Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama ranks 258th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bilbao, San José, Costa Rica, and Belo Horizonte. The most famous people from Birmingham, Alabama are Angela Davis, Louise Fletcher, and E. O. Wilson. The most famous people who died in Birmingham, Alabama are 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.
People
Between 1911 and 2001, Birmingham, Alabama was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including Angela Davis, Louise Fletcher, and E. O. Wilson. Additionaly, 6 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
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1
Louise Fletcher
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 2
E. O. Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 3
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 4
Courteney Cox
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 6
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 7
Henry Hartsfield
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 8
Kate Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 9
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 10
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 11
Odetta
SINGER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Birmingham, Alabama
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David Lee Smith
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 34
K. J. McDaniels
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 50
People Deceased in Birmingham, Alabama
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COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 2
Eddie Kendricks
SINGER
1939 - 1992
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 3
Maryon Pittman Allen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 4
Albert Brewer
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5
B. B. Comer
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1927
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Birmingham, Alabama were actors (15), athletes (6), politicians (4), singers (4), and basketball players (4), 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 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 Mary Anderson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Birmingham, Alabama since 1700.
