List of people from Alabama

This is a listing of notable people born in, or notable for their association with the U.S. state of Alabama.

A

 * Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (Mobile)
 * Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader, Baptist Minister (Linden)
 * Act of Congress musical group
 * Austin Adams, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Montgomery)
 * Mario Addison, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
 * Robert Aderholt, representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997 (Haleyville)
 * Tommie Agee, MLB player (Magnolia)
 * Tommie Agee, former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Maplesville)
 * Daniel Alarcón, novelist (Birmingham)
 * David Donald Albritton, Olympic medalist and politician (Danville)
 * Doyle Alexander, MLB player (Cordova)
 * Chalmers Alford, musician (Huntsville)
 * James B. Allen, U.S. senator (1969–1978) (Gadsden)
 * Jason Allen, NFL player (Muscle Shoals)
 * Jonathan Allen, NFL player, Washington Commanders (Anniston)
 * Maryon Pittman Allen, U.S. senator (1978) (Gadsden and Birmingham)
 * Mel Allen, sportscaster, Alabama football and New York Yankees (Birmingham)
 * Viola Allen, stage actress (Huntsville)
 * Bobby Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
 * Davey Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
 * David Allison, professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
 * Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
 * John Amari, circuit judge and former member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Trussville)
 * Mary Anderson, actress (Birmingham)
 * Ray Anderson, boxer (Anniston)
 * Glenn Andrews, U.S. representative (1965–1967) (Anniston)
 * Ivy Andrews, MLB player (Dora)
 * Sheila Andrews, country music singer (Athens)
 * John Archibald, Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist, author (Birmingham)
 * Anthony J. Arduengo, III, chemist, material scientist, professor at University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
 * R.G. Armstrong, actor (Birmingham)
 * Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense nominee (Mobile, Alabama)
 * Ethel Ayler, actress (Whistler)

B

 * Spencer Bachus, representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district 1993–2015 (Vestavia Hills)
 * Mary Badham, actress (Birmingham)
 * David Baker, activist (Anniston)
 * Locy Baker, Alabama House of Representatives 1994–2010 (Abbeville)
 * Hank Ballard, singer (Bessemer)
 * Tallulah Bankhead, actress (Jasper)
 * Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame basketball player, television commentator (Leeds)
 * Reggie Barlow, NFL wide receiver, college football coach (Montgomery)
 * Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Mark Barron, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)
 * Inez Baskin, African American journalist and civil rights activist (Florala)
 * Cynthia Bathurst, animal activist, founder of Safe Humane Chicago and the Court Case Dog Program
 * Bill Baxley, lieutenant governor (Dothan)
 * Lucy Baxley, lieutenant governor (2003–2007) (Vestavia Hills)
 * Colter Bean, former MLB player, New York Yankees (Birmingham)
 * Paul Bearer, WWE manager and wrestling promoter (Mobile)
 * Jere Beasley, born in Tyler, Texas, lieutenant governor (1971–1979) (Clayton)
 * Killer Beaz (born Truett Beasley Jr.), stand-up comedian (Andalusia)
 * Scott Beason, Alabama state senator (2006–2014) (Hartselle)
 * Barry Beckett, keyboardist, composer, record producer, original member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Muscle Shoals)
 * Ann Bedsole, member of both houses, consecutively, of the Alabama State Legislature 1979 to 1995 (Mobile)
 * Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States (Mobile)
 * Earl Bennett, NFL wide receiver (Birmingham)
 * Amber Benson, actress (Birmingham)
 * Bo Bice, singer, American Idol runner-up (Huntsville)
 * Michael Biehn, actor (Anniston)
 * James Gillespie Birney (1792–1857), planter, attorney, abolitionist (Huntsville)
 * Sanford Bishop, U.S. representative from Georgia's 2nd congressional district (Mobile)
 * Hugo Black, U.S. senator, United States Supreme Court justice (Harlan)
 * Lucas Black, actor (Speake)
 * Isabella Margaret Elizabeth Blandin, writer (Uniontown)
 * Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
 * Eric Bledsoe, NBA player, Milwaukee Bucks (Birmingham)
 * Winton Blount, businessman, U.S. postmaster general (1969–1972) (Union Springs)
 * Michael Boley, NFL linebacker (Gadsden)
 * Jo Bonner, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (2003–2013) (Mobile)
 * Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
 * Margaret Boozer, sculptor (Anniston)
 * Young Boozer, state treasurer (Montgomery)
 * Stephen "tWitch" Boss, freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer, and actor (Montgomery)
 * Th-resa Bostick, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)
 * Albert Boutwell, lieutenant governor (1959–1963), mayor of Birmingham (1963–1967) (Birmingham)
 * Bobby Bowden, college football coach, Florida State (Birmingham)
 * Larry Bowie, former NFL player, Washington Redskins (Anniston)
 * Frank W. Boykin, former U.S. representative (Bladon Springs)
 * Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, music group (Evergreen)
 * Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Possum Trot)
 * Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder (Birmingham)
 * Jeff Brantley, MLB player, ESPN sportscaster
 * Albert P. Brewer, governor (1968–1971) (Birmingham)
 * Jeff Briggs, businessman, video game pioneer (Florence)
 * Bobby Bright, mayor of Montgomery (1999–2009), representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2009–2011) (Montgomery)
 * Eric Brock, former NFL player (Alexander City)
 * David G. Bronner, CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama (Montgomery), born in Cresco, Iowa
 * Mo Brooks, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011 (Huntsville)
 * Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals judge (Luverne)
 * Jerry Dolyn Brown, folk artist, traditional potter (Hamilton)
 * Johnny Mack Brown, football player for Alabama, actor (Dothan)
 * Mary Ward Brown, short story writer and memoirist (Hamburg)
 * Michael Brown, astronomer (Huntsville)
 * Roger Brown, artist, member of the Chicago Imagists (Hamilton)
 * Paul "Bear" Bryant, iconic coach of Alabama football, born in Camden, Arkansas (Tuscaloosa)
 * John Hall Buchanan Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1965–1981) (Birmingham and thereafter Bethesda, Maryland)
 * Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter (Mobile), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
 * Bill Burgess, college football head coach, Jacksonville State (Birmingham)
 * Edward M. Burgess, chemist (Birmingham), inventor of the Burgess reagent
 * Edward A. Burkhalter, admiral, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Intelligence, Chief of Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency (Roanoke)
 * Brett Butler, actress (Montgomery)
 * Keith Butler, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Anniston)
 * Pat Buttram, actor (Addison)
 * Larry Byrom, rock music guitarist, Steppenwolf (Huntsville)

