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4. Leland Stanford
One of the “Big Four” who masterminded the Transcontinental railroad also
founded Stanford University (for further details see
Palo Alto and Stanford
).
5. Mark Hopkins
Another of the “Big Four” who struck it super-rich and lived on Nob Hill.
6. Charles Crocker
Another “Big Four” accomplice. The Crocker Galleria recalls his legacy.
7. A.P. Giannini
Founder in 1904 of the Bank of Italy, later the Bank of America, Giannini fin-
anced the Golden Gate Bridge.
8. Harvey Milk
The first openly gay politician to become a member of the Board of Supervisors
was assassinated in 1978.
9. Dianne Feinstein
One of the movers and shakers of San Francisco politics in recent decades, she
became a US Senator in 1992.
10. Jerry Brown
Buddhist monk and former mayor of Oakland, this learned free spirit ran for
president.
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