- List of people from Alabama
Listing of famous people born in, or famous for their association with,
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Hank Aaron , baseball player(Mobile)
*Ralph Abernathy , civil rights activist (Linden)
*Daniel Alarcón , novelist (Birmingham)
*Mel Allen , legendary sportscaster - NY Yankees 1938-1963 (Birmingham)
*Bobby Allison , race car driver, (Hueytown)
*Donnie Allison , race car driver, (Hueytown)
*Davey Allison , race car driver, (Hueytown)
*Richard Arrington Jr. , first black mayor of (Birmingham)B
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John Badham , film director (Birmingham)
*Mary Badham , actress (Birmingham)
*Tallulah Bankhead , actress (Huntsville)
*Charles Barkley , basketball player (Leeds)
*Mark Barnes , prominentNew York attorney (Dadeville)
* Arthur D. Baylor, First Black Chief of Police in Montgomery (Montgomery)
* Paul Bearer, WWE Manager/ wrestling promoter (Mobile)
* Sam A. Beatty, law professor, Ala Sup Ct Justice (Tuscaloosa)
*Amber Benson , actress (Birmingham)
*Bo Bice ,American Idol contestant (Huntsville)
*Michael Biehn , actor (Anniston)
*Sanford Bishop , U.S. congressman (Mobile)
* Bibi Black, classical trumpeter (Huntsville)
*Hugo Black , senator, jurist (Harlan)
*Lucas Black , actor (Speake)
*Winton Blount , businessman (Union Springs)
*Neil Bonnett , race car driver (Hueytown)
*Bobby Bowden , Florida State University football coach (Birmingham)
*Rich Boy , rapper (Mobile)
*Frank W. Boykin , United States Congressman (Bladon Springs)
*Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise , (Evergreen)
*Rick Bragg , Pulitizer prize-winning author (Possum Trot)
*David G. Bronner , CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama (Montgomery) bornCresco, Iowa
*Janice Rogers Brown , Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Luverne)
*Johnny Mack Brown , actor (Dothan)
*Jimmy Buffett , singer/songwriter (Mobile)
*Oteil Burbridge , bassist
*Edward A. Burkhalter , Dir-Intel Comm,Admiral-US Navy, Ch-Steelcloud (Roanoke)
* Brett Butler, comedian (Montgomery)
*Pat Buttram , actor ("Smiley,"Gene Autry 's sidekick) (Addison)
*Larry Byrom , Steppenwolf guitarist (Huntsville)
*Mr. Bigg , rap artist (Mobile)C
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Nell Carter , actress and singer (Birmingham)
*George Washington Carver , scientist and botanist (Tuskegee) bornDiamond, Missouri
*Truman Capote , writer (Monroeville) bornNew Orleans, Louisiana
*Reg E. Cathey , actor, "The Wire", "The Corner ", and "Oz" (Huntsville)
*Fred Child , host ofAmerican Public Media 'sPerformance Today (Huntsville)
*Mark Childress , writer (Monroeville)
*Stewart Cink , PGA professional golfer (Huntsville)
*Nat King Cole , singer (Montgomery)
*Marva Collins , educator (Monroeville)
*Jeff Cook , country musician (Fort Payne)
*Charles J. Cooper , former Assistant US Attorney General (Birmingham)
*Jerricho Cotchery , football player, New York Jets (Birmingham)
*Courteney Cox , actress (Mountain Brook)
*Rick Crawford , Nascar Craftsman Truck Series driver (Mobile)
*Brodie Croyle , NFL Quarterback (Rainbow City )
*Hosea Chanchez actor (Montgomery)D
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Angela Davis , activist (Birmingham)
*N. Jan Davis , astronaut (Huntsville) bornCocoa Beach, Florida
*Morris Dees , founder ofSouthern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery)
*Sam Dees ,soul music singer (Birmingham)
*Donna D'Errico , actress (Dothan)
*Diana DeGarmo , American Idol contestant (Birmingham)
*Kim Dickens , actress (Huntsville)
*Chris Dickerson , bodybuilder (born Montgomery)
*Mahala Ashley Dickerson , lawyer (born Montgomery)
*Melinda Dillon , actress (Cullman)
*Deidre Downs , 2005Miss America (Pelham)
*Benjamin Minge Duggar , botanist; discoverer oftetracycline (Gallion)
*Luther Duncan , 4-H pioneer; educator and administrator (Auburn)E
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Bobby Eaton , pro wrestler (Huntsville)
*Cleveland Eaton , jazz bassist (Birmingham)
*Dennis Edwards , soul singer (Birmingham)
*Joe F. Edwards, Jr. , NASA astronaut (Roanoke and Lineville)
*James Reese Europe , bandleader and composer (Mobile)F
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Paul Finebaum , columnist, author, radio talk show host (Birmingham) bornMemphis, Tennessee
