List of people from Alabama

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This is a listing of notable people born in, or notable for their relations with the U.S. state of Alabama.

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A

Hank Aaron

Mel Allen

• Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (Mobile)
• Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader, Baptist Minister (Linden)
• Austin Adams, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Montgomery)
• Mario Addison, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
• Robert Aderholt, representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997 (Haleyville)
• Tommie Agee, MLB player (Magnolia)
• Tommie Agee, former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Maplesville)
• Daniel Alarcón, novelist (Birmingham)
• David Donald Albritton, Olympic medalist and politician (Danville)
• Doyle Alexander, MLB player (Cordova)
• Chalmers Alford, musician (Huntsville)
• James B. Allen, U.S. senator (1969–1978) (Gadsden)
• Jason Allen, NFL player (Muscle Shoals)
• Jonathan Allen, NFL player, Washington Commanders (Anniston)
• Maryon Pittman Allen, U.S. senator (1978) (Gadsden and Birmingham)
• Mel Allen, sportscaster, Alabama football and New York Yankees (Birmingham)
• Viola Allen, stage actress (Huntsville)
• Bobby Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
• Davey Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
• David Allison, professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
• Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
• John Amari, circuit judge and former member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Trussville)
• Mary Anderson, actress (Birmingham)
• Ray Anderson, boxer (Anniston)
• Glenn Andrews, U.S. representative (1965–1967) (Anniston)
• Ivy Andrews, MLB player (Dora)
• Sheila Andrews, country music singer (Athens)
• John Archibald, Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist, author (Birmingham)
• Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist, material scientist, professor at University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
• R.G. Armstrong, actor (Birmingham)
• Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense nominee (Mobile, Alabama)
• Ethel Ayler, actress (Whistler)

B

Charles Barkley

Jimmy Buffett

• Spencer Bachus, representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district 1993–2015 (Vestavia Hills)
• Mary Badham, actress (Birmingham)
• David Baker, activist (Anniston)
• Locy Baker, Alabama House of Representatives 1994–2010 (Abbeville)
• Hank Ballard, singer (Bessemer)
• Tallulah Bankhead, actress (Jasper)
• Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame basketball player, television commentator (Leeds)
• Reggie Barlow, NFL wide receiver, college football coach (Montgomery)
• Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
• Mark Barron, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)
• Inez Baskin, African American journalist and civil rights activist (Florala)
• Cynthia Bathurst, animal activist, founder of Safe Humane Chicago and the Court Case Dog Program
• Bill Baxley, lieutenant governor (Dothan)
• Lucy Baxley, lieutenant governor (2003–2007) (Vestavia Hills)
• Colter Bean, former MLB player, New York Yankees (Birmingham)
• Paul Bearer, WWE manager and wrestling promoter (Mobile)
• Jere Beasley, born in Tyler, Texas, lieutenant governor (1971–1979) (Clayton)
• Killer Beaz (born Truett Beasley Jr.), stand-up comedian (Andalusia)
• Scott Beason, Alabama state senator (2006–2014) (Hartselle)
• Barry Beckett, keyboardist, composer, record producer, original member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Muscle Shoals)
• Ann Bedsole, member of both houses, consecutively, of the Alabama State Legislature 1979 to 1995 (Mobile)
• Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States (Mobile)
• Earl Bennett, NFL wide receiver (Birmingham)
• Amber Benson, actress (Birmingham)
• Bo Bice, singer, American Idol runner-up (Huntsville)
• Michael Biehn, actor (Anniston)
• James Gillespie Birney (1792–1857), planter, attorney, abolitionist (Huntsville)
• Sanford Bishop, U.S. representative from Georgia's 2nd congressional district (Mobile)
• Hugo Black, U.S. senator, United States Supreme Court justice (Harlan)
• Lucas Black, actor (Speake)
• Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
• Eric Bledsoe, NBA player, Milwaukee Bucks (Birmingham)
• Winton Blount, businessman, U.S. postmaster general (1969–1972) (Union Springs)
• Michael Boley, NFL linebacker (Gadsden)
• Jo Bonner, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2003–2013) (Mobile)
• Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
• Margaret Boozer, sculptor (Anniston)
• Young Boozer, state treasurer (Montgomery)
• Stephen "tWitch" Boss, freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer, and actor (Montgomery)
• Th-resa Bostick, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)
• Albert Boutwell, lieutenant governor (1959–1963), mayor of Birmingham (1963–1967) (Birmingham)
• Bobby Bowden, college football coach, Florida State (Birmingham)
• Larry Bowie, former NFL player, Washington Football Team (Anniston)
• Frank W. Boykin, former U.S. representative (Bladon Springs)
• Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, music group (Evergreen)
• Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Possum Trot)
• Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)
• Jeff Brantley, MLB player, ESPN sportscaster
• Albert P. Brewer, governor (1968–1971) (Birmingham)
• Jeff Briggs, businessman, video game pioneer (Florence)
• Bobby Bright, mayor of Montgomery (1999–2009), representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2009–2011) (Montgomery)
• Eric Brock, former NFL player (Alexander City)
• David G. Bronner, CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama (Montgomery), born in Cresco, Iowa
• Mo Brooks, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011 (Huntsville)
• Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals judge (Luverne)
• Jerry Dolyn Brown, folk artist, traditional potter (Hamilton)
• Johnny Mack Brown, football player for Alabama, actor (Dothan)
• Michael Brown, astronomer (Huntsville)
• Roger Brown, artist, member of the Chicago Imagists (Hamilton)
• Paul "Bear" Bryant, iconic coach of Alabama football, born in Camden, Arkansas (Tuscaloosa)
• John Hall Buchanan Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1965–1981) (Birmingham and thereafter Bethesda, Maryland)
• Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter (Mobile), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
• Bill Burgess, college football head coach, Jacksonville State (Birmingham)
• Edward M. Burgess, chemist (Birmingham), inventor of the Burgess reagent
• Edward A. Burkhalter, admiral, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Intelligence, Chief of Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency (Roanoke)
• Brett Butler, actress (Montgomery)
• Keith Butler, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Anniston)
• Pat Buttram, actor (Addison)
• Larry Byrom, rock music guitarist, Steppenwolf (Huntsville)

