List of people from Alabama

A

• Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
• Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader, Baptist Minister
• Austin Adams, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians
• Mario Addison, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• Robert Aderholt, representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997
• Tommie Agee, MLB player
• Daniel Alarcón, novelist
• David Donald Albritton, Olympic medalist and politician
• Doyle Alexander, MLB player
• Chalmers Alford, musician
• James B. Allen, U.S. senator
• Jason Allen, NFL player
• Maryon Pittman Allen, U.S. senator
• Mel Allen, sportscaster, Alabama football and New York Yankees
• Viola Allen, stage actress
• Bobby Allison, NASCAR driver
• Davey Allison, NASCAR driver
• David Allison, professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver
• John Amari, circuit judge and former member of both houses of the Alabama legislature
• Mary Anderson, actress
• Glenn Andrews, U.S. representative
• Ivy Andrews, MLB player
• Sheila Andrews, country music singer
• Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist, material scientist, professor at University of Alabama
• R.G. Armstrong, actor
• Ethel Ayler, actress

  B

• Spencer Bachus, representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district 1993–2015
• Mary Badham, actress
• Hank Ballard, singer
• Tallulah Bankhead, actress
• Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame basketball player, television commentator
• Reggie Barlow, NFL wide receiver, college football coach
• Mark Barron, NFL player, St. Louis Rams
• Inez Baskin, African American journalist and civil rights activist
• Cynthia Bathurst, animal activist, founder of Safe Humane Chicago and the Court Case Dog Program
• Bill Baxley, lieutenant governor
• Lucy Baxley, lieutenant governor
• Paul Bearer, WWE manager and wrestling promoter
• Jere Beasley, born in Tyler, Texas, lieutenant governor
• Scott Beason, Alabama state senator since 2006
• Barry Beckett, keyboardist, composer, record producer, original member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
• Ann Bedsole, member of both houses, consecutively, of the Alabama State Legislature 1979 to 1995
• Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States
• Earl Bennett, NFL wide receiver
• Amber Benson, actress
• Bo Bice, singer, American Idol runner-up
• Michael Biehn, actor
• James Gillespie Birney, planter, attorney, abolitionist
• Sanford Bishop, U.S. representative from Georgia's 2nd congressional district
• Hugo Black, U.S. senator, United States Supreme Court justice
• Lucas Black, actor
• Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
• Eric Bledsoe, NBA player, Milwaukee Bucks
• Winton Blount, businessman, U.S. postmaster general
• Michael Boley, NFL linebacker
• Jo Bonner, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district since 2003
• Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver
• Young Boozer, state treasurer
• tWitch, freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer, and actor
• Th-resa Bostick, IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Albert Boutwell, lieutenant governor, mayor of Birmingham
• Bobby Bowden, college football coach, Florida State
• Frank W. Boykin, former U.S. representative
• Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, music group
• Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Jeff Brantley, MLB player, ESPN sportscaster
• Albert P. Brewer, governor
• Jeff Briggs, businessman, video game pioneer
• Bobby Bright, mayor of Montgomery, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district
• David G. Bronner, CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama, born in Cresco, Iowa
• Mo Brooks, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011
• Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals judge
• Jerry Dolyn Brown, folk artist, traditional potter
• Johnny Mack Brown, football player for Alabama, actor
• Michael Brown, astronomer
• Roger Brown, artist, member of the Chicago Imagists
• Paul "Bear" Bryant, iconic coach of Alabama football, born in Camden, Arkansas
• John Hall Buchanan, Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district
• Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
• Edward M. Burgess, chemist, inventor of the Burgess reagent
• Edward A. Burkhalter, admiral, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Intelligence, Chief of Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Brett Butler, actress
• Keith Butler, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Pat Buttram, actor
• Larry Byrom, rock music guitarist, Steppenwolf

