This section contains short biographies for each head of the census, from Thomas Jefferson in 1790 to the Census Bureau's most recent director, Robert Santos.

Learn more about notable supervisors and employees of the U.S. Census Bureau.

As a technological and methodological innovator, the U.S. Census Bureau has long been an incubator for talent.

Oral histories by retiring or retired Census Bureau employees provide a special insight into census operations and planning.

Learn about Census Bureau employees that made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.

U.S. marshals and their assistants conducted the population, economic, and agriculture censuses from the 1790 through 1870 Censuses.