List of University of Alabama alumni
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This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Alabama:
Academics
- Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky
Artists
Athletes
- Shaun Alexander, former NFL running back
- Michael Ansley, former NBA player
- William Aydelette, former NFL lineman
- Roberta Baumgardner, tennis player
- Bob Baumhower, former NFL player
- Cornelius Bennett, former NFL linebacker
- Charley Boswell, golfer
- Dominique Canty, WNBA player
- Jeremiah Castille, former NFL defensive back
- Paul Crane, former NFL center
- Robert Horry, NBA All-Star
- Kirani James, Olympic medalist
- Jon Olsen, Olympic medalist
Authors
- Paul Alexander, playwright
- Joe David Brown, novelist
- Mark Childress, novelist
- Cecil Dawkins, novelist
- Blanche Dean, naturalist
- Winston Groom, 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
- Harry Brock Jr, founder of Compass Bank
- 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.
- Larry Drummond, vice-chair of Drummond Co.
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
Educators
- Jack Bulow, Birmingham Public Library director
- Robert Bumpus, school superintendent
Humanitarians
- Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity
- Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
Journalists
- John Archibald, columnist
- Gay Talese, columnist
- Ted Bryant, columnist
- Ron Casey, columnist
Judges
- Ira De Ment, federal judge
Lawyers
Ministers
- John Cantelow, pastor of 6th Avenue Baptist Church
Musicians
- Mart Avant, trumpeter and composer
- Bob Cain, trumpeter and bandleader
Performers
- Mel Allen, New York Yankees announcer
- Jocelynn Ayanna, actor
- Jay Barker, radio host
- Yolande Betbeze, Miss America 1951, stage producer
- Bill Bolen, television news anchor
- Johnny Mack Brown, actor
- Tom Cherones, television director
- Michael Emerson, actor
- Madeline Mitchell Gwin, Mrs America 2015
- Sela Ward, actor
Politicians
- Scott Beason, Alabama State Senate
- Jim Bennett, former Alabama Secretary of State
- Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama
- Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
Publishers
- Don Black, "Stormfront" publisher
Restaurateurs
- Frank Carnaggio, Carnaggio's
- John Cassimus, Zoe's Kitchen
Scientists
- Charles Alford, medical researcher