  C

• Matt Cain, baseball player, San Francisco Giants
• Antoine Caldwell, NFL player, Houston Texans
• Sonny Callahan, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district
• Julia Campbell, actress
• Eli Capilouto, twelfth president of the University of Kentucky
• Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, born in Louisiana
• Robert Daniel Carmichael, mathematician
• Edward Earl Carnes, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• DeMarre Carroll, NBA player, Brooklyn Nets
• Clarence Carter, soul singer and musician
• Forrest Carter, writer
• Nell Carter, actress, singer
• George Washington Carver, scientist, botanist, born in Diamond, Missouri
• Herman Frank Cash, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
• Tim Castille, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
• Reg E. Cathey, actor
• Robert Edward Chambliss, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
• Hosea Chanchez, actor
• Josh Chapman, NFL defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts
• Elaine Cheris, Olympic fencer
• Bobby Frank Cherry, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
• Fred Child, host of American Public Media's Performance Today
• Mark Childress, writer
• Stewart Cink, professional golfer
• Bob Clark, actor, director, screenwriter
• Jeremy Clark, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
• Mattie Moss Clark, gospel artist, mother of gospel group The Clark Sisters
• Clever,,
• Nat King Cole, singer
• Ronnie Coleman, football player, Alabama A&M and NFL's Houston Oilers
• Marva Collins, educator
• Commodores, funk/soul band
• Fred Cone, football player for Clemson and NFL's Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys
• Bull Connor, politician who opposed the activities of the Civil Rights Movement
• Jared Cook, NFL player, St. Louis Rams
• Jeff Cook, country music guitarist, Alabama
• Timothy Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.
• Charles J. Cooper, former Assistant United States Attorney General
• Miles Copeland, Jr., musician, CIA officer
• Jerricho Cotchery, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• DeMarcus Cousins, basketball player, Golden State Warriors
• Courteney Cox, actress
• Tony Cox, actor
• Clayne Crawford, actor
• Rick Crawford, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver
• Howard Cross, football player for Alabama and NFL's New York Giants
• Ashley Crow, actress
• Brodie Croyle, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
• Korey Cunningham, NFL player, New England Patriots
• Michael Curry, NBA coach, Philadelphia 76ers

  D

• Marcell Dareus, NFL player, Buffalo Bills
• Angela Davis, communist activist
• Artur Davis, representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district
• N. Jan Davis, astronaut, born in Cocoa Beach, Florida
• Russ Davis, baseball player
• Tae Davis, NFL player, New York Giants
• Felicia Day, actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer
• Grant Dayton, baseball player
• Oscar Stanton De Priest, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, civil rights advocate
• Morris Dees, founder of Southern Poverty Law Center
• Sam Dees, soul music singer
• Diana DeGarmo, American Idol contestant
• David L. DeJarnette, influential archaeologist
• Jeremiah Denton, prisoner of war in Vietnam, U.S. Senator
• Donna D'Errico, actress
• James Deshler, Confederate brigadier general
• Quinton Dial, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
• Kim Dickens, actress
• Chris Dickerson, bodybuilder
• Mahala Ashley Dickerson, lawyer
• Parnell Dickinson, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• William Louis Dickinson, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district
• Oliver W. Dillard, military leader
• Larry Dixon, state representative and state senator, Oklahoma native
• Larry Donnell, football player, New York Giants
• Vince Dooley, football coach
• Deidre Downs, 2005 Miss America
• John Drew, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz
• Erwin Dudley, basketball player
• Benjamin Minge Duggar, botanist, discoverer of tetracycline
• Luther Duncan, 4-H pioneer, educator and administrator
• Alan Dunn, MLB bullpen coach, Baltimore Orioles

  E

• Bobby Eaton, pro wrestler
• Cleveland Eaton, jazz bassist
• Dennis Edwards, soul music singer
• Jack Edwards, state representative
• Joe F. Edwards, Jr., astronaut, born in Richmond, Virginia
• Carl Elliott, state representative
• Jake Elmore, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays
• Eric Esch, a.k.a. Butterbean, boxer
• James Reese Europe, bandleader, composer
• Rodney J. Evans, Medal of Honor winner
• Terry Everett, state representative

