Notable Alumni of University of Alabama [Sorted List]

1. Donta Hall

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Donta Hall is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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2. Bradley Byrne

1955-. (aged 71)

lawyer politician

Bradley Roberts Byrne is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014 to 2021. Elected as a member of the state Board of Education as a Democrat in 1994, he became a member of the Republican Party in 1997 and served in the Alabama Senate from 2003 to 2007, representing...

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3. Henry To'oTo'o

2001-. (aged 25)

American football player

Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide.

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4. William Brockman Bankhead

1874-1940 (aged 66)

American football player lawyer politician

William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressional districts as a Democrat from 1917 to 1940. Bankhead was a strong liberal and a prominent supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of pro-labor union legislation, thus clashing...

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5. Byron York

1958-. (aged 68)

columnist correspondent pundit journalist blogger

Byron York is an American conservative correspondent, pundit, columnist, and author.

6. Kron Moore

1975-. (aged 51)

actor television actor

Kron Moore is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as First Lady Victoria Franklin in the BET prime time soap opera The Oval and Bridget Chapel in Stargirl.

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7. Claude Pepper

1900-1989 (aged 89)

laborer lawyer politician

Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 until his death in 1989. He was considered a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly.

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8. Marty Lyons

1957-. (aged 69)

sports analyst American football player

Martin Anthony Lyons is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional...

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9. Sylvia Hitchcock

1946-2015 (aged 69)

actor beauty pageant contestant model

Sylvia Louise Hitchcock-Carson was an American model and beauty queen who held the title of Miss Alabama USA, Miss USA, and was crowned Miss Universe 1967.

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10. Calvin Smith

1961-. (aged 65)

athletics competitor sprinter

Calvin Smith is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100-meter relay in 1984. He was born in Bolton, Mississippi.

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11. Evan Mathis

1981-. (aged 45)

poker player American football player

Evan Bradley Mathis is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. Mathis also played for the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver...

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12. Erin Routliffe

1995-. (aged 31)

tennis player

Erin Hope Routliffe is a professional tennis player from New Zealand who specializes in doubles and previously represented Canada. She has won two major doubles titles at the 2023 and 2025 US Open, partnering with Gabriela Dabrowski, thus becoming the second Kiwi woman to win a major in the Open Era, after 1979 Australian Open women's doubles champion, Judy Connor.

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13. Ray Perkins

1941-2020 (aged 79)

American football coach American football player

Walter Ray Perkins was an American professional football coach and player. He played as a wide receiver for the University of Alabama and Baltimore Colts. He later worked as a football coach for 28 years, including stints as the head coach for the New York Giants, the University of Alabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Arkansas State University.

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14. Bob Riley

1944-. (aged 82)

farmer business executive real estate developer real-estate agent politician

Robert Renfroe Riley is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2003.

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15. Jedrick Wills

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Jedrick Wills Jr. is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.

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16. John Sparkman

1899-1985 (aged 86)

lawyer professor farmer politician

John Jackson Sparkman was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1952 presidential election.

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17. Robert J. Van de Graaff

1901-1967 (aged 66)

physicist university teacher

Robert Jemison Van de Graaff was an American applied physicist and inventor. He is best known for developing the Van de Graaff generator, a high-voltage electrostatic machine that became a fundamental tool in nuclear physics research.

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18. Kira Lewis Jr

2001-. (aged 25)

basketball player

Kira Aundrea Lewis Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft.

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19. Steve Prohm

1974-. (aged 52)

basketball coach

Steven Marshall Prohm is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Murray State University from 2022 to 2025. Previously, he was the head coach at Iowa State University, a position he had held from 2015 to 2021. Prohm served in the same capacity at Murray State from 2011 to 2015.

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20. Terrence Cody

1988-. (aged 38)

American football player

Terrence Bernard Cody, Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft and played five seasons in the NFL.

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21. Mel Allen

1913-1996 (aged 83)

presenter sports commentator journalist radio personality

Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions. Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been...

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22. Chance Warmack

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Chance Warmack is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans tenth overall in the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a three time national champion and earned unanimous All-American honors during his senior year.

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23. Brodie Croyle

1983-. (aged 43)

American football player

John Brodie Croyle is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of Alabama from 2002 to 2005.

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24. Brian Branch

2001-. (aged 25)

American football player

Brian Amani Branch is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was an All-American and a national champion. Branch was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. In 2024, he earned his first Pro Bowl.

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25. Evan Neal

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

Evan Neal is an American professional football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected seventh overall by the Giants in the 2022 NFL draft.

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26. Don Siegelman

1946-. (aged 80)

lawyer politician

Donald Eugene Siegelman is an American politician who was the 51st governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. To date, Siegelman is the last Democrat as well as the only Catholic to serve as Governor of Alabama.

