:''For the making of shoes, see
Shoemaking''
People named Shoemaker
Well-known people named Shoemaker include:
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker, who co-discovered
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
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Willie Shoemaker a.k.a. "The Shoe" or Bill Shoemaker, record-setting U.S. horseman who rode
thoroughbred horses to victory in 8,833 official races (including four times in the
Kentucky Derby) during his career (
1949–
1990). He held the career record for more than 28 years.
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Sylvia Browne, the authoress who was born Sylvia Celeste Shoemaker.
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Michael Schumacher, F1 champion, and his brother
Ralf Schumacher, another F1 driver.
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Henry Wharton Shoemaker (1880-1958), an American folklorist, diplomat, and writer, among other things.
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the 5th President of the Government of Spain.
★ Rev. Samuel Shoemaker, a 'co-founder' of Alcoholics Anonymous
★ Bradley Shoemaker, a
Gamespot editor.
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Joel Schumacher, an American film director, writer, and producer.
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Justin Shoemaker 12th Generation Descendant of Jacob Shoemaker 'the progenitor' of the Shoemaker Clan in North America who travelled in Philidelphia during William Penn's Great Migration of 1648-1736.
★ Charles Frederic Shoemaker
[1], Commandant from
1895 through
1905 of the United States (U.S.) Revenue Cutter Service, which was the predecessor to the U.S. Coast Guard.