Alexander Hamilton, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and major author of the Federalist papers, was the United States' first secretary of the treasury.
Alice Hamilton was a physician and authority on lead poisoning and industrial disease. The NIOSH present an award in her name.
Andrew Hamilton was a lawyer who defended John Peter Zenger in a case that marked the first victory for freedom of the press in the American colonies.
Charles Hamilton was an autograph dealer, handwriting expert and author of works like Great Forgers and Famous Fakes.
Laird Hamilton is an athlete, surfer, model and television host. He is one of today’s best known big wave surfers.
Actress Linda Hamilton is best known for her role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day—films that essentially made her the first female action hero and earned her the title of "Body Of The Nineties."
Scott Hamilton is a U.S. Gold Medal Olympiad also known for his sports commentary and raising cancer awareness.
In 1966, Thomas Watt Hamilton attacked a classroom at the Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.
Virginia Hamilton was a multiple award-winning children's author whose work celebrated diversity and the African-American experience.