Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

1,344 notable figures born in Alabama, showing page 20 of 27, ranked by historical prominence.

Emma Langdon Roche
American writer and artist
1878 – 1945
artistwriter
Frank House
Frank House
American baseball player
1930 – 2005
baseball playerpolitician
Addie Anderson Wilson
American composer, organist and carillonist (1876-1966)
1876 – 1966
composer
Fred Whitfield
American baseball player
1938 – 2013
baseball player
Hugo Black III
Hugo Black III
American politician
1953 – 2007
politicianlawyer
By Wimberly
By Wimberly
American football player and coach, basketball coach (1892-1956)
1892 – 1956
basketball coachAmerican football player
Aud Tuten
American-born Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1994)
1915 – 1994
ice hockey player
Lollie Belle Wylie
Lollie Belle Wylie
American journalist and poet (1858-1923)
1858 – 1923
composer
Franklin Potts Glass Sr.
Franklin Potts Glass Sr.
American newspaper publisher (1858–1934)
1858 – 1934
journalisteditorpublisher
John Trotwood Moore
John Trotwood Moore
American journalist, writer and local historian (1858–1929)
1858 – 1929
journalistnovelistwriter
Reggie Oliver
American football player (1951-2018)
1951 – 2018
American football coachAmerican football player
Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr.
American linguist (1873-1945)
1873 – 1945
linguistphilologist
David Gordon Lyon
David Gordon Lyon
American theologian (1852–1935)
1852 – 1935
assyriologisttheologianphotographer
Audrey Faye Hendricks
1953 – 2009
Hiram Raleigh Kennedy
American physician, farmer and miller (1852-1913)
1852 – 1913
millerfarmerpolitician
Dimitri Polizos
American politician (1950-2019)
1950 – 2019
politician
Richard Wilde Walker Jr.
American judge (1857–1936)
1857 – 1936
lawyerjudge
Sonny Wood
American basketball player (1922-1970)
1922 – 1970
basketball player
Chandler David Owens
American bishop (1931-2011)
1931 – 2011
Lutheran pastor
Harvie Branscomb
Harvie Branscomb
American academic (1894–1998)
1894 – 1998
academic administratoruniversity teachertheologian
Maxine Mitchell
American fencer (1917–1991)
1917 – 1991
fencer
Albert Alexander Murphree
Albert Alexander Murphree
American university president, professor (1870-1927)
1870 – 1927
university teacher
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.
namesake of Johnson City, Texas; grandfather of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson
1838 – 1915
rancherfarmer
Frank McIntyre
Frank McIntyre
United States Army general, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs
1865 – 1944
military officer
Harlon Hill
Harlon Hill
American football player (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
American football player
Alfred Walton Hinds
Alfred Walton Hinds
17th Naval Governor of Guam
1874 – 1957
writer
Billy Holland
American baseball player
1874 – 1950
baseball player
Charles Moore
Charles Moore
American photographer (1931-2010)
1931 – 2010
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Marzette Watts
American jazz musician (1938–1998)
1938 – 1998
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Joe M. Rodgers
American diplomat (1933–2009)
1933 – 2009
diplomatbusinessperson
Francis Gordon Caffey
Francis Gordon Caffey
United States federal judge (1868–1951)
1868 – 1951
lawyerjudge
Columbus Marion Joiner
American businessman
1860 – 1947
politicianlawyer
Charlie Frank
American baseball player
1870 – 1922
baseball player
Clarence Matthews
Clarence Matthews
American baseball player and lawyer (1877-1928)
1877 – 1928
baseball playerlawyer
Alvin Vogtle
American businessman (1918–1994)
1918 – 1994
industrialist
William T. Badham
World War I Ace
1895 – 1991
aircraft pilot
Humphrey Foy
American football player (1886-1956)
1886 – 1956
American football player
Phillip Roddey
Phillip Roddey
Confederate Army general (1826–1897)
1826 – 1897
military officer
Lee Maye
Lee Maye
American baseball player (1934–2002)
1934 – 2002
baseball playermusician
Elton B. Stephens
American businessman and lawyer
1911 – 2005
businessperson
William A. Campbell
African American pilot (1917–2012); Tuskegee Airman
1917 – 2012
aircraft pilot
Patricia Swift Blalock
American librarian and human rights activist
1914 – 2011
human rights defenderlibrarian
Pleasant Crump
Confederate Army soldier and American centenarian (1847-1951)
1847 – 1951
military personnel
Thomas Harrison
Thomas Harrison
Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War (1823–1891)
1823 – 1891
military leader
Broderick Thompson
American football player (1960-2002)
1960 – 2002
American football player
Ralph Willis
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
1910 – 1957
blues singersingerguitarist
Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
American jump blues musician and songwriter
1934 – 2009
songwritersinger
MacDonald Gallion
38th Attorney General of Alabama
1913 – 2007
politicianlawyer
Sheldon Hackney
American academic (1933-2013)
1933 – 2013
historian
Wee Willie Smith
American basketball player (1911-1992)
1911 – 1992
basketball player
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