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University of Alabama

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Tuscaloosa, AL

Founding Date:
1831

Enrollment:
20,000

Official Website:
http://www.ua.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert E. Abernathy
Business
1954   Group President, Kimberly-Clark
Charles E. Adair
Business
26-Dec-1947   Partner, Cordova Ventures
Shaun Alexander
Football
30-Aug-1977   Seattle Seahawks RB
James B. Allen
Politician
28-Dec-1912 1-Jun-1978 US Senator from Alabama, 1969-78
Mel Allen
Sports Figure
13-Feb-1913 16-Jun-1996 Sportscaster, Voice of the Yankees
Spencer Bachus
Politician
28-Dec-1947   Congressman, Alabama 6th
William Brockman Bankhead
Politician
12-Apr-1874 15-Sep-1940 Speaker of the US House, 1936-40
Carin M. Barth
Business
c. 1962   President of LB Capital, Inc.
Jere Beasley
Politician
12-Dec-1935   Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1970-78
Tom Bevill
Politician
27-Mar-1921 28-Mar-2005 Congressman from Alabama, 1967-97
Don Black
Activist
28-Jul-1953   Stormfront.org founder
Hugo Black
Judge
27-Feb-1886 25-Sep-1971 US Supreme Court Justice, 1937-71
Jo Bonner
Politician
19-Nov-1959   Congressman, Alabama 1st
Bobby Bowden
Football
8-Nov-1929   FSU Head Football Coach
Albert Brewer
Pundit
26-Oct-1928   Governor of Alabama, 1968-71
Johnny Mack Brown
Actor
1-Sep-1904 14-Nov-1974 College All-American turned film star
Bear Bryant
Football
11-Sep-1913 26-Jan-1983 Legendary Alabama head coach
Sonny Callahan
Politician
11-Sep-1932   Congressman from Alabama, 1985-2003
Mark Childress
Novelist
21-Sep-1957   Crazy in Alabama
Paul N. Clark
Business
c. 1947   CEO of ICOS Corporation
Sue Bell Cobb
Judge
1956   Alabama Chief Justice
Jeffrey Connaughton
Attorney
c. 1959   Lobbyist, Quinn Gillespie
David J. Cooper
Business
c. 1945   Cooper/T. Smith Corporation
Bud Cramer
Politician
22-Aug-1947   Congressman, Alabama 5th
Sylvester Croom
Football
25-Sep-1954   Mississippi State Head Coach
Morris Dees
Activist
16-Dec-1936   Bankrupted the Klan
Bill Dickinson
Politician
5-Jun-1925 31-Mar-2008 Congressman from Alabama, 1965-92
William L. Dickinson
Politician
5-Jun-1925   Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Pricewaterhouse Coopers
William J. Dyess
Diplomat
1-Aug-1929 6-Jan-1996 US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1982-83
James O. Eastland
Politician
28-Nov-1904 19-Feb-1986 US Senator from Mississippi, 1943-78
Michael Emerson
Actor
7-Sep-1954   Ben Linus on Lost
Ben Erdreich
Politician
9-Dec-1938   Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93
Fannie Flagg
Comic
21-Sep-1944   Fried Green Tomatoes
Ronnie G. Flippo
Politician
15-Aug-1937   Congressman from Alabama, 1976-91
Danny Ford
Football
2-Apr-1948   Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89
Joseph E. Gibbs
Business
c. 1949   Co-Founder, The Golf Channel
Mark Gottfried
Basketball
20-Jan-1964   Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
Jan Crawford Greenburg
Journalist
c. 1965   Chicago Tribune legal reporter
Virgil Griffith
Computer Programmer
6-Mar-1983   Author of WikiScanner
Lino Gutierrez
Diplomat
26-Mar-1951   US Ambassador to Argentina, 2003-06
John Hannah
Football
4-Apr-1951   New England Patriots tackle
Howell Heflin
Politician
19-Jun-1921 29-Mar-2005 US Senator from Alabama, 1979-97
W. G. Hefner
Politician
11-Apr-1930   Congressman from North Carolina, 1975-99
Marillyn A. Hewson
Business
c. 1954   EVP at Lockheed Martin
Lister Hill
Politician
29-Dec-1894 21-Dec-1984 US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
J. Gorman Houston, Jr.
Judge
11-Mar-1933   Justice, AL Supreme Court, 1985-2005
Thomas C. Hubbard
Diplomat
1943   US Ambassador to South Korea, 2001-04
Don Hutson
Football
31-Jan-1913 24-Jun-1997 Packers WR, Hall of Famer
Donald M. James
Business
1949   CEO of Vulcan Materials
John D. Johns
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Protective Life
Manuel H. Johnson
Economist
10-Feb-1949   Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-90
Troy King
Politician
22-Aug-1968   Attorney General of Alabama
Claude R. Kirk, Jr.
Politician
7-Jan-1926   Governor of Florida, 1967-71
Timothy Leary
Activist
22-Oct-1920 31-May-1996 Tune in, turn on, drop out
Harper Lee
Novelist
28-Apr-1926   To Kill A Mockingbird
Champ Lyons, Jr.
Judge
6-Dec-1940   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
James S. Marlen
Business
c. 1943   CEO, Ameron International Corp.
F. David Mathews
Government
6-Dec-1935   HEW Secretary under Ford
James T. McManus II
Business
c. 1958   CEO of Energen Corporation
Roy Moore
Judge
11-Feb-1947   Alabama Chief Justice, 2000-03
Glenn Murdock
Judge
25-Jun-1956   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Jim Nabors
Actor
12-Jun-1930   Sha-zayam!
Joe Namath
Football
31-May-1943   Football player and pantyhose wearer
Stephen L. Norris
Business
c. 1950   Co-Founder, Carlyle Group
Barbara Park
Author
21-Apr-1947   Junie B. Jones series
Jerry Pate
Golf
16-Sep-1953   Winner, 1976 US Open
Gail Patrick
Actor
20-Jun-1911 6-Jul-1980 Love Crazy
John Malcolm Patterson
Politician
27-Sep-1921   Governor of Alabama, 1959-63
Claude Pepper
Politician
8-Sep-1900 30-May-1989 Congressman from Florida, 1963-89
Ray Perkins
Football
6-Dec-1941   NFL and NCAA head coach
Howell Raines
Journalist
5-Feb-1943   Executive editor, NYT, resigned
Charles M. Rampacek
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Probex Corporation, 2000-03
Van L. Richey
Business
1950   CEO of American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
Mike Riley
Football
1952   OSU Beavers Head Coach
Robert Riley
Politician
3-Oct-1944   Governor of Alabama
John R. Roberts
Business
c. 1941   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
Joe M. Rodgers
Business
1933   US Ambassador to France, 1985-89
Ed Rogers
Government
22-Nov-1958   Republican strategist
William L. Roper
Government
c. 1948   Director, Centers for Disease Control, 1990-93
Joe Scarborough
Pundit
9-Apr-1963   Scarborough Country
Jeff Sessions
Politician
24-Dec-1946   US Senator from Alabama
E. Clay Shaw
Politician
19-Apr-1939   Congressman from Florida, 1981-2007
Richard Shelby
Politician
6-May-1934   US Senator from Alabama
Jackie Sherrill
Football
28-Nov-1943   MSU Head Coach, 1991-2003
Don Siegelman
Politician
24-Feb-1946   Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
Michael Sitrick
Business
8-Jun-1947   Sitrick and Company
John J. Sparkman
Politician
20-Dec-1899 16-Nov-1985 US Senator from Alabama, 1946-79
Latrell Sprewell
Basketball
8-Sep-1970   NBA player tried to choke his head coach
Ken Stabler
Football
25-Dec-1945   Oakland Raiders QB
Bart Starr
Football
9-Jan-1934   Green Bay Packers QB, 1956-71
Donald W. Stewart
Politician
8-Feb-1940   US Senator from Alabama, 1978-81
T. S. Stribling
Novelist
4-Mar-1881 8-Jul-1965 The Store
Lyn Stuart
Judge
c. 1955   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Gay Talese
Author
7-Feb-1932   Honor Thy Father
Margaret Tutwiler
Diplomat
28-Dec-1950   US Ambassador to Morocco, 2001-03
Jimbo Wales
Encyclopaedist
8-Aug-1966   Co-Founder of Wikipedia
Sela Ward
Actor
11-Jul-1956   Lily Sammler on Once and Again
Jett Williams
Country Musician
6-Jan-1953   Daughter of Hank Williams, Sr.
Edward O. Wilson
Biologist
10-Jun-1929   Father of Sociobiology
Arthur Winstead
Politician
6-Jan-1904 14-Mar-1995 Congressman from Mississippi, 1943-65
Byron York
Columnist
?   National Review columnist

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bud Cramer
Politician
22-Aug-1947   Congressman, Alabama 5th
Owen K. Garriott
Astronaut
22-Nov-1930   Skylab, Spacelab astronaut
F. David Mathews
Government
6-Dec-1935   HEW Secretary under Ford
Claude Pepper
Politician
8-Sep-1900 30-May-1989 Congressman from Florida, 1963-89
Harold Frend See, Jr.
Judge
7-Nov-1943   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Robert E. Witt
Educator
16-Sep-1940   President, University of Alabama

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.
Business
6-Apr-1935   Chairman of El Paso
F. David Mathews
Government
6-Dec-1935   HEW Secretary under Ford
Ed Rogers
Government
22-Nov-1958   Republican strategist
Andrew A. Sorensen
Educator
c. 1940   President, University of South Carolina
Robert E. Witt
Educator
16-Sep-1940   President, University of Alabama

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tommy Bowden
Football
10-Jul-1954   Head Coach, Clemson University
Bear Bryant
Football
11-Sep-1913 26-Jan-1983 Legendary Alabama head coach
Sylvester Croom
Football
25-Sep-1954   Mississippi State Head Coach
John David Crow
Football
8-Jul-1935   Winner, 1957 Heisman Trophy
Bill Curry
Football
21-Oct-1942   NFL center, NCAA football coach
Dennis Franchione
Football
28-Mar-1951   Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Mark Gottfried
Basketball
20-Jan-1964   Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
Ray Perkins
Football
6-Dec-1941   NFL and NCAA head coach
Nick Saban
Football
31-Oct-1951   Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
Howard Schnellenberger
Football
16-Mar-1934   FAU Head Coach
Gene Stallings
Football
2-Mar-1935   Crimson Tide Head Coach, 1990-96
Frank W. Thomas
Football
15-Nov-1898 10-May-1954 Alabama Head Coach, 1931-46
Wallace Wade
Football
15-Jun-1892 7-Oct-1986 Alabama and Duke Head Coach


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