1. Riley Martin (1946)

Radio Host

American host of "Hello Earth," an extraterrestrial-themed Sirius Satellite radio program. Also an author, he detailed his alleged alien abduction experiences in The Coming of Tan.

2. Gus Cannon (1883)

American Blues Musician

Blues musician who was a pioneer in the jug band movement and founded Cannon's Jug Stompers group.

3. Roscoe Ates (1895)

Actor

Actor who appeared in film and television westerns, as well as film classics like The Champ and Alice in Wonderland. In 1929, he played a role in Billy the Kid and later...

4. Arthur Crudup (1905)

Blues Singer

Mississippi blues singer who was called The Father of Rock and Roll for his influence of Elvis Presley.

5. Lester Young (1909)

American Musician

Influential jazz saxophonist called "The President" by Billie Holliday and who created the West Coast cool style.

6. Al Hibbler (1915)

American Baritone Vocalist

Remembered for his work with jazz musician Duke Ellington, as well as for such solo hits as "He" and "Danny Boy," this pop and R&B singer was also a prominent...

7. Willie Johnson (1923)

Guitarist

American guitarist who specialized in electric blues and played in Howlin' Wolf's band from 1948 to 1953. Some consider him to be the originator of the power chord.

8. Jimmy Reed (1925)

American Blues Musician And Song

Electric blues guitar player and songwriter who was posthumously inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. He influenced The Rolling Stones and The Steve Miller Band among...

9. Garth Fisher (1958)

American Plastic Surgeon

Plastic surgeon seen on the ABC reality series Extreme Makeover. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face, breast, nose, and more.

10. Elizabeth Dampier (1998)

YouTube Star

Beauty and fashion blogger and vlogger known for her self-titled channel, which has featured what became her most watched video "GRWM: Homecoming 2k16 | My Senior Slayyyyyy." She has more...

11. Jen Richards (1976)

Activist

Actress, writer, and activist, she has spent much of her life advocating for the transgender community and gender and racial justice. She is a series regular on E! Network's I...

12. Maggie Eckford (1985)

Pop Singer

13. Robert McDonald Jones (1808)

Mississippi Politician

Robert McDonald Jones was a member of the Choctaw Nation Pro-Tempore of the Choctaw Senate and prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Mississippi and later relocated to Indian Territory.

14. Gilbert W. Lindsay (1900)

American Politician

Gilbert W. Lindsay also known as Gil Lindsay was a Los Angeles California politician who worked his way up from City Hall janitor to become the city's first black City...

15. Lester Chambers (1940)

American Musician

Lester Chambers is an American recording artist and member and lead singer of the 1960s soul rock group The Chambers Brothers who had the hit single Time Has Come Today.

16. Rowena Morrill (Unknow)

American Artist

Rowena A. Morrill is an American artist working in science-fiction and fantasy illustration. She is credited as being one of the first women artists to impact paperback cover illustration. Books...

17. Adam Lewis Bingaman (1790)

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Adam Lewis Bingaman born c. 1790 in Mississippi died September 6 1869 in New Orleans Louisiana. 1 Bingaman studied law in Massachusetts graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Harvard University...

18. Menton J. Matthews III (1976)

American Artist

Menton J. Matthews III is an American artist currently living in Chicago. He is known mostly as Menton3 but also Sunday Munich Avis and Saltillo. He is a painter illustrator...

19. Horace R. Cayton (Unknow)

American Journalist

Horace Roscoe Cayton Sr. was an American journalist and politician. The son of a slave and a white plantation owner's daughter Cayton went to Seattle Washington in the late...

20. Slade Blackwell (1968)

American Politician

Slade Blackwell is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 15th district encompassing Jefferson County and Shelby County.

21. Arthur Jafa (1960)

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22. Stephen Heard Darden (1816)

Confederate Army Officer

Stephen Heard Darden was a prominent Texas politician who served in the Texas Senate and then as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was...

23. Thomas Watt Gregory (1861)

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Thomas Watt Gregory was an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General from 1914 to 1919 during President Woodrow Wilson's administration.

24. Tom Potter (1940)

American Mayor

Thomas Jay Tom Potter is a former American politician and law enforcement officer in the U. S. state of Oregon. He served as Mayor of Portland from 2005 to 2009...

25. Hardin Richard Runnels (1820)

American Politician

Hardin Richard Runnels was a U. S. political figure. Runnels served as the sixth Governor of Texas for only one term but notably was the only person to ever defeat...

26. Latavious Williams (1989)

American Basketball Player

Latavious Williams is an American professional basketball player. After graduating from high school he played with the Tulsa 66ers in the NBA Development League a minor league basketball organization owned...

27. Reb Anderson (Unknow)

Zen Teacher

Tenshin Zenki Reb Anderson is a Zen teacher and lineage holder in the Sōtō Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki. He is a Senior Dharma teacher at the San Francisco Zen...

28. Bob Taylor (baseball) (1944)

Baseball Player

Robert Lee Taylor is a retired American professional baseball player. An outfielder Taylor played for 17 pro seasons including a dozen in minor league baseball four years in Nippon Professional...

29. Cedric Glover (1966)

American Politician

Cedric Bradford Glover is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving as the mayor of Shreveport Louisiana and is the first African American...

30. Charles Gordon (1947)

Film Producer