C

Nat King Cole

Tim Cook

Courteney Cox

• Matt Cain, baseball player, San Francisco Giants (Dothan)
• Antoine Caldwell, NFL player, Houston Texans (Montgomery)
• Sonny Callahan, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1985–2003) (Mobile)
• Julia Campbell, actress (Huntsville)
• Eli Capilouto, twelfth president of the University of Kentucky (Montgomery)
• Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, born in Louisiana (Monroeville)
• Robert Daniel Carmichael, mathematician (born in Goodwater)
• Edward Earl Carnes, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Albertville)
• DeMarre Carroll, NBA player, Brooklyn Nets (Birmingham)
• Clarence Carter, soul singer and musician (Montgomery)
• Forrest Carter, writer
• Jonathan Carter, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Nell Carter, actress, singer (Birmingham)
• George Washington Carver, scientist, botanist, born in Diamond, Missouri (Tuskegee)
• Herman Frank Cash, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
• Tim Castille, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)
• Reg E. Cathey, actor (Huntsville)
• Quinton Caver, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Robert Edward Chambliss, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
• Hosea Chanchez, actor (Montgomery)
• Josh Chapman, NFL defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts (Hoover)
• Teresa Cheatham, Miss Alabama 1978 (Wellington)
• Elaine Cheris (born 1946), Olympic fencer
• Bobby Frank Cherry, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
• Fred Child, host of American Public Media's Performance Today (Huntsville)
• Mark Childress, writer (Monroeville)
• Stewart Cink, professional golfer (Huntsville)
• Bill Clark, college football head coach, University of Alabama (Piedmont)
• Bob Clark, actor, director, screenwriter (Birmingham)
• Jeremy Clark, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Daphne)
• Mattie Moss Clark, gospel artist, mother of gospel group The Clark Sisters (Selma)
• Clever, rapper (Gadsden)
• Nat King Cole, singer (Montgomery)
• Ronnie Coleman, football player, Alabama A&M and NFL's Houston Oilers (Jasper)
• Marva Collins, educator (Monroeville)
• Commodores, funk/soul band (Tuskegee, Alabama)
• Fred Cone, football player for Clemson and NFL's Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys (Pine Apple)
• Bull Connor, politician who opposed the activities of the Civil Rights Movement (Selma)
• Jared Cook, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Birmingham)
• Jeff Cook, country music guitarist, Alabama (Fort Payne)
• Timothy Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (Robertsdale)
• Algernon J. Cooper, former Mayor of Prichard, Alabama (Mobile)
• Charles J. Cooper, former Assistant United States Attorney General (Birmingham)
• Miles Copeland Jr., musician, CIA officer (Birmingham)
• Jerricho Cotchery, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
• DeMarcus Cousins, basketball player, Golden State Warriors (Mobile)
• Dennis Covington, author (Birmingham)
• Courteney Cox, actress (Mountain Brook)
• Tony Cox, actor (Uniontown)
• Clayne Crawford, actor (Clay)
• Rick Crawford, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver (Mobile)
• Julia Pleasants Creswell, poet, novelist (Huntsville)
• Howard Cross, football player for Alabama and NFL's New York Giants (Owens Cross Roads)
• Ashley Crow, actress (Birmingham)
• Brodie Croyle, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Rainbow City)
• Korey Cunningham, NFL player, New England Patriots (Montevallo)
• Michael Curry, NBA coach, Philadelphia 76ers (Anniston)

D

• Marcell Dareus, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Birmingham)
• Angela Davis, communist activist (Birmingham)
• Artur Davis, representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (2003–2011) (Birmingham)
• Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis, poet, writer, educator (Talladega)
• N. Jan Davis, astronaut, born in Cocoa Beach, Florida (Huntsville)
• Russ Davis, baseball player (Birmingham)
• Tae Davis, NFL player, New York Giants (Oxford)
• Felicia Day, actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer (Huntsville)
• Joe Dawson, American-Israeli basketball player, 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
• Grant Dayton, baseball player (Huntsville)
• Oscar Stanton De Priest, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, civil rights advocate (Florence)
• Morris Dees, founder of Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery)
• Sam Dees, soul music singer (Birmingham)
• Diana DeGarmo, American Idol contestant (Birmingham)
• David L. DeJarnette, influential archaeologist (Bessemer)
• Jeremiah Denton, prisoner of war in Vietnam, U.S. Senator (1981–1987) (Mobile)
• Donna D'Errico, actress (Dothan)
• James Deshler, Confederate brigadier general (Tuscumbia)
• Quinton Dial, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Andalusia)
• Kim Dickens, actress (Huntsville)
• Chris Dickerson, bodybuilder (Montgomery)
• Mahala Ashley Dickerson, lawyer (Montgomery)
• Parnell Dickinson, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Brighton)
• William Louis Dickinson, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1965 to 1993) (Montgomery)
• Oliver W. Dillard, military leader (Margaret)
• Larry Dixon, state representative and state senator, Oklahoma native (Montgomery)
• Larry Donnell, football player, New York Giants (Ozark)
• Vince Dooley, football coach (Mobile)
• Deidre Downs, 2005 Miss America (Pelham)
• John Drew, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz (Vredenburgh)
• DSharp, violinist, DJ (Anniston)
• Erwin Dudley, basketball player (Uniontown)
• Benjamin Minge Duggar, botanist, discoverer of tetracycline (Gallion)
• Luther Duncan, 4-H pioneer, educator and administrator (Auburn)
• Alan Dunn, MLB bullpen coach, Baltimore Orioles (Gadsden)

