List of people from Alabama
This is a listing of listing of notable people born in, or notable for their association with, Alabama.
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- Hank Aaron, Baseball Hall of Fame member (Mobile)
- Robert Aderholt, representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997 (Haleyville)
- Tommie Agee, former MLB player (Magnolia)
- Daniel Alarcón, novelist (Birmingham)
- Chalmers Alford, musician (Huntsville)
- Doyle Alexander, Major League baseball player (Cordova)
- James B. Allen, U.S. senator (1969-1978 (Gadsden)
- Maryon Pittman Allen, U.S. senator (1978) (Gadsden and Birmingham)
- Mel Allen, legendary sportscaster - Alabama Crimson Tide football- New York Yankees (Birmingham)
- Viola Allen, stage actress (Huntsville)
- Bobby Allison, NASCAR legend, (Hueytown)
- Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver, (Hueytown)
- Davey Allison, NASCAR legend, (Hueytown)
- David Allison, Distinguished Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
- Ivy Andrews, Major League baseball player (Dora)
- Glenn Andrews, U.S. representative (1965 to 1967) (Anniston)
- Sheila Andrews, Country music singer (Athens)
- R.G. Armstrong, actor (Birmingham)
- Ethel Ayler, actress (Whistler)
B
- Spencer Bachus, representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district since 1993 (Vestavia Hills)
- Mary Badham, actress (Birmingham)
- Hank Ballard, singer (Bessemer)
- Tallulah Bankhead, actress (Jasper)
- Charles Barkley, basketball player (Leeds)
- Reggie Barlow, NFL wide receiver, college football coach (Montgomery)
- Mark Barron, NFL player- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Mobile)
- Cynthia Bathurst, animal activist, founder of Safe Humane Chicago and the Court Case Dog Program
- Bill Baxley, former Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (Dothan)
- Lucy Baxley, lieutenant governor (2003-2007) (Vestavia Hills)
- Paul Bearer, WWE manager and wrestling promoter (Mobile)
- Jere Beasley, born Tyler, Texas, lieutenant governor (1971-1979) (Clayton)
- Scott Beason, Alabama state senator since 2006 (Hartselle)
- Barry Beckett, studio musician, guitarist, composer, record producer, original member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Muscle Shoals)
- Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States (Mobile)
- Earl Bennett, NFL wide receiver (Birmingham)
- Amber Benson, actress (Birmingham)
- Eric Bledsoe, basketball player (Birmingham)
- Bo Bice, "American Idol" contestant (Helena)
- 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- Los Angeles Clippers (Birmingham)
- Winton Blount, businessman, U.S. postmaster general from 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, current state treasurer (Montgomery)
- Albert Boutwell, lieutenant governor (1959-1963), mayor of Birmingham (1963-1967) (Birmingham)
- Bobby Bowden, college footbal coach (Birmingham)
- Rich Boy, rap artist (Mobile)
- 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)
- Jeff Briggs, businessman, video game pioneer (Florence)
- Wernher von Braun; engineer, physicist (Huntsville) born Wirsitz, Province of Posen, Poland (then part of German Empire)
- Albert P. Brewer, governor 1968 to 1971 (Birmingham)
- 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 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; college football star- University of Alabama football, actor (Dothan)
- Matthew Brown[disambiguation needed]; comedian -YouTube
- Roger Brown (artist), American artist who was a member of the Chicago Imagists,(Hamilton)
- Paul "Bear" Bryant, former head football coach - University 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 Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Edward M. Burgess, American 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)
- Jeff Brantley professional baseball player and ESPN broadcaster
- Forrest Carter; writer
- 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)
- Robert Daniel Carmichael, prominent 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)
- Nell Carter; actress, singer (Birmingham)
- George Washington Carver; scientist, botanist (Tuskegee) born Diamond, Missouri
- Truman Capote, writer (Monroeville) born New Orleans, Louisiana
- 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)
- Hosea Chanchez, actor (Montgomery)
- Robert Edward Chambliss, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
- 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)
- Jeremy Clark, NFL player- Dallas Cowboys (Daphne)
- Mattie Moss Clark; Award winning gospel artist, mother of the award winning gospel group The Clark Sisters (Selma)
- Nat King Cole, singer (Montgomery)
- Ronnie Coleman, American Football player- Alabama A&M, NFL player- Houston Oilers former professional football player (Jasper)
- Marva Collins, educator (Monroeville)
