- Was lampooned on the US children's show Sesame Street (1969) in the form of a bird puppet named "H. Ross Parrot".
- Inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1985.
- Claimed that as a boy in his native Texarkana, Texas, he delivered newspapers on horseback.
- Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953 and served as an officer during the Korean War.
- Attended the United States Naval Academy.
- He made Eagle Scout in 1943, and was a recipient of the distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
- His father was a cotton-picker.
- So badly alienated his supporters with his abrupt withdrawal from the 1992 presidential election that, when he tried to restart his campaign months later, he couldn't even attract paid help to work in his headquarters.
- Engaged in a live debate with Vice-President Al Gore on The Larry King Show.
- Abruptly quit the 1992 presidential race in July, citing a government conspiracy to disrupt his daughter's wedding and remove him from the race by force. He restarted his campaign several months later, in October.
- Changed his birth name from Henry Ray Perot to Henry Ross Perot in 1940, to honor his brother, Gabriel Ross Perot Jr. (His brother died in 1927, aged 3 years old.).
- Born at 5:34am-CDT
- Member and alumni of Phi Theta Kappa
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