E

• Bobby Eaton, pro wrestler (Huntsville)
• Annie Easley, mathematician and rocket scientist (Birmingham)
• Cleveland Eaton, jazz bassist (Birmingham)
• Dennis Edwards, soul music singer (Birmingham)
• Jack Edwards, state representative (1965–85) (Mobile)
• Joe F. Edwards Jr., astronaut, born in Richmond, Virginia (Roanoke and Lineville)
• Carl Elliott, state representative (1949–65) (Jasper)
• Jake Elmore, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Pleasant Grove)
• Trae Elston, football player (Anniston)
• Eric Esch, a.k.a. Butterbean, boxer (Jasper)
• James Reese Europe, bandleader, composer (Mobile)
• Rodney J. Evans, Medal of Honor winner (Florala)
• Terry Everett, state representative (1993–09) (Enterprise)

F

Zelda Fitzgerald

Louise Fletcher

• Nick Fairley, NFL defensive lineman, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)
• Red Farmer, former NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
• Paul Finebaum, columnist, author, radio personality, born in Memphis
• Howard Finster, folk artist (Valley Head)
• Zelda Fitzgerald, writer (Montgomery)
• Fannie Flagg, author and actress (Birmingham)
• Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress (Birmingham)
• Richmond Flowers Jr., football player (Dothan)
• Richmond Flowers, Sr., attorney general and activist (Dothan)
• Trey Flowers, NFL defensive end, New England Patriots (Huntsville)
• Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist in bobsled, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics (Birmingham)
• Wayne Flynt, editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of Alabama (Auburn)
• Emory Folmar, mayor of Montgomery (1977–1999), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1982 (Montgomery)
• James Folsom Jr., governor (1993–1995), lieutenant governor (1987–1993 and 2007–2011) (Cullman)
• Jim Folsom, governor (1947–1951 and 1955–1959) (Cullman)
• Dee Ford, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Odenville)
• Joe Forehand, CEO of First Data (Alexander City)
• George Foster, MLB player (Tuscaloosa)
• Reuben Foster, NFL player, Washington Football Team (Roanoke)
• Jalston Fowler, NFL player, Tennessee Titans (Mobile)
• Melvin Franklin, soul music singer (Montgomery)
• Chris Fryar, drummer for Zac Brown Band (Birmingham)

G

Walton Goggins

• Noah Galloway, former United States Army soldier and contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20 (Birmingham)
• Oscar Gamble, Major League Baseball outfielder (Ramer)
• Pat Garrett, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, killed Billy the Kid (Cusseta)
• A.G. Gaston, businessman, civil rights activist (Birmingham)
• Betty Lou Gerson, voice actress, "Cruella de Vil" of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Birmingham)
• Charles Ghigna, poet, author (Homewood)
• Robert Gibbs, press secretary for President Barack Obama (Auburn)
• Kenneth A. Gibson, first black mayor of major eastern city (Newark, New Jersey, 1970–1986) (Enterprise)
• Kenneth R. Giddens, director of Voice of America, TV and radio station founder (Pine Apple)
• Wallace Gilberry, NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals (Bay Minette)
• Horace Gillom, NFL player, Cleveland Browns (Roanoke)
• Samuel Ginn, pioneer in wireless communications industry (Anniston)
• Brian Ginsberg (born 1966), gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion
• Mark Gitenstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania (Florala)
• Mickell Gladness, NBA player, Miami Heat (Sylacauga)
• Harvey Glance, track and field athlete (Phenix City)
• Walton Goggins, actor (Birmingham)
• Eli Gold, sportscaster, born in New York (Birmingham)
• William Lee Golden, country music singer, The Oak Ridge Boys (East Brewton)
• Bobby Goldsboro, singer (Dothan)
• Tina Gordon, NASCAR driver (Cedar Bluff)
• William C. Gorgas, U. S. Army Surgeon General (Mobile)
• Vern Gosdin, country and gospel singer (Woodland)
• Mike Gottfried, former college football coach, ESPN commentator (Mobile)
• Charles Graddick, judge and Attorney General of Alabama (1975–1983) (Mobile)
• Beth Grant, actress (Gadsden)
• John Grass, college football coach, Jacksonville State University (Ashville)
• Kendall Graveman, MLB player, Oakland A's (Alexander City)
• Chris Gray, NFL player (Homewood)
• Floride Green, photographer (Eutaw or Mobile)
• Hank Green, vlogger and musician (Birmingham)
• Leamon Green, visual artist (Anniston)
• Urbie Green, jazz trombonist (Mobile)
• Frances Nimmo Greene, educator and author (Tuscaloosa)
• Kevin Greene, NFL player (Anniston), born in Schenectady, New York
• Rusty Greer, MLB player, Texas Rangers (Albertville)
• John Grenier, Republican politician (Birmingham)
• Parker Griffith, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2009–2011) (Huntsville)
• David G. Grimes, insurance agent, Republican politician (Montgomery)
• Dexter Grimsley, Alabama House of Representative since 2010 (Abbeville)
• Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver (Gadsden)
• Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump (Fairhope)
• Gabe Gross, MLB player, Oakland A's (Dothan)
• Lafayette Guild, pioneer in research of yellow fever (Tuscaloosa)
• Marquies Gunn, former NFL player (Alexander City)
• Annabelle Gurwitch, actress (Mobile)