*Howard Finster , folk artist (Valley Head)
*Fannie Flagg , author and actress (Birmingham)
*Louise Fletcher , actress (Birmingham)
*Jim Folsom , Governor (1947-1951) (Cullman)
*Melvin Franklin , soul singer (Montgomery)G
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A.G. Gaston , African-American businessman (Birmingham)
*Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) , poet and children's author (Homewood )
*Kenneth A. Gibson , first black mayor of major eastern city (Newark, New Jersey , from 1970 to 1986) (Enterprise)
*Kenneth R. Giddens , long term director of Voice of America; TV/radio station founder (Pine Apple)
*Harvey Glance , track athlete (Phenix City)
*Bobby Goldsboro , singer (Dothan)
*William C. Gorgas ,U. S. Army Surgeon General (Mobile)
*Mike Gottfried , formercollege football coach,ESPN commentator (Mobile)
*Urbie Green , jazz trombonist (Mobile)
*Kevin Greene , NFL player (Anniston)
*Steve Grissom , race car driver (Gadsden)
*Winston Groom , author of Forrest Gump (Fairhope)
*Lafayette Guild , pioneer in the research ofyellow fever (Tuscaloosa)H
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Sarah Haardt , writer, wife ofH. L. Mencken (Montgomery)
*Jon Hand , football player (Sylacauga)
*Mia Hamm , U.S. soccer star (Selma)
*Ralph Hammond , Alabama's Poet Laureate 1992-1995 (Arab)
*Lionel Hampton ,jazz musician (Birmingham)
*W. C. Handy ,jazz composer (Florence)
*John M. Harbert , billionaire businessman (coal mining)(Mountain Brook)
*Marguerite Harbert , billionaire heiress (Mountain Brook)
*Emmylou Harris , singer (Birmingham)
*William R. Harvey , president of Hampton University (Brewton
*Gustav Hasford , writer, screen-writer (Russellville)
*Erskine Hawkins ,jazz composer (Birmingham)
*Howell Heflin , judge-CJ Ala Sup Ct, US Senator (1978-97) (bornPoulan, Georgia )
*John S. Hendricks , Founder, Chair & CEO ofDiscovery Networks (Huntsville)
*Alexis Herman , formerSecretary of Labor , (Mobile)
*Jake Hess , gospel quartet singer, (Haleyville )
*Taylor Hicks , "American Idol " winner2006 (Hoover)
*J. Lister Hill , US Senator (1938-1969) (Montgomery
*Sylvia Hitchcock ,Miss USA andMiss Universe 1967 (Tuscaloosa}
*Bill Holbrook , syndicated comic strip artist (Huntsville)
*Mitch Holleman , TV star (Reba) (Auburn, Alabama )
*Lonnie Holley , artist (Birmingham)
*Polly Holliday , actress (Jasper)
*Condredge Holloway , CFL player (Huntsville)
* Hardcore Holly, WWE star, (Mobile)
*Evander Holyfield , boxer, (Atmore)
*Robert Horry ,basketball player (Andalusia)
*Frank House ,baseball player andlegislator (Bessemer)
*Linda Howard , romance writer (Gadsden)
*Freeman A. Hrabowski III , academic, university president (Birmingham)
*William Bradford Huie , journalist, author (Hartselle)
*Alan Hunter , original MTV VeeJay (Birmingham)J
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Bo Jackson , multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)
*Kate Jackson , actress (Birmingham)
*Sonny James , country singer (Hackleburg)
*Mae C. Jemison , first African American female in space (Decatur)
* Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker (Mobile)
*Dean Jones , actor (Decatur)
*Orlando Jones , actor (Mobile)
*Walter Jones , offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks (Aliceville)
*Lee Roy Jordan , Bama All Am & pro football linebacker Dallas Cowboys (Excel)
* Ralph "Shug" Jordan,Auburn University football coach (Selma)
*Tom Joyner , radio personality (Tuskegee)
*J Juliano , singer/songwriter forLittle Nashville , Country for Kids (Hoover)K
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Helen Keller , writer (Tuscumbia)
*Eddie Kendricks , soul singer (Union Springs)
*Jimmy Key , baseball pitcher (Huntsville)
*Caitlín R. Kiernan , writer and paleontologist (Leeds)
*Martin Luther King III , civil rights leader (Montgomery)
*William R. King , Senator, U.S. Vice-President (Cahaba)
*Yolanda King , actress and daughter ofMartin Luther King, Jr. (Montgomery)
*Hank Klibanoff , Pulitzer prize-winning author, "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" Managing Editor (Florence)
*Craig Knowles , founder of Alabama Republican Party (Huntsville)L
