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, 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, actor
- Kate Jackson, actress
- Tom Lester, actor
- Heather McMahan, actress and comedian
- Gerald McRaney, actor
- Mary Ann Mobley, 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, artist
- William R. Hollingsworth Jr., painter
- Lawrence Arthur Jones, muralist and printmaker
- Glennray Tutor, photorealist painter
Athletics
- Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end
- Kent Austin, CFL quarterback and head coach
- Shakira Austin, basketball center for the Israeli Elitzur Ramla
- Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
- Doby Bartling, 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, 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, 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
- Tim Elko, MLB first baseman
- Doug Elmore, 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, NFL offensive tackle
- Jennifer Gillom, Olympic medalist, professional basketball player
- Larry Grantham, NFL, AFL linebacker
- Parker Hall, NFL quarterback
- Greg Hardy, NFL defensive end
- Gene Hickerson, NFL offensive guard
- Antwon Hicks, Olympic hurdler
- Stan Hindman, NFL defensive lineman
- Gunnar Hoglund, MLB pitcher
- Candice Holley, 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, 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, NFL quarterback
- Deuce McAllister, NFL running back
- Dexter McCluster, NFL wide receiver
- DK Metcalf, NFL wide receiver
- Cary Middlecoff, professional golfer
- Donte Moncrief, NFL wide receiver
- Alex Mullen, three-time world memory champion
- Doug Nikhazy, MLB pitcher
- Michael Oher, NFL offensive tackle
- Ashlee Palmer, NFL linebacker
- Jermey Parnell, NFL offensive tackle
- Pat "Gravy" Patterson, college baseball coach
- Jimmy Patton, NFL defensive back
- Drew Pomeranz, major league pitcher
- Barney Poole, NFL end
- James E. "Buster" Poole, NFL wide receiver
- Ray Poole, NFL end
- Armintie Price, pro basketball player
- Kelvin Pritchett, NFL defensive tackle
- Brittney Reese, long jumper, Olympic gold medalist
- Ricky Robertson, Olympic high jumper
- Ryan Rolison, MLB pitcher
- Carol Ross, NCAA and WNBA women's basketball coach
- Jamarca Sanford, NFL safety
- Seth Smith, MLB 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, NFL tackle
- Todd Wade, NFL offensive tackle
- Gee Walker, major league outfielder
- Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver
- Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
- Terrence Watson, American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
- Skeeter Webb, major league infielder
- Michael White, college basketball coach
- Romello White, basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
- Isiah Young, Olympic sprinter
Authors
- Howard Bahr, novelist
- Larry Brown, author
- Hubert Creekmore, author
- Ellen Douglas, novelist
- Winifred Hamrick Farrar, Mississippi poet laureate
- John Faulkner, plain-style writer, brother of William Faulkner
- William Faulkner, author, Nobel laureate
- John Grisham, author, attorney, state representative
- Carolyn Haines, author
- Greg Iles, novelist, screenwriter
- Florence King, humorist and political columnist
- Prakash Kona, essayist, poet
- Florence Mars, author
- Jonathan Miles, journalist, novelist
- Melany Neilson, author
- Stel Pavlou, British author, screenwriter
- Genevieve Pou, 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, businessman
- Dixie Carter, businesswoman
- Barry Dixon, interior designer
- Ernest Duff, businessman, lawyer and bishop
- Thomas F. Frist Sr., businessman and physician
- Bill Jordan, businessman and host
- William Bonner McCarty, businessman
- Leigh Anne Tuohy, businesswoman and interior designer
Educators and academic administrators
- Glenn Boyce, chancellor of Ole Miss
- 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, dean, School of Pharmacy
- Charles Betts Galloway, Methodist bishop
- James Bruton Gambrell, 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, UM chancellor
- William David McCain, segregationist spokesman, president of University of Southern Mississippi
- Thomas K. McCraw, business historian
- Milburn Price, hymnologist, music educator
- Frederick G. Slabach, president of Texas Wesleyan University
- Blake Thompson, president of Mississippi College
- Ella King Torrey, 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
- Madison Scarpino, Fox News reporter
- 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, U.S. court of appeals judge
- Neal Brooks Biggers Jr., U.S. district judge
- Debra M. Brown, U.S. district judge
- George C. Carlson Jr., chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Charles Clark, U.S. court of appeals judge
- Glen H. Davidson, U.S. district judge
