List of Famous people born in Alabama, United States of America
Terri Sewell
Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell is an American lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She has served as the U.S. Representative since 2011 for Alabama's 7th congressional district, which includes most of the Black Belt, as well as most of the predominantly black portions of Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.
Jordan Howard
Jordan Reginald Howard is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at UAB and Indiana.
Percy Sledge
Percy Tyrone Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA.
Oscar Gamble
Oscar Charles Gamble was an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, from 1969 to 1985, for seven teams: the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees ; as well as the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers.
Quinnen Williams
Quinnen Williams is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama. He is the younger brother of Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, Quincy Williams.
Katherine Webb
Katherine Elizabeth Webb-McCarron, is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality. She was Miss Alabama USA 2012 and is perhaps best known for her appearance during the broadcast of the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
Joseph Lowery
Joseph Echols Lowery was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, serving as its vice president, later chairman of the board, and from 1977 to 1997 its president. Lowery participated in most of the major activities of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued his civil rights work into the 21st century. He was called the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement."
DeMarre Carroll
DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Carroll was selected 27th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft and has also played for the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets. Carroll formerly played for the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University. He is the nephew of former Missouri and former Arkansas men's basketball coach Mike Anderson.
Stanley Robinson
Stanley Earl Robinson was an American professional basketball player. He primarily played the small forward position, but occasionally assumed the role of a power forward as well. Robinson played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. He went on to play most of his professional career in South America.
Alveda King
Alveda Celeste King is an American activist, author, and former state representative for the 28th District in the Georgia House of Representatives.