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This is a list of people from
Gadsden, Alabama , United States.
Activism
Art
Athletics
Lou Allen , former NFL
offensive lineman
Ron Billingsley , retired
football player
Michael Boley , professional football
linebacker
Dave Bustion , former professional basketball player
Chris Davis ,
mixed martial arts fighter
Alan Dunn , former professional baseball player
Jim Dunn , former professional baseball pitcher
Danny Ford , former college football coach for the
Clemson University Tigers
Hersh Freeman , former Major League Baseball player and minor league manager
Jenks Gillem , former football player and coach
Bill Green , former basketball player for
Colorado State University
Steve Grissom ,
NASCAR driver
Jim Guthrie , former driver in the
Indy Racing League
Brick Haley , collegiate
defensive line coach
Jerrell Harris , NFL linebacker
La'Donte Harris , former wide receiver for the
Clemson Tigers
George Herring , former professional football quarterback and punter
Stacy Jones , former Major League Baseball
pitcher
Dre Kirkpatrick ,
defensive back for the
University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Freddie Kitchens ,
Head Coach for the
Cleveland Browns
Aaron Pearson , football player
Willie Scott , former professional basketball player
Steve Shields , retired baseball player
Ted Sizemore , former
major league baseball player
[1]
Warren Smith , former professional golfer
Jason Smoots , sprinter
Jerry Watford , football player
Carnell Williams , running back for
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Business
Education
Government and law
James B. Allen , former United States Senator
Marion Blakey , former United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator
H. Dean Buttram Jr. , former
United States federal judge
Craig Ford , member of the
Alabama House of Representatives
Ira Roe Foster , Quartermaster General of Georgia, member of the
Alabama Senate
George C. Hawkins , member of both houses of the Alabama legislature; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 1964
James D. Martin , former United States Representative, pioneer Republican political figure in Alabama
Roy Moore , controversial "Ten Commandments" judge
John Perkins Ralls , physician who served in the
First Confederate Congress
Emma Sansom , aided the
Southern Confederacy during the
Civil War
Pat Swindall , member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from
Georgia's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1989
Literature
Military
Modeling
Music
Jean Cox , former
tenor and opera singer
Bradley Gaskin , country music singer
Gold City ,
Southern gospel group
Rex Griffin ,
country music singer and songwriter
Mathew Knowles , manager of
Destiny's Child and father of
Beyoncé Knowles
[6]
Grant Langston , singer-songwriter
Eric Martin , lead singer for rock group
Mr. Big
Aimee Mayo , songwriter
Danny Mayo , songwriter
Jerry McCain , blues artist
Tommy Stewart , trumpeter and 1988 inductee into the
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
Yelawolf , rapper, signed to Shady Records
Science
Television and film
References
^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969].
The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing.
ISBN
0-02-578970-8 .
^ Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (1963).
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Vol. II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 292 – via
Google Books .
^ Hill, Stephen (February 10, 2022).
"America250: Marine Veteran Edgar R. Huff" . VA News . Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
^ Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998).
Generals in Khaki . Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. p. 333.
ISBN
978-1-5719-7088-6 .
OCLC
40298151 – via
Google Books .
^ Butler, Harry D. (July 2, 2006).
"When Harry Met ... Lt. Gen. Gary D. Speer" .
The Gadsden Times . Gadsden, AL.
^
"Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26 . {{
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