There are several historic figures from the Heart of Dixie as the Alabama is often called. Here is a list by city of the some of the most historic figures from Alabama.
Mobile:
Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron - baseball player ,
William Crowford Gorgas - army officer and physician
Linden:
Ralph Abernathy - civil rights activist
Huntsville:
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
Harlan:
Hugo LaFayette - Black jurist
Montgomery:
Nat “King” Cole – entertainer,
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald – writer,
Percy Lavon Julian - inventor
Monroeville:
Marva Collins – educator
Dothan:
Bobby Goldsboro – entertainer,
Heather Whitestone - Miss America
Birmingham:
Lionel Hampton jazz – musician,
Emmy Lou Harris – singer,
Kate Jackson – actress,
Carl Lewis track - athlete
Florence:
William Christopher Handy - composer
Tuscumbia:
Helen Adams Keller – author and educator
Marion:
Coretta Scott King - civil rights leader
Monroeville:
Harper Lee - writer
Lexington:
Joe Louis - boxer
Westfield:
Willie Mays - baseball player
Sylacauga:
Jim Nabors - actor
Danville:
Jesse Owens - athlete
Tuskegee:
Rosa Parks - civil rights activist
Geiger:
Jimmie Rodgers - singer
Anniston:
David Satcher - surgeon general
Demopolis:
Waldo L. Semon - inventor
Clio:
George Wallace - governor
Georgiana:
Hank Williams - recording artist
Creek Indian Leader:
William Weatherford (Red Eagle) |