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27. Alex Leatherwood

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Alexander Leatherwood is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was two-time CFP national champion and the winner of the Outland and Jacobs Blocking trophies in 2020. Leatherwood was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, but was released after his rookie...

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28. Herbert Jones

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Herbert Keyshawn Jones is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He earned third-team All-American honors as a senior in 2021, when he was also named the SEC Player of the Year.

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29. Daron Payne

1997-. (aged 29)

American football player

Daron Cordell Payne is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won national championships in 2015 and 2017. Payne was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.

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30. Brittny Gastineau

1982-. (aged 44)

model television actor socialite film actor

Brittny Gastineau is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality.

31. David Cutcliffe

1954-. (aged 72)

athlete

David Nelson Cutcliffe is an American former college football coach. Under Cutcliffe, in 2012 the Duke Blue Devils ended an 18-year bowl drought and also brought the Victory Bell back to Duke after beating arch-rival University of North Carolina. The following season, Cutcliffe led the team to a second straight bowl appearance, another win over North Carolina, an Atlantic Coast...

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32. Vivian Malone Jones

1942-2005 (aged 63)

activist

Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965. She and James Hood were the first black students able to enroll at the university since Autherine Lucy and Pollie Myers initially strove to desegregate the school. Malone became famous when George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, attempted to physically block her...

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33. Brian Robinson Jr

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Brian Kabir Robinson Jr., nicknamed "B Rob", is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a two-time national champion. Robinson was selected by the Washington Commanders in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft. Prior to his...

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34. Marcell Dareus

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Marcell Dareus is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named defensive MVP of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Dareus was selected by the Buffalo Bills third overall in the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for...

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35. Antonio McDyess

1974-. (aged 52)

basketball player

Antonio Kitchen McDyess is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), McDyess played as a power forward. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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36. Kirani James

1992-. (aged 34)

diplomat athletics competitor

Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG CBE COG is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the...

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37. John Metchie III

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

John Metchie III is a Taiwanese-Canadian professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Jon Cornish Trophy twice prior to being selected by the Texans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie sat out his rookie...

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38. Kool-Aid McKinstry

2002-. (aged 24)

American football player

Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was named the 2021 USA Today High School Football Defensive Player of the Year before playing college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named an All-American in 2023.

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39. Rece Davis

1965-. (aged 61)

journalist sports commentator

William Laurece Davis is an American sports television journalist for ESPN/ABC. Davis works as an anchor on SportsCenter and serves as host of various other programs on the network, including College GameDay football road show and basketball show. Since 2021, he has been ESPN's lead host for international soccer events.

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40. Jonathan Allen

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

Jonathan Allen is an American professional football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning a national championship in 2015 and several defensive player of the year awards in 2016. Allen was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft,...

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41. Marillyn Hewson

1953-. (aged 73)

businessperson

Marillyn Adams Hewson is an American businesswoman who served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lockheed Martin from January 2013 to June 2020.

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42. JaMychal Green

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

JaMychal Green is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Green started his career in the G League (then D-League) and overseas before signing his first NBA contract with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. He also played for...

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43. Robert J. Bentley

1943-. (aged 83)

physician businessperson military officer politician

Robert Julian Bentley is an American former politician and physician who served as the 53rd governor of Alabama from 2011 until 2017 upon his resignation following his arrest after a sex scandal involving a political aide. A member of the Republican Party, Bentley was elected governor in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.

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44. T. J. Yeldon

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Timothy Antonio "T. J." Yeldon Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.

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45. Eddie Jackson

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Eddie Jackson is an American professional football safety. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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46. Gerald Wallace

1982-. (aged 44)

basketball player

Gerald Jermaine Wallace is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Crash", he was named an NBA All-Star and voted to the NBA All-Defensive First Team while with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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47. Kenyan Drake

1994-. (aged 32)

American football player

Kenyan Drake is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2016...

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48. Landon Collins

1994-. (aged 32)

American football player

Landon Alexander Collins is an American former professional football player who was a safety and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a part of the team that won the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of...

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49. Patrick Surtain II

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

Patrick Frank Surtain II is an American professional football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, with whom he won the 2020 National Championship, and was selected ninth overall by the Broncos in the 2021 NFL draft. Surtain has made four consecutive Pro Bowls and was named...

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50. Kathryn Stockett

1969-. (aged 57)

writer novelist

Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.

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51. Jameson Williams

2001-. (aged 25)

American football player

Jameson Demetri Williams, nicknamed "Jamo", is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes before transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021, where he was named an All-American. Williams was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2022 NFL...

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52. Winston Groom

1943-2020 (aged 77)

historian novelist writer

Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American author. He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold...

