43 Notable alumni of
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham is 1113th in the world, 399th in North America, and 372nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 43 notable alumni from the University of Alabama at Birmingham sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Roddy White
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Sharod Lamor "Roddy" White is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UAB Blazers, and was selected by the Falcons in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Ovie Soko
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ovie Soko is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Soko played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duquesne University. He entered the 2014 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Graeme McDowell
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Graeme McDowell is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland. He has eleven tournament victories on the European Tour, and four on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. In 2022, he joined LIV Golf. McDowell has also represented Ireland at the World Cup and he has been a member of the European Ryder Cup team on four occasions. He has appeared in the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, with a highest ranking position of 4th (January to March 2011).
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Toshiko Abe
- Occupations
- nursepolitician
- Biography
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Toshiko Abe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, since 2005.
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Jason Aaron
- Occupations
- comics artistwritercomics writer
- Biography
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Jason Aaron is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series Scalped and Southern Bastards, as well as his work on Marvel series Ghost Rider, Wolverine, PunisherMAX, Thor and The Avengers, as well as his work on DC Comics for his work on Absolute Superman. In 2019 he wrote the eponymous central miniseries of the Marvel company-wide crossover storyline "The War of the Realms". As part of his Marvel work, he co-created the character Gorr the God Butcher and introduced the concept of Jane Foster becoming Thor in the main Marvel Universe.
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Regina Benjamin
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in medicine
- Occupations
- surgeonphysician
- Biography
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Regina Marcia Benjamin is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the board of trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine.
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Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Occupations
- novelistcomics writerwriterscience fiction writerpaleontologist
- Biography
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Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan is an Irish-born American paleontologist and writer of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including 10 novels, series of comic books, and more than 250 published short stories, novellas, and vignettes. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards.
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Dejan Jakovic
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dejan Jakovic is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for the Serbian White Eagles. Internationally, he represented the Canada national team from 2008 to 2018.
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Garrett Whitlock
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Garrett Getts Whitlock is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
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Walter Maddox
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Graduated with master's degree in public administration
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in political science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Walter Thomas Maddox is an American politician who has served as the 36th mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and as executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools. Maddox was a field director for the Alabama Education Association from 1996 to 2001.
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Chris Hubbard
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Christopher E. Hubbard is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the UAB Blazers.
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William A. Bell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William A. Bell Sr. is an American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, from 2010 to 2017. He had previously held the office on an interim basis in 1999. Prior to that, he had served several terms on the Birmingham City Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Vonetta Flowers
- Occupations
- bobsledderathletics competitor
- Biography
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Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics.
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Murry Bartow
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Murry Linn Bartow is an American former college basketball coach. As the head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, he was twice named the conference coach of the year, first in the Southern Conference in 2004 and later in the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2007. He was later an interim head coach with the South Florida Bulls and UCLA Bruins.
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Allison Russo
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 50)
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Catherine Allison Russo is an American Democratic politician currently serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She represents the 7th district, which consists of portions of Columbus, and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo formerly served as Ohio House Minority Leader from January 2022 to June 2025. Russo also served on the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
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Predrag Savović
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Predrag Savović is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Among many teams in his professional career he played for KK Partizan Belgrade, the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB.
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Anthony Rush
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Anthony Rush is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the UAB Blazers, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys.
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Michal Mravec
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Michal Mravec is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Ray L. Watts
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Ray Lannom Watts is an American physician-researcher in neurology, educator and university administrator. Watts has served as the seventh president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) since February 2013 and is the longest-serving president in UAB history.
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Cameron Moore
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cameron Moore was an American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played at the power forward and center positions. He played college basketball at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Lee Morin
- Occupations
- naval officerastronautsubmarinermilitary physician
- Biography
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Lee Miller Emile Morin is a retired United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. He flew on STS-110 in 2002. He is the most formally educated astronaut with six academic degrees along with astronaut Story Musgrave.
