Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama ranks 10,496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mount Elgon District, Fort Monroe, and Ziębice. The most famous people from Bessemer, Alabama are André Holland, Gucci Mane, and Bo Jackson. Bessemer, Alabama has been the birth place of many actors, and singers. Bessemer, Alabama is located in United States.
Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024. It is within the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan statistical area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1962 and 1980, Bessemer, Alabama was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including André Holland, Gucci Mane, and Bo Jackson.
People Born in Bessemer, Alabama
Go to all RankingsAndré Holland
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1
Gucci Mane
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2
Bo Jackson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Bessemer, Alabama
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Most individuals born in present day Bessemer, Alabama were actors (2), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bessemer, Alabama, including André Holland, and Bo Jackson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bessemer, Alabama, including André Holland, and Bo Jackson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Bessemer, Alabama since 1700.



