List of people from Alabama

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Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (Mobile)

Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader, Baptist Minister (Linden)

Austin Adams, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Montgomery)

Mario Addison, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)

Robert Aderholt, representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997 (Haleyville)

Tommie Agee, MLB player (Magnolia)

Daniel Alarcón, novelist (Birmingham)

Doyle Alexander, MLB player (Cordova)

Chalmers Alford, musician (Huntsville)

James B. Allen, U.S. senator (1969–1978) (Gadsden)

Jason Allen, NFL player (Muscle Shoals)

Steven Allen, singer-songwriter and filmmaker

Maryon Pittman Allen, U.S. senator (1978) (Gadsden and Birmingham)

Mel Allen, sportscaster, Alabama football and New York Yankees (Birmingham)

Viola Allen, stage actress (Huntsville)

Bobby Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)

Davey Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)

David Allison, professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)

Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)

John Amari, circuit judge and former member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Trussville)

Glenn Andrews, U.S. representative (1965–1967) (Anniston)

Ivy Andrews, MLB player (Dora)

Sheila Andrews, country music singer (Athens)

Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist, material scientist, professor at University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

R.G. Armstrong, actor (Birmingham)

Ethel Ayler, actress (Whistler)

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Spencer Bachus, representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district 1993–2015 (Vestavia Hills)

Mary Badham, actress (Birmingham)

Hank Ballard, singer (Bessemer)

Tallulah Bankhead, actress (Jasper)

Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame basketball player, television commentator (Leeds)

Reggie Barlow, NFL wide receiver, college football coach (Montgomery)

Mark Barron, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)

Inez Baskin, African American journalist and civil rights activist (Florala)

Cynthia Bathurst, animal activist, founder of Safe Humane Chicago and the Court Case Dog Program

Bill Baxley, lieutenant governor (Dothan)

Lucy Baxley, lieutenant governor (2003–2007) (Vestavia Hills)

Paul Bearer, WWE manager and wrestling promoter (Mobile)

Jere Beasley, born in Tyler, Texas, lieutenant governor (1971–1979) (Clayton)

Scott Beason, Alabama state senator since 2006 (Hartselle)

Barry Beckett, keyboardist, composer, record producer, original member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Muscle Shoals)

Ann Bedsole, member of both houses, consecutively, of the Alabama State Legislature 1979 to 1995 (Mobile)

Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States (Mobile)

Earl Bennett, NFL wide receiver (Birmingham)

Amber Benson, actress (Birmingham)

Bo Bice, singer, American Idol runner-up (Huntsville) Michael Biehn, actor (Anniston)

James Gillespie Birney (1792–1857), planter, attorney, abolitionist (Huntsville)

Sanford Bishop, U.S. representative from Georgia's 2nd congressional district (Mobile)

Hugo Black, U.S. senator, United States Supreme Court justice (Harlan)

Lucas Black, actor (Speake)

Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)

Eric Bledsoe, NBA player, Phoenix Suns (Birmingham)

Winton Blount, businessman, U.S. postmaster general (1969–1972) (Union Springs)

Michael Boley, NFL linebacker (Gadsden)

Jo Bonner, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district since 2003 (Mobile)

Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)

Young Boozer, state treasurer (Montgomery)

tWitch (real name Stephen Boss), freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer, and actor (Montgomery)

Th-resa Bostick, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)

Albert Boutwell, lieutenant governor (1959–1963), mayor of Birmingham (1963–1967) (Birmingham)

Bobby Bowden, college football coach, Florida State (Birmingham)

Frank W. Boykin, former U.S. representative (Bladon Springs)

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, music group (Evergreen)

Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Possum Trot)

Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)

Jeff Brantley, MLB player, ESPN sportscaster

Albert P. Brewer, governor (1968–1971) (Birmingham)

Jeff Briggs, businessman, video game pioneer (Florence)

Bobby Bright, mayor of Montgomery (1999–2009), representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2009–2011) (Montgomery)

David G. Bronner, CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama (Montgomery), born in Cresco, Iowa

Mo Brooks, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011 (Huntsville)

Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals judge (Luverne)

Jerry Dolyn Brown, folk artist, traditional potter (Hamilton)

Johnny Mack Brown, football player for Alabama, actor (Dothan)

Michael Brown, astronomer (Huntsville)

Roger Brown, artist, member of the Chicago Imagists (Hamilton)

Paul "Bear" Bryant, iconic coach of Alabama football, born in Camden, Arkansas (Tuscaloosa)

