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Alice Childress Alice Childress (October 12, 1916 – August 14, 1994) was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, acknowledged as "the only African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic ...

(1916–1994), American playwright and author *

Alvin Childress Alvin Childress (September 15, 1907 – April 19, 1986) was an American actor, who is best known for playing the cabdriver Amos Jones in the 1950s television comedy series ''Amos 'n' Andy''. Biography Alvin Childress was born in Meridian, Missis ...

, American actor * Bam Childress, American football player *

Bob Childress Robert "Bob" Walter Childress (January 19, 1889 or January 19, 1890 – January 16, 1956) was a Presbyterian minister who was born in "The Hollow," now Ararat, Virginia, and grew up surrounded by the Primitive Baptist tradition. He became known t ...

(1890–1956), American Presbyterian minister * Brad Childress, American football coach * David Hatcher Childress, a writer on alternative archeology *

Dimeco Childress Dimeco Childress (born August 19, 1980) is an American former basketball player. He is known for his collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) between 1998–99 and 2001–02. During his four years as a Buccaneer he scored 1,287 ...

, American basketball player * Frank Childress, American rapper, known professionally as Comethazine *

Fred Childress Fred Childress, also known as Freddie Childress (born September 17, 1966) is a former all-star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He was nicknamed as "the Big Chill" for his 6 feet 4 inch and 345 p ...

(born 1966), Canadian football league player *

George Childress George Campbell Childress (January 8, 1804 – October 6, 1841) was a lawyer, politician, and a principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Early life Childress was born on January 8, 1804, in Nashville, Tennessee, to John Camp ...

, lawyer, statesman and principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence *

James Childress James Franklin Childress (; born October 4, 1940) is a philosopher and theologian whose scholarship addresses ethics, particularly biomedical ethics. Currently he is the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the Department of Religious ...

, American philosopher and theologian * Jimmy Childress, American football coach *

Joe Childress Joe Childress (October 26, 1933 – May 5, 1986) was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. College years Childress was a two-time All-American at Auburn and was considered the fi ...

(1933–1986), American NFL player *

Josh Childress Joshua Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. An All-EuroLeague Second Team member in 2010, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans of the Nationa ...

, American basketball player *

Kallie Flynn Childress Kallie Flynn Childress (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Yancy in the 2004 film ''Sleepover'', for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress a ...

, American actress *

Mark B. Childress Mark Bradley Childress (born 1959) is the former United States Ambassador to Tanzania and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning in the administration of President Obama. Previously, he served in the Department of Health and Human Services ...

, American ambassador *

Mark Childress Mark Childress (born 1957 in Monroeville, Alabama) is an American novelist and Southern writer. Life Childress grew up in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the Mall ...

, American novelist *

Nina Childress Nina Childress (born Christine Childress, 1961) is a French-American visual artist, based in Paris, France. Life and work Born in Pasadena, California, United States, she studied in Paris at the Ecole National Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs ( EN ...

(born 1961), French-American artist * O. J. Childress, American football player * Patricia Childress (born 1971), American actress * Paul Childress, American powerlifter *

Randolph Childress Randolph Childress (born September 21, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He is formerly an assistant coach for his alma mater, Wake Forest University. College career Childress played collegiately at Wake Forest University ...

, American basketball player *

Ray Childress Raymond Clay Childress, Jr. (born October 20, 1962) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys. He played colleg ...

, American football player * Richard Childress, American NASCAR driver and entrepreneur * Rob Childress, American college baseball coach * Robert Childress, American artist and illustrator of "Dick and Jane" *

Rocky Childress Rodney Osborne "Rocky" Childress (born February 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1985 until 1988, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston A ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Ross Childress Ross Childress (born September 8, 1971) is an American musician. He was the original lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock band Collective Soul. Life and career Childress was born on September 8, 1971, in Stockbridge, Georgia, USA. C ...

, American musician *

Sarah Childress Polk Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891) was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk. Well educated in a successful family, Sarah met h ...

(1803–1891), U.S. First Lady from 1845 to 1849 *

William Childress William Childress (February 5, 1933 - February 9, 2022) was an American writer, author, poet, and photojournalist. Childress received numerous awards, prizes, and accolades for his writing and poetry, and is regarded as one of the foremost poets o ...

(born 1933), American author

Places

* Childress, Texas * Childress County, Texas *

Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia Childress is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Childress is located on State Route 693 southwest of Christiansburg, Virginia, Christiansburg. History Childress contained a post ...

* Childress, Goochland County, Virginia

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