| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Cleveland Abbe |
Physicist |
3-Dec-1838 |
28-Oct-1916 |
America's first weatherman |
| Watkins M. Abbitt |
Politician |
21-May-1908 |
13-Jul-1998 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1948-73 |
| Ralph Abernathy |
Activist |
21-Mar-1926 |
17-Apr-1990 |
Prominent civil rights activist |
| Rodney Alexander |
Politician |
5-Dec-1946 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 5th |
| Bernadette M. Allen |
Diplomat |
c. 1955 |
|
US Ambassador to Niger |
| Marian Anderson |
Singer |
27-Feb-1897 |
8-Apr-1993 |
Operatic contralto |
| Dana Andrews |
Actor |
1-Jan-1909 |
17-Dec-1992 |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
| John Ankerberg |
Religion |
Dec-1945 |
|
The John Ankerberg Show |
| Hap Arnold |
Military |
25-Jun-1886 |
15-Jan-1950 |
Commander, US Army Air Corps, WWII |
| John M. Ashbrook |
Politician |
21-Sep-1928 |
24-Apr-1982 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82 |
| Laura Ashley |
Fashion Designer |
7-Sep-1925 |
17-Sep-1985 |
Welsh designer |
| Oswald Avery |
Biologist |
21-Oct-1877 |
20-Feb-1955 |
Antibodies and DNA |
| Spencer Bachus |
Politician |
28-Dec-1947 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 6th |
| Lucille Ball |
Actor |
6-Aug-1911 |
26-Apr-1989 |
I Love Lucy |
| Frank Ballance |
Politician |
15-Feb-1942 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 2003-04 |
| Doug Barnard, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Mar-1922 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93 |
| Edward Barnard |
Astronomer |
16-Dec-1857 |
16-Feb-1923 |
Self-taught scientist |
| Ross R. Barnett |
Politician |
22-Jan-1898 |
6-Nov-1987 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64 |
| Lem Barney |
Football |
8-Sep-1945 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer, Baptist minister |
| Gresham Barrett |
Politician |
14-Feb-1961 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 3rd |
| John Barrow |
Politician |
31-Oct-1955 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 12th |
| Gary Bauer |
Government |
4-May-1946 |
|
Family Research Council |
| David M. Beasley |
Politician |
26-Feb-1957 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 1995-99 |
| Donald W. Beatty |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court |
| Warren Beatty |
Actor |
30-Mar-1937 |
|
Dick Tracy |
| Lawrence Bell |
Business |
5-Apr-1894 |
20-Oct-1956 |
Founder of Bell Helicopter |
| Polly Bergen |
Actor |
14-Jul-1930 |
|
Cape Fear |
| Fred Berry |
Actor |
13-Mar-1951 |
21-Oct-2003 |
Rerun on What's Happening!! |
| Steve Beshear |
Politician |
21-Sep-1944 |
|
Governor-Elect of Kentucky |
| Tom Bevill |
Politician |
27-Mar-1921 |
28-Mar-2005 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1967-97 |
| Dana X. Bible |
Football |
8-Oct-1891 |
19-Jan-1980 |
Legendary Texas football coach |
| Theodore Bilbo |
Government |
13-Oct-1877 |
21-Aug-1947 |
Archangel of white supremacy |
| John Birch |
Religion |
28-May-1918 |
25-Aug-1945 |
Missionary to China killed during WW2 |
| Larry Birkhead |
Relative |
22-Jan-1973 |
|
Impregnated Anna Nicole Smith |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. |
Politician |
4-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 2nd |
| James W. Black |
Scientist |
14-Jun-1924 |
|
Propranolol and cimetidine |
| Matt Blunt |
Politician |
20-Nov-1970 |
|
Governor of Missouri |
| Roy Blunt |
Politician |
10-Jan-1950 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 7th |
| Henry Bonilla |
Politician |
2-Jan-1954 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1993-2007 |
| Cory Booker |
Politician |
27-Apr-1969 |
|
Mayor of Newark, NJ |
| John Boozman |
Politician |
10-Dec-1950 |
|
Congressman, Arkansas 3rd |
| Edward Thomas Brady |
Judge |
1-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Roger D. Branigin |
Politician |
26-Jul-1902 |
19-Nov-1975 |
Governor of Indiana, 1965-69 |
| Laura Dewey Bridgman |
Oddity |
21-Dec-1829 |
24-May-1889 |
Blind deaf mute |
| Mark Brooks |
Golf |
25-Mar-1961 |
|
Winner, 1996 PGA Championship |
| Corrine Brown |
Politician |
11-Nov-1946 |
|
Congresswoman, Florida 3rd |
| Gayleatha B. Brown |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Benin |
| Henry Brown |
Politician |
20-Dec-1935 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 1st |
