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This is a '''list of notable alumni of the [[University of Alabama]]''': | This is a '''list of notable alumni of the [[University of Alabama]]''': | ||
== | ==Administrators== | ||
* [[Jack Bulow]], Birmingham Public Library director | |||
* [[Robert Bumpus]], school superintendent | |||
* [[Eli Capilouto]], president of the University of Kentucky | |||
* [[Howard Finch]], dean of Samford's Brock School of Business | |||
* [[Will Ferniany]], hospital administrator | |||
* [[Jack Fields]], executive director of the BJCC | |||
* [[James Foy]], dean of student affairs at Auburn Univ. | |||
* [[Anthony Greene]], school superintendent | |||
* [[Revis Hall]], school superindendent | |||
* [[Gloria Howton]], director of public affairs and university relations at UAB | |||
* [[Roland Ingram Jr]], hospital administrator | |||
* [[Roy W. Johnson]], superintendent of the Alabama College System | |||
* [[Roy Kracke]], dean of the Medical College of Alabama | |||
* [[Robert Lightfoot Jr]], director of the Marshall Space Flight Center | |||
* [[Joe McInnes]], director of Alabama Department of Transportation | |||
==Artists== | ==Artists== | ||
* [[Sara Garden Armstrong]] | * [[Sara Garden Armstrong]] | ||
* [[William Christenberry]], artist | * [[William Christenberry]], photographer and mixed-media artist | ||
* [[Frank Fleming]], sculptor | |||
* [[Karen Graffeo]], artist | |||
* [[May Hyman]], medical illustrator | |||
* [[Dale Kennington]] | |||
* [[Linda Kimbrough (artist)|Linda Kimbrough]], medical illustrator | |||
==Athletes== | ==Athletes== | ||
{{Main|List of former Alabama Crimson Tide athletes}} | |||
* [[Shaun Alexander]], former NFL running back | * [[Shaun Alexander]], former NFL running back | ||
* [[Roberta Baumgardner]], tennis player | * [[Roberta Baumgardner]], tennis player | ||
* [[Cornelius Bennett]], former NFL linebacker | * [[Cornelius Bennett]], former NFL linebacker | ||
* [[Charley Boswell]], golfer | * [[Charley Boswell]], golfer | ||
* [[Dominique Canty]], WNBA player | |||
* [[John Hannah]], Hall of Fame NFL lineman | |||
* [[Robert Horry]], NBA All-Star | * [[Robert Horry]], NBA All-Star | ||
* [[ | * [[Don Hutson]], Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver | ||
* [[ | * [[Buck Johnson]], former NBA player | ||
* [[Lee Roy Jordan]] former NFL player | |||
* [[Barry Krauss]], former NFL linebacker | |||
* [[Al Lary]], former MLB pitcher | |||
* [[Lillie Leatherwood]], Olympic medalist | |||
* [[Steve Lowery]], golfer | |||
* [[Joe Namath]], NFL Hall of Fame quarterback | |||
* [[Ozzie Newsome]], NFL Hall of Fame tight end | |||
* [[Latrell Sprewell]], former NBA player | |||
* [[Kenny Stabler]], NFL Hall of Fame quarterback | |||
* [[Bart Starr]], NFL Hall of Fame quarterback | |||
* [[Dwight Stephenson]], NFL Hall of Fame center | |||
* [[Derrick Thomas]], NFL Hall of Fame linebacker | |||
==Authors== | ==Authors== | ||
* [[Paul Alexander]], playwright | * [[Paul Alexander]], playwright | ||
* [[Joe David Brown]], novelist | * [[Joe David Brown]], novelist | ||
* [[Mark Childress]], novelist | |||
* [[Cecil Dawkins]], novelist | |||
* [[Borden Deal]], novelist | |||
* [[Blanche Dean]], naturalist | |||
* [[Tim Earley]], poet | |||
* [[Robert F. Gibbons]], novelist | |||
* [[Winston Groom]], novelist | * [[Winston Groom]], novelist | ||
* [[Jim Hilgartner]], poet | |||
* [[William Bradford Huie]], screenwriter and novelist | |||
* [[Alan Jacobs]], literary critic | |||
* [[Irene Latham]], poet and author | |||
* [[Everette Maddox]], poet | |||
* [[Michelle Richmond]], novelist | |||
* [[Kathryn Stockett]], novelist | |||
* [[William Thompson]], historian | |||
* [[Ann Waldron]], novelist | |||
==Business executives== | ==Business executives== | ||
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* [[Bill Battle III]], founder of the Collegiate Licensing Co. | * [[Bill Battle III]], founder of the Collegiate Licensing Co. | ||
* [[Houston Blount]], CEO of Vulcan Materials | * [[Houston Blount]], CEO of Vulcan Materials | ||
* [[Winton Blount]], Chair of Blount International | |||
