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, Carl Lewis, and Courteney Cox. 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 politicians, and composers. Birmingham, Alabama is located in United States.
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2023 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910 down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's second-most populous city after Huntsville. 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 47th-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
People
Between 1911 and 2001, Birmingham, Alabama was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Angela Davis, Carl Lewis, and Courteney Cox. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Birmingham, Alabama including Sun Ra, Richard Yates, and Eddie Kendricks.
People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsAngela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 2
Courteney Cox
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 3
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Louise Fletcher
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 5
E. O. Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 6
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 7
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 8
Kate Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 9
James Redfield
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 10
Odetta
SINGER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 11
Richard N. Frye
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsFannie Flagg
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 20
Sunder Nix
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 33
Andrew Toney
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 36
Tanner Tessmann
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
Go to all RankingsSun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 2
Eddie Kendricks
SINGER
1939 - 1992
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 3
Albert Brewer
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 4
Maryon Pittman Allen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 5
B. B. Comer
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1927
HPI: 33.19
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
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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 Courteney Cox, Louise Fletcher, and Kate Jackson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Birmingham, Alabama, including Courteney Cox, Louise Fletcher, and Kate Jackson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama since 1700.