Drew Pearson, byname of Andrew Russell Pearson, (born Dec. 13, 1897, Evanston, Ill., U.S.—died Sept. 1, 1969, Rockville, Md.), one of the most influential newspaper columnists in the United States.. Pearson was the son of a Quaker professor who became governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and attended Swarthmore College, where he was elected to Phi …