John Hall Buchanan, Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1965–1981) (Birmingham and thereafter Bethesda, Maryland)

Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter (Mobile), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi

Edward M. Burgess, chemist (Birmingham), inventor of the Burgess reagent

Edward A. Burkhalter, admiral, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Intelligence, Chief of Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency (Roanoke)

Brett Butler, actress (Montgomery)

Keith Butler, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Anniston)

Pat Buttram, actor (Addison)

Larry Byrom, rock music guitarist, Steppenwolf (Huntsville)

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Matt Cain, baseball player, San Francisco Giants (Dothan)

Antoine Caldwell, NFL player, Houston Texans (Montgomery)

Sonny Callahan, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1985–2003) (Mobile)

Julia Campbell, actress (Huntsville)

Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, born in Louisiana (Monroeville)

Robert Daniel Carmichael, mathematician (born in Goodwater)

Edward Earl Carnes, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Albertville)

DeMarre Carroll, NBA player, Utah Jazz (Birmingham)

Clarence Carter, soul singer and musician (Montgomery)

Forrest Carter, writer

Nell Carter, actress, singer (Birmingham)

George Washington Carver, scientist, botanist, born in Diamond, Missouri (Tuskegee)

Herman Frank Cash, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)

Tim Castille, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)

Reg E. Cathey, actor (Huntsville)

Robert Edward Chambliss, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)

Hosea Chanchez, actor (Montgomery)

Josh Chapman, NFL defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts (Hoover)

Bobby Frank Cherry, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)

Fred Child, host of American Public Media's Performance Today (Huntsville)

Mark Childress, writer (Monroeville)

Stewart Cink, professional golfer (Huntsville)

Bob Clark, actor, director, screenwriter (Birmingham)

Jeremy Clark, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Daphne)

Mattie Moss Clark, gospel artist, mother of gospel group The Clark Sisters (Selma)

Nat King Cole, singer (Montgomery)

Ronnie Coleman, football player, Alabama A&M and NFL's Houston Oilers (Jasper)

Marva Collins, educator (Monroeville)

Fred Cone, football player for Clemson and NFL's Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys (Pine Apple)

Jared Cook, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Birmingham)

Jeff Cook, country music guitarist, Alabama (Fort Payne)

Timothy Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (Robertsdale)

Charles J. Cooper, former Assistant United States Attorney General (Birmingham)

Miles Copeland, Jr., musician, CIA officer (Birmingham)

Jerricho Cotchery, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)

DeMarcus Cousins, basketball player, Sacramento Kings (Mobile)

Courteney Cox, actress (Mountain Brook)

Tony Cox, actor (Uniontown)

Clayne Crawford, actor (Clay)

Rick Crawford, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver (Mobile)

Howard Cross, football player for Alabama and NFL's New York Giants (Owens Cross Roads)

Ashley Crow, actress (Birmingham)

Brodie Croyle, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Rainbow City)

Michael Curry, NBA coach, Philadelphia 76ers (Anniston)

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Marcell Dareus, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Birmingham)

Angela Davis, communist activist (Birmingham)

Artur Davis, representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (2003–2011) (Birmingham)

N. Jan Davis, astronaut, born in Cocoa Beach, Florida (Huntsville)

Russ Davis, baseball player (Birmingham)

Felicia Day, actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer (Huntsville)

Oscar Stanton De Priest, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, civil rights advocate (Florence)

Morris Dees, founder of Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery)

Sam Dees, soul music singer (Birmingham)

Diana DeGarmo, American Idol contestant (Birmingham)

David L. DeJarnette, influential archaeologist (Bessemer)

Jeremiah Denton, prisoner of war in Vietnam, U.S. Senator (1981–1987) (Mobile)

Donna D'Errico, actress (Dothan)

James Deshler, Confederate brigadier general (Tuscumbia)

Quinton Dial, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Andalusia)

Kim Dickens, actress (Huntsville)

Chris Dickerson, bodybuilder (Montgomery)

Mahala Ashley Dickerson, lawyer (Montgomery)

Parnell Dickinson, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Brighton)

William Louis Dickinson, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1965 to 1993) (Montgomery)

Oliver W. Dillard, military leader (Margaret)

Larry Dixon, state representative and state senator, Oklahoma native (Montgomery)

Larry Donnell, football player, New York Giants (Ozark)

Vince Dooley, football coach (Mobile)

