Opelika, Alabama

Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city, along with Auburn, in the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to 2005 Census estimates, the population of Opelika is 23,804.

Notable people from Opelika
Robert L. Howard Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War.
 * George Bandy - State Representative from 1994 to 2018
 * Joe Beckwith - former Major League baseball pitcher with the 1985 World Series champion Kansas City Royals
 * Brad Cotter - country music singer
 * William Dickinson - U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1993
 * Billy Hitchcock - former Atlanta Braves manager
 * Robert L. Howard - soldier of the U.S. Army
 * Roy Lee Jackson - former Major League baseball player
 * Rob Penny - playwright
 * Lee W. Smith - diplomat, U.S. State Department
 * James Voss - NASA astronaut