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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M

• William March author
• Hugh Martin songwriter, composer
• Willie Mays baseball player
• Robert R. McCammon author
• Willie McCovey baseball player
• Alexander McGillivray muscogee indian leader
• Don Mincher baseball player
• Albert Murray author

N

• Jim Nabors actor
• Larry Nelson golfer
• Ozzie Newsome football player

O

• Spooner Oldham songwriter, musician
• Randy Owen singer
• Terrell Owens football player
• Jesse Owens olympic track medalist

P

• Satchel Paige baseball player
• Rosa Parks civil rights activist
• Jake Peavy baseball player
• Dan Penn singer, songwriter
• Walker Percy author, philosopher
• Chuck Person basketball player
• Wesley Person basketball player
• Wilson Pickett singer
• Paula Poundstone actress, comedian

R

• Howell Raines editor, author
• Wayne Ray poet
• Condoleezza Rice u.s. secretary of state
• Lionel Richie musician
• Philip Rivers football player
• Wayne Rogers actor

S

• Sonia Sanchez poet
• David Satcher u.s. surgeon general
• Waldo L. Semon inventor
• Glenn Shadix actor
• Tommy Shaw musician
• Percy Sledge musician
• Ella Gaunt Smith doll maker
• Ozzie Smith baseball player
• Ken Stabler football player
• John Stallworth football player
• Bart Starr football player
• Mike Stewart author
• Hut Stricklin race car driver
• Ruben Studdard singer
• Pat Sullivan football player
• Don Sutton baseball player

T

• Channing Tatum actor
• Toni Tennille singer
• Tuscaloosa choctaw indian chief

W

• Jimmy Wales co-founder wikipedia
• Margaret Walker author
• Ben Wallace basketball player
• George Wallace politician, civil rights leader
• Dinah Washington singer
• Eugene Walter screenwriter, poet, author
• William "Red Eagle" Weatherford creek muskogee indian leader
• Fred Wesley musician
• Heather Whitestone miss america
• Billy Williams baseball player
• Hank Williams, Sr. musician
• Paul Williams singer
• E. O. Wilson biologist, author

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