List of people from Tuskegee, Alabama
The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Tuskegee, Alabama:
Activism
- Rosa Parks, African American civil rights activist[1]
- Sammy Younge Jr., Civil Rights Movement activists and voting rights activist[2]
Art
- Frederick Arthur Bridgman, artist known for his paintings of "Orientalist" subjects[3]
Athletics
- Alice Coachman, first African American female Olympic gold medalist, high jump[4]
- Herman Hill, former Major League Baseball player[5]
- Stanley Jackson, former NBA player[6]
- Ken Johnson, former forward for the Portland Trail Blazers[7]
- Rimp Lanier, former Major League Baseball player[8]
- Chad Lucas, professional football wide receiver[9]
- Zeke Moore, former cornerback for the Houston Oilers[10]
- Chukie Nwokorie, former NFL player[11]
- James Patrick, Canadian football safety[12]
- Gilbert Renfroe, former professional football quarterback[13]
- Gerald Robinson, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end[14]
- Andre Thornton, major league baseball player[15]
- Tony Tolbert, former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys[16]
- Frank Walker, NFL cornerback[17]
- Rory White, NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, and the Milwaukee Bucks[18]
- Willie Whitehead, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end[19]
Education
- Howard R. Lamar, historian of the American West and a former president of Yale University[20]
- Booker T. Washington, educator, author, orator, and leader in the African-American community.
Government
- Eric Motley, former US State Department official and director of the Aspen Institute[21]
- Frank Park, U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district from 1913 to 1925[22]
- Edward W. Pou, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 4th District from 1901 to 1934[23]
- Charles Winston Thompson, U.S. Representative from 1901 to 1904[24]
- Myron Herbert Thompson, Senior Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama[25]
- Michael L. Vaughn, politician who represents District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates[26]
- Otis D. Wright II, U.S. District Judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California[27]
Literature
- Clarissa Scott Delany, poet, essayist, educator and social worker associated with the Harlem Renaissance[28]
- Sadie Peterson Delaney, chief librarian of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center for 34 years and a pioneer in bibliotherapy[29]
- Angela Johnson, poet and writer of children's books[30]
- Nella Larsen, author of the Harlem Renaissance[31]
- Phyllis Alesia Perry, novelist and journalist[32]
Military
- Theodore W. Brevard, Jr., officer in the Confederate States Army[33]
- William A. Campbell, member of the Tuskegee Airmen[34]
- Lt Gen Russell C. Davis former Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard[35]
- Evander McIvor Law, American Civil War general[36]
- The Tuskegee Airmen
Music
- Dave Edwards, multireedist and lead alto saxophonist for the Lawrence Welk Show[37]
- Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio DJ[38]
- Lionel Richie, graduated from Tuskegee University, rhythm & blues singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and occasional actor[39]
- Caughey Roberts, jazz alto sax player best known for his time in the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1930s[40]
Science
- Keith Black, neurosurgeon[41]
- George Washington Carver, botanist
- Nathaniel Chisholm, engineer whose research focuses on nanotechnology[42]
- Adriel Johnson, biologist and faculty member at the University of Alabama in Huntsville who was killed in the 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting[43]
Television
- Robin Roberts, anchor of Good Morning America[44]
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, director[45]
References
- ↑ "Rosa Parks". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Bourlin, Olga. "Younge, Samuel ("Sammy") Leamon, Jr. (1944-1966)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Frederick Arthur Bridgman / American Art". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Alice Coachman". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Herman Hill Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Stanley Jackson NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Ken Johnson NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Rimp Lanier Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Chad Lucas NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1981-11-07. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Zeke Moore (2013-12-30). "Zeke Moore, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Chukie Nwokorie. "Chukie Nwokorie, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "James Patrick | Roster | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. 1982-06-04. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Gilbert Renfroe College & Pro Football Statistics". Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Gerald Robinson. "Gerald Robinson, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ↑ Tony Tolbert (2013-12-30). "Tony Tolbert, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Frank Walker (2013-12-30). "Frank Walker, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Rory White NBA & ABA Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ↑ Willie Whitehead (2014-01-11). "Willie Whitehead, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Elms and Magnolias: Yale and the American South :: Curator: Garry Lacy Reeder II". Library.yale.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "A Path All His Own". Washingtonpost.com. 1972-12-17. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "PARK, Frank - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "POU, Edward William - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. 1934-04-01. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "THOMPSON, Charles Winston - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. 1904-03-20. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Michael L. Vaughn, Maryland State Delegate". Msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ Henry Louis Gates; Evelyn Brooks Higgenbotham (2009). Harlem Renaissance Lives: From the African American National Biography. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–6. ISBN 978-0-19-538795-7. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ Gubert, B. K. (1993). Sadie Peterson Delaney: Pioneer Bibliotherapist. American Libraries, 24(2), 124-125.
- ↑ "WOSU Presents Ohioana Authors | Angela Johnson". Ohioana-authors.org. 1961-06-18. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ Hutchinson, George. (2006) In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line, Harvard University Press
- ↑ Moore, Shirley Walker (2006). "Perry, Phyllis Alesia (1962-)". In Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu. Writing African American Women: An Encyclopedia of Literature by and about Women of Color. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 705–6. ISBN 0-313-33197-9.
- ↑ "Theodore Washington Brevard". Civilwarreference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "William A. Campbell Obituary". The Monterey Herald. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Robert Ewell Greene, Black Defenders of the Persian Gulf War, 1991, page 43
- ↑ "[Law's] Alabama Brigade, 1862-1865". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2002. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "MUSICAL FAMILY BIOS 5". Welkmusicalfamily.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Tom Joyner". Black America Web. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Lionel Richie Biography". allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Caughey Roberts (1912-08-25). "Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ David, Emru & Tamu Townsend. "Dr. Keith Black". Blackhistorypages.net. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Dr. Nathaniel Chisholm, 2006 | Tuskegee University". Tuskegee.edu. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Adriel Duland Johnson Sr. Obituary: View Adriel Johnson's Obituary by The Huntsville Times". Obits.al.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "The Paley Center for Media | She Made It | Robin Roberts". She Made It. 1960-11-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Keenen Ivory Wayans". The New York Times. AllRovi. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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