List of University of Alabama people

The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Alabama, located in the American city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Notable alumni

Art and humanities

Gay Talese

• Mark Childress, author (Crazy in Alabama)
• William Christenberry, artist
• Jean Cox, opera singer
• Kevin Crawford, Shakespeare scholar
• Done P. Dabale, founder and Bishop, United Methodist Church in Nigeria
• Borden Deal, novelist and short story writer
• Blanche Evans Dean, conservationist, naturalist and schoolteacher
• Tim Earley, poet
• John Martin Finlay, poet and writer
• Winston Groom, author (Forrest Gump)
• Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born rabbi in Montgomery, Milwaukee and Los Angeles, received a Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Alabama in 1886[1]
• Jim Hilgartner, author
• May Hyman Lesser, medical illustrator
• Dale Kennington, artist
• Tanner Latham, writer and podcaster
• Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of To Kill a Mockingbird (attended, but did not graduate)
• Everette Maddox, poet
• Ray Reach, jazz musician and director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• Michelle Richmond, author
• K. Lee Scott, choral composer and conductor
• Kathryn Stockett, author of 2009 novel The Help
• Gay Talese, author and journalist
• Ann Waldron (1924–2010), author[2]

Business

• Winton M. Blount, chairman of Blount International and former postmaster general
• Samuel DiPiazza, former chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers
• James M. Fail, chairman of Bluebonnet Savings Bank
• Janet Gurwitch, former executive vice president of merchandising at Neiman Marcus, co-founder of Gurwitch Products, the manufacturer of Laura Mercier Cosmetics
• Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin
• Joe McInnes, director of Alabama Department of Transportation, executive vice president of Blount International
• Benjamin C. Russell, creator of the sweatshirt and president of Russell Manufacturing Co.

Entertainment

Debra Marshall

• Norbert Leo Butz, Broadway actor
• Michael Luwoye. Broadway actor
• Tom Cherones, director of Seinfeld
• Ashley Crow, actress
• Cristin Duren, Miss Florida USA 2006
• Michael Emerson, actor
• Debra Marshall, former WWE and WCW diva
• Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
• Madeline Mitchell, Miss Alabama USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 (2nd runner-up)
• Anastasia Muñoz, voice actress at Funimation
• Jim Nabors, actor
• Ray Reach, jazz pianist, singer, arranger and composer; director of student jazz programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• Steve Sample, Sr., jazz arranger, composer and educator
• Destin Sandlin, YouTube personality and educator
• Sela Ward, actress
• Christopher Woodrow, movie producer
• Hannah Brown, contestant on The Bachelor season 23, lead of The Bachelorette Season 15, Dancing with the Stars Champion Season 28

