Bessemer, Alabama

Bessemer is a city in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a suburb of Birmingham near Hueytown. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census.

 Notable residents 
 Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver
 Alex Bradford, composer, singer, arranger, and choir director
 Mildred Brown, journalist
 Earl Cochran Jr., NFL player
 Thornton Dial, African-American folk artist
 Virginia Hill, actress, mob courier and girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel
 Frank House, born in Bessemer, major league baseball player
 Bo Jackson, NFL football and MLB baseball player
 Kerry Rhodes, NFL player
 Diana Ross, singer
 Demeco Ryans, NFL player
 Glenn Shadix, American actor
 Sun Ra, Avant-garde jazz musician and metaphysical progressive
 Tim Ward, philanthropist
 Corey White, NFL player
 Jack Whitten, abstract painter
 Andre Williams, singer and producer

 References 

Category:Cities in Alabama
Category:1887 establishments in the United States
Category:1880s establishments in Alabama