Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama ranks 250th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyoto Prefecture, Casablanca, and France. Memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama include Angela Davis, Carl Lewis, and Louise Fletcher. Memorable people who died in Birmingham, Alabama include Sun Ra, Richard Yates, and Eddie Kendricks. Birmingham, Alabama has been the birth place of many actors and athletes and the death place of many composers and writers. Birmingham, Alabama is located in United States.
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1911 and 2000, Birmingham, Alabama was the birth place of 44 globally memorable people, including Angela Davis, Carl Lewis, and Louise Fletcher. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Birmingham, Alabama including Sun Ra, Richard Yates, and Eddie Kendricks.
People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
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Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1
Carl Lewis
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
Louise Fletcher
1934 - 2022
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 3
E. O. Wilson
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 4
Courteney Cox
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 5
Condoleezza Rice
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 6
Kate Jackson
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 7
Emmylou Harris
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 8
Sun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 9
James Redfield
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 10
Wayne Rogers
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 11
Richard N. Frye
1920 - 2014
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
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Jordan Fisher
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 26
David Robertson
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.01
Rank: 33
Kim Turner
1961 - Present
HPI: 26.39
Rank: 36
Chris Richards
2000 - Present
HPI: 23.31
Rank: 40
Virgil Griffith
1983 - Present
HPI: 19.09
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsSun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2
Eddie Kendricks
1939 - 1992
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 3
Maryon Pittman Allen
1925 - 2018
HPI: 33.59
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Birmingham, Alabama were actors (13), athletes (5), politicians (4), singers (4), and writers (3), while most who died were composers (1), writers (1), singers (1), and politicians (1).
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 Kate Jackson.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama since 1700.
