Notable Births & Deaths for Mobile ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Mobile. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Hank Aaron
  • Born: Henry Louis Aaron
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Mobile on February 5, 1934 (a Monday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on January 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 86. He is buried at South View Cemetery (Fulton County, Georgia).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hank Aaron<1>
• Tommie Lee Aaron
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Mobile on August 5, 1939 (a Saturday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on August 16, 1984 (a Thursday) at the age of 45. He is buried at Catholic Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tommie Lee Aaron<1>
• Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
  • Author. She was born in Mobile on April 2, 1860 (a Monday) and died in Syracuse (NY) on August 2, 1936 (a Sunday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Onondaga County, New York).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews<1>
• Billy Bang
  • Born: William Vincent Walker
  • Musician. He was born in Mobile on September 20, 1947 (a Saturday) and died in Bronx (NY) on April 11, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Billy Bang<1>
• Alva Erskine Stirling Smith Belmont
  • Suffragette. She was born in Mobile on January 17, 1853 (a Monday) and died in Paris (France) on January 26, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alva Erskine Stirling Smith Belmont<1>
• Jean Byron
  • Born: Imogene Audette Burkhart
  • Actress. She was born in Paducah (KY) on December 10, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Mobile on February 3, 2006 (a Friday) at the age of 80. She is buried at Mobile Memorial Gardens (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jean Byron<1>
• Thomas Cooper De Leon
  • Author. He was born in Columbia (SC) on May 21, 1839 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile on March 19, 1914 (a Thursday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Cooper De Leon<1>
• John Lewis Dodge, Jr.
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bolivar (TN) on April 27, 1889 (a Saturday) and died in Mobile on June 19, 1916 (a Monday) at the age of 27. He is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery (Jefferson County, Kentucky).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Lewis Dodge, Jr.<1>
• Calvin Robert 'Cal' Ellison
  • Actor. He was born in Jacksonville (FL) on May 14, 1925 (a Thursday) and died in Semmes (AL) on November 15, 2010 (a Monday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Mobile Memorial Gardens (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Semmes is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Mobile.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Calvin Robert 'Cal' Ellison<1>
• Harry Curtis 'Harry Love' Galbreath
  • Professional football. He was born in Clarksville (TN) on January 1, 1965 (a Friday) and died in Mobile on July 27, 2010 (a Tueday) at the age of 45.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Curtis 'Harry Love' Galbreath<1>
• Phil Gordon
  • Born: Phil Gulley
  • Actor, dialect coach. He was born in Meridian (MS) on May 5, 1916 (a Friday) and died in Mobile on June 15, 2010 (a Tueday) at the age of 94.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Gordon<1>
• Bernard William 'Bernie' Graham
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Beloit (WI) on February 10, 1863 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile on October 30, 1886 (a Saturday) at the age of 23.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bernard William 'Bernie' Graham<1>
• Lil Greenwood
  • Singer. She was born in Prichard (AL) on November 18, 1924 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile on July 19, 2011 (a Tueday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Catholic Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Prichard is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest of Mobile.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lil Greenwood<1>
• Vivian Malone Jones
  • Social reformer. She was born in Mobile on July 15, 1942 (a Wednesday) and died in Atlanta (GA) on October 13, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 63. She is buried at Westview Cemetery (Fulton County, Georgia).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Vivian Malone Jones<1>
• William March
  • Born: William Edward Campbell
  • Author. He was born in Mobile on September 18, 1894 (a Tueday) and died in New Orleans (LA) on May 15, 1954 (a Saturday) at the age of 59.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William March<1>
• Fayard Nicolas
  • Full name: Fayard Antonio Nicolas
  • Tap dancer, entertainer. He was born in Mobile on October 20, 1914 (a Tueday) and died in Burbank (CA) on January 24, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 91.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fayard Nicolas<1>
• Satchel Paige
  • Major League and Negro League Baseball. He was born in Mobile on July 7, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on June 8, 1982 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery (Jackson County, Missouri).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Satchel Paige<1>
• Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe
  • Negro League Baseball. He was born in Mobile on July 7, 1902 (a Monday) and died in Chicago (IL) on August 11, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 103. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe<1>
• Donald Francis Reese, Sr.
  • Professional football. He was born in Mobile on September 4, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Mobile on September 18, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 52.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald Francis Reese, Sr.<1>
• Joe Sewell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Titus (AL) on October 9, 1898 (a Sunday) and died in Mobile on March 6, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Sewell<1>
• Eddie 'The Brat' Stanky
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on September 3, 1915 (a Friday) and died in Fairhope (AL) on June 6, 1999 (a Sunday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Catholic Cemetery (Mobile County, Alabama).
  • Fairhope is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Mobile.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eddie 'The Brat' Stanky<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mobile: www.cityofmobile.org/

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/