1
David Farragut
(Military officer)
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5
Birthdate: July 5, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 14, 1870
2
Nathan Bedford Forrest
(Confederate General During the American Civil War)
25
17
Birthdate: July 13, 1821
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 29, 1877
Nathan Bedford Forrest, or the "Wizard of the Saddle", served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was charged with war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow, where his forces killed Black prisoners of war. He was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
3
Davy Crockett
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1827 to 1831)
49
8
Birthdate: August 17, 1786
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: March 6, 1836
American folk hero Davy Crockett, or the "King of the Wild Frontier,” was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and part of the Texas Revolution. He opposed the Indian Removal Act. He was killed by the Mexican army the Battle of the Alamo.
4
Alvin York
(One of the Most Decorated United States Army Soldiers of World War I)
22
4
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: September 2, 1964
One of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I, Alvin York is best remembered for leading an attack on a German machine-gun nest. The son of a poor blacksmith, he started working as a child to contribute to his family income. After joining the army, he became known for his courage and valor.
5
Herman Cain
(American Businessman and Conservative Politician)
59
36
Birthdate: December 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: July 30, 2020
The son of a janitor and a domestic help, Herman Cain used his talent in math to join Purdue University. He had worked with the Navy and been an analyst for Coca-Cola. He later headed Pillsbury as its VP. He had announced his presidential candidacy in 2012 but later withdrew.
6
Lynn Swann
(American football player)
25
6
Birthdate: March 7, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
7
Sam Rayburn
(43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives)
19
3
Birthdate: January 6, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 16, 1961
8
Julian Bond
(Social Activist)
19
4
Birthdate: January 14, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 15, 2015
9
Bob Corker
(Politician)
18
6
Birthdate: August 24, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
10
Bill Frist
(Political Leader)
17
3
Birthdate: February 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
11
William Walker
(President)
17
3
Birthdate: May 8, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 12, 1860
12
Howard Baker
(Politician)
16
3
Birthdate: November 15, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 26, 2014
13
Cordell Hull
(47th United States Secretary of State)
16
3
Birthdate: October 2, 1871
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: July 23, 1955
14
Lamar Alexander
(Politician)
18
4
Birthdate: July 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
15
Estes Kefauver
(Politician)
16
3
Birthdate: July 26, 1903
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 10, 1963
16
Bill Haslam
(Entrepreneur)
16
3
Birthdate: August 23, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
17
James Comer
(Representative)
13
2
Birthdate: August 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Leo
18
John Bell
(Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives)
15
3
Birthdate: February 18, 1796
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 10, 1869
19
Frank Maxwell Andrews
(Military General)
11
2
Birthdate: February 3, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 3, 1943
20
John Seigenthaler
(Journalist)
11
2
Birthdate: July 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: July 11, 2014
21
John Henninger Reagan
(Former United States Senator from Texas)
10
2
Birthdate: October 8, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: March 6, 1905
22
Major Ridge
(tribal chief)
10
2
Birthdate: 1771 AD
Died: June 22, 1839
23
Hattie Ophelia Caraway
(U.S. Representative)
8
1
Birthdate: February 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 21, 1950
24
Benjamin Davis Wilson
(2nd Mayor of Los Angeles)
2
0
Birthdate: December 1, 1811
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: March 11, 1878
25
Bruce Fairchild Barton
(American author)
8
2
Birthdate: August 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: July 5, 1967
26
Jesse H. Jones
(9th United States Secretary of Commerce (1940 - 1945))
9
3
Birthdate: April 5, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: June 1, 1956
Initially part of his uncle’s lumber business, Jesse H. Jones later opened his own lumberyard and gradually built an empire in banking, construction, and real-estate. A prominent Democratic Party supporter, he had also served as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and was associated with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
27
John J. Pettus
(Lawyer)
6
1
Birthdate: October 9, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 25, 1867
28
Howell Edmunds Jackson
(Attorney)
5
1
Birthdate: April 8, 1832
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: August 8, 1895
29
William Robert Anderson
(Officer)
4
1
Birthdate: June 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: February 25, 2007
30
B. Carroll Reece
(Politician)
6
1
Birthdate: December 22, 1889
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: March 19, 1961
31
John Sharp Williams
(Politician)
5
1
Birthdate: July 30, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: September 27, 1932
32
Thomas C. Latimore
(Governor of American Samoa)
1
0
Birthdate: June 28, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 30, 1940
33
Richard Anthony Keller
(American Politician, Author and Lawyer)
4
1
Birthdate: September 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
34
David M. Key
(Senator)
4
1
Birthdate: January 27, 1824
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 3, 1900
