Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama ranks 705th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vicenza, Vitebsk, and Iceland. Memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama include Nat King Cole, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Octavia Spencer. Memorable people who died in Montgomery, Alabama include Amelia Boynton Robinson, Lurleen Wallace, and Dixie Bibb Graves. Montgomery, Alabama has been the birth place of many athletes, and social activists and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Montgomery, Alabama is located in United States.
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama. Named for Continental Army major general Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in the state, after Huntsville and Birmingham, and the 133rd-most populous in the United States. The Montgomery metropolitan area's population in 2022 was 385,460; it is the fourth-largest in the state and 142nd among U.S. metropolitan areas. Montgomery is the seat of Montgomery County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1848 and 1996, Montgomery, Alabama was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Nat King Cole, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Octavia Spencer. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Montgomery, Alabama including Amelia Boynton Robinson, Lurleen Wallace, and Dixie Bibb Graves.
People Born in Montgomery, Alabama
Go to all RankingsNat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Zelda Fitzgerald
WRITER
1900 - 1948
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 5
Octavia Spencer
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2
Claudette Colvin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 14
Henry Carr
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
Chris Dickerson
ATHLETE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 10
Albert Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1887
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 3
Eddie Floyd
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 17
Martin Luther King III
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 19
Yolanda King
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2007
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 8
Alonzo Babers
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 16
Percy Lavon Julian
CHEMIST
1899 - 1975
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Montgomery, Alabama
Go to all RankingsAmelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
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Rank: 1
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
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Rank: 2
Dixie Bibb Graves
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1965
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 3
George Wallace
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1998
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Rank: 4
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1889
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Rank: 5
Angie Stone
SINGER
1965 - 2025
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Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Montgomery, Alabama
Go to all RankingsAmelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
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Rank: 1
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
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Rank: 2
George Wallace
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1998
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Rank: 4
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1889
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Angie Stone
SINGER
1965 - 2025
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Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Montgomery, Alabama were athletes (5), social activists (4), actors (3), politicians (3), and musicians (2), while most who died were politicians (4), social activists (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama, including Henry Carr, Chris Dickerson, and Alonzo Babers. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Montgomery, Alabama, including Henry Carr, Chris Dickerson, and Alonzo Babers.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama since 1700.