Politics and government

• John W. Abercrombie, United States Congressman from Alabama (1913–17) and president of the University of Alabama (1902–11)[3]
• James B. Allen, United States Senator from Alabama (1969–78)[4]
• Maryon P. Allen, United States Senator from Alabama (1978), wife of James B. Allen[5]
• Herschel Whitfield Arant (1910), noted 20th-century U.S. legal academic and jurist
• William Brockman Bankhead, US House of Representatives (1917–33), (1933–40), Speaker of the House (1936–40)[6]
• Cynthia Bathurst, 1974, animal rights activist and founder/director of Safe Humane Chicago
• Bill Baxley, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1983–1987
• Ann Bedsole, first Republican woman to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives (1979–83) and first woman to serve in the Alabama State Senate (1983–95), resident of Mobile[7]
• Robert J. Bentley, Governor of Alabama, elected 2010[8]
• Don Black, founder of Stormfront
• Hugo Black, US Supreme Court Justice (1937–1971)
• Leon Bramlett, All-American football player at the United States Naval Academy; played at Alabama only in 1942; the Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi in 1983[9]
• John A. Caddell, lawyer, later president pro tempore of the board of trustees
• H. L. Sonny Callahan, U.S. House of Representatives Alabama's 1st district (1985–2003)[10]
• Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (1857–1929), member of House of Representatives[11]
• Margaret Conditt, Ohio State Representative
• Morris Dees, civil rights attorney, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Carl Elliott, Alabama's 7th congressional district representative, 1949 to 1965
• Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and 1955 to 1959[12]
• Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity International
• Charles Graddick, Attorney General of Alabama (1979–1987)
• Junius Foy Guin Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama [13]
• Lino Gutierrez, Diplomat, United States Ambassador to Argentina (2003–06), United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1996–99)
• Howell Heflin, 1971–77 Ch J Alabama Supreme Court; 1978–97 United States Senator from Alabama; graduated law school 1948[14]
• Frank Minis Johnson Jr., federal judge whose opinions were critical to the Civil Rights Movement
• Doug Jones, United States Senator from Alabama.
• Roy Moore, Former Chief Justice from Alabama.
• Vivian Malone Jones, first African-American graduate
• Maud McLure Kelly, first woman to practice law in Alabama[15]
• Stephanie Kopelousos, Transportation Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation (2007–11)[16]
• Andrew L. Lewis, United States Navy, Vice Admiral. Commander, United States Second Fleet.[17]
• Autherine Lucy (1956), first African-American student to be admitted to the university after winning in Lucy v. Adams; suspended after three days due to racial hostilities; her expulsion was overturned in 1980; she earned her master's degree in Elementary Education in 1992
• Champ Lyons, Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court 1998–present; graduated law school 1965[18]
• Edgar L. McGowan, (Attended until WWII) Commissioner of South Carolina Department of Labor (1971-1989)[19]
• Bert Nettles (Class of 1958), Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974 from Mobile[20]
• John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama 1959–63, graduated law school 1948[21]
• Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama (2003–2011)[22]
• Percy Saint, attended University of Alabama (1888–90); state district judge (1920–24) in Franklin, Louisiana, and Attorney General of Louisiana (1924–32)
• Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General from Alabama, 1997–2017, United States Attorney General, graduated law school 1973[23]
• Richard Shelby, United States Senator from Alabama, 1987–present, graduated both undergrad and law school (1963)[24]
• Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama (1999–2003)[25]
• Donald W. Stewart, United States Senator from Alabama, 1979–81[26]
• Ira B. Thompson, Alabama State Representative
• Robert Smith Vance, Federal Appellate Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; chaired and de-segregated State Democratic Party; assassinated December 16, 1989
• Michael G. Vickers, United States Department of Defense, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 2007–present
• George Corley Wallace, Governor of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979, 1983–1987)[27]

Journalism and literature

• Mel Allen, sportscaster for the New York Yankees, best known as the "legendary voice of the Yankees" and first host of This Week in Baseball
• Rece Davis, ESPN sports analyst
• Tim Earley, poet
• Winston Groom, author, Forrest Gump; graduate 1965
• Germany Kent, journalist, author and activist
• Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing
• Joe Scarborough, television host and former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Kathryn Stockett, author, The Help
• Jan Crawford, CBS News correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Supreme Conflict

Science and technology

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia

• Lafayette Guild, Medical Director for Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War and a pioneer in the research of yellow fever
• Nathan Jacobson, mathematician
• Mohammad Ataul Karim, physicist
• Edward Barna Kurjack, anthropologist
• Timothy Leary, writer and drug activist
• Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., 11th Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
• Louis Rosen, nuclear physicist, the "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• Eugene Allen Smith (A.B. 1862), geologist; president of the GSA 1913
• Alexander Sotirov, computer security researcher
• Robert Van de Graaff, physicist, inventor of Van de Graaff generator
• Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia
• Heather Willauer (PhD 2002), research chemist and inventor of a method for synthesizing jet fuel from seawater
• E.O. Wilson, entomologist known for work on evolution and sociobiology; Pulitzer Prize winner

Sports

Basketball

• Richard Hendrix, professional basketball player[28]

Active NBA players

• JaMychal Green, Memphis Grizzlies
• Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers

Retired NBA players

• Jason Caffey, Chicago Bulls, 20th pick overall, 1995[29]
• Leon Douglas, Detroit Pistons, 4th pick overall, 1976[30]
• T.R. Dunn, Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round, 1977[31]
• Robert Horry, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, 11th pick overall, 1992[32]
• Buck Johnson, Houston Rockets, 20th pick overall, 1986[33]
• Reggie King, Kansas City Kings, 18th pick overall, 1979[34]
• Antonio McDyess, Denver Nuggets, 2nd pick overall, 1995[35]
• Derrick McKey, Seattle SuperSonics, 9th pick overall, 1987[36]
• Eddie Phillips, New Jersey Nets, 21st pick overall, 1982[37]
• James Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers, 21st pick overall, 1993[38]
• Roy Rogers, Vancouver Grizzlies, 22nd pick overall, 1996[39]
• Latrell Sprewell, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, 24th pick overall, 1992[40]
• Ennis Whatley, Kansas City Kings, 13th pick overall, 1983[41]

