100 Notable alumni of
Auburn University
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Auburn University is 156th in the world, 71st in North America, and 68th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Auburn University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Lionel Richie
- Occupations
- singerrecord producersaxophonistsinger-songwriterfilm actor
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Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers.
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Charles Barkley
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- spokespersonsports analystbasketball playerjournalistactor
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Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Chuckster", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.
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Cam Newton
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- American football player
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Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Tim Cook
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinesspersonpresenterengineermanager
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Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the CEO of Apple since 2011. Cook had previously been the company's COO under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.
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Octavia Spencer
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- actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorfilm director
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Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress and author. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Jimmy Buffett
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- children's writerrecording artistautobiographeraircraft pilotsinger-songwriter
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James William Buffett was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapism" and promoted enjoying life and following passions. Buffett recorded many hit songs, including those known as "The Big 8": "Margaritaville" (1977), which is ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century"; "Come Monday" (1974); "Fins" (1979); "Volcano" (1979); "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (1974); "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (1978); "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (1973); and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (1977). His other popular songs include "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (1978), "One Particular Harbour" (1983), and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" with Alan Jackson (2003). Buffett formed the Coral Reefer Band in 1975.
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Jimmy Wales
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- Studied in 1983-1986
- Occupations
- oratorentrepreneurmerchantWikimedianresearcher
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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café (formerly WT Social).
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Bo Jackson
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- athletics competitorbankerbaseball playerAmerican football playeractor
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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to have been named an All-Star in two major American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels of multiple sports have given him a reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
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Lloyd J. Austin III
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- politicianmilitary officer
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Lloyd James Austin III is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense, from 2021 to 2025, under the Biden administration.
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Sunisa Lee
- Occupations
- gymnast
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Sunisa Phabsomphou Lee is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and the 2024 Olympic all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist. She was the 2019 World Championship silver medalist on the floor and bronze medalist on uneven bars. Lee was a part of the "Golden Girls" that won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was also a member of the teams that won gold at the 2019 World Championships and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is also a two-time U.S. national champion on the uneven bars. In NCAA Gymnastics, she competed for the Auburn Tigers gymnastics team, winning a SEC title on uneven bars and an NCAA championship on balance beam. She is the third female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles, following Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian.
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Bo Nix
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- Studied in 2019-2021
- Occupations
- American football player
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Bo Chapman Nix is an American professional football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning SEC Freshman of the Year in 2019. During his last two seasons, Nix was a member of the Oregon Ducks and won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 after leading the FBS in passing touchdowns.
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Eugene Sledge
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- writerbiologistsoldieruniversity teacher
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Eugene Bondurant Sledge was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War (2007), as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), in which he is portrayed by Joseph Mazzello.
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Josh Donaldson
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Joshua Adam Donaldson is an American former professional baseball third baseman. In his 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers.
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David Ross
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Wade Ross is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He managed the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2020 to 2023. He played in MLB for 15 seasons.
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Kay Ivey
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- secondary school teacherpolitician
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Kay Ellen Ivey is an American politician serving since 2017 as the 54th governor of Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Ivey served from 2003 to 2011 as the 38th Alabama state treasurer and from 2011 to 2017 as the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama.
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Donda West
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- teacherwriter
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Donda Clairann West was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of American rapper Kanye West.
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Ken Mattingly
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- military flight engineerastronautmilitary officeraircraft pilot
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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who orbited the Moon on Apollo 16 and flew on the Space Shuttle STS-4 and STS-51-C missions.
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Josh Hopkins
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- television directortelevision actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
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William Joshua Hopkins is an American actor. His best known roles include Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on Quantico (2015–2016).
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Tarana Burke
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- militantfeministteacher
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Tarana Burke is an American activist from New York City who started the MeToo movement. In 2006, Burke began Me Too as a youth program for junior and high school students with the goal of addressing the rampant sexual violence in the community. Over a decade later, in 2017, #MeToo became a viral hashtag when Alyssa Milano encouraged women to tweet the words if they had experienced abuse and harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases. The phrase and hashtag quickly developed into a broad-based, and eventually international viral movement.
