Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

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

Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Roman Catholic archbishop (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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
Charles Hays
Charles Hays
American politician and Confederate Army officer (1834-1879)
1834 – 1879
politician
Luther Terry
Luther Terry
Surgeon General of the United States (1911–1985)
1911 – 1985
surgeonwriter
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Elizabeth B. Andrews
American congresswoman for Alabama (1911-2002)
1911 – 2002
politicianteacher
Joe Sewell
Joe Sewell
American baseball player and coach (1898-1990)
1898 – 1990
baseball playerAmerican football player
Heinie Manush
Heinie Manush
American baseball player and coach (1901–1971)
1901 – 1971
baseball player
Hugh Stubbins
American architect (1912–2006)
1912 – 2006
architect
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder (1943–2009)
1943 – 2009
session musiciankeyboardistmusician
Mel Allen
Mel Allen
American sports announcer (1913–1996)
1913 – 1996
presentersports commentatorradio personality
Joseph Abbott
Joseph Abbott
American politician (1840–1908)
1840 – 1908
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Buck Buchanan
Buck Buchanan
player of American football (1940-1992)
1940 – 1992
American football player
Luke Pryor
Luke Pryor
American politician (1820-1900)
1820 – 1900
politicianlawyer
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
Frank William Boykin
Frank William Boykin
American politician (1885-1969)
1885 – 1969
retail managerfield of workpolitician
George R. Swift
George R. Swift
American politician (1887-1972)
1887 – 1972
businesspersonpolitician
Ward Swingle
Ward Swingle
American jazz singer (1927–2015)
1927 – 2015
jazz singerjazz musicianfilm score composer
David B. Birney
David B. Birney
Union Army General (1825–1864)
1825 – 1864
military officerlawyer
William Russell Houck
American Roman Catholic priest and bishop (1926-2016)
1926 – 2016
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Larry Langford
Larry Langford
American mayor (1946-2019)
1946 – 2019
politician
Pop Gates
Pop Gates
American basketball player (1917–1999)
1917 – 1999
basketball coachbasketball player
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
Hank Patterson
Hank Patterson
American actor and musician (1888–1975)
1888 – 1975
television actormusicianactor
Gordon Persons
Gordon Persons
American politician (1902-1965)
1902 – 1965
governorpolitician
Eugene Allen Smith
Eugene Allen Smith
American geologist (1841-1927)
1841 – 1927
explorerbotanistuniversity teacher
Nell Rankin
singer (1924-2005)
1924 – 2005
opera singermusiciansinger
Wilbur Harden
American jazz musician (1924–1969)
1924 – 1969
jazz musiciantrumpetermusic arranger
Anne Goldthwaite
Anne Goldthwaite
American artist and advocate of women's rights and equal rights (1869–1944)
1869 – 1944
printmakersculptorpainter
James F. Blake
American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks (1912-2002)
1912 – 2002
bus driver
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer (1935–2018)
1935 – 2018
blues musicianguitaristsinger
Robert Lee Bullard
Robert Lee Bullard
United States Army general (1861-1947)
1861 – 1947
military officer
William Louis Dickinson
William Louis Dickinson
Alabama Republican politician (1925-2008)
1925 – 2008
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas Morong
American naturalist (1827–1894)
1827 – 1894
explorerbotanist
Tim Rooney
Tim Rooney
American actor (1947-2006)
1947 – 2006
television actorvoice actoractor
Ann Bedsole
Ann Bedsole
American politician (1930–2025)
1930 – 2025
politicianbusinessperson
Robert L. Williams
Robert L. Williams
Governor of Oklahoma; politician (1868–1948)
1868 – 1948
juristgovernorpolitician
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards
American politician (1928-2019)
1928 – 2019
politician
Tommie Agee
Tommie Agee
American baseball player (1942–2001)
1942 – 2001
baseball player
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
Wilton Persons
Wilton Persons
United States Army general and White House Chief of Staff (1896-1977)
1896 – 1977
soldierelectrical engineerpolitician
Grover Mitchell
Grover Mitchell
American trombonist (1930–2003)
1930 – 2003
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
American musician (1894–1955)
1894 – 1955
pianistcomposer
Andre Williams
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician (1936–2019)
1936 – 2019
songwritermusicianrecord producer
John Levi Sheppard
John Levi Sheppard
American politician (1852-1902)
1852 – 1902
politicianlawyerjudge
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