21 Notable alumni of University of North Alabama
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of North Alabama is ranked #2,712 in the world and #704 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from University of North Alabama sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of North Alabama won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Thomas L. Maddin
1826-1908 (aged 82)
physician
Thomas L. Maddin was an American physician. He treated African-American slaves in Alabama in the antebellum era. He served as the director of a hospital for the Confederate States Army in Nashville, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. He was a professor of medicine at the University of Nashville and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
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2. Charles McClain
1989-. (aged 37)
American football player
Charles McClain is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of North Alabama.
3. Richard G. Smith
1929-2019 (aged 90)
engineer
Richard G. Smith was director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center from September 26, 1979, to August 2, 1986. Born in Durham, N.C., in 1929, Smith was educated in Alabama schools. After graduation from Decatur High School, he attended Florence State College and Auburn University. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Auburn in 1951.
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4. Michi Meko
1974-. (aged 52)
painter
Michi Meko is an American multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant and the Atlanta Artadia Award as well as a finalist for the 2019 Hudgens Prize. His work incorporates the visual language of naval flags and nautical wayfinding, combined with romanticized objects of the American South. Throughout his various platforms,...
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5. Miles C. Allgood
1878-1977 (aged 99)
politician
Miles Clayton Allgood was an American politician and a United States Representative from Alabama.
6. Edward B. Almon
1860-1933 (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
politician
Edward Berton Almon was an American, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives who represented northwest Alabama's 8th congressional district.
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7. Ronnie Flippo
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
Ronnie Gene Flippo /ˈflɪpoʊ/ is an American politician and accountant who served seven terms as a United States Congressman from Alabama from 1977 to 1991.
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8. John Gregg
1828-1864 (aged 36)
politician
John Gregg was an American politician who served as a deputy from Texas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. He served as a brigade commander officer of the Confederate States Army and was killed in action during the Siege of Petersburg.
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9. Evan Oglesby
1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Evan Shawntell Oglesby is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the North Alabama Lions and was signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
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10. James Edward Moore
1902-1986 (aged 84)
military personnel
James Edward Moore was a United States Army four-star general who served as the United States High Commissioner of the Ryukyus after World War II.
11. Edward A. O'Neal
1818-1890 (aged 72)
military officer
solicitor
politician
Edward Asbury O'Neal was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and the 26th governor of Alabama.
12. Patterson Hood
1964-. (aged 62)
singer-songwriter
Patterson David Hood is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers.
13. David Hood
1943-. (aged 83)
bass guitarist
session musician
David Hood is an American musician, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, He is known for playing the bass guitar and trombone, and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
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14. Annette Taddeo
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
politician
Annette Joanne Taddeo-Goldstein is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a member of the Florida Senate from the 40th district from 2017 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an unsuccessful candidate for several elections starting in 2008. She was Charlie Crist's running mate in the 2014 Florida gubernatorial election. She was formerly a...
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15. Darryl Worley
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
musician
singer-songwriter
Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1999, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last (2000), I Miss My Friend (2002), Have You Forgotten? (2003), and Darryl Worley in 2004. After the label closed in 2005, he moved to 903 Music, an independent label owned by...
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16. George Lindsey
1928-2012 (aged 84)
screenwriter
television actor
film actor
dub actor
George Smith Lindsey was an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. and his subsequent tenure on Hee-Haw.
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17. Robert Aderholt
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Robert Brown Aderholt is an American politician and attorney from Alabama. A socially conservative member of the Republican Party and a member of the Tea Party Caucus, he is currently serving as a U.S. representative, representing Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997. The district includes most of Tuscaloosa County north of the Black Warrior River, as well as Birmingham's far...
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18. Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881-1965 (aged 84)
science fiction writer
lawyer
writer
novelist
short story writer
Thomas Sigismund Stribling was an American writer. Although he acquired a law degree and practiced law for a few years, his career was mainly that of an author of fiction. Known first for adventure stories published in fiction magazines, he later published novels of social satire set mainly in the southern USA. His best-known work is the Vaiden trilogy, set...
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19. Janoris Jenkins
1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
Janoris Jenkins, nicknamed "Jackrabbit", is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Alabama Lions and Florida Gators and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. Jenkins had his most success as a member of the...
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20. Ted Yoho
1955-. (aged 71)
veterinarian
politician
Theodore Scott Yoho is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman, who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 3rd congressional district from 2013 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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21. Lawrence Sullivan Ross
1838-1898 (aged 60)
politician
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the 4th president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.
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