C

 * Matt Cain, baseball player, San Francisco Giants (Dothan)
 * Antoine Caldwell, NFL player, Houston Texans (Montgomery)
 * Sonny Callahan, representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1985–2003) (Mobile)
 * Julia Campbell, actress (Huntsville)
 * Eli Capilouto, twelfth president of the University of Kentucky (Montgomery)
 * Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, born in Louisiana (Monroeville)
 * Robert Daniel Carmichael, mathematician (born in Goodwater)
 * Edward Earl Carnes, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Albertville)
 * DeMarre Carroll, NBA player, Brooklyn Nets (Birmingham)
 * Clarence Carter, soul singer and musician (Montgomery)
 * Forrest Carter, writer
 * Jonathan Carter, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Nell Carter, actress, singer (Birmingham)
 * George Washington Carver, scientist, botanist, born in Diamond, Missouri (Tuskegee)
 * Herman Frank Cash, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
 * Tim Castille, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)
 * Reg E. Cathey, actor (Huntsville)
 * Quinton Caver, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Robert Edward Chambliss, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
 * Hosea Chanchez, actor (Montgomery)
 * Josh Chapman, NFL defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts (Hoover)
 * Katharine Hopkins Chapman, author and historian (Selma)
 * Teresa Cheatham, Miss Alabama 1978 (Wellington)
 * Elaine Cheris (born 1946), Olympic fencer
 * Bobby Frank Cherry, white supremacist and co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (Birmingham)
 * Fred Child, host of American Public Media's Performance Today (Huntsville)
 * Mark Childress, writer (Monroeville)
 * Stewart Cink, professional golfer (Huntsville)
 * Bill Clark, college football head coach, University of Alabama (Piedmont)
 * Bob Clark, actor, director, screenwriter (Birmingham)
 * Jeremy Clark, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Daphne)
 * Mattie Moss Clark, gospel artist, mother of gospel group The Clark Sisters (Selma)
 * Clever, rapper (Gadsden)
 * Nat King Cole, singer (Montgomery)
 * Ronnie Coleman, football player, Alabama A&M and NFL's Houston Oilers (Jasper)
 * Marva Collins, educator (Monroeville)
 * Commodores, funk/soul band (Tuskegee, Alabama)
 * Fred Cone, football player for Clemson and NFL's Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys (Pine Apple)
 * Bull Connor, politician who opposed the activities of the Civil Rights Movement (Selma)
 * Jared Cook, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Birmingham)
 * Jeff Cook, country music guitarist, Alabama (Fort Payne)
 * Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (Robertsdale)
 * Algernon J. Cooper, former Mayor of Prichard, Alabama (Mobile)
 * Charles J. Cooper, former Assistant United States Attorney General (Birmingham)
 * Miles Copeland Jr., musician, CIA officer (Birmingham)
 * Jerricho Cotchery, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
 * DeMarcus Cousins, basketball player, Golden State Warriors (Mobile)
 * Dennis Covington, author (Birmingham)
 * Courteney Cox, actress (Mountain Brook)
 * Tony Cox, actor (Uniontown)
 * Clayne Crawford, actor (Clay)
 * Rick Crawford, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver (Mobile)
 * Julia Pleasants Creswell, poet, novelist (Huntsville)
 * Howard Cross, football player for Alabama and NFL's New York Giants (Owens Cross Roads)
 * Ashley Crow, actress (Birmingham)
 * Brodie Croyle, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Rainbow City)
 * Korey Cunningham, NFL player, New England Patriots (Montevallo)
 * Michael Curry, NBA coach, Philadelphia 76ers (Anniston)

D

 * Marcell Dareus, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Birmingham)
 * Angela Davis, communist activist (Birmingham)
 * Artur Davis, representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (2003–2011) (Birmingham)
 * Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis, poet, writer, educator (Talladega)
 * N. Jan Davis, astronaut, born in Cocoa Beach, Florida (Huntsville)
 * Russ Davis, baseball player (Birmingham)
 * Tae Davis, NFL player, New York Giants (Oxford)
 * Felicia Day, actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer (Huntsville)
 * Joe Dawson, American-Israeli basketball player, 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
 * Grant Dayton, baseball player (Huntsville)
 * Oscar Stanton De Priest, U.S. Congressman from Illinois, civil rights advocate (Florence)
 * Morris Dees, founder of Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery)
 * Sam Dees, soul music singer (Birmingham)
 * Diana DeGarmo, American Idol contestant (Birmingham)
 * David L. DeJarnette, influential archaeologist (Bessemer)
 * Jeremiah Denton, prisoner of war in Vietnam, U.S. Senator (1981–1987) (Mobile)
 * Donna D'Errico, actress (Dothan)
 * James Deshler, Confederate brigadier general (Tuscumbia)
 * Quinton Dial, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Andalusia)
 * Kim Dickens, actress (Huntsville)
 * Chris Dickerson, bodybuilder (Montgomery)
 * Mahala Ashley Dickerson, lawyer (Montgomery)
 * Parnell Dickinson, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Brighton)
 * William Louis Dickinson, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1965 to 1993) (Montgomery)
 * Oliver W. Dillard, military leader (Margaret)
 * Larry Dixon, state representative and state senator, Oklahoma native (Montgomery)
 * Larry Donnell, football player, New York Giants (Ozark)
 * Vince Dooley, football coach (Mobile)
 * Nic Dowd, ice hockey player (Huntsville)
 * Deidre Downs, 2005 Miss America (Pelham)
 * John Drew, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz (Vredenburgh)
 * DSharp, violinist, DJ (Anniston)
 * Erwin Dudley, basketball player (Uniontown)
 * Benjamin Minge Duggar, botanist, discoverer of tetracycline (Gallion)
 * Luther Duncan, 4-H pioneer, educator and administrator (Auburn)
 * Alan Dunn, MLB bullpen coach, Baltimore Orioles (Gadsden)

