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.jpg
 * 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.jpg
 * 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 MissDr-glenn-boyce-university-of-mississippi-chancellor-c7d5f3-1600.jpg
 * 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
 * Ben and Erin Napier, stars of HGTV home remodeling show Home Town
 * 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
 * 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 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