| Anita Bryant |
Activist |
25-Mar-1940 |
|
Anti-homosexuality activist |
| Vern Buchanan |
Politician |
8-May-1951 |
|
Congressman, Florida 13th |
| Joe Budden |
Rapper |
31-Aug-1980 |
|
New Jersey rapper/mixer |
| Max Burns |
Politician |
8-Nov-1948 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 2003-05 |
| George Busbee |
Politician |
7-Aug-1927 |
16-Jul-2004 |
Governor of Georgia, 1975-83 |
| G. K. Butterfield |
Politician |
27-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 1st |
| Robert Byrd |
Politician |
20-Nov-1917 |
|
US Senator, former klan member |
| Casey Cagle |
Politician |
12-Jan-1966 |
|
Lt. Governor of Georgia |
| Herman Cain |
Business |
13-Dec-1945 |
|
Godfather's Pizza |
| Trishelle Cannatella |
TV Personality |
4-Nov-1979 |
|
Real World: Las Vegas, Surreal Life |
| William Carey |
Religion |
17-Aug-1761 |
9-Jun-1834 |
English Baptist Missionary Society |
| Frank Carlson |
Politician |
23-Jan-1893 |
30-May-1987 |
Governor and Senator from Kansas |
| Mel Carnahan |
Politician |
11-Feb-1934 |
16-Oct-2000 |
Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft |
| Bob Carr |
Politician |
27-Mar-1943 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1975-95 |
| Brad Carson |
Politician |
11-Mar-1967 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 2001-05 |
| Julia Carson |
Politician |
8-Jul-1938 |
15-Dec-2007 |
Congresswoman from Indiana, 1997-2007 |
| Aaron Carter |
Musician |
7-Dec-1987 |
|
Backstreet boy Nick Carter's brother |
| Jack Carter |
Relative |
3-Jul-1947 |
|
Jimmy Carter's eldest son |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
|
39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Rosalynn Carter |
First Lady |
18-Aug-1927 |
|
Wife of US President Jimmy Carter |
| S. Truett Cathy |
Business |
14-Mar-1921 |
|
Founder and CEO of Chick-fil-A |
| Travis Childers |
Politician |
29-Mar-1958 |
|
Congressman, Mississippi 1st |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Henry Clay |
Politician |
12-Apr-1777 |
29-Jun-1852 |
American statesman and orator |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Tom Coburn |
Politician |
14-Mar-1948 |
|
US Senator from Oklahoma |
| Thad Cochran |
Politician |
7-Dec-1937 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi |
| J. P. Coleman |
Politician |
9-Jan-1914 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1956-60 |
| William Colgate |
Business |
25-Jan-1783 |
25-Jan-1857 |
Toothpaste empirebuilder |
| Cardiss Collins |
Politician |
24-Sep-1931 |
|
Congresswoman from Illinois, 1973-97 |
| Martha Layne Collins |
Politician |
7-Dec-1936 |
|
Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87 |
| Chuck Colson |
Government |
16-Oct-1931 |
|
Minister, former Watergate figure |
| Jesse Martin Combs |
Politician |
7-Jul-1889 |
21-Aug-1953 |
Congressman from Texas, 1945-53 |
| Mike Conaway |
Politician |
11-Jun-1948 |
|
Congressman, Texas 11th |
| Peter Coneway |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Switzerland |
| Russell H. Conwell |
Educator |
15-Feb-1843 |
6-Dec-1925 |
Founder, Temple University |
| John Conyers |
Politician |
16-May-1929 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 14th |
| Luis Cortes |
Religion |
c. 1958 |
|
Esperanza USA |
| Kevin Costner |
Actor |
18-Jan-1955 |
|
Dances with Wolves |
| Thomas George Cowling |
Mathematician |
17-Jun-1906 |
16-Jun-1990 |
Cowling model |
| Tyler Crotty |
Meme |
1991 |
|
America's "bored Bush kid" |
| Elijah Cummings |
Politician |
18-Jan-1951 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 7th |
| John N. Dalton |
Politician |
11-Jul-1931 |
30-Jul-1986 |
Governor of Virginia, 1978-82 |
| Price Daniel |
Politician |
10-Oct-1910 |
25-Aug-1988 |
Governor of Texas, 1957-63 |
| Alvin Dark |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1922 |
|
Retired MLB Shortstop and Manager |
| Danny Davis |
Politician |
6-Sep-1941 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 7th |
| David Davis |
Politician |
6-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Harry L. Davis |
Politician |
25-Jan-1878 |
21-May-1950 |
Governor of Ohio, 1921-23 |
| James J. Davis |
Government |
27-Oct-1873 |
22-Nov-1947 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1921-30 |
| Jefferson Davis |
Politician |
3-Jun-1808 |
6-Dec-1889 |
President of the Confederacy |