E

 * Bobby Eaton, pro wrestler (Huntsville)
 * Annie Easley, mathematician and rocket scientist (Birmingham)
 * Cleveland Eaton, jazz bassist (Birmingham)
 * Dennis Edwards, soul music singer (Birmingham)
 * Jack Edwards, state representative (1965–85) (Mobile)
 * Joe F. Edwards Jr., astronaut, born in Richmond, Virginia (Roanoke and Lineville)
 * Carl Elliott, state representative (1949–65) (Jasper)
 * Jake Elmore, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Pleasant Grove)
 * Trae Elston, football player (Anniston)
 * Eric Esch, a.k.a. Butterbean, boxer (Jasper)
 * James Reese Europe, bandleader, composer (Mobile)
 * Rodney J. Evans, Medal of Honor recipient (Florala)
 * Terry Everett, state representative (1993–09) (Enterprise)

F

 * Nick Fairley, NFL defensive lineman, St. Louis Rams (Mobile)
 * Red Farmer, former NASCAR driver (Hueytown)
 * Paul Finebaum, columnist, author, radio personality, born in Memphis
 * Howard Finster, folk artist (Valley Head)
 * Zelda Fitzgerald, writer (Montgomery)
 * Fannie Flagg, author and actress (Birmingham)
 * Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress (Birmingham)
 * Richmond Flowers Jr., football player (Dothan)
 * Richmond Flowers, Sr., attorney general and activist (Dothan)
 * Trey Flowers, NFL defensive end, New England Patriots (Huntsville)
 * Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist in bobsled, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics (Birmingham)
 * Wayne Flynt, editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of Alabama (Auburn)
 * Emory Folmar, mayor of Montgomery (1977–1999), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1982 (Montgomery)
 * James Folsom Jr., governor (1993–1995), lieutenant governor (1987–1993 and 2007–2011) (Cullman)
 * Jim Folsom, governor (1947–1951 and 1955–1959) (Cullman)
 * Dee Ford, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Odenville)
 * Joe Forehand, CEO of First Data (Alexander City)
 * George Foster, MLB player (Tuscaloosa)
 * Reuben Foster, NFL player, Washington Football Team (Roanoke)
 * Jalston Fowler, NFL player, Tennessee Titans (Mobile)
 * Melvin Franklin, soul music singer (Montgomery)
 * Scottie McKenzie Frasier, teacher, author, newspaper editor, lecturer, socialite, and suffragist (Talladega)
 * Chris Fryar, drummer for Zac Brown Band (Birmingham)

G

 * Noah Galloway, former United States Army soldier and contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20 (Birmingham)
 * Oscar Gamble, Major League Baseball outfielder (Ramer)
 * Pat Garrett, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, killed Billy the Kid (Cusseta)
 * A.G. Gaston, businessman, civil rights activist (Birmingham)
 * Betty Lou Gerson, voice actress, "Cruella de Vil" of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Birmingham)
 * Charles Ghigna, poet, author (Homewood)
 * Eleanor Churchill Gibbs, educator, writer (Livingston)
 * Robert Gibbs, press secretary for President Barack Obama (Auburn)
 * Kenneth A. Gibson, first black mayor of major eastern city (Newark, New Jersey, 1970–1986) (Enterprise)
 * Kenneth R. Giddens, director of Voice of America, TV and radio station founder (Pine Apple)
 * Wallace Gilberry, NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals (Bay Minette)
 * Horace Gillom, NFL player, Cleveland Browns (Roanoke)
 * Samuel Ginn, pioneer in wireless communications industry (Anniston)
 * Brian Ginsberg (born 1966), gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion
 * Mark Gitenstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania (Florala)
 * Mickell Gladness, NBA player, Miami Heat (Sylacauga)
 * Harvey Glance, track and field athlete (Phenix City)
 * Walton Goggins, actor (Birmingham)
 * Eli Gold, sportscaster, born in New York (Birmingham)
 * William Lee Golden, country music singer, The Oak Ridge Boys (East Brewton)
 * Bobby Goldsboro, singer (Dothan)
 * Tina Gordon, NASCAR driver (Cedar Bluff)
 * William C. Gorgas, U. S. Army Surgeon General (Mobile)
 * Vern Gosdin, country and gospel singer (Woodland)
 * Mike Gottfried, former college football coach, ESPN commentator (Mobile)
 * Charles Graddick, judge and Attorney General of Alabama (1975–1983) (Mobile)
 * Beth Grant, actress (Gadsden)
 * John Grass, college football coach, Jacksonville State University (Ashville)
 * Kendall Graveman, MLB player, Oakland A's (Alexander City)
 * Chris Gray, NFL player (Homewood)
 * Floride Green, photographer (Eutaw or Mobile)
 * Hank Green, vlogger and musician (Birmingham)
 * Leamon Green, visual artist (Anniston)
 * Urbie Green, jazz trombonist (Mobile)
 * Frances Nimmo Greene, educator and author (Tuscaloosa)
 * Kevin Greene, NFL player (Anniston), born in Schenectady, New York
 * Rusty Greer, MLB player, Texas Rangers (Albertville)
 * John Grenier, Republican politician (Birmingham)
 * Parker Griffith, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district (2009–2011) (Huntsville)
 * David G. Grimes, insurance agent, Republican politician (Montgomery)
 * Dexter Grimsley, Alabama House of Representative since 2010 (Abbeville)
 * Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver (Gadsden)
 * Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump (Fairhope)
 * Gabe Gross, MLB player, Oakland A's (Dothan)
 * Lafayette Guild, pioneer in research of yellow fever (Tuscaloosa)
 * Marquies Gunn, former NFL player (Alexander City)
 * Annabelle Gurwitch, actress (Mobile)

