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FAMOUS NATIVES

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People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A
  • Hasil Adkins musician
  • Jon Adkins baseball player
  • Althea Todd Alderson poet
  • John Ashby militiaman
  • Karen Austin actress
B
  • George Brett baseball player
  • Pearl Buck author
  • Lew Burdette baseball player
C
  • Johnson N. Camden politician
  • Theodore "Ted" Cassidy actor (born in PA)
  • John Corbett, Jr. actor
  • George Crumb composer
  • Kristan Cunningham actress
  • Phillis Curtin opera soprano
D
  • Mike D'Antoni basektball player
  • Joyce Dewitt actress
  • James Cecil "Little Jimmy" Dickens singer
  • Paul Dooley actor
  • Brad Dourif actor
  • Joanne Dru actress
  • Isaac H. Duval brigadier general union army, politician
F - G
  • Conchata Ferrell actress
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. critic, educator, editor
  • Hal Greer basketball player
H
  • William "Devil Anse" Hatfield patriarch hatfield clan
  • John Henry american folk hero, greatest "steel-driver" (folklore)
  • Homer Hickam, Jr. author
  • Lou Holtz author, commentator, coach
  • Sam Huff football player
  • Rodney Hundley basketball player, broadcaster
J
  • Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson confederate general
  • Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes evangelist
  • Anna Jarvis founder mother's day holiday
  • Johnnie "Johnny B. Goode" Johnson musician

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