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. People with the name include: * Anne Virginia Culbertson, American writer *

Brian Culbertson Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is an American smooth jazz/ R&B/ funk musician and producer. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano and trombone. Early life and career Culbertson was born in Decatur, Illinois. As a child, he w ...

, American smooth jazz musician *

Clarence B. Culbertson Clarence Barker Culbertson (October 17, 1869 – January 29, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Culbertson moved with his parents to Augusta, Wisconsin. Culbertson went to University of Wisconsin an ...

, American politician * Clive Culbertson, founder of The Order of Druids in Ulster, Northern Ireland *

Edgar Culbertson Edgar A. Culbertson (October 13, 1935 – April 30, 1967) was a United States Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) who died while trying to rescue three teenage brothers during a fierce storm in Duluth, Minnesota. Rescue Meteorologists ...

, U.S. Coast Guardsman, Coast Guard Medal Recipient *

Ely Culbertson Elie Almon Culbertson (July 22, 1891 – December 27, 1955), known as Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was wide ...

, American contract bridge player, author and promoter * Frank L. Culbertson Jr., American astronaut *

Henry N. Culbertson Henry N. Culbertson (August 6, 1860 – May 13, 1943) was a farmer and politician. Born in the unincorporated community of Medina, town of Dale Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name elem ...

(1860–1943), American farmer and politician *

John Culbertson (economist) John Mathew Culbertson (August 25, 1921 – December 9, 2001) was an American professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was also an economist with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as well as a consu ...

(1921–2001), American economist * John J. Culbertson, former

5th Marine Regiment The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps and falls u ...

sniper and author of ''13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam'' * John T. Culbertson Jr. (1891–1982), American jurist *

Josephine Culbertson Josephine M. "Jo" Culbertson (''née'' Murphy; 2 February 1898 – March 23, 1956) was an American bridge player, teacher, theorist and writer. Josephine Murphy was born in Bayside, New York (now in Queens), to parents John Edward Murphy and Sara ...

(1898–1956), American bridge player *

Michael Simpson Culbertson Michael Simpson Culbertson (January 18, 1819 – August 25, 1862) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, missionary to China, academic and author. Early life Michael Simpson Culbertson was born in 1819 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He enter ...

, American clergyman and missionary in China *

Philip Culbertson Philip Leroy Culbertson (born 1944, died 2022) was a scholar in practical theology. He was a lecturer at the University of Auckland School of Theology and was Director of Pastoral Studies at St John's Theological College until his retirement in 20 ...

, Producer and Guitarist in The Damsons *

Rod Culbertson Rod Culbertson (born 28 April 1950) is an English actor. Biography Born in Sunderland, County Durham he attended Bede Grammar School and then studied art at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He appeared in ''Zigger Zagger'' in 1967 ...

, British actor *

Steve Culbertson Youth Service America, or YSA, is a resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally.< ...

, American, President & CEO of Youth Service America *

William Constantine Culbertson William Constantine Culbertson (November 25, 1825 – May 24, 1906) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William C. Culbertson was born in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of ...

, US Congressman from Pennsylvania *

William Culbertson (businessman) William S. Culbertson was once the richest man in Indiana. He was born in New Market, Pennsylvania, and left at age 21 to find his fortune along the Ohio River. He settled in New Albany, Indiana, taking a job as a dry goods clerk, but by 1860 ...

, American millionaire * William Culbertson III, American, fifth President of the Moody Bible Institute

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