List of University of Memphis people

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The following is a list of notable University of Memphis people, including alumni, notable faculty members and administrators, and others affiliated with the University of Memphis.

Notable alumni

Government, public service, and public policy

• Thomas G. Carpenter - former President of the University of Memphis^[1]
• Robert N. Clement - former U.S. Congressman^[2]
• Bernice Donald - Judge, United States district court^[3]
• John Ford - Tennessee politician^[4]
• Willie Herenton - Mayor, City of Memphis^[5]
• Ed Jackson, Republican state senator.^[6]
• James F. Kyle - State Senator, Tennessee Legislature^[7]
• Curtis S. Person, Jr. - former State Senator, Tennessee Legislature^[8]
• Van B. Poole (Class of 1958) -- former member of both houses of the Florida Legislature^[9]
• J. Millard Smith - former President of the University of Memphis
• Fred Thompson - actor and former U.S. Senator^[10]

Literature, arts, and media

• Kathy Bates - actress
• Dixie Carter - actress^[11]
• Kellye Cash - Miss America 1987^[12]
• Eric Jerome Dickey - author^[13]
• John Dye - actor^[14]
• Barbara Walker Hummel - Miss America 1947^[15]
• Dickey Lee - recording artist and songwriter^[16]
• Terry Manning - music producer^[17]
• William Sanderson - actor^[18]
• Lynda Mead Shea - Miss America 1960
• Cybill Shepherd - actress
• J. Karen Thomas - actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville)^[19]
• Pat Kerr Tigrett - fashion designer^[20]
• Trenyce - singer, American Idol finalist
• Basil White - standup comedian

Business

• Martin Belz - President of Belz Enterprises
• William Dunavant - Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises^[21]
• R. Brad Martin - Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated

Athletics

• Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB^[22]
• Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA^[23]
• Earl Barron – NBA^[24]
• Will Barton - Denver Nuggets , NBA^[25]
• William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA
• Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL^[26]
• Antonio Burks – NBA^[27]
• Mike Butler - professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars^[28]
• Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA^[29]
• Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA^[30]
• Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA^[31]
• Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA^[32]
• Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA
• T. J. Frier – football player^[33]
• Stephen Gostkowski- New England Patriots, NFL^[34]
• Earnest Gray, NFL, New York Giants
• Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA^[35]
• Anfernee Hardaway – NBA^[36]
• Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB^[37]
• Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA^[38]
• Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA^[39]
• Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA^[40]
• Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State
• Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE^[41]
• Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL^[42]
• Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA^[43]
• James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL
• Steve Matthews - Kansas City Chiefs, NFL^[44]
• Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA^[45]
• Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL^[46]
• Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders^[47]
• Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA^[48]
• Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA^[49]
• Harry Schuh - All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers^[50]
• Jack Smith – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL^[51]
• Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL^[52]
• Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA^[53]
• Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB^[54]
• David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA
• Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA^[55]
• Darius Washington – NBA^[56]
• Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA^[57]
• Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA^[58]
• DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburg Steelers, NFL^[59]
• Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA^[60]
• Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL^[61]
• Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL^[62]
• Keith Wright, NFL, Cleveland Browns
• Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA^[63]
• Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA^[64]

Notable professors and scholars

• Richard Bausch - novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis^[65]
• Béla Bollobás – mathematician; known for his work in combinatorics; Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers' dissertation advisor^[66]
• Peter J. Brand - Egyptologist^[67]
• Jack Cooper - jazz composer, arranger^[68]
• Ralph Faudree – mathematician with a focus on Ramsey theory; provost of the university^[69]
• Stan Franklin – cognitive scientist; proponent of artificial consciousnesshttp://www.cs.memphis.edu/~franklin/]
• Arthur C. Graesser – cognitive psychologist; editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology^[70]
• Jessie Mae Hemphill- electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in Southern music^[71]
• Benjamin Hooks - civil rights leader^[72]
• John Lee - author, professor of English
• Michael Leff - scholar of rhetoric^[73]
• Cecil C. Rousseau – mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics^[74]
• Rebecca Skloot - New York Times bestselling science writer, professor of English^[75]

Coaches

• John Calipari - Kentucky basketball coach coach^[76]
• Dana Kirk - Memphis basketball coach^[77]
• Josh Pastner - Memphis basketball coach^[78]
• Tic Price - Memphis basketball coach^[79]

Other

• Stan Bronson, Jr. - Guinness World Record holder batboy for Memphis Tigers baseball^[80]

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