  F

• Nick Fairley, NFL defensive lineman, St. Louis Rams
• Red Farmer, former NASCAR driver
• Paul Finebaum, columnist, author, radio personality, born in Memphis
• Howard Finster, folk artist
• Zelda Fitzgerald, writer
• Fannie Flagg, author and actress
• Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress
• Richmond Flowers, Jr., football player
• Richmond Flowers, Sr., attorney general and activist
• Trey Flowers, NFL defensive end, New England Patriots
• Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist in bobsled, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
• Wayne Flynt, editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of Alabama
• Emory Folmar, mayor of Montgomery, Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1982
• James Folsom, Jr., governor, lieutenant governor
• Jim Folsom, governor
• Dee Ford, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
• Joe Forehand, CEO of First Data
• George Foster, MLB player
• Reuben Foster, NFL player, Washington Football Team
• Jalston Fowler, NFL player, Tennessee Titans
• Melvin Franklin, soul music singer
• Chris Fryar, drummer for Zac Brown Band

  G

• Noah Galloway, former United States Army soldier and contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20
• Oscar Gamble, Major League Baseball outfielder
• Pat Garrett, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, killed Billy the Kid
• A.G. Gaston, businessman, civil rights activist
• Betty Lou Gerson, voice actress, "Cruella de Vil" of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• Charles Ghigna, poet, author
• Robert Gibbs, press secretary for President Barack Obama
• Kenneth A. Gibson, first black mayor of major eastern city
• Kenneth R. Giddens, director of Voice of America, TV and radio station founder
• Wallace Gilberry, NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals
• Horace Gillom, NFL player, Cleveland Browns
• Samuel Ginn, pioneer in wireless communications industry
• Mark Gitenstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania
• Mickell Gladness, NBA player, Miami Heat
• Harvey Glance, track and field athlete
• Walton Goggins, actor
• Eli Gold, sportscaster, born in New York
• William Lee Golden, country music singer, The Oak Ridge Boys
• Bobby Goldsboro, singer
• Alfred Goldthwaite, state representative, chairman of Alabama Republican Party
• Tina Gordon, NASCAR driver
• William C. Gorgas, U. S. Army Surgeon General
• Vern Gosdin, country and gospel singer
• Mike Gottfried, former college football coach, ESPN commentator
• Charles Graddick, judge and Attorney General of Alabama
• Beth Grant, actress
• Kendall Graveman, MLB player, Oakland A's
• Chris Gray, NFL player
• Hank Green, vlogger and musician
• Urbie Green, jazz trombonist
• Kevin Greene, NFL player, born in Schenectady, New York
• Rusty Greer, MLB player, Texas Rangers
• John Grenier, Republican politician
• Parker Griffith, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district
• David G. Grimes, insurance agent, Republican politician
• Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver
• Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
• Gabe Gross, MLB player, Oakland A's
• Lafayette Guild, pioneer in research of yellow fever
• Annabelle Gurwitch, actress

