Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ranks 2,081st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abuja, Greenwood, Mississippi, and Athens, Georgia. Memorable people born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama include Dinah Washington, Robert J. Van de Graaff, and Otis Davis. Memorable people who died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama include Abdurrahim El-Keib. Tuscaloosa, Alabama has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many politicians. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is located in United States.
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most populous city, the population was 99,600 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,338 in 2023. It was known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. It is also known as "the Druid City" because of the numerous water oaks planted in its downtown streets since the 1840s. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 1985, Tuscaloosa, Alabama was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Dinah Washington, Robert J. Van de Graaff, and Otis Davis. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Tuscaloosa, Alabama including Abdurrahim El-Keib.
People Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Go to all RankingsDinah Washington
SINGER
1924 - 1963
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 1
Robert J. Van de Graaff
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2
Otis Davis
ATHLETE
1932 - 2024
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 3
Deontay Wilder
BOXER
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 5
Angel Martino
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 6
Lillie Leatherwood
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Most individuals born in present day Tuscaloosa, Alabama were athletes (2), singers (1), physicists (1), boxers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, including Otis Davis, and Lillie Leatherwood. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tuscaloosa, Alabama, including Otis Davis, and Lillie Leatherwood.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama since 1700.