Deidre Downs, 2005 Miss America (Pelham)

John Drew, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz (Vredenburgh)

Erwin Dudley, basketball player (Uniontown)

Benjamin Minge Duggar, botanist, discoverer of tetracycline (Gallion)

Luther Duncan, 4-H pioneer, educator and administrator (Auburn)

Alan Dunn, MLB bullpen coach, Baltimore Orioles (Gadsden)

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Bobby Eaton, pro wrestler (Huntsville)

Cleveland Eaton, jazz bassist (Birmingham)

Dennis Edwards, soul music singer (Birmingham)

Jack Edwards, state representative (1965–85) (Mobile)

Joe F. Edwards, Jr., astronaut, born in Richmond, Virginia (Roanoke and Lineville)

Carl Elliott, state representative (1949-65) (Jasper)

Jake Elmore, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Pleasant Grove)

Eric Esch, a.k.a. Butterbean, boxer (Jasper)

James Reese Europe, bandleader, composer (Mobile)

Rodney J. Evans, Congressional Medal of Honor winner (Florala)

Terry Everett, state representative (1993–09) (Enterprise)

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Nick Fairley, NFL defensive lineman, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)

Red Farmer, former NASCAR driver (Hueytown)

Paul Finebaum, columnist, author, radio personality, born in Memphis

Howard Finster, folk artist (Valley Head)

Zelda Fitzgerald, writer (Montgomery)

Fannie Flagg, author and actress (Birmingham)

Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress (Birmingham)

Richmond Flowers, Jr., football player (Dothan)

Richmond Flowers, Sr., attorney general and activist (Dothan)

Trey Flowers, NFL defensive end, New England Patriots (Huntsville)

Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist in bobsled, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics (Birmingham)

Wayne Flynt, editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of Alabama (Auburn)

Emory Folmar, mayor of Montgomery (1977–1999), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1982 (Montgomery)

James Folsom, Jr., governor (1993–1995), lieutenant governor (1987–1993 and 2007–2011) (Cullman)

Jim Folsom, governor (1947–1951 and 1955–1959) (Cullman)

Dee Ford, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Odenville)

Joe Forehand, CEO of First Data (Alexander City)

Allen "Matchstik" Forrest, rapper, singer, music producer (Dothan)

George Foster, MLB player (Tuscaloosa)

Melvin Franklin, soul music singer (Montgomery)

Chris Fryar, drummer for Zac Brown Band (Birmingham)

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Noah Galloway, former United States Army soldier and contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20 (Birmingham)

Pat Garrett, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, killed Billy the Kid (Cusseta)

A.G. Gaston, businessman, civil rights activist (Birmingham)

A. B. George, Louisiana judge and politician (Wilcox County)

Betty Lou Gerson, voice actress, "Cruella de Vil" of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Birmingham)

Charles Ghigna, poet, author (Homewood)

Robert Gibbs, press secretary for President Barack Obama (Auburn)

Kenneth A. Gibson, first black mayor of major eastern city (Newark, New Jersey, 1970-1986) (Enterprise)

Kenneth R. Giddens, director of Voice of America, TV and radio station founder (Pine Apple)

Wallace Gilberry, NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals (Bay Minette)

Horace Gillom, NFL player, Cleveland Browns (Roanoke)

Samuel Ginn, pioneer in wireless communications industry (Anniston)

Mark Gitenstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania(Florala)

Mickell Gladness, NBA player, Miami Heat (Sylacauga)

Harvey Glance, track and field athlete (Phenix City)

Walton Goggins, actor (Birmingham)

Eli Gold, sportscaster, born in New York (Birmingham)

William Lee Golden, country music singer The Oak Ridge Boys (East Brewton)

Bobby Goldsboro, singer (Dothan)

Alfred Goldthwaite, state representative, chairman of Alabama Republican Party (Montgomery)

Tina Gordon, NASCAR driver (Cedar Bluff)

William C. Gorgas, U. S. Army Surgeon General (Mobile)

Vern Gosdin, country and gospel singer (Woodland)

Mike Gottfried, former college football coach, ESPN commentator (Mobile)

Charles Graddick, judge and Attorney General of Alabama (1975–1983) (Mobile)

Beth Grant, actress (Gadsden)

Kendall Graveman, MLB player, Oakland A's (Alexander City)

Chris Gray, NFL player (Homewood)

Hank Green, vlogger and musician (Birmingham)

Urbie Green, jazz trombonist (Mobile)

