Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

1,344 notable figures born in Alabama, showing page 6 of 27, ranked by historical prominence.

George R. Swift
George R. Swift
American politician (1887-1972)
1887 - 1972
businesspersonpolitician
Bill Traylor
African American artist and sharecropper (1854-1949)
1854 - 1949
gouache paintersharecropperfolk artist
Carol Forman
Carol Forman
American actress (1918-1997)
1918 - 1997
television actoractor
Russell McWhortor Cunningham
Russell McWhortor Cunningham
American politician (1855-1921)
1855 - 1921
governorpolitician
Charles Hays
Charles Hays
American politician and Confederate Army officer (1834-1879)
1834 - 1879
politician
Joe Sewell
Joe Sewell
American baseball player and coach (1898-1990)
1898 - 1990
baseball playerAmerican football player
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Elizabeth B. Andrews
American congresswoman for Alabama (1911-2002)
1911 - 2002
politicianteacher
Luther Terry
Luther Terry
Surgeon General of the United States (1911–1985)
1911 - 1985
surgeonwriter
Hugh Stubbins
American architect (1912–2006)
1912 - 2006
architect
Heinie Manush
Heinie Manush
American baseball player and coach (1901–1971)
1901 - 1971
baseball player
Hank Patterson
Hank Patterson
American actor and musician (1888–1975)
1888 - 1975
television actormusicianactor
Joseph Abbott
Joseph Abbott
American politician (1840–1908)
1840 - 1908
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Luke Pryor
Luke Pryor
American politician (1820-1900)
1820 - 1900
politicianlawyer
Gordon Persons
Gordon Persons
American politician (1902-1965)
1902 - 1965
governorpolitician
Pop Gates
Pop Gates
American basketball player (1917–1999)
1917 - 1999
basketball coachbasketball player
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder (1943–2009)
1943 - 2009
session musiciankeyboardistmusician
James Benton Grant
James Benton Grant
American politician (1848-1911)
1848 - 1911
mining engineergovernorpolitician
Benjamin Minge Duggar
American plant physiologist (1872-1956)
1872 - 1956
bacteriologistmicrobiologistphytopathologist
George Washington Jones
George Washington Jones
United States Congressman from Texas (1828-1903)
1828 - 1903
politicianlawyer
Mel Allen
Mel Allen
American sports announcer (1913–1996)
1913 - 1996
presentersports commentatorradio personality
Scott Loftin
Scott Loftin
American politician (1878-1953)
1878 - 1953
politicianlawyer
Frank William Boykin
Frank William Boykin
American politician (1885-1969)
1885 - 1969
retail managerfield of workpolitician
Buck Buchanan
Buck Buchanan
player of American football (1940-1992)
1940 - 1992
American football player
David B. Birney
David B. Birney
Union Army General (1825–1864)
1825 - 1864
military officerlawyer
Ward Swingle
Ward Swingle
American jazz singer (1927–2015)
1927 - 2015
jazz singerjazz musicianfilm score composer
William Russell Houck
American Roman Catholic priest and bishop (1926-2016)
1926 - 2016
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Ray Sawyer
Ray Sawyer
American singer (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
percussionistmusiciansinger
Oscar Stanton De Priest
Oscar Stanton De Priest
American politician and civil rights advocate (1871–1951)
1871 - 1951
civil rights advocatejuristbusinessperson
Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
American country music singer and songwriter (1927–2011)
1927 - 2011
country musiciansongwritermusician
Albert Patterson
Albert Patterson
American politician (1894–1954)
1894 - 1954
politicianlawyer
Eugene Allen Smith
Eugene Allen Smith
American geologist (1841-1927)
1841 - 1927
explorerbotanistuniversity teacher
Minnie Bruce Pratt
American educator, poet, essayist and theorist (1946–2023)
1946 - 2023
university teacheressayistactivist
Tim Rooney
Tim Rooney
American actor (1947-2006)
1947 - 2006
television actorvoice actoractor
Anne Goldthwaite
Anne Goldthwaite
American artist and advocate of women's rights and equal rights (1869–1944)
1869 - 1944
printmakersculptorpainter
Thomas Morong
American naturalist (1827–1894)
1827 - 1894
explorerbotanist
Tommie Agee
Tommie Agee
American baseball player (1942–2001)
1942 - 2001
baseball player
Robert Lee Bullard
Robert Lee Bullard
United States Army general (1861-1947)
1861 - 1947
military officer
James F. Blake
American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks (1912-2002)
1912 - 2002
bus driver
William Louis Dickinson
William Louis Dickinson
Alabama Republican politician (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
politicianlawyerjudge
Nell Rankin
singer (1924-2005)
1924 - 2005
opera singermusiciansinger
Robert L. Williams
Robert L. Williams
Governor of Oklahoma; politician (1868–1948)
1868 - 1948
juristgovernorpolitician
Wilbur Harden
American jazz musician (1924–1969)
1924 - 1969
jazz musiciantrumpetermusic arranger
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer (1935–2018)
1935 - 2018
blues musicianguitaristsinger
Rose Maddox
American musician (1925–1998)
1925 - 1998
bandleadersongwritermusician
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards
American politician (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
politician
Ann Bedsole
Ann Bedsole
American politician (1930–2025)
1930 - 2025
politicianbusinessperson
Henry Hollis Horton
Henry Hollis Horton
American politician, Tennessee (1866-1934)
1866 - 1934
juristgovernorpolitician
Theodore J. Lowi
Theodore J. Lowi
American political scientist (1931–2017)
1931 - 2017
political scientist
Andre Williams
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician (1936–2019)
1936 - 2019
songwritermusicianrecord producer
Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse
American cartoonist
1944 - 2019
comics writerdraftspersoncaricaturist
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