List of Famous people born in Alabama, United States of America

Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra," an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.

John Henry "Jabo" Starks ( ; October 26, 1938 – May 1, 2018) was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King. A self-taught musician, he was known for his effective and clean drum patterns. He was one of the originators of funk drumming, and is one of the most sampled drummers.

Julia Campbell is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

Sunny Mabrey is an American actress and model. Prior to debuting in films, Mabrey appeared in music videos, such as "Nookie" from Limp Bizkit. Her breakthrough came after she played the lead role, man-eating alien Sara, in Species III (2004), supporting antagonist Charlie Mayweather in XXX: State of the Union (2005) and flight attendant Tiffany in Snakes on a Plane (2006).

Philip Nott Ober was an American screen and stage actor. He later retired from acting to work as a diplomat.

Jasika Nicole Pruitt, is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe. She has guest-starred in Scandal as Kim Munoz. She starred as Carly Lever, the head of pathology, in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.

Michael Papajohn is an American character actor, stuntman and former college baseball player for the LSU Tigers baseball team. He played Dennis Carradine in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

Andrew "Drew" Roy is an American actor. Roy was born and raised in Clanton, Alabama. but moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He is best known for his role in Falling Skies as well as his short appearances in Hannah Montana and iCarly.

Tommy Dewey is an American actor, producer, and writer. He co-starred with Michaela Watkins in the Hulu original series Casual.

Barret Swatek is an American actress and comedian who has appeared in films such as Lethal Weapon 4, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and High School. She has also made guest appearances on television shows such as Just Shoot Me!, American Dad!, and 2 Broke Girls, and recurred as teacher Ms. Sommers on 10 Things I Hate About You. She played resident bad girl gone good, Cheryl, on the WB series 7th Heaven for three seasons, and played the role of Brittany on the NBC comedy series Quarterlife. Swatek played the character Ally Saxton for 5 seasons on the MTV comedy series Awkward. She currently recurs on American Housewife as Sage and Yellowstone as Victoria Jenkins.