Kevin Greene, NFL player (Anniston)

Rusty Greer, MLB player, Texas Rangers (Albertville)

John Grenier, Republican politician (Birmingham)

Tod Griffin, actor (Birmingham)

Parker Griffith, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2009–2011) (Huntsville)

David G. Grimes, insurance agent, Republican politician (Montgomery)

Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver (Gadsden)

Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump (Fairhope)

Gabe Gross, MLB player, Oakland A's (Dothan)

Gucci Mane, musician (Birmingham)

Lafayette Guild, pioneer in research of yellow fever (Tuscaloosa)

Annabelle Gurwitch, actress (Mobile)

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Rick Hall, record producer (Muscle Shoals)

Mark R. Hall Mayor (Helena, Alabama)

Mary Katharine Ham, journalist, video blogger, Fox News contributor (Montgomery)

Mia Hamm, soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion (Selma)

Chris Hammond, MLB pitcher (Vestavia Hills)

Lionel Hampton, jazz musician (Birmingham)

Jon Hand, football player (Sylacauga)

W. C. Handy, jazz composer (Florence)

John Hannah, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and NFL's New England Patriots, born in Georgia. (Albertville)

John M. Harbert, billionaire businessman (construction, investments, coal mining properties) (Mountain Brook)

Marguerite Harbert, billionaire heiress (Mountain Brook)

Roman Harper, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Prattville)

Emmylou Harris, singer (Birmingham)

William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University (Brewton)

Gustav Hasford, writer, screenwriter (Russellville)

Erskine Hawkins, jazz composer (Birmingham)

George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Gadsden)

Glenn Hearn, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, FBI special agent, Alabama legislator (Albertville)

Howell Heflin, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, United States Senator (1979–1997), born in Poulan, Georgia (Tuscumbia)

Kurt Heinecke, music composer, songwriter, voice actor, photographer (Cullman)

John S. Hendricks, founder, chair and CEO of Discovery Networks (Huntsville)

Richard Hendrix, basketball player (Athens)

Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor (Mobile)

Will Herring, NFL player, New Orleans Saints (Opelika)

Jake Hess, gospel quartet singer (Haleyville)

Taylor Hicks, singer, American Idol winner 2006 (Hoover)

Harlon Hill, American Football Player, Chicago Bears, (Killen)

Howard Hill, professional archer and stunt archer for films (Wilsonville)

J. Lister Hill, United States Senator (1938–1969) (Montgomery)

Sammie Lee Hill, football player, Detroit Lions (West Blocton)

Joe Hilley, author (Grand Bay)

Brent Hinds, singer, guitarist, Mastodon (Pelham)

Eddie Hinton, musician (Birmingham)

Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1967 (Tuscaloosa)

Chandler Hoffman, Major League Soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy (Birmingham)

Robert Hoffman, actor (Madison)

Bill Holbrook, syndicated comic strip artist (Huntsville)

Mitch Holleman, actor, Reba (Auburn)

Lonnie Holley, artist (Birmingham)

Polly Holliday, actress (Jasper)

Fred Nall Hollis, artist (Troy)

Condredge Holloway, CFL player (Huntsville)

Hardcore Holly, WWE star (Mobile)

Cliff Holman, television personality (Mobile)

Evander Holyfield, World Heavyweight Championship boxer (Atmore)

Perry O. Hooper, Jr., member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1984–2003 (Montgomery)

Perry O. Hooper, Sr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, first Republican to hold that office (Montgomery)

Robert Horry, basketball player (Andalusia)

Frank House, baseball player and legislator (Bessemer)

Brittany Howard, musician, (Athens, Alabama)

Linda Howard, romance writer (Gadsden)

Glenn Howerton, actor (Montgomery)

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, academic, university president (Birmingham)

Cooper Huckabee, actor (Mobile)

William Bradford Huie, journalist, author (Hartselle)

Guy Hunt, governor (1987–1993) (Cullman)

Alan Hunter, original MTV VeeJay (Birmingham)

Zora Neale Hurston, author (Notasulga)

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Osmond Kelly Ingram, Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy, WWI Medal of Honor recipient (Oneonta)

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Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)

Kate Jackson, actress (Birmingham)

Katherine Jackson, mother of the Jackson 5 (Barbour County)

Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player (Montgomery)

Sonny James, country music singer (Hackleburg)

Mae C. Jemison, astronaut (Decatur)

Desmond Jennings, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Birmingham)

Jerrel Jernigan, NFL player, New York Giants (Eufaula)

Frank Minis Johnson, federal judge (Haleyville)

Jamey Johnson, country music singer (Montgomery)

Lonnie Johnson, inventor (Mobile)

Michael Johnson, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals (Selma)

Rashad Johnson, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals (Sulligent)

Dean Jones, actor (Decatur)

Julio Jones, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Foley)

Orlando Jones, actor (Mobile)

Robbie Jones, NFL player, New York Giants (Demopolis)

Walter Jones, football player (Aliceville)

Lee Roy Jordan, football player, Alabama and NFL's Dallas Cowboys (Excel)

Ralph "Shug" Jordan, football coach, Auburn University (Selma)

Tom Joyner, radio personality (Tuskegee)

Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist (Montgomery)

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Helen Keller, blind author (Tuscumbia)

Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer (Union Springs)

Jimmy Key, MLB pitcher (Huntsville)

Craig Kimbrel, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves (Huntsville)

Alveda King, minister, pro-life activist, author (Birmingham)

Brandon King, NFL safety, New England Patriots (Alabaster)

Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader (Marion)

Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist, lived in Alabama in the mid-1950s (Montgomery)

Reggie King, former NBA player (Birmingham)

Troy King, state attorney general (2004–2011) (Montgomery)

Woodie King, Jr., director, producer (Baldwin Springs)

Dre Kirkpatrick, NFL cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals (Gadsden)

Corey Kluber, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Birmingham)

Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange (Gadsden)

David Koonce, rock musician, Within Reason (Pelham)

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Larry Langford, former mayor of Birmingham (Birmingham)

Adam Lazzara, singer, Taking Back Sunday (Sheffield)

Terry Leach, MLB pitcher (Selma)

Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of To Kill a Mockingbird (Monroeville)

Lash LeRoux, professional wrestler, painter, artist (Oxford)

Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle (Fairhope)

Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Birmingham)

David Peter Lewis, governor (1872–1874) (Huntsville)

John Robert Lewis, U.S. Congressman, civil rights leader (Troy)

George Lindsey, actor (Jasper)

Angela Little, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month (Albertville)

Tandy Little, Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1962–1966), real estate developer (Montgomery)

Herman H. Long, college administrator (Birmingham)

Theodore Long, professional wrestling authority figure (Birmingham)

Sarah Ashley Longshore, painter

Joe Louis, boxer, 12-year world heavyweight champion (Lafayette)

Fred L. Lowery, Southern Baptist clergyman and author (Montevallo)

Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader (Huntsville)

Theodore J. Lowi, political scientist (Gadsden)

Rebecca Luker, singer and actress (Helena)

Shelby Lynne, country music singer (Frankville)

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Sunny Mabrey, model, actress (Gadsden)

Harry Mabry, television newscaster (Birmingham)

Everette Maddox a.k.a. "Rhett" Maddox, poet (Montgomery)

Anthony Madison, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Thomasville)

Boots Mallory, actress (Mobile)

Alfred Malone, NFL player, Houston Texans (Frisco City)

William March, writer, World War I hero (Mobile)

Sen'Derrick Marks, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Mobile)

Debra Marshall, WWE wrestler (Tuscaloosa)

Kerry James Marshall, artist (Birmingham)

Chris Martin, NFL player (Huntsville)

Harold E. Martin, newspaperman Montgomery

Hugh Martin, songwriter (Birmingham)

James D. Martin, U.S. representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (1965 to 1967) (Gadsden)

Sonequa Martin-Green, actress (Russellville)

F. David Mathews, educator (Grove Hill)

Evan Mathis, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Birmingham)

Jordan Matthews, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Madison)

Willie Mays, Hall of Fame center fielder (Birmingham)

Lewis McAllister, businessman and Republican former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (Tuscaloosa)

Robert R. McCammon, horror writer (Birmingham)

A.J. McCarron, football quarterback (Mobile)

Elvin McCary, politician (Anniston)

Rolando McClain, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Athens)

Mitch McConnell, politician, long-time U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 1985, and Republican Leader of the United States Senate since 2015 (Sheffield/Athens)

Willie McCovey, Hall of Fame first baseman (Mobile)

Michael McCullers, screenwriter

K. J. McDaniels, NBA player (Birmingham)

Alexander McGillivray, Creek Indian Chief (Montgomery)

Lachlan McGillivray, Scots-Indian trader (Montgomery)