WNBA players

• Dominique Canty, Detroit Shock, 29th pick overall, 1999[42]

Basketball coaches

• Lenny Fant (Master's degree), University of Louisiana at Monroe, then Northeast Louisiana State University, 1957–79[43]

Football

Active NFL players

Eddie Lacy

Julio Jones

• Jonathan Allen, Washington Redskins[44]
• Mark Barron, Pittsburgh Steelers[45]
• James Carpenter, Seattle Seahawks[46]
• Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, and Chicago Bears
• Landon Collins, New York Giants and Washington Redskins
• Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills[47]
• D. J. Fluker, San Diego Chargers[48]
• Wallace Gilberry, Kansas City Chiefs[49]
• Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
• Dont'a Hightower, New England Patriots[50]
• Mark Ingram Jr., 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens[51]
• Kareem Jackson, Houston Texans[52]
• Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons[53]
• Dre Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati Bengals[54]
• AJ McCarron, Oakland Raiders[55]
• C.J. Mosley, Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets
• Daron Payne, Washington Redskins
• Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals[56]
• Courtney Upshaw, Baltimore Ravens[57]
• T.J. Yeldon, Buffalo Bills
• A'Shawn Robinson, Detroit Lions[58]
• Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers

Former NFL players

Joe Namath

Shaun Alexander

• Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins, 2005 NFL MVP[59]
• Bob Baumhower, Miami Dolphins[60]
• Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo Bills[61]
• Thomas Boyd, Detroit Lions[62]
• Wesley Britt, New England Patriots[63]
• Anthony Bryant, defensive tackle[64]
• Paul Ott Carruth, Green Bay Packers[65]
• Jeremiah Castille, Denver Broncos[66]
• Glen Coffee, San Francisco 49ers[67]
• John Copeland, Cincinnati Bengals[68]
• Howard Cross, New York Giants[69]
• Bob Cryder, New England Patriots[70]
• Eric Curry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[71]
• Chris Goode, Indianapolis Colts[72]
• Lemanski Hall, Houston Oilers[73]
• Jon Hand, Indianapolis Colts[74]
• Charley Hannah, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[75]
• John Hannah, New England Patriots[76]
• Patrick Hape, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos[77]
• Paul Harris, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings
• Bobby Humphrey, Denver Broncos[78]
• Scott Hunter[79]
• Don Hutson, Green Bay Packers[80]
• Wilbur Jackson, San Francisco 49ers[81]
• Joey Jones, Atlanta Falcons[82]
• Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas Cowboys[83]
• E. J. Junior, St. Louis Cardinals[84]
• Emanuel King, Cincinnati Bengals[85]
• B'Ho Kirkland, Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)[86]
• Barry Krauss, Indianapolis Colts[87]
• Eddie Lacy, 2013 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
• Antonio Langham, Cleveland Browns[88]
• Larry Lauer, Green Bay Packers[89]
• Antonio London, Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers[90]
• Marty Lyons, New York Jets[91]
• John Mangum, Chicago Bears[92]
• Keith McCants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[93]
• Greg McElroy, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals[94]
• Le'Ron McClain, fullback[95]
• Don McNeal, Miami Dolphins[96]
• Chris Mohr, Buffalo Bills[97]
• Russ Mosley, Green Bay Packers[98]
• Michael Myers, Denver Broncos[99]
• Joe Namath, New York Jets[100]
• Billy Neighbors, Boston Patriots[101]
• Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland Browns, former general manager for the Baltimore Ravens[102]
• David Palmer, Minnesota Vikings[103]
• Ray Perkins, Baltimore Colts[104]
• Mike Pitts, Atlanta Falcons[105]
• Dwayne Rudd, Minnesota Vikings[106]
• DeMeco Ryans, 2006 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year[107]
• Jeff Rutledge, New York Giants[108]
• Chris Samuels, Washington Redskins[109]
• Sam Shade, Cincinnati Bengals[110]
• Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders[111]
• Siran Stacy, Philadelphia Eagles[112]
• Bart Starr, two-time Super Bowl MVP for the Green Bay Packers[113]
• Rebel Steiner, Green Bay Packers[114]
• Dwight Stephenson, Miami Dolphins[115]
• George Teague, Green Bay Packers[116]
• Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs[117]
• Richard Todd, New York Jets[118]
• Kevin Turner, New England Patriots[119]