- Fred Cone, American football player- Clemson University, NFL player- Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys (Pine Apple)
- 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- New York Jets (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; college football player- University of Alabama football, NFL player- 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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- Marcel 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 (Huntsville) born Cocoa Beach, Florida
- Radric Davis, rapper Gucci Mane (Birmingham)
- Russ Davis, baseball player (Birmingham)
- Felicia Day, actress and singer (Huntsville)
- Morris Dees, founder of Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery)
- Sam Dees, soul music singer (Birmingham)
- Donna D'Errico, actress (Dothan)
- Diana DeGarmo, American Idol contestant (Birmingham)
- Jeremiah Denton, prisoner of war in Vietnam, U.S. Senator (1981-1987) (Mobile)
- Oscar Stanton De Priest, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, civil rights advocate (Florence)
- James Deshler, Confederate Brigadier General (Tuscumbia, Alabama)
- Kim Dickens, actress (Huntsville)
- Chris Dickerson, bodybuilder (Montgomery)
- Mahala Ashley Dickerson, lawyer (Montgomery)
- William Louis Dickinson, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1965 to 1993) (Montgomery)
- Larry Dixon, Oklahoma native, former state representative and state senator (Montgomery)
- Deidre Downs, 2005 Miss America (Pelham)
- John Drew, NBA NBA Basketball 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, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1965-1985) (Mobile)
- Joe F. Edwards, Jr., astronaut (Roanoke and Lineville) born Richmond, Virginia
- Carl Elliott, representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1949 to 1965 (Jasper)
- Patricia Ellis, film actress (Birmingham)
- Eric Esch, a.k.a. Butterbean, boxer (Jasper)
- James Reese Europe; bandleader, composer (Mobile)
- Terry Everett, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1993-2009) (Enterprise)
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- Nick Fairley, NFL defensive lineman- Detroit Lions (Mobile)
- Red Farmer, former Nascar driver (Hueytown, Alabama)
- Paul Finebaum; born Memphis, Tennessee, columnist, author, radio talk show host
- Howard Finster, folk artist (Valley Head)
- Fannie Flagg, author and actress (Birmingham)
- Richmond Flowers, Jr., football player (Dothan)
- Richmond Flowers, Sr., attorney general and activist (Dothan)
- Louise Fletcher, actress (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)
- James "Sawyer" Ford Character from the television show "LOST." (Jasper)
- Joe Forehand, CEO of First Data (Alexander City)
- Allen "Matchstik" Forrest, rapper, singer, music producer (Dothan)
- George Foster, baseball player (Tuscaloosa)
- Melvin Franklin, soul music singer (Montgomery)
- Chris Fryar, drummer for Zac Brown Band (Birmingham)
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- Pat Garrett, Sheriff of Lincoln County New Mexico, killed Billy the Kid (Cusseta)
- A.G. Gaston, businessman, civil rights activist (Birmingham)
- Betty Lou Gerson, voice actress, "Cruella de Vil" of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Birmingham)
- Charles Ghigna (Father Goose); 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, from 1970 to 1986) (Enterprise)
- Kenneth R. Giddens; long term director- Voice of America, TV/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)
- Mickell Gladness, NBA player-- Miami Heat (Sylacauga)
- Harvey Glance, track athlete (Phenix City)
- Walton Goggins, actor (Birmingham)
- Eli Gold, sportscaster born in New York (Birmingham)
- William Lee Golden, Country Music Star The Oak Ridge Boys (East Brewton, Alabama)
- Bobby Goldsboro, singer (Dothan)
- 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 from 1975 to 1983 (Mobile)
- Beth Grant, actress (Gadsden)
- Chris Gray, NFL player (Homewood)
- Sonequa Martin-Green, actress (Russellville, Alabama)
- Urbie Green, jazz trombonist (Mobile)
- Kevin Greene, NFL player (Anniston)
- Rusty Greer, professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers (Albertville)
- John Grenier, Republican politician (Birmingham)
- Tod Griffin, American actor (Birmingham)
- Parker Griffith, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district from 2009 to 2011 (Huntsville)
- Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver (Gadsden)
- Winston Groom, author (Fairhope)
- Gabe Gross, MLB Player Oakland A's (Dothan, Alabama)
- Lafayette Guild, pioneer in the research of yellow fever (Tuscaloosa)
- Annabelle Gurwitch, actress (Mobile)
H
- Rick Hall, record producer (Muscle Shoals)
- Jon Hand, American football player (Sylacauga)
- Mary Katharine Ham; journalist, video blogger, Fox News contributor (Montgomery)
- Mia Hamm, soccer player (Selma)
