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This is a list of individuals who are natives of, or are notable in association with, the city of Birmingham, Alabama.
Academia
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Monnie T. Cheves, Samford University professor; member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952 to 1960; died in Birmingham in 1988
[1]
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Frank Moore Cross, religious scholar
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Angela Davis, social activist and author
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Richard Nelson Frye, scholar of Iran and Central Asia
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Roland Frye, scholar
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Carol Garrison, ex-president of University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Zenkei Blanche Hartman, first abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center
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Freeman Hrabowski III, educator
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Herman H. Long, president of Talladega College and United Negro College Fund
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J. Gordon Melton, religious scholar
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Emil Wolfgang Menzel, Jr.
Emeritus Professor in psychology
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Edward Taub, behavioral neuroscientist and professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Julia Tutwiler, educator and social reformer
Arts and literature
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Allen Barra, journalist, sportswriter
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John Beecher, activist poet
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Edgar Peters Bowron, art historian
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Joe David Brown, journalist, novelist
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Mark Childress, author
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Jon Coffelt, artist
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Clayton Colvin, artist
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Dennis Covington, journalist, writer
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George R. Ellis, author, art historian and director of Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Fannie Flagg, author
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Charles Gaines, novelist, screenwriter
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Charles Ghigna, poet, children's author
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Christopher Gilbert, poet
[2]
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Gail Godwin, novelist
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John Green, author
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Joe Hilley, novelist
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Caitlín R. Kiernan, novelist and paleontologist
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Kerry James Marshall, artist
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Harold E. Martin, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaperman
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Spider Martin, photojournalist
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Robert R. McCammon, novelist
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Kevin McGowin, novelist, reviewer
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Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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Walker Percy, author
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Howell Raines, New York Times editor
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James Redfield, novelist
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John Rhoden, sculptor
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Sonia Sanchez, poet
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Rowland Scherman, Grammy-award-winning photographer
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Melissa Springer, photographer
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Ann Waldron, author
[3]
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Margaret Walker, poet and author
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Daniel Wallace, novelist
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Mary Ware (1828 –1915), poet, prose writer
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John Weld, newspaper reporter, writer, Hollywood stunt man
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Tobias Wolff, author
Business and economics
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Cynthia Bathurst,
animal rights activist, former mathematical analyst, founder/director of
Safe Humane Chicago and
Court Case Dog Program
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Ashton B. Collins, Sr.,
inventor, creator of
Reddy Kilowatt
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Newton Collins, businessman and community builder
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Samuel DiPiazza, former chairman and chief executive officer of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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A. G. Gaston,
African-American businessman
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Franklin Potts Glass, Sr., newspaper editor
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Jay Grinney, president and chief executive officer of
HealthSouth Corporation
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John M. Harbert,
billionaire and founder of
Harbert Corporation
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Elmer Harris,
chief executive officer of
Alabama Power
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Ron Holt, CEO and founder of
Two Maids & A Mop
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Charles Linn, founder of First National Bank of Birmingham (
AmSouth Bancorporation)
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Don Logan, chief executive officer of
Time Inc.; chairman of
Warner Media; chief executive officer of
Southern Progress, owner of
Birmingham Barons baseball team
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Michael K. Powell,
Federal Communications Commission chairman
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Rufus N. Rhodes, founder of
Birmingham News
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Richard M. Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth Corporation
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James Sloss,
industrialist and founder of
Sloss Furnaces
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Alvin Vogtle, chairman and CEO of Alabama Power and
Southern Company
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Allen Harvey Woodward, industrialist and baseball team owner
Entertainment
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Mary Anderson, actress
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R. G. Armstrong, actor (
Pleasant Grove, Alabama)
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Mary Badham, juvenile actress
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Candace Bailey, actress
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Amber Benson, actress
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Anna Lee Carroll, actress
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Lynne Carver, actress
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Nell Carter, actress and singer
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Courteney Cox, actress (
Mountain Brook, Alabama)
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Paul Finebaum, radio/TV personality
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Jordan Fisher, actor, singer, and dancer
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Fannie Flagg, author, actress
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Louise Fletcher, actress
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David F. Friedman, director and producer
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Lili Gentle, actress
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Betty Lou Gerson, actress
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Gladys Gillem, wrestler
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Walton Goggins, actor
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Hank Green, Internet personality, podcaster
