Richard Jordan Gatling (born Hertford County, North Carolina, 1818; died New York, New York, February 26, 1903) was an inventor. He invented mainly items to improve agriculture, including a steam plow and a wheat drill. However, he is most known for the Gatling gun, the first machine gun.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens (born James Cleveland Owens in Oakville, Alabama, 1913; died Tucson, Arizona, March 31, 1980) was an athlete. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. He established eleven world records in track and field. Children could read Jesse Owens: Gold Medal Hero by Jim Gigliotti.
Valerie Tripp (born Mt. Kisco, New York, 1951) is the author of at least 31 books. She wrote quite a few of the books in the American Girl series.