- Lionel Hampton, jazz musician (Birmingham)
- W. C. Handy, jazz composer (Florence)
- John Hannah, University of Alabama tackle and guard, NFL footballNew England Patriots, Pro Football Hall of Fame. 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 football player, New Orleans Saints (Prattville)
- Emmylou Harris, singer (Birmingham)
- William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University (Brewton)
- Gustav Hasford; writer, screen-writer (Russellville)
- Erskine Hawkins, jazz composer (Birmingham)
- Glenn Hearn, Mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, FBI Special Agent, Alabama State Legislator (Albertville)
- Howell Heflin; born Poulan, Georgia, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, United States Senator (1979–1997) (Tuscumbia)
- Kurt Heinecke, music composer, songwriter, voice actor, photographer. (Cullman)
- John S. Hendricks, Founder, Chair & 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, American Idol winner 2006 (Hoover)
- Howard Hill, professional archer & stunt archer for films (Wilsonville)
- J. Lister Hill, United States Senator (1938–1969) (Montgomery
- Sammie Lee Hill, football player for the Detroit Lions, from West Blocton
- Joe Hilley, New York Times Bestselling author (Grand Bay)
- Brent Hinds, singer/guitarist- Mastodon (Pelham)
- Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1967 (Tuscaloosa)
- Chandler Hoffman, Major League Soccer player- Philadelphia Union (Birmingham)
- Robert Hoffman, actor (Madison)
- Bill Holbrook, syndicated comic strip artist (Huntsville)
- Mitch Holleman, TV star- Reba, (Auburn)
- Lonnie Holley, artist (Birmingham)
- Polly Holliday, actress (Jasper)
- Condredge Holloway, CFL player (Huntsville)
- Hardcore Holly, WWE star, (Mobile)
- Cliff Holman, television personality (Mobile)
- Evander Holyfield, former World Heavyweight Championship boxer (Atmore)
- Perry O. Hooper, Sr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (Montgomery)
- Robert Horry, basketball player (Andalusia)
- Frank House, baseball player and legislator (Bessemer)
- 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 from 1987 to 1993 (Cullman)
- Alan Hunter, original MTV VeeJay (Birmingham)
- Zora Neale Hurston, author (Notasulga)
- Chris Hammond,Former MLB Pitcher (Vestavia Hills, Alabama)
J
- Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)
- Kate Jackson, actress (Birmingham)
- Katherine Jackson, mother of Jackson 5 (Barbour County)
- Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player- Minnesota Vikings (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 Star (Montgomery)
- Lonnie Johnson, inventor (Mobile)
- Michael Johnson, NFL player- Cincinnati Bengals (Selma)
- Rashad Johnson, NFL defensive back- Arizona Cardinals (Sulligent)
- Dean Jones, actor (Decatur)
- Orlando Jones, actor (Mobile)
- Julio Jones, NFL player- Atlanta Falcons (Foley)
- Robbie Jones, NFL player- New York Giants (Demopolis)
- Walter Jones, American football player (Aliceville)
- Lee Roy Jordan, American football player- University of Alabama football- Dallas Cowboys (Excel)
- Ralph "Shug" Jordan, legendary head football coach- Auburn University-(Selma)
- Tom Joyner, radio personality (Tuskegee)
K
- Helen Keller, blind author (Tuscumbia)
- Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer (Union Springs)
- Jimmy Key, baseball pitcher (Huntsville)
- Craig Kimbrel, MLB pitcher- Atlanta Braves (Huntsville)
- Alveda King, minister, pro-life activist, author (Birmingham)
- Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist lived in Alabama in middle 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)
- Mathew Knowles father of Beyoncé and Solange Gadsden, Al
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- Larry Langford, former mayor of Birmingham (Birmingham)
- Adam Lazzara, singer- Taking Back Sunday (Sheffield)
- Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer (Monroeville)
- Leon Lett, former NFL defensive tackle (Fairhope)
- Carl Lewis, track and field athlete (Birmingham)
- David Peter Lewis, governor (1872-1874) (Huntsville)
- George Lindsey, actor (Jasper)
- Angela Little, model, actress, and Playboy Playmate of the Month (Albertville)
- Herman H. Long, college administrator (Birmingham)
- Theodore Long, professional wrestling authority figure (Birmingham)
- Joe Louis, heavy weight champion boxer (Lafayette)
- Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader (Huntsville)
- Theodore J. Lowi, political scientist (Gadsden)
- Rebecca Luker, singer and actress (Helena)
- Shelby Lynne, country music singer (Frankville)
M
- Sunny Mabrey, model/actress (Gadsden)
- Harry Mabry, television newscaster (Birmingham)
- Anthony Madison, NFL player- Pittsburgh Steelers (Thomasville)
- Boots Mallory, film actress (Mobile)
- Alfred Malone, NFL player- Houston Texans (Frisco City)
- William March; writer, World War I hero (Mobile)
