100 Notable alumni of
University of Alabama
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The University of Alabama is 119th in the world, 54th in North America, and 52nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Alabama sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jalen Hurts
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 2016-2018
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, leading the team to consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017. After three seasons at Alabama, Hurts used his final year of eligibility with the Oklahoma Sooners and made an appearance in the 2019–20 College Football Playoff.
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Harper Lee
- Occupations
- musiciannovelistscreenwriteractorprose writer
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Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist whose 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). An earlier draft of Mockingbird, set at a later date, Go Set a Watchman, was published in July 2015 as a sequel. A collection of her short stories and essays, The Land of Sweet Forever, was published on October 21, 2025.
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Derrick Henry
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. is an American professional football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "King Henry", he is known for his imposing style of play and larger build than the average running back. Noted for his success at every stage of his career, Henry is the only player to have rushed for at least 2,000 yards in a season at the high school, college, and professional levels. He also led the nation in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns at all three levels.
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Joe Namath
- Occupations
- actorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Joseph William Namath is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. Nicknamed "Broadway Joe", he played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, receiving first-team All-SEC honors and winning the national championship in 1964. Namath was selected by the Jets first overall in the 1965 AFL draft.
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Jimmy Wales
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- oratorentrepreneurmerchantWikimedianresearcher
- Biography
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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café (formerly WT Social).
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Tua Tagovailoa
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- 2017-2020 graduated with communication studies
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa is an American professional football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was named the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship during his freshman season. As a sophomore, Tagovailoa won the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards en route to an appearance in the 2019 National Championship.
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Timothy Leary
- Occupations
- actorpsychologistwriter
- Biography
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Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from "bold oracle" to "publicity hound". According to poet Allen Ginsberg, he was "a hero of American consciousness", while writer Tom Robbins called him a "brave neuronaut". President Richard Nixon disagreed, calling Leary "the most dangerous man in America". During the 1960s and 1970s, at the height of the counterculture movement, Leary was arrested 36 times.
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Jeff Sessions
- Occupations
- political scientistlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017 before resigning that position to serve as attorney general in the first administration of President Donald Trump. Trump fired Sessions in 2018 due to his inaction and recusal from the Russian collusion probes.
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Sela Ward
- Occupations
- autobiographerfilm producerfilm actormodeltelevision actor
- Biography
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Sela Ann Ward is an American actress. Her breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–96), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. She received her second Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for the leading role of Lily Manning in the ABC drama series Once and Again (1999–2002). Ward later had the recurring role of Stacy Warner in the Fox medical drama House, also starred as Jo Danville in the CBS police procedural CSI: NY (2010–13) and starred as Dana Mosier in the CBS police procedural series FBI (2018–19).
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Sonequa Martin-Green
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorexecutive producer
- Biography
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Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead. Before that, Martin-Green starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role, as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and Rhonda in New Girl.
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Jim Nabors
- Occupations
- singertelevision actorcomedianrecording artistactor
- Biography
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James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.
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Julio Jones
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Quintorris Lopez "Julio" Jones Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide where he won a national championship in 2009, and was selected by the Falcons in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2011 NFL draft. He is regarded as one of the greatest receivers of the 2010s.
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Kaitlan Collins
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and news anchor at CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning. She has hosted The Source at 9 p.m. since July 10, 2023. She also served as the network's chief White House correspondent from January 2021 until November 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller. She resumed her role as CNN's chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency.
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Lady Bird Johnson
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was the first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, as the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. She had previously been Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, when her husband was vice president under President John F. Kennedy.
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Joe Scarborough
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- In 1985 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- radio personalitylawyerpoliticianmusicianjournalist
- Biography
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Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party, Scarborough was in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002 and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
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Mac Jones
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 2017-2020
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the NCAA season records for passer rating and completion percentage as a junior en route to winning the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. Jones also received Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O'Brien, and Manning awards. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Robert Horry
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert Keith Horry is an American former professional basketball player and current sports commentator. Horry was a member of seven championship winning teams and is considered to be one of the most clutch shooters in NBA history. He was given the nicknames "Big Shot Rob" for making big shots in playoff games.
