Biographical Records

Notable People from Alabama

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

Kenneth Smith
American criminal executed in Alabama by means of nitrogen hypoxia
1965 - 2024
contract killer
Robert L. Howard
Robert L. Howard
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1939–2009)
1939 - 2009
military personnel
Lucy Feagin
Lucy Feagin
American teacher and dramatist
1876 - 1963
drama teacher
Aurelia Browder
American activist
1919 - 1971
activist
Mollie Johnson
19th-century madam in Deadwood, South Dakota
1853
prostitute
Frank Bolling
Frank Bolling
American baseball player
1931 - 2020
baseball player
Eulace Peacock
American sprinter (1914–1996)
1914 - 1996
athletics competitor
Dennis Condrey
Dennis Condrey
American professional wrestler
1952 - 2026
professional wrestler
Lilius Bratton Rainey
Lilius Bratton Rainey
American politician (1876-1959)
1876 - 1959
politicianlawyer
Terry Beasley
Terry Beasley
American football player (1950–2024)
1950 - 2024
American football player
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
British-American noble (1885-1958)
1879 - 1958
art collector
Andrew Jackson Beard
American inventor
1849 - 1921
inventor
Mose Tolliver
Mose Tolliver
African American artist (1918-2006)
1918 - 2006
painter
Richard H. Jackson
Richard H. Jackson
United States admiral (1866–1971)
1866 - 1971
military officer
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
Larry Moffett
American basketball player (1954-2011)
1954 - 2011
basketball player
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American congressman (1866-1940)
1866 - 1940
politicianlawyer
Dick Wood
American football player (1936-2015)
1936 - 2015
American football coachAmerican football player
James S. Davenport
James S. Davenport
American politician (1864-1940)
1864 - 1940
politicianlawyerjudge
Alfred R. Loeblich
American paleontologist (1914–1994)
1914 - 1994
botanistpaleontologist
Cedrick Hordges
Professional basketball player (1957–2024)
1957 - 2024
basketball player
George Everard Kidder Smith
American architectural writer (1913–1997)
1913 - 1997
architectural photographerarchitectphotographer
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
American politician (1869-1938)
1869 - 1938
politicianlawyer
Bobby Thomason
Bobby Thomason
American football player (1928-2013)
1928 - 2013
American football player
Jean Cox
American operatic tenor (1922-2012)
1922 - 2012
opera singersinger
Audrey Williams
Audrey Williams
American musician
1923 - 1975
film producersongwriterrecord producer
Freddie Hart
Freddie Hart
American musician (1926–2018)
1926 - 2018
recording artistmusiciansongwriter
Archibald Hill Carmichael
Archibald Hill Carmichael
American politician (1864-1947)
1864 - 1947
politicianlawyer
Moses Anderson
Roman Catholic prelate (1928–2013)
1928 - 2013
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William W. Cooper
American academic (1914-2012)
1914 - 2012
university teachereconomistmathematician
James Hood
James Hood
Civil right activist (1942–2013)
1942 - 2013
activist
John Henry Caldwell
John Henry Caldwell
American politician (1826-1902)
1826 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Henry E. Erwin
Henry E. Erwin
US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
1921 - 2002
radio operatormilitary personnel
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
Rudy York
Rudy York
American baseball player (1913–1970)
1913 - 1970
baseball player
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader (1916–1950)
1916 - 1950
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Hank Penny
Hank Penny
American musician (1918-1992)
1918 - 1992
country musicianbanjoistbandleader
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
American nurse and suffragist
1865 - 1949
autobiographersuffragistnurse
Johnnie Carr
Johnnie Carr
American civil rights movement leader (1911-2008)
1911 - 2008
human rights defender
Thomas McAdory Owen
Thomas McAdory Owen
American lawyer, author, and historian
1866 - 1920
archivistauthorhistorian
William Birney
William Birney
Union Army general and lawyer (1819-1907)
1819 - 1907
university teachermilitary officerjurist
Bennett M. Stewart
Bennett M. Stewart
Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois (1912-1988)
1912 - 1988
university teacherpolitician
Taul Bradford
Taul Bradford
American politician (1835-1883)
1835 - 1883
politicianlawyer
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
American politician (1912–1997)
1912 - 1997
politicianlawyer
Jimmy Johnson
American session guitarist and record producer (1943-2019)
1943 - 2019
session musicianguitaristaudio engineer
William L. Dawson
American composer and music pedagogue (1899-1990)
1899 - 1990
music educatorchoir directorconductor
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