People born here (72)
|
| Dave Albritton |
 USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
13 April 1913 |
Danville, Alabama (USA) |
| Ed Anderson |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1912 |
26 November 1886 |
Eutaw, Alabama (USA) |
| Eddie Argo |
USA |
EVE |
Olympics |
1932 |
22 September 1895 |
Hollins, Alabama (USA) |
| Alonzo Babers |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
31 October 1961 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Phil Baldwin |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1960 |
4 April 1942 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Charles Barkley |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
20 February 1963 |
Leeds, Alabama (USA) |
| Frederick Bridgman |
USA |
TEN |
Non-Medal |
1900 |
10 November 1847 |
Tuskegee, Alabama (USA) |
| Susan Broome |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1988 |
14 July 1959 |
Fort McClellan, Alabama (USA) |
| Terri Brown |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
27 September 1947 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Quanesha Burks |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020 |
15 March 1995 |
Ozark, Alabama (USA) |
| Henry Carr |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
27 November 1942 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Jennifer Chandler |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
1976 |
13 June 1959 |
Langdale, Alabama (USA) |
| Elaine Cheris |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
8 January 1946 |
Dothan, Alabama (USA) |
| Reita Clanton |
USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1984 |
30 July 1952 |
Lafayette, Alabama (USA) |
| Leon Coleman |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
1 September 1944 |
?, Alabama (USA) |
| Jim Copeland |
USA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1988 |
18 March 1962 |
Huntsville, Alabama (USA) |
| DeMarcus Cousins |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
2016 |
13 August 1990 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Willie Davenport |
USA |
ATH/BOB |
Olympics/Other |
1964—1980 |
8 June 1943 |
Troy, Alabama (USA) |
| Calvin Davis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996 |
2 April 1972 |
Eutaw, Alabama (USA) |
| Otis Davis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960 |
12 July 1932 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| Brandon Dickson |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2020 |
3 November 1984 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Vonetta Flowers |
USA |
BOB |
Olympics |
2002—2006 |
29 October 1973 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Jim Forbes |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1972 |
18 July 1952 |
Fort Rucker, Alabama (USA) |
| Harvey Glance |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter |
1976—1984 |
28 March 1957 |
Phenix City, Alabama (USA) |
| Anne Goldthwaite |
USA |
ART |
Olympics |
1932 |
28 June 1869 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| James Hall |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
2020 |
18 November 1983 |
Alabaster, Alabama (USA) |
| Jonathan Hall |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
2012 |
1 March 1988 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Mia Hamm |
USA |
FBL |
Olympics/Other |
1996—2004 |
17 March 1972 |
Selma, Alabama (USA) |
| Trey Hardee |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
7 February 1984 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Lindsey Harding |
 BLR |
BKB |
Olympics |
2016 |
12 June 1984 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Margaret Hoelzer |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
30 March 1983 |
Huntsville, Alabama (USA) |
| Evander Holyfield |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1984 |
19 October 1962 |
Atmore, Alabama (USA) |
| Clint Jackson |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1976 |
20 May 1954 |
Evergreen, Alabama (USA) |
| Thomas Jeter |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1924 |
25 August 1898 |
Florence, Alabama (USA) |
| Emmit King |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1984—1988 |
24 March 1959 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Julianne Kirchner |
 MHL |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
19 December 1991 |
Florence, Alabama (USA) |
| Lillie Leatherwood |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
6 July 1964 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| Buddy Lee |
USA |
WRE |
Olympics |
1992 |
10 May 1958 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Wallace Lee |
USA |
ROW |
Non-starter |
1920 |
2 August 1899 |
Columbia, Alabama (USA) |
| Mark Lenzi |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
4 July 1968 |
Huntsville, Alabama (USA) |
| Carl Lewis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1996 |
1 July 1961 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Carol Lewis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
8 August 1963 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Mike Lofton |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
10 December 1963 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Pam Marshall |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
16 August 1960 |
Hazelhurst, Alabama (USA) |
| Angel Martino |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
25 April 1967 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| Willie May |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960 |
11 November 1936 |
Knoxville, Alabama (USA) |
| Mary McNabb |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1952 |