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Alan Hunter, MTV VJ
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Tamisha Iman, drag queen
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Kate Jackson, actress
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David Jaffe, video game designer (
God of War and
Twisted Metal)
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Jasika Nicole, actress, illustrator
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Gail Patrick, actress, television producer
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Ibrehem Rahman,
Survivor: Palau contestant
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Rick and Bubba, radio/TV personalities
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Wayne Rogers, actor
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Dorothy Sebastian, film actress
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Daniel Scheinert, music video and film director
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Glenn Shadix, actor (
Bessemer, Alabama)
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Rickey Smiley, radio personality
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Trinity the Tuck, drag queen
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Roy Wood, Jr., comedian
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Byron York, conservative author and journalist
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Tom York, television personality
Music
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Inez Andrews, gospel singer
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Barry Beckett, pianist and record producer
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Adolphus Bell, electric blues musician, best known as a
one-man band
[4]
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Benny Benjamin, drummer
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Samm Bennett, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
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Bo Bice, singer, American Idol runner-up (
Helena, Alabama)
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Helvetia Boswell, singer with
The Boswell Sisters
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Piney Brown, R&B and blues singer-songwriter
[5]
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Oteil Burbridge, bassist
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Dorothy Love Coates, gospel singer
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J.R. Cobb, songwriter and guitarist
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Sam Dees,
soul music singer
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Diana DeGarmo, American Idol 3rd season runner-up
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Big Joe Duskin, blues pianist
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Dennis Edwards, soul music singer
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Erra, progressive metalcore band
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Al Gallodoro, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
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Gucci Mane, rapper
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Hardrock Gunter, rockabilly pioneer
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Lionel Hampton, vibraphonist and bandleader
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Emmylou Harris, singer
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Erskine Hawkins, composer, trumpeter and bandleader
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Haywood Henry, jazz saxophonist / clarinetist
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Taylor Hicks, soul music singer, American Idol winner
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Odetta Holmes, folk singer
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Jo Jones, jazz drummer
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Bill Justis, musician
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Eddie Kendricks, soul music singer
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William King, singer, founding member of
The Commodores
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Baker Knight, songwriter and bandleader
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Sammy Lowe, jazz trumpeter and arranger
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Rebecca Luker, Broadway singer, actress
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Hugh Martin, songwriter and film composer
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Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Southern rock/metalcore band
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Johnny O'Neal, jazz pianist
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Avery Parrish, composer and jazz pianist
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Hank Penny, Western swing musician
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Ray Reach, jazz vocalist and pianist
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St. Paul and The Broken Bones, neo soul band
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Dan Sartain, rock musician
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Johnny Smith, jazz guitarist
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Ruben Studdard, singer, American Idol winner
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Sun Ra, jazz composer and bandleader
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Maria Taylor, singer
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Through the Sparks, indie rock band
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Verbena, indie rock band
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Wild Sweet Orange, indie rock band
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Paul Williams, soul singer
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Tammy Wynette, country singer
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YBN Nahmir (Nick Simmons), rap/hip hop artist
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Jerry Yester, singer
Government, law and politics
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Arthur Alber,
Los Angeles City Council member, 1927–29
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John Amari, District 10 Circuit Court judge, former member of both houses of the
Alabama State Legislature
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Douglas Arant, attorney and co-founder of
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings
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Richard Arrington, first
African-American mayor of Birmingham
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B. B. Comer, former
governor of Alabama
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Eugene "Bull" Connor, former
Commissioner of Public Safety
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Hugh Culverhouse, lawyer and owner of
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Russell McWhortor Cunningham, Governor of Alabama
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Mike Fair, Oklahoma state legislator
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John Grenier, Republican politician in Alabama
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Art Hanes, mayor of Birmingham
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Gil Hill, Detroit, Michigan city council president and actor
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Perry O. Hooper, Sr., 27th chief justice of the
Alabama Supreme Court; born in Birmingham in 1925; resided in adult life in Montgomery
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Bernard Kincaid, mayor of Birmingham
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Michael Landsberry, Marine and math teacher
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Raymond Lee Lathan, Wisconsin state legislator
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Chris McNair, Alabama state legislator and businessman
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Bert Nettles, lawyer in Birmingham; Republican member of the
Alabama House of Representatives from
Mobile (1969-1974)
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Charles Redding Pitt, chairman of Alabama Democratic Party
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Cecil F. Poole, federal judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit
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Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
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George G. Siebels, Jr., first Republican to serve as mayor of Birmingham (1967-1975)
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Luther Strange,
Attorney General of Alabama 2011-2017 and former Senator of Alabama, born in Birmingham
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Margaret Tutwiler, diplomat
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Robert S. Vance, chairman of Democratic Party, plaintiff's lawyer, federal judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
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Truman H. Aldrich (Alabama's 8th congressional district, 1896)
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Spencer Bachus (6th District, 1993–2015)
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John H. Bankhead (6th District, 1887–1907)
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Laurie C. Battle (9th District, 1947–1955)
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Sydney J. Bowie
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John H. Buchanan, Jr. (6th District, 1965–1981)
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Reuben Chapman (6th District, 1843–1847)
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Newton Nash Clements (6th District, 1880–1881)
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Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (6th District, 1847–1861)
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Artur Davis (7th District, 1982–1992)
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Edward deGraffenried (6th District, 1949–1953)
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William Henry Denson (7th District, 1893–1895)
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Jack Edwards (1st District, 1965–1985)
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Ben Erdreich (6th District, 1983–1993)
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Claude Harris, Jr. (7th District, 1987–1993)
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Thomas Haughey (6th District, 1867–1869)
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Goldsmith W. Hewitt (6th District, 1876–1879, 1881–1885)
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Earl F. Hilliard (7th District, 1993–2003)
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Richmond P. Hobson (6th District, 1907–1915)
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George Huddleston (9th District, 1913–1935)
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George Huddleston, Jr. (9th District, 1955–1963)
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Pete Jarman (6th District, 1937–1949)
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Burwell Boykin Lewis (6th District, 1879–1880)
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Elaine Luria (VA 2nd District, 2019–2023), and former
United States Navy
Commander
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John Mason Martin (6th District, 1885–1887)
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John P. Newsome (9th District, 1943–1945)
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William B. Oliver (6th District, 1915–1937)
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Luther Patrick (9th District, 1935–1943, 1945–1947)
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Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (6th District, 1953–1965)
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Terri Sewell (7th district, 2011–present)
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Richard Shelby (7th District, 1979–1987)
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William Crawford Sherrod (6th District, 1869–1871)
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Joseph Humphrey Sloss (6th District, 1871–1875)
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Albert L. Smith, Jr. (6th District, 1981–1983)
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Jesse F. Stallings
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Louis Washington Turpin (9th District, 1893–1895)
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Oscar W. Underwood (8th District, 1895–1896; 9th District 1897–1915)
Math, science, and technology
Medicine
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James Andrews, orthopedic specialist
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Tinsley Harrison, editor of first five editions of Harrison's Principals of Internal Medicine, dean of UAB School of Medicine
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Alan Heldman, interventional cardiologist and pioneer of the drug eluting stent
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John W. Kirklin, heart surgeon
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Larry Lemak, orthopedic surgeon, owner of the Lemak Group
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Albert Pacifico, heart surgeon
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Michael Saag, AIDS researcher
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Luther Leonidas Terry, Surgeon General of the United States
Sports
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Mario Addison,
NFL player
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Mike Anderson,
University of Arkansas men's basketball coach
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Jay Barker, football player, college and pro
quarterback
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Charles Barkley, basketball player,
Hall of Famer and TV personality (
Leeds, Alabama)
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Gene Bartow, basketball coach and athletic director for
UAB
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Bruce Benedict, born in Birmingham,
Major League Baseball player
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Cornelius Bennett, NFL Pro-Bowler
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Eric Bledsoe, basketball player for the
New Orleans Pelicans
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Neil Bonnett, born in Birmingham, Hall of Fame NASCAR driver, TV personality
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Th-resa Bostick, born in Birmingham,
IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Lyman Bostock, born in Birmingham,
Major League Baseball player
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Bobby Bowden, football coach
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Debbie Bramwell-Washington,
IFBB
professional bodybuilder
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Levert Carr, football player
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Bubba Church, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Jared Cook, born in Birmingham, football player, tight end
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Ted Cook, football player
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Jerricho Cotchery, football player,
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
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Ed Daniel (born 1990), basketball player who plays for Israeli team
Maccabi Ashdod
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Karlos Dansby, football player
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Marcell Dareus, football player for
Buffalo Bills
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A. J. Davis, NFL player
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Mike Davis,
UAB basketball coach
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Spud Davis, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Tom Drake, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Vonetta Flowers, bobsledder,
Olympic gold medalist
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Vince Gibson, football coach
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Harry Gilmer, football player
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Alex Grammas, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Hubie Green, professional golfer
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Jerry Hairston, Sr., born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Samuel H. Hairston, baseball player
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Darrin Hancock,
NBA player
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Trey Hardee,
NCAA Division I track and field collegiate heptathlon and decathlon record holder, Olympian
