This lady was an American actress of the stage and screen. She was known for her husky voice, outrageous personality, and devastating wit.

He was an American politician and jurist who served as a Democratic United States Senator and represented Alabama in the Senate from 1927 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice.

He was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts.

She was an American socialite, novelist and painter. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband as "the first American Flapper".

He was an African American composer and musician, known as the "Father of the Blues". He was one of the most influential American songwriters.

She was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

She helped lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's. She was an active advocate for African-American equality.

She was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960.

He was an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold.

He was nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.

He was nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets.

He was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games.

He was an American singer-songwriter. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. He had 35 singles that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country.