<p>Jackson Park was full of famous faces Thursday as former President Barack Obama, his family and his supporters celebrated the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a museum, public campus and library in the heart of his South Side stomping grounds.</p><p>The crowd included local politicians, celebrities ranging from <b>Mark Hamill</b> to<b> LL Cool J </b>and <b>David Letterman</b>; and athletes including tennis legend <b>Billie Jean King</b> and basketball stars <b>Dwyane Wade</b> and <b>Isiah Thomas</b>. <b>Marsai Martin </b>served as the watch party’s official correspondent, held at Midway Plaisance, off site but not far from the Obama Presidential Center.<b>&nbsp;</b></p><p>The opening ceremony also boasted a festival-worthy lineup of performers. Here are some of the cultural icons, sports figures and politicians in attendance.</p><p>Musical performers:</p><h3>Christina Aguilera</h3><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-b80000" name="image-b80000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c72b9df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffa%2Fca%2F71a1a9fc4576a7d4e4f32d41d698%2Fdw0a1093.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d9bcfe5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffa%2Fca%2F71a1a9fc4576a7d4e4f32d41d698%2Fdw0a1093.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" 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hit song “Vivir Mi Vida.”<b> </b>He <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86waLYz-YE" target="_blank" ><u>endorsed</u></a> Obama for president in 2012 and <a class="Link" href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/president-obama-in-metro-miami-for-2-fundraisers-tuesday/1898539/" target="_blank" ><u>joined him</u></a> on the campaign trail to rally Latino voters.