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Notable People from Alabama

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

Jimmy Bryant
American musician
1929 – 2022
singermusiciancomposer
Charlie Hodge
American musician
1934 – 2006
guitaristmusiciansinger
Lucy Feagin
Lucy Feagin
American teacher and dramatist
1876 – 1963
drama teacher
Pat Swindall
Pat Swindall
American politician (1950-2018)
1950 – 2018
lawyerpolitician
Audrey Williams
Audrey Williams
American musician
1923 – 1975
film producersongwriterrecord producer
Mollie Johnson
19th-century madam in Deadwood, South Dakota
1853
prostitute
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
British-American noble (1885-1958)
1879 – 1958
art collector
Lilius Bratton Rainey
Lilius Bratton Rainey
American politician (1876-1959)
1876 – 1959
politicianlawyer
Richard H. Jackson
Richard H. Jackson
United States admiral (1866–1971)
1866 – 1971
military officer
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
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American congressman (1866-1940)
1866 – 1940
politicianlawyer
James S. Davenport
James S. Davenport
American politician (1864-1940)
1864 – 1940
politicianlawyerjudge
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
American politician (1869-1938)
1869 – 1938
politicianlawyer
Frank Park
Frank Park
American politician (1864-1925)
1864 – 1925
politicianlawyerjudge
Freddie Hart
Freddie Hart
American musician (1926–2018)
1926 – 2018
recording artistmusiciansongwriter
Alfred R. Loeblich
American paleontologist (1914–1994)
1914 – 1994
botanistpaleontologist
Jean Cox
American operatic tenor (1922-2012)
1922 – 2012
opera singersinger
James Hood
James Hood
Civil right activist (1942–2013)
1942 – 2013
activist
Archibald Hill Carmichael
Archibald Hill Carmichael
American politician (1864-1947)
1864 – 1947
politicianlawyer
William W. Cooper
American academic (1914-2012)
1914 – 2012
university teachereconomistmathematician
William Robert Moore
William Robert Moore
American politician, Tennessee (1830–1909)
1830 – 1909
politician
Jimmy Johnson
American session guitarist and record producer (1943-2019)
1943 – 2019
session musicianguitaristaudio engineer
Hank Penny
Hank Penny
American musician (1918-1992)
1918 – 1992
country musicianbanjoistbandleader
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
John Henry Caldwell
John Henry Caldwell
American politician (1826-1902)
1826 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Miles Copeland, Jr.
American spy (1916–1991)
1916 – 1991
jazz musicianspy
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
Sarah Tarleton Colvin
American nurse and suffragist
1865 – 1949
autobiographersuffragistnurse
John Collins
American jazz guitarist (1913-2001)
1913 – 2001
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Moses Anderson
Roman Catholic prelate (1928–2013)
1928 – 2013
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas McAdory Owen
Thomas McAdory Owen
American lawyer, author, and historian
1866 – 1920
archivistauthorhistorian
Thales McReynolds
American basketball player (1943–1988)
1943 – 1988
basketball player
James A. Duke
American botanist (1929-2017)
1929 – 2017
botanistuniversity teacher
Johnnie Carr
Johnnie Carr
American civil rights movement leader (1911-2008)
1911 – 2008
human rights defender
Jon Shepodd
Jon Shepodd
American actor (born 1925)
1925 – 2017
television actoractor
Jeff Cook
Jeff Cook
American country musician (1949–2022)
1949 – 2022
fiddlersongwritermusician
William Birney
William Birney
Union Army general and lawyer (1819-1907)
1819 – 1907
university teachermilitary officerjurist
Shorty Long
American singer (1940–1969)
1940 – 1969
bandleadermusiciansinger-songwriter
J. R. Cobb
J. R. Cobb
American guitarist and songwriter (1944–2019)
1944 – 2019
lyricistguitaristsongwriter
Walter W. Bankhead
Walter W. Bankhead
American congressman for Alabama (1897-1988)
1897 – 1988
politicianlawyer
William L. Dawson
American composer and music pedagogue (1899-1990)
1899 – 1990
music educatorchoir directorconductor
Taul Bradford
Taul Bradford
American politician (1835-1883)
1835 – 1883
politicianlawyer
James Harman
American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter
1946 – 2021
blues musiciansongwriterpianist
Woodie King, Jr.
Woodie King, Jr.
American theatre director
1937 – 2026
theatre directorfilm actorfilm director
Bobby Thomason
Bobby Thomason
American football player (1928-2013)
1928 – 2013
American football player
Bennett M. Stewart
Bennett M. Stewart
Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois (1912-1988)
1912 – 1988
university teacherpolitician
Marjorie Stinson
Marjorie Stinson
American aviator
1896 – 1975
aircraft pilot
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