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15 Mail Carriers Real or Not That You Will Know

Do you know any famous mail carriers or postal workers?  I’ll bet you do even though you may struggle to name them if you were quizzed by a street reporter for a late night talk show.  Over the years, several people have been given the nickname “the mailman” or they played mail carriers in significant TV shows or movies.  In addition though, there are several famous REAL employees of the USPS that might surprise you.  How many of the names do you know?  I’ll bet you know them all.

10 Most Famous Actual USPS Employees

  1. Walt Disney (yes, Disneyland, DisneyWorld, and the famous filmmaker) – Mr. Disney was at one time a substitute mail carrier in Chicago, IL.
  2. Steve Carell (famous actor) – Was a letter carrier in Littleton, MA.
  3. Knute Rockne (famous football coach) – Was a mail clerk in Chicago, IL.
  4. Bing Crosby (famous singer and actor) – Was a mail clerk in Spokane, WA.
  5. Charles Lindbergh (famous aviator) – Was an airmail pilot.
  6. Sherman Hemsley (famous actor) – Was a mail clerk in Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY.
  7. Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father) – Was our first Postmaster General.
  8. William McKinley (President) – Was an assistant postmaster in Poland, OH.
  9. Harry S. Truman (President) – Was the postmaster in Grandview, MO.
  10. Abraham Lincoln (President) – Was the postmaster in New Salem, IL.

You can download a bigger list of famous postal workers here: http://www.changeofaddress.org/famous-postal-workers.

5 Most Popular Not-So-Real-Life Mailmen

  1. Karl Malone (NBA Player) – He was a basketball player for the Utah Jazz and is one of the best power forwards of all time and his nickname was “the mailman.”
  2. Newman (“Seinfeld”) – This was Jerry’s nemesis on the show and was a postal carrier played by Wayne Knight.
  3. Cliff Clavin (“Cheers”) – He (played by John Ratzenberger) was a mainstay of the TV Show and knew all kinds of trivial facts that he would spout at the oddest of times (okay, all the time).
  4. The Merry Mailman, Ray Heatherton was the host of this 1950’s-1960’s classic TV show.
  5. Mr. McFeeley played by David Newell was the mail carrier on Mister Rogers Neighborhood a very popular TV show in the 1970’s all the way through to 2001!

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