T. J. Jemison

Theodore Judson Jemison, better known as T. J. Jemison, was the president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. from 1982 to 1994. It is the largest African-American religious organization. He oversaw the construction of the Baptist World Center in Nashville, Tennessee, the headquarters of his convention.

1 August 1918

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Christer Basma • Coolio • Geoffrey Holder • Joseph Sua'ali'i • Terry Kiser

Born in the same month (August 1918): August 25 • Billy Johnson (baseball) • Giles Cooper (playwright) • Gordon Zahn • Guy Gibson • Jelle Zijlstra • Larry Haines • Mary McGrory • Noor Hassanali • Norman Granz • Richard Greene • Tom Drake