Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama ranks 593rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lexington, Kentucky, Takatsuki, and Conakry. Memorable people born in Mobile, Alabama include Tim Cook, Lloyd Austin, and Hank Aaron. Memorable people who died in Mobile, Alabama include Paul Bearer, Don Williams, and Thomas Bibb. Mobile, Alabama has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and wrestlers. Mobile, Alabama is located in United States.
Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobile's population increased to 204,689 residents, making it the fourth-most populous city in Alabama, after Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile metropolitan area, a region of 430,197 residents composed of Mobile and Washington counties; it is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state after Birmingham and Huntsville. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1998, Mobile, Alabama was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Tim Cook, Lloyd Austin, and Hank Aaron. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Mobile, Alabama including Paul Bearer, Don Williams, and Thomas Bibb.
People Born in Mobile, Alabama
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Tim Cook
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1
Lloyd Austin
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 2
Hank Aaron
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3
Archibald Gracie IV
WRITER
1858 - 1912
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4
Gregory Benford
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 5
Eugene Sledge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2001
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 6
Clifton Williams
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 1967
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7
Joseph Paul Franklin
EXTREMIST
1950 - 2013
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8
Laverne Cox
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 9
Paul Bearer
WRESTLER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 10
Satchel Paige
BASEBALL PLAYER
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 11
Richard Tyson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mobile, Alabama
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Alva Belmont
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1933
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 13
Alexis Herman
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 33.94
Rank: 19
Jeff Malone
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 20
Don Siegelman
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 32.29
Rank: 21
Bradley Byrne
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 23
Paige Madden
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Mobile, Alabama
Go to all RankingsPaul Bearer
WRESTLER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1
Don Williams
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 2
Thomas Bibb
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1839
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 3
Arthur P. Bagby
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1858
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Mobile, Alabama
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Most individuals born in present day Mobile, Alabama were politicians (4), actors (3), basketball players (3), baseball players (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (2), wrestlers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mobile, Alabama, including Lloyd Austin, Jeremiah Denton, and Don Siegelman. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mobile, Alabama, including Lloyd Austin, Jeremiah Denton, and Don Siegelman.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Mobile, Alabama since 1700.