* [[Harry Brock Jr]], founder of Compass Bank | * [[Harry Brock Jr]], founder of Compass Bank | ||
* [[David Bronner]], director of Retirement Systems of Alabama | |||
* [[Ronald Bruno]], CEO of Bruno's supermarkets | * [[Ronald Bruno]], CEO of Bruno's supermarkets | ||
* [[Paul Bryant Jr]], president of Greene Group Inc. | * [[Paul Bryant Jr]], president of Greene Group Inc. | ||
* [[Ronnie Carlton]], president of Milo's Tea Co. | |||
* [[Donald Comer III]], CEO of Avondale Mills | |||
* [[Derrill Crowe]], founder of ProAssurance | |||
* [[Kenneth Daniel]], president of ACIPCO | |||
* [[Matthew Dent]], president of Buffalo Rock Co. | |||
* [[Samuel DiPiazza]], CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers | |||
* [[Larry Drummond]], vice-chair of Drummond Co. | |||
* [[James Fail]], chair of Bluebonnet Savings Bank | |||
* [[Janet Gurwitch]], founder of Gurwitch Products | |||
* [[William Harding]], banker and Federal Reserve chair | |||
* [[Marillyn Hewson]], CEO of Lockheed-Martin | |||
* [[William Cary Hulsey]], CEO of Arlington Properties | |||
* [[Donald James]], CEO of Vulcan Materials | |||
* [[Johnny Johns]], CEO of Protective Life Corp. | |||
* [[D. Paul Jones]], CEO of Compass Bank | |||
* [[Jim Lawrence], cofounder of LAH Real Estate | |||
* [[Thom Rainer]], president of LifeWay Christian Resources | |||
* [[Christopher Woodrow]], film producer | |||
==Coaches== | ==Coaches== | ||
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* [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], college football coach | * [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], college football coach | ||
* [[Neil Callaway]], college football coach | * [[Neil Callaway]], college football coach | ||
* [[David Cutcliffe]], college football coach | |||
* [[Mike DuBose]], college football coach | |||
* [[T. R. Dunn]], NBA assistant coach | |||
* [[Mark Gottfried]], college basketball coach | |||
* [[Bobby Humphrey]], professional football coach | |||
* [[Joey Jones]], college football coach | |||
==Diplomats and humanitarians== | |||
== | |||
* [[Millard Fuller]], founder of Habitat for Humanity | * [[Millard Fuller]], founder of Habitat for Humanity | ||
* [[Lino Gutierrez]], U.S. Ambassador | |||
* [[Jimmy Wales]], founder of Wikipedia | * [[Jimmy Wales]], founder of Wikipedia | ||
==Journalists== | ==Journalists== | ||
* [[John Archibald]], columnist | * [[John Archibald]], columnist | ||
* [[Bill Bolen]], television news anchor | |||
* [[Ted Bryant]], columnist | |||
* [[Ron Casey]], columnist | |||
* [[Rece Davis]], sports commentator | |||
* [[Wayne Greenhaw]], columnist | |||
* [[Wendell Harris]], television news anchor | |||
* [[Ron Ingram]], sports columnist | |||
* [[Gay Talese]], columnist | * [[Gay Talese]], columnist | ||
* [[ | * [[Rick Journey]], television news anchor | ||
* [[Joe Langston]], television news anchor and news director | |||
* [[Tanner Latham]], magazine journalist | |||
* [[Kathy Lumpkin]], sports reporter | |||
* [[Howell Raines]], newspaper editor | |||
* [[Joe Scarborough]], network news anchor | |||
== | ==Legal professionals== | ||
* [[Bill Baxley]] | |||
* [[Jack Bingham]] | * [[Jack Bingham]] | ||
* [[Hugo Black]], U.S. Supreme Court justice | |||
* [[Samuel Burr]] | * [[Samuel Burr]] | ||
* [[John Caddell]] | |||
* [[Morris Dees]] | |||
* [[Ira De Ment]], federal judge | |||
* [[Charles Graddick]] | |||
* [[Frank Johnson Jr]], federal judge | |||
* [[Maud Kelly]] | |||
* [[Champ Lyons Jr]], Alabama Supreme Court justice | |||
* [[Robert Vance]], federal judge | |||
==Ministers== | |||
* [[John Cantelow]], pastor of 6th Avenue Baptist Church | |||
==Musicians== | ==Musicians== | ||
* [[Mart Avant]], trumpeter and composer | * [[Mart Avant]], trumpeter and composer | ||
* [[Bob Cain]], trumpeter and bandleader | |||
* [[Jean Cox]], opera singer | |||
* [[Ted Galloway]], band director | |||
* [[Ray Reach]], pianist and bandleader | |||
* [[Steve Sample]], jazz arranger | |||
* [[K. Lee Scott]], choral composer | |||
==Performers== | ==Performers== | ||
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* [[Jay Barker]], radio host | * [[Jay Barker]], radio host | ||
