Daisy Bates was an African American civil rights activist and newspaper publisher who documented the battle to end segregation in Arkansas.
Glen Campbell is best known for his country music career, and his later crossover success as an actor in films such as 1969's True Grit.
Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose music innovatively mixed country, rock, blues, and gospel influences.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, and the second to be impeached. He oversaw the country's longest peacetime economic expansion.
Chelsea Clinton is a media correspondent and activist who is the daughter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton.
Dizzy Dean was a Major League Baseball pitcher who led the St. Louis Cardinals to World Series victory in 1937.
M. Joycelyn Elders is a physician who briefly served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Clinton.
Al Green is known for the hit song "Let's Stay Together," and for leaving his musical career at its height in the 1970s to become a reverend at his own church.
Helen Gurley Brown served as Cosmopolitan's editor-in-chief for more than 30 years.
Musician and singer Levon Helm was a member of the influential rock group, The Band, and a Grammy Award-winning solo artist.
Mike Huckabee is a Republican politician and former governor of Arkansas. He ran for the 2008 Republican nomination for president, but lost to John McCain.
Joseph Jackson is best known for being the father of of international pop superstar Michael Jackson.
Sonny Liston was introduced to boxing while serving time in a Missouri State penitentiary. He became a professional fighter in 1953.
Douglas MacArthur was an American general best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Florence Beatrice Price was an award-winning pianist and composer who became the first African-American woman to have her work performed by a major symphony.
Musician Charlie Rich had several No. 1 country songs in the 1970s, including "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl."
American singer Rosetta Tharpe is credited with popularizing gospel music among secular audiences during the 1930s and '40s.
Billy Bob Thornton is an actor who has appeared in such films as Monster's Ball and who wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade.