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The following is a list of notable alumni of the
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Activists
Actors and models
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Susan Akin-Lynch,
Miss America 1986
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Tate Ellington, actor
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Cynthia Geary, actress
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Anthony Herrera (1944–2011), actor
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Kate Jackson, actress
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Tom Lester, actor
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Gerald McRaney, actor
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Mary Ann Mobley (1937–2014),
Miss America 1959; actress
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Lynda Mead Shea, Miss America 1960
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Tate Taylor, director of
The Help
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Larry A. Thompson, film producer and talent manager
Artists
Athletics
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Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end
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Kent Austin,
CFL quarterback and head coach
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Shakira Austin (born 2000), basketball center for the Israeli
Elitzur Ramla
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Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
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Doby Bartling (1913–1992), college football, basketball and baseball coach
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Reginald Becton, professional basketball player
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Gwen Berry, hammer thrower
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Mahesh Bhupathi, professional tennis player
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George Blair, AFL defensive back
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Pete Boone, college athletic director
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Billy Brewer, college football coach
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Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), NFL tight end, linebacker
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Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback
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A. J. Brown, NFL wide receiver
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Jeff Calhoun, major league pitcher
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Mickey Callaway, major league pitcher; manager
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Van Chancellor, women's basketball coach
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Chris Coghlan, major league outfielder
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Charlie Conerly, NFL quarterback
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James "Bus" Cook, NFL
sports agent
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Bill Courtney, high school football coach, subject of documentary film
Undefeated
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Zack Cozart, baseball shortstop and third baseman for the San Francisco Giants
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Bobby Crespino, NFL tight end
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Doug Cunningham (1945–2015), NFL running back
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Roland Dale, NFL end
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Terence Davis, NBA basketball player
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Eagle Day, NFL punter, CFL quarterback
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Tony Dees, field and track, Olympic medalist
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David Dellucci, major league outfielder
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Jim Dunaway, NFL defensive tackle
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Perry Lee Dunn, NFL running back
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Patrick Eddie, NBA basketball player
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Doug Elmore (1939–2002), NFL punter
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Evan Engram, NFL tight end
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Jeff Fassero, major league pitcher
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Charlie Flowers, AFL football player
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John Fourcade, NFL quarterback
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Bobby Franklin, NFL safety, college football coach
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Rufus French, NFL tight end
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Jake Gibbs, major league catcher, college baseball coach
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Kline Gilbert (1930–1987), NFL offensive tackle
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Jennifer Gillom, Olympic medalist, professional basketball player
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Larry Grantham, NFL, AFL linebacker
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Parker Hall (1916-2005), NFL quarterback
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Greg Hardy, NFL defensive end
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Gene Hickerson (1935–2008), NFL offensive guard
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Antwon Hicks, Olympic hurdler
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Stan Hindman (1944-2020), NFL defensive lineman
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Candice Holley (born 1981), basketball player
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Von Hutchins, NFL defensive back
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Peria Jerry, NFL
defensive end
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Chad Kelly, professional football player
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Sam Kendricks, pole vaulter, Olympic medalist
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Don Kessinger, MLB shortstop,
All-Star, and
Gold Glove Award winner, and Ole Miss head baseball coach
[1]
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Grae Kessinger, MLB shortstop
[2]
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Keith Kessinger, MLB shortstop and head baseball coach for
Arkansas State Red Wolves
[3]
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Bobby Kielty, major league outfielder
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Frank Kinard (1914–1985), NFL offensive tackle
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Dawson Knox, NFL tight end
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Greg Little, NFL offensive tackle
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Ken Lucas, NFL cornerback
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Archie Manning, NFL quarterback, father of NFL quarterbacks
Peyton Manning and Eli Manning
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Eli Manning (class of 2003), NFL quarterback
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Deuce McAllister, NFL running back
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Dexter McCluster, NFL wide receiver
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DK Metcalf, NFL wide receiver
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Cary Middlecoff (1921–1998), professional golfer
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Donte Moncrief, NFL wide receiver
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Alex Mullen, three-time
world memory champion
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Michael Oher, NFL offensive tackle
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Ashlee Palmer, NFL linebacker
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Jermey Parnell, NFL offensive tackle
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Pat "Gravy" Patterson, college baseball coach
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Jimmy Patton (1933–1973), NFL defensive back
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Drew Pomeranz, major league pitcher
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Barney Poole (1923–2005), NFL end
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James E. "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL wide receiver
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Ray Poole (1921–2008), NFL end
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Armintie Price, pro basketball player
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Kelvin Pritchett, NFL defensive tackle
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Brittney Reese, long jumper, Olympic gold medalist
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Ricky Robertson, Olympic high jumper
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Carol Ross, NCAA and WNBA women's basketball coach
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Jamarca Sanford, NFL
safety
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Seth Smith, major league outfielder
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Chris Snopek, major league infielder
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Rafaelle Souza, Brazilian soccer player
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Savanté Stringfellow, world champion and Olympic long jumper
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Marvin Terrell, AFL guard
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Matt Tolbert, major league infielder