Retired CFL players

• Trevis Smith, Saskatchewan

Pro Football Hall of Fame

• John Hannah[120]
• Don Hutson[121]
• Joe Namath[122]
• Ozzie Newsome[123]
• Ken Stabler[124]
• Bart Starr[125]
• Dwight Stephenson[126]
• Derrick Thomas[127]

NFL coaches

• Freddie Kitchens ('97), Head Coach, Cleveland Browns
• Ray Perkins ('66), New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[128]
• Jeff Rutledge ('79), Quarterbacks Coach, Arizona Cardinals[129]
• John Mitchell, Assistant Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bart Starr (‘56), Head Coach, Green Bay Packers

College football coaches

• Bill Battle ('62), Head Coach, University of Tenn 1970–76, Alabama end 1961–62[130]
• Bobby Bowden ('48), former Head Coach, Florida State Seminoles[131]
• Paul "Bear" Bryant ('36), Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas A&M Aggies, Maryland Terrapins, Kentucky Wildcats[132]
• Neil Callaway ('78), Head Coach, UAB Blazers football[133]
• Sylvester Croom ('75), former Head Coach, Mississippi State Bulldogs[134]
• David Cutcliffe ('76), Head Coach, Duke football[135]
• Danny Ford ('70 and '71), former Head Coach, Clemson University[136]
• Frank Howard ('30), former Head Coach, Clemson University[137]
• Hootie Ingram ('55), former Head Coach, Clemson University[138]
• Charley Pell ('64), former Head Coach, Clemson University[139]
• Ray Perkins ('66), former Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide[140]
• Mike Riley ('74), Head Coach, Oregon State Beavers football[141]
• Jackie Sherrill ('65), Head Coach, Washington State 1976, University of Pittsburgh 77-81, Texas A&M 82-88, Mississippi State 1995–2003, Bama player 1962–65 (running back)[142]
• Mike Shula ('87), former Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide[143]
• Steve Sloan ('65), head coach, Vanderbilt University 73-74, Texas Tech 75-77, Ole Miss 78-82, Duke 83-86, Bama quarterback 1965 (national champs)[144]
• Dabo Swinney ('93), Head Coach, Clemson University[145]

Dabo Swinney

Softball

• Kelly Kretschman, USA Olympic softball player from 2004–08[146]

Baseball

Mel Allen, legendary "voice of the New York Yankees"

Tommy Hunter

David Robertson

• Mel Allen, legendary "voice of the New York Yankees" and first host of This Week in Baseball[147]
• Andy Cohen (1904–1988), Major League Baseball second baseman and coach
• Lance Cormier, player with the Baltimore Orioles; also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves[148]
• Butch Hobson, former Alabama football player, served as a third baseman and manager in MLB for the Boston Red Sox[149]
• Tommy Hunter (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Frank Lary, major league pitcher, most notably for the Detroit Tigers; selected to the 1960 and 1961 All-Star Team; awarded Gold Glove Award in 1961[150]
• Dave Magadan, most notably with the New York Mets; now hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox[151]
• Frank Menechino, infielder for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays for seven seasons[152]
• Dustan Mohr, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants[153]
• Adam Morgan (born 1990), Major League Baseball pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies
• Andy Phillips, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates[154]
• Del Pratt, utility player for the St. Louis Browns[155]
• David Robertson (born 1985), Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies[156]
• Max Rosenfeld (1902–1969), outfielder for the Brooklyn Robins
• Emeel Salem, center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays[157]
• Joe Sewell, most notably with the Cleveland Indians; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame[158]
• Luke Sewell, younger brother of Joe Sewell; played 21 seasons as a catcher in the major leagues, mostly with the Cleveland Indians; also managed 11 seasons for the St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds[159]
• Craig Shipley, Australian-born baseball player, played on various teams, most notably the San Diego Padres 1986–1998[160]
• Fred Sington (1910–1998), Alabama 1929–30 All American football tackle, 1955 Football Hall of Fame, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Dodgers [161]
• Riggs Stephenson, left fielder for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs[162]
• Al Worthington, nicknamed "Red;" pitcher with several teams from 1953 to 1969, most notably the Minnesota Twins; considered their first great closer[163]

