diff --git a/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go b/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go
index 3c42cff5e3..bc17de18cb 100644
--- a/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go
+++ b/pkg/namesgenerator/names-generator.go
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ var (
 		// Yeong-Sil Jang was a Korean scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty; he invented the first metal printing press and water gauge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Yeong-sil
 		"jang",
 
+		// Mae Carol Jemison -  is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison
+		"jemison",
+
 		// Betty Jennings - one of the original programmers of the ENIAC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bartik
 		"jennings",