List of University of Mississippi alumni

The following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

Activists

Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, political scientist, Muslim activist
James Meredith, first black student at Ole Miss; leader in the American civil rights movement

Actors and models

Susan Akin-Lynch, Miss America 1986
Tate Ellington, actor
Cynthia Geary, actress
Anthony Herrera (1944–2011), actor
Kate Jackson, actress
Gerald McRaney, actor
Mary Ann Mobley (1939-2014), Miss America 1959; actress
Lynda Mead Shea, Miss America 1960
Tate Taylor, director of The Help
Larry A. Thompson, film producer and talent manager

Artists

William Eggleston, photographer
Ron Gorchov, artist
Glennray Tutor, photorealist painter

Athletics

Kent Austin, CFL quarterback and head coach
Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
Doby Bartling (1913–1992), college football, basketball and baseball coach
Mahesh Bhupathi, professional tennis player
George Blair, AFL defensive back
Pete Boone, college athletic director
Billy Brewer, college football coach
Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), NFL tight end, linebacker
Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback
Jeff Calhoun, major league pitcher
Mickey Callaway, major league pitcher
Van Chancellor, women's basketball coach
Chris Coghlan, major league outfielder
Charlie Conerly, NFL quarterback
James "Bus" Cook, NFL sports agent
Bill Courtney, high school football coach, subject of documentary film Undefeated
Bobby Crespino, NFL tight end
Doug Cunningham (1945-2015), NFL running back
Roland Dale, NFL end
Eagle Day, NFL punter, CFL quarterback
Tony Dees, field and track, Olympic medalist
David Dellucci, major league outfielder
Jim Dunaway, NFL defensive tackle
Perry Lee Dunn, NFL running back
Patrick Eddie, NBA basketball player
Doug Elmore (1939–2002), NFL punter
Jeff Fassero, major league pitcher
Charlie Flowers, AFL football player
John Fourcade, NFL quarterback
Bobby Franklin, NFL safety, college football coach
Rufus French, NFL tight end
Jake Gibbs, major league catcher, college baseball coach
Kline Gilbert (1930–1987), NFL offensive tackle
Jennifer Gillom, Olympic medalist, professional basketball player
Larry Grantham, NFL, AFL linebacker
Parker Hall (1916-2005), NFL quarterback
Greg Hardy, NFL defensive end
Gene Hickerson (1935-2008), NFL offensive guard
Stan Hindman, NFL defensive lineman
Von Hutchins, NFL defensive back
Peria Jerry, NFL defensive end
Bobby Kielty, professional baseball outfielder^[1]
Frank Kinard (1914–1985), NFL offensive tackle
Ken Lucas, NFL cornerback
Archie Manning, NFL quarterback
Eli Manning, NFL quarterback
Deuce McAllister, NFL running back
Dexter McCluster, NFL wide receiver
Cary Middlecoff (1921–1998), professional golfer
Michael Oher, NFL offensive tackle
Ashlee Palmer, NFL linebacker
Jermey Parnell, NFL offensive tackle
Pat "Gravy" Patterson, college baseball coach
Jimmy Patton (1933–1973), NFL defensive back
Drew Pomeranz, major league pitcher
Barney Poole (1923–2005), NFL end
James E. "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL wide receiver
Ray Poole (1921-2008), NFL end
Armintie Price, pro basketball player
Kelvin Pritchett, NFL defensive tackle
Britney Reese, long jumper, Olympic gold medalist
Carol Ross, NCAA and WNBA women's basketball coach
Jamarca Sanford, NFL safety
Seth Smith, major league outfielder
Chris Snopek, major league infielder
Savanté Stringfellow, world champion and Olympic long jumper
Marvin Terrell, AFL guard
Matt Tolbert, major league infielder
Sean Tuohy, sports commentator, restaurateur
Guy Turnbow (1908-1975), NFL tackle
Todd Wade, NFL offensive tackle
Gee Walker (1908–1981), major league outfielder
Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver
Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), major league infielder
Michael White, head men's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech
Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
Isiah Young, Olympic sprinter