  H

• Rick Hall, record producer
• Mary Katharine Ham, journalist, video blogger, Fox News contributor
• Mia Hamm, soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion
• Chris Hammond, MLB pitcher
• Cully Hamner, comic book artist and writer
• Lionel Hampton, jazz musician
• Jon Hand, football player
• W. C. Handy, jazz composer
• John Hannah, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and NFL's New England Patriots, born in Georgia
• John M. Harbert, billionaire businessman
• Marguerite Harbert, billionaire heiress
• Roman Harper, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• Emmylou Harris, singer
• William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University
• Gustav Hasford, writer, screenwriter
• Erskine Hawkins, jazz composer
• George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama legislature
• Alexander T. Hawthorn, Confederate States Army general
• Glenn Hearn, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, FBI special agent, Alabama legislator
• Howell Heflin, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, United States Senator, born in Poulan, Georgia
• Kurt Heinecke, music composer, songwriter, voice actor, photographer
• John S. Hendricks, founder, chair and CEO of Discovery Networks
• Richard Hendrix, basketball player
• Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor
• Will Herring, NFL player, New Orleans Saints
• Jake Hess, gospel quartet singer
• Taylor Hicks, singer, American Idol winner 2006
• Harlon Hill, American Football Player, Chicago Bears
• Howard Hill, professional archer and stunt archer for films
• J. Lister Hill, United States Senator
• Sammie Lee Hill, football player, Detroit Lions
• Joe Hilley, author
• Brent Hinds, singer, guitarist, Mastodon
• Eddie Hinton, musician
• Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1967
• Chandler Hoffman, Major League Soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy
• Robert Hoffman, actor
• Bill Holbrook, syndicated comic strip artist
• Mitch Holleman, actor, Reba
• Lonnie Holley, artist
• Polly Holliday, actress
• Fred Nall Hollis, artist
• Condredge Holloway, CFL player
• Hardcore Holly, WWE star
• Cliff Holman, television personality
• Evander Holyfield, World Heavyweight Championship boxer
• Perry O. Hooper, Jr., member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1984–2003
• Perry O. Hooper, Sr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, first Republican to hold that office
• Robert Horry, basketball player
• Frank House, baseball player and legislator
• Brittany Howard, musician
• Jordan Howard, football player
• Linda Howard, romance writer
• Glenn Howerton, actor
• Freeman A. Hrabowski III, academic, university president
• Cooper Huckabee, actor
• William Bradford Huie, journalist, author
• Guy Hunt, governor
• Alan Hunter, original MTV VeeJay
• Zora Neale Hurston, author

  I

• Osmond Kelly Ingram, Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy, WWI Medal of Honor recipient

  J

• Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete
• Kate Jackson, actress
• Katherine Jackson, mother of the Jackson 5
• Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player
• Henry James, former NBA player
• Sonny James, country music singer
• Mae C. Jemison, astronaut
• Desmond Jennings, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays
• Jerrel Jernigan, NFL player, New York Giants
• Frank Minis Johnson, federal judge
• Jamey Johnson, country music singer
• Lonnie Johnson, inventor
• Michael Johnson, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
• Rashad Johnson, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals
• Samuel E. Johnson, businessman
• Dean Jones, actor
• Don Jones, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
• Julio Jones, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons
• Orlando Jones, actor
• Robbie Jones, NFL player, New York Giants
• Walter Jones, football player
• Lee Roy Jordan, football player, Alabama and NFL's Dallas Cowboys
• Ralph "Shug" Jordan, football coach, Auburn University
• Tom Joyner, radio personality
• Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist

  K

• Helen Keller, author and activist
• Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer
• Jimmy Key, MLB pitcher
• Craig Kimbrel, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves
• Alveda King, minister, anti-abortion activist, author
• Brandon King, NFL safety, New England Patriots
• Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader
• Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist, lived in Alabama in the mid-1950s
• Reggie King, former NBA player
• Troy King, state attorney general
• William R. King, United States Senator from Alabama,
• Woodie King, Jr., director, producer
• Dre Kirkpatrick, NFL cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals
• Freddie Kitchens, University of Alabama quarterback, NFL head coach of Cleveland Browns
• Corey Kluber, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians
• Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange
• David Koonce, rock musician, Within Reason

  L

• Larry Langford, former mayor of Birmingham
• Adam Lazzara, singer, Taking Back Sunday
• Terry Leach, MLB pitcher
• Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of To Kill a Mockingbird
• Lash LeRoux, professional wrestler, painter, artist
• Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle
• Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist
• David Peter Lewis, governor
• John Robert Lewis, U.S. Congressman, civil rights leader
• George Lindsey, actor
• Angela Little, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month
• Tandy Little, Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, real estate developer
• Herman H. Long, college administrator
• Theodore Long, professional wrestling authority figure
• Sarah Ashley Longshore, painter
• Joe Louis, boxer, 12-year world heavyweight champion
• Fred L. Lowery, Southern Baptist clergyman and author
• Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader
• Theodore J. Lowi, political scientist
• Rebecca Luker, singer and actress
• Shelby Lynne, country music singer, born in Virginia