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Larry Langford , Mayor of Birmingham
*Adam Lazzara , lead singer ofTaking Back Sunday (Sheffield)
*Harper Lee , writer (Pulitzer Prize) (Monroeville)
*Carl Lewis , track and field athlete (Birmingham)
*George Lindsey , actor (Jasper)
*Donald Logan , former chairman ofTime Warner (Birmingham )
*Joe Louis , heavy weight champion boxer (Lafayette)
*Joseph Lowery , civil rights leader (Huntsville)
*Rebecca Luker , singer and actress (Helena)
*Shelby Lynne , country singer (Frankville)M
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Alfred Malone , NFL player, Houston Texans (Frisco City)
*Wallace D Malone Jr , CEO of SouthTrust Bank (Dothan)
*William March , writer,World War I hero (Mobile)
*Harold E. Martin ,Pulitzer Prize -winningnewspaper man, formerly with the "Montgomery Advertiser "
*Hugh Martin , songwriter (Birmingham)
*James D. Martin , Republicanpolitician
*F. David Mathews , educator (Grove Hill)
*Willie Mays ,baseball player (Birmingham)
*Robert R. McCammon , horror writer (Birmingham)
*Thomas McClary , guitarist (Commodores ) (Tuskegee)
*Willie McCovey ,baseball player (Mobile)
*Bryant H. McGill , poet (Mobile)
*Alexander McGillivray , Creek Chief, Little Tallassee (Montgomery)
*Lachlan McGillivray , Scots-Indian trader, Little Tallassee (Montgomery)
*Joe McInnes , corporate executive, state exec (Wetumpka)
*Frank McIntyre ,army general, Chief of the Bureau of Insular affairs (Montgomery)
*James McQueen , first (1714) Alabama Indian trader and Creek Indian leader, Tallassee (Montgomery)
*Don Mincher , baseball player (Huntsville)
*Grover Mitchell , jazz trombonist, Director of theCount Basie Orchestra (Whatley)
* Charles Moore, civil rights photojournalist (Hackleburg)
*Thomas Hinman Moorer ,admiral Chairman JCS (Mount Willing)
* Albert Murray, writer (Nokomis)N
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Jim Nabors , actor (Sylacauga)
*Larry Nelson , PGA golfer (Fort Payne)
*Ozzie Newsome , college football star at theUniversity of Alabama , NFL player and executive (Leighton)
*Jimmy Nolen , guitarist [Roanoke]O
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Scott Oden , writer (Somerville)
*Spooner Oldham , songwriter and keyboardist (Center Star)
*Stan O'Neal , chairman & CEO of Merrill Lynch (Roanoke)
*Osceola , Seminole Indian leader (Tallassee)
*Randy Owen , country singer (Alabama) (Fort Payne)
*Jesse Owens , track and field athlete (Oakville)
*Terrell Owens , football player Philly Eagles & Dallas Cowboys(Alexander City)P
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Rosa Parks , civil rights activist (Tuskegee)
*Gail Patrick ,Actress Producer of Perry Mason (Birmingham)
*Satchel Paige ,baseball player ( Mobile)
*Dan Penn , singer, songwriter & record producer (Vernon)
*Walker Percy , author (Birmingham)
*Chuck Person , NBA player (Brantley)
*Wesley Person , NBA player (Brantley)
*Wilson Pickett ,R&B and Soul singer (Prattville)
*Juan Pierre ,baseball player , (Mobile)
*Charles Redding Pitt , US & State Attorney, politician (Decatur)
*Paula Poundstone , comedian (Huntsville)
*Tyrone Prothro , University of Alabama Football Player (The Catch) (Heflin, Alabama )
*Curly Putman , Country Songwriter (Princeton)R
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Howell Raines , former "New York Times " editor (Birmingham)
*Wayne Ray , author/poet (Talladega; Lineville)
*Ray Reach , jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger , composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for theAlabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)
*Gary Redus , baseball player (Decatur)
*Condoleezza Rice ,United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)
*Michael Rooker , actor (Jasper)
*Rich Boy , rapper (Mobile)
*Lionel Richie , singer (Tuskegee)
*Bob Riley ,Governor of Alabama (Ashland)
*Philip Rivers ,college football star atNorth Carolina State University ,NFL star with theSan Diego Chargers (Decatur)
*Wayne Rogers , actor (Birmingham)
* Frank Rose, educator, former President of theUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
*Marie Rudisill , aka "The Fruitcake Lady" (Monroeville), Truman Capote's aunt he grew up with*
Sonia Sanchez , poet (Birmingham)
*David Satcher , surgeon general (Anniston)
*Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald , writer (Montgomery)
*Coretta Scott King , civil rights leader (Marion)
*Richard M. Scrushy , founder and former CEO ofHealthSouth Corporation (Selma)
*Jay Sebring ,Charles Manson murder victim (Birmingham)
*Jeff Sessions , U.S. Senator (Dothan)
*Joe Sewell , baseball player (Titus )
*Luke Sewell , baseball player (Titus )
*Rip Sewell , baseball player (Decatur )
*Glenn Shadix , actor (Bessemer)
*Tommy Shaw , rock musician (Montgomery)
*Richard C. Shelby , U.S. Senator (Birmingham)
*Fred Shuttlesworth , civil rights activist (Birmingham)
*Don Siegelman , formerGovernor of Alabama (Mobile)
*Percy Sledge , soul singer (Leighton)
*Rickey Smiley , comedian (Birmingham)
*Ella Gaunt Smith , doll manufacturer (Roanoke)
*Leighton W. Smith, Jr. , admiral,US Navy (Mobile)
*Ozzie Smith ,Baseball player (Mobile)
*Johnny Smith , jazz guitarist (Birmingham)
*Thomas M. Smith , District Attorney (Tuscaloosa)
*Zeke Smith , All American Auburn & pro football player Uniontown
*John Sparkman , US Senator (1946-1979) (Hartselle)
*Mark Spencer , President/CEO ofDigium , creator ofAsterisk (PBX) (Huntsville)
*Ken Stabler ,college football star at theUniversity of Alabama , NFL quarterback with Oakland Raiders (Foley)
*John Stallworth , NFL player (Tuscaloosa)
*Bart Starr , NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Green Bay Packers (Montgomery)
*Charles Steele , CEO and National President,Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) (Tuscaloosa)
*Donald W. Stewart , US Senator (Anniston)
*George W. Stewart , founder,American Gospel Quartet Convention (Tuscaloosa)
*Mike Stewart (novelist) , author (Vredenburgh)
*Warren St. John , author, journalist (Birmingham)
*T. S. Stribling , Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Florence) bornClifton, Tennessee
*Hut Stricklin , race car driver (Calera)
*Ruben Studdard , "American Idol " winner2003 (Birmingham)
*Jimmy Lee Sudduth , artist and blues musician (Fayette)
* Pat Sullivan, NFL quarterback, coach, Heisman Trophy Winner 1971 (Birmingham)
*Sun Ra , musician (Birmingham)
*Don Sutton , baseball player (Clio)
*Ward Swingle , multiple Grammy Award winning vocal jazz arranger and composer (Mobile)T
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Channing Tatum , actor (born in Cullman)
*Toni Tennille , one-half of duo Captain & Tennille (Montgomery)
*Pat Trammell , All-AmericanUniversity of Alabama football player (Scottsboro). Scottsboro's Trammell Staduim is named after him.
*Fred Thompson , former U.S. senator fromTennessee , actor (Sheffield)
*Tommy Tuberville , current head football coach atAuburn University , (Auburn) bornCamden, Arkansas
*Cynthia Tucker , columnist and editor, (Monroeville)
*Chief Tuskaloosa , Creek Indian chief and leader
*Take 6 , Grammy award winning jazz vocal group, (Huntsville)V
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Robert J. Van de Graaff - famous engineer, physicist (Tuscaloosa)
* Virtue, Gospel Singing Group - (Huntsville)W
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Jimmy Wales ofWikipedia (Huntsville)
*Harry "The Hat" Walker, MBA batting coach (Leeds)
*Margaret Walker , poet, author (Birmingham)
*Ben Wallace , NBA player (White Hall)
*Daniel Wallace , writer (Birmingham)
*George Wallace , politician (Clio)
*Gerald Wallace , NBA athlete (Childersburg)
*Eugene Walter , writer-actor (Mobile)
*Dinah Washington , singer, "Queen of the Blues" (Tuscaloosa)
*Ken Watters , jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)
*William Weatherford , (Red Eagle) Creek leader
*Leroy Wells American Idol contestant (Grand Bay)
*Fred Wesley , jazz and funk musician (Mobile)
*Joseph Wheeler , Confederate & US general (Hillsboro) born in Georgia
*Heather Whitestone , 1995Miss America (Dothan)
* Billy Williams, baseball player (Mobile)
*Cootie Williams , jazz trumpeter withDuke Ellington and others (Mobile)
*Hank Williams , seminal country musician (Georgiana)
* Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)
*Kathryn Tucker Windham , storyteller & author
*E. O. Wilson , biologist and writer (Birmingham)
*Tobias Wolff , author (Birmingham)
*Tammy Wynette , country singer (Red Bay)
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