| Jimmie Davis |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Sep-1899 |
5-Nov-2000 |
You Are My Sunshine |
| Lincoln Davis |
Politician |
13-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 4th |
| Nathan Deal |
Politician |
25-Aug-1942 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 10th |
| Tom DeLay |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Indicted ex-House Majority Leader |
| Harry S. Dent, Sr. |
Government |
21-Feb-1930 |
28-Sep-2007 |
Devised Nixon's Southern Strategy |
| Gail Devers |
Track and Field |
19-Nov-1966 |
|
Olympic runner |
| Jess H. Dickinson |
Judge |
1947 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Charles Diggs, Jr. |
Politician |
2-Dec-1922 |
24-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80 |
| Thomas Dixon |
Author |
11-Jan-1864 |
3-Apr-1946 |
The Clansman |
| William E. Dodd |
Diplomat |
27-Oct-1869 |
9-Feb-1940 |
US Ambassador to Nazi Germany |
| Nate Dogg |
Rapper |
19-Aug-1969 |
|
Rapper, Snoop's cousin |
| Shannen Doherty |
Actor |
12-Apr-1971 |
|
Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210 |
| William J. B. Dorn |
Politician |
14-Apr-1916 |
13-Aug-2005 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74 |
| Thomas A. Dorsey |
Musician |
01-Jul-1899 |
23-Jan-1993 |
The father of gospel music |
| Peter Duel |
Actor |
24-Feb-1940 |
31-Dec-1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones |
| Becky Norton Dunlop |
Government |
2-Oct-1951 |
|
Conservative activist |
| R. Budd Dwyer |
Government |
21-Nov-1939 |
22-Jan-1987 |
Suicided in front of TV cameras |
| Frank W. Dyson |
Astronomer |
8-Jan-1868 |
25-May-1939 |
Six pips on the BBC |
| Michael Eric Dyson |
Scholar |
23-Oct-1958 |
|
Know What I Mean? |
| Ronnie Earle |
Government |
23-Feb-1942 |
|
Travis County, TX District Attorney |
| Charles Easley |
Judge |
c. 1950 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Bernard Ebbers |
Business |
27-Aug-1941 |
|
CEO of WorldCom, 1985-2002 |
| Marian Wright Edelman |
Activist |
6-Jun-1939 |
|
Founder, Children's Defense Fund |
| Jim Edgar |
Politician |
22-Jan-1946 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 1991-99 |
| Chet Edwards |
Politician |
24-Nov-1951 |
|
Congressman, Texas 11th |
| Stuart Epperson |
Religion |
c. 1935 |
|
Salem Communications |
| Terry Everett |
Politician |
15-Feb-1937 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 2nd |
| Jerry Falwell |
Religion |
11-Aug-1933 |
15-May-2007 |
Television evangelist |
| Emerson D. Farley, Jr. |
Doctor |
c. 1938 |
|
Retired Physician, Richmond, Virginia |
| Michael Farris |
Activist |
27-Aug-1951 |
|
Founder, Patrick Henry College |
| Chaka Fattah |
Politician |
21-Nov-1956 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 2nd |
| Walter E. Fauntroy |
Activist |
6-Feb-1933 |
|
Congressman from DC, 1971-91 |
| Cleo Fields |
Politician |
22-Nov-1962 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1993-97 |
| Jack M. Fields |
Politician |
3-Feb-1952 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1981-97 |
| Ernie Fletcher |
Politician |
12-Nov-1952 |
|
Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07 |
| Joseph W. Folk |
Politician |
29-Oct-1869 |
29-May-1923 |
Governor of Missouri, 1905-09 |
| Randy Forbes |
Politician |
17-Feb-1952 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 4th |
| Harold Ford |
Politician |
11-May-1970 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1997-2007 |
| Wendell H. Ford |
Politician |
8-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99 |
| Jamie Foxx |
Comic |
13-Dec-1967 |
|
Ray |
| Marshall Frady |
Journalist |
11-Jan-1940 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Wallace |
| Aretha Franklin |
Singer |
25-Mar-1942 |
|
R-E-S-P-E-C-T |
| Gary Franks |
Politician |
9-Feb-1953 |
|
Congressman from Connecticut, 1991-97 |
| Trent Franks |
Politician |
19-Jun-1957 |
|
Congressman, Arizona 2nd |
| Charles E. Fuller |
Religion |
25-Apr-1887 |
18-Mar-1968 |
Co-Founder, Fuller Theological Seminary |
| Ava Gardner |
Actor |
24-Dec-1922 |
25-Jan-1990 |
The Barefoot Contessa |
| Phil Garner |
Baseball |
30-Apr-1949 |
|
MLB Manager |
| Dick Gephardt |
Politician |
31-Jan-1941 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2005 |
| Louie Gohmert |
Politician |
18-Aug-1953 |
|
Congressman, Texas 1st |
| Virgil Goode |
Politician |
