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]
• Thomas Reed, African American Alabama NAACP President, state politician and civil rights activist ^[2]
• Sammy Younge Jr., Civil Rights Movement activist and voting rights activist ^[3]

Art

• Frederick Arthur Bridgman, artist known for his paintings of "Orientalist" subjects ^[4]

Athletics

• Cleveland "Cleve" Abbott, coach
• Alice Coachman, first African American female Olympic gold medalist, high jump ^[5]
• Herman Hill, former Major League Baseball player ^[6]
• Stanley Jackson, former NBA player ^[7]
• Ken Johnson, former forward for the Portland Trail Blazers ^[8]
• Rimp Lanier, former Major League Baseball player ^[9]
• Chad Lucas, professional football wide receiver ^[10]
• Zeke Moore, former cornerback for the Houston Oilers ^[11]
• Chukie Nwokorie, former NFL player ^[12]
• James Patrick, Canadian football safety ^[13]
• Gilbert Renfroe, former professional football quarterback ^[14]
• Gerald Robinson, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end ^[15]
• Andre Thornton, major league baseball player ^[16]
• Tony Tolbert, former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys ^[17]
• Frank Walker, NFL cornerback ^[18]
• Rory White, NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, and the Milwaukee Bucks ^[19]
• Willie Whitehead, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end ^[20]

Education

• Howard R. Lamar, historian of the American West and a former president of Yale University ^[21]
• Booker T. Washington, educator, author, orator, and leader in the African-American community

Government

• Eric Motley, former U.S. State Department official and director of the Aspen Institute ^[22]
• Frank Park, U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district from 1913 to 1925 ^[23]
• Edward W. Pou, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 4th District from 1901 to 1934 ^[24]
• Charles Winston Thompson, U.S. Representative from 1901 to 1904 ^[25]
• Myron Herbert Thompson, Senior Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ^[26]
• Michael L. Vaughn, politician who represents District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates ^[27]
• Otis D. Wright II, U.S. District Judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California ^[28]

Literature

• Clarissa Scott Delany, poet, essayist, educator and social worker associated with the Harlem Renaissance ^[29]
• Sadie Peterson Delaney, chief librarian of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center for 34 years and a pioneer in bibliotherapy ^[30]
• Angela Johnson, poet and writer of children's books ^[31]
• Nella Larsen, author of the Harlem Renaissance ^[32]
• Phyllis Alesia Perry, novelist and journalist ^[33]

Military

• Theodore W. Brevard, Jr., officer in the Confederate States Army ^[34]
• William A. Campbell, member of the Tuskegee Airmen ^[35]
• Lt Gen Russell C. Davis, former Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard ^[36]
• Evander McIvor Law, American Civil War general ^[37]
• The Tuskegee Airmen

Music

• Dave Edwards, multireedist and lead alto saxophonist for the Lawrence Welk Show ^[38]
• Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio DJ ^[39]
• Lionel Richie, graduated from Tuskegee University, rhythm & blues singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and occasional actor ^[40]
• Caughey Roberts, jazz alto sax player best known for his time in the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1930s ^[41]

Science

• Keith Black, neurosurgeon ^[42]
• George Washington Carver, botanist
• Adriel Johnson, biologist and faculty member at the University of Alabama in Huntsville who was killed in a mass shooting ^[43]

Television

• Robin Roberts, anchor of Good Morning America ^[44]
• Juel Taylor, director and screenwriter ^[45]
• Keenen Ivory Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, director ^[46]

References

1. "Rosa Parks". The New York Times . Retrieved May 21, 2014.
2. AP News (October 28, 1997). "Rep. Thomas Reed Dies". The Tuscaloosa News. pp. B-1, B-3. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
3. Bourlin, Olga (September 30, 2014). "Younge, Samuel ("Sammy") Leamon, Jr. (1944-1966)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
4. "Frederick Arthur Bridgman / American Art". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
5. "Alice Coachman". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
6. "Herman Hill Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
7. "Stanley Jackson NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
8. "Ken Johnson NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
9. "Rimp Lanier Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
10. "Chad Lucas NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 7, 1981. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
11. Zeke Moore (December 30, 2013). "Zeke Moore, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
12. Chukie Nwokorie. "Chukie Nwokorie, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
13. "James Patrick | Roster | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. June 4, 1982. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
14. "Gilbert Renfroe College & Pro Football Statistics". Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
15. Gerald Robinson. "Gerald Robinson, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
16. Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   0-02-578970-8.
17. Tony Tolbert (December 30, 2013). "Tony Tolbert, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
18. Frank Walker (December 30, 2013). "Frank Walker, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
19. Rory White NBA & ABA Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
20. Willie Whitehead (January 11, 2014). "Willie Whitehead, DE at". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
21. "Elms and Magnolias: Yale and the American South :: Curator: Garry Lacy Reeder II". Library.yale.edu. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
22. "A Path All His Own". Washingtonpost.com. December 17, 1972. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
23. "PARK, Frank - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
24. "POU, Edward William - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. April 1, 1934. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
25. "THOMPSON, Charles Winston - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. March 20, 1904. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
26. "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
27. "Michael L. Vaughn, Maryland State Delegate". Msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
28. "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
29. 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 May 21, 2013.
30. Gubert, B. K. (1993). Sadie Peterson Delaney: Pioneer Bibliotherapist. American Libraries, 24(2), 124-125.
31. "WOSU Presents Ohioana Authors | Angela Johnson". Ohioana-authors.org. June 18, 1961. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
32. Hutchinson, George. (2006) In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line, Harvard University Press
33. Moore, Shirley Walker (2006). "Perry, Phyllis Alesia (1962-)". In Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu (ed.). 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.
34. "Theodore Washington Brevard". Civilwarreference.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
35. "William A. Campbell Obituary". The Monterey Herald. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
36. Robert Ewell Greene, Black Defenders of the Persian Gulf War, 1991, page 43
37. "[Law's] Alabama Brigade, 1862-1865". Archived from the original on September 23, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
38. "MUSICAL FAMILY BIOS 5". Welkmusicalfamily.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
39. "Tom Joyner". Black America Web. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
40. Huey, Steve. "Lionel Richie Biography". allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
41. Caughey Roberts (August 25, 1912). "Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
42. David, Emru & Tamu Townsend. "Dr. Keith Black". Blackhistorypages.net. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
43. "Adriel Duland Johnson Sr. Obituary: View Adriel Johnson's Obituary by The Huntsville Times". Obits.al.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
44. "The Paley Center for Media | She Made It | Robin Roberts". She Made It. November 23, 1960. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
45. "Juel Taylor | Sound Department, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
46. Hal Erickson (2014). "Keenen Ivory Wayans". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.