  M

• Sunny Mabrey, model, actress
• Harry Mabry, television newscaster
• Everette Maddox "Rhett" Maddox, poet
• Anthony Madison, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Boots Mallory, actress
• Alfred Malone, NFL player, Houston Texans
• Gucci Mane, musician
• William March, writer, World War I hero
• Sharon G. Markette, Illinois state representative, Montgomery
• Sen'Derrick Marks, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Debra Marshall, WWE wrestler
• Kerry James Marshall, artist
• Chris Martin, NFL player
• Harold E. Martin, newspaperman
• Hugh Martin, songwriter
• James D. Martin, U.S. representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district
• Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
• F. David Mathews, educator
• Evan Mathis, NFL player, Denver Broncos
• Jordan Matthews, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles
• Bruce Maxwell, MLB player
• Willie Mays, Hall of Fame center fielder
• Lewis McAllister, businessman and Republican former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Robert R. McCammon, horror writer
• AJ McCarron, football quarterback
• Elvin McCary, politician
• Rolando McClain, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
• Mitch McConnell, politician, long-time U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 1985, and Republican Leader of the United States Senate since 2015
• Willie McCovey, Hall of Fame first baseman
• Michael McCullers, screenwriter
• K. J. McDaniels, NBA player
• Alexander McGillivray, Creek Indian Chief
• Lachlan McGillivray, Scots-Indian trader
• Garnie W. McGinty, Louisiana historian
• Joe McInnes, corporate and state executive
• Frank McIntyre, U.S. Army general
• Ronald McKinnon, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals
• Steve McLendon, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Gertrude Michael, actress
• Don Mincher, MLB player
• Grover Mitchell, jazz trombonist
• John Mitchell, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Anthony Mix, NFL player
• Wilmer Mizell, U.S. representative from North Carolina, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jamario Moon, basketball player
• Charles Moore, civil rights photojournalist
• Mal Moore, University of Alabama athletic director, former quarterback and offensive coordinator
• Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
• Thomas Hinman Moorer, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Kathryn Morgan, ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet
• C. J. Mosley, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens
• Eric Motley, public administrator
• Morgan Murphy, humorist and author
• Roger Murrah, songwriter, recording artist
• Albert Murray, writer
• Johnny Musso, football player
• Pete Myers, basketball player and coach

  N

• Jim Nabors, actor and singer
• Joe Namath, Hall of Fame quarterback, Alabama and NFL player, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
• Larry Nelson, PGA golfer
• Bert Nettles, politician and lawyer, formerly from Monroeville and Mobile
• Elijah Nevett, NFL player
• Ozzie Newsome, football player, Alabama and NFL's Cleveland Browns, executive for Baltimore Ravens
• Matthew Newton, conductor, professional railroader
• Jimmy Nolen, guitarist

  O

• Philip Ober, stage and screen actor
• Benjamin Obomanu, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks
• Scott Oden, writer
• Cathy O'Donnell, actress
• Spooner Oldham, songwriter, keyboardist
• Stan O'Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch
• Osceola, Seminole leader
• Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church
• Randy Owen, lead singer for band Alabama
• Jesse Owens, iconic track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist
• Terrell Owens, NFL player

  P

• Satchel Paige, baseball player
• Michael Papajohn, actor, stuntman
• Rosa Parks, civil rights activist
• Gail Patrick, actress and television producer
• Albert Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama
• John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama
• Jake Peavy, baseball pitcher
• Charley Pell, head football coach at Clemson and Florida
• Dan Penn, singer, songwriter, record producer
• Blake Percival, Whistleblower
• Walker Percy, author
• Wayne Perkins musician
• Chuck Person, NBA player
• Wesley Person, NBA player
• Jesse Lee Peterson, minister, author
• Sidney Phillips, World War II veteran, physician
• Wilson Pickett, R&B and soul singer
• Juan Pierre, MLB outfielder
• Charles Redding Pitt, attorney, politician
• Chris Porter, NBA player
• Paula Poundstone, comedian
• Alma Powell, audiologist, children's author
• Michael Powell, attorney and politician
• Jerraud Powers, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals
• Tyrone Prothro, football player, Alabama