* [[Yolande Betbeze]], Miss America 1951, stage producer | * [[Yolande Betbeze]], Miss America 1951, stage producer | ||
* [[Johnny Mack Brown]], actor | * [[Johnny Mack Brown]], actor | ||
* [[Norbert Leo Butz]], actor | |||
* [[Tom Cherones]], television director | * [[Tom Cherones]], television director | ||
* [[Ashley Crow]], actor | |||
* [[Michael Emerson]], actor | * [[Michael Emerson]], actor | ||
* [[Madeline Mitchell Gwin]], Mrs America 2015 | * [[Madeline Mitchell Gwin]], Mrs America 2015 | ||
* [[Debra Marshall]], wrestling performer | |||
* [[Sonequa Martin-Green]], actor | |||
* [[Jim Nabors]], actor | |||
* [[Joe Scarborough]], talk show host | |||
* [[Sela Ward]], actor | * [[Sela Ward]], actor | ||
==Public officials== | |||
== | * [[John Abercrombie]], U.S. House of Representatives | ||
* [[Scott Beason]], Alabama State | * [[James Allen]], U.S. Senator | ||
* [[Maryon Allen]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[William Bankhead]], U.S. House of Representatives | |||
* [[Scott Beason]], Alabama State Senator | |||
* [[Jim Bennett]], former Alabama Secretary of State | * [[Jim Bennett]], former Alabama Secretary of State | ||
* [[Robert Bentley]], Governor of Alabama | * [[Robert Bentley]], Governor of Alabama | ||
* [[Sonny Callahan]], U.S. House of Representatives | |||
* [[Henry Clayton Jr]], U.S. House of Representatives | |||
* [[Rick Davis]], White House official and lobbyist (Davis Manafort) | |||
* [[Carl Elliott]], U.S. House of Representatives | |||
* [[Jim Folsom]], Governor of Alabama | |||
* [[Bibb Graves]], Governor of Alabama | |||
* [[Howell Heflin]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[Lister Hill]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[Doug Jones]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[Bernard Kincaid]], Mayor of Birmingham | |||
* [[Bert Nettles]], U.S. House of Representatives | |||
* [[John Patterson]], Governor of Alabama | |||
* [[Bob Riley]], Governor of Alabama | * [[Bob Riley]], Governor of Alabama | ||
* [[Jeff Sessions]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[Richard Shelby]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[Don Siegelman]], Governor of Alabama | |||
* [[Donald Stewart]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[George Wallace]], Governor of Alabama | |||
==Publishers== | ==Publishers== | ||
* [[Don Black]], "Stormfront" publisher | * [[Don Black]], "Stormfront" publisher | ||
* [[Chuck Geiss]], ''Black & White'' publisher | |||
* [[William Jemison]], ''Tuscaloosa Times'' publisher | |||
==Restaurateurs== | |||
* [[Bob Baumhower]], Baumhower's Wings | |||
* [[Frank Carnaggio]], Carnaggio's | |||
* [[John Cassimus]], Zoe's Kitchen | |||
* [[Abe Gustin]], Applebee's | |||
==Scientists== | ==Scientists and physicians== | ||
* [[Charles Alford]], medical researcher | * [[Charles Alford]], medical researcher | ||
* [[Sara Finley]], geneticist | |||
* [[Lafayette Guild]], physician | |||
* [[Leven Hazlegrove]], chemist | |||
* [[Dan Holliman]], biologist | |||
* [[Nathan Jacobson]], mathematician | |||
* [[Douglas E. Jones]], geologist | |||
* [[Mohammad Karim]], physicist | |||
* [[Edward Kurjack]], anthropologist | |||
* [[Timothy Leary]], LSD researcher | |||
* [[Louis Rosen]], nuclear physicist | |||
* [[Eugene Allen Smith]], geologist | |||
* [[Robert Van de Graaff]], physicist | |||
* [[Heather Willauer]], chemist | |||
* [[E. O. Wilson]], sociobiologist | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Alabama alumni]] | * [[:Category:Alabama alumni]] | ||
* [[:Category:Alabama School of Law alumni]] | * [[:Category:Alabama School of Law alumni]] |
Latest revision as of 12:48, 24 September 2018
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Alabama:
Administrators
- Jack Bulow, Birmingham Public Library director
- Robert Bumpus, school superintendent
- Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky
- Howard Finch, dean of Samford's Brock School of Business
- Will Ferniany, hospital administrator
- Jack Fields, executive director of the BJCC
- James Foy, dean of student affairs at Auburn Univ.
