J. William Fulbright

James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2023, Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He is best known for his strong multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program.

9 April 1905

Born on the same birth day (9 April): Carl Amery • Danielle Kahle • James Bannerman (theologian) • Jayden Brailey • John B. Gambling • Leila Khaled • Nathaniel Branden • Paula Nenette Pepin

Born in the same month (April 1905): Al Bates • Elizabeth Huckaby • Erwin Keller • Eugène Bozza • Gaston Eyskens • Jean Vigo • Pat Brown • Rae Johnstone • Robert Sink • Sergey Nikolsky • Sydney Halter