  R

• Sun Ra, jazz musician
• Sam Raben, soccer player
• Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction, education dean at Troy University
• Howell Raines, former New York Times editor
• Albert Rains, representative of Alabama's 7th congressional district
• Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer for Rooster Teeth Productions
• Theo Ratliff, center for the Charlotte Bobcats
• Ray Reach, jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• Gary Redus, baseball player
• Scottie Reynolds, basketball player at Villanova
• Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State
• Rich Boy, rapper
• Tony Richardson, NFL player, New York Jets
• Lionel Richie, singer, composer, instrumentalist, producer, and four-time Grammy award winner
• Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
• Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder
• Philip Rivers, quarterback for North Carolina State and NFL's San Diego Chargers
• David Robertson, pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Denard Robinson, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district
• Jim Rogers, businessman, investor
• Roy Rogers, former NBA player, assistant coach for the Houston Rockets
• Wayne Rogers, actor
• Michael Rooker, actor
• Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama
• Marie Rudisill, a.k.a. "The Fruitcake Lady," Truman Capote's aunt
• Jeff Rutledge, NFL quarterback
• Josh Rutledge, MLB infielder
• Debby Ryan, actress
• DeMeco Ryans, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles

  S

• Warren St. John, author, journalist
• Ed Salem, football player, born in Tucson, Arizona
• Chris Samuels, former NFL player for Washington Redskins
• Sonia Sanchez, poet
• John Solomon Sandridge, painter, sculptor, author, born in Gadsden, Alabama
• David Satcher, Surgeon General of the United States, second ever and first African-America four-star admiral in United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
• Eugene Sawyer, 53rd mayor of Chicago
• Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth
• Doc Scurlock, a.k.a. Josiah Gordon Scurlock, a founding member of the Lincoln County New Mexico Regulators, member of Billy the Kid's gang
• Jay Sebring, hair stylist, Charles Manson murder victim
• Waldo Semon, inventor of vinyl
• David Sessions, member of the Alabama Legislature
• Jeff Sessions, longtime Alabama Senator since 1996; U.S. Attorney General
• Joe Sewell, baseball player
• Luke Sewell, baseball player
• Rip Sewell, baseball player
• Glenn Shadix, actor
• Earnie Shavers, former heavyweight boxer
• Tommy Shaw, rock musician
• Richard C. Shelby, United States Senator
• Ashton Shepherd, country singer
• Danny Sheridan, sports broadcaster and prognosticator
• Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist
• George Siebels, mayor of Birmingham, state representative
• Don Siegelman, former governor of Alabama
• Eugene Sledge, World War II veteran, teacher, writer
• Percy Sledge, soul singer
• Kirby Smart, football coach, defensive coordinator University of Alabama
• Rickey Smiley, comedian
• Albert Lee Smith, Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district
• Andre Smith, NFL offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals
• Ella Gaunt Smith, doll manufacturer
• Holland Smith, general, United States Marine Corps during World War II, father of amphibious warfare
• Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist
• Leighton W. Smith, Jr., admiral, United States Navy
• Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame baseball player
• Zeke Smith, football player
• Les Snead, general manager of the St. Louis Rams
• Dylan Riley Snyder, actor, singer
• John Sparkman, United States Senator
• Chauncey Sparks, governor
• Mark Spencer, president/CEO of Digium
• Octavia Spencer, Academy Awards and Golden Globes award-winning actress
• The Springs, band
• Ken Stabler, NFL player, The University of Alabama and Oakland Raiders
• Zac Stacy, NFL player, St. Louis Rams
• John Stallworth, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bart Starr, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and Green Bay Packers
• Darian Stewart, NFL player, Denver Broncos
• Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator
• Mike Stewart, author
• Dwight Stone, former NFL player
• Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama
• J. Curry Street, physicist
• T. S. Stribling, author
• Gail Strickland, actress
• Hut Stricklin, NASCAR driver
• Ruben Studdard, 2003 American Idol winner
• Jimmy Lee Sudduth, artist and blues musician
• Pat Sullivan, football player
• Kevin Sumlin, football head coach, Texas A&M
• Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player
• Barret Swatek, actress and comedian
• Ward Swingle, jazz arranger and composer
• Dabo Swinney, football head coach, Clemson

