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Notable Residents

Israel Pickens (1780-1827)

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

Israel Pickens (1780-1827)

3rd Governor of Alabama

United States Senator

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John Gayle (1792-1859)

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

Israel Pickens (1780-1827)

7th Governor of Alabama

US Congressman

Alabama Supreme Court Justice

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Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

Librarian at University of Alabama for whom the 

A. G. Gorgas Library is named

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Julia Tutwiler (1841-1916)

William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)

President UWA (first & only female)

Pioneer of prison reform

Author of "Alabama", state song

Alabama Women's Hall of Fame

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Thomas Seay (1846-1896)

William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

27th Governor

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William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

William Burns Patterson (1850-1915)

Founder & 1st President, Alabama State University

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Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

Hero of Spanish-American War

US Congressman

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Percy Morris Beard (1908-1990)

Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

1932 Olympic Silver Medalist High Hurdles

US Track Hall of Fame


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Garland Jeff Beard (1910-1995)

Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

Garland Jeff Beard (1910-1995)

AU Athletic Director for whom Beard Eaves Coliseum is named

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame


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James W. Key (1920-2001)

Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

Garland Jeff Beard (1910-1995)

Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame


Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

US Congressman 

US Ambassador to Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga, Western Samoa


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Evelyn Anderson (1926-1998)

Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

Armistead Selden (1921-1985)

Alabama Women's Hall of Fame


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George Hobson

James E. Martin (1932-2017)

Eugene Sawyer (1931-2008)

Coach Alabama A&M

Eugene Sawyer (1931-2008)

James E. Martin (1932-2017)

Eugene Sawyer (1931-2008)

Mayor - City of Chicago

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James E. Martin (1932-2017)

James E. Martin (1932-2017)

James E. Martin (1932-2017)

President Auburn University for whom Aquatics Center is named

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Alma Gates Scroggins

Alma Gates Scroggins

James E. Martin (1932-2017)

Chief Financial Officer CNN

AL Business Hall of Fame

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Lorenzo Ward

Alma Gates Scroggins

Lorenzo Ward

Defensive Coordinator - University of Tennessee Chattanooga

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RaMell Ross

Alma Gates Scroggins

Lorenzo Ward

Academy Award Nominee for 

Best Documentary 

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