17-Oct-1946 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 5th |
| Wilson Goode |
Politician |
19-Aug-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1984-92 |
| Al Gore |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
|
US Vice President under Clinton |
| Albert Gore, Sr. |
Politician |
26-Dec-1907 |
5-Dec-1998 |
US Senator from Tennessee, 1953-71 |
| Howard M. Gore |
Politician |
12-Oct-1887 |
20-Jun-1947 |
Governor of West Virginia, 1925-29 |
| Lucas Grabeel |
Actor |
23-Nov-1984 |
|
High School Musical |
| Lindsey Graham |
Politician |
9-Jul-1955 |
|
US Senator from South Carolina |
| Chuck Grassley |
Politician |
17-Sep-1933 |
|
US Senator from Iowa |
| William H. Gray |
Politician |
20-Aug-1941 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91 |
| Al Green |
Singer |
13-Apr-1946 |
|
Let's Stay Together |
| Al Green |
Politician |
1-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 9th |
| Theodore F. Green |
Politician |
2-Oct-1867 |
19-May-1966 |
Governor and Senator from Rhode Island |
| Dick Gregory |
Activist |
12-Oct-1932 |
|
Autobiography: NIGGER! |
| John Grisham |
Novelist |
8-Feb-1955 |
|
A Time To Kill and The Firm |
| J. Barry Griswell |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Principal Financial Group, 2000-08 |
| Jim Gunter |
Judge |
c. 1943 |
|
Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court |
| Bobby Hamilton |
Auto Racing |
29-May-1957 |
7-Jan-2007 |
NASCAR driver, 1988-2006 |
| Warren G. Harding |
Head of State |
2-Nov-1865 |
2-Aug-1923 |
29th US President, 1921-23 |
| Fred R. Harris |
Politician |
13-Nov-1930 |
|
US Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73 |
| Kamala Harris |
Attorney |
c. 1965 |
|
San Francisco District Attorney |
| J. D. Hayworth |
Politician |
12-Jul-1958 |
|
Congressman from Arizona, 1995-2007 |
| Warren E. Hearnes |
Politician |
24-Jul-1923 |
|
Governor of Missouri, 1965-73 |
| Jesse Helms |
Politician |
18-Oct-1921 |
4-Jul-2008 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003 |
| Brad Henry |
Politician |
10-Jun-1963 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma |
| Bill Hicks |
Comic |
16-Dec-1961 |
26-Feb-1994 |
Visionary comedian, met untimely death |
| Anita Hill |
Victim |
30-Jul-1956 |
|
Former colleague of Clarence Thomas |
| Bonnie G. Hill |
Business |
30-Oct-1941 |
|
VP of Times Mirror Co., 1997-2001 |
| Earl Hilliard |
Politician |
9-Apr-1942 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1993-2003 |
| Clyde C. Holloway |
Politician |
28-Nov-1943 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1987-93 |
| Benjamin Hooks |
Activist |
31-Jan-1925 |
|
NAACP Director, 1977-92 |
| John Hostettler |
Politician |
19-Jul-1961 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 8th |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
|
Diva and cautionary tale |
| Kent Hovind |
Religion |
15-Jan-1953 |
|
Creation Science huckster |
| Steny Hoyer |
Politician |
14-Jun-1939 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 5th |
| Mike Huckabee |
Politician |
24-Aug-1955 |
|
Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007 |
| Jennifer Hudson |
Actor |
12-Sep-1981 |
|
Dreamgirls |
| Charles Evans Hughes |
Politician |
11-Apr-1862 |
27-Aug-1948 |
US Chief Justice, Presidential Candidate |
| Gordon Humphrey |
Politician |
9-Oct-1940 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90 |
| H. Guy Hunt |
Politician |
17-Jun-1933 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 1987-93 |
| H. L. Hunt |
Business |
17-Feb-1889 |
29-Nov-1974 |
Founder of Hunt Oil |
| Duncan Hunter |
Politician |
31-May-1948 |
|
Congressman, California 52nd |
| Asa Hutchinson |
Politician |
3-Dec-1950 |
|
Undersecretary of Homeland Security |
| Tim Hutchinson |
Politician |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003 |
| Earl Hutto |
Politician |
12-May-1926 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1979-95 |
| David Iglesias |
Government |
c. 1962 |
|
US Attorney, New Mexico, 2001-06 |
| Freddie Jackson |
Singer |
2-Oct-1956 |
|
Rock Me Tonight |
| Howell Edmunds Jackson |
Judge |
8-Apr-1832 |
8-Aug-1895 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1893-95 |
| Jesse Jackson |
Activist |
8-Oct-1941 |
|
Rainbow Coalition |
| Mahalia Jackson |
Singer |
26-Oct-1911 |
27-Jan-1972 |
Queen of Gospel Music |
| Maynard Jackson |
Politician |