Authors

Howard Bahr, novelist
Larry Brown (1951-2004), author
Hubert Creekmore (1907-1966), author
Ellen Douglas (pen name of Josephine Haxton, 1921-2012), novelist
Winifred Hamrick Farrar (1923-2010), Mississippi poet laureate^[2]
John Faulkner (1901–1963), plain-style writer, brother of William Faulkner
William Faulkner (1897-1962), author, Nobel laureate
John Grisham, author, attorney, state representative
Carolyn Haines, author
Greg Iles, novelist, screenwriter
Florence King, humorist and political columnist (attended graduate school but did not complete the program)
Prakash Kona, essayist, poet
Florence Mars (1923-2006), author
Melany Neilson, author
Stel Pavlou, British author, screenwriter (studied as an exchange student)
Genevieve Pou (1919-2007), author
Patrick D. Smith, author
Robert Bruce Smith, IV, Mississippi historian
Donna Tartt, author
Stark Young, playwright, novelist, and drama critic

Business figures

Jim Barksdale, CEO, Netscape
Harold Burson, founder of global PR/public affairs firm Burson-Marsteller
Dixie Carter, President of TNA Entertainment
Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910-1998), founder of Hospital Corporation of America
Bill Jordan, designer of Realtree camouflage
Leslie Lampton, founder of Ergon^[3]
William Bonner McCarty, founder of Jitney Jungle Stores of America
Leigh Anne Tuohy, interior designer; entrepreneur; wife of Sean Tuohy

Educators

John L. Crain, president of Southeastern Louisiana University
Charles Betts Galloway (1849-1909), Methodist bishop
James Bruton Gambrell (1841-1921), president of Mercer University
Daniel Jones, physician, UM chancellor
Robert Khayat, UM chancellor
Rory Lee, clergyman, college president
Edward Mayes (1846-1917), UM chancellor
William David McCain (1907–1993), segregationist spokesman, president of University of Southern Mississippi
James L. McCorkle, Jr., agricultural historian
Thomas K. McCraw (1940-2012), business historian
Milburn Price, hymnologist, music educator
Frederick G. Slabach, president of Texas Wesleyan University

Journalists and media figures

Sharon Alfonsi, ABC News reporter
Chris Berry, iHeartMedia
Ben Ferguson, radio host and commentator
John Fortenberry, film and television director
Ron Franklin, ESPN broadcaster
Angela McGlowan, political commentator
Donald C. Simmons, Jr., documentary filmmaker and author
Shepard Smith, host of The Fox Report
Curtis Wilkie, author, journalist

Jurists and attorneys

Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals judge
Neal Biggers, U.S. district judge
Debra M. Brown, U.S. district judge
George C. Carlson, Jr., chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court^[4]
Charles Clark (1925-2011), U.S. Court of Appeals judge
Glen H. Davidson (born 1941), U.S. district judge
Bobby DeLaughter, prosecutor, judge
Jess H. Dickinson, associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Jim Hood, Mississippi attorney general
Charles Bowen Howry (1844-1928), assistant U.S. attorney general, court of claims judge
E. Grady Jolly, U.S. Court of Appeals judge
Ann Hannaford Lamar, associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Michael P. Mills, U.S. district judge
Mike Moore, Mississippi attorney general
Charles W. Pickering, U.S. district judge^[5]
Michael K. Randolph, associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Richard Scruggs, trial attorney
Keith Starrett, federal judge
Phil Stone (1893-1967), attorney
William L. Waller, Jr., chief justice, Mississippi Supreme Court

Military figures

Charles P. Hall (1886-1953), lieutenant general, World War II
Paul V. Hester, air force general
John S. McCain, Sr. (1884-1945), U.S. Navy admiral

Musicians

Mildred Allen, operatic soprano
Mose Allison, jazz and blues pianist
Glen Ballard, songwriter, producer
Colour Revolt, indie rock band
Caroline Herring, singer, songwriter
Guy Hovis, singer
Josh Kelley, musician
George McConnell, guitarist, musician
Rivers Rutherford, country songwriter
John Stirratt, bassist (The Hilltops, Wilco)
Nancy Van de Vate, composer
Jim Weatherly, singer-songwriter