H

 * Rick Hall, record producer (Muscle Shoals)
 * Mary Katharine Ham, journalist, video blogger, Fox News contributor (Montgomery)
 * Mia Hamm, soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion (Selma)
 * Chris Hammond, MLB pitcher (Vestavia Hills)
 * Cully Hamner, comic book artist and writer
 * Lionel Hampton, jazz musician (Birmingham)
 * Jon Hand, football player (Sylacauga)
 * W. C. Handy, jazz composer (Florence)
 * Charley Hannah, former NFL player (Albertville)
 * John Hannah, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and NFL's New England Patriots, born in Georgia (Albertville)
 * John M. Harbert, billionaire businessman (construction, investments, coal mining properties) (Mountain Brook)
 * Marguerite Harbert, billionaire heiress (Mountain Brook)
 * George Hardy, actor, Troll 2 (Alexander City)
 * James Harman, singer (Anniston)
 * Roman Harper, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Prattville)
 * Emmylou Harris, singer (Birmingham)
 * Belle R. Harrison, poet and short story writer (Camden)
 * William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University (Brewton)
 * Gustav Hasford, writer, screenwriter (Russellville)
 * Erskine Hawkins, jazz composer (Birmingham)
 * George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama legislature (Gadsden)
 * Alexander T. Hawthorn, Confederate States Army general (Conecuh County)
 * Glenn Hearn, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, FBI special agent, Alabama legislator (Albertville)
 * Howell Heflin, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, United States Senator (1979–1997), born in Poulan, Georgia (Tuscumbia)
 * Kurt Heinecke, music composer, songwriter, voice actor, photographer (Cullman)
 * John S. Hendricks, founder, chair and CEO of Discovery Networks (Huntsville)
 * Richard Hendrix, basketball player (Athens)
 * Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor (Mobile)
 * Will Herring, NFL player, New Orleans Saints (Opelika)
 * Jake Hess, gospel quartet singer (Haleyville)
 * Taylor Hicks, singer, American Idol winner 2006 (Hoover)
 * Harlon Hill, football player, Chicago Bears (Killen)
 * Howard Hill, professional archer and stunt archer for films (Wilsonville)
 * J. Lister Hill, United States Senator (1938–1969) (Montgomery)
 * Sammie Lee Hill, football player, Detroit Lions (West Blocton)
 * Joe Hilley, author (Grand Bay)
 * Brent Hinds, singer, guitarist, Mastodon (Pelham)
 * Eddie Hinton, musician (Birmingham)
 * Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1967 (Tuscaloosa)
 * Chandler Hoffman, Major League Soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy (Birmingham)
 * Robert Hoffman, actor (Madison)
 * Bill Holbrook, syndicated comic strip artist (Huntsville)
 * Mitch Holleman, actor, Reba (Auburn)
 * Lonnie Holley, artist (Birmingham)
 * Polly Holliday, actress (Jasper)
 * Fred Nall Hollis, artist (Troy)
 * Condredge Holloway, CFL player (Huntsville)
 * Hardcore Holly, WWE star (Mobile)
 * Cliff Holman, television personality (Mobile)
 * Evander Holyfield, World Heavyweight Championship boxer (Atmore)
 * Perry O. Hooper Jr., member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1984–2003 (Montgomery)
 * Perry O. Hooper, Sr., former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, first Republican to hold that office (Montgomery)
 * Robert Horry, basketball player (Andalusia)
 * Frank House, baseball player and legislator (Bessemer)
 * Brittany Howard, musician (Athens, Alabama)
 * Jordan Howard, football player (Gardendale)
 * Linda Howard, romance writer (Gadsden)
 * Glenn Howerton, actor (Montgomery)
 * Freeman A. Hrabowski III, academic, university president (Birmingham)
 * Cooper Huckabee, actor (Mobile)
 * Delvin Lamar Hughley, former football player, Colorado Crush (Anniston)
 * William Bradford Huie, journalist, author (Hartselle)
 * Bobby Humphrey, former NFL player (Birmingham)
 * Guy Hunt, governor (1987–1993) (Cullman)
 * Alan Hunter, original MTV VeeJay (Birmingham)
 * Zora Neale Hurston, author (Notasulga)

I

 * Osmond Kelly Ingram, Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy, WWI Medal of Honor recipient (Oneonta)
 * Kay Ivey, politician and current governor (Camden)

J

 * Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)
 * Kate Jackson, actress (Birmingham)
 * Katherine Jackson, mother of the Jackson 5 (Barbour County)
 * Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player (Montgomery)
 * Henry James, former NBA player
 * Sonny James, country music singer (Hackleburg)
 * Mae C. Jemison, astronaut (Decatur)
 * Desmond Jennings, MLB player, Tampa Bay Rays (Birmingham)
 * Jerrel Jernigan, NFL player, New York Giants (Eufaula)
 * Brandon Johnson, former NFL player (Birmingham)
 * Frank Minis Johnson, federal judge (Haleyville)
 * Jamey Johnson, country music singer (Montgomery)
 * Lonnie Johnson, inventor (Mobile)
 * Michael Johnson, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals (Selma)
 * Nico Johnson, former NFL player (Andalusia)
 * Rashad Johnson, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals (Sulligent)
 * Samuel E. Johnson, businessman (Birmingham)
 * Christion Jones, football player (Adamsville)
 * Dean Jones, actor (Decatur)
 * Don Jones, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Town Creek, Alabama)
 * Julio Jones, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Foley)
 * Orlando Jones, actor (Mobile)
 * Robbie Jones, NFL player, New York Giants (Demopolis)
 * Walter Jones, NFL Hall of Famer, Seattle Seahawks (Aliceville)
 * Lee Roy Jordan, football player, Alabama and NFL's Dallas Cowboys (Excel)
 * Ralph "Shug" Jordan, football coach, Auburn University (Selma)
 * Tom Joyner, radio personality (Tuskegee)
 * Percy Lavon Julian, research chemist (Montgomery)

