List of Famous people born in Alabama, United States of America
Marcell Dareus
Marcell Dareus is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills third overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. Dareus has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Alabama, where he was named defensive MVP of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.
Theo Ratliff
Theophalus Curtis Ratliff is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who had led the league three times in blocks per game. As of 2020, he is ranked 20th all-time in career blocks.
Spencer Turnbull
Spencer Ketcham Turnbull is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). On May 18, 2021, Turnbull threw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners.
Lee May
Lee Andrew May was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter who played 18-seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1965–71), Houston Astros (1972–74), Baltimore Orioles (1975–80), and Kansas City Royals (1981–82). He batted and threw right-handed. He was the older brother of former outfielder Carlos May.
Pleasant Crump
Pleasant Riggs Crump was the last verifiable veteran who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Although he was survived by several other claimants in the 1950s, such as William Lundy, John B. Salling and Walter Williams, historical research has subsequently debunked these claims. Crump officially remains the last surviving veteran of the Confederate Army.
De'Runnya Wilson
De’Runnya S. Wilson was an American football wide receiver for the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
George Lindsey
George Smith Lindsey was an American comedian and character actor, best known for his role as Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. and his subsequent tenure on Hee-Haw.
Hubert Green
Hubert Myatt Green was an American professional golfer who won 29 professional golf tournaments, including two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.
Johnny Micheal Spann
Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann was a paramilitary operations officer in the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division. Spann was the first American killed in combat during the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He died at the Qala-i-Jangi fortress in a Taliban prisoner uprising.
Monica Moorehead
Monica Gail Moorehead is an American retired teacher, writer, and political activist. She was the presidential nominee of the Workers World Party (WWP) in 1996, 2000, and 2016.