Garnie W. McGinty, Louisiana historian (Montevallo)

Joe McInnes, corporate and state executive (Wetumpka)

Frank McIntyre, U.S. Army general (Montgomery)

Ronald McKinnon, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Elba)

Steve McLendon, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Ozark)

Gertrude Michael, actress (Talladega)

Don Mincher, MLB player (Huntsville)

Grover Mitchell, jazz trombonist (Whatley)

John Mitchell, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Mobile)

Anthony Mix, NFL player (Bay Minette)

Wilmer Mizell, U.S. representative from North Carolina, Major League Baseball pitcher (Vinegar Bend)

Jamario Moon, basketball player (Goodwater)

Charles Moore, civil rights photojournalist (Hackleburg)

Mal Moore, University of Alabama athletic director, former quarterback and offensive coordinator (Dozier)

Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2001–2003, 2013–2016) (Gadsden)

Thomas Hinman Moorer, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Mount Willing)

Kathryn Morgan, ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet

C. J. Mosley, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Mobile)

Eric Motley, public administrator (Montgomery)

Morgan Murphy, humorist and author (Mountain Brook)

Albert Murray, writer (Nokomis)

Johnny Musso, football player (Birmingham)

Pete Myers, basketball player and coach (Mobile)

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Jim Nabors, actor and singer (Sylacauga)

Joe Namath, Hall of Fame quarterback, Alabama and NFL player, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Tuscaloosa)

Larry Nelson, PGA golfer (Fort Payne)

Bert Nettles, politician and lawyer, formerly from Monroeville and Mobile (Birmingham)

Elijah Nevett , NFL player (Bessemer)

Ozzie Newsome, football player, Alabama and NFL's Cleveland Browns, executive for Baltimore Ravens (Leighton)

Matthew Newton, conductor, professional railroader (Prattville)

Jimmy Nolen, guitarist (Roanoke)

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Philip Ober, stage and screen actor (Fort Payne)

Benjamin Obomanu, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks (Selma)

Scott Oden, writer (Somerville)

Cathy O'Donnell, actress (Siluria)

Spooner Oldham, songwriter, keyboardist (Center Star)

Stan O'Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch (Roanoke)

Osceola, Seminole leader (Tallassee)

Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church (Huntsville)

Randy Owen, lead singer for band Alabama (Fort Payne)

Jesse Owens, iconic track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Oakville)

Terrell Owens, NFL player (Alexander City)

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Satchel Paige, baseball player (Mobile)

Michael Papajohn, actor, stuntman (Vestavia Hills)

Rosa Parks, civil rights activist (Tuskegee)

Gail Patrick, actress and television producer (Birmingham)

Albert Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama (Phenix City)

John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama (Phenix City)

Jake Peavy, baseball pitcher (Mobile)

Charley Pell, head football coach at Clemson and Florida (Albertville)

Dan Penn, singer, songwriter, record producer (Vernon)

Morgan Peoples, Louisiana historian (Guin and Birmingham)

Blake Percival, Whistleblower (Montgomery)

Walker Percy, author (Birmingham)

Wayne Perkins musician (Birmingham)

Chuck Person, NBA player (Brantley)

Wesley Person, NBA player (Brantley)

Jesse Lee Peterson, minister, author (Midway)

Sidney Phillips, World War II veteran, physician (Mobile)

Wilson Pickett, R&B and soul singer (Prattville)

Juan Pierre, MLB outfielder (Mobile)

Charles Redding Pitt, attorney, politician (Decatur)

Chris Porter, NBA player (Abbeville)

Paula Poundstone, comedian (Huntsville)

Alma Powell, audiologist, children's author (Birmingham)

Michael Powell, attorney and politician (Birmingham)

Jerraud Powers, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Decatur)

Tyrone Prothro, football player, Alabama (Heflin)

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Sun Ra, jazz musician (Birmingham)

Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (1963–1971), education dean at Troy University (Troy)

Howell Raines, former New York Times editor (Birmingham)

Albert Rains, representative of Alabama's 7th congressional district (1945–1965) (Gadsden)

Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer for Rooster Teeth Productions (Mobile)

Theo Ratliff, center for the Charlotte Bobcats (Demopolis)

Ray Reach, jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)

Gary Redus, baseball player (Decatur)

Scottie Reynolds, basketball player at Villanova

Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)

Rich Boy, rapper (Mobile)

Tony Richardson, NFL player, New York Jets (Daleville)

