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Famous People from Alabama
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
Aaron, Hank
(
Mobile
)
The baseball star who beat Babe Ruth's home run record
Austin, Lloyd
(
Mobile
)
The first Black American to be Defense Secretary
Barkley, Charles
(
Leeds
)
Fast-talking NBA star and co-host of
Inside the NBA
Bice, Bo
(
Huntsville
)
American Idol
runner-up in 2005
Carter, Asa Earl
(
Anniston
)
Author of
The Education of Little Tree
Clement, Edith Brown
(
Birmingham
)
Rumored Supreme Court nominee from 2005
Cole, Nat King
(
Montgomery
)
The singer of "Unforgettable" and "Mona Lisa"
Colvin, Claudette
The black teen who preceded Rosa Parks
Cox, Courteney
(
Birmingham
)
Monica on the TV sitcom
Friends
Cox, Laverne
(
Mobile
)
Sophia Burset on
Orange Is the New Black
Davis, Angela
(
Birmingham
)
The black feminist/communist on the Most Wanted list in 1970
Doss, Nannie
(
Blue Mountain
)
"The Jolly Black Widow" serial killer
Fletcher, Louise
(
Birmingham
)
Nurse Ratched in the movie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Gray, Fred D.
(
Montgomery
)
The lawyer for Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks
Hamm, Mia
(
Selma
)
Star of the 1996 and 2004 Olympic soccer champs
Handy, W.C.
(
Florence
)
The composer called "The Father of the Blues"
Held Evans, Rachel
(
Montgomery
)
The LGBT-friendly Christian blogger who died tragically at 37
Hicks, Taylor
(
Birmingham
)
The "Soul Patrol" winner of
American Idol
2006
Hurston, Zora Neale
(
Notasulga
)
Author of
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Jemison, Mae
(
Decatur
)
The first Black American woman in space
Keller, Helen
(
Tuscumbia
)
The blind and deaf woman who became a famous activist
King, Coretta Scott
(
Marion
)
The wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lee, Harper
(
Monroeville
)
The author of
To Kill a Mockingbird
Lewis, John
The civil rights leader who served in Congress for 33 years
Mays, Willie
(
Westfield
)
The All-Star center fielder called the Say Hey Kid
McConnell, Mitch
(
Tuscumbia
)
U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1984-present
Nabors, Jim
(
Sylacauga
)
The actor who was TV's Gomer Pyle
Odetta
(
Birmingham
)
The fierce black folk singer known for "Oh, Freedom"
Owens, Jesse
(
Oakville
)
The black sprinter who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics
Owens, Terrell
(
Alexander City
)
Wide receiver "T.O," for the NFL's Buffalo Bills
Paige, Satchel
(
Mobile
)
Negro League pitcher who made it to the majors in his 40s
Parks, Rosa
(
Tuskegee
)
The civil rights icon who wouldn't give up her bus seat
Poundstone, Paula
(
Huntsville
)
The stand-up comedian who was accused of child endangerment
Rice, Condoleezza
(
Birmingham
)
U.S. Secretary of State, 2005-09
Richie, Lionel
(
Tuskegee
)
Singer of the pop hit "All Night Long"
Ryan, Debby
(
Huntsville
)
Baily Pickett on Disney's
The Suite Life on Deck
Sessions, Jeff
(
Selma
)
U.S. Attorney General, 2017-2018
Spencer, Octavia
(
Montgomery
)
Minny Jackson in the movie
The Help
Studdard, Ruben
(
Birmingham
)
2003 winner of TV's
American Idol
program
Tatum, Channing
(
Cullman
)
The hunky star of
Magic Mike
and
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Thompson, Fred
(
Sheffield
)
Actor and U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1994-2003)
Thornton, Willie Mae
(
Montgomery
)
Blues legend and original singer of "Hound Dog"
Wales, Jimmy
(
Huntsville
)
The driving force behind Wikipedia
Wallace, George
(
Clio
)
Segregationist governor of the 1960s
Williams, Hank
(
Mount Olive
)
The country singer who did "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Wilson, E.O.
(
Birmingham
)
The ant expert who wrote 1978's
On Human Nature
Wolff, Tobias
(
Birmingham
)
Author of the memoir
This Boy's Life
Young, Coleman
(
Tuscaloosa
)
Mayor of Detroit, 1974-1993
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