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1927–2016
Chester Middlebrook Pierce ((1927-03-04)March 4, 1927 – (2016-09-23)September 23, 2016) was an American psychiatrist and tenured professor of education and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He was the first African-American full professor at…
1946–
Chester Novell Turner (born September 30, 1946) is an American filmmaker known for his blaxploitation horror films Black Devil Doll From Hell and Tales from the QuadeaD Zone. Since their releases in the 1980s, Turner's movies have developed cult followings…
1945–1976
Chester Maurice Plummer, Jr. (December 13, 1945 – July 25, 1976) was a taxi driver in the Washington, D.C. area of the United States who was shot and killed while attempting to invade the White House. Plummer was one of nine children born to Chester…
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Chester Rogers (born January 12, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an…
Biography
Chester Seabury was the first African-American student to graduate from a white high school in the state of Florida, in 1963.
1941–2025
Chester Lovelle Talton (September 22, 1941 – November 20, 2025) was an American bishop in the Episcopal Church who served as the Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin.
1854–1908
Chester W. Keatts (1854–1908), a former slave, co-founded the Mosaic Templars of America in Little Rock, Arkansas. He worked for the railway mail service, federal court, and as a lawman. He campaigned for two offices as a member of the Republican Party and…
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Chesya Burke is an American editor, educator and author of comic books and speculative fiction, most notably in the genres of horror and dark fantasy. She has published over a hundred short stories, essays, and articles in magazines and anthologies such as…
1907–1990
Chester Arthur Brewer (January 14, 1907 – March 26, 1990) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Negro league baseball.
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Chester Earl Lemon (February 12, 1955 – May 8, 2025) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning with the Chicago White Sox in 1975, where he played for six years.
1944–
Chester Borner Trail (born January 19, 1944) is an American former professional baseball infielder and clergyman. He was a phantom ballplayer, as he never appeared in any games while on the active player roster of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. He was…
1993–
Cheta Emba (born July 16, 1993) is an American rugby union player. She has competed for the United States in the 2017 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups. She has also represented the U.S. women's sevens team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
1745–1799
Born in Guadeloupe to an enslaved mother, Saint-Georges became a celebrated composer and conductor and later commanded a volunteer regiment during the French Revolution.
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads, "Chevron Pattern Temple, Great Zimbabwe.".
1998–
Cheyanne Evans-Gray (born 15 July 1998) is a British sprinter, who won the 60 metres event at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships, and came third in the same event in 2025. She has been the British Universities and Colleges Sport record holder…
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Cheye Christian Alexander (born 6 January 1995) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in England, he played for the Saint Lucia national team. A former West Ham United Academy graduate, he spent the 2013–14 season with Port…
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Cheyna Lee Matthews (née Williams; born 10 November 1993) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, she represented Jamaica internationally.
Biography
Cheyne Anderson, better known mononymously as Cheyne, is an American R&B singer who was still a teenager when her song "Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)" hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985. She also contributed to the…
Biography
Cheyney McKnight is an African-American historical interpreter and educator, known for her interpretation company and online handle Not Your Momma's History.
2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA name tag from the Cheyney University class of 1964 40th class reunion owned by Jim Vance. The tag is white with blue text. It is in a plastic holder with a metal clasp. Text on the tag reads “CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY / CLASS OF 64’ / 40TH CLASS REUNION / JAMES…
Biography
Chidi Osondu, professionally known as Chi Chi, is a Nigerian-American record producer and songwriter signed with Universal Music Publishing Group. He is a frequent collaborator with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby, having produced several songs for his studio…
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Zavion Michael Davenport (September 24, 1985 – August 20, 2020), better known by the stage name Chi Chi DeVayne, was an American drag queen and reality television personality who came to international attention on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race…
1956–
Chinyere Adah "Chi-Chi" Nwanoku (; born June 1956) is a British double bassist and professor of Historical Double Bass Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Nwanoku was a founder member and principal bassist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, a…
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Dame Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah ( ; born 12 April 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West since 2024, and previously for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 2010 to 2024, when the…
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