List of Auburn University people

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The list of Auburn University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Auburn University.

1 Alumni
2 Former students
3 Faculty
4 References

[edit] Alumni

Walter Merritt Riggs (1892); president of Clemson University (1910-1924), "father of Clemson football";
Luther Duncan (1900 and 1907); 4-H pioneer, Cooperative Extension administrator; Auburn University President.
Gen. Holland Smith (1901); United States Marine Corps General, "father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare"
P. O. Davis (1916); Agricultural Editor, radio pioneer, Alabama Extension Service director, and national agricultural leader and spokesman
Major Gen. Wilton B. Persons (1916); Special Adviser to President Eisenhower
William Spratling (1921); silversmith and artist, "father of Mexican silver"
Gordon Persons (1922); Governor of Alabama, 1951-1955
James Harrison (1925); Founder of Harco Drugs, which later merged with Rite Aid
Kenneth R. Giddens (1931); director of Voice of America and founder of WKRG-TV, Inc. in Mobile, Alabama
Ralph "Shug" Jordan (1932); National Championship Winning Coach of Auburn Tigers Football Team
Jimmy Hitchcock (1932); Pro baseball player; former Auburn assistant football coach, head baseball coach, and trustee
Billy Hitchcock (1938); Former pro baseball player, coach, manager, and scout
Paul Rudolph (1940); architect, chairman of Yale Department of Architecture - 1958 to 1965
E. T. York Jr. (1942); former Alabama Cooperative Extension System director; Chancellor emeritus of the State University System of Florida
John M. Harbert (1946); businessman, philanthropist
Hal Herring (1948); Pro football player and coach
Alvin Vogtle - World War II fighter pilot who inspired Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape
Vince Dooley (1954, M. His 1963); University of Georgia Head Football Coach 1964-1988, Athletic Director 1979-2004
Hank Hartsfield (1954); astronaut, STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A
Clifton Williams (1954); Gemini astronaut, test pilot
Millard Fuller (1957); founder of Habitat for Humanity
Fob James (1957); Governor of Alabama, 1979-1983, 1995-1999
Carl Mundy Jr. (1957); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1991-1995)
Jim Phillips (football player) (1957); Three time NFL Pro-Bowler
Ken Mattingly (1958); astronaut, Apollo 13 (pulled), Apollo 16 (spacewalk), STS-4, STS-51-C
Anne Rivers Siddons (1958); best-selling author
Samuel Ginn (1959); wireless communications pioneer and former chairman, Vodafone.
Toni Tennille (1962); award winning singer, half of the singing group "The Captain & Tennille."
Dr. Lester Crawford (1963); former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner.
Richard Myers (1967, M.S.); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the United States of America
Joe Forehand (1971); Chairman, Accenture
James Voss (1972); astronaut, STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, ISS
Pat Sullivan (1972); 1971 Heisman trophy winner
Hugh Shelton (1973, M.S.); retired general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (US) from 1997-2001
Jimmy Johnson (1974); cartoonist, "Arlo and Janis"
Samuel Mockbee (1974); architect, founder of Auburn's Rural Studio, 2004 AIA Gold Medal
Kathryn Thornton (1974); astronaut, second US woman in space, spacewalk, STS-33, STS-73
Thom Gossom Jr (1975); actor
Cynthia Tucker (1976); syndicated columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor, Pulitzer Prize winner
Jan Davis (1977); astronaut, STS-47, STS-60
Rheta Grimsley Johnson (1977); syndicated newspaper columnist
Paul Saia (1978); businessman and father, American Cancer Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Ali Abdelghany (1980); Egyptian academic and prominent marine biologist
Bill Holbrook (1980); cartoonist, "On The Fast Track", "Safe Havens" and "Kevin & Kell"
James Brooks (1980); 4-time pro bowl NFL running back
Donda West (1980, Ph.D); mother to rapper Kanye West, former chair of English department at Chicago State University.[1]
Rowdy Gaines (1982); Olympic gold medalist, world record holder and television sports commentator
Timothy D. Cook (1982); Apple Computer COO
Tim Dorsey (1983); author
Kevin Greene (1985); Pro-Bowl NFL linebacker and WCW pro wrestler
Donald J. Boudreaux (1986); economist
Chuck Person (1986); NBA forward, 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year
Harold D. Melton (1988); Georgia Supreme Court Justice, 2005-current
Jimmy Wales (1989); founder of Wikipedia
Mark Thornton (1989 Ph.D.); economist
Kimberly Page (1990); American actress & professional wrestling valet
Travis S. Taylor (1991); science fiction author.
Susan Whitson (1991); Press Secretary, Office of First Lady Laura Bush
Bo Jackson (1992); 1985 Heisman trophy winner, former professional football and baseball player
Johnny Micheal Spann (1992); first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
Ace Atkins (1994); Author and journalist
Eric O'Neill (1995); FBI Investigative Specialist who played a pivotal role in the investigation and arrest of his fellow agent, Robert Hanssen, for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and Russia. The story is the subject of the 2007 film Breach, in which O'Neill is portrayed by Ryan Phillippe.
Willie Anderson (1996); NFL offensive tackle
Chad Boswell (1998); Christian Music Artist
Mark Spencer (1999); President and CEO, Digium. Creator of Asterisk PBX.
Stephen Huss (2000); 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion - the first ever as a qualifier
Rob Bironas (2000); professional football player
Roderick Hood (2003); professional football player
Carnell Williams (2004); professional football player and 2005 NFL first round draft pick
Ronnie Brown (2004); professional football player and first round NFL draft pick
Jason Campbell (2004); professional football player and first round NFL draft pick
Carlos Rogers (2004); professional football player and first round NFL draft pick
Kirsty Coventry (2006); Olympic gold medal swimmer
Richard Marcinko (M.A. Political Science); founder U.S. Navy SEAL Team SIX and Red Cell; author of Rogue Warrior and several other fictional and non-fictional books.
Big Bill Morganfield (Communications); blues singer and guitarist

[edit] Former students

Charles Barkley; former professional basketball player (joined the NBA after his junior year in 1984)
John Mengelt; former NBA player 1971-1981 and network ABC basketball analyst
Jimmy Buffett; singer/songwriter (attended Auburn and was a pledge of Sigma Pi Fraternity, but graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi)
Jon Coffelt attended Auburn in 1986 - New York Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Taylor Hicks; singer, American Idol season five winner
Victoria Jackson; comedian of Saturday Night Live fame (attended Auburn for one year but graduated from Furman University)
Frank Thomas; professional baseball player
Rudi Johnson; NFL running back
Takeo Spikes; NFL linebacker
Brandon Jacobs; NFL running back
Red Smith (1912); Major League Baseball third baseman for Brooklyn.

[edit] Faculty

Wayne Flynt; Professor Emeritus; a leading authority on Alabaman history and Baptist history in Alabama. The author of eleven books, including the Pulitzer Prize nominated Poor But Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites.
Krystyna Kuperberg; mathematician, known for creating a counterexample to the Seifert conjecture.
Ronald A. Putt, Associate Research Professor at Center for Microfibrous Materials Manufacturing (CM3)^[1], Department of Chemical Engineering, known for his research about systems for microalgae cultivation and harvesting and algal fuel. ^[2]
Roderick Long; libertarian political commentator.
James Voss; former US astronaut and veteran of five spaceflights; teaching courses on Space Mission Design.