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  • Jan Sterling (1921 - 2004)
    Sterling (April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American actress of stage, film, and television.Most active in films during the 1950s (immediately prior to which she had joined The Actors Studio), Ste...
  • John Wanamaker, U.S. Postmaster General (1838 - 1922)
    Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing...
  • Sam Wanamaker (1919 - 1993)
    Wanamaker (born Samuel Watenmaker), CBE (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American film director and actor who moved to Britain after being put on the Hollywood blacklist in the early 1950s. H...
  • Zoë Wanamaker
    ë Wanamaker, CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company; in films, including the Harry Potter series; and in a number of television...
  • ? Wanamaker (deceased)

About the Wanamaker surname

WANNEMACHER German: occupational name for a maker of winnowing baskets, from middle high German wanne = "winnowing basket" + macher' = "maker". The wanne was a kind of tub-shaped basket or trough (alternatively a fan) used to separate grain from chaff. From Ancestry.com