Physicians

Carlos Manuel Chavez, heart surgeon
Garth Fisher, plastic surgeon
John C. Fleming, physician, U.S. representative
Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910–1998), cardiologist, founder of Hospital Corporation of America
Arthur Guyton, physiologist, author of Textbook of Medical Physiology
Edward Hill, family physician, AMA president

Politicians

Thomas Abernethy (1903–1998), U.S. representative
William Allain (1928-2013), governor
John Mills Allen (1846–1917), U.S. representative
Chapman L. Anderson (1845–1924), U.S. representative
Rick Austin, Georgia state representative
Haley Barbour, governor
Ross Barnett (1898-1987), governor
Wesley T. Bishop (born 1967), Louisiana state representative
Edward S. Bopp (born 1930), pharmacist, attorney, Louisiana state representative
Leon Bramlett, Republican politician
Earl L. Brewer (1869-1942), governor
Ed Bryant, U.S. representative from Tennessee
T. Jeff Busby (1884-1964), U.S. representative
Millard F. Caldwell (1897-1984), governor of Florida
Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (1862–1944), U.S. representative
Thomas C. Catchings (1847–1927), U.S. representative
Marvin Childers (born 1961), Arkansas state representative
Travis Childers, U.S. representative
Thad Cochran, U.S. senator
James Collier (1872-1933), U.S. representative
Ross A. Collins (1880-1968), U.S. representative
Robert H. Conn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Martin Sennett Conner (1891-1950), governor
Walter M. Denny (1853-1926), U.S. representative
Aubert C. Dunn (1896-1987), U.S. representative
Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee
Brad Dye, lieutenant governor
James O. Eastland, U.S. senator
Cliff Finch (1927-1986), governor
John C. Fleming, U.S. representative from Louisiana
William Webster Franklin, U.S. representative
Evelyn Gandy, lieutenant governor
Gregg Harper, U.S. representative
Jim Herring, former state chairman of Mississippi Republican Party
Jon Hinson (1942–1995), U.S. representative
Jim Hood, state attorney general
Kenny Hulshof, U.S. representative from Missouri
Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (1916-1985), governor
Trent Lott, U.S. senator
William F. Love (1850-1898), U.S. representative
Ray Mabus, governor of Mississippi; Secretary of the Navy
Dan R. McGehee (1883-1962), U.S. representative
Frank A. McLain (1852-1920), U.S. representative
Hernando Money (1839–1912), U.S. senator
Mike Moore, state attorney general
Stanford Morse (1926-2002), state senator
Henry L. Muldrow (1837-1905), U.S. representative
Ronnie Musgrove, governor
Rita Potts Parks (born 1962), state senator
Chip Pickering, U.S. representative
Charles K. Pringle, state representative
John E. Rankin (1882–1960), U.S. representative
Lee M. Russell (1875-1943), governor
Jeanne Shaheen, governor of New Hampshire; U.S. senator
Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of Dominica
Frank E. Smith (1918-1997), U.S. representative
Larry Speakes (1939-2014), presidential press secretary
Hubert D. Stephens (1875–1946), U.S. senator
William V. Sullivan (1857–1918), U.S. senator
Kirk Talbot, Louisiana state representative
Gray Tollison, state senator
William W. Venable (1880-1948), U.S. representative
A.C. Wharton, mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
Hugh L. White (1881-1965), governor
Jamie Whitten (1910-1995), U.S representative
William Madison Whittington (1878-1962), U.S. representative
Roger Wicker, U.S. senator
John Bell Williams (1918-1983), governor
William Winter, governor
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (1855–1915), U.S. representative

Scientists

Weston Fulton, meteorologist and inventor
Bill Parsons, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center^[6]
Pedro Rodriguez, director of test laboratory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

References

↑ "Bobby Kielty Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
↑ "Winifred H. Farrar". Meridian Star. November 14, 2010.
↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Leslie-Lampton_P6JQ.html
↑ "Retirement ceremony for Presiding Justice George C. Carlson Jr." (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2013.
↑ "Charles W. Pickering, Sr.". fjc.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
↑ "NASA - Biography of William W. (Bill) Parsons". Nasa.gov. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

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