23-Mar-1938 |
23-Jun-2003 |
First black Mayor of Atlanta |
| John E. Jacob |
Business |
16-Dec-1934 |
|
President of Urban League, 1982-94 |
| Skip James |
Musician |
21-Jun-1902 |
3-Oct-1969 |
Devil Got My Woman |
| Lee Janzen |
Golf |
28-Aug-1964 |
|
Winner of the US Open, 1993 and 1998 |
| William Jefferson |
Politician |
14-Mar-1947 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1991-2009 |
| Bill Jenkins |
Politician |
29-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 1st |
| Diamond Jim Brady |
Business |
12-Aug-1856 |
13-Apr-1917 |
Larger-than-life millionaire |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
Politician |
3-Dec-1935 |
|
Congresswoman, Texas 30th |
| Zach Johnson |
Golf |
24-Feb-1976 |
|
Winner of 2007 Masters |
| J. Bennett Johnston |
Politician |
10-Jun-1932 |
|
US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97 |
| George Jones |
Country Musician |
12-Sep-1931 |
|
Country singer, White Lightning |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
Politician |
10-Sep-1949 |
20-Aug-2008 |
Congresswoman, Ohio 11th |
| Adoniram Judson |
Linguist |
9-Aug-1788 |
12-Apr-1850 |
Missionary, Burmese lexicographer |
| Estes Kefauver |
Politician |
26-Jul-1903 |
10-Aug-1963 |
US Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63 |
| DeForest Kelley |
Actor |
20-Jan-1920 |
11-Jun-1999 |
Dr. McCoy on Star Trek |
| Leroy Kelly |
Football |
20-May-1942 |
|
Cleveland Browns, Hall of Famer |
| Robert S. Kerr |
Politician |
11-Sep-1896 |
1-Jan-1963 |
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| Edgar Ray Killen |
Criminal |
17-Jan-1925 |
|
Convicted in Mississippi Burning murders |
| Kwame Kilpatrick |
Politician |
8-Jun-1970 |
|
Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08 |
| Coretta Scott King |
Activist |
27-Apr-1927 |
30-Jan-2006 |
Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King |
| Martin Luther King |
Activist |
15-Jan-1929 |
4-Apr-1968 |
Pacifist civil rights activist |
| Reatha Clark King |
Business |
11-Apr-1938 |
|
President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88 |
| Troy King |
Politician |
22-Aug-1968 |
|
Attorney General of Alabama |
| Beverly LaHaye |
Activist |
1926 |
|
Tim LaHaye's wife |
| Tim LaHaye |
Religion |
27-Apr-1926 |
|
Left Behind series |
| Ann H. Lamar |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Benjamin J. Lambert III |
Politician |
29-Jan-1937 |
|
Virginia State Senate |
| Richard Land |
Religion |
1947 |
|
Southern Baptist Convention |
| Queen Latifah |
Rapper |
18-Mar-1970 |
|
Rapper, Actress |
| Blackie Lawless |
Musician |
4-Sep-1956 |
|
Wore The Sawblade Codpiece in W.A.S.P. |
| Barbara Lee |
Politician |
16-Jul-1946 |
|
Anti-war Congresswoman, California 9th |
| Tom Leppert |
Politician |
22-Mar-1955 |
|
Mayor of Dallas |
| Aylwin Lewis |
Business |
28-May-1954 |
|
CEO of Sears |
| John Lewis |
Politician |
21-Feb-1940 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 5th |
| Ron Lewis |
Politician |
14-Sep-1946 |
|
Congressman, Kentucky 2nd |
| John M. Lilley |
Educator |
24-Mar-1939 |
|
President, Baylor University |
| Carl H. Lindner |
Business |
1919 |
|
Cincinnati billionaire |
| Gary Locke |
Politician |
21-Jan-1950 |
|
Governor of Washington, 1997-2005 |
| Earl Long |
Politician |
26-Aug-1895 |
5-Sep-1960 |
Three-time Governor of Louisiana |
| Huey Long |
Politician |
30-Aug-1893 |
10-Sep-1935 |
Governor and Senator from Louisiana |
| Trent Lott |
Politician |
9-Oct-1941 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007 |
| Mildred Loving |
Activist |
22-Jun-1939 |
2-May-2008 |
Interracial marriage |
| Frank Lucas |
Politician |
6-Jan-1960 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 3rd |
| LeToya Luckett |
Singer |
11-Mar-1981 |
|
Destiny's Child |
| Thad Luckinbill |
Actor |
24-Apr-1975 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Herbert H. Lusk II |
Religion |
19-Feb-1953 |
|
Pro-Bush preacher |
| Charles MacArthur |
Playwright |
5-Nov-1895 |
21-Apr-1956 |
The Front Page |
| John D. MacArthur |
Philanthropist |
6-Mar-1897 |
6-Jan-1978 |
Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation |
| Shirley MacLaine |
Actor |
24-Apr-1934 |
|
Terms of Endearment |
| Lester Maddox |
Politician |
30-Sep-1915 |
25-Jun-2003 |
Governor of Georgia, 1967-71 |
| Norris Church Mailer |
Relative |
? |
|
Norman Mailer's painter/novelist wife |
