List of people from Montgomery, Alabama explained

The city of Montgomery, the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Alabama, has been the birthplace and home of these notable individuals.

Arts and entertainment

Name	Notability	References
	Soap opera actress
	Actress and comedy performer
	Television and film actor
	Actor/writer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
	Model/actor
	Actress, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
	Actor, The West Wing
	Academy Award-winning actress
	Self-taught artist, painter
	Emmy-winning actor

Music

Name	Notability	References
	R&B, soul, funk, pop singer	^[1]
	Blind soul singer and guitarist
	Jazz singer and pianist
	Jazz guitarist
	Rap duo
	Rapper
	Soul singer/songwriter
	Jazz and vaudeville singer
	Gospel singer
	Jazz musician
	Country singer-songwriter
	Jazz trumpeter
	Opera singer
	Recording engineer and producer
	Blues singer	^[2]
	Country singer
	Country singer, daughter of Hank

Civil rights

Name	Notability	References
	Baptist minister, Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader
	Journalist and activist
	Montgomery Improvement Association president, Montgomery bus boycott co-organizer
	Pioneer of the civil rights movement
	Southern Poverty Law Center founder
	First black female attorney in Alabama
Richard H. Harris Jr.		^[3] ^[4]
	Minister, mentor to early civil rights leaders
	Advocate, SCLC president
	Advocate and actress
	Attorney (Browder v. Gayle), local NAACP president, Montgomery Improvement Association founder

Literature and journalism

Name	Notability	References
	Auburn Tigers radio announcer
	Writer, 1994 Alabama State Poet
	Writer, columnist, Fox News contributor
	Freethinker
	Poet
	Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
	Writer	^[5]
	Writer; books, poetry, short stories and screenplays

Military

Name	Notability	References
	United States Navy rear admiral, 1960 vice presidential candidate
	Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, 1912–1929
		^[6] ^[7]

Politics

Name	Notability	References
	U.S. Representative (1912–1917), president of the University of Alabama (1902–1911)
	United States Postmaster General (1969–1972) and philanthropist
	Mayor (1999–2009), U.S. Representative (2009–2011)
Katie Britt	U.S. Senator (2023-present)	^[8]
	U.S. Representative (1868–1873)
	U.S. Representative (2003–2011)
	U.S. Representative (1965–1993)
	Confederate States of America treasurer
	11th Governor of Alabama (1841–1845); United States Senator (1848–9, 1953-5, 1855–61) and President pro tempore (1857–60)
	Mayor (1977–1999)
	50th Governor of Alabama (1993–1995), Lieutenant Governor (1987–1993, 2007–2011)
	Attorney General of Alabama (1953–63, 1967–71)
	38th Governor of Alabama (1927–1931, 1935–1939)
	First female United States Senator from Alabama (1937–1938)
	Member of Alabama House of Representatives (1984–2003)	^[9]
	Alabama Supreme Court 27th chief justice (1995–2001)
	28th Governor of Alabama (1890–1894)
	Governor of Florida (1967–1971)
	First Lady of North Carolina
	46th Governor of Alabama (1951–1955)
	First openly transgender woman to run for public office in Alabama	^[10]
	28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (1999–2003)

Science and medicine

Name	Notability	References
	Chemist	^[11]
	In the 1840s, Montgomery's leading physician and medical experimenter
	Psychologist

Sports

Name	Notability	References
	Atlantic League of Professional Baseball pitcher for the Lexington Legends
	Major League Baseball player for seven teams
	Gold medal-winning sprinter at 1984 Summer Olympics (400m and 4 × 400 m relay)
	NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XXXVII champion, Alabama State head coach
	American Football League and NFL defensive back, Super Bowl IV champion
	NASCAR driver
	National Football League player, 1988 NFL draft first overall selection
	Houston Texans and former Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman
	American Indoor Football Association and Auburn Tigers player
	NFL safety
	Professional soccer player
	NBA forward
	Football defensive back	^[12]
	Major League Baseball outfielder
	American Football League tackle
	Major League Baseball outfielder and manager
	Professional football player	^[13]
	Head football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs
	Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback for Green Bay Packers, 5-time NFL champion
	Professional football player	^[14]
	Consensus All-American and professional football player	^[15]
	Major League Baseball outfielder and 1985 World Series champion
	Major League Baseball outfielder

Others

Name	Notability	References
	Suffragist and artist	^[16]
		^[17]
	Bob Jones University president and chancellor
		^[18]
	Cotton broker and financier, company developed into the Lehman Brothers conglomerate
Adolph S. Moses	Rabbi of Kahl Montgomery	^[19]
	Anarchist, labor activist, Haymarket Riot organizer
	Whistleblower

See also

• List of people from Alabama
• List of mayors of Montgomery, Alabama
• Alabama State University alumni

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alabama Music Hall of Fame . Alabama's Music Achievers . Tuscumbia, Alabama . 2009-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090420070729/http://www.alamhof.org/bmusach2.html . 2009-04-20.
2. News: Dowling . Marcus K. . Montgomery native 'Big Mama' Thornton's Rock Hall induction highlights influence of Black female performers . 8 June 2024 . Yahoo Entertainment . The Montgomery Advertiser . 8 May 2024.
3. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ACTIVISTS AFTER WORLD WAR II. Daniel L. Haulman Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 March 2015. https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/AFD-141118-045.pdf
4. Alabama Civil Rights Tourism Association. https://civilrightstourism.org/site/dr-richard-harris-house/
5. News: National award shines light on local author Gin Phillips . Carlton . Bob . 22 March 2009 . . 2013-09-06.
6. News: FIRST BLACK WOMAN GUARDS TOMB . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-08-03 . 0190-8286.
7. The Associated Press. “Alabamian becomes first black woman to guard Tomb of the Unknowns.” DAVID PACE. January 22, 1997. https://apnews.com/article/3097d06ac67797636e9f1028e7aeb4c3
8. Web site: U.S. Senate: States in the Senate Alabama . 2024-08-18 . www.senate.gov.
9. Web site: Hooper, Jr., Perry O.. ourcampaigns.com. April 30, 2014.
10. https://www.newsweek.com/sylvia-swayne-first-trans-woman-state-office-democrat-alabama-1818169
11. [Media:1900 census Julian.jpg|Julian family]
12. Web site: Carlos Hendricks . uabsports.com . April 17, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417152506/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hendricks_carlos00.html . April 17, 2015 .
13. Web site: Former Lee, AU linebacker put teams on winning track . montgomeryadvertiser.com . October 3, 2014 . May 12, 2015 . Gayle, Tim . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512172055/http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2014/10/03/former-lee-au-linebacker-winning-track/16666627/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= . May 12, 2015 .
14. Web site: ALLEN TRAMMELL . profootballarchives.com . February 14, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222090252/http://www.profootballarchives.com/tram00200.html . February 22, 2016 .
15. Web site: FREEMAN WHITE . profootballarchives.com . 17 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084857/http://www.profootballarchives.com/whit05800.html . 19 August 2014 .
16. Harry . Kollatz . May 26, 2011 . Richmond Magazine . An Artist's Creation.
17. Web site: Scottie Fitzgerald Smith, Author's Only Daughter. 19 June 1986. Orlando Sentinel. 11 September 2013.
18. audio. Guest Lisa S. Jones, Alumna and Founder/CEO of EyeMail, Inc.. Archie Tucker, Lisa S. Jones. 5 November 2021. 16 September 2020. Start and Go. Alabama A&M University.
19. Web site: Adler . Cyrus . Cyrus Adler . Dobsevage . I. George . MOSES, ADOLPH . 2023-10-31 . The Jewish Encyclopedia.