Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

1,344 notable figures born in Alabama, showing page 12 of 27, ranked by historical prominence.

Jones M. Withers
Jones M. Withers
Confederate Army general (1814-1890)
1814 - 1890
journalisteditorpolitician
Naomi Shelton
Naomi Shelton
American gospel, blues, funk, and soul musician
1942 - 2021
gospel singersongwritersinger
Piney Brown
Piney Brown
American singer (1922-2009)
1922 - 2009
songwritersinger
Cecil Hankins
American basketball player (1922-2002)
1922 - 2002
basketball coachbasketball player
Johnny Simmons
Major League Baseball outfielder (1924-2008)
1924 - 2008
baseball playerbasketball player
Oliver H. Cross
Oliver H. Cross
American politician (1868-1960)
1868 - 1960
politicianlawyer
Edward W. Pou
Edward W. Pou
American politician (1863-1934)
1863 - 1934
politicianlawyer
Edward B. Almon
Edward B. Almon
American politician (1860-1933)
1860 - 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Winston Thompson
Charles Winston Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 5th district (1860-1904)
1860 - 1904
politician
Thomas H. Herndon
Thomas H. Herndon
American politician (1828–1883)
1828 - 1883
politicianlawyer
W. Duncan Mansfield
film editor (1897-1971)
1897 - 1971
film directorfilm editor
Vernon H. Vaughan
Vernon H. Vaughan
American politician (1838–1878)
1838 - 1878
governorpolitician
Arthur P. Bagby, Jr.
Arthur P. Bagby, Jr.
Confederate States Army general (1833-1921)
1833 - 1921
military officer
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
1920 - 2007
guitaristmusician
Jim Green
Jim Green
American-Canadian politician (1943-2012)
1943 - 2012
politician
Louis E. Eliasberg
American numismatist
1896 - 1976
numismatistfinancier
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
American whistleblower (1926-2019)
1926 - 2019
engineer
John Pelham
John Pelham
American artillery officer with the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War
1838 - 1863
military officer
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
politician and United States Navy officer (1921-1985)
1921 - 1985
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
William F. Brantley
William F. Brantley
Confederate Army general (1830–1870)
1830 - 1870
military personnel
Dorothy Love Coates
Dorothy Love Coates
American gospel singer (1928–2003)
1928 - 2002
singercomposer
Eddie Hinton
American songwriter and session musician (1944–1995)
1944 - 1995
guitaristmusiciansongwriter
Thomas William Sadler
American politician (1831–1896)
1831 - 1896
politicianlawyer
Martha Young
Martha Young
folklorist, author, poet
1862 - 1941
folkloristwriter
Ernest Ashworth
American country singer (1928-2009)
1928 - 2009
guitaristsongwritersinger
Jerry H. Bentley
Jerry H. Bentley
World history professor (1949-2012)
1949 - 2012
historian
Doris Jean Austin
American author and journalist (1949–1994)
1949 - 1994
journalistauthor
Everett A. Kelly
Everett A. Kelly
American politician
1926 - 2018
pharmacistpolitician
Clifford Durr
lawyer (1899-1975)
1899 - 1975
lawyer
Jonathan Bell Lovelace
American businessman (1895–1979)
1895 - 1979
financierentrepreneurbusinessperson
Ben Paschal
Ben Paschal
American baseball player (1895–1974)
1895 - 1974
baseball player
James H. Jones
James H. Jones
American politician (1830-1904)
1830 - 1904
politicianlawyer
William Willis Garth
William Willis Garth
American politician (1828–1912)
1828 - 1912
politicianlawyer
Thomas E. Knight
Thomas E. Knight
American politician (1898–1937)
1898 - 1937
politicianlawyer
Peterson Bryant Jarman
Peterson Bryant Jarman
American politician (1892-1955)
1892 - 1955
clerkdiplomatpolitician
Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick
American politician (1894-1957)
1894 - 1957
politicianlawyer
Lee Clayton
American songwriter and musician (1942–2023)
1942 - 2023
guitaristsongwritermusician
Alonzo Davis
Alonzo Davis
African-American artist and academic (1942–2025)
1942 - 2025
academicartist
James A. Haley
James A. Haley
American politician (1899-1981)
1899 - 1981
politician
Milton H. Mabry
Milton H. Mabry
American judge and politician (1851-1919)
1851 - 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Campbell Polson Berry
Campbell Polson Berry
American politician (1834-1901)
1834 - 1901
politician
Jimmy Cheatham
Jimmy Cheatham
American musician (1924-2007)
1924 - 2007
music educatorjazz musiciantrombonist
Dee Edwards
American singer (1945-2006)
1945 - 2006
singer
Hardrock Gunter
American musician (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
musiciansongwritersinger
Ezra Sims
American composer of microtonal music (1928-2015)
1928 - 2015
musicologistcomposer
Ann Hodges
Ann Hodges
the only confirmed human in recorded history to be hit by a meteorite (1920-1972)
1920 - 1972
Mollie Evelyn Moore
Mollie Evelyn Moore
novelist, poet
1852 - 1909
short story writernovelistpoet
Albert A. Carmichael
American politician (1895–1952)
1895 - 1952
politicianlawyer
Richard Wilde Walker
American politician (1823–1874)
1823 - 1874
politicianlawyerjudge
Sherry Bryce
American musician
1946 - 2025
songwritersinger
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