Lionel Richie, singer (Tuskegee)

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama (2003–2011) (Ashland)

Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder (Coffee County)

Philip Rivers, quarterback for North Carolina State and NFL's San Diego Chargers (Decatur)

David Robertson, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (Birmingham)

Denard Robinson, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Birmingham)

Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2011–) (Montgomery)

Jim Rogers, businessman, investor (Demopolis)

Roy Rogers, former NBA player, assistant coach for the Houston Rockets (Linden)

Wayne Rogers, actor (Birmingham)

Michael Rooker, actor (Jasper)

Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

Marie Rudisill, a.k.a. "The Fruitcake Lady," Truman Capote's aunt (Monroeville)

Jeff Rutledge, NFL quarterback (Birmingham)

Josh Rutledge, MLB infielder (Cullman)

Debby Ryan, actress (Huntsville)

DeMeco Ryans, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Bessemer)

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Warren St. John, author, journalist (Birmingham)

Ed Salem, football player, born in Tucson, Arizona (Birmingham)

Sonia Sanchez, poet (Birmingham)

John Solomon Sandridge, painter, sculptor, author, born in Gadsden, Alabama (Chelsea)

David Satcher, surgeon general (Anniston)

Eugene Sawyer, 53rd mayor of Chicago (Greensboro)

Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth (Selma)

Doc Scurlock, a.k.a. Josiah Gordon Scurlock, a founding member of the Lincoln County New Mexico Regulators, member of Billy the Kid's gang (Tallapoosa)

Jay Sebring, hair stylist, Charles Manson murder victim (Birmingham)

Waldo Semon, inventor of vinyl (Demopolis)

David Sessions, member of the Alabama Legislature (Grand Bay)

Jeff Sessions, longtime Alabama Senator since 1996; U.S. Attorney General

Joe Sewell, baseball player (Titus)

Luke Sewell, baseball player (Titus)

Rip Sewell, baseball player (Decatur)

Glenn Shadix, actor (Bessemer)

Earnie Shavers, former heavyweight boxer (Garland)

Tommy Shaw, rock musician (Montgomery)

Richard C. Shelby, United States Senator (Birmingham)

Ashton Shepherd, country singer (Coffeeville)

Danny Sheridan, sports broadcaster and prognosticator (Mobile)

Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist (Birmingham)

George Siebels, mayor of Birmingham (1967–1975), state representative (1975–1990) (Birmingham)

Don Siegelman, former governor of Alabama (1999–2003) (Mobile)

Eugene Sledge, World War II veteran, teacher, writer (Mobile)

Percy Sledge, soul singer (Leighton)

Kirby Smart, football coach, defensive coordinator University of Alabama (Montgomery)

Rickey Smiley, comedian (Birmingham)

Albert Lee Smith, Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1981–1983) (Birmingham)

Andre Smith, NFL offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals (Birmingham)

Ella Gaunt Smith, doll manufacturer (Roanoke)

Holland Smith, general, United States Marine Corps during World War II, father of amphibious warfare (Hatchechubbie)

Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist (Birmingham)

Leighton W. Smith, Jr., admiral, United States Navy (Mobile)

Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)

Thomas M. Smith, district attorney (Tuscaloosa)

Zeke Smith, American football player (Uniontown)

Les Snead, general manager of the St. Louis Rams (Eufaula)

Dylan Riley Snyder, actor,singer (Tuscaloosa)

John Sparkman, United States Senator (1946–1979) (Hartselle)

Chauncey Sparks, governor (1943–1947) (Eufaula)

Mark Spencer, president/CEO of Digium (Huntsville)

Octavia Spencer, actress (Montgomery)

The Springs, band (Enterprise)

Ken Stabler, NFL player, The University of Alabama and Oakland Raiders (Foley)

Zac Stacy, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Centreville)

John Stallworth, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Tuscaloosa)

Bart Starr, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and Green Bay Packers (Montgomery)

Darian Stewart, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Huntsville)

Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator (Anniston)

Mike Stewart, author (Vredenburgh)

Dwight Stone, former NFL player (Florala)

Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama (2011–) (Mountain Brook)

J. Curry Street, physicist (Opelika)

T. S. Stribling, author (Florence)

Gail Strickland, actress (Birmingham)

Hut Stricklin, NASCAR driver (Calera)

Ruben Studdard, 2003 American Idol winner (Birmingham)

Jimmy Lee Sudduth, artist and blues musician (Fayette)