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Sean Tuohy, sports commentator, restaurateur
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Guy Turnbow (1908–1975), NFL tackle
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Todd Wade, NFL offensive tackle
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Gee Walker (1908–1981), major league outfielder
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Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver
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Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
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Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Premier League
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Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), major league infielder
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Michael White, college basketball coach
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Romello White (born 1998), basketball player for
Hapoel Eilat of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
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Isiah Young (born 1990), Olympic sprinter
Authors
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Howard Bahr, novelist
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Larry Brown (1951–2004), author
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Hubert Creekmore (1907–1966), author
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Ellen Douglas (pen name of Josephine Haxton, 1921–2012), novelist
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Winifred Hamrick Farrar (1923–2010), Mississippi
poet laureate
[4]
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John Faulkner (1901–1963), plain-style writer, brother of William Faulkner
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William Faulkner (1897–1962), author,
Nobel laureate
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John Grisham, author, attorney, state representative
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Carolyn Haines, author
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Greg Iles, novelist, screenwriter
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Florence King, humorist and political columnist (attended graduate school but did not complete the program)
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Prakash Kona, essayist, poet
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Florence Mars (1923–2006), author
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Jonathan Miles, journalist, novelist
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Melany Neilson, author
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Stel Pavlou, British author, screenwriter (studied as an exchange student)
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Genevieve Pou (1919–2007), author
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Patrick D. Smith, author
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Robert Bruce Smith, IV, Mississippi historian
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Donna Tartt, author, attended but transferred before graduation
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Paige Williams, author and staff writer for
The New Yorker
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Stark Young, playwright, novelist, and drama critic
Business figures
Educators and academic administrators
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Glenn Boyce, chancellor of Ole Miss
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John L. Crain, president of
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Mike Edmonds, Acting President of
Colorado College 2020-2021, first Black President of
Colorado College
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Henry Minor Faser (1882-1960), dean, School of Pharmacy
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Charles Betts Galloway (1849–1909), Methodist bishop
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James Bruton Gambrell (1841–1921), president of
Mercer University
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Thomas Hines, Professor Emeritus of History,
University of California, Los Angeles
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Daniel Jones, physician, UM chancellor
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Robert Khayat, UM chancellor
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Rory Lee, clergyman, college president
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E. Wilson Lyon, president of
Pomona College
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Edward Mayes (1846–1917), UM chancellor
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William David McCain (1907–1993), segregationist spokesman, president of
University of Southern Mississippi
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Thomas K. McCraw (1940–2012), business historian
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Milburn Price, hymnologist, music educator
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Frederick G. Slabach, president of
Texas Wesleyan University
- Blake Thompson, president of
Mississippi College
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Ella King Torrey (1957–2003), scholar, academic administrator; president of
San Francisco Art Institute
[5]
[6]
Journalists and media figures
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Sharon Alfonsi,
ABC News reporter
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Chris Berry,
iHeartMedia
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Russ Dallen, publisher of
Latin American Herald Tribune, journalist, author
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Ben Ferguson, radio host and commentator
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John Fortenberry, film and television director
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Ron Franklin,
ESPN sportscaster
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Angela McGlowan, political commentator
- Ben and Erin Napier, stars of
HGTV home remodeling show
Home Town
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Donald C. Simmons, Jr., documentary filmmaker and author
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Larry Speakes, White House Press Secretary, journalist, author
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Curtis Wilkie, author, journalist
Jurists and attorneys
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Rhesa Barksdale (born 1944), U.S. court of appeals judge
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Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. (1935–2023), U.S. district judge
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Debra M. Brown (born 1963), U.S. district judge
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George C. Carlson Jr., chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
[7]
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Charles Clark (1925–2011), U.S. court of appeals judge
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Glen H. Davidson (born 1941), U.S. district judge
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Bobby DeLaughter (born 1954), prosecutor, judge
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Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
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Jim Hood (born 1962), Mississippi attorney general
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Charles Bowen Howry (1844–1928), assistant U.S. attorney general, court of claims judge
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E. Grady Jolly (born 1937), U.S. court of appeals judge
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Ann Hannaford Lamar (born 1952), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
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Michael P. Mills (born 1956), U.S. district judge
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Mike Moore (born 1952), Mississippi attorney general
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Charles W. Pickering (born 1937), U.S. district judge
[8]
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Michael K. Randolph (born 1946), associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
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Richard Scruggs (born 1946), trial attorney
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Sydney M. Smith (1869–1948), chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
[9]
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Keith Starrett (born 1951), U.S. district judge
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Phil Stone (1893–1967), attorney
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Bill Waller Jr. (born 1952), chief justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Military figures
Musicians
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Mildred Allen, operatic soprano
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Mose Allison, jazz and blues pianist
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Glen Ballard, songwriter, producer
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Colour Revolt, indie rock band
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Caroline Herring, singer, songwriter
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Guy Hovis, singer
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Josh Kelley, musician
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Dent May, singer-songwriter
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George McConnell, guitarist, musician
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Rivers Rutherford, country songwriter
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John Stirratt, bassist (The Hilltops,
