Oh and don't forget those Eight Mile High guys, the astronauts.

Buzz Aldrin. Though he quit drinking while in space, apparently. Then resumed upon his return to Earth.

And don't forget Sir Winston's infamous daughter, actress Sarah Churchill.

Eugene O'Neill (for tortured alcoholic with no sense of humor).

My favorite US politician/drunk of my lifetime: Wilbur Mills. His political career came to a tawdry end when his Argentine firecracker leapt out of the limo and into the Tidal Basin. You have to love a kiss and tell bio called "The Stripper and the Congressman" (written by said Argentine firecracker).