- Debra Marshall, former WWE diva (Tuscaloosa)
- Kerry James Marshall, artist (Birmingham)
- Chris Martin, former 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)
- F. David Mathews, educator (Grove Hill)
- Evan Mathis, NFL player- Philadelphia Eagles (Birmingham)
- Willie Mays, Hall of Fame MLB center fielder (Birmingham)
- Robert R. McCammon, horror writer (Birmingham)
- A.J. McCarron, quarterback (Mobile)
- Willie McCovey, baseball player (Mobile)
- Michael McCullers, screenwriter
- Bryant H. McGill, poet (Mobile)
- 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, Alabama)
- Steve McLendon, NFL player- Pittsburgh Steelers (Ozark)
- Gertrude Michael, film actress (Talladega)
- Don Mincher, baseball player (Huntsville)
- Grover Mitchell, jazz trombonist (Whatley)
- John Mitchell, NFL coach- Pittsburgh Steelers (Mobile)
- Wilmer Mizell, U.S. representative from North Carolina; baseball pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets (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) (Gadsden)
- Thomas Hinman Moorer; admiral- U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Mount Willing)
- Eric Motley, public administrator (Montgomery)
- Morgan Murphy (journalist), humorist, and author (Mountain Brook)
- Albert Murray, writer (Nokomis)
- Pete Myers, basketball player/coach (Mobile)
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- Jim Nabors, actor (Sylacauga)
- Joe Namath, born Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, University of Alabama football, NFL player (Tuscaloosa)
- Larry Nelson, PGA golfer (Fort Payne)
- Ozzie Newsome, University of Alabama football, NFL Cleveland Browns player and executive Baltimore Ravens (Leighton)
- Jimmy Nolen, guitarist (Roanoke)
O
- Philip Ober, stage and screen actor (Fort Payne)
- Benjamin Obomanu, NFL player- Seattle Seahawks (Selma)
- Scott Oden, writer (Somerville)
- Cathy O'Donnell, film and television actress (Siluria)
- Spooner Oldham; songwriter, keyboardist (Center Star)
- Stan O'Neal, chairman & CEO of Merrill Lynch (Roanoke)
- Osceola, Seminole leader (Tallassee)
- Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church (Huntsville)
- Randy Owen, lead singer- Alabama (Fort Payne)
- Jesse Owens, track and field athlete (Oakville)
- Terrell Owens, American football 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 player- Chicago White Sox (Mobile)
- Charley Pell, head football coach at Clemson University and the University of Florida (Albertville)
- Dan Penn; singer, songwriter, record producer (Vernon)
- Morgan Peoples, Louisiana historian (Guin and Birmingham)
- Walker Percy, author (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, baseball player- Chicago White Sox (Mobile)
- Charles Redding Pitt; attorney, politician (Decatur)
- Chris Porter; NBA basketball player (Abbeville)
- Paula Poundstone, comedian (Huntsville)
- Alma Powell, audiologist, children's author (Birmingham)
- Michael Powell, politician (Birmingham)
- Jerraud Powers, NFL player- Indianapolis Colts (Decatur)
- Tyrone Prothro, player- University of Alabama football (Heflin)
- Curly Putman, Country music Songwriter (Princeton)
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- Sun Ra, jazz musician (Birmingham)
- Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1963 to 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)
- Wayne Ray, author/poet (Talladega; Lineville)
- 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, Famous collegiate basketball player at Villanova
- Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)
- Tony Richardson, NFL player- New York Jets (Daleville)
- Michael Rooker, actor (Jasper)
- Rich Boy, rapper (Mobile)
- Lionel Richie, singer (Tuskegee)
- Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011 (Ashland)
- Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder- Chicago White Sox (Coffee County)
- Philip Rivers, college football star at North Carolina State University, NFL star with the San Diego Chargers (Decatur)
- David Robertson, pitcher for the New York Yankees (Birmingham)
- Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district since 2011 (Montgomery)
- Wayne Rogers, actor (Birmingham)
- Roy Rogers, former NBA player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Piston (Linden)
- Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
- Marie Rudisill, aka "The Fruitcake Lady", Truman Capote's aunt (Monroeville)
- Jeff Rutledge, former NFL quarterback (Birmingham)
- Debby Ryan, Actress (Huntsville)
- DeMeco Ryans, NFL player- Philadelphia Eagles (Bessemer)
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- Ed Salem, football player (Birmingham) born Tucson, Arizona
- Sonia Sanchez, poet (Birmingham)
- David Satcher, surgeon general (Anniston)
- Zelda Fitzgerald, writer (Montgomery)
- Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader (Marion)
- Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth (Selma)
- Doc Scurlock,Josiah Gordon Scurlock a founding member of the Lincoln County New Mexico Regulators, member of Billy the Kid's gang. born (Tallapoosa)
- Jay Sebring, Charles Manson murder victim (Birmingham)
- Waldo Semon, inventor of vinyl (Demopolis)
- David Sessions, member of the Alabama Legislature (Grand Bay)
- Jeff Sessions, current United States 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)
- Earnie Shavers, former heavyweight boxer (Garland)
- Richard C. Shelby, current United States Senator (Birmingham)
- Ashton Shepherd, country singer (Coffeeville)
- 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, 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)
- Leighton W. Smith, Jr., admiral- United States Navy (Mobile)
- Holland Smith, General - United States Marine Corps World War II, father of amphibious warfare (Hatchechubbie)
- Ozzie Smith, Baseball player (Mobile)
- Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist (Birmingham)
- Thomas M. Smith, district attorney (Tuscaloosa)
- Zeke Smith, American football player (Uniontown)
- 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), band (Enterprise)
- Ken Stabler, NFL player- The University of Alabama and The Oakland Raiders (Foley)
- John Stallworth, NFL player- Pittsburgh Steelers (Tuscaloosa)
- Bart Starr, NFL player- The University of Alabama- Green Bay Packers (Montgomery)
- Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator (Anniston)
- Mike Stewart (novelist), author (Vredenburgh)
- Warren St. John, author, journalist (Birmingham)
- Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama since 2011 (Mountain Brook)
- T. S. Stribling, author (Florence)
- Gail Strickland, character actress (Birmingham)
- Hut Stricklin, NASCAR driver (Calera)
- Ruben Studdard, 2003 American Idol winner (Birmingham)
- Jimmy Lee Sudduth, artist and blues musician (Fayette)
- Pat Sullivan, American football player (Birmingham)
- Kevin Sumlin, head coach Texas A&M (Brewton)
- Don Sutton, baseball player (Clio)
- Barret Swatek, actress and comedian (Birmingham)
- Ward Swingle, jazz arranger and composer (Mobile)
T
- Channing Tatum, actor (Cullman)
- Toni Tennille, musician (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)
- 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 since 2005 (Auburn)
- Tom Turnipseed, Democratic political activist (Mobile)
- Chief Tuskaloosa, Creek Indian chief and leader
- Richard Tyson, actor (Mobile)
U
- Courtney Upshaw, NFL player- Baltimore Ravens (Eufaula)
V
- Robert J. Van de Graaff; engineer, physicist (Tuscaloosa)
- Robert Smith Vance, federal judge (Talladega)
- Ned Vaughn, actor (Huntsville)
- Hans A. von Spakovsky, attorney (Huntsville)
- Mack Vickery, Singer, Songwriter (Town Creek, Alabama)
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 from 1971 to 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)
- Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor from 1967 to 1968 (Montgomery)
- Gerald Wallace, basketball player (Childersburg)
- Eugene Walter, writer-actor (Mobile)
- DeMarcus Ware, NFL player- Dallas Cowboys (Auburn)
- Mervyn Warren, musician (Huntsville)
- Dinah Washington, singer (Tuscaloosa)
- Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)
- William Weatherford, a/k/a Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader
- Katherine Webb, model, Miss Alabama USA (Montgomery)
- Joe Webb, NFL player- Minnesota Vikings (Birmingham)
- Fred Wesley, musician (Mobile)
- Mario West, NBA player- Atlanta Hawks (Huntsville)
- Joseph Wheeler, Confederate & 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)
- 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, Alabama)
- Billy Williams, baseball player (Mobile)
- Carnell Williams, NFL player- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Attalla)
- Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter (Mobile)
- Hank Williams, legendary country musician (Georgiana)
- Hank Williams, Jr., country musician (Cullman)
- Holly Williams, country musician (Cullman)
- Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)
- Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder- Oakland A's (Florence)
- James Willis, former NFL linebacker (Huntsville)
- Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author (Dallas County)
- E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer (Birmingham)
- Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher- Houston Astros (Montgomery)
- Tobias Wolff, author (Birmingham)
- Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian (Birmingham)
- Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama" (Pelham)
- Tammy Wynette, country singer (Red Bay)
Y
- Yelawolf, rapper (Gadsden)
- TJ Yeldon, running back (Daphne)
- Tom York, television personality (Hoover)
- Delmon Young, baseball player (Montgomery)
