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- Bo Jackson, multi-sport athlete (Bessemer)
- Kate Jackson, actress (Birmingham)
- Katherine Jackson, mother of Jackson 5 (Barbour County)
- Tarvaris Jackson, NFL player- Minnesota Vikings (Montgomery)
- Sonny James, country music singer (Hackleburg)
- Mae C. Jemison, astronaut (Decatur)
- Desmond Jennings, MLB player- Tampa Bay Rays (Birmingham)
- Jerrel Jernigan, NFL player- New York Giants (Eufaula)
- Chanter Johnson, Social Security Claims Authorizer extraordinaire (Hamilton)
- Frank Minis Johnson, federal judge (Haleyville)
- Jamey Johnson, Country Music Star (Montgomery)
- Lonnie Johnson, inventor (Mobile)
- Michael Johnson, NFL player- Cincinnati Bengals (Selma)
- Dean Jones, actor (Decatur)
- Orlando Jones, actor (Mobile)
- Julio Jones, NFL player- Atlanta Falcons (Foley)
- Robbie Jones, NFL player- New York Giants (Demopolis)
- Walter Jones, American football player (Aliceville)
- Lee Roy Jordan, American football player- University of Alabama football- Dallas Cowboys (Excel)
- Ralph "Shug" Jordan, legendary head football coach- Auburn University-(Selma)
- Tom Joyner, radio personality (Tuskegee)
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