1. Coleman Young (1918)

American Politician

First African American mayor of Detroit, an office he held from 1974 to 1994. While in office helped transform the city's mass transit system but he is often blamed for...

2. Dinah Washington (1924)

American Blues R&b And Jazz

R&B and blues singer and pianist who was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986 and won a Grammy Award for "What a Difference a Day Makes."

3. Charles Owens (1930)

Professional Golfer

Former PGA golfer who won two Champions Tours despite playing cross-handed and needing a golf cart after a parachute accident in 1952. He was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall...

4. George Foster (1948)

Actor

Feared right-handed hitter and a valuable part of the Cincinnati Reds 'Big Red Machine', winning World Series titles in 1975 and 1976.

5. Connor Robertson (1981)

American Baseball Player

Right-handed relief pitcher who pitched in the big leagues for the Oakland Athletics in 2007 and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008.

6. Hannah Brown (1994)

Reality Star

Reality star and pageant contestant who was crowned Miss Alabama USA in 2018. She became a contestant on season 23 of The Bachelor and went on to become The Bachelorette in 2019. Also in...

7. Keydren Clark (1984)

American Basketball Player

Elite scorer who twice led the NCAA in scoring in 2004 and 2005 as a point guard for Saint Peter's College. He also led the Greek League in scoring in...

8. Debra Marshall (1960)

Professional Wrestler; Professio

Former WWE wrestler who would appear in the ring with her former husband, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

9. Dylan Riley Snyder (1997)

American Actor

Actor in film, musical theater, and television productions, including the Disney Channel's Kickin' It.

10. Lurleen Brigham Burns Wallace (1926)

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11. Monica Moorehead (Unknow)

American Politician

Monica Gail Moorehead is a frequent candidate of the Workers World Party a U. S. Communist party. An African American she is a former school teacher and has been a...

12. Keyth Talley (1990)

American Sprinter

Keyth Talley is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is currently in his senior year at Louisiana State University. He spent his freshman and...

13. Sylvester Croom (1954)

American Football Player And Coa

Sylvester Croom Jr. is an American football coach. He is currently the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University...

14. Rusty Jackson (1950)

American Football Player

Rusty Jackson was a professional American football player who played punter for four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills. Jackson played high school football at Washington County...

15. Walter Maddox (1972)

American Mayor

Maddox is an American politician who has served as the 36th Mayor of Tuscaloosa Alabama since 2005. From 2001 to 2005 he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and served...

16. Phil Poole (1959)

American Politician

Phil Poole was a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate representing the 21st District from 1995 to 2010. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican Gerald Allen. Previously...

17. Temo Callahan (1904)

Politician

Artemas Killian Callahan known as Temo Callahan was a politician in the American state of Alabama. Callahan was born in 1904 in Tuscaloosa. His name Artemas Killian was in honor...

18. Butch Hobson (1951)

American Baseball Player

Clell Lavern Butch Hobson Jr. is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Hobson played for the Boston Red Sox California Angels and New York Yankees....

19. Lillie Leatherwood (1964)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Lillie Mae Leatherwood is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles U....

20. H. Casey Young (1828)

American Politician

Hiram Casey Young was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.

21. Dicky Pride (1969)

Professional Golfer

Richard Fletcher Dicky Pride III is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Pride was born in Tuscaloosa Alabama. He attended Tuscaloosa...

22. Brandon Medders (1980)

American Baseball Player

Brandon Edward Medders is a former professional relief pitcher. He throws a 4-seam fastball curveball slider and a cutter. Medders debuted for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005 going 4–1 with...

23. Watt Key (1970)

American Writer

Albert Watkins Key Jr. publishing under the name Watt Key is an American award-winning fiction author from the South. A resident of Alabama his debut novel Alabama Moon was published...

24. Charles Schwertner (1970)

American Politician

Charles J. Schwertner is an orthopedic surgeon from Georgetown Texas who has been since 2013 a Republican member of the Texas Senate.