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Lawrence J. DeLucas
- Occupations
- astronautbiochemistchemistuniversity teacher
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Lawrence James DeLucas is an American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist. He was born on July 11, 1950, in Syracuse, New York, and is married with three children.
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Patricia Todd
- Enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- In 1994 graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patricia Todd is an American politician from Alabama. A Democrat, she was elected in November 2006 as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 54 in downtown Birmingham. She served as the First Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, and was the first LGBTQ+ Vice Chair in state party history.
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Donell Taylor
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quence Donell Taylor II is an American former professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) tall. He can play as a point guard or as a swingman, but his primary position is shooting guard.
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Shannon Shorr
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Shannon Shorr is an American professional poker player from Birmingham, Alabama. Shorr was a baseball player at Shades Valley High School.
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Kennard Backman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kennard Chike Backman is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Carl Woszczynski
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Carl Matthew Woszczynski is an American former professional soccer player.
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Merika Coleman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Merika Coleman is an American politician who is a member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 19th district since 2022. She previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing its 57th district from 2002 to 2022.
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Morris Finley
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Morris "Mo" Finley is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he plays the point guard position. In 2023 he began a small modeling career by appearing in an Instagram post for Milo's Tea Company.
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Charles Allen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles Allen is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Allen has served on the Council of the District of Columbia for Ward 6 since January 2, 2015. Allen initially won office in the 2014 general election, and was re-elected in 2018 and again in 2022.
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Ricardo Azziz
- Biography
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Ricardo Azziz is a Uruguayan-American higher education and biomedical executive administrator and researcher who serves as Principal of SPH Consulting Group. He also serves as Executive Director of the non-profit Foundation for Research and Education Excellence and Director of the Center for Higher Education Mergers and Acquisitions at the Foundation.
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Claude Harris, Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Claude Harris Jr. was an American politician and attorney.
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Stanley Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stanley Leon Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, at the shooting guard position. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as several other top leagues around the world.
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Paul Delaney
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Paul Lewis Delaney III is an American professional basketball player for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham before playing professionally in Israel, Russia, Ukraine and France.
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Sandy Gbandi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Sandy Gbandi is a Liberian former footballer.
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Charles E. Samuels, Jr
- Biography
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Charles E. Samuels Jr. is an American correctional officer who served as the eighth director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons from 2011 to 2016. He was the first African-American to hold the position.
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Christina Richey
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- astrophysicistplanetary scientist
- Biography
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Christina "Chrissy" Richey is an American planetary scientist and astrophysicist working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Richey is a project staff scientist for the Europa Clipper mission and is a research technologist in the Astrophysics and Space Sciences Section. Prior to working at JPL, Richey worked as contractor for Arctic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. They were a program officer in NASA's Planetary Science Division, the deputy program scientist for the OSIRIS-REx mission, and the deputy science advisor for research and analysis for the Science Mission Directorate.
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Jason McLaughlin
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jason McLaughlin is an American soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League.
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Alex Clay
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Alexander Harris Clay is an American professional soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 in the National Premier Soccer League.
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Two-Boys Gumede
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Two-Boys Gumede is a former South African soccer midfielder.
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William R. Jacobs Jr
- Occupations
- geneticistmicrobiologist
- Biography
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William R. Jacobs Jr., is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Professor of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx, New York, where he is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Jacobs is a specialist in the molecular genetics of Mycobacteria. His research efforts are aimed at discovering genes associated with virulence and pathogenicity in M. tuberculosis and developing attenuated strains for use as vaccines. He is a Founding Scientist at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV.
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Al Stubblefield
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Al Stubblefield served as president and CEO (1999–2012) of Baptist Health Care (BHC) located in Pensacola, Florida.
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Thomas Smallwood
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Thomas Max Smallwood is a French professional basketball player for CB Menorca of the LEB Plata. Standing at 213 cm (7 ft 0 in), he plays as center.
