List of people from Gadsden, Alabama
This is a list of people from Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Activism
[edit]- Patricia Swift Blalock, librarian and civil rights activist
- Sweet Alice Harris, community organizer based in Watts, Los Angeles, California
- James Hood, one of the first African-Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama
Art
[edit]- Charles Clyde Ebbets, photographer
- John Solomon Sandridge, painter, sculptor, artist
Athletics
[edit]- Lou Allen, former NFL offensive lineman
- Ron Billingsley, retired football player
- Michael Boley, professional football linebacker
- Dave Bustion, former professional basketball player
- Chris Davis, mixed martial arts fighter
- Alan Dunn, former professional baseball player
- Jim Dunn, former professional baseball pitcher
- Danny Ford, former college football coach for the Clemson University Tigers
- Hersh Freeman, former Major League Baseball player and minor league manager
- Jenks Gillem, former football player and coach
- Bill Green, former basketball player for Colorado State University
- Steve Grissom, NASCAR driver
- Jim Guthrie, former driver in the Indy Racing League
- Brick Haley, collegiate defensive line coach
- Jerrell Harris, NFL linebacker
- La'Donte Harris, former wide receiver for the Clemson Tigers
- George Herring, former professional football quarterback and punter
- Stacy Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Dre Kirkpatrick, defensive back for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team
- Freddie Kitchens, Head Coach for the Cleveland Browns
- Aaron Pearson, football player
- Willie Scott, former professional basketball player
- Steve Shields, retired baseball player
- Ted Sizemore, former major league baseball player[1]
- Warren Smith, former professional golfer
- Jason Smoots, sprinter
- Jerry Watford, football player
- Carnell Williams, running back for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Business
[edit]- Milton K. Cummings, former cotton broker and space-defense business executive
Education
[edit]- Theodore J. Lowi, Cornell University professor, author, and past president of the American Political Science Association
- Michael G. Scales, president of Nyack College
Food
[edit]- Garry Kennebrew, pitmaster and restaurateur at Uncle John's BBQ
Government and law
[edit]- James B. Allen, former United States Senator
- Marion Blakey, former United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator
- H. Dean Buttram Jr., former United States federal judge
- W. T. Ewing, politician, physician, postmaster[2]
- Craig Ford, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Ira Roe Foster, Quartermaster General of Georgia, member of the Alabama Senate
- George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama legislature; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 1964
- James D. Martin, former United States Representative, pioneer Republican political figure in Alabama
- Roy Moore, controversial "Ten Commandments" judge
- John Perkins Ralls, physician who served in the First Confederate Congress
- Emma Sansom, aided the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War
- Pat Swindall, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1989
Literature
[edit]- Linda Howard, romance novelist
- Jake Adam York, poet
Military
[edit]- Isaac Foote Dortch, captain in the United States Navy who was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during World War I[3]
- Edgar Huff, first African-American in the United States Marine Corps to be promoted to the rank of sergeant major[4]
- William L. Sibert, United States Army major general, considered the "Father of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps"[5]
- Gary D. Speer, U.S. Army lieutenant general[6]
Modeling
[edit]- Holley Ann Dorrough, former Playboy Playmate
Music
[edit]- Jean Cox, former tenor and opera singer
- Bradley Gaskin, country music singer
- Gold City, Southern gospel group
- Rex Griffin, country music singer and songwriter
- Mathew Knowles, manager of Destiny's Child and father of Beyoncé Knowles[7]
- Grant Langston, singer-songwriter
- Eric Martin, lead singer for rock group Mr. Big
- Aimee Mayo, songwriter
- Danny Mayo, songwriter
- Jerry McCain, blues artist
- Tommy Stewart, trumpeter and 1988 inductee into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
- Yelawolf, rapper, signed to Shady Records
Science
[edit]- Jennie Patrick, pioneer of research on supercritical fluid extraction
Television and film
[edit]- Phillip Alford, former actor, noted for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird
- Beth Grant, actress
- Britt Leach, actor
- Sunny Mabrey, actress
References
[edit]- ^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ "Whitley Thomas Ewing, M.D.". Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, AL: Smith & De Land. 1888. pp. 362–363 – via Google Books.
- ^ Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (1963). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Vol. II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 292 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hill, Stephen (February 10, 2022). "America250: Marine Veteran Edgar R. Huff". VA News. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6. OCLC 40298151 – via Google Books.
- ^ Butler, Harry D. (July 2, 2006). "When Harry Met ... Lt. Gen. Gary D. Speer". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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