Aaron, Hank (Mobile)
The baseball star who beat Babe Ruth's home run record
Famous People from Alabama
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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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