25. Kendrick Clancy (1978)

Player Of American Football

Lakendrick Tridel Clancy is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000 having also played for the New...

26. Brad Smelley (1989)

American Football Player

Brad Smelley is an American football H-back who is currently a member of the Houston Texans. He played college football at the University of Alabama. He is the younger brother...

27. Titus Ryan (1984)

American Football Player

Titus LeMoyne Ryan is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free...

28. Matt Downs (1984)

American Baseball Player

Matthew Russell Matt Downs Sr. is a Major League Baseball infielder / outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization. He plays for the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast...

29. Samuel Minturn Peck (1854)

Poet From Alabama First Poet Lau

Samuel Minturn Peck was an American poet named first poet laureate of the state of Alabama.

30. Julia Tutwiler (1841)

American Writer

Julia Strudwick Tutwiler was an advocate for education and prison reform in Alabama. She served as co-principal of the Livingston Female Academy and then the first woman president of Livingston...

31. Titus Brown (American football) (1986)

American Football Player

Titus Markeith Brown is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. Played for the Cleveland Browns from 2008-2010 except for a short stint with the Denver Broncos....

32. Jimmy Hurst (1972)

American Baseball Player

Jimmy O'Neal Hurst is a former professional baseball right fielder. He played during one season in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers. He also played in Japan for the...

33. Jimmy McMath (1949)

American Baseball Player

Jimmy Lee McMath was a professional baseball player. He played part of the 1968 season in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs primarily as a left fielder.

34. Lee Rogers (baseball) (1913)

American Baseball Player

Lee Otis Rogers nicknamed Buck was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1938 baseball season.

35. Lee Maye (1934)

American Baseball Player

Arthur Lee Maye was a Major League Baseball player. He played eleven seasons in the majors as an outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves Houston Astros Cleveland Indians Washington Senators and...

36. Prentice Redman (1979)

American Baseball Player

Prentice Montezz Redman is an outfielder who is currently with the Bridgeport Bluefish organization in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. His brother Tike Redman has also played in Major...

37. Bennie Daniels (1932)

American Baseball Player

Bennie Daniels Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1957-1965 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. During a 9-season career Daniels compiled...

38. Tike Redman (1977)

American Baseball Player

Julian Jawonn Tike Redman is a Major League Baseball center fielder who is a free agent. His first year in the major leagues was 2000. His entire career up until...

39. Guy Morton, Jr. (1930)

American Baseball Player

Guy Morton Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player. He struck out in his only major league at-bat with the Boston Red Sox in 1954. Morton is the...

40. D. J. White (1986)

American Basketball Player

Dewayne D. J. White Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association.

41. Vester Marshall (1948)

Professional Basketball Player

Vester Marshall is a retired professional basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics during the 1973–74 season.

42. Jason Caffey (1973)

American Basketball Player

Jason Andre Caffey is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of...

43. Stan Kimbrough (1966)

American Basketball Player

Stan Kimbrough is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Tuscaloosa Alabama the 5'11 and 153 lb point guard attended both the University of Central Florida and Xavier University....

44. Gary Johnson (baseball) (1975)

American Baseball Player

Gerald Clyde Gary Johnson is a former professional baseball player who played one season for the Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball.

45. Brad Vice (1973)

American Writer

Brad Vice is a fiction writer of the American South and a professor. He grew up in Alabama. His short story collection The Bear Bryant Funeral Train won the Flannery...

46. Terry Jones (tight end) (1979)

American Football Player

Terry Jones Jr. is a tight end who currently plays for Team Alabama of the All American Football League. He played four years at the University of Alabama the...

47. Angel Martino (1967)

American Swimmer Olympic Gold Me

Angelina Myers Martino now known as Angel Sims is an American former competition swimmer three-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder. Over her career she won three Olympic gold medals...

48. Zefross Moss (1966)

American Football Player

Zefross Moss is a retired American professional football offensive guard and offensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the NFL from 1989 to 1999. After retiring from football Zefross moved...