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53. Gay Talese

1932-. (aged 94)

university teacher writer journalist

Gaetano "Gay" Talese is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the 1960s, he helped to define contemporary literary journalism and is considered, along with Joan Didion, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, one of the pioneers of New Journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio...

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54. Mo Williams

1982-. (aged 44)

basketball player basketball coach

Maurice Williams is the head men's basketball coach at Jackson State University and a former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful high school career at Murrah High School in Jackson, Mississippi, Williams attended college at the University of Alabama, where he led his team as a freshman to a 27–8...

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55. Richard Shelby

1934-. (aged 92)

lawyer politician

Richard Craig "Dick" Shelby is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party in 1994. Shelby is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Alabama, holding office for exactly 36 years.

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56. Shaun Alexander

1977-. (aged 49)

American football player

Shaun Edward Alexander is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL draft. In 2011, he was inducted into...

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57. Dont'a Hightower

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Qualin Dont'a Hightower is an American football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the New England Patriots. Hightower played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, receiving consensus All-American honors and winning two BCS National Championships. Selected by New England in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft, he...

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58. Collin Sexton

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Collin Darnell Sexton is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017, Sexton was selected as a McDonald's All-American. Nicknamed the "Young Bull", he was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After...

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59. Minkah Fitzpatrick

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. is an American professional football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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60. Edward O. Wilson

1929-2021 (aged 92)

science writer evolutionary biologist naturalist ethologist myrmecologist

Edward Osborne Wilson ForMemRS was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology.

61. A. J. McCarron

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Raymond Anthony "A. J." McCarron Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback and current head coach of the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, becoming the first quarterback to win consecutive BCS National Championship Games with victories in 2012 and 2013. McCarron also received the Maxwell, Johnny Unitas...

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62. Ken Stabler

1945-2015 (aged 70)

American football player

Kenneth Michael Stabler was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Nicknamed "Snake", he played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. During his 10 seasons in Oakland, Stabler received four...

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63. Hannah Brown

1994-. (aged 32)

beauty pageant contestant model reality television participant

Hannah Kelsey Brown is an American television personality, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder. All events occurring in 2019, Brown first gained recognition after placing in the top seven in season 23 of The Bachelor and subsequently becoming the star of season 15 of The Bachelorette, and competed on season 28 of Dancing with the Stars with Alan Bersten, and...

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64. Eddie Lacy

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Edward Darwin Lacy Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a member of three BCS National Championship teams in the 2009, 2011, and 2012 seasons. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second...

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65. Justin Thomas

1993-. (aged 33)

golfer

Justin Louis Thomas is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number one. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. He has won two major golf championships, winning the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022.

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66. Katie Britt

1982-. (aged 44)

lawyer politician

Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. She was president and CEO of the Business...

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67. Bear Bryant

1913-1983 (aged 70)

military officer American football player American football coach

Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1958 to 1982. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he...

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68. DeVonta Smith

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

DeVonta Versean Smith is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he recorded 1,856 yards with 23 touchdowns as a senior in 2020. Smith was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his accomplishments as a senior alongside several other awards and honors....

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69. Bart Starr

1934-2019 (aged 85)

American football coach journalist entrepreneur American football player

Bryan Bartlett Starr was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Packers, for whom he played for 16 seasons until 1971. Starr is the only...

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70. Dabo Swinney

1969-. (aged 57)

head coach American football player

William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney is an American college football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach of the Clemson Tigers seven games into the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swinney's team won national championships in 2016 and 2018. His 2018 Clemson Tigers have often been considered one...

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71. Henry Ruggs III

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Henry James Ruggs III is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a member of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. Ruggs was selected by the Raiders...

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72. Mac Jones

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the NCAA season records for passer rating and completion percentage as a junior en route to winning the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. Jones also received Johnny Unitas...

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73. Robert Horry

1970-. (aged 56)

basketball player

Robert Keith Horry is an American former professional basketball player and current sports commentator. Horry was a member of seven championship winning teams and is considered to be one of the most clutch shooters in NBA history. He was given the nicknames "Big Shot Rob" for making big shots in playoff games.

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74. Jim Nabors

1930-2017 (aged 87)

singer television actor comedian recording artist actor

James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.

75. Julio Jones

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Quintorris Lopez "Julio" Jones Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide where he won a national championship in 2009, and was selected by the Falcons in the first round (sixth overall) of the...

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76. Kaitlan Collins

1992-. (aged 34)

journalist news presenter

Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and news anchor at CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning. She has hosted The Source at 9 p.m. since July 10, 2023. She also served as the network's chief White House correspondent from January 2021 until November 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily...

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77. Sonequa Martin-Green

1985-. (aged 41)

actor television actor screenwriter film actor executive producer

Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead. Before that, Martin-Green starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role, as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. Later, she...

