#1Famous people · Tuscaloosa
65 famous people were born in Tuscaloosa, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American singer Dinah Washington, covered in 43 languages. 26 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Tuscaloosa ranks 2nd of the 298 towns in Alabama with anyone listed. Born in 1818, Mary Maverick is the first name on record, and Chris Youngblood, born in 2002, the most recent.
Born here
65
notable people
Best known
Dinah Washington
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Mary Maverick
Youngest
2002
Chris Youngblood
Most common field
Sports
35 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Tuscaloosa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tuscaloosa’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 11.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tuscaloosa
Dinah Washington leads with articles in 43 languages, ahead of Robert J. Van de Graaff (37) and Deontay Wilder (33).
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901–1967American physicist
37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Tuscaloosa is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tuscaloosa
62 more, from 1818 to 2002.
Hubert H. Crawford
1910–1985Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Tuscaloosa home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Tuscaloosa, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tuscaloosa and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (26)
- Dinah Washington: Mercury Records The full size copy of the photo shows the photographer to be James Kriegsmann, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Van de Graaff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deontay Wilder: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Davis: Henk Lindeboom / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Lurleen Wallace: Lurleen Wallace, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Riley Synder: RedCarpetReport, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Marshall: Wwe-debrafan at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. White: scott mecum, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleman Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Anderson: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Vincent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Youngblood: Gamecock Central, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Foster: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. C. Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Knox: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Shelton: Gary Yanker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Phillips: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Robinson Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Downs: Sports Crazy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Smelley: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Casey Young: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Glance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Hitchcock: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Powers: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lary: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alabama Slim: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons