Martin Luther King Jr.
1929–1968 American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
Julia Roberts
born 1967 American actress
Margaret Mitchell
1900–1949 American author and journalist
Steven Soderbergh
born 1963 American filmmaker
Chris Tucker
born 1971 American actor and comedian
Chloë Grace Moretz
born 1997 American actress
Young Thug
born 1991 American rapper and singer
Stephen Dorff
born 1973 American actor
Ed Helms
born 1974 American actor and comedian
Gladys Knight
born 1944 American singer
Kenan Thompson
born 1978 American comedian and actor
Gwen Torrence
born 1965 American sprinter
Anthony Edwards
born 2001 American basketball player
Kaylee Hottle
2008–2026 American actress
Terrence Trammell
born 1978 American hurdler
Chanel Iman
born 1990 American model
Isabella Acres
born 2001 American actress
Devon Werkheiser
born 1991 American actor
Clare Kramer
born 1974 American actress
Johanna Braddy
born 1987 American actress
Mildred McDaniel
1933–2004 American high jumper
Pierce Gagnon
born 2005 American child actor
Steve Whitmire
born 1959 American puppeteer
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Ellen DeGeneres
born 1958 American comedian, television host, actress, and writer
Nina Dobrev
born 1989 Bulgarian-Canadian actress
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868–1963 American sociologist and activist
Ian Somerhalder
born 1978 American actor
Tyler Perry
born 1969 American actor and filmmaker
Stacey Abrams
born 1973 American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author
Sara Blakely
born 1971 American businesswoman