Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

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

Joyzelle Joyner
Joyzelle Joyner
American actor-dancer (1905-1980)
1905 - 1980
film actordanceractor
Frankie Randall
American boxer (1961–2020)
1961 - 2020
boxer
Bennie Swain
American basketball player and trainer (1933–2008)
1933 - 2008
basketball coachbasketball playerteacher
Bill Traylor
African American artist and sharecropper (1854-1949)
1854 - 1949
gouache paintersharecropperfolk artist
Russell McWhortor Cunningham
Russell McWhortor Cunningham
American politician (1855-1921)
1855 - 1921
governorpolitician
Edgar Nixon
Edgar Nixon
NAACP, Sleeping Car Porters Union, and Bus Boycott leader in AL (1899-1987)
1899 - 1977
militantpolitician
Carol Forman
Carol Forman
American actress (1918-1997)
1918 - 1997
television actoractor
Ray Sawyer
Ray Sawyer
American singer (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
percussionistmusiciansinger
Charles Hays
Charles Hays
American politician and Confederate Army officer (1834-1879)
1834 - 1879
politician
Hugh Stubbins
American architect (1912–2006)
1912 - 2006
architect
Recy Taylor
Recy Taylor
American civil rights activist and kidnap victim (1919-2017)
1919 - 2017
sharecropper
Joe Sewell
Joe Sewell
American baseball player and coach (1898-1990)
1898 - 1990
baseball playerAmerican football player
George R. Swift
George R. Swift
American politician (1887-1972)
1887 - 1972
businesspersonpolitician
John Hancock
John Hancock
American judge and politician from Texas
1824 - 1893
politicianlawyerjudge
Heinie Manush
Heinie Manush
American baseball player and coach (1901–1971)
1901 - 1971
baseball player
Luther Terry
Luther Terry
Surgeon General of the United States (1911–1985)
1911 - 1985
surgeonwriter
Gordon Persons
Gordon Persons
American politician (1902-1965)
1902 - 1965
governorpolitician
Joseph Abbott
Joseph Abbott
American politician (1840–1908)
1840 - 1908
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Hank Patterson
Hank Patterson
American actor and musician (1888–1975)
1888 - 1975
television actormusicianactor
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Elizabeth B. Andrews
American congresswoman for Alabama (1911-2002)
1911 - 2002
politicianteacher
Mel Allen
Mel Allen
American sports announcer (1913–1996)
1913 - 1996
presentersports commentatorradio personality
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
Scott Loftin
Scott Loftin
American politician (1878-1953)
1878 - 1953
politicianlawyer
George Washington Jones
George Washington Jones
United States Congressman from Texas (1828-1903)
1828 - 1903
politicianlawyer
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder (1943–2009)
1943 - 2009
session musiciankeyboardistmusician
David B. Birney
David B. Birney
Union Army General (1825–1864)
1825 - 1864
military officerlawyer
Pop Gates
Pop Gates
American basketball player (1917–1999)
1917 - 1999
basketball coachbasketball player
Frank William Boykin
Frank William Boykin
American politician (1885-1969)
1885 - 1969
retail managerfield of workpolitician
Arthur Doyle
Arthur Doyle
American musician (1944-2014)
1944 - 2014
saxophonistjazz musicianvocalist
Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse
American cartoonist
1944 - 2019
comics writerdraftspersoncaricaturist
Charles Plosser
Charles Plosser
American economist
1948 - 2025
economist
Eugene Allen Smith
Eugene Allen Smith
American geologist (1841-1927)
1841 - 1927
explorerbotanistuniversity teacher
Anne Goldthwaite
Anne Goldthwaite
American artist and advocate of women's rights and equal rights (1869–1944)
1869 - 1944
printmakersculptorpainter
Robert Lee Bullard
Robert Lee Bullard
United States Army general (1861-1947)
1861 - 1947
military officer
Minnie Bruce Pratt
American educator, poet, essayist and theorist (1946–2023)
1946 - 2023
university teacheressayistactivist
Albert Patterson
Albert Patterson
American politician (1894–1954)
1894 - 1954
politicianlawyer
Tommie Agee
Tommie Agee
American baseball player (1942–2001)
1942 - 2001
baseball player
Robert L. Williams
Robert L. Williams
Governor of Oklahoma; politician (1868–1948)
1868 - 1948
juristgovernorpolitician
Rose Maddox
American musician (1925–1998)
1925 - 1998
bandleadersongwritermusician
Nell Rankin
singer (1924-2005)
1924 - 2005
opera singermusiciansinger
William Louis Dickinson
William Louis Dickinson
Alabama Republican politician (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
politicianlawyerjudge
James F. Blake
American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks (1912-2002)
1912 - 2002
bus driver
Thomas Morong
American naturalist (1827–1894)
1827 - 1894
explorerbotanist
Wilbur Harden
American jazz musician (1924–1969)
1924 - 1969
jazz musiciantrumpetermusic arranger
Henry Hollis Horton
Henry Hollis Horton
American politician, Tennessee (1866-1934)
1866 - 1934
juristgovernorpolitician
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards
American politician (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
politician
Wilton Persons
Wilton Persons
United States Army general and White House Chief of Staff (1896-1977)
1896 - 1977
soldierelectrical engineerpolitician
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
American musician (1894–1955)
1894 - 1955
pianistcomposer
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer (1935–2018)
1935 - 2018
blues musicianguitaristsinger
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