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1932

Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)

Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)

1935

Paul Chambers, African-American bassist and composer (died 1969)

Paul Chambers, African-American bassist and composer (died 1969)

1892

Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)

Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)

1932

Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)

Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)

1969

Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician

Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician

1927

Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)

Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)

1918

Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)

Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)

1900

Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)

Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)

1956

Catherine Samba-Panza, interim president of the Central African Republic

Catherine Samba-Panza, interim president of the Central African Republic

1941

Emmett Till, African-American lynching and kidnapping victim (died 1955)

Emmett Till, African-American lynching and kidnapping victim (died 1955)

1920

Henrietta Lacks, African-American tobacco farmer whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, extensively…

Henrietta Lacks, African-American tobacco farmer whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, extensively used in medical research (died 1951)

1981

Chantal Djotodia, Beninese-Central African nurse and politician

Chantal Djotodia, Beninese-Central African nurse and politician

1874

Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (died 1954)

Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (died 1954)

1846

George Franklin Grant, African-American educator, dentist, and inventor (died 1910)

George Franklin Grant, African-American educator, dentist, and inventor (died 1910)

1861

Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (died 1947)

Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (died 1947)

1900

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986)

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986)

1914

John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (died 1996)

John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (died 1996)

1946

François Bozizé, Gabonese general and politician, President of the Central African Republic

François Bozizé, Gabonese general and politician, President of the Central African Republic

1929

George Stinney Jr., wrongfully convicted African-American inmate; second youngest person in the U.S. to be executed…

George Stinney Jr., wrongfully convicted African-American inmate; second youngest person in the U.S. to be executed (died 1944)

1951

Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa

Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa