# 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, Palestinian political scientist, activist
* Angela McGlowan (born 1970), Republican political commentator, author, and consultant
* James Meredith, first African American 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
* Tom Lester, actor
* Gerald McRaney, actor
* Mary Ann Mobley (1937–2014), 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 (1930–2020), artist
* William R. Hollingsworth Jr. (1910–1944), painter
* Lawrence Arthur Jones (1910–1996), muralist and printmaker
* Glennray Tutor, photorealist painter

## Athletics

* Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end
* Kent Austin, CFL quarterback and head coach
* Shakira Austin (born 2000), basketball center for the Israeli Elitzur Ramla
* Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
* Doby Bartling (1913–1992), college football, basketball and baseball coach
* Reginald Becton, professional basketball player
* Gwen Berry, hammer thrower
* 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
* A. J. Brown, NFL wide receiver
* Jeff Calhoun, major league pitcher
* Mickey Callaway, major league pitcher; manager
* 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
* Zack Cozart, baseball shortstop and third baseman for the San Francisco Giants
* Bobby Crespino, NFL tight end
* Doug Cunningham (1945–2015), NFL running back
* Roland Dale, NFL end
* Terence Davis, NBA basketball player
* 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
* Evan Engram, NFL tight end
* 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
* Antwon Hicks, Olympic hurdler
* Stan Hindman (1944–2020), NFL defensive lineman
* Candice Holley (born 1981), basketball player
* Von Hutchins, NFL defensive back
* Peria Jerry, NFL defensive end
* Chad Kelly, professional football player
* Sam Kendricks, pole vaulter, Olympic medalist
* Don Kessinger, MLB shortstop, All-Star, and Gold Glove Award winner, and Ole Miss head baseball coach
* Grae Kessinger, MLB shortstop
* Keith Kessinger, MLB shortstop and head baseball coach for Arkansas State Red Wolves
* Bobby Kielty, major league outfielder
* Frank Kinard (1914–1985), NFL offensive tackle
* Dawson Knox, NFL tight end
* Greg Little, NFL offensive tackle
* Ken Lucas, NFL cornerback
* Archie Manning, NFL quarterback, father of NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning
* Eli Manning (class of 2003), NFL quarterback
* Deuce McAllister, NFL running back
* Dexter McCluster, NFL wide receiver
* DK Metcalf, NFL wide receiverDk Metcalf
* Cary Middlecoff (1921–1998), professional golfer
* Donte Moncrief, NFL wide receiver
* Alex Mullen, three-time world memory champion
* 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
* Brittney Reese, long jumper, Olympic gold medalist
* Ricky Robertson, Olympic high jumper
* Carol Ross, NCAA and WNBA women's basketball coach
* Jamarca Sanford, NFL safetyJamarca Sanford
* Seth Smith, major league outfielder
* Chris Snopek, major league infielder
* Rafaelle Souza, Brazilian soccer player
* 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
* Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
* Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), major league infielder
* Michael White, college basketball coach
* Romello White (born 1998), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
* Isiah Young (born 1990), 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
* 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
* Jonathan Miles, journalist, novelist
* 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, attended but transferred before graduation
* Paige Williams, author and staff writer for The New Yorker
* Stark Young, playwright, novelist, and drama critic

## Business figures

* James L. Barksdale (born 1943), businessman
* Dixie Carter (born 1964), businesswoman
* Barry Dixon (born 1959), interior designer
* Ernest Duff (1931–2016), businessman, lawyer and bishop
* Thomas F. Frist Sr. (1910–1998), businessman and physician
* Bill Jordan, businessman and host
* William Bonner McCarty, businessman
* Leigh Anne Tuohy (born 1960), businesswoman and interior designer