H

Mia Hamm

W. C. Handy

Emmylou Harris

Taylor Hicks

• Rick Hall, record producer (Muscle Shoals)
• Mary Katharine Ham, journalist, video blogger, Fox News contributor (Montgomery)
• Mia Hamm, soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion (Selma)
• Chris Hammond, MLB pitcher (Vestavia Hills)
• Cully Hamner, comic book artist and writer
• Lionel Hampton, jazz musician (Birmingham)
• Jon Hand, football player (Sylacauga)
• W. C. Handy, jazz composer (Florence)
• Charley Hannah, former NFL player (Albertville)
• John Hannah, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and NFL's New England Patriots, born in Georgia (Albertville)
• John M. Harbert, billionaire businessman (construction, investments, coal mining properties) (Mountain Brook)
• Marguerite Harbert, billionaire heiress (Mountain Brook)
• George Hardy, actor, Troll 2 (Alexander City)
• James Harman, singer (Anniston)
• Roman Harper, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Prattville)
• Emmylou Harris, singer (Birmingham)
• William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University (Brewton)
• Gustav Hasford, writer, screenwriter (Russellville)
• Erskine Hawkins, jazz composer (Birmingham)
• George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Gadsden)
• Alexander T. Hawthorn, Confederate States Army general (Conecuh County)
• Glenn Hearn, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, FBI special agent, Alabama legislator (Albertville)
• Howell Heflin, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, United States Senator (1979–1997), born in Poulan, Georgia (Tuscumbia)
• Kurt Heinecke, music composer, songwriter, voice actor, photographer (Cullman)
• John S. Hendricks, founder, chair and CEO of Discovery Networks (Huntsville)
• Richard Hendrix, basketball player (Athens)
• Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor (Mobile)
• Will Herring, NFL player, New Orleans Saints (Opelika)
• Jake Hess, gospel quartet singer (Haleyville)
• Taylor Hicks, singer, American Idol winner 2006 (Hoover)
• Harlon Hill, football player, Chicago Bears (Killen)
• Howard Hill, professional archer and stunt archer for films (Wilsonville)
• J. Lister Hill, United States Senator (1938–1969) (Montgomery)
• Sammie Lee Hill, football player, Detroit Lions (West Blocton)
• Joe Hilley, author (Grand Bay)
• Brent Hinds, singer, guitarist, Mastodon (Pelham)
• Eddie Hinton, musician (Birmingham)
• Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1967 (Tuscaloosa)
• Chandler Hoffman, Major League Soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy (Birmingham)
• Robert Hoffman, actor (Madison)
• Bill Holbrook, syndicated comic strip artist (Huntsville)
• Mitch Holleman, actor, Reba (Auburn)
• Lonnie Holley, artist (Birmingham)
• Polly Holliday, actress (Jasper)
• Fred Nall Hollis, artist (Troy)
• Condredge Holloway, CFL player (Huntsville)
• Hardcore Holly, WWE star (Mobile)
• Cliff Holman, television personality (Mobile)
• Evander Holyfield, World Heavyweight Championship boxer (Atmore)
• Perry O. Hooper Jr., member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1984–2003 (Montgomery)
• Perry O. Hooper, Sr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, first Republican to hold that office (Montgomery)
• Robert Horry, basketball player (Andalusia)
• Hunter Horton, disc golf player (Chelsea)
• Frank House, baseball player and legislator (Bessemer)
• Brittany Howard, musician (Athens, Alabama)
• Jordan Howard, football player (Gardendale)
• Linda Howard, romance writer (Gadsden)
• Glenn Howerton, actor (Montgomery)
• Freeman A. Hrabowski III, academic, university president (Birmingham)
• Cooper Huckabee, actor (Mobile)
• Delvin Lamar Hughley, former football player, Colorado Crush (Anniston)
• William Bradford Huie, journalist, author (Hartselle)
• Bobby Humphrey, former NFL player (Birmingham)
• Guy Hunt, governor (1987–1993) (Cullman)
• Alan Hunter, original MTV VeeJay (Birmingham)
• Zora Neale Hurston, author (Notasulga)

I

• Osmond Kelly Ingram, Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy, WWI Medal of Honor recipient (Oneonta)
• Kay Ivey, politician and current governor (Camden)

J

Bo Jackson

Julio Jones

Walter Jones

• Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)
• Kate Jackson, actress (Birmingham)
• Katherine Jackson, mother of the Jackson 5 (Barbour County)
• Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player (Montgomery)
• Henry James, former NBA player
• Sonny James, country music singer (Hackleburg)
• Mae C. Jemison, astronaut (Decatur)
• Desmond Jennings, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Birmingham)
• Jerrel Jernigan, NFL player, New York Giants (Eufaula)
• Brandon Johnson, former NFL player (Birmingham)
• Frank Minis Johnson, federal judge (Haleyville)
• Jamey Johnson, country music singer (Montgomery)
• Lonnie Johnson, inventor (Mobile)
• Michael Johnson, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals (Selma)
• Nico Johnson, former NFL player (Andalusia)
• Rashad Johnson, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals (Sulligent)
• Samuel E. Johnson, businessman (Birmingham)
• Christion Jones, football player (Adamsville)
• Dean Jones, actor (Decatur)
• Don Jones, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Town Creek, Alabama)
• Julio Jones, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Foley)
• Orlando Jones, actor (Mobile)
• Robbie Jones, NFL player, New York Giants (Demopolis)
• Walter Jones, NFL Hall of Famer, Seattle Seahawks (Aliceville)
• Lee Roy Jordan, football player, Alabama and NFL's Dallas Cowboys (Excel)
• Ralph "Shug" Jordan, football coach, Auburn University (Selma)
• Tom Joyner, radio personality (Tuskegee)
• Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist (Montgomery)