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Walt Harris, MMA fighter
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Chandler Hoffman, born in Birmingham,
United Soccer League player
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Bobby Humphrey, football player,
Alabama and NFL
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Tina Hutchinson (born 1964/1965), basketball player
[6]
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Bo Jackson, 1985
Heisman Trophy winner, multi-sport athlete
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Ron Jackson, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Desmond Jennings, baseball player
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Ken Jordan, football player
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Smylie Kaufman, golfer
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Larry Kenon, born in Birmingham, basketball player
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Corey Kluber, Major League Baseball pitcher,
Cy Young Award winner
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Carl Lewis, born in Birmingham, multiple Olympic gold-medalist and world champion track-and-field athlete
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Theodore Long, General Manager of
WWE Smackdown
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Larry Mason (American football), football player
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Lee May, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Willie Mays, Major League Baseball player, Hall of Famer
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KJ McDaniels, NBA player
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Larry McReynolds, announcer for NASCAR on FOX
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Charlie Moore, baseball player
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Tony Nathan, football player and coach
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Gus Niarhos, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Satchel Paige, Major League Baseball player
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Sam Raben (born 1997), soccer player
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Chris Richards, born in Birmingham, professional soccer player for
Crystal Palace of the
English Premier League and the
United States national team
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David Robertson, Major League Baseball player
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Oliver Robinson, basketball player
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Erk Russell, football player
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Ed Salem, football player and Birmingham restaurateur
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Jason Standridge, Major League Baseball player
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Ronald Steele, basketball player
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Rebel Steiner, football player
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Pat Sullivan, 1971 Heisman Trophy winner and former head football coach at Samford University
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Dabo Swinney, born in Birmingham,
Clemson University head football coach
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Bryan Thomas, born in Birmingham, linebacker for
New York Jets, graduated from Minor High School
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Dan Thomas, Major League Baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers
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Andre Tippett, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker
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Tommy Tolleson, NFL player
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Virgil Trucks, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
[7]
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Bob Veale, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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Dixie Walker, Major League Baseball player
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Peahead Walker, born in Birmingham, football coach
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Adam Warren, Major League Baseball pitcher
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Cat Whitehill, U.S Women’s National Soccer team player
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JaCorey Williams (born 1994), basketball player for
Hapoel Jerusalem of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Chris Woods, American player of gridiron football
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Al Worthington, born in Birmingham, Major League Baseball player
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John Zimmerman, professional pairs figure skater
Other
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Mel Allen, radio and TV sports personality, primary play-by-play announcer for New York Yankees
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Mother Angelica, nun and founder of global Catholic network EWTN
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Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham
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Donald Beatty, aviator, explorer and inventor
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Angela Davis, activist
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Deidre Downs,
Miss America 2005
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Samantha Francis, contestant on
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8
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Victor Gold, journalist, formerly with The Birmingham News
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Hank Green, YouTube blogger, musician and entrepreneur
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Lola Hendricks, civil rights activist
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Patti Ruffner Jacobs, suffragist and social reformer
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Robert B. McNeill, Presbyterian minister
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James Meissner, World War I flying ace
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Artemus Ogletree, victim of 1935 unsolved murder in Kansas City
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Joseph Raya, archbishop and social activist
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Wallace Rayfield, architect
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Sonia Sanchez, poet, activist, and educator
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Jay Sebring, hair stylist, Charles Manson victim, ex-boyfriend of Sharon Tate
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Courtney Shropshire, founder of Civitan International
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Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist
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Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006
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Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995
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Louise Wooster, famed madam
See also
References
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^
"In Memoriam: Monnie T. Cheves".
Alexandria Daily Town Talk. August 17, 1988. p. D3. Archived from
the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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^
"How the Stars Understand Us by Christopher Gilbert - Poems | Academy of American Poets".
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^ Hevesi, Dennis.
"Ann Waldron, Biographer of Southern Writers, Is Dead at 85", The New York Times, July 6, 2010. Accessed July 13, 2010.
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^ Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (1 May 2013).
Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 48.
ISBN
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^
"Miracle Records". Campber.people.clemson.edu. Archived from
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^ Norcross, Don (January 11, 1984).
"Tina". Times-Advocate. p. C1. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via
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^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969].
The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing.
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