Childress ( ) may refer to:

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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 woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades." Mary Helen Washington"Al ...

(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 Brandon "Bam" Childress (born March 31, 1982) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Ohio State. Childress was also a member of the ...

, American football player * Bob Childress (1890–1956), American Presbyterian minister *

Brad Childress Brad Childress (born June 27, 1956) is a former American football coach. He worked for over 40 years as a coach for various college programs and National Football League (NFL) franchises. He was the offensive coordinator for Wisconsin from 1994 ...

, American football coach *

David Hatcher Childress David Hatcher Childress (born June 1, 1957) is an American author, and the owner of Adventures Unlimited Press, a publishing house established in 1984 specializing in books on unusual topics such as ancient mysteries, unexplained phenomena, pseu ...

, a writer on alternative archeology * Dimeco Childress, American basketball player * Frank Childress, American rapper, known professionally as Comethazine *

Fred Childress Freddie Lee Childress (born September 17, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, 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 Cam ...

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

John Childress John Childress was a pioneer resident of Nashville, Tennessee with ties to future U.S. President Andrew Jackson. Childress, who served as a United States Marshal for 16 years, was remembered as a man of "great wealth" known for his magnificent ma ...

(d. 1819), U.S. marshal and Tennessee businessman *

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 ...

(1773–1836), Americsn land speculator and plantation owner *

, American philosopher and theologian * Jimmy Childress, American football coach * Joe Childress (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 Natio ...

, 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 ...

, American actress * Mark B. Childress, American ambassador *

Mark Childress Mark Childress (born 1957) is an American novelist and Southern writer. Biography Born in Monroeville, Alabama, Childress grew up in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He is a member of the Mallet Assembly at the University of Alaba ...

, 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 ( ...

(born 1961), French-American artist * O. J. Childress, American football player *

Patricia Childress Patricia Childress is a film and television actress, director, producer and writer who lives in Los Angeles where she works with many of the entertainment industry's most respected talents. Childress is the recipient of two Emmy Awards. Life ...

(born 1971), American actress * Paul Childress, American powerlifter * Randolph Childress, American basketball player * Ray Childress, American football player *

Richard Childress Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. Childress is the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington, North Carolina, Le ...

, American NASCAR driver and entrepreneur *

Rob Childress Robert Alexander Childress (born September 26, 1968) is a baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He played college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played by Student a ...

, 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 ...

(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 (1803–1891), U.S. First Lady from 1845 to 1849 * William Childress (1933–2022), American author

Places

Childress, Texas Childress ( ) (established 1887; incorporated 1890) is a city in and the county seat of Childress County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,737 at the 2020 census. The city and county were named after George Campbell Childress, a ...

Childress County, Texas Childress County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. The county seat is Childress. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887. It is named for George Campbell ...

* Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia * Childress, Goochland County, Virginia

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