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Dabo Swinney
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney is an American college football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach of the Clemson Tigers seven games into the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swinney's team won national championships in 2016 and 2018. His 2018 Clemson Tigers have often been considered one of the greatest college football teams of all time. He is the winningest head coach in Clemson football history and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football history.
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Henry Ruggs III
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Henry James Ruggs III is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a member of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. Ruggs was selected by the Raiders in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Bear Bryant
- Occupations
- military officerAmerican football playerAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1958 to 1982. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and 13 conference championships. Upon his retirement in 1982, he held the record for the most wins (323) as a head coach in collegiate football history. The Paul W. Bryant Museum, Paul W. Bryant Hall, Paul W. Bryant Drive, and Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium are all named in his honor at the University of Alabama.
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DeVonta Smith
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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DeVonta Versean Smith is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he recorded 1,856 yards with 23 touchdowns as a senior in 2020. Smith was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his accomplishments as a senior alongside several other awards and honors. He was the first wide receiver to win the Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991 and only the fourth overall. Smith won two national championships at Alabama prior to being selected by the Eagles tenth overall in the 2021 NFL draft. In his fourth season with the Eagles, Smith won Super Bowl LIX, becoming the fifth football player to win the Super Bowl, a college national title, and the Heisman Trophy.
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Bart Starr
- Occupations
- American football coachjournalistentrepreneurAmerican football player
- Biography
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Bryan Bartlett Starr was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Packers, for whom he played for 16 seasons until 1971. Starr is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to three consecutive league championships (1965–1967). He led his team to victories in the first two Super Bowls: I and II. As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 (.408) record from 1975 through 1983.
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Justin Thomas
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 2011-2013
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Justin Louis Thomas is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number one. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. He has won two major golf championships, winning the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022.
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Katie Britt
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- 2000-2004 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and served as chief of staff for the previous incumbent, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018.
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Ken Stabler
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenneth Michael Stabler was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Nicknamed "Snake", he played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. During his 10 seasons in Oakland, Stabler received four Pro Bowl selections and was named Most Valuable Player in 1974. Stabler also helped the Raiders win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. He was posthumously inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Hannah Brown
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantmodelreality television participant
- Biography
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Hannah Kelsey Brown is an American television personality, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder. All events occurring in 2019, Brown first gained recognition after placing in the top seven in season 23 of The Bachelor and subsequently becoming the star of season 15 of The Bachelorette, and competed on season 28 of Dancing with the Stars with Alan Bersten, and was declared the winner on November 25.
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Eddie Lacy
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Edward Darwin Lacy Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a member of three BCS National Championship teams in the 2009, 2011, and 2012 seasons. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Edward O. Wilson
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- In 1950 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- science writerevolutionary biologistnaturalistethologistmyrmecologist
- Biography
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Edward Osborne Wilson ForMemRS was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology.
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Doug Jones
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Science in political science
- Occupations
- lawyeractorpoliticianprosecutor
- Biography
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Gordon Douglas Jones is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was previously the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001. As of 2026, he is the last Democrat to have won or held statewide office in Alabama.
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A. J. McCarron
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Raymond Anthony "A. J." McCarron Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback and current head coach of the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, becoming the first quarterback to win consecutive BCS National Championship Games with victories in 2012 and 2013. McCarron also received the Maxwell, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, and Kellen Moore Awards.
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Collin Sexton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Collin Darnell Sexton is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017, Sexton was selected as a McDonald's All-American. Nicknamed the "Young Bull", he was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After spending his first 4 seasons with the team, he was traded to the Utah Jazz via sign-and-trade in the 2022 offseason. Sexton has also played for the Charlotte Hornets.
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Minkah Fitzpatrick
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. is an American professional football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Shaun Alexander
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Shaun Edward Alexander is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL draft. In 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
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Dont'a Hightower
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Qualin Dont'a Hightower is an American football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the New England Patriots. Hightower played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, receiving consensus All-American honors and winning two BCS National Championships. Selected by New England in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft, he was named to two Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowl titles. After retiring, he served as the inside linebackers coach for the Patriots in 2024.
