Planning a trip to Birmingham? Keep an eye out for some of these celebs who were born and/or grew up in the greater Birmingham area:

Willie Mays (baseball great)
Kate Jackson (actor)
Wayne Rogers (actor)
Nell Carter (actor/singer)
John Badham (movie director)
Courtney Cox (actor)
Walker Percy (writer)
Erskine Hawkins (composer/musician)
Emmy Lou Harris (musician)
Mel Allen (actor)
Louise Fletcher (actor)
Lionel Hampton (musician)
Tallulah Bankhead (actor)
Jim Nabors (actor)
Odetta (singer)
Sun Ra (musician)
Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
Hubert Green (golfer)
Charlie Boswell (golfer)
Charles Barkley (basketball player)
Fannie Flagg (writer/actor)
Bobby Bowden (football coach)
Bobby, Donnie and Davey Allison (auto racers)
Neil Bonnett (auto racer)
Diana Ross (singer)
Heather Whitestone (former Miss America)
Piper Davis (Birmingham Black Barons)