Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

1,344 notable figures born in Alabama, showing page 9 of 27, ranked by historical prominence.

James Hardy
American surgeon (1918–2003)
1918 - 2003
military physiciansurgeonphysician
J. Frank Norris
J. Frank Norris
American Baptist clergyman
1877 - 1952
publisherparsonjournalist
Robert E. Burke
Robert E. Burke
American politician (1847-1901)
1847 - 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden
American football player and coach (1929–2021)
1929 - 2021
American football playerjournalisthead coach
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Richmond Pearson Hobson
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1870–1937)
1870 - 1937
soldiermilitary officerpolitician
Arthur H. Landis
American writer (1917–1986)
1917 - 1986
novelisthistorianwriter
John Battaglia
American murderer
1955 - 2018
businessperson
Avery Parrish
American musician (1917-1959)
1917 - 1959
jazz musicianmusic arrangerpianist
Lilius Bratton Rainey
Lilius Bratton Rainey
American politician (1876-1959)
1876 - 1959
politicianlawyer
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
British-American noble (1885-1958)
1879 - 1958
art collector
Mollie Johnson
19th-century madam in Deadwood, South Dakota
1853
prostitute
Richard H. Jackson
Richard H. Jackson
United States admiral (1866–1971)
1866 - 1971
military officer
Wally Chambers
American football player (1951-2019)
1951 - 2019
American football player
Andrew Jackson Beard
American inventor
1849 - 1921
inventor
Daddy Stovepipe
Daddy Stovepipe
American musician (1867-1963)
1867 - 1963
blues singerguitaristsongwriter
Florence Maybrick
Florence Maybrick
Wrongfully convicted of murder in Britain
1862 - 1941
writer
William Bacon Oliver
William Bacon Oliver
American politician (1867-1948)
1867 - 1948
politicianlawyer
Aurelia Browder
American activist
1919 - 1971
activist
Maurice Grosser
Maurice Grosser
American painter (1903-1986)
1903 - 1986
painter
Eulace Peacock
American sprinter (1914–1996)
1914 - 1996
athletics competitor
Wayne Perkins
American musician
1951 - 2026
guitaristsingercomposer
Larry Moffett
American basketball player (1954-2011)
1954 - 2011
basketball player
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American congressman (1866-1940)
1866 - 1940
politicianlawyer
Mose Tolliver
Mose Tolliver
African American artist (1918-2006)
1918 - 2006
painter
Cedrick Hordges
Professional basketball player (1957–2024)
1957 - 2024
basketball player
James S. Davenport
James S. Davenport
American politician (1864-1940)
1864 - 1940
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter Flowers
Walter Flowers
American politician (1933-1984)
1933 - 1984
politicianlawyer
Alfred R. Loeblich
American paleontologist (1914–1994)
1914 - 1994
botanistpaleontologist
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
American politician (1869-1938)
1869 - 1938
politicianlawyer
Dennis Condrey
Dennis Condrey
American professional wrestler
1952 - 2026
professional wrestler
Dick Wood
American football player (1936-2015)
1936 - 2015
American football coachAmerican football player
George Everard Kidder Smith
American architectural writer (1913–1997)
1913 - 1997
architectural photographerarchitectphotographer
Jean Cox
American operatic tenor (1922-2012)
1922 - 2012
opera singersinger
Harry Gilmer
Harry Gilmer
American football player (1926-2016)
1926 - 2016
American football playerAmerican football coach
Frank Bolling
Frank Bolling
American baseball player
1931 - 2020
baseball player
Henry E. Erwin
Henry E. Erwin
US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
1921 - 2002
radio operatormilitary personnel
Terry Beasley
Terry Beasley
American football player (1950–2024)
1950 - 2024
American football player
Audrey Williams
Audrey Williams
American musician
1923 - 1975
film producersongwriterrecord producer
Archibald Hill Carmichael
Archibald Hill Carmichael
American politician (1864-1947)
1864 - 1947
politicianlawyer
William W. Cooper
American academic (1914-2012)
1914 - 2012
university teachereconomistmathematician
Hank Penny
Hank Penny
American musician (1918-1992)
1918 - 1992
country musicianbanjoistbandleader
Freddie Hart
Freddie Hart
American musician (1926–2018)
1926 - 2018
recording artistmusiciansongwriter
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader (1916–1950)
1916 - 1950
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
John Collins
American jazz guitarist (1913-2001)
1913 - 2001
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Bobby Thomason
Bobby Thomason
American football player (1928-2013)
1928 - 2013
American football player
Moses Anderson
Roman Catholic prelate (1928–2013)
1928 - 2013
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
American nurse and suffragist
1865 - 1949
autobiographersuffragistnurse
James Hood
James Hood
Civil right activist (1942–2013)
1942 - 2013
activist
William Robert Moore
William Robert Moore
American politician, Tennessee (1830–1909)
1830 - 1909
politician
Miles Copeland, Jr.
American spy (1916–1991)
1916 - 1991
jazz musicianspy
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