K



 * JJ Kaplan (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Helen Keller, author and activist (Tuscumbia)
 * Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer (Union Springs)
 * Annie Kennedy, educator (Centerville)
 * Jimmy Key, MLB pitcher (Huntsville)
 * Caitlín R. Kiernan, author (Birmingham)
 * Craig Kimbrel, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves (Huntsville)
 * Alveda King, minister, anti-abortion activist, author (Birmingham)
 * Brandon King, NFL safety, New England Patriots (Alabaster)
 * Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader (Marion)
 * Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist, lived in Alabama in the mid-1950s (Montgomery)
 * Reggie King, former NBA player (Birmingham)
 * Troy King, state attorney general (2004–2011) (Montgomery)
 * William R. King, United States Senator from Alabama (1848–1852), 13th Vice President under President Franklin Pierce (1853–1853) (born in Sampson County, North Carolina)
 * Woodie King Jr., director, producer (Baldwin Springs)
 * Dre Kirkpatrick, NFL cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals (Gadsden)
 * Freddie Kitchens, University of Alabama quarterback, NFL head coach of Cleveland Browns (Gadsden)
 * Corey Kluber, MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians (Birmingham)
 * Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange (Gadsden)
 * Simmie Knox, painter (Aliceville)
 * David Koonce, rock musician, Within Reason (Pelham)

L

 * Larry Langford, former mayor of Birmingham (Birmingham)
 * Adam Lazzara, singer, Taking Back Sunday (Sheffield)
 * Terry Leach, MLB pitcher (Selma)
 * Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of To Kill a Mockingbird (Monroeville)
 * Perry Lentz, author (Anniston)
 * Lash LeRoux, professional wrestler, painter, artist (Oxford)
 * Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle (Fairhope)
 * Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Birmingham)
 * David Peter Lewis, governor (1872–1874) (Huntsville)
 * John Lewis, U.S. Congressman, civil rights leader (Troy)
 * Monte Lewis, football player (Abbeville)
 * George Lindsey, actor (Jasper)
 * Angela Little, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month (Albertville)
 * Tandy Little, Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1962–1966), real estate developer (Montgomery)
 * Herman H. Long, college administrator (Birmingham)
 * Theodore Long, professional wrestling authority figure (Birmingham)
 * Sarah Ashley Longshore, painter
 * Joe Louis, boxer, 12-year world heavyweight champion (Lafayette)
 * Fred L. Lowery, Southern Baptist clergyman and author (Montevallo)
 * Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader (Huntsville)
 * Theodore J. Lowi, political scientist (Gadsden)
 * Rebecca Luker, singer and actress (Helena)
 * Shelby Lynne, country music singer, born in Virginia (Frankville)

M

 * Sunny Mabrey, model, actress (Gadsden)
 * Harry Mabry, television newscaster (Birmingham)
 * Everette Maddox a.k.a. "Rhett" Maddox, poet (Montgomery)
 * Anthony Madison, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Thomasville)
 * Boots Mallory, actress (Mobile)
 * Alfred Malone, NFL player, Houston Texans (Frisco City)
 * Gucci Mane, musician (Birmingham)
 * William March, writer, World War I hero (Mobile)
 * Sharon G. Markette, Illinois state representative, Montgomery
 * Sen'Derrick Marks, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Mobile)
 * Debra Marshall, WWE wrestler (Tuscaloosa)
 * Kerry James Marshall, artist (Birmingham)
 * Chris Martin, NFL player (Huntsville)
 * Harold E. Martin, newspaperman (Montgomery)
 * Hugh Martin, songwriter (Birmingham)
 * James D. Martin, U.S. representative from Alabama's 7th congressional district (1965 to 1967) (Gadsden)
 * Sonequa Martin-Green, actress (Russellville)
 * F. David Mathews, educator (Grove Hill)
 * Evan Mathis, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Birmingham)
 * Jordan Matthews, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Madison)
 * Bruce Maxwell, MLB player (Huntsville)
 * Kivuusama Mays, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Willie Mays, Hall of Fame center fielder (Birmingham)
 * Lewis McAllister, businessman and Republican former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (Tuscaloosa)
 * Jim McBride, songwriter (Huntsville)
 * Robert R. McCammon, horror writer (Birmingham)
 * A. J. McCarron, football quarterback (Mobile)
 * Elvin McCary, politician (Anniston)
 * Antoine McClain, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Rolando McClain, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Athens)
 * Mary Sue McClurkin, Alabama House of Representatives 1998–2014 (Abbeville)
 * Mitch McConnell, politician, long-time U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 1985, and Republican Leader of the United States Senate 2015–2021 (Sheffield/Athens)
 * Willie McCovey, Hall of Fame first baseman (Mobile)
 * Michael McCullers, screenwriter
 * K. J. McDaniels, NBA player (Birmingham)
 * Alexander McGillivray, Creek Indian Chief (Montgomery)
 * Lachlan McGillivray, Scots-Indian trader (Montgomery)
 * Garnie W. McGinty, Louisiana historian (Montevallo)
 * Joe McInnes, corporate and state executive (Wetumpka)
 * Frank McIntyre, U.S. Army general (Montgomery)
 * Ronald McKinnon, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Elba)
 * Steve McLendon, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Ozark)
 * Gertrude Michael, actress (Talladega)
 * Chuckie Miller, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Don Mincher, MLB player (Huntsville)
 * Grover Mitchell, jazz trombonist (Whatley)
 * John Mitchell, NFL coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (Mobile)
 * Anthony Mix, NFL player (Bay Minette)
 * Wilmer Mizell, U.S. representative from North Carolina, Major League Baseball pitcher (Vinegar Bend)
 * Jamario Moon, basketball player (Goodwater)
 * Charles Moore, civil rights photojournalist (Hackleburg)
 * Mal Moore, University of Alabama athletic director, former quarterback and offensive coordinator (Dozier)
 * Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2001–2003, 2013–2016) (Gadsden)
 * Thomas Hinman Moorer, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Mount Willing)
 * Kathryn Morgan, ballet dancer, former soloist with New York City Ballet
 * Lamar Morris, country singer (Andalusia)
 * Randall Morris, former NFL player, Seattle Seahawks (Anniston)
 * C. J. Mosley, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Mobile)
 * Eric Motley, public administrator (Montgomery)
 * Morgan Murphy, humorist and author (Mountain Brook)
 * Roger Murrah, songwriter, recording artist (Athens)
 * Albert Murray, writer (Nokomis)
 * Johnny Musso, football player (Birmingham)
 * Pete Myers, basketball player and coach (Mobile)