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Mo Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Maurice Williams is the head men's basketball coach at Jackson State University and a former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful high school career at Murrah High School in Jackson, Mississippi, Williams attended college at the University of Alabama, where he led his team as a freshman to a 27–8 record, and also shared an SEC regular-season championship. After two seasons at Alabama, Williams entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Utah Jazz. Throughout his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2009, Williams was selected as an NBA All-Star. In the 2016 NBA Finals, he won his only NBA championship with the Cavaliers. He retired as a player in 2017.
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Richard Shelby
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 1957
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Craig "Dick" Shelby is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party in 1994. Shelby is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Alabama, holding office for exactly 36 years.
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Winston Groom
- Occupations
- historiannovelistwriter
- Biography
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Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American author. He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold more than one million copies worldwide. Groom wrote a sequel, Gump & Co., published in 1995. His last novel was El Paso (2016).
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Gay Talese
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Gaetano "Gay" Talese is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the 1960s, he helped to define contemporary literary journalism and is considered, along with Joan Didion, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, one of the pioneers of New Journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
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Kathryn Stockett
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.
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Jameson Williams
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jameson Demetri Williams, nicknamed "Jamo", is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes before transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021, where he was named an All-American. Williams was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Landon Collins
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Landon Alexander Collins is an American former professional football player who was a safety and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a part of the team that won the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft. Collins was named to the 2016 All-Pro Team and went to three Pro Bowls during his tenure with them. He has also played for the Washington Redskins from 2019 to 2021.
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Patrick Surtain II
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Patrick Frank Surtain II is an American professional football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, with whom he won the 2020 National Championship, and was selected ninth overall by the Broncos in the 2021 NFL draft. Surtain has made four consecutive Pro Bowls and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2024. He is the son of former Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Surtain.
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Kenyan Drake
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenyan Drake is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Gerald Wallace
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gerald Jermaine Wallace is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Crash", he was named an NBA All-Star and voted to the NBA All-Defensive First Team while with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Eddie Jackson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Eddie Jackson is an American professional football safety. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Robert J. Bentley
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- physicianbusinesspersonmilitary officerpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Julian Bentley is an American former politician and physician who served as the 53rd governor of Alabama from 2011 until 2017 upon his resignation following his arrest after a sex scandal involving a political aide. A member of the Republican Party, Bentley was elected governor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
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T. J. Yeldon
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Timothy Antonio "T. J." Yeldon Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Marillyn Hewson
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in economics and administration
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Marillyn Adams Hewson is an American businesswoman who served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lockheed Martin from January 2013 to June 2020.
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JaMychal Green
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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JaMychal Green is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Green started his career in the G League (then D-League) and overseas before signing his first NBA contract with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. He also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, and Denver Nuggets.
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Rece Davis
- Occupations
- journalistsports commentator
- Biography
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William Laurece Davis is an American sports television journalist for ESPN/ABC. Davis works as an anchor on SportsCenter and serves as host of various other programs on the network, including College GameDay football road show and basketball show. Since 2021, he has been ESPN's lead host for international soccer events.
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Jonathan Allen
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jonathan Allen is an American professional football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning a national championship in 2015 and several defensive player of the year awards in 2016. Allen was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft, where he made two Pro Bowls in his eight seasons with the team.
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John Metchie III
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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John Metchie III is a Taiwanese-Canadian professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Jon Cornish Trophy twice prior to being selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie sat out his rookie season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia and returned to play in 2023.
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Kool-Aid McKinstry
- Years
- 2002-.. (age 24)
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was named the 2021 USA Today High School Football Defensive Player of the Year before playing college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named an All-American in 2023.
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Antonio McDyess
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Antonio Kitchen McDyess is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), McDyess played as a power forward. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Jacob Coker
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Bryant Jacob "Jake" Coker is an American former football player. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and Alabama Crimson Tide. He won the national championship as the starting quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015.
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Kirani James
- Occupations
- diplomatathletics competitor
- Biography
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Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG CBE COG is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals in the centennial history of the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medalist. He holds the Grenadian national record in both the 200 metres and 400 metres.
