of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1989 Literature Linda Howard, romance novelist Jake Adam York, poet Military Isaac Foote Dortch, captain in the United States Navy who was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during World War I Edgar Huff, first African-American in the United States Marine Corps to be promoted to the rank of sergeant major William L. Sibert, United States Army major general, considered the "Father of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps" Gary D. Speer, U.S. Army lieutenant general Modeling Holley Ann Dorrough, former Playboy Playmate Music Jean Cox, former tenor and opera singer Bradley Gaskin, country music singer Gold City, Southern gospel group Rex Griffin, country music singer and songwriter Mathew Knowles, manager of Destiny's Child and father of Beyoncé Knowles Grant Langston, singer-songwriter Eric Martin, lead singer for rock group Mr. Big Aimee Mayo, songwriter Danny Mayo, songwriter Jerry McCain, blues artist Tommy Stewart, trumpeter and 1988 inductee into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Yelawolf, rapper, signed to Shady Records Science Jennie Patrick, pioneer of research on supercritical fluid extraction Television and film Phillip Alford, former actor, noted for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird Beth Grant, actress Britt Leach, actor Sunny Mabrey, actress References Gadsden Gadsen