Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama ranks 593rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lexington, Kentucky, Takatsuki, and Conakry. The most famous people from Mobile, Alabama are Tim Cook, Hank Aaron, and Lloyd Austin. The most famous people who died in Mobile, Alabama are Paul Bearer, Don Williams, and Thomas Bibb. Mobile, Alabama has been the birth place of many politicians, and basketball players 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 and estimated at 204,689 following an annexation in 2023, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama. The Mobile metropolitan area, with an estimated 412,000 people, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1853 and 1998, Mobile, Alabama was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Tim Cook, Hank Aaron, and Lloyd Austin. 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: 76.97
Rank: 1
Hank Aaron
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
Lloyd Austin
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 3
Archibald Gracie IV
WRITER
1858 - 1912
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 4
Gregory Benford
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 5
Alexis Herman
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 6
Eugene Sledge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2001
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 7
Clifton Williams
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 8
Joseph Paul Franklin
EXTREMIST
1950 - 2013
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 9
Richard Tyson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 10
Laverne Cox
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 11
Satchel Paige
BASEBALL PLAYER
1906 - 1982
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mobile, Alabama
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Elley Duhé
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 24
Lindsey Harding
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.83
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Mobile, Alabama
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Paul Bearer
WRESTLER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1
Don Williams
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2
Thomas Bibb
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1839
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 3
Arthur P. Bagby
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1858
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mobile, Alabama were politicians (4), basketball players (4), actors (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, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mobile, Alabama, including DeMarcus Cousins, Derrick Coleman, and Jeff Malone. 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.