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Brian Robinson Jr
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Brian Kabir Robinson Jr., nicknamed "B Rob", is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a two-time national champion. Robinson was selected by the Washington Commanders in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft. Prior to his rookie season, he was shot twice during an armed robbery and returned to the team two months later.
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Marcell Dareus
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Marcell Dareus is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named defensive MVP of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Dareus was selected by the Buffalo Bills third overall in the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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David Cutcliffe
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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David Nelson Cutcliffe is an American former college football coach. Under Cutcliffe, in 2012 the Duke Blue Devils ended an 18-year bowl drought and also brought the Victory Bell back to Duke after beating arch-rival University of North Carolina. The following season, Cutcliffe led the team to a second straight bowl appearance, another win over North Carolina, an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division championship and the first 10-win season in school history. He also earned multiple college football coach of the year awards from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Maxwell Football Club, and the Bobby Dodd Foundation.
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Vivian Malone Jones
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
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Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965. She and James Hood were the first black students able to enroll at the university since Autherine Lucy and Pollie Myers initially strove to desegregate the school. Malone became famous when George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, attempted to physically block her and Hood from enrolling at the all-white university. Malone faced threats and ostracism at the university but successfully graduated in two years with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. Throughout her career, Malone continued to work for civil rights causes. She worked for various federal agencies like the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency, and served as executive director of the Voter Education Project.
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Landon Dickerson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Landon Marshall Dickerson is an American professional football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a center for the Florida State Seminoles and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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James Eastland
- Occupations
- plantation ownerlawyerfarmerpolitician
- Biography
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James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978. Eastland was a segregationist who led the Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race". Eastland has been called the "Voice of the White South" and the "Godfather of Mississippi Politics".
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Michael G. Vickers
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
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Michael George Vickers is an American defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD-I). As USD-I, Vickers, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, was the Defense Department's top civilian military intelligence official. Before becoming USD-I, Vickers served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.
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Destin Sandlin
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
- Occupations
- YouTuberpodcasterscience communicatorengineertelevision producer
- Biography
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Destin Wilson Sandlin is an American engineer and science communicator who produces the video series Smarter Every Day on his YouTube channel of the same name, which was launched in 2007. Sandlin also runs the YouTube channels The Sound Traveler, Smarter Every Day 2, and a podcast called No Dumb Questions with his friend Matt Whitman.
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Nick Wilson
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- lawyerreality television participant
- Biography
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Nicolas Joseph Caleb Wilson is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 82nd House district. His district includes Whitley County and part of Laurel County. He also won the reality competition show Survivor.
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Brittny Gastineau
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actorsocialitefilm actor
- Biography
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Brittny Gastineau is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality.
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Daron Payne
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Daron Cordell Payne is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won national championships in 2015 and 2017. Payne was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Herbert Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Herbert Keyshawn Jones is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He earned third-team All-American honors as a senior in 2021, when he was also named the SEC Player of the Year.
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Don Siegelman
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Donald Eugene Siegelman is an American politician who was the 51st governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. To date, Siegelman is the last Democrat as well as the only Catholic to serve as Governor of Alabama.
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Alex Leatherwood
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Alexander Leatherwood is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was two-time CFP national champion and the winner of the Outland and Jacobs Blocking trophies in 2020. Leatherwood was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, but was released after his rookie season.
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Brian Branch
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Brian Amani Branch is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was an All-American and a national champion. Branch was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. In 2024, he earned his first Pro Bowl.
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Evan Neal
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Evan Neal is an American professional football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected seventh overall by the Giants in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Les Snead
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Samuel Lester Snead is an American professional football executive who is the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since 2012. Prior to joining the Rams in 2012, Snead served in the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons front offices from 1995 to 2011.
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Brodie Croyle
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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John Brodie Croyle is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of Alabama from 2002 to 2005.
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Mel Allen
- Occupations
- presentersports commentatorjournalistradio personality
- Biography
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Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions. Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been "The Voice of the Yankees."
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Chance Warmack
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Chance Warmack is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans tenth overall in the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a three time national champion and earned unanimous All-American honors during his senior year.
