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
• 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
• Larry A. Thompson, film producer and talent manager
• Tate Ellington, actor
• Tate Taylor, director of The Help

Artists

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

Athletes and sports figures

• Kent Austin, CFL quarterback and head coach
• Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
• Doby Bartling (1913–1992), college football, basketball and baseball coach
• George Blair, AFL defensive back
• Pete Boone, college athletic director
• Billy Brewer, college football coach
• Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), NFL tight end, linebacker
• Mahesh Bhupathi, professional tennis player
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
• Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
• Jamarca Sanford, NFL safety
• Todd Wade, NFL offensive tackle
• Gee Walker (1908–1981). major league outfielder
• Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver
• Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), major league infielder
• Michael White, head men's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech
• Isiah Young, Olympic sprinter

Authors

• Howard Bahr, novelist
• Larry Brown (1951-2004), author
• Ellen Douglas (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
• 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
• William Bonner McCarty, founder of Jitney Jungle Stores of America
• Dixie Carter, President of TNA Entertainment
• Harold Burson, founder of global PR/public affairs firm Burson-Marsteller
• Bill Jordan, designer of Realtree camouflage
• Leigh Anne Tuohy, interior designer, entrepreneur, wife of Sean Tuohy
• Leslie Lampton, founder of Ergon^[3]
• Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910-1998), founder of Hospital Corporation of America

Educators

• John L. Crain, president of Southeastern Louisiana University
• Daniel Jones, UM chancellor
• Robert Khayat, UM chancellor
• Rory Lee, clergyman, college president
• William David McCain (1907–1993), segregationist spokesman, president of University of Southern Mississippi
• James L. McCorkle, Jr., agricultural historian
• Edward Mayes (1846-1917), UM chancellor
• Milburn Price, hymnologist, music educator
• Thomas K. McCraw (1940-2012), business historian

Journalists and media figures

• Sharon Alfonsi, ABC News reporter
• Ben Ferguson, radio host and commentator
• 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, reporter for The Boston Globe

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
• Caroline Herring, singer, songwriter
• Guy Hovis, singer
• Josh Kelley, musician
• George McConnell, guitarist, musician
• Colour Revolt, indie rock band
• John Stirratt, bassist (The Hilltops, Wilco)
• Jim Weatherly, singer-songwriter
• Nancy Van de Vate, composer
• Rivers Rutherford, country songwriter

Physicians

• Garth Fisher, plastic surgeon
• John C. Fleming, physician, U.S. representative
• Edward Hill, family physician, AMA president
• Carlos Manuel Chavez, heart surgeon.
• Arthur Guyton, physiologist, author of Textbook of Medical Physiology

Politicians

• Thomas Abernethy (1903–1998), U.S. representative
• William Allain (1828-2013), 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), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in New Orleans
• 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
• 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

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