Wilco)
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Nancy Van de Vate, composer
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Jim Weatherly, singer-songwriter
Physicians
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Carlos Manuel Chavez, heart surgeon
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Garth Fisher, plastic surgeon
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John C. Fleming (born 1951), family physician, U.S. representative
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Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (1910–1998), cardiologist, founder of
Hospital Corporation of America
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Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), physiologist, author of Textbook of Medical Physiology
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Edward Hill, family physician,
AMA president
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Leonard McCoy (2227–2364), fictional
Star Trek character; chief medical officer,
USS Enterprise, Starfleet admiral
Politicians
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Thomas Abernethy (1903–1998), U.S. representative
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William Allain (1928–2013), governor
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John Mills Allen (1846–1917), U.S. representative
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Chapman L. Anderson (1845–1924), U.S. representative
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Rick Austin, Georgia state representative
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Haley Barbour, governor
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Ross Barnett (1898–1987), governor
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Earl L. Brewer (1869–1942), governor
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Ed Bryant, U.S. representative from Tennessee
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T. Jeff Busby (1884–1964), U.S. representative
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Millard F. Caldwell (1897–1984), governor of Florida
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Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (1862–1944), U.S. representative
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Thomas C. Catchings (1847–1927), U.S. representative
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Marvin Childers (born 1961), Arkansas state representative
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Travis Childers, U.S. representative
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Thad Cochran (1937–2019), U.S. senator
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James Collier (1872–1933), U.S. representative
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Ross A. Collins (1880–1968), U.S. representative
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Robert H. Conn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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Martin Sennett Conner (1891–1950), governor
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Walter M. Denny (1853–1926), U.S. representative
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Aubert C. Dunn (1896–1987), U.S. representative
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Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee
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Brad Dye, lieutenant governor
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James O. Eastland (1904-1986), U.S. senator
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Cliff Finch (1927–1986), governor
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John C. Fleming, U.S. representative from Louisiana
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William Webster Franklin, U.S. representative
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Evelyn Gandy (1920-2007), lieutenant governor
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Mary Lou Godbold (1912–2008), state senator
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James Gordon (1833–1912), U.S. senator
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Gregg Harper, U.S. representative
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Jon Hinson (1942–1995), U.S. representative
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Jim Hood, state attorney general
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Jay Hughes, state representative, candidate for lieutenant governor (2019)
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Kenny Hulshof, U.S. representative from Missouri
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Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (1916–1985), governor
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Trent Kelly, U.S. representative
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Trent Lott, U.S. senator
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William F. Love (1850–1898), U.S. representative
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Ray Mabus, governor of Mississippi; Secretary of the Navy
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Dan R. McGehee (1883–1962), U.S. representative
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Frank A. McLain (1852–1920), U.S. representative
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Hernando Money (1839–1912), U.S. senator
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Mike Moore, state attorney general
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Stanford Morse (1926–2002), state senator
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Henry L. Muldrow (1837–1905), U.S. representative; Assistant Secretary of the Interior
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Ronnie Musgrove, governor
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Rita Potts Parks (born 1962), state senator
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Chip Pickering, U.S. representative
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Charles K. Pringle, state representative
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John E. Rankin (1882–1960), U.S. representative
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Lee M. Russell (1875–1943), governor
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Jeanne Shaheen, governor of
New Hampshire; U.S. senator
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Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of
Dominica
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Frank E. Smith (1918–1997), U.S. representative
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Larry Speakes (1939–2014), presidential press secretary
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Hubert D. Stephens (1875–1946), U.S. senator and congressman
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William V. Sullivan (1857–1918), U.S. senator
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Kirk Talbot, Louisiana state representative
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Gray Tollison, state senator
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William W. Venable (1880–1948), U.S. representative
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A.C. Wharton (1944-2015), mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
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Hugh L. White (1881–1965), governor
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Jamie Whitten (1910–1995), U.S representative
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William Madison Whittington (1878–1962), U.S. representative
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Roger Wicker, U.S. senator
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John Bell Williams (1918–1983), governor
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Elise Varner Winter, First Lady of Mississippi
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William Winter, governor
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Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (1855–1915), U.S. representative
Religious leaders
Scientists
References
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"Don Kessinger stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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"Grae Kessinger stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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"Keith Kessinger stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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"Winifred H. Farrar". Meridian Star. November 14, 2010.
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Smith, Roberta (2003-05-03).
"Ella King Torrey, 45, Scholar, Arts Advocate and Administrator".
The New York Times.
ISSN
0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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^ Woo, Elaine (2003-05-03).
"Ella King Torrey, 45; Former S.F. Art Institute Leader, Fund-Raiser".
The Los Angeles Times. p. 109.
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"Retirement ceremony for Presiding Justice George C. Carlson Jr" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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"Charles W. Pickering, Sr". fjc.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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^ Rowland, Dunbar (1923).
The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 5. Department of Archives and History. pp. 87–89.
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"NASA - Biography of William W. (Bill) Parsons". Nasa.gov. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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