Many famous scientists, authors, poets, musicians, actors and actresses, inventors, entrepreneurs, athletes, scholars, justice workers, and heroes were born in and are otherwise from Central Appalachia including: Noah Adams, reporter, West Virginia James Agee, poet and author, born in East Tennessee Marilou Awiakta, poet and author, raised in East Tennessee Bill Bass, forensic scientist, East Tennessee June Carter and the Carter Family, singers and songwriters, Southwest Virginia Jennifer Garner, actress, raised in West Virginia Henry Louis Gates, scholar, raised in West Virginia Nikki Giovanni, poet, East Tennessee Alex Haley, novelist and autobiographer, most known for ROOTS, last home was in East Tennessee John Henry, railroad worker after whom the American folk ballad John Henry was written, West Virginia Napoleon Hill, author, born in Southwest Virginia Ashley Judd, actress, Eastern Kentucky Naomi Judd, singer, Eastern Kentucky Wynonna Judd, singer, Eastern Kentucky Don Knotts, actor, born in West Virginia Loretta Lynn, singer and songwriter, Eastern Kentucky Kathy Mattea, singer, born in West Virginia Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, East Tennessee Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Eastern Kentucky Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Gold Medal gymnast, raised in West Virginia Walter Reuther, one of the most influential labor leaders in the 20th century, born in West Virginia Booker T. Washington, author, Southwest Virginia Reggie White, pro-football player and minister
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:45:58 +0000
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