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Richard Marcinko
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- military officerwritersailorveteranradio personality
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Richard Marcinko was a U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran. He was the first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six. After retiring from the United States Navy, he became an author, radio talk show host, military consultant, and motivational speaker.
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Toni Tennille
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- singersongwritersinger-songwritercomposerrecording artist
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Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. A contralto, she is best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon; their signature song is "Love Will Keep Us Together". Tennille also performed musical work independently of Dragon, including solo albums and session work.
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Victoria Jackson
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- writercomedianfilm producerfilm actorscreenwriter
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Victoria Jackson is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the series Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992.
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Taylor Hicks
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- singermusiciansinger-songwriter
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Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006.
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Malik Willis
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- American football player
- Biography
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Malik Antonio Willis is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Liberty Flames, winning the 2020 Dudley Award with the latter. Willis was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft and was traded to the Packers in 2024.
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César Cielo
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- swimmer
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César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World Championship gold medals and breaking two world records.
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Katherine Webb
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Katherine Elizabeth Webb-McCarron, is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality. She was Miss Alabama USA 2012.
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Kirsty Coventry
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- sports officialswimmerpolitician
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Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She has served as the president of the IOC since 23 June 2025, and is the first woman, the first Zimbabwean, and the first African to hold the office, while also only the second non-European president of the IOC, following Avery Brundage who left office in 1972. Coventry served in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe from September 2018 to March 2025 as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation until September 2023 and then as Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture. A former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, she is the most decorated African Olympian.
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Bobby Goldsboro
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- singerpaintersinger-songwritertelevision producerguitarist
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Robert Charles Goldsboro is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies in the United States, and the UK top-10 single "Summer (The First Time)".
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Rob Bironas
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- American football player
- Biography
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James Robert Douglas Bironas was an American professional football player who was a placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Southern Eagles.
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Clay Helton
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- head coachAmerican football playerAmerican football coach
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Clay Charles Helton is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Southern California from 2015 to 2021. Helton has also been an assistant coach for Duke, Houston and Memphis. His father, Kim Helton, was a coach in college, the National Football League, and the Canadian Football League; his brother, Tyson, is the head coach at Western Kentucky.
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Kate Higgins
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- singerpianisttelevision actorvoice actorjazz musician
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Kate Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles of Sakura Haruno in Naruto, Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog, Frankie Stein in Monster High, Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon, Pauline in Super Mario, Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, and as Purah in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
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Michael O'Neill
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Michael O'Neill is an American character actor. He is known for his recurring role as Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield in the NBC political drama The West Wing.
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Davion Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Davion De'Monte Earl Mitchell, nicknamed Off-Night, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the Baylor Bears. He was taken ninth overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
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Bill Lee
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- businesspersonpolitician
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William Byron Lee is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 50th governor of Tennessee since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Lee was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Lee Company, a business operated by his family, from 1992 to 2016.
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Michael S. Rogers
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- intelligence officer
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Michael S. Rogers is a retired four-star admiral of the United States Navy. Rogers served as the second commander of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) from April 2014 to May 2018 while concurrently serving as the 17th director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and as chief of the Central Security Service (CSS). During his tenure, he helped transform and elevate U.S. Cyber Command into a unified combatant command. Rogers relinquished command to General Paul M. Nakasone on May 4, 2018 and retired from the Navy a few weeks later on June 1, 2018.
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Cadillac Williams
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams is an American professional football coach and former running back who most recently served as the running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach at Auburn University from 2019 to 2023, he also served as their interim head coach in 2022, the first African American to hold the position in Auburn history.
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Frédérick Bousquet
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- swimmerpolitician
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Frédérick Bousquet is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit. He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark in this distance. He also held the world record in the 50 meter freestyle short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet captured a silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle and a bronze in the 100 meter freestyle.
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Brandon Jacobs
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Brandon Christopher Jacobs is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Southern Illinois Salukis. He was selected by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft, and won two Super Bowl rings with the team, both against the New England Patriots. He also played one season for the San Francisco 49ers before returning to New York for his final season.
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Mackenzie Lintz
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Mackenzie Coleman is a former American film and television actress. She is known for playing Norrie Calvert-Hill on the CBS television drama Under the Dome.