Golf

• Justin Thomas, All American, PGA Tour Player, PGA TOUR Player of the Year 2017, won events in 2015 and 2016[164]
• Jason Bohn, won PGA Tour events in 2005 and 2010[165]
• Bud Cauley, All American and PGA Tour player[166]
• Steve Lowery, won PGA Tour events in 1994, 2000 and 2008[167]
• Jerry Pate, PGA Tour and Champions Tour player, 1976 U.S. Open winner, broadcast golf analyst for ABC, CBS and BBC[168]
• Dicky Pride, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour player, won a tour event in 1994[169]
• Michael Thompson, PGA Tour winner 2013[170]
• Bobby Wyatt, All American, winner of 2012 Sunnehanna Amateur and 2013 Walker Cup, PGA Tour player[171]

Gymnastics

• Terin Humphrey, United States Olympian (2004 Athens), silver medalist in team competition[172]

Swimming & diving

• Cameron Henning, Canadian Olympian (1984 Los Angeles); bronze medalist – 200m backstroke
• Justin Lemberg, Australian Olympian (1984 Los Angeles); bronze medalist – 400m freestyle[173]
• Jon Olsen, United States Olympian (1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta); won five medals, including four golds[174]
• Anne Poleska, German Olympian (2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens); bronze medalist – 200 breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Games[175]
• Jon Sieben, Australian Olympian (1984 Los Angeles); gold medalist – 200m butterfly[176]
• Jonty Skinner, National Swim Coach[177]
• Mark Tonelli, Australian Olympian (1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow); gold medal – 400m medley relay
• Susan Williams, United States Olympian (2004 Athens); bronze medalist – Triathlon[178]

Tennis

• Juan Carlos Bianchi, tennis professional and Venezuelan Olympian; played on the Venezuela Davis Cup team and represented Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
• Ellis Ferreira, tennis professional and Olympian; represented South Africa at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta; once ranked no. 1 Association of Tennis Professionals doubles player in the world[179]

Track & field

• Pauline Davis-Thompson, Bahamian Olympian (1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney); gold medalist – 4x100 Meter Relay; gold medalist – 200 Meter Dash (Sydney) and 4x400 Meter Relay (Atlanta)[180]
• Kirani James, Grenadian Olympian (2012 London); 400m gold medalist[181]
• Jan Johnson, United States Olympian (1972 Munich Olympics); bronze medalist – Pole Vault[182]
• Emmit King, 1983 NCAA 100m champion; bronze medal in the 100m at the 1983 World Championships
• Lillie Leatherwood, United States Olympian (1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul); gold (Los Angeles) and silver (Seoul) medalist – 4x400 Meter Relay[183]
• Liz McColgan, British and Scottish Olympian (1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta); silver medalist – 10,000 Meter Run (Seoul)[184]
• Calvin Smith, former world record holder, 100m[185]

Other

• Eryk Anders, former Crimson tide Linebacker; professional Mixed Martial Artist, current UFC Middleweight[186]

Notable faculty

• Dinsmore Alter, astronomy
• Amalia Amaki, art
• Marshall Applewhite, music instructor and founder of the Heaven's Gate cult
• Anthony Joseph Arduengo III, chemistry
• Margaret Atwood, English literature
• Donald Barthelme, English
• Robin Behn, creative writing
• Philip Beidler, American literature
• David T. Beito, history
• Rick Bragg, author and journalist
• Joel Brouwer, poetry
• Carl Carmer, non-fiction writing
• Cornelius Carter, dance
• Philip B. Coulter, political science
• Philip Daileader, history
• Frank Duarte, author/physicist, professor
• Abdurrahim El-Keib, engineering[187][188] and interim prime minister of Libya (2011–2012)[189]
• John Engels, poetry
• Ibrahim Fawal, film
• Prasad Gogineni, engineering
• Barry Hannah, writer
• John P. Hermann, Old English studies
• Julie Laible, professor of education
• Nathaniel Thomas Lupton, president (1871–1874)
• Roscoe C. Martin (1903–1972), professor of political science and director of the Bureau of Public Administration at UA from 1938 to 1949
• Michael Martone, creative writing
• Forrest McDonald, history
• Micki McElya, history
• Steve Sample, Sr., arranger and jazz educator, former director of Jazz Studies
• Hudson Strode, creative writing
• Donald S. Strong (1912–1995), professor of political science at UA (1946–1979)
• Michael Tuomey, geology, mineralogy and agricultural chemistry and first Alabama State Geologist
• William J. Vaughn (1834–1912), professor of mathematics, also alumnus

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