Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama ranks 258th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bilbao, San José, Costa Rica, and Belo Horizonte. Memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama include Angela Davis, Louise Fletcher, and E. O. Wilson. Memorable people who died in Birmingham, Alabama include Maryon Pittman Allen, Sun Ra, and B. B. Comer. Birmingham, Alabama has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Birmingham, Alabama is located in United States.
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the state with a population of 200,733 at the 2020 census and estimated at 196,357 in 2024, while the Birmingham metropolitan area with over 1.19 million residents is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama and 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as a major regional economic, medical, and educational hub of the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1911 and 2001, Birmingham, Alabama was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Angela Davis, Louise Fletcher, and E. O. Wilson. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Birmingham, Alabama including Maryon Pittman Allen, Sun Ra, and B. B. Comer.
People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
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Angela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 19
Louise Fletcher
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 11
E. O. Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 39
Courteney Cox
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 31
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 16
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 4
Henry Hartsfield
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 6
Kate Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 24
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 23
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 5
Odetta
SINGER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
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Maryon Pittman Allen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
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Rank: 1
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 2
B. B. Comer
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1927
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Rank: 3
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
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Rank: 4
Albert Brewer
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
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Rank: 5
Eddie Kendricks
SINGER
1939 - 1992
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Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsMaryon Pittman Allen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
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Rank: 1
B. B. Comer
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1927
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Rank: 3
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
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Rank: 4
Albert Brewer
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
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Rank: 5
Eddie Kendricks
SINGER
1939 - 1992
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Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Birmingham, Alabama were actors (14), athletes (6), politicians (4), singers (4), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (3), composers (1), writers (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama, including Louise Fletcher, Courteney Cox, and Kate Jackson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Birmingham, Alabama, including Louise Fletcher, Courteney Cox, and Mary Anderson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama since 1700.