Pat Sullivan, football player (Birmingham)

Kevin Sumlin, football head coach, Texas A&M (Brewton)

Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player (Clio)

Barret Swatek, actress and comedian (Birmingham)

Ward Swingle, jazz arranger and composer (Mobile)

Dabo Swinney, football head coach, Clemson (Birmingham)

T

Jaquiski Tartt, NFL football player (Mobile)

Channing Tatum, actor (Cullman)

Toni Tennille, singer (Montgomery)

Adalius Thomas, NFL football player (Equality)

Bryan Thomas, football player (Birmingham)

Fred Thompson, former United States senator from Tennessee, actor (Sheffield)

Neil Thrasher, country singer-songwriter (Birmingham)

Frank Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist (Andalusia)

Mose Tolliver, artist (Pike Road)

Harry Townes, actor (Huntsville)

Pat Trammell, Alabama Crimson Tide football player, physician (Scottsboro)

Justin Tuck, NFL football player (Kellyton)

Cynthia Tucker, columnist and editor (Monroeville)

Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party (2005–) (Auburn)

Tom Turnipseed, Democratic political activist (Mobile)

Chief Tuskaloosa, Creek Indian chief and leader

Richard Tyson, actor (Mobile)

U

Courtney Upshaw, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Eufaula)

V

Robert J. Van de Graaff, engineer, physicist (Tuscaloosa)

Robert Smith Vance, federal judge (Talladega)

Ned Vaughn, actor (Huntsville)

Mack Vickery, singer, songwriter (Town Creek)

Wernher von Braun, engineer, physicist (Huntsville) born in Wirsitz, Province of Posen, Poland (then part of German Empire)

Hans A. von Spakovsky, attorney (Huntsville)

W

Mark Waid, writer (Hueytown)

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia (Huntsville)

Frank Walker, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Tuskegee)

Margaret Walker, poet, author (Birmingham)

Ben Wallace, NBA player (White Hall)

Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, First Lady of Alabama (1971–1978) (Montgomery)

Daniel Wallace, writer (Birmingham)

George C. Wallace, four-term governor and four-time presidential candidate (Clio and Montgomery)

George Wallace, Jr., former Alabama Public Service Commission member (Montgomery)

Gerald Wallace, basketball player (Childersburg)

Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor (1967–1968) (Montgomery)

Eugene Walter, writer-actor (Mobile)

Jimmie Ward, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Mobile)

DeMarcus Ware, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Auburn)

Adam Warren, MLB pitcher, New York Yankees (Birmingham)

Mervyn Warren, musician (Huntsville)

Dinah Washington, singer (Tuscaloosa)

Mary Burke Washington, economist (Tuskegee)

Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)

William Weatherford, a.k.a. Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader

Joe Webb, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)

Katherine Webb, model, Miss Alabama USA (Montgomery)

Lardarius Webb, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Opelika)

Fred Wesley, musician (Mobile)

Mario West, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks (Huntsville)

Joseph Wheeler, Confederate and US General, US Congressman, namesake of Wheeler State Park and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, author (Hillsboro)

Chris White, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Mobile)

D. J. White, NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats (Tuscaloosa)

Pat White, NFL player, Miami Dolphins (Daphne)

Heather Whitestone, 1995 Miss America (Dothan)

Chase Whitley, MLB player, New York Yankees (Ranburne)

Joe Whitt, Jr., NFL coach, Green Bay Packers (Auburn)

Barbara Wiedemann, poet and English professor (Montgomery)

Deontay Wilder, professional boxer (Tuscaloosa)

Mark Wilkerson, musician (Enterprise)

Billy Williams, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)

Carnell Williams, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Attalla)

Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter (Mobile)

Hank Williams, country musician (Georgiana)

Hank Williams, Jr., country musician (Cullman)

Holly Williams, country musician (Cullman)

Nick Williams, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)

Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)

Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder, Kansas City Royals (Florence)

James Willis, former NFL linebacker (Huntsville)

E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer (Birmingham)

Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author (Dallas County)

Tobias Wolff, author (Birmingham)

Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian (Birmingham)

Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama" (Pelham)

Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher, Baltimore Orioles (Montgomery)

Tammy Wynette, country singer (Red Bay)

Y

Yelawolf, rapper (Gadsden)

T.J. Yeldon, running back (Daphne)

Tom York, television personality (Hoover)

Coleman Young, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan (Tuscaloosa)

Delmon Young, baseball player (Montgomery)