Top 10 most important and famous people from Alabama

Activist of the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

One of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of XX century, especially in country music

Singer, All Night Long (All Night), Hello

Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until 1949

Boxer who held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defenses

He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s and is the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes

Sprinter, winner of 4 gold medals in 1936 Olympics

Sprinter who won 9 Olympic gold medals from 1979 to 1996

Basketball player of 1980s/1990s named the Round Mound of Rebound, he played 16 seasons in the NBA for three teams. He become one of the NBA's most dominant rebounders

Baseball player who played 23 seasons in MLB from 1954 to 1976. Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves