Montgomery, Alabama ranks 659th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Rochelle, New York, Herat, and Örebro. Memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama include Nat King Cole, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Octavia Spencer. Memorable people who died in Montgomery, Alabama include George Wallace, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, and Albert Brewer. Montgomery, Alabama has been the birth place of many actors and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Montgomery, Alabama is located in United States.
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for Continental Army Major General Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is now the third most populous city in the state, after Huntsville and Birmingham, and is the 128th most populous in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area's population in 2022 was 385,460; it is the fourth largest in the state and 142nd among United States metropolitan areas. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1882 and 1990, Montgomery, Alabama was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Nat King Cole, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Octavia Spencer. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Montgomery, Alabama including George Wallace, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, and Albert Brewer.
1919 - 1965
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 4
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5
1941 - 2015
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 6
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 7
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 8
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 9
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 10
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 12
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 4
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 9
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.77
Rank: 16
1967 - Present
HPI: 18.35
Rank: 17
1919 - 1998
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1
1816 - 1889
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 2
1928 - 2017
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 3
1882 - 1965
HPI: 31.43
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Montgomery, Alabama were actors (3), athletes (3), social activists (3), politicians (3), and musicians (1), while most who died were politicians (4).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama, including Octavia Spencer, Johnny Simmons, and Brett Butler. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Montgomery, Alabama, including Octavia Spencer, Johnny Simmons, and Brett Butler.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Montgomery, Alabama since 1700.