| Thomas C. Mann |
Diplomat |
11-Nov-1912 |
23-Jan-1999 |
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63 |
| Donald Manzullo |
Politician |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 16th |
| Pepper Martin |
Baseball |
29-Feb-1904 |
5-Mar-1965 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Pat Matrisciana |
Activist |
? |
|
Produced The Clinton Chronicles |
| John McCain |
Politician |
29-Aug-1936 |
|
US Senator from Arizona |
| Kevin McCarthy |
Politician |
26-Jan-1965 |
|
Congressman, California 22nd |
| Mitch McConnell |
Politician |
20-Feb-1942 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky |
| Susan McDougal |
Criminal |
1955 |
|
Whitewater scandal |
| John McKay |
Politician |
21-Mar-1948 |
|
Canadian MP, Scarborough--Guildwood |
| John L. McMillan |
Politician |
12-Apr-1898 |
3-Sep-1979 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1939-73 |
| Charles L. McNary |
Politician |
12-Jun-1874 |
25-Feb-1944 |
US Senator from Oregon, 1917-44 |
| Carrie P. Meek |
Politician |
29-Apr-1926 |
|
Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
| Gregory Meeks |
Politician |
25-Sep-1953 |
|
Congressman, New York 6th |
| Kweisi Mfume |
Politician |
24-Oct-1948 |
|
Former Congressman, CEO of the NAACP |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald |
Politician |
7-Sep-1938 |
22-Apr-2007 |
Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007 |
| Larry Mize |
Golf |
23-Sep-1958 |
|
Winner, 1987 Masters |
| Alan Mollohan |
Politician |
14-May-1943 |
|
Congressman, West Virginia 1st |
| Eddie N. Moore |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Virginia State University |
| Gwen Moore |
Politician |
18-Apr-1951 |
|
Congresswoman, Wisconsin 4th |
| James E. Moore |
Judge |
13-Mar-1936 |
|
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court |
| Roy Moore |
Judge |
11-Feb-1947 |
|
Alabama Chief Justice, 2000-03 |
| Rudy Ray Moore |
Actor |
17-Mar-1937 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Dolemite |
| Wayne Morse |
Politician |
20-Oct-1900 |
22-Jul-1974 |
US Senator from Oregon, 1945-69 |
| Ronnie Musgrove |
Politician |
29-Jul-1956 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 2000-04 |
| Levy Mwanawasa |
Head of State |
3-Sep-1948 |
19-Aug-2008 |
President of Zambia, 2002-08 |
| Jennifer Nettles |
Country Musician |
12-Sep-1974 |
|
Lead Singer, Sugarland |
| Paul Martin Newby |
Judge |
5-May-1955 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Thomas Newcomen |
Inventor |
28-Feb-1663 |
5-Aug-1729 |
Atmospheric steam engine |
| Michael Nutter |
Politician |
29-Jun-1957 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia |
| C. William O'Neill |
Politician |
14-Feb-1916 |
20-Aug-1978 |
Governor of Ohio, 1957-59 |
| Johnny Oates |
Baseball |
21-Jan-1946 |
24-Dec-2004 |
Former Orioles and Rangers manager |
| Olusegun Obasanjo |
Head of State |
5-Mar-1937 |
|
President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 |
| Major Owens |
Politician |
28-Jun-1936 |
|
Congressman, New York 11th |
| Bettie Page |
Model |
22-Apr-1923 |
11-Dec-2008 |
Black-haired bondage pin-up queen |
| James W. Pardew |
Diplomat |
5-Feb-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05 |
| Wright Patman |
Politician |
6-Aug-1893 |
7-Mar-1976 |
Congressman from Texas, 1929-76 |
| Donald Payne |
Politician |
16-Jul-1934 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 10th |
| Steve Pearce |
Politician |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
Congressman, New Mexico 2nd |
| Pebbles |
Singer |
29-Aug-1964 |
|
R&B singer and Savvy records founder |
| Claude Pepper |
Politician |
8-Sep-1900 |
30-May-1989 |
Congressman from Florida, 1963-89 |
| Sonny Perdue |
Politician |
20-Dec-1946 |
|
Governor of Georgia |
| Laree E. Perez |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Medallion Investment Management Co. |
| Tony Perkins |
Activist |
20-Mar-1963 |
|
Family Research Council president |
| David Phelps |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1999-2002 |
| Fred Phelps |
Activist |
13-Nov-1929 |
|
Convinced that God hates fags |
| Chip Pickering |
Politician |
10-Aug-1963 |
|
Congressman, Mississippi 3rd |
| Owen B. Pickett |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
|
Congressman from Virginia, 1987-2001 |
| Bo Pilgrim |
Business |
8-May-1928 |