## Educators and academic administrators

* Glenn Boyce, chancellor of Ole MissGlenn Boyce
* John L. Crain, president of Southeastern Louisiana University
* Mike Edmonds, acting president of Colorado College 2020–2021, first Black president of Colorado College
* Henry Minor Faser (1882–1960), dean, School of Pharmacy
* Charles Betts Galloway (1849–1909), Methodist bishop
* James Bruton Gambrell (1841–1921), president of Mercer University
* Thomas Hines, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Los Angeles
* Daniel Jones, physician, UM chancellor
* Robert Khayat, UM chancellor
* Rory Lee, clergyman, college president
* E. Wilson Lyon, president of Pomona College
* Edward Mayes (1846–1917), UM chancellor
* William David McCain (1907–1993), segregationist spokesman, president of University of Southern Mississippi
* Thomas K. McCraw (1940–2012), business historian
* Milburn Price, hymnologist, music educator
* Frederick G. Slabach, president of Texas Wesleyan University
* Blake Thompson, president of Mississippi College
* Ella King Torrey (1957–2003), scholar, academic administrator; president of San Francisco Art Institute

## Journalists and media figures

* Sharyn Alfonsi, 60 Minutes, reporter
* Chris Berry, iHeartMedia
* Russ Dallen, publisher of Latin American Herald Tribune, journalist, author
* Ben Ferguson, radio host and commentator
* John Fortenberry, film and television director
* Ron Franklin, ESPN sportscaster
* Angela McGlowan, political commentator
* Donald C. Simmons, Jr., documentary filmmaker and author
* Larry Speakes, White House Press Secretary, journalist, author
* Curtis Wilkie, author, journalist

## Jurists and attorneys

* Rhesa Barksdale (born 1944), U.S. court of appeals judge
* Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. (1935–2023), U.S. district judge
* Debra M. Brown (born 1963), U.S. district judge
* George C. Carlson Jr., chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
* Charles Clark (1925–2011), U.S. court of appeals judge
* Glen H. Davidson (born 1941), U.S. district judge
* Bobby DeLaughter (born 1954), prosecutor, judge
* Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
* Jim Hood (born 1962), Mississippi attorney general
* Charles Bowen Howry (1844–1928), assistant U.S. attorney general, court of claims judge
* E. Grady Jolly (born 1937), U.S. court of appeals judge
* Ann Hannaford Lamar (born 1952), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
* Michael P. Mills (born 1956), U.S. district judge
* Mike Moore (born 1952), Mississippi attorney general
* Charles W. Pickering (born 1937), U.S. district judge
* Michael K. Randolph (born 1946), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
* Richard Scruggs (born 1946), trial attorney
* Sydney M. Smith (1869–1948), chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
* Keith Starrett (born 1951), U.S. district judge
* Phil Stone (1893–1967), attorney
* Bill Waller Jr. (born 1952), 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
* Dent May, singer-songwriter
* 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 (born 1951), family physician, U.S. representative
* Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910–1998), cardiologist, founder of Hospital Corporation of America
* Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), physiologist, author of Textbook of Medical Physiology
* Edward Hill, family physician, AMA president
* Leonard McCoy (2227–2364), fictional Star Trek character; chief medical officer, USS Enterprise, Starfleet admiral

## 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
* 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 (1937–2019), 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 (1904–1986), U.S. senator
* Cliff Finch (1927–1986), governor
* John C. Fleming, U.S. representative from Louisiana
* William Webster Franklin, U.S. representative
* Evelyn Gandy (1920–2007), lieutenant governor
* Mary Lou Godbold (1912–2008), state senator
* James Gordon (1833–1912), U.S. senator
* Gregg Harper, U.S. representative
* Jon Hinson (1942–1995), U.S. representative
* Jim Hood, state attorney general
* Jay Hughes, state representative, candidate for lieutenant governor (2019)
* Kenny Hulshof, U.S. representative from Missouri
* Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (1916–1985), governor
* Trent Kelly, U.S. representative
* 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; Assistant Secretary of the Interior
* Ronnie Musgrove, governor
* Rita Potts Parks (born 1962), state senator
* Chip Pickering, U.S. 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 and congressman
* 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 (1944–2015), 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
* Elise Varner Winter, First Lady of Mississippi
* William Winter, governor
* Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (1855–1915), U.S. representative

## Religious leaders

* Duncan M. Gray III (born 1949), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
* Alfred C. Marble, Jr. (1936–2017), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
* C. Brinkley Morton (1926–1994), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego

## Scientists

* Weston Fulton (1871–1946), meteorologist and inventor
* Bill Parsons, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
* Pedro Rodriguez (born 1953), director of test laboratory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center