K

Helen Keller

Craig Kimbrel

Coretta Scott King

• Helen Keller, author and activist (Tuscumbia)
• Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer (Union Springs)
• Jimmy Key, MLB pitcher (Huntsville)
• Caitlín R. Kiernan, author (Birmingham)
• Craig Kimbrel, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves (Huntsville)
• Alveda King, minister, anti-abortion activist, author (Birmingham)
• Brandon King, NFL safety, New England Patriots (Alabaster)
• Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader (Marion)
• Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist, lived in Alabama in the mid-1950s (Montgomery)
• Reggie King, former NBA player (Birmingham)
• Troy King, state attorney general (2004–2011) (Montgomery)
• William R. King, United States Senator from Alabama (1848–1852), 13th Vice President under President Franklin Pierce (1853–1853) (born in Sampson County, North Carolina)
• Woodie King Jr., director, producer (Baldwin Springs)
• Dre Kirkpatrick, NFL cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals (Gadsden)
• Freddie Kitchens, University of Alabama quarterback, NFL head coach of Cleveland Browns (Gadsden)
• Corey Kluber, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Birmingham)
• Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange (Gadsden)
• Simmie Knox, painter (Aliceville)
• David Koonce, rock musician, Within Reason (Pelham)

L

Harper Lee

Joe Louis

• Larry Langford, former mayor of Birmingham (Birmingham)
• Adam Lazzara, singer, Taking Back Sunday (Sheffield)
• Terry Leach, MLB pitcher (Selma)
• Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of To Kill a Mockingbird (Monroeville)
• Perry Lentz, author (Anniston)
• Lash LeRoux, professional wrestler, painter, artist (Oxford)
• Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle (Fairhope)
• Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Birmingham)
• David Peter Lewis, governor (1872–1874) (Huntsville)
• John Lewis, U.S. Congressman, civil rights leader (Troy)
• Monte Lewis, football player (Abbeville)
• George Lindsey, actor (Jasper)
• Angela Little, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month (Albertville)
• Tandy Little, Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1962–1966), real estate developer (Montgomery)
• Herman H. Long, college administrator (Birmingham)
• Theodore Long, professional wrestling authority figure (Birmingham)
• Sarah Ashley Longshore, painter
• Joe Louis, boxer, 12-year world heavyweight champion (Lafayette)
• Fred L. Lowery, Southern Baptist clergyman and author (Montevallo)
• Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader (Huntsville)
• Theodore J. Lowi, political scientist (Gadsden)
• Rebecca Luker, singer and actress (Helena)
• Shelby Lynne, country music singer, born in Virginia (Frankville)

M

Willie Mays

Willie McCovey

• Sunny Mabrey, model, actress (Gadsden)
• Harry Mabry, television newscaster (Birmingham)
• Everette Maddox a.k.a. "Rhett" Maddox, poet (Montgomery)
• Anthony Madison, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Thomasville)
• Boots Mallory, actress (Mobile)
• Alfred Malone, NFL player, Houston Texans (Frisco City)
• Gucci Mane, musician (Birmingham)
• William March, writer, World War I hero (Mobile)
• Sharon G. Markette, Illinois state representative, Montgomery
• Sen'Derrick Marks, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Mobile)
• Debra Marshall, WWE wrestler (Tuscaloosa)
• Kerry James Marshall, artist (Birmingham)
• Chris Martin, NFL player (Huntsville)
• Harold E. Martin, newspaperman (Montgomery)
• Hugh Martin, songwriter (Birmingham)
• James D. Martin, U.S. representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (1965 to 1967) (Gadsden)
• Sonequa Martin-Green, actress (Russellville)
• F. David Mathews, educator (Grove Hill)
• Evan Mathis, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Birmingham)
• Jordan Matthews, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Madison)
• Bruce Maxwell, MLB player (Huntsville)
• Kivuusama Mays, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Willie Mays, Hall of Fame center fielder (Birmingham)
• Lewis McAllister, businessman and Republican former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (Tuscaloosa)
• Jim McBride, songwriter (Huntsville)
• Robert R. McCammon, horror writer (Birmingham)
• A. J. McCarron, football quarterback (Mobile)
• Elvin McCary, politician (Anniston)
• Antoine McClain, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Rolando McClain, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Athens)
• Mary Sue McClurkin, Alabama House of Representatives 1998–2014 (Abbeville)
• Mitch McConnell, politician, long-time U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 1985, and Republican Leader of the United States Senate 2015–2021 (Sheffield/Athens)
• Willie McCovey, Hall of Fame first baseman (Mobile)
• Michael McCullers, screenwriter
• K. J. McDaniels, NBA player (Birmingham)
• Alexander McGillivray, Creek Indian Chief (Montgomery)
• Lachlan McGillivray, Scots-Indian trader (Montgomery)
• Garnie W. McGinty, Louisiana historian (Montevallo)
• Joe McInnes, corporate and state executive (Wetumpka)
• Frank McIntyre, U.S. Army general (Montgomery)
• Ronald McKinnon, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Elba)
• Steve McLendon, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Ozark)
• Gertrude Michael, actress (Talladega)
• Chuckie Miller, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Don Mincher, MLB player (Huntsville)
• Grover Mitchell, jazz trombonist (Whatley)
• John Mitchell, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Mobile)
• Anthony Mix, NFL player (Bay Minette)
• Wilmer Mizell, U.S. representative from North Carolina, Major League Baseball pitcher (Vinegar Bend)
• Jamario Moon, basketball player (Goodwater)
• Charles Moore, civil rights photojournalist (Hackleburg)
• Mal Moore, University of Alabama athletic director, former quarterback and offensive coordinator (Dozier)
• Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2001–2003, 2013–2016) (Gadsden)
• Thomas Hinman Moorer, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Mount Willing)
• Kathryn Morgan, ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet
• Lamar Morris, country singer (Andalusia)
• Randall Morris, former NFL player, Seattle Seahawks (Anniston)
• C. J. Mosley, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Mobile)
• Eric Motley, public administrator (Montgomery)
• Morgan Murphy, humorist and author (Mountain Brook)
• Roger Murrah, songwriter, recording artist (Athens)
• Albert Murray, writer (Nokomis)
• Johnny Musso, football player (Birmingham)
• Pete Myers, basketball player and coach (Mobile)

