Alabama History
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US Famous People
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Which famous people have lived in your state?
People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have
either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant
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Alabama Famous People
Famous Americans: History and Biographies
 Links to histories and biographies of the famous people of Alabama. Many famous people of Alabama have made significant contributions to the history of our nation and the state of Alabama. These famous Americans, famous entertainers, famous players, famous scientist, famous singers, famous statesmen, famous women, heroes, great explorers, and others Alabama famous Americans have all made Alabama their home. This list includes Alabama historical figures, celebrities and those individuals of Alabama who have influenced the lives of others.
- (1934 - ) Baseball player that holds the record for home runs and runs batted in; born in Mobile.
- (1864 - 1943), educator and agricultural chemist at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute.
- (1917 - 1965) Popular singer known as the man with the velvet voice and song "Unforgettable"; born in Montgomery.
- (1929 - 1968) Famous minister and civil rights leader; lived in Montgomery.
- (1956 - ) First African-American woman in space; born in Decatur.
- (1880 - 1968) Blind and deaf author and lecturer; born in Tuscumbia.
- (1926 - ) Pulitzer Prize author of To Kill a Mockingbird; born in Monroeville.
- (1961 - ) Olympic Gold Medallist in track and field; born in Birmingham.
- (1914 - 1981) Famous boxer; born in Lexington.
- (1931 - ) Famous baseball player; born in Westfield.
- (1913 - 1980) Track & Field athlete. Winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics; born in Oakville.
- (1913 - ) Civil rights leader who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, born in Tuskegee.
- Heather Whitestone (1973 - ) In 1995 served as the first Miss America chosen with a disability; born in Dothlan.
- (1923 - 1953) Country western singer, born in Georgiana.
- Tuscaloosa, Choctaw chief.
More Famous People of Alabama
- Ralph Abernathy civil rights activist, Linden
- Tallulah Brockman Bankhead actress, Huntsville
- Hugo LaFayette Black jurist, Harlan
- Marva Collins educator, Monroeville
- Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald writer, Montgomery
- Bobby Goldsboro entertainer, Dothan
- William Crowford Gorgas army officer, physician, Mobile
- Lionel Hampton jazz musician, Birmingham
- William Christopher Handy composer, Florence
- Emmy Lou Harris singer, Birmingham
- Kate Jackson actress, Birmingham
- Percy Lavon Julian inventor, Montgomery
- Helen Adams Keller author, educator, Tuscumbia
- Coretta Scott King civil rights leader, Marion
- Jim Nabors actor, Sylacauga
- Jimmie Rodgers singer, Geiger
- David Satcher surgeon general, Anniston
- Waldo L. Semon inventor, Demopolis
- George Wallace governor, Clio
- William Weatherford (Red Eagle) Creek indian leader
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US Famous People
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Links to histories and biographies of famous people from each
of the 50 states. Learn history through the biographies of the famous people from your state. These
famous Americans have influenced the lives of others and all have made the US their home. |
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