List of University of Alabama alumni
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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