List of University of Mississippi alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Activism
- James Meredith, first black student at Ole Miss; leader in the American civil rights movement
Art/Painting
Business
Academics
Law
- Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale, United States Federal Court of Appeals Judge
- Neal Biggers, United States Federal Judge
- George C. Carlson, Jr., Presiding Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Jess H. Dickinson, Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Jim Hood, B.A. and Law (1988), Attorney general of Mississippi
- E. Grady Jolly United States Federal Court of Appeals Judge
- Ann Hannaford Lamar, Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Michael P. Mills, United States Federal Judge
- William Allen Pepper, United States Federal District Judge
- Michael K. Randolph, Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, noted trial attorney
- Keith Starrett, United States Federal Judge
- William L. Waller, Jr., Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
Literary
- Larry Brown, author
- William Faulkner, Nobel Prize in Literature
- John Grisham, author; attorney; former Mississippi representative
- Carolyn Haines, author
- Florence King, humorist and political columnist (attended graduate school but did not complete the program)
- Florence L. Mars, author of Witness in Philadelphia, about the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
- Stel Pavlou, author, screenwriter. (studied as an exchange student)
- Donna Tartt, author
- Greg Iles, best-selling author
- Genevieve Pou, author
- Robert Bruce Smith, IV, Mississippi historian and writer
Miss America
Medical
- Dr. Garth Fisher, plastic surgeon
- Dr. John C. Fleming, physician, coroner, author, a United States House of Representatives from Louisiana
- Dr. Edward Hill, Former American Medical Association President
- Dr. Daniel Jones, Former American Heart Association President, current UM Chancellor
- Dr. Carlos Manuel Chavez, heart surgeon.
- Dr. Leonard McCoy, fictional physician, surgeon, psychologist, exobiologist
Military
Music
Politics
- Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, former Howard University professor and federal prisoner
- William A. Allain, former Mississippi Governor (1984-88)
- Reuben Anderson, first African American Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
- Rick Austin, Georgia State Congressman, professor at Piedmont College
- Haley Barbour, former Republican National Committee chairman and current Mississippi governor
- Ross Barnett, 52nd Governor of Mississippi
- Ed Bryant, former U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1995-2003)
- Travis Childers, current U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Thad Cochran, current U.S. Senator
- Dr. Winfield Dunn, former Governor of Tennessee (1971-75)
- James O. Eastland, former U.S. Senator (1943-79)
- Cliff Finch, former Governor of Mississippi (1976-80)
- John C. Fleming, Current United States representative
- Evelyn Gandy, former Lt. Governor of Mississippi (1976-80); First female elected to statewide office
- Gregg Harper, current U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Jim Hood, current attorney general of Mississippi
- Kenny Hulshof, current U.S. Representative from Missouri (1996-present)
- Paul B. Johnson, Jr., a United States Democratic Mississippi politician
- Trent Lott, former U.S. Senator
- Ray Mabus, former governor of Mississippi; former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; current Secretary of the Navy
- Mike Moore, former Mississippi attorney general
- Ronnie Musgrove, former governor of Mississippi; current Ole Miss professor
- Chip Pickering, former United States representative
- Lenore Prather, former female Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
- Jeanne Shaheen, first female governor of New Hampshire; current U.S. senator
- Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica
- Larry Speakes, former press secretary to the President of the United States
- Kirk Talbot, Louisiana politician
- James Lloyd Whitten, former U.S Representative (1941-95)
- Roger Wicker, current United States senator
- William F. Winter, former Mississippi Governor (1980-84)
- Robert H. Conn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1981-1988)
- A.C. Wharton, current Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
- John N. Palmer, Sr., former ambassador to Portugal (2001-2004)
- Jamie Whitten, second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever (1941-1995), namesake of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Science
Sports
- Cary Middlecoff, pro golfer, Masters and two-time U.S. Open Champion, Member of the Golf Hall of Fame
- Kent Austin, former CFL quarterback and head coach
- Mahesh Bhupathi, 11-time grand slam doubles tennis champion from India.
- Alundis Brice, former professional American football player
- Meghan Bright, cross-country runner
- Jeff Calhoun, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mickey Callaway, Major League Baseball player
- Chris Coghlan, Major League Baseball player
- Charlie Conerly, former New York Giants Quarterback
- James "Bus" Cook, NFL sports agent. Represents Brett Favre, Jay Cutler, and Calvin Johnson
- Eagle Day, former Washington Redskins punter, former quarterback for the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts
- Tony Dees, 1992 Olympic 110M Hurdles Silver Medalist
- David Dellucci, Cleveland Indians outfielder
- Patrick Eddie, NBA basketball player for the New York Knicks
- Jeff Fassero, Major League Baseball player
- Jake Gibbs, former New York Yankees catcher
- Jennifer Gillom, Olympic Gold Medalist; WNBA All-Star
- Von Hutchins, NFL football player for the Atlanta Falcons
- Robert Khayat, former Washington Redskins kicker, formerly the University's chancellor
- Ken Lucas, NFL football player for the Carolina Panthers
- Archie Manning, former New Orleans Saints QB
- Eli Manning, New York Giants QB; Super Bowl XLII MVP
- Deuce McAllister, formerNew Orleans Saints running back
- Dexter McCluster, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Michael Oher, NFL football player for the Baltimore Ravens Offensive Tackle
- Ashlee Palmer, NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills, Linebacker
- Pat "Gravy" Patterson, winningest college baseball coach in Louisiana sports history
- Armintie Price, Chicago Sky 2007 WNBA Rookie of the year
- Seth Smith, Major League baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
- Chris Snopek, retired Major League baseball player
- Savanté Stringfellow, world champion and Olympic long jumper
- Matt Tolbert, Major League Baseball Player for the Minnesota Twins
- Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
- Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers linebacker, NFC Top Defensive Rookie (2007), 2008 ProBowler
- Peria Jerry, NFL football player for the Atlanta Falcons, defensive end
- Jamarca Sanford, NFL football player for the Minnesota Vikings, Safety
- Mike Wallace, NFL football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Wide receiver
- Michael White, head men's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech
Television/Movie/Radio
- Sharon Alfonsi, ABC News reporter
- Ben Ferguson, nationally syndicated radio host and commentator
- Scott McKinney, Regional Sports Talk Radio Host
- Ron Franklin, former ESPN broadcaster
- Cynthia Geary, actress
- Kate Jackson, actress, best known for Charlie's Angels
- Gerald McRaney, actor
- Donald C. Simmons, Jr., documentary filmmaker and author
- Shepard Smith, host of The Fox Report
- Eddie Fritts, former president of National Association of Broadcasters
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