Notable lightweight boxers include Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Héctor Camacho, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Al " Bummy " Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Artur Grigorian, Joe Gans, Miguel Ángel González, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Juan Manuel Márquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Shane Mosley, Carlos Ortiz, Manny Pacquiao, Edwin Valero, Pernell Whitaker, and Ike Williams.

" When Al was a teenager, a boxing promoter convinced him to change his nickname to " Bummy ;" the promoter felt that it sounded tougher and would draw a larger crowd.

Ambers sought a rematch, and after a tune up win over Al " Bummy " Davis, he again faced Jenkins.

As a Raider assistant, Walsh was trained in the vertical passing offense favored by Al Davis, putting Walsh in Davis's mentor Sid Gillman's coaching tree.

* 1929 – Al Davis, American football executive ( d. 2011 )

Guitarists such as Pat Martino, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, John Abercrombie, John Scofield and Mike Stern ( the latter two both alumni of the Miles Davis band ) fashioned a new language for the guitar which introduced jazz to a new generation of fans.

At the turn of the 21st century, well-established artists such as Sir Anthony Caro, Lucian Freud, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Agnes Martin, Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, and younger artists including Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Sam Gilliam, Isaac Witkin, Sean Scully, Mahirwan Mamtani, Joseph Nechvatal, Elizabeth Murray, Larry Poons, Richard Serra, Walter Darby Bannard, Larry Zox, Ronnie Landfield, Ronald Davis, Dan Christensen, Joel Shapiro, Tom Otterness, Joan Snyder, Ross Bleckner, Archie Rand, Susan Crile, and dozens of others continued to produce vital and influential paintings and sculpture.

Around 1945, Dizzy Gillespie parted ways with Parker, and Davis was hired as Gillespie's replacement in his quintet, which also featured Max Roach on drums, Al Haig ( replaced later by Sir Charles Thompson and Duke Jordan ) on piano, and Curley Russell ( later replaced by Tommy Potter and Leonard Gaskin ) on bass.

Al Davis had an enlarged photo of Joe Namath at Oakland's headquarters that depicted the quarterback sprawled out on the ground following a vicious hit from Raider defender Ben Davidson ; the photographed play was said to have broken the quarterback's jaw ( though Namath stated he had broken it on a tough piece of steak, and some claim it was Raiders defensive end Ike Lassiter who injured Namath ).

As a result of the settlement, confidential details concerning Al Davis and the ownership of the Raiders were not released to the public.

Al Davis died on October 8, 2011, at 82.

The Raiders and Al Davis have been involved in several lawsuits throughout their history, including ones against the NFL.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has inducted eleven players who made their primary contribution to professional football while with the Raiders, in addition to owner Al Davis and head coach John Madden.

The bucolic view of the Oakland foothills that baseball spectators enjoyed was replaced with a jarring view of an outfield grandstand contemptuously referred to as " Mount Davis " after Raiders ' owner Al Davis.

In the days before the game, most sports writers were speculating over whether, if the Raiders won, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would present the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the team's owner Al Davis.

In the June primary election, Davis surprised political observers by handily defeating two better funded Democratic opponents: multimillionaire airline executive Al Checchi and Jane Harman, whose husband is a multimillionaire.

The John and Ken Show in Los Angeles called Davis Gumby in response to his changing positions on issues, while Mr. KABC and Al Rantel ( also in Los Angeles ) coined the term Governor Lowbeam as a reference to his alleged mishandling of the electricity crisis and his term as Chief of Staff for Jerry Brown, who was often mocked as Governor Moonbeam.

* Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise *** attended Wittenberg University but graduated from Syracuse University 1950

Regular contributors included Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Harry Harrison, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, Bernard Krigstein, John Severin, Joe Orlando and Frank Frazetta, along with editor / artists Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein.

* Al Davis

His editors, Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman, who also drew covers and stories, gave assignments to such prominent and highly accomplished freelance artists as Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Al Williamson, Basil Wolverton, and Wally Wood.

Some of its most famous people are former Mayor Burl Laxton, Al Carolla, Bradley Gregory, Eddie Payne, Davis and Dawson families.

Some of its most famous people are former Mayor Burl Laxton, Former Police chief Franklin Church, Al Carolla, Bradley Gregory, Eddie Payne, Davis and Dawson families.

The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman.

Al Jolson, Benny Davis & Harry Akst

* Al Madrigal ( born 1971 ), American stand-up comedian and actor of Mexican descent

Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosny Al Baba was born on January 26, 1943 in Ataba, Cairo, Egypt.

Alfredo James " Al " Pacino (; born April 25, 1940 ) is an American film and stage actor and director.

Hannigan was born in Washington, D. C. She is the only child of Emilie ( Posner ) Haas, a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver .< ref >

He was born in Córdoba, Al Andalus, modern-day Spain, and died in Marrakesh, Morocco.

* Al Primo ( born 1938 ), television news executive credited with creating the Eyewitness News format

* Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani ( born 1960 ), Syrian held in Guantanamo

* Al Singleton ( born 1975 ), American football linebacker

** Daughter: H. R. H. Princess Alia bint Al Hussein ( born 1956 ).

*** His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan ( born 1963 ).

*** His Royal Highness Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan ( born 1975 ).

*** His Royal Highness Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan ( born 1981 ).

Country music pioneer Al Hopkins was born in Watauga County in 1889.

Al McCoy ( born April 26, 1933 ), sometimes nicknamed as The Voice Of The Suns, has been the radio broadcast announcer of Phoenix Suns NBA basketball games since 1972 which makes him the longest tenured broadcaster in the NBA.

Abdel-Rahman was born in the city of Al Gammaliyyah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, in 1938.

It was named Alia ( or Aalya ) after King Hussein's eldest child, Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan ( born on 13 February 1956 ).

Abraham and Elizabeth Swearingen, grandparents of Al Swearengen ( featured in the HBO series Deadwood ) settled in nearby Wapella Township, and Daniel and Keziah Swearingen-Al's parents-met and married in nearby McLean, Illinois, before moving to Mahaska County, Iowa where Al was born.

Tim Chandler ( born February 3, 1960 ) is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies ( credited as Berger Roy Al ) and The Choir.

* Al Di Meola ( born 1954 ), a highly technical, jazz fusion guitarist, attended Bergenfield High School.

* Al Besselink ( born 1922 ), professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

* Al Fisher ( born 1986 ), basketball player for Kent State University ; was named 2008 MAC PLayer of the Year.

* Al Harrington ( born 1980 ), professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

* Al Szolack ( born c. 1950 ), a member of the Washington Generals traveling basketball team during the 1974 – 75 season.