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Henry Tureman Allen (1859–1930), U.S. Army officer who conducted a famous expedition of Alaska's interior in 1885, largely through the Copper and Tanana River drainages; Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), frequently passed through Alaska in his travels
Richard Proenneke. Richard Louis Proenneke (/ ˈprɛnəkiː /; May 4, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1968–1998) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near ...
Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024. Kilcher was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a duo with her father, Atz Kilcher, a local musician.
Sharon Cissna (born 1942), politician. Jordan Clarke (born 1990), track and field shot putter. Don Clary (born 1957), long-distance runner. Tyler Collins, actor. Michelle Coombs, geologist living in Anchorage and working at Alaska Volcano Observatory. Stan Cornelius (1941–2005), country musician, lawyer.
This list indexes notable athletes from Alaska. John Baker (b. 1960 or 1961 in Kotzebue), a perennial top 10 finisher at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Damen Bell-Holter (b. 1990 in Hydaburg) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Lapuan Korikobrat of the Korisliiga. An Alaska Native and member of the state's ...
Sarah Palin. Sarah Louise Palin (/ ˈpeɪlɪn / ⓘ PAY-lin; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee under U.S. Senator John McCain.
Billie McCandless (mother) Christopher Johnson McCandless (/ məˈkændlɪs /; February 12, 1968 [1] – c. August 1992), also known by his pseudonym " Alexander Supertramp ", [2] was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of Into the Wild, a nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer ...
The Alutiiq people (pronounced / əˈluːtɪk / ə-LOO-tik in English; from Promyshlenniki Russian Алеутъ, "Aleut"; [1][2][3] plural often "Alutiit"), also called by their ancestral name Sugpiaq (/ ˈsʊɡˌbjɑːk / SUUG-byahk or / ˈsʊɡpiˌæk / SUUG-pee-AK; plural often "Sugpiat"), as well as Pacific Eskimo or Pacific Yupik, are one ...