N

Jim Nabors

• Jim Nabors, actor and singer (Sylacauga)
• Joe Namath, Hall of Fame quarterback, Alabama and NFL player, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Tuscaloosa)
• Siran Neal, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Dothan)
• Larry Nelson, PGA golfer (Fort Payne)
• Bert Nettles, politician and lawyer, formerly from Monroeville and Mobile (Birmingham)
• Elijah Nevett, NFL player (Bessemer)
• Ozzie Newsome, football player, Alabama and NFL's Cleveland Browns, executive for Baltimore Ravens (Leighton)
• Matthew Newton, conductor, professional railroader (Prattville)
• Jimmy Nolen, guitarist (Roanoke)

O

Jesse Owens

Terrell Owens

• Philip Ober, stage and screen actor (Fort Payne)
• Benjamin Obomanu, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks (Selma)
• Scott Oden, writer (Somerville)
• Cathy O'Donnell, actress (Siluria)
• Spooner Oldham, songwriter, keyboardist (Center Star)
• Stan O'Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch (Roanoke)
• Katherine Orrison, screenwriter (Anniston)
• Osceola, Seminole leader (Tallassee)
• Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church (Huntsville)
• Randy Owen, lead singer for band Alabama (Fort Payne)
• Jesse Owens, iconic track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Oakville)
• Terrell Owens, NFL Hall of Famer (Alexander City)

P

Rosa Parks

• Satchel Paige, baseball player (Mobile)
• Michael Papajohn, actor, stuntman (Vestavia Hills)
• Rosa Parks, civil rights activist (Tuskegee)
• Gail Patrick, actress and television producer (Birmingham)
• Albert Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama (Phenix City)
• John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama (Phenix City)
• Jake Peavy, baseball pitcher (Mobile)
• Charley Pell, head football coach at Clemson and Florida (Albertville)
• Dan Penn, singer, songwriter, record producer (Vernon)
• Blake Percival, Whistleblower (Montgomery)
• Walker Percy, author (Birmingham)
• Tito Perdue, author (Anniston)
• Wayne Perkins musician (Birmingham)
• Chuck Person, NBA player (Brantley)
• Wesley Person, NBA player (Brantley)
• Jesse Lee Peterson, minister, author (Midway)
• Sidney Phillips, World War II veteran, physician (Mobile)
• Wilson Pickett, R&B and soul singer (Prattville)
• Juan Pierre, MLB outfielder (Mobile)
• Charles Redding Pitt, attorney, politician (Decatur)
• Adrian Pledger (born 1976), basketball player
• Willie Pless, CFL Hall of Famer, Edmonton Football Team (Anniston)
• Nathan Poole, former NFL player (Alexander City)
• Chris Porter, NBA player (Abbeville)
• Monica Potter, actress (Arab)
• Paula Poundstone, comedian (Huntsville)
• Alma Powell, audiologist, children's author (Birmingham)
• Michael Powell, attorney and politician (Birmingham)
• Jerraud Powers, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Decatur)
• Tyrone Prothro, football player, Alabama (Heflin)
• Jeremy Pruitt, college football coach, University of Tennessee (Rainsville)

Q

• I. T. Quinn, conservationist, one of the founders of the National Wildlife Federation (Belgreen)

R

Condoleezza Rice

Lionel Richie

Philip Rivers

Michael Rooker

• Sun Ra, jazz musician (Birmingham)
• Sam Raben (born 1997), soccer player
• Anthony Radetic, professional water skier (Abbeville)
• Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (1963–1971), education dean at Troy University (Troy)
• Thom S. Rainer, writer (Union Springs)
• Howell Raines, former New York Times editor (Birmingham)
• Albert Rains, representative of Alabama's 7th congressional district (1945–1965) (Gadsden)
• Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer for Rooster Teeth Productions (Mobile)
• LaJuan Ramsey, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Theo Ratliff, center for the Charlotte Bobcats (Demopolis)
• Ray Reach, jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)
• Gary Redus, baseball player (Decatur)
• Margaret Renkl, writer (Birmingham)
• Scottie Reynolds, basketball player at Villanova
• Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)
• Rich Boy, rapper (Mobile)
• Al Richardson, former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Abbeville)
• Tony Richardson, NFL player, New York Jets (Daleville)
• Lionel Richie, singer, composer, instrumentalist, producer, and four-time Grammy award winner (Tuskegee)
• Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama (2003–2011) (Ashland)
• Chris Richards, soccer player (Birmingham)
• Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder (Coffee County)
• Philip Rivers, quarterback for NFL's San Diego Chargers and North Carolina State University (Decatur)
• Robin Roberts, broadcaster on ABC's Good Morning America (Tuskegee)
• David Robertson, pitcher for the New York Yankees (Birmingham)
• Denard Robinson, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Birmingham)
• Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2011–2021) (Montgomery)
• Chester Rogers, NFL wide receiver (Huntsville)
• Jim Rogers, businessman, investor (Demopolis)
• Roy Rogers, former NBA player, assistant coach for the Houston Rockets (Linden)
• Wayne Rogers, actor (Birmingham)
• Michael Rooker, actor (Jasper)
• Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
• Marie Rudisill, a.k.a. "The Fruitcake Lady," Truman Capote's aunt (Monroeville)
• Council Rudolph, former NFL player (Anniston)
• Grayson Russell, actor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Clanton)
• Jeff Rutledge, NFL quarterback (Birmingham)
• Josh Rutledge, MLB infielder (Cullman)
• Debby Ryan, actress (Huntsville)
• DeMeco Ryans, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Bessemer)