|
Co-Founder of Pilgrim's Pride |
| Brad Pitt |
Actor |
18-Dec-1963 |
|
Sexiest Man Alive |
| Adam Clayton Powell |
Politician |
29-Nov-1908 |
4-Apr-1972 |
Congressman from New York, 1945-71 |
| David Price |
Politician |
17-Aug-1940 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 4th |
| Coy Privette |
Activist |
c. 1933 |
|
President, Christian Action League of North Carolina |
| Peggy A. Quince |
Judge |
3-Jan-1948 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Jennings Randolph |
Politician |
8-Mar-1902 |
8-May-1998 |
US Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85 |
| Michael K. Randolph |
Judge |
1946 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Sam Rayburn |
Politician |
6-Jan-1882 |
16-Nov-1961 |
Speaker of the US House, 1940-61 |
| Otis Redding |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Sep-1941 |
10-Dec-1967 |
Dock of the Bay |
| Jimmy Reed |
Singer |
6-Sep-1925 |
29-Aug-1976 |
Blues singer/guitarist, Big Boss Man |
| Mel Reynolds |
Politician |
8-Jan-1952 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1993-95 |
| Charlie Rich |
Musician |
14-Dec-1932 |
25-Jul-1995 |
The Silver Fox |
| Sid Richardson |
Business |
25-Apr-1891 |
30-Sep-1959 |
Oilman, Bass family benefactor |
| Gary Leon Ridgway |
Criminal |
18-Feb-1949 |
|
The Green River killer |
| Robert Riley |
Politician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Governor of Alabama |
| Henry M. Robert |
Administrator |
2-May-1837 |
11-May-1923 |
Robert's Rules of Order |
| Rachel Roberts |
Actor |
20-Sep-1927 |
26-Nov-1980 |
This Sporting Life |
| Pat Robertson |
Religion |
22-Mar-1930 |
|
The 700 Club |
| James Robison |
Religion |
9-Oct-1943 |
|
Televangelist |
| John D. Rockefeller |
Business |
8-Jul-1839 |
23-May-1937 |
Founder of Standard Oil |
| Nelson Rockefeller |
Politician |
8-Jul-1908 |
26-Jan-1979 |
Ford's Vice President |
| Hal Rogers |
Politician |
31-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman, Kentucky 5th |
| Mike Rogers |
Politician |
16-Jul-1958 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 3rd |
| Dana Rohrabacher |
Politician |
21-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman, California 46th |
| Moishe Rosen |
Religion |
12-Apr-1932 |
|
Jews for Jesus founder |
| David Ruffin |
Singer |
18-Jan-1941 |
1-Jun-1991 |
The Temptations |
| Bobby Rush |
Politician |
23-Nov-1946 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 1st |
| A. Patricia Sampson |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
The Sampson Group |
| Carl Sanders |
Politician |
15-May-1925 |
|
Governor of Georgia, 1963-67 |
| Max Sandlin |
Politician |
29-Sep-1952 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 |
| Grant Sawyer |
Politician |
14-Dec-1918 |
19-Feb-1996 |
Governor of Nevada, 1959-67 |
| Joe Scarborough |
Pundit |
9-Apr-1963 |
|
Scarborough Country |
| Rick Scarborough |
Religion |
c. 1949 |
|
Conservative Christian activist |
| Edward L. Schrock |
Politician |
6-Apr-1941 |
|
Congressman from Virginia, 2001-05 |
| David Scott |
Politician |
27-Jun-1946 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 13th |
| Harold Frend See, Jr. |
Judge |
7-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Thomas Sheraton |
Artist |
1751 |
22-Oct-1806 |
Neoclassic English furniture designer |
| Ashlee Simpson |
Singer |
3-Oct-1984 |
|
Jessica Simpson's nepotistic younger sister |
| Jessica Simpson |
Singer |
10-Jul-1980 |
|
MTV Newlyweds |
| William Dean Singleton |
Business |
1951 |
|
Texan newspaper mogul |
| M. B. Skaggs |
Business |
5-Apr-1888 |
8-May-1976 |
Founder of Safeway |
| Ricky Skaggs |
Country Musician |
18-Jul-1954 |
|
Country music singer |
| C. R. Smith |
Business |
9-Sep-1899 |
4-Apr-1990 |
CEO of American Airlines, 1934-68 |
| DeForest Soaries |
Government |
20-Aug-1951 |
|
US Election Assistance Commission |
| Britney Spears |
Singer |
2-Dec-1981 |
|
Oops!... I Did it Again |
| Elmer Sperry |
Inventor |
12-Oct-1860 |
10-Jun-1930 |
Gyroscopic compass |
| Charles Stanley |
Religion |
25-Sep-1932 |
|
In Touch Ministries |
| Dr. Ralph Stanley |
Musician |
27-Feb-1927 |
|
Bluegrass musician |
| Harold Stassen |
Politician |
13-Apr-1907 |
4-Mar-2001 |
Perennial presidential candidate |
| Steve Stockman |
Politician |
14-Nov-1956 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1995-97 |
| Ruben Studdard |
