List of People From Alabama

Sun Ra, jazz musician (Birmingham)
Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1963 to 1971; education dean at Troy University (Troy)
Howell Raines, former New York Times editor (Birmingham)
Albert Rains, representative of Alabama's 7th congressional district (1945-1965) (Gadsden)
Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer for Rooster Teeth Productions (Mobile)
Theo Ratliff, center for the Charlotte Bobcats (Demopolis)
Wayne Ray, author/poet (Talladega; Lineville)
Ray Reach, jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer, music producer, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)
Gary Redus, baseball player (Decatur)
Scottie Reynolds, Famous collegiate basketball player at Villanova
Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State (Birmingham)
Tony Richardson, NFL player- New York Jets (Daleville)
Michael Rooker, actor (Jasper)
Rich Boy, rapper (Mobile)
Lionel Richie, singer (Tuskegee)
Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011 (Ashland)
Alex Ríos, MLB outfielder- Chicago White Sox (Coffee County)
Philip Rivers, college football star at North Carolina State University, NFL star with the San Diego Chargers (Decatur)
David Robertson, pitcher for the New York Yankees (Birmingham)
Martha Roby, representative from Alabama's 2nd congressional district since 2011 (Montgomery)
Wayne Rogers, actor (Birmingham)
Roy Rogers, former NBA player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Piston (Linden)
Frank Rose, educator, former President of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
Marie Rudisill, aka "The Fruitcake Lady", Truman Capote's aunt (Monroeville)
Jeff Rutledge, former NFL quarterback (Birmingham)
Debby Ryan, Actress (Huntsville)
DeMeco Ryans, NFL player- Philadelphia Eagles (Bessemer)