S

Octavia Spencer

Bart Starr

Don Sutton

• Warren St. John, author, journalist (Birmingham)
• Ed Salem, football player, born in Tucson, Arizona (Birmingham)
• Charles E. Samuels Jr., 8th director of the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (Birmingham)
• Chris Samuels, former NFL player for Washington Redskins (Mobile)
• Sonia Sanchez, poet (Birmingham)
• John Solomon Sandridge, painter, sculptor, author, born in Gadsden, Alabama (Chelsea)
• 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 (Anniston)
• Eugene Sawyer, 53rd mayor of Chicago (Greensboro)
• Bo Scarbrough, NFL player, Detroit Lions (Tuscaloosa)
• Beverly Jo Scott, singer and coach on The Voice Belgique (Deer Park)
• Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth (Selma)
• 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 (Tallapoosa)
• Jay Sebring, hair stylist, Charles Manson murder victim (Birmingham)
• Waldo Semon, inventor of vinyl (Demopolis)
• David Sessions, member of the Alabama Legislature (Grand Bay)
• Jeff Sessions, longtime Alabama Senator 1997–2017; U.S. Attorney General
• Joe Sewell, baseball player (Titus)
• Luke Sewell, baseball player (Titus)
• Rip Sewell, baseball player (Decatur)
• Glenn Shadix, actor (Bessemer)
• Earnie Shavers, former heavyweight boxer (Garland)
• Tommy Shaw, rock musician (Montgomery)
• Richard C. Shelby, United States Senator (Birmingham)
• Ashton Shepherd, country singer (Coffeeville)
• Danny Sheridan, sports broadcaster and prognosticator (Mobile)
• Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist (Birmingham)
• George Siebels, mayor of Birmingham (1967–1975), state representative (1975–1990) (Birmingham)
• Don Siegelman, former governor of Alabama (1999–2003) (Mobile)
• Eugene Sledge, World War II veteran, teacher, writer (Mobile)
• Percy Sledge, soul singer (Leighton)
• Kirby Smart, football coach, defensive coordinator University of Alabama (Montgomery)
• Rickey Smiley, comedian (Birmingham)
• Albert Lee Smith Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1981–1983) (Birmingham)
• Andre Smith, NFL offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals (Birmingham)
• Ella Gaunt Smith, doll manufacturer (Roanoke)
• Holland Smith, general, United States Marine Corps during World War II, father of amphibious warfare (Hatchechubbie)
• Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist (Birmingham)
• Leighton W. Smith Jr., admiral, United States Navy (Mobile)
• Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)
• Patrick "j.Que" Smith, songwriter (Anniston)
• Tremon Smith, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts (Saks)
• Zeke Smith, football player (Uniontown)
• Les Snead, general manager of the St. Louis Rams (Eufaula)
• Dylan Riley Snyder, actor, singer (Tuscaloosa)
• James Spann, meteorologist, podcast host (Huntsville)
• John Sparkman, United States Senator (1946–1979) (Hartselle)
• Chauncey Sparks, governor (1943–1947) (Eufaula)
• Mark Spencer, president/CEO of Digium (Huntsville)
• Octavia Spencer, Academy Awards and Golden Globes award-winning actress (Montgomery)
• The Springs, band (Enterprise)
• Ken Stabler, NFL player, The University of Alabama and Oakland Raiders (Foley)
• Zac Stacy, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Centreville)
• John Stallworth, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Tuscaloosa)
• Bart Starr, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and Green Bay Packers (Montgomery)
• Elizabeth Willisson Stephen, writer, novelist, poet (Marengo County)
• Darian Stewart, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Huntsville)
• Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator (Anniston)
• Mike Stewart, author (Vredenburgh)
• Dwight Stone, former NFL player (Florala)
• Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama (2011–2017) (Mountain Brook)
• J. Curry Street, physicist (Opelika)
• T. S. Stribling, author (Florence)
• Gail Strickland, actress (Birmingham)
• Hut Stricklin, NASCAR driver (Calera)
• Ruben Studdard, 2003 American Idol winner (Birmingham)
• Jimmy Lee Sudduth, artist and blues musician (Fayette)
• Pat Sullivan, football player (Birmingham)
• Kevin Sumlin, football head coach, Texas A&M (Brewton)
• Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player (Clio)
• Barret Swatek, actress and comedian (Birmingham)
• Ward Swingle, jazz arranger and composer (Mobile)
• Dabo Swinney, football head coach, Clemson (Pelham)