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78. Sela Ward

1956-. (aged 70)

autobiographer film producer film actor model television actor

Sela Ann Ward is an American actress. Her breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–96), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. She received her second Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for...

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79. Tua Tagovailoa

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa is an American professional football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was named the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship during his freshman season. As a sophomore, Tagovailoa won the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards en route to...

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80. Derrick Henry

1994-. (aged 32)

American football player

Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. is an American professional football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "King Henry", he is known for his imposing style of play and larger build than the average running back. Noted for his success at every stage of his career, Henry is the only player to have rushed for...

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81. Joe Namath

1943-. (aged 83)

actor American football player

Joseph William Namath is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. Nicknamed "Broadway Joe", he played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, receiving first-team All-SEC honors and winning the national championship in 1964. Namath was selected by the...

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82. Les Snead

1971-. (aged 55)

American football player

Samuel Lester Snead is an American professional football executive who is the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since 2012. Prior to joining the Rams in 2012, Snead served in the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons front offices from 1995 to 2011.

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83. Destin Sandlin

1981-. (aged 45)

YouTuber podcaster science communicator engineer television producer

Destin Wilson Sandlin is an American engineer and science communicator who produces the video series Smarter Every Day on his YouTube channel of the same name, which was launched in 2007. Sandlin also runs the YouTube channels The Sound Traveler, Smarter Every Day 2, and a podcast called No Dumb Questions with his friend Matt Whitman.

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84. Howell Heflin

1921-2005 (aged 84)

politician university teacher lawyer judge military officer

Howell Thomas Heflin was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997.

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85. Jeff Sessions

1946-. (aged 80)

political scientist lawyer politician

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017 before resigning that position to serve as attorney general in the first administration of President Donald Trump. Trump...

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86. Harper Lee

1926-2016 (aged 90)

musician novelist screenwriter actor prose writer

Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist whose 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). An earlier draft of Mockingbird, set at a later date, Go Set a Watchman, was published...

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87. Joe Scarborough

1963-. (aged 63)

radio personality lawyer politician musician journalist

Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party, Scarborough was in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995...

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88. Landon Dickerson

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Landon Marshall Dickerson is an American professional football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a center for the Florida State Seminoles and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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89. Jacob Coker

1992-. (aged 34)

American football player

Bryant Jacob "Jake" Coker is an American former football player. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and Alabama Crimson Tide. He won the national championship as the starting quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015.

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90. Jimmy Wales

1966-. (aged 60)

orator entrepreneur merchant Wikimedian researcher

Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café (formerly WT Social).

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91. Doug Jones

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer actor politician prosecutor

Doug Jones is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for portraying non-human creatures, usually via heavy make-up and visual effects. He has most notably collaborated with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, appearing in the films Mimic (1997), Hellboy (2004), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Crimson Peak (2015), and The Shape of...

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92. Nick Wilson

1990-. (aged 36)

lawyer reality television participant

Nicolas Joseph Caleb Wilson is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 82nd House district. His district includes Whitley County and part of Laurel County. He also won the reality competition show Survivor.

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93. Garret Graves

1972-. (aged 54)

congressional staff employee politician

Garret Neal Graves is an American politician who served as the United States representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district, he declined to run for re-election in 2024.

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94. Michael G. Vickers

1953-. (aged 73)

soldier

Michael George Vickers is an American defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD-I). As USD-I, Vickers, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, was the Defense Department's top civilian military intelligence official. Before becoming USD-I, Vickers served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.

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95. Jalen Hurts

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, leading the team to consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017. After three seasons at Alabama, Hurts used his final year of eligibility with the Oklahoma...

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96. Mark Gottfried

1964-. (aged 62)

basketball player basketball coach

Mark Frederick Gottfried is an American former men's college basketball coach, basketball podcaster, and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors.

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97. Peter Ruckman

1921-2016 (aged 95)

disc jockey pastor

Peter Sturges Ruckman was an American Independent Baptist pastor, author, Bible teacher, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida (not to be confused with the Pensacola Christian College).

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98. James Eastland

1904-1986 (aged 82)

plantation owner lawyer farmer politician

James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978. Eastland was a segregationist who led the Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race"....

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99. Lady Bird Johnson

1912-2007 (aged 95)

entrepreneur politician

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was the first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, as the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. She had previously been Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, when her husband was vice president under President John F. Kennedy.

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100. Timothy Leary

1920-1996 (aged 76)

actor psychologist writer

Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from "bold oracle" to "publicity hound". According to poet Allen Ginsberg, he was "a hero of American consciousness", while writer Tom Robbins called him a "brave neuronaut". President Richard Nixon disagreed, calling Leary "the most dangerous man...

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