Most people know that Benjamin Franklin worked for the Postal Service, but did you know that Bing Crosby and Walt Disney did too? For most of the people on this list, postal work came before fame.
Walt Disney | Film producer, theme park creator
Substitute carrier, Chicago, IL, and Christmas temporary, Kansas City, MO; 1918, 1919
Steve Carell | Actor, comedian
Rural letter carrier, Littleton, MA; 1985
Charles Bukowski | Poet, novelist, screenwriter
Clerk, Los Angeles, CA; 1950s–60s
Harry S. Truman* | U.S. President
Postmaster, Grandview, MO; 1914–1915
Abraham Lincoln* | U.S. President
Postmaster, New Salem, IL; 1833–1836
Charles Lindbergh* | Aviator
Airmail pilot; 1926–1927
Brittany Howard | Singer, Alabama Shakes
Rural carrier assistant, Athens, AL; 2011
Here is the entire list compiled by the USPS Historian.
Some of these individuals have also been commemorated on U.S. postage stamps. Their names are marked with an asterisk.*
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