- Anthony Greene, school superintendent
- Revis Hall, school superindendent
- Gloria Howton, director of public affairs and university relations at UAB
- Roland Ingram Jr, hospital administrator
- Roy W. Johnson, superintendent of the Alabama College System
- Roy Kracke, dean of the Medical College of Alabama
- Robert Lightfoot Jr, director of the Marshall Space Flight Center
- Joe McInnes, director of Alabama Department of Transportation
Artists
- Sara Garden Armstrong
- William Christenberry, photographer and mixed-media artist
- Frank Fleming, sculptor
- Karen Graffeo, artist
- May Hyman, medical illustrator
- Dale Kennington
- Linda Kimbrough, medical illustrator
Athletes
- Shaun Alexander, former NFL running back
- Roberta Baumgardner, tennis player
- Cornelius Bennett, former NFL linebacker
- Charley Boswell, golfer
- Dominique Canty, WNBA player
- John Hannah, Hall of Fame NFL lineman
- Robert Horry, NBA All-Star
- Don Hutson, Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver
- Buck Johnson, former NBA player
- Lee Roy Jordan former NFL player
- Barry Krauss, former NFL linebacker
- Al Lary, former MLB pitcher
- Lillie Leatherwood, Olympic medalist
- Steve Lowery, golfer
- Joe Namath, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Ozzie Newsome, NFL Hall of Fame tight end
- Latrell Sprewell, former NBA player
- Kenny Stabler, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Bart Starr, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Dwight Stephenson, NFL Hall of Fame center
- Derrick Thomas, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker
Authors
- Paul Alexander, playwright
- Joe David Brown, novelist
- Mark Childress, novelist
- Cecil Dawkins, novelist
- Borden Deal, novelist
- Blanche Dean, naturalist
- Tim Earley, poet
- Robert F. Gibbons, novelist
- Winston Groom, novelist
- Jim Hilgartner, poet
- William Bradford Huie, screenwriter and novelist
- Alan Jacobs, literary critic
- Irene Latham, poet and author
- Everette Maddox, poet
- Michelle Richmond, novelist
- Kathryn Stockett, novelist
- William Thompson, historian
- Ann Waldron, novelist
Business executives
- Arthur Bagby III, president of Bagby Elevator Co.
- Bill Battle III, founder of the Collegiate Licensing Co.
- Houston Blount, CEO of Vulcan Materials
- Winton Blount, Chair of Blount International
- Harry Brock Jr, founder of Compass Bank
- David Bronner, director of Retirement Systems of Alabama
- Ronald Bruno, CEO of Bruno's supermarkets
- Paul Bryant Jr, president of Greene Group Inc.
- Ronnie Carlton, president of Milo's Tea Co.
- Donald Comer III, CEO of Avondale Mills
- Derrill Crowe, founder of ProAssurance
- Kenneth Daniel, president of ACIPCO
- Matthew Dent, president of Buffalo Rock Co.
- Samuel DiPiazza, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Larry Drummond, vice-chair of Drummond Co.
- James Fail, chair of Bluebonnet Savings Bank
- Janet Gurwitch, founder of Gurwitch Products
- William Harding, banker and Federal Reserve chair
- Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed-Martin
- William Cary Hulsey, CEO of Arlington Properties
- Donald James, CEO of Vulcan Materials
- Johnny Johns, CEO of Protective Life Corp.