31 August 1932 |
Enterprise, Alabama (USA) |
| Dennis Murphy |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1976 |
24 October 1944 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Nancy Napolski-Johnson |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
14 January 1974 |
Phenix City, Alabama (USA) |
| Sunder Nix |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
2 December 1961 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Kim Oden |
USA |
VVO |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
6 May 1964 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| George Oliver |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
18 January 1883 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Vickie Orr |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1992 |
4 April 1967 |
Hartselle, Alabama (USA) |
| Whitey Overton |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
10 October 1928 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Jesse Owens |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
12 September 1913 |
Danville, Alabama (USA) |
| Miguel Pate |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008 |
13 June 1979 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| Wilmer Poynor |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
1 April 1877 |
Eutaw, Alabama (USA) |
| David Robertson |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2020 |
9 April 1985 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Euil Snider |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
9 December 1907 |
Adger, Alabama (USA) |
| Bill Spencer |
USA |
BTH |
Olympics |
1964—1968 |
23 June 1936 |
Russellville, Alabama (USA) |
| JoJo Starbuck |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
14 February 1951 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Robert Thach |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
9 November 1866 |
Athens, Alabama (USA) |
| Ralph Therrio |
USA |
CTR |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
12 January 1954 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Rudy Thompson |
 ISV |
SAL |
Olympics |
1968 |
13 May 1929 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Scott Tucker |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
18 February 1976 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Kim Turner |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
21 March 1961 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Mabel Walker |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
11 December 1928 |
Camden, Alabama (USA) |
| B. J. Wallace |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
1992 |
18 May 1971 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Miles Watkins |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
26 June 1884 |
Marengo, Alabama (USA) |
| Allen West |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
1904 |
2 August 1872 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Deontay Wilder |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
2008 |
22 October 1985 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| John Zimmerman |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
2002 |
26 November 1973 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
People who died here (19)
|
| Edward Barnett |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1928 |
8 November 1987 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Gene Bartow |
 PUR
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
1972 |
3 January 2012 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Roger Capan |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
1968 |
2 March 2013 |
Gulf Shores, Alabama (USA) |
| Eddie Crook |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1960 |
25 July 2005 |
Montgomery, Alabama (USA) |
| Hubert Ebner |
 GER |
CRD |
Olympics |
1932 |
26 June 1990 |
Orange Beach, Alabama (USA) |
| Hugo Goetz |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1904 |
4 April 1972 |
Foley, Alabama (USA) |
| Robert Howard |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
8 August 2004 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| Emmit King |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1984—1988 |
28 November 2021 |
Bessemer, Alabama (USA) |
| Stanley Kratkowski |
USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
25 August 1962 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Irving Labeaume |
USA |
ATH |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
26 December 1958 |
Fairhope, Alabama (USA) |
| Ray Lange |
USA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1912 |
10 November 1966 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Glo Perrier |
USA |
CSP |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
7 March 2015 |
Harvest, Alabama (USA) |
| Owen Phillips |
 BIZ |
SHO |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
24 May 1983 |
Mobile, Alabama (USA) |
| Thomas Rosandich |
USA |
|
Other |
1997 |
29 August 2020 |
Daphne, Alabama (USA) |
| Alfred Sauer |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1912 |
11 November 1943 |
Magnolia Springs, Alabama (USA) |
| Willie Smith |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter |
1976—1984 |
7 November 2020 |
Sylacauga, Alabama (USA) |
| Euil Snider |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
9 February 1978 |
Bessemer, Alabama (USA) |
| Robert Thach |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
20 December 1924 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| Miles Watkins |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
23 May 1949 |
Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |