List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Mobile, Alabama
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Mobile ( Alabama ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
19th century
- Ethan A. Hitchcock (1835–1909), lawyer, politician and Secretary of the Interior from 1899 to 1907
- Alva Vanderbilt Belmont (1853–1933), suffragette
- Archibald Gracie (1859–1912), historian, businessman and writer; survived the sinking of the Titanic
- John William Shaw (1863–1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans
- Allen West (1872–1952), tennis player
- James Reese Europe (1881–1919), band leader and composer of ragtime and early jazz
- George Godfrey (1897–1947), heavyweight boxer
20th century
1901-1940
- Ted Radcliffe (1902-2005), professional baseball player and former star of the Negro Leagues
- Satchel Paige (1906-1982), baseball player
- Archie Carr (1909–1987), zoologist and conservationist
- Alvin Burroughs (1911-1950), jazz drummer
- Cootie Williams (1911–1985), jazz trumpeter
- Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006), dancer, singer and actor
- James Lloyd Abbot Jr. (1918–2012), Rear Admiral
- Eugene Sledge (1923–2001), soldier, author and university professor
- Jeremiah Denton (1924–2014), politician and admiral
- Urbie Green (1926-2018), jazz trombonist
- William Russell Houck (1926–2016), clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Jackson
- Ward Swingle (1927–2015), head of the Swingle Singers
- Yolande Betbeze (1928-2016), Miss America 1951
- Oscar Hugh Lipscomb (1931-2020), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mobile
- Clifton Williams (1932-1967), test pilot and astronaut
- Frank James Low (1933–2009), physicist and astronomer
- Hank Aaron (born 1934), baseball player
- Jody Williams (1935-2018), blues musician
- BJ Papa (1936-2008), jazz pianist
- Sonny Phillips (* 1936), soul jazz musician, composer and music teacher
- Willie McCovey (1938-2018), baseball player
1941-1970
- Gregory Benford (* 1941), science fiction author and physicist
- George Greene (* 1943), jazz and blues musician
- Fred Wesley (* 1943), jazz trombonist
- Don Siegelman (born 1946), politician
- Billy Bang (1947–2011), jazz violinist and composer
- Sanford Bishop (born 1947), politician
- Alexis Herman (* 1947), politician
- Joseph Paul Franklin (1950–2013), serial killer
- Cooper Huckabee (born 1951), actor
- Robert Brazile (born 1953), American football player
- William A. Moody (1954-2013), wrestler and wrestling manager
- Ozzie Smith (born 1954), baseball player
- Ralph Therrio (* 1954), cyclist
- Bradley Byrne (born 1955), politician
- Kathryn P. Hire (* 1959), astronaut
- Tim Cook (* 1960), CEO of Apple
- Jeff Malone (born 1961), basketball player
- Richard Tyson (born 1961), actor
- Pete Myers (born 1963), basketball player
- Fennis Dembo (born 1966), basketball player
- Derrick Coleman (born 1967), basketball player
- Orlando Jones (* 1968), comedian and actor
- Leon Lett (born 1968), American football player
1971-2000
- Erick Walder (* 1971), track and field athlete
- BJ Wallace (born 1971), baseball player
- Laverne Cox (* 1972), transsexual actress, television producer and LGBT activist
- Allison Moorer (* 1972), musician and singer
- Jason Caffey (born 1973), basketball player
- Juan Pierre (born 1977), baseball player
- Jake Peavy (born 1981), baseball player
- Kimberly Perry (born 1983), singer in country rock band The Band Perry
- Maurice Richards (* 1983), rapper ("Rich Boy")
- Lindsey Harding (born 1984), basketball player
- JaMarcus Russell (born 1985), American football player
- Alan Voskuil (born 1986), basketball player
- Nick Fairley (born 1988), American football player
- Reid Perry (* 1988), bassist in the country rock band The Band Perry
- Rodney Hudson (born 1989), American football player
- DeMarcus Cousins (born 1990), basketball player
- Aron Jóhannsson (* 1990), Icelandic football player
- Neil Perry (* 1990), drummer, mandolin and accordion player in the country rock band The Band Perry
- Elley Duhé (* 1992), singer and songwriter
- CJ Mosley (born 1992), American football player
- Jaquiski Tartt (* 1992), American football player
- Daphne Corboz (* 1993), soccer player
- Danielle Harbin (* 1995), volleyball player
Web links
Commons : Births in Mobile, Alabama - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yolande Betbeze , missamerica.org
- ↑ Ralph Therrio in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Pete Myers , basketball-reference.com
- ↑ Fennis Dembo , basketball-reference.com
- ^ BJ Wallace in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ^ Jason Caffey , basketball-reference.com
- ↑ Juan Pierre , baseball-reference.com