Musician |
12-Sep-1978 |
|
Winner of 2003 American Idol |
| William H. Sutton |
Attorney |
1931 |
|
Friday Eldredge & Clark |
| Lynn Swann |
Football |
7-Mar-1952 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver |
| Ambrose Swasey |
Business |
19-Dec-1846 |
15-Jun-1937 |
Warner and Swasey Company and Observatory |
| Chuck Swindoll |
Religion |
18-Oct-1934 |
|
Insight for Living |
| Randy Tate |
Politician |
23-Nov-1965 |
|
Congressman from Washington, 1995-97 |
| Charles Taylor |
Politician |
23-Jan-1941 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1991-2007 |
| Charles Taylor |
Head of State |
28-Jan-1948 |
|
Exiled president of Liberia, wanted for war crimes |
| Grant Teaff |
Football |
12-Nov-1933 |
|
Baylor Head Football Coach, 1972-92 |
| Bill Thomas |
Politician |
6-Dec-1941 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-2007 |
| Hugh Thompson |
Military |
15-Apr-1943 |
6-Jan-2006 |
Stopped the My Lai massacre |
| Virgil Thomson |
Composer |
25-Nov-1896 |
30-Sep-1989 |
Four Saints in Three Acts |
| Strom Thurmond |
Politician |
5-Dec-1902 |
26-Jun-2003 |
Racist senator/closet miscegenator |
| Isaiah Tidwell |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
EVP at Wachovia, 1996-2005 |
| George Bell Timmerman, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Aug-1912 |
29-Nov-1994 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59 |
| Patricia Timmons-Goodson |
Judge |
18-Sep-1954 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Edolphus Towns |
Politician |
21-Jul-1934 |
|
Congressman, New York 10th |
| Park Trammell |
Politician |
9-Apr-1876 |
8-May-1936 |
Governor and Senator from Florida |
| Harry S. Truman |
Head of State |
8-May-1884 |
26-Dec-1972 |
33rd US President, 1945-53 |
| Charles Tupper |
Head of State |
2-Jul-1821 |
30-Oct-1915 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1896 |
| Jim Turner |
Politician |
6-Feb-1946 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 |
| Nat Turner |
Military |
2-Oct-1800 |
11-Nov-1831 |
Nat Turner's Rebellion |
| Carrie Underwood |
Country Musician |
10-Mar-1983 |
|
American Idol 2005 winner |
| Gene Upshaw |
Football |
15-Aug-1945 |
20-Aug-2008 |
NFL Hall-of-Fame Guard, NFLPA Leader |
| Tim Valentine |
Politician |
15-Mar-1926 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95 |
| Ernest Vandiver |
Politician |
3-Jul-1918 |
21-Feb-2005 |
Governor of Georgia, 1959-63 |
| Ben Vereen |
Actor |
10-Oct-1946 |
|
Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Dale Wainwright |
Judge |
19-Jun-1961 |
|
Justice, Texas Supreme Court |
| Clifford M. Walker |
Politician |
4-Jul-1877 |
9-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Georgia, 1923-27 |
| William L. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Zach Wamp |
Politician |
28-Oct-1957 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 3rd |
| Rick Warren |
Religion |
28-Jan-1954 |
|
The Purpose-Driven Life |
| Ruth Warrick |
Actor |
29-Jun-1915 |
15-Jan-2005 |
Phoebe Tyler on All My Children |
| J. C. Watts |
Politician |
18-Nov-1957 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
| Jimmy Webb |
Songwriter |
15-Aug-1946 |
|
Up, Up, and Away! |
| John Webb |
Judge |
18-Sep-1926 |
18-Sep-2008 |
NC State Supreme Court Justice, 1986-98 |
| Cornel West |
Activist |
2-Jun-1953 |
|
Prominent blackademic |
| Lynn Westmoreland |
Politician |
2-Apr-1950 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 8th |
| Mark White |
Politician |
17-Mar-1940 |
|
Governor of Texas, 1983-87 |
| Roger Wicker |
Politician |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi |
| David Wilkins |
Politician |
12-Oct-1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Canada |
| John Bell Williams |
Politician |
4-Dec-1918 |
25-Mar-1983 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1968-72 |
| Maggie Williams |
Government |
25-Dec-1954 |
|
Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff |
| Billy De Wolfe |
Actor |
18-Feb-1907 |
5-Mar-1974 |
The Doris Day Show |
| Victor Wong |
Actor |
31-Jul-1927 |
12-Sep-2001 |
Egg Shen |
| Deborah C. Wright |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Carver Bancorp |
| Albert Wynn |
Politician |
10-Sep-1951 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 4th |
| Cole Younger |
Criminal |
15-Jan-1844 |
21-Mar-1916 |
The brains of the James-Younger Gang |