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Steve Prohm
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Steven Marshall Prohm is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Murray State University from 2022 to 2025. Previously, he was the head coach at Iowa State University, a position he had held from 2015 to 2021. Prohm served in the same capacity at Murray State from 2011 to 2015.
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Garret Graves
- Occupations
- congressional staffemployeepolitician
- Biography
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Garret Neal Graves is an American politician who served as the United States representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district, he declined to run for re-election in 2024.
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Mark Gottfried
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Mark Frederick Gottfried is an American former men's college basketball coach, basketball podcaster, and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors.
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Howell Heflin
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyerjudgemilitary officer
- Biography
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Howell Thomas Heflin was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997.
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Terrence Cody
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Terrence Bernard Cody, Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft and played five seasons in the NFL.
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Robert J. Van de Graaff
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Robert Jemison Van de Graaff was an American applied physicist and inventor. He is best known for developing the Van de Graaff generator, a high-voltage electrostatic machine that became a fundamental tool in nuclear physics research.
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Kira Lewis Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kira Aundrea Lewis Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft.
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Bob Riley
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- In 1965 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- farmerbusiness executivereal estate developerreal-estate agentpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Renfroe Riley is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2003.
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Jedrick Wills
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jedrick Wills Jr. is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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John Sparkman
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- 1917-1921 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- In 1924 graduated with Master of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- lawyerprofessorfarmerpolitician
- Biography
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John Jackson Sparkman was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1952 presidential election.
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Erin Routliffe
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Erin Hope Routliffe is a professional tennis player from New Zealand who specializes in doubles and previously represented Canada. She has won two major doubles titles at the 2023 and 2025 US Open, partnering with Gabriela Dabrowski, thus becoming the second Kiwi woman to win a major in the Open Era, after 1979 Australian Open women's doubles champion, Judy Connor.
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Ray Perkins
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Walter Ray Perkins was an American professional football coach and player. He played as a wide receiver for the University of Alabama and Baltimore Colts. He later worked as a football coach for 28 years, including stints as the head coach for the New York Giants, the University of Alabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Arkansas State University.
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Evan Mathis
- Occupations
- poker playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Evan Bradley Mathis is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. Mathis also played for the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals.
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Sylvia Hitchcock
- Occupations
- actorbeauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Sylvia Louise Hitchcock-Carson was an American model and beauty queen who held the title of Miss Alabama USA, Miss USA, and was crowned Miss Universe 1967.
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Calvin Smith
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsprinter
- Biography
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Calvin Smith is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100-meter relay in 1984. He was born in Bolton, Mississippi.
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Claude Pepper
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- Studied in 1921
- Occupations
- laborerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 until his death in 1989. He was considered a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly.
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Marty Lyons
- Occupations
- sports analystAmerican football player
- Biography
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Martin Anthony Lyons is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a radio analyst for the Jets from 2002 to 2023.
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Byron York
- Occupations
- columnistcorrespondentpunditjournalistblogger
- Biography
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Byron York is an American conservative correspondent, pundit, columnist, and author.
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Kron Moore
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kron Moore is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as First Lady Victoria Franklin in the BET prime time soap opera The Oval and Bridget Chapel in Stargirl.
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Bradley Byrne
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama
- In 1980 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Bradley Roberts Byrne is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014 to 2021. Elected as a member of the state Board of Education as a Democrat in 1994, he became a member of the Republican Party in 1997 and served in the Alabama Senate from 2003 to 2007, representing the state's 32nd district.
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Henry To'oTo'o
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
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William Brockman Bankhead
- Occupations
- American football playerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressional districts as a Democrat from 1917 to 1940. Bankhead was a strong liberal and a prominent supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of pro-labor union legislation, thus clashing with most other Southern Democrats in Congress at the time. Bankhead described himself as proud to be a politician, by which he meant that he did not neglect matters that concerned his district or reelection. He was the father of actress Tallulah Bankhead.
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Peter Ruckman
- Occupations
- disc jockeypastor
- Biography
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Peter Sturges Ruckman was an American Independent Baptist pastor, author, Bible teacher, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida (not to be confused with the Pensacola Christian College).
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Donta Hall
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Donta Hall is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