T

Channing Tatum

Andre Tippett

• Tua Tagovailoa, NFL player, Miami Dolphins (Alabaster)
• Jaquiski Tartt, NFL football player (Mobile)
• Channing Tatum, actor (Cullman)
• Toni Tennille, singer of the duo Captain and Tennille (Montgomery)
• Adalius Thomas, NFL football player (Equality)
• Bryan Thomas, football player (Birmingham)
• Fred Thompson, former United States senator from Tennessee, actor (Sheffield)
• Fresco Thompson, former major league baseball player and executive
• Myron Herbert Thompson, Senior United States District Judge
• Neil Thrasher, country singer-songwriter (Birmingham)
• Carson Tinker, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Decatur)
• Frank Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist (Andalusia)
• Andre Tippett (born 1959), NFL Hall of Fame football player (Birmingham)
• Mose Tolliver, artist (Pike Road)
• Harry Townes, actor (Huntsville)
• Pat Trammell, Alabama Crimson Tide football player, physician (Scottsboro)
• William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo at San Antonio, Texas (Claiborne)
• Jack Treadwell, World War II Medal of Honor winner (Ashland, Alabama)
• Justin Tuck, NFL football player (Kellyton)
• Cynthia Tucker, columnist and editor (Monroeville)
• Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party (2005–2011) (Auburn)
• Tom Turnipseed, Democratic political activist (Mobile)
• Chief Tuskaloosa, Creek Indian chief and leader
• Richard Tyson, actor (Mobile)

U

• P. W. Underwood, football player and college coach (Cordova)
• Courtney Upshaw, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Eufaula)

V

• Robert J. Van de Graaff, engineer, physicist (Tuscaloosa)
• Robert Smith Vance, federal judge (Talladega)
• Ed Vaughn, Michigan House of Representatives 1979–1980, 1995–2000 (Abbeville)
• Ned Vaughn, actor (Huntsville)
• Mack Vickery, singer, songwriter (Town Creek)
• Scottie Vines, former NFL player (Alexander City)
• Wernher von Braun, engineer, physicist (Huntsville) born in Wirsitz, Province of Posen, Poland (then part of German Empire)
• Hans A. von Spakovsky, attorney (Huntsville)

W

Bubba Wallace

Hank Williams

Early Wynn

• Mark Waid, writer (Hueytown)
• Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia (Huntsville)
• Frank Walker, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Tuskegee)
• Margaret Walker, poet, author (Birmingham)
• Ben Wallace, NBA player (White Hall)
• Bubba Wallace, NASCAR driver (Mobile)
• Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, First Lady of Alabama (1971–1978) (Montgomery)
• Daniel Wallace, writer (Birmingham)
• George C. Wallace, four-term governor and four-time presidential candidate (Clio and Montgomery)
• George Wallace Jr., former Alabama Public Service Commission member (Montgomery)
• Gerald Wallace, basketball player (Childersburg)
• Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor (1967–1968) (Montgomery)
• Eugene Walter, writer-actor (Mobile)
• Jimmie Ward, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Mobile)
• Kevin Ward, songwriter (Anniston)
• DeMarcus Ware, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Auburn)
• Adam Warren, MLB pitcher, New York Yankees (Birmingham)
• Mervyn Warren, musician (Huntsville)
• Dinah Washington, singer (Tuscaloosa)
• Mary Burke Washington, economist (Tuskegee)
• Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)
• William Weatherford, a.k.a. Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader
• Joe Webb, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
• Katherine Webb, model, Miss Alabama USA (Montgomery)
• Lardarius Webb, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Opelika)
• Fred Wesley, musician (Mobile)
• Mario West, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks (Huntsville)
• Joseph Wheeler, Confederate and US General, US Congressman, namesake of Wheeler State Park and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, author (Hillsboro)
• Chris White, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Mobile)
• D. J. White, NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats (Tuscaloosa)
• Pat White, NFL player, Miami Dolphins (Daphne)
• Heather Whitestone, 1995 Miss America (Dothan)
• Chase Whitley, MLB player, New York Yankees (Ranburne)
• Joe Whitt Jr., NFL coach, Green Bay Packers (Auburn)
• Barbara Wiedemann, poet and English professor (Montgomery)
• Deontay Wilder, professional boxer (Tuscaloosa)
• Mark Wilkerson, musician (Enterprise)
• Billy Williams, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)
• Carnell Williams, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Attalla)
• Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter (Mobile)
• Hank Williams, country musician (Georgiana)
• Hank Williams Jr., country musician (Cullman)
• Holly Williams, country musician (Cullman)
• Lee Williams, professional golfer (Alexander City)
• Nick Williams, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)
• Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)
• Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder, Kansas City Royals (Florence)
• James Willis, former NFL linebacker (Huntsville)
• E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer (Birmingham)
• Martha Loftin Wilson, missionary worker, educataor (Clarke County)
• Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author (Dallas County)
• Jameis Winston, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner (Bessemer)
• Reynolds Wolf, meteorologist (Jemison)
• Tobias Wolff, author (Birmingham)
• Roy Wood Jr., stand-up comedian (Birmingham)
• Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama" (Pelham)
• Tricia Woodgett, screenwriter (Anniston)
• Mark Woodyard, MLB pitcher, Detroit Tigers (Mobile)
• Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher, Baltimore Orioles (Montgomery)
• Tammy Wynette, country singer (Red Bay)

Y

• YBN Nahmir, rapper (Birmingham)
• Yelawolf, rapper (Gadsden)
• T. J. Yeldon, running back (Daphne)
• Byron York, conservative political columnist (Birmingham)
• Tom York, television personality (Hoover)
• Coleman Young, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan (Tuscaloosa)
• Delmon Young, baseball player (Montgomery)
• Martevious Young, football player (Alexander City)

Z

• John Zimmerman, professional pair skater and coach (Birmingham)