List of Auburn University people
The list of Auburn University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Auburn University.
Notable Alumni
Academia
Arts and Humanities
Athletics
- 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
- Hal Herring (1948); Pro football player and coach
- James Brooks (1980); 4-time pro bowl NFL running back
- Jim Phillips (1957); Three time NFL Pro-Bowler
- Pat Sullivan (1972); 1971 Heisman trophy winner
- Rowdy Gaines (1982); Olympic gold medalist, world record holder and television sports commentator
- Randy Campbell (1984);1983 SEC Championship Quarterback, President of Campbell Wealth Management, LLC
- Kevin Greene (1985); Pro-Bowl NFL linebacker and WCW pro wrestler
- Chuck Person (1986); NBA forward, 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year
- Bo Jackson (1992); 1985 Heisman trophy winner, former professional football and baseball player
- Stephen Huss (2000); 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion — the first ever as a qualifier
- Willie Anderson (1996); NFL offensive tackle
- Mark Bellhorn (1997); major league baseball player (played for World Series winning Red Sox in 2004)
- Jason Dufner (2000); PGA Tour Player
- 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 for Zimbabwe
- Margaret Hoelzer (Psychology); Olympic medalist (100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, and 4x100 Medley Relay)
- Cam Newton (2011); 1st overall draft pick in 2011 NFL Draft
Business and Economics
Coaches
- Ralph "Shug" Jordan (1932); National Championship Winning Coach of Auburn Tigers Football Team
- Vince Dooley (1954, M. His 1963); University of Georgia Head Football Coach 1964-1988, Athletic Director 1979-2004
- Tim Beckman (1989 M.A.) Head Coach Illinois
- Will Muschamp (1996 M.A) Head football coach of University of Florida
- Erk Russell (1946. B.A.) (1949M.A) Football Coach at Georgia Southern 1981-1989
Government and Politics
Other Notable Alumni
- Gen. Holland Smith (1901); United States Marine Corps General, "father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare"
- James Harrison (1925); Founder of Harco Drugs, which later merged with Rite Aid
- Miller Reese Hutchison (1897); Inventor of the electric hearing aid and Klaxon automobile horn
- Kenneth R. Giddens (1931); director of Voice of America and founder of WKRG-TV, Inc. in Mobile, Alabama
- Alvin Vogtle - World War II fighter pilot who inspired Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape
- Hank Hartsfield (1954); astronaut, STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A
- Clifton Williams (1954); Gemini astronaut, test pilot
- George F. Kirchoff (1955); Inventor of the automobile airbag [1]
- Eugene Sledge (1955); World War II Marine; author of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
- Carl Mundy Jr. (1957); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1991–1995)
- Ken Mattingly (1958); astronaut, Apollo 13 (pulled), Apollo 16 (spacewalk), STS-4, STS-51-C
- Byron Lavoy Cockrell (1957); aeronautical engineer and rocket scientist
- Dr. Lester Crawford (1963); former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner.
- "Sandy" Purdon (1967) active in America's Cup sailing.
- Tom Hardy (designer) (1970); design strategist and former corporate head of the IBM Design Program [2]
- James Voss (1972); astronaut, STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, ISS
- Hugh Shelton (1973, M.S.); retired general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (US) from 1997–2001
- Gerald Roush (1968 B.A., 1973 M.A.); Ferrari historian, publisher of the Ferrari Market Letter
- 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
- Robert E. Bailey (1975); U.S. Air Force general
- Charles Durward Griffin (1975); biomedical engineer, member of the Alabama Engineers Hall of Fame as of 2006[update][3]
- Cynthia Tucker (1976); syndicated columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Jan Davis (1977); astronaut, STS-47, STS-60
- Donda West (1980, Ph.D); mother to rapper Kanye West, former chair of English department at Chicago State University.[4]
- Damon R. Eubank (1984]; Kentucky historian
- Johnny Micheal Spann (1992); first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
- 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.
- Major General James Livingston- USMC Medal of Honor recipient
Former Students
Faculty
References