List of University of Alabama at Birmingham people

This is a partial list of people affiliated with The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Administrators

Presidents

• Joseph F. Volker, 1969–1976
• W. Ann Reynolds, 1997–2002
• Malcolm Portera, 2002 (Interim)
• Dr. Carol Z. Garrison, 2002–2012
• Ray L. Watts, 2013–present

Alumni

Athletics

• Danya Barsalona, professional soccer player
• Murry Bartow, Division 1 men's basketball coach
• Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist
• Darrell Hackney, NFL player with the Denver Broncos
• Carlos Hendricks, football player
• Chris Hubbard, NFL player
• Deanna Jackson, WNBA player with the Chicago Sky
• Dejan Jakovic, professional soccer player
• Andy Kennedy, University of Alabama at Birmingham men's basketball coach
• Graeme McDowell, professional golfer
• Tony McManus, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
• Jason McLaughlin, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
• Elijah Millsap, professional basketball player with the Petron Blaze Boosters
• Jerson Monteiro, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
• Izell Reese, NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills
• Oliver Robinson, State of Alabama Legislator and former NBA player with the San Antonio Spurs
• McKinley Singleton, NBA player with the New York Knicks
• Donell Taylor, NBA player with the Washington Wizards
• Bryan Thomas, NFL player with the New York Jets
• Roddy White, Retired NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons
• Joe Webb, NFL player with the Carolina Panthers
• Xavier Ubosi, NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Business and public figures

• William A. Bell, former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
• Beth Chapman, Alabama Secretary of State and former State Auditor
• Chris Collins, member of Congress NY-27
• Deidre Downs, Miss America 2005
• Larry Langford, former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
• Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Oliver Robinson, State of Alabama Legislator and former NBA player with the San Antonio Spurs
• Richard Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth Corporation
• Alexander Shunnarah

Science, media and the arts

• Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States
• Jon Coffelt, painter, multimedia artist
• Clayton Colvin, artist, painter, art educator
• Larry DeLucas, astronaut and research scientist
• Edward F. Fischer, Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University
• Sam Hunt, country musician and former UAB quarterback
• John Knox (meteorologist), associate professor at University of Georgia
• George A. Miller, psychologist, cognitive scientist
• David Sandlin, artist, book artist
• Melissa Springer, photojournalist

Faculty and researchers

• David B. Allison, Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Science
• Eli Capilouto, former Dean of UAB School of Public Health, former Provost of UAB, and current President of the University of Kentucky
• Larry DeLucas, astronaut and research scientist
• Edith Frohock, book maker and educator
• Stephen Glosecki, scholar of Old English
• Wendy Gunther-Canada, professor in the department of government
• Tinsley Randolph Harrison, physician and editor of the first five editions of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
• Basil Hirschowitz, father of the modern endoscope
• Robert Hyatt, co-author of Cray Blitz, two-time winner of the World Computer Chess Championships
• Kerry Madden, professor of creative writing
• Carl E. Misch, founded The Misch International Implant Institute
• Henry Panion, University Professor of Music, music director for Stevie Wonder, Grammy Award-winning arranger and producer
• Gregory Pence, professor of philosophy
• Ray Reach, former director of the UAB Jazz Ensemble (1998–2005), arranger, composer, jazz pianist and vocalist, Director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• Michael Saag, AIDS researcher
• Jessica A. Scoffield, microbiologist
• Eric Sorscher, director of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center from 1994–2015