- Bobby DeLaughter, prosecutor, judge
- Jess H. Dickinson, associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
- Jim Hood, Mississippi attorney general
- Charles Bowen Howry, 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
- Michael K. Randolph, associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
- Richard Scruggs, trial attorney
- Sydney M. Smith, chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Keith Starrett, U.S. district judge
- Phil Stone, attorney
- Bill Waller Jr., chief justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Military figures
- Charles P. Hall, lieutenant general, World War II
- Paul V. Hester, Air Force general
- John S. McCain, Sr., 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
- Nancy Van de Vate, composer
- Jim Weatherly, singer-songwriter
- Vincent Mason, singer-songwriter
Physicians
- Carlos Manuel Chavez, heart surgeon
- Garth Fisher, plastic surgeon
- John C. Fleming, family physician, U.S. representative
- Thomas F. Frist, Sr., cardiologist, founder of Hospital Corporation of America
- Arthur Guyton, physiologist, author of Textbook of Medical Physiology
- Edward Hill, family physician, AMA president
- Leonard McCoy, fictional Star Trek character; chief medical officer, USS Enterprise, Starfleet admiral
Politicians
- Thomas Abernethy, U.S. representative
- William Allain, governor
- John Mills Allen, U.S. representative
- Chapman L. Anderson, U.S. representative
- Rick Austin, Georgia state representative
- Haley Barbour, governor
- Ross Barnett, governor
- Earl L. Brewer, governor
- Ed Bryant, U.S. representative from Tennessee
- T. Jeff Busby, U.S. representative
- Millard F. Caldwell, governor of Florida
- Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr., U.S. representative
- Thomas C. Catchings, U.S. representative
- Marvin Childers, Arkansas state representative
- Travis Childers, U.S. representative
- Thad Cochran, U.S. senator
- James Collier, U.S. representative
- Ross A. Collins, U.S. representative
- Robert H. Conn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Martin Sennett Conner, governor
- Walter M. Denny, U.S. representative
- Aubert C. Dunn, U.S. representative
- Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee
- Brad Dye, lieutenant governor
- James O. Eastland, U.S. senator
- Cliff Finch, governor
- John C. Fleming, U.S. representative from Louisiana
- William Webster Franklin, U.S. representative
- Evelyn Gandy, lieutenant governor
- Mary Lou Godbold, state senator
- James Gordon, U.S. senator
- Gregg Harper, U.S. representative
- Jon Hinson, U.S. representative
- Jim Hood, state attorney general
- Jay Hughes, state representative, candidate for lieutenant governor
- Kenny Hulshof, U.S. representative from Missouri
- Paul B. Johnson, Jr., governor
- Trent Kelly, U.S. representative
- Trent Lott, U.S. senator
- William F. Love, U.S. representative
- Ray Mabus, governor of Mississippi; Secretary of the Navy
- Dan R. McGehee, U.S. representative
- Frank A. McLain, U.S. representative
- Hernando Money, U.S. senator
- Mike Moore, state attorney general
- Johnny Morgan, Mississippi state senator
- Stanford Morse, state senator
- Henry L. Muldrow, U.S. representative; Assistant Secretary of the Interior
- Ronnie Musgrove, governor
- Rita Potts Parks, state senator
- Chip Pickering, U.S. representative
- John E. Rankin, U.S. representative
- Lee M. Russell, governor
- Jeanne Shaheen, governor of New Hampshire; U.S. senator
- Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of Dominica
- Frank E. Smith, U.S. representative
- Larry Speakes, presidential press secretary
- Hubert D. Stephens, U.S. senator and congressman
- William V. Sullivan, U.S. senator
- Kirk Talbot, Louisiana state representative
- Gray Tollison, state senator
- William W. Venable, U.S. representative
- A.C. Wharton, mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
- Hugh L. White, governor
- Jamie Whitten, U.S representative
- William Madison Whittington, U.S. representative
- Roger Wicker, U.S. senator
- John Bell Williams, governor
- Elise Varner Winter, First Lady of Mississippi
- William Winter, governor
- Samuel Andrew Witherspoon, U.S. representative
Religious leaders
- Jackson Biggers, bishop of the Diocese of Northern Malawi
- Duncan M. Gray III, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
- Alfred C. Marble, Jr., bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
- C. Brinkley Morton, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Scientists
- Weston Fulton, meteorologist and inventor
- Bill Parsons, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
- Pedro Rodriguez, director of test laboratory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Other
- Nelma Crutcher, President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy