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 Thomas Reed, African American Alabama NAACP president, state politician and civil rights activist Sammy Younge Jr., Civil Rights Movement activist and voting rights activist
Art Frederick Arthur Bridgman, artist known for his paintings of "Orientalist" subjects
Athletics Cleveland "Cleve" Abbott, coach Alice Coachman, first African American female Olympic gold medalist, high jump Herman Hill, former Major League Baseball player Stanley Jackson, former NBA player Ken Johnson, former forward for the Portland Trail Blazers Rimp Lanier, former Major League Baseball player Chad Lucas, professional football wide receiver Zeke Moore, former cornerback for the Houston Oilers Chukie Nwokorie, former NFL player James Patrick, Canadian football safety Gilbert Renfroe, former professional football quarterback Gerald Robinson, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end Andre Thornton, major league baseball player Tony Tolbert, former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys Frank Walker, NFL cornerback Rory White, NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, and the Milwaukee BucksRory White NBA & ABA Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12. Willie Whitehead, former Auburn University and NFL defensive end
Education Howard R. Lamar, historian of the American West and a former president of Yale University 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 Frank Park, U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district from 1913 to 1925 Edward W. Pou, U.S. representative from North Carolina's 4th District from 1901 to 1934 Charles Winston Thompson, U.S. representative from 1901 to 1904 Myron Herbert Thompson, senior judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Michael L. Vaughn, politician who represents District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates Otis D. Wright II, U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Literature Clarissa Scott Delany, poet, essayist, educator and social worker associated with the Harlem Renaissance Sadie Peterson Delaney, chief librarian of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center for 34 years and a pioneer in bibliotherapyGubert, B. K. (1993). Sadie Peterson Delaney: Pioneer Bibliotherapist. American Libraries, 24(2), 124-125. Angela Johnson, poet and writer of children's books Nella Larsen, author of the Harlem RenaissanceHutchinson, George. (2006) In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line, Harvard University Press Phyllis Alesia Perry, novelist and journalist
Military Theodore W. Brevard, Jr., officer in the Confederate States Army William A. Campbell, member of the Tuskegee Airmen Lt Gen Russell C. Davis, former commanding general of the District of Columbia National GuardRobert Ewell Greene, Black Defenders of the Persian Gulf War, 1991, page 43 Evander McIvor Law, American Civil War general The Tuskegee Airmen
Music Dave Edwards, multireedist and lead alto saxophonist for the Lawrence Welk Show Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio DJ Lionel Richie, graduated from Tuskegee University, rhythm & blues singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and occasional actor Caughey Roberts, jazz alto sax player best known for his time in the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1930s
Science Keith Black, neurosurgeon George Washington Carver, botanist Adriel Johnson, biologist and faculty member at the University of Alabama in Huntsville who was killed in a mass shooting
Television Robin Roberts, anchor of Good Morning America Juel Taylor, director and screenwriter Keenen Ivory Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, director
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