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Walt Whitman (born Walter Whitman) (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born in West Hills, Huntington on Long Island in New York. His most famous works are the poetry collections Leaves of Grass and Drum-Taps. (read more...)

Photo credit: George C. Cox (1887), Source: Library of Congress.