- Bowser, Mary Elizabeth (1839? - ?), Union spy during the Civil War...
- Cole, Rebecca (16 Mar. 1846 - 14 Aug. 1922), physician, organization...
- Evers, Medgar (2 July 1925 - 12 June 1963), civil rights activist, was...
- Flood, Curt (18 Jan. 1938 - 20 Jan. 1997), baseball player and artist ...
- Hyman, Flora “Flo” (31 July 1954 - 24 Jan. 1986), volleyball player...
- Onesimus (fl. 1706 - 1717), slave and medical pioneer, was born in the...
- Parks, Gordon, Jr. (7 Dec. 1934 - 3 Apr. 1979), filmmaker, was born in...
- Petry, Ann (12 Oct. 1908 - 30 Apr. 1997), author and pharmacist, was...
- Pleasant, Mary Ellen (1812? - 1904), legendary woman of influence...
- Reverend Ike (1 June 1935 - ), religious leader, was born Frederick...
- Waller, Fats (12 May 1904 - 15 Dec. 1943), pianist, organist, singer...
- Whipple, Prince (? - 1797), slave, Revolutionary War veteran, abolitionist...