N

 * Jim Nabors, actor and singer (Sylacauga)
 * Joe Namath, Hall of Fame quarterback, Alabama and NFL player, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Tuscaloosa)
 * Siran Neal, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Dothan)
 * Larry Nelson, PGA golfer (Fort Payne)
 * Bert Nettles, politician and lawyer, formerly from Monroeville and Mobile (Birmingham)
 * Elijah Nevett, NFL player (Bessemer)
 * Ozzie Newsome, football player, Alabama and NFL's Cleveland Browns, executive for Baltimore Ravens (Leighton)
 * Matthew Newton, conductor, professional railroader (Prattville)
 * Jimmy Nolen, guitarist (Roanoke)

O

 * Philip Ober, stage and screen actor (Fort Payne)
 * Benjamin Obomanu, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks (Selma)
 * Scott Oden, writer (Somerville)
 * Cathy O'Donnell, actress (Siluria)
 * Spooner Oldham, songwriter, keyboardist (Center Star)
 * Stan O'Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch (Roanoke)
 * Katherine Orrison, screenwriter (Anniston)
 * Osceola, Seminole leader (Tallassee)
 * Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church (Huntsville)
 * Randy Owen, lead singer for band Alabama (Fort Payne)
 * Jesse Owens, iconic track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist (Oakville)
 * Terrell Owens, NFL Hall of Famer (Alexander City)

P

 * Satchel Paige, baseball player (Mobile)
 * Michael Papajohn, actor, stuntman (Vestavia Hills)
 * Rosa Parks, civil rights activist (Tuskegee)
 * Gail Patrick, actress and television producer (Birmingham)
 * Albert Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama (Phenix City)
 * John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama (Phenix City)
 * Jake Peavy, baseball pitcher (Mobile)
 * Charley Pell, head football coach at Clemson and Florida (Albertville)
 * Dan Penn, singer, songwriter, record producer (Vernon)
 * Blake Percival, Whistleblower (Montgomery)
 * Walker Percy, author (Birmingham)
 * Tito Perdue, author (Anniston)
 * Wayne Perkins musician (Birmingham)
 * Chuck Person, NBA player (Brantley)
 * Wesley Person, NBA player (Brantley)
 * Jesse Lee Peterson, minister, author (Midway)
 * Sidney Phillips, World War II veteran, physician (Mobile)
 * Wilson Pickett, R&B and soul singer (Prattville)
 * Juan Pierre, MLB outfielder (Mobile)
 * Charles Redding Pitt, attorney, politician (Decatur)
 * Adrian Pledger (born 1976), basketball player
 * Willie Pless, CFL Hall of Famer, Edmonton Eskimos (Anniston)
 * Nathan Poole, former NFL player (Alexander City)
 * Chris Porter, NBA player (Abbeville)
 * Monica Potter, actress (Arab)
 * Paula Poundstone, comedian (Huntsville)
 * Alma Powell, audiologist, children's author (Birmingham)
 * Michael Powell, attorney and politician (Birmingham)
 * Jerraud Powers, NFL player, Arizona Cardinals (Decatur)
 * Tyrone Prothro, football player, Alabama (Heflin)
 * Jeremy Pruitt, college football coach, University of Tennessee (Rainsville)

Q

 * I. T. Quinn, conservationist, one of the founders of the National Wildlife Federation (Belgreen)

R

 * Sun Ra, jazz musician (Birmingham)
 * Sam Raben (born 1997), soccer player
 * Anthony Radetic, professional water skier (Abbeville)
 * Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (1963–1971), education dean at Troy University (Troy)
 * Thom S. Rainer, writer (Union Springs)
 * Howell Raines, former New York Times editor (Birmingham)
 * Albert Rains, representative of Alabama's 7th congressional district (1945–1965) (Gadsden)
 * Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer for Rooster Teeth Productions (Mobile)
 * LaJuan Ramsey, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Levi Randolph (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Theo Ratliff, former center for the Charlotte Bobcats (Demopolis)
 * Ray Reach, jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)
 * Gary Redus, baseball player (Decatur)
 * Margaret Renkl, writer (Birmingham)
 * Scottie Reynolds, basketball player at Villanova
 * Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)
 * Rich Boy, rapper (Mobile)
 * Chris Richards, soccer player (Birmingham)
 * Al Richardson, former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Abbeville)
 * Tony Richardson, NFL player, New York Jets (Daleville)
 * Lionel Richie, singer, composer, instrumentalist, producer, and four-time Grammy award winner (Tuskegee)
 * Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama (2003–2011) (Ashland)
 * Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder (Coffee County)
 * Philip Rivers, quarterback for NFL's San Diego Chargers and North Carolina State University (Decatur)
 * Robin Roberts, broadcaster on ABC's Good Morning America (Tuskegee)
 * David Robertson, pitcher for the New York Yankees (Birmingham)
 * Denard Robinson, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Birmingham)
 * Oliver Robinson, basketball player and politician (Birmingham)
 * Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (2011–2021) (Montgomery)
 * Chester Rogers, NFL wide receiver (Huntsville)
 * Jim Rogers, businessman, investor (Demopolis)
 * Roy Rogers, former NBA player, assistant coach for the Houston Rockets (Linden)
 * Wayne Rogers, actor (Birmingham)
 * Michael Rooker, actor (Jasper)
 * Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
 * Marie Rudisill, a.k.a. "The Fruitcake Lady," Truman Capote's aunt (Monroeville)
 * Council Rudolph, former NFL player (Anniston)
 * Grayson Russell, actor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Clanton)
 * Jeff Rutledge, NFL quarterback (Birmingham)
 * Josh Rutledge, MLB infielder (Cullman)
 * Debby Ryan, actress (Huntsville)
 * DeMeco Ryans, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles (Bessemer)

