade (2007–2014) and Minister for Nordic Cooperation (2010–2014) in the Swedish Government. She was also a member of the Swedish Riksdag for Stockholm County (2002–2014). On October 16, 2014, she resigned from the Riksdag and announced her retirement.

Kenneth Cranston (20 October 1917 – 8 January 2007) was an English amateur cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Lancashire and eight times for England in 1947 and 1948. He retired from cricket to focus on his career as a dentist.

Jefferson H. Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American politician. He has served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was also the New Jersey State Senator from the 1st Legislative District (2008–2018) and previously represented that same district in the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2008). He is a dentist. Van Drew was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 election, winning 53% of the vote against Republican Seth Grossman.

Dallas Crutcher Long (born June 13, 1940) is a retired American track and field athlete, who mostly competed in the shot put. Between 1959 and 1964 he set six official and five unofficial world records. His first was at the 1959 Santa Barbara Easter Relays, the last in 1964 in the USA vs USSR dual meet. Long attended the University of Southern California. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal behind fellow Americans Bill Nieder and Parry O'Brien. He returned four years later to Tokyo for the 1964 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. Domestically he won the AAU t

E. Lloyd Du Brul (April 5, 1909 – July 24, 1996) was a world-renowned anatomist, physical anthropologist, and educator. He developed the science of biomechanics for the head and neck. Du Brul co-authored the textbook Sicher's and Du Brul's Oral Anatomy with Harry Sicher; it is considered the definitive oral anatomy text (Ishiyaku EuroAmerica Inc.). The book appeared in five languages: English, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Du Brul wrote or co-authored four other books and contributed to seven others, including the "Form and Function, Biological" section.

Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881 – June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 and then as a Republican from 1941 to 1947. Few members of Congress in American history were more consistent in opposing US foreign interventionism. Shipstead was born on a farm in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, in 1881 to Norwegian immigran