From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future.

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• Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Poet

  Saturday, Aug 05, 1809
  Thursday, Oct 06, 1892

• Oscar Wilde

  Writer

  Monday, Oct 16, 1854
  Friday, Nov 30, 1900

• Will Rogers

  Actor

  Tuesday, Nov 04, 1879
  Thursday, Aug 15, 1935

• Billy Graham

  Professional Wrestler

  Monday, Jun 07, 1943
  

• Heraclitus

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Julius Caesar

  Roman Dictator

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

  Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
  

• Robin Williams

  Actor

  Saturday, Jul 21, 1951
  Monday, Aug 11, 2014

• George Bernard Shaw

  Playwright

  Saturday, Jul 26, 1856
  Thursday, Nov 02, 1950

• Carl Jung

  Psychiatrist

  Monday, Jul 26, 1875
  Tuesday, Jun 06, 1961

• Carl Sagan

  Astronomer

  Friday, Nov 09, 1934
  Friday, Dec 20, 1996

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  Historian

  Monday, May 03, 1469
  Tuesday, Jun 21, 1527

• Bob Marley

  Singer

  Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
  Monday, May 11, 1981

• Henry Ford

  Industrialist

  Thursday, Jul 30, 1863
  Monday, Apr 07, 1947

• H. L. Mencken

  Journalist

  Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
  Sunday, Jan 29, 1956