S

 * Warren St. John, author, journalist (Birmingham)
 * Ed Salem, football player, born in Tucson, Arizona (Birmingham)
 * Charles E. Samuels Jr., 8th director of the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons (Birmingham)
 * Chris Samuels, former NFL player for Washington Redskins (Mobile)
 * Sonia Sanchez, poet (Birmingham)
 * Destin Sandlin, host of YouTube channel "Smarter Every Day" (Huntsville)
 * John Solomon Sandridge, painter, sculptor, author, born in Gadsden, Alabama (Chelsea)
 * David Satcher, Surgeon General of the United States, second ever and first African-America four-star admiral in United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Anniston)
 * Eugene Sawyer, 53rd mayor of Chicago (Greensboro)
 * Bo Scarbrough, NFL player, Detroit Lions (Tuscaloosa)
 * Beverly Jo Scott, singer and coach on The Voice Belgique (Deer Park)
 * Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth (Selma)
 * Doc Scurlock, a.k.a. Josiah Gordon Scurlock, a founding member of the Lincoln County New Mexico Regulators, member of Billy the Kid's gang (Tallapoosa)
 * Jay Sebring, hair stylist, Charles Manson murder victim (Birmingham)
 * Waldo Semon, inventor of vinyl (Demopolis)
 * David Sessions, member of the Alabama Legislature (Grand Bay)
 * Jeff Sessions, longtime Alabama Senator 1997–2017; U.S. Attorney General
 * Joe Sewell, baseball player (Titus)
 * Luke Sewell, baseball player (Titus)
 * Rip Sewell, baseball player (Decatur)
 * Glenn Shadix, actor (Bessemer)
 * Earnie Shavers, former heavyweight boxer (Garland)
 * Tommy Shaw, rock musician (Montgomery)
 * Richard C. Shelby, United States Senator (Birmingham)
 * Ashton Shepherd, country singer (Coffeeville)
 * Danny Sheridan, sports broadcaster and prognosticator (Mobile)
 * Anis Shorrosh (1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
 * Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist (Birmingham)
 * George Siebels, mayor of Birmingham (1967–1975), state representative (1975–1990) (Birmingham)
 * Don Siegelman, former governor of Alabama (1999–2003) (Mobile)
 * Eugene Sledge, World War II veteran, teacher, writer (Mobile)
 * Percy Sledge, soul singer (Leighton)
 * Kirby Smart, football coach, defensive coordinator University of Alabama (Montgomery)
 * Rickey Smiley, comedian (Birmingham)
 * Albert Lee Smith Jr., representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district (1981–1983) (Birmingham)
 * Andre Smith, NFL offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals (Birmingham)
 * Ella Gaunt Smith, doll manufacturer (Roanoke)
 * Holland Smith, general, United States Marine Corps during World War II, father of amphibious warfare (Hatchechubbie)
 * Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist (Birmingham)
 * Leighton W. Smith Jr., admiral, United States Navy (Mobile)
 * Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)
 * Patrick "j.Que" Smith, songwriter (Anniston)
 * Tremon Smith, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts (Saks)
 * Zeke Smith, football player (Uniontown)
 * Les Snead, general manager of the St. Louis Rams (Eufaula)
 * Dylan Riley Snyder, actor, singer (Tuscaloosa)
 * James Spann, meteorologist, podcast host (Huntsville)
 * John Sparkman, United States Senator (1946–1979) (Hartselle)
 * Chauncey Sparks, governor (1943–1947) (Eufaula)
 * Mark Spencer, president/CEO of Digium (Huntsville)
 * Octavia Spencer, Academy Awards and Golden Globes award-winning actress (Montgomery)
 * The Springs, band (Enterprise)
 * Ken Stabler, NFL player, The University of Alabama and Oakland Raiders (Foley)
 * Zac Stacy, NFL player, St. Louis Rams (Centreville)
 * John Stallworth, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Tuscaloosa)
 * Bart Starr, Hall of Fame football player, Alabama and Green Bay Packers (Montgomery)
 * Elizabeth Willisson Stephen, writer, novelist, poet (Marengo County)
 * Darian Stewart, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Huntsville)
 * Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator (Anniston)
 * Mike Stewart, author (Vredenburgh)
 * Dwight Stone, former NFL player (Florala)
 * Luther Strange, Attorney General of Alabama (2011–2017) (Mountain Brook)
 * J. Curry Street, physicist (Opelika)
 * T. S. Stribling, author (Florence)
 * Gail Strickland, actress (Birmingham)
 * Hut Stricklin, NASCAR driver (Calera)
 * Ruben Studdard, 2003 American Idol winner (Birmingham)
 * Jimmy Lee Sudduth, artist and blues musician (Fayette)
 * Pat Sullivan, football player (Birmingham)
 * Kevin Sumlin, football head coach, Texas A&M (Brewton)
 * Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player (Clio)
 * Barret Swatek, actress and comedian (Birmingham)
 * Ward Swingle, jazz arranger and composer (Mobile)
 * Dabo Swinney, football head coach, Clemson (Pelham)

