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Famous People from Alabama

Can you name these famous Alabamians based on a short clue?
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Last updated: January 8, 2020
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First submittedMarch 30, 2012
Times taken12,450
Average score46.7%
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Clue
Hometown
Answer
Refused to give up her seat on the bus
Montgomery
Rosa Parks
He broke Babe Ruth's career home run record
Mobile
Hank Aaron
Legendary Alabama football coach with a houndstooth hat
Tuscaloosa
Bear Bryant
Governor who said "segregation forever" governor
Clio
George Wallace
Old time country singer of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Montgomery
Hank Williams
Athlete who "knows" multiple sports
Bessemer
Bo Jackson
Deaf and blind woman who graduated from college
Tuscumbia
Helen Keller
Author of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Monroeville
Harper Lee
Greatest pitcher in Negro League history
Mobile
Satchel Paige
Jazz age figure, first name Zelda
Montgomery
Zelda Fitzgerald
A basketball player, not a role model
Leeds
Charles Barkley
Jazz singer of "L-O-V-E" and "Unforgettable"
Montgomery
Nat King Cole
Secretary of State from 2005–2009
Birmingham
Condoleezza Rice
Singer who danced on the ceiling
Tuskegee
Lionel Richie
Skinny actress from "Friends"
Mountain Brook
Courteney Cox
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Level 46
Mar 30, 2012
Haha... I live in Alabama now, and we had to take Alabama history and write reports on famous people from Alabama. I still only got 8/15....
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Level 68
Mar 30, 2012
I'm from Alabama. Got 12/15. Should be 100%. Grr. :/
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Level 45
Dec 5, 2014
Naww stop knocking Alabama guys, just do the quiz and have fun! I'm not from there (or the USA) but I just love those 'bama accents
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Level 48
Aug 17, 2019
Sweet Home Alabama

no offensive

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Level 77
Feb 19, 2021
Love that song!
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Level 82
Aug 17, 2019
Misread the title as famous Albanians and wondered if I'd get any of 'em.
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Level 66
Aug 17, 2019
John Belushi?
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Level 87
Jun 27, 2022
Adil Hoxha? ;)
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Level 88
Jun 27, 2022
Mother Teresa?
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Level 60
Aug 17, 2019
alabama
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Level 74
Aug 17, 2019
not a complaint, but sometimes an iconic first name or nickname gets the answer. I thought "Bo" would have done it - especially given the clue. I think qm is a bigger fan of basketball than of baseball or football and maybe more of those are added?
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Level 67
Aug 18, 2019
I tried "Bo" too, just because of what the clue is.
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Level 43
Aug 18, 2019
Paul Bryant is not from Alabama, but from Arkansas.
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Level 88
Aug 19, 2019
Yea, no way Bryant should be on the this list. As far as I know never was in the state of Alabama until he went to college there. Definitely better answers are out there.
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Level 80
Oct 13, 2021
Bear Bryant is a legend in Alabama though, and he is most associated with being one of the best coaches the Crimson Tide ever had.
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Level 91
Sep 27, 2021
Maybe a bit niche but Alabama makes me think of Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day; the guy does have 10M subscribers though so maybe counts as famous?
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Level 80
Oct 13, 2021
I was hoping to see a question about Tallulah Bankhead, but I supposed she's fairly obscure outside Huntsville, AL.
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Level 65
Jun 27, 2022
Barkley is a role model too. One of the greatest personalities in basketball ever!!!
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Level 65
Jun 27, 2022
Really? Skinny actress from Friends? You couldn't think of any other description for Courtney Cox? No other clue contained physical descriptions, seems highly unnecessary to comment on her body. You could include any of her other acting roles instead, I'm sure people would know that something along the lines of "Friends and Scream actress" means Courtney Cox.
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Level 62
Jun 27, 2022
I agree. Why the need to insult her body. Skinny means 'unattractively thin'. I'd regard her slim, which was the case for other Friends actresses.
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Level 69
Jun 27, 2022
I would have preferred "Played Monica Geller on Friends" for this one. The description was just way too vague if you ask me.
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Level 82
Apr 6, 2023
I assumed it was a reference to her character on Friends who was a "fat kid" but became "skinny" as an adult.
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Level 74
Jun 27, 2022
Anyone else get really confused by the name of the holiday and the picture of the quiz for a second???
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Level 80
Jun 27, 2022
The governor from Clio clue appears to unnecessarily duplicate the word governor.
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Level 36
Jun 27, 2022
add Drew Durnil : youtuber with more than 1M subscribers living in California
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Level 26
Jun 29, 2022
I guessed him lol
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Level 79
Dec 2, 2022
I guessed Jamiroquai for the dancing on the ceiling question because of "Virtual Insanity", had no idea for that one.