  T

• Jaquiski Tartt, NFL football player
• Channing Tatum, actor
• Toni Tennille, singer of the duo Captain and Tennille
• Adalius Thomas, NFL football player
• Bryan Thomas, football player
• Fred Thompson, former United States senator from Tennessee, actor
• Fresco Thompson, former major league baseball player and executive
• Myron Herbert Thompson, Senior United States District Judge
• Neil Thrasher, country singer-songwriter
• Carson Tinker, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Frank Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist
• Andre Tippett, NFL Hall of Fame football player
• Mose Tolliver, artist
• Harry Townes, actor
• Pat Trammell, Alabama Crimson Tide football player, physician
• William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo at San Antonio, Texas
• Justin Tuck, NFL football player
• Cynthia Tucker, columnist and editor
• Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party
• Tom Turnipseed, Democratic political activist
• Chief Tuskaloosa, Creek Indian chief and leader
• Richard Tyson, actor

  U

• Courtney Upshaw, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons

  V

• Robert J. Van de Graaff, engineer, physicist
• Robert Smith Vance, federal judge
• Ned Vaughn, actor
• Mack Vickery, singer, songwriter
• Wernher von Braun, engineer, physicist born in Wirsitz, Province of Posen, Poland
• Hans A. von Spakovsky, attorney

  W

• Mark Waid, writer
• Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia
• Frank Walker, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
• Margaret Walker, poet, author
• Ben Wallace, NBA player
• Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, First Lady of Alabama
• Daniel Wallace, writer
• George C. Wallace, four-term governor and four-time presidential candidate
• George Wallace, Jr., former Alabama Public Service Commission member
• Gerald Wallace, basketball player
• Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor
• Eugene Walter, writer-actor
• Jimmie Ward, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
• DeMarcus Ware, NFL player, Denver Broncos
• Adam Warren, MLB pitcher, New York Yankees
• Mervyn Warren, musician
• Dinah Washington, singer
• Mary Burke Washington, economist
• Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter
• William Weatherford, a.k.a. Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader
• Joe Webb, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• Katherine Webb, model, Miss Alabama USA
• Lardarius Webb, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens
• Fred Wesley, musician
• Mario West, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks
• Joseph Wheeler, Confederate and US General, US Congressman, namesake of Wheeler State Park and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, author
• Chris White, NFL player, Buffalo Bills
• D. J. White, NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats
• Pat White, NFL player, Miami Dolphins
• Heather Whitestone, 1995 Miss America
• Chase Whitley, MLB player, New York Yankees
• Joe Whitt, Jr., NFL coach, Green Bay Packers
• Barbara Wiedemann, poet and English professor
• Deontay Wilder, professional boxer
• Mark Wilkerson, musician
• Billy Williams, Hall of Fame baseball player
• Carnell Williams, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter
• Hank Williams, country musician
• Hank Williams, Jr., country musician
• Holly Williams, country musician
• Nick Williams, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
• Paul Williams, soul singer
• Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder, Kansas City Royals
• James Willis, former NFL linebacker
• E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer
• Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author
• Tobias Wolff, author
• Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian
• Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama"
• Mark Woodyard, MLB pitcher, Detroit Tigers
• Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
• Tammy Wynette, country singer

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• YBN Nahmir, rapper
• Yelawolf, rapper
• T. J. Yeldon, running back
• Byron York, conservative political columnist
• Tom York, television personality
• Coleman Young, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
• Delmon Young, baseball player