The Postal Service has updated its list of famous postal workers.
The list, compiled by the USPS historian’s office, features 35 names, including actors, artists, athletes, musicians and politicians.
Here’s a sample:
• Steve Carrell: “The Office” star was a rural carrier in Littleton, MA, in 1985.
• Bing Crosby: The popular actor and singer — ranked as “the most admired man alive” in a 1948 poll — was a substitute and regular clerk in Spokane, WA, in 1921.
• Walt Disney: The animator, film producer and theme park pioneer was a substitute carrier in Chicago in 1918 and a temporary holiday worker in Kansas City, MO, in 1919.
• William Faulkner: The novelist and Nobel laureate served as acting postmaster and postmaster in University, MS, from 1921-1924.
• Dennis Franz: Before he starred on “NYPD Blue” in the 1990s, Franz was a substitute letter carrier in Illinois in the 1970s.
• Ace Frehley: The KISS guitarist was a New York City substitute letter carrier in the 1970s.
• Morgan Freeman: The Academy Award-winning actor was a substitute letter carrier in San Francisco around 1965.
• Sherman Hemsley: Before he moved on up as a star of “The Jeffersons,” Hemsley worked as a clerk in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1960s.
• Rock Hudson: The film and TV actor was a substitute letter carrier in Winnetka, IL, around 1947.
• Abraham Lincoln: The 16th president was the postmaster in New Salem, IL, from 1833-1836.
• Charles Lindbergh: The aviator was an airmail pilot from 1926-1927.
• Jason Mraz: The singer-songwriter was a casual clerk in Richmond, VA, around 1995.
• Knute Rockne: The football coach was a substitute and regular clerk in Chicago from 1907–1910.
• Harry S. Truman: The 33rd president was the postmaster in Grandview, MO, from 1914-1915.
• Hal Williams: The “227” and “Private Benjamin” star was a Los Angeles clerk from 1968 until the 1970s.
As the historian’s office notes, 16 of the names — including Crosby, Disney, Faulkner, Lincoln and Truman — were honored with stamps after their postal service.
The full list is available on the usps.com postal history page. Employees who know about other famous postal workers can email their tips to the historian’s office.