T

 * Tua Tagovailoa, NFL player, Miami Dolphins (Alabaster)
 * Jaquiski Tartt, NFL football player (Mobile)
 * Channing Tatum, actor (Cullman)
 * Toni Tennille, singer of the duo Captain and Tennille (Montgomery)
 * Adalius Thomas, NFL football player (Equality)
 * Bryan Thomas, football player (Birmingham)
 * Fred Thompson, former United States senator from Tennessee, actor (Sheffield)
 * Fresco Thompson, former major league baseball player and executive
 * Myron Herbert Thompson, Senior United States District Judge
 * Neil Thrasher, country singer-songwriter (Birmingham)
 * Carson Tinker, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars (Decatur)
 * Frank Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist (Andalusia)
 * Andre Tippett (born 1959), NFL Hall of Fame football player (Birmingham)
 * Mose Tolliver, artist (Pike Road)
 * Harry Townes, actor (Huntsville)
 * Pat Trammell, Alabama Crimson Tide football player, physician (Scottsboro)
 * William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo at San Antonio, Texas (Claiborne)
 * Jack Treadwell, World War II Medal of Honor winner (Ashland, Alabama)
 * Justin Tuck, NFL football player (Kellyton)
 * Cynthia Tucker, columnist and editor (Monroeville)
 * Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party (2005–2011) (Auburn)
 * Tom Turnipseed, Democratic political activist (Mobile)
 * Chief Tuskaloosa, Creek Indian chief and leader
 * Richard Tyson, actor (Mobile)

U

 * P. W. Underwood, football player and college coach (Cordova)
 * Courtney Upshaw, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons (Eufaula)

V

 * Robert J. Van de Graaff, engineer, physicist (Tuscaloosa)
 * Robert Smith Vance, federal judge (Talladega)
 * Ed Vaughn, Michigan House of Representatives 1979–1980, 1995–2000 (Abbeville)
 * Ned Vaughn, actor (Huntsville)
 * Mack Vickery, singer, songwriter (Town Creek)
 * Scottie Vines, former NFL player (Alexander City)
 * Wernher von Braun, engineer, physicist (Huntsville) born in Wirsitz, Province of Posen, Poland (then part of German Empire)
 * Hans A. von Spakovsky, attorney (Huntsville)

W

 * Mark Waid, writer (Hueytown)
 * Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia (Huntsville)
 * Frank Walker, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys (Tuskegee)
 * Margaret Walker, poet, author (Birmingham)
 * Ben Wallace, NBA player (White Hall)
 * Bubba Wallace, NASCAR driver (Mobile)
 * Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, First Lady of Alabama (1971–1978) (Montgomery)
 * Daniel Wallace, writer (Birmingham)
 * George C. Wallace, four-term governor and four-time presidential candidate (Clio and Montgomery)
 * George Wallace Jr., former Alabama Public Service Commission member (Montgomery)
 * Gerald Wallace, basketball player (Childersburg)
 * Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor (1967–1968) (Montgomery)
 * Eugene Walter, writer-actor (Mobile)
 * Jimmie Ward, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers (Mobile)
 * Kevin Ward, songwriter (Anniston)
 * DeMarcus Ware, NFL player, Denver Broncos (Auburn)
 * Adam Warren, MLB pitcher, New York Yankees (Birmingham)
 * Mervyn Warren, musician (Huntsville)
 * Dinah Washington, singer (Tuscaloosa)
 * Mary Burke Washington, economist (Tuskegee)
 * Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)
 * William Weatherford, a.k.a. Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader
 * Joe Webb, NFL player, Carolina Panthers (Birmingham)
 * Katherine Webb, model, Miss Alabama USA (Montgomery)
 * Lardarius Webb, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens (Opelika)
 * Fred Wesley, musician (Mobile)
 * Mario West, NBA player, Atlanta Hawks (Huntsville)
 * Joseph Wheeler, Confederate and US General, US Congressman, namesake of Wheeler State Park and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, author (Hillsboro)
 * Chris White, NFL player, Buffalo Bills (Mobile)
 * D. J. White, NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats (Tuscaloosa)
 * Pat White, NFL player, Miami Dolphins (Daphne)
 * Heather Whitestone, 1995 Miss America (Dothan)
 * Chase Whitley, MLB player, New York Yankees (Ranburne)
 * Joe Whitt Jr., NFL coach, Green Bay Packers (Auburn)
 * Barbara Wiedemann, poet and English professor (Montgomery)
 * Deontay Wilder, professional boxer (Tuscaloosa)
 * Austin Wiley (born 1999), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Oliver C. Wiley, U.S. Representative (Troy)
 * Mark Wilkerson, musician (Enterprise)
 * Billy Williams, Hall of Fame baseball player (Mobile)
 * Carnell Williams, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Attalla)
 * Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter (Mobile)
 * Hank Williams, country musician (Georgiana)
 * Hank Williams Jr., country musician (Cullman)
 * Holly Williams, country musician (Cullman)
 * JaCorey Williams (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Lee Williams, professional golfer (Alexander City)
 * Nick Williams, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (Birmingham)
 * Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)
 * Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder, Kansas City Royals (Florence)
 * James Willis, former NFL linebacker (Huntsville)
 * E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer (Birmingham)
 * Martha Loftin Wilson, missionary worker, educator (Clarke County)
 * Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author (Dallas County)
 * Jameis Winston, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner (Bessemer)
 * Reynolds Wolf, meteorologist (Jemison)
 * Tobias Wolff, author (Birmingham)
 * Roy Wood Jr., stand-up comedian (Birmingham)
 * Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama" (Pelham)
 * Tricia Woodgett, screenwriter (Anniston)
 * Mark Woodyard, MLB pitcher, Detroit Tigers (Mobile)
 * Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher, Baltimore Orioles (Montgomery)
 * Tammy Wynette, country singer (Red Bay)

Y

 * YBN Nahmir, rapper (Birmingham)
 * Yelawolf, rapper (Gadsden)
 * T. J. Yeldon, running back (Daphne)
 * Byron York, conservative political columnist (Birmingham)
 * Tom York, television personality (Hoover)
 * Coleman Young, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan (Tuscaloosa)
 * Delmon Young, baseball player (Montgomery)
 * Martevious Young, football player (Alexander City)

Z

 * John Zimmerman, professional pair skater and coach (Birmingham)