FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Hank Aaron baseball player
• Ralph Abernathy civil rights activist
• Alabama country music band
• Mel Allen sportscaster
• Richard Arrington, Jr. politician

B

• Mary Badham actress
• Tallulah Bankhead actress
• Charles Barkley basektball player
• Beverly Barton author
• Regina Benjamin physician, US surgeon general
• Amber Benson actress
• Bo Bice singer
• Michael Biehn actor
• Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. politician
• Bibi Black classical trumpeter
• Lucas Black actor
• Winton M. Blount u.s. postmaster general, philanthropist
• Neil Bonnett race car driver
• Bobby Bowden football coach
• Rick Bragg author
• Johnny Mack Brown actor
• Paul William "Bear" Bryant football coach
• Edward Burkhalter u.s. navy admiral, chief of naval intelligence
• John Michael Burton author
• Brett Butler actress, comedian
• Pat Buttram actor
• Larry Byrom musician

C

• Nell Carter actress
• Mark Childress author
• Stewart Cink golfer
• Nat "King" Cole entertainer
• Marva Collins educator
• Commodores band
• Jerricho Cotchery football player
• Dennis Covington author
• Courteney Cox actress

D

• Angela Davis activist
• Sam Dees songwriter
• Kim Dickens actress
• Melinda Dillon actress
• Deidre Downs miss america

E

• Cleveland Eaton musician, bandleader
• Dennis Edwards singer
• James Reese Europe composer, bandleader

F

• Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald author
• Fanny Flagg actress
• Louise Fletcher actress, author
• Vonetta Flowers olympic medalist
• Melvin Franklin singer

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