List of University of Alabama alumni

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 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
• Marilyn 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

Judges

• Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Ira De Ment, federal judge
• Frank Johnson Jr, federal judge
• Champ Lyons Jr, Alabama Supreme Court justice
• Robert Vance, federal judge

Lawyers

• Bill Baxley
• Jack Bingham
• Samuel Burr
• John Caddell
• Morris Dees
• Charles Graddick
• Doug Jones
• Maud Kelly

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

Politicians

• John Abercrombie, U.S. House of Representatives
• James Allen, U.S. Senate
• Maryon Allen, U.S. Senate
• William Bankhead, U.S. House of Representatives
• Scott Beason, Alabama State Senate
• 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
• Carl Elliott, U.S. House of Representatives
• Jim Folsom, Governor of Alabama
• Bibb Graves, Governor of Alabama
• Howell Heflin, U.S. Senate
• 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. Senate
• Richard Shelby, U.S. Senate
• Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama
• Donald Stewart, U.S. Senate
• 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

See also

• Category:Alabama alumni
• Category:Alabama School of Law alumni