- D. Paul Jones, CEO of Compass Bank
- [[Jim Lawrence], cofounder of LAH Real Estate
- Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources
- Christopher Woodrow, film producer
Coaches
- John Lee Armstrong, college football coach
- Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach
- Neil Callaway, college football coach
- David Cutcliffe, college football coach
- Mike DuBose, college football coach
- T. R. Dunn, NBA assistant coach
- Mark Gottfried, college basketball coach
- Bobby Humphrey, professional football coach
- Joey Jones, college football coach
Diplomats and humanitarians
- Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity
- Lino Gutierrez, U.S. Ambassador
- Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
Journalists
- John Archibald, columnist
- Bill Bolen, television news anchor
- Ted Bryant, columnist
- Ron Casey, columnist
- Rece Davis, sports commentator
- Wayne Greenhaw, columnist
- Wendell Harris, television news anchor
- Ron Ingram, sports columnist
- Gay Talese, columnist
- Rick Journey, television news anchor
- Joe Langston, television news anchor and news director
- Tanner Latham, magazine journalist
- Kathy Lumpkin, sports reporter
- Howell Raines, newspaper editor
- Joe Scarborough, network news anchor
Legal professionals
- Bill Baxley
- Jack Bingham
- Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court justice
- Samuel Burr
- John Caddell
- Morris Dees
- Ira De Ment, federal judge
- Charles Graddick
- Frank Johnson Jr, federal judge
- Maud Kelly
- Champ Lyons Jr, Alabama Supreme Court justice
- Robert Vance, federal judge
Ministers
- John Cantelow, pastor of 6th Avenue Baptist Church
Musicians
- Mart Avant, trumpeter and composer
- Bob Cain, trumpeter and bandleader
- Jean Cox, opera singer
- Ted Galloway, band director
- Ray Reach, pianist and bandleader
- Steve Sample, jazz arranger
- K. Lee Scott, choral composer
Performers
- Mel Allen, New York Yankees announcer
- Jocelynn Ayanna, actor
- Jay Barker, radio host
- Yolande Betbeze, Miss America 1951, stage producer
- Johnny Mack Brown, actor
- Norbert Leo Butz, actor
- Tom Cherones, television director
- Ashley Crow, actor
- Michael Emerson, actor
- Madeline Mitchell Gwin, Mrs America 2015
- Debra Marshall, wrestling performer
- Sonequa Martin-Green, actor
- Jim Nabors, actor
- Joe Scarborough, talk show host
- Sela Ward, actor
Public officials
- John Abercrombie, U.S. House of Representatives
- James Allen, U.S. Senator
- Maryon Allen, U.S. Senator
- William Bankhead, U.S. House of Representatives
- Scott Beason, Alabama State Senator
- Jim Bennett, former Alabama Secretary of State
- Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama
- Sonny Callahan, U.S. House of Representatives
- Henry Clayton Jr, U.S. House of Representatives
- Rick Davis, White House official and lobbyist (Davis Manafort)
- Carl Elliott, U.S. House of Representatives
- Jim Folsom, Governor of Alabama
- Bibb Graves, Governor of Alabama
- Howell Heflin, U.S. Senator
- Lister Hill, U.S. Senator
- Doug Jones, U.S. Senator
- Bernard Kincaid, Mayor of Birmingham
- Bert Nettles, U.S. House of Representatives
- John Patterson, Governor of Alabama
- Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
- Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator
- Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator
- Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama
- Donald Stewart, U.S. Senator
- George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
Publishers
- Don Black, "Stormfront" publisher
- Chuck Geiss, Black & White publisher
- William Jemison, Tuscaloosa Times publisher
Restaurateurs
- Bob Baumhower, Baumhower's Wings
- Frank Carnaggio, Carnaggio's
- John Cassimus, Zoe's Kitchen
- Abe Gustin, Applebee's
Scientists and physicians
- Charles Alford, medical researcher
- Sara Finley, geneticist
- Lafayette Guild, physician
- Leven Hazlegrove, chemist
- Dan Holliman, biologist
- Nathan Jacobson, mathematician
- Douglas E. Jones, geologist
- Mohammad Karim, physicist
- Edward Kurjack, anthropologist
- Timothy Leary, LSD researcher
- Louis Rosen, nuclear physicist
- Eugene Allen Smith, geologist
- Robert Van de Graaff, physicist
- Heather Willauer, chemist
- E. O. Wilson, sociobiologist