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Jason Dufner
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Jason Christopher Dufner is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner. He has won one major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship. He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Championship, losing a playoff to Keegan Bradley. Dufner was ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 50 weeks; his career-high ranking is sixth in September 2012.
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Kevin Greene
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- professional wrestlerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Kevin Darwin Greene was an American professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 through 1999. He had 160 sacks in his career, which ranks third among NFL career sack leaders, and was voted to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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DeWanna Bonner
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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DeWanna Bonner is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonner played college basketball for Auburn University. After a successful college career at Auburn, she was drafted by the Mercury with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 WNBA draft, and was traded to the Sun in 2020.
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Jason Campbell
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jason S. Campbell is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Campbell also played for the Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and Cincinnati Bengals. After his playing career, he became an analyst for Auburn Sports Network.
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Greg Robinson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Gregory Keith Robinson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Auburn Tigers, he was selected by the St. Louis Rams second overall in the 2014 NFL draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.
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Isaac Okoro
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaac Nnamdi OkoroListen is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), he plays the small forward position.
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Sharife Cooper
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Sharife Omar Cooper is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
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Rowdy Gaines
- Occupations
- swimmersports commentator
- Biography
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Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is referred to as "The Voice of Swimming", has covered swimming at the Olympic Games since 1992 in Barcelona and is currently a swimming analyst for television network NBC.
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Dee Ford
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Donald “Dee” Ford is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Takeo Spikes
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Takeo Gerard Spikes is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 13th overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and San Diego Chargers.
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Holland Smith
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, KCB was a general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. His nickname, "Howlin' Mad" Smith, had been given to him by his troops in the Dominican Republic in 1916.
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Eric O'Neill
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Eric Michael O'Neill is an American former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative. He worked as an investigative specialist with the Special Surveillance Group (SSG) and played a major role in the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment of FBI agent Robert Hanssen for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and later Russia. His book written about this experience, Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy, was published in spring 2019. He is a public speaker and security expert who lectures internationally about espionage and national security, cybersecurity, fraud, corporate diligence and defense, hacking, and other topics.
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Ronnie Brown
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Ronnie G. Brown Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers. He and Cadillac Williams shared carries at running back, while he had 1,008 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2002, 446 yards and five touchdowns in 2003, and 913 yards and eight touchdowns in 2004. Brown finished seventh in school history with 2,707 rushing yards and fifth with 28 rushing touchdowns. He twice earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2002 and 2004.
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Tre Mason
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Trence Mason is an American former professional football running back. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams from 2014 to 2016. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. He was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Tim Hudson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Timothy Adam Hudson, nicknamed "Huddy", is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing in college for Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, Hudson played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004), Atlanta Braves (2005–13), and San Francisco Giants (2014–15). With the Giants, he won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals.
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Chuck Person
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Chuck Connors Person is an American former basketball player and coach. Person played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year. Person played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected fourth overall in the 1986 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, for whom he played six seasons. He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and Seattle SuperSonics.
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Vince Dooley
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football player
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Vincent Joseph Dooley was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, as well as the University of Georgia's (UGA) athletic director from 1979 to 2004. During his 25-year head coaching career, Dooley compiled a 201–77–10 record. His teams won six Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles and the 1980 national championship. After the 1980 season, Dooley was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Sammie Coates
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Sammie Coates Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver. He currently serves as the head coach at Columbia High School in Huntsville, Alabama, a position he has held since 2025. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he played in the 2013 SEC Championship Game and 2014 BCS National Championship Game. Coates was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Roughnecks, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Elks.
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Nick Fairley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Nicholas Lachester Fairley is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University, where in 2010 he was recognized as an All-American, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead Auburn to a national championship victory in which he was named the game's defensive MVP. Fairley was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams and the New Orleans Saints.
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Casey Mize
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Casey Arthur Mize is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Tigers with the first overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft. He played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. In 2025, Mize was named to his first All-Star game.
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Frank Thomas
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Frank Edward Thomas Jr., nicknamed "the Big Hurt," is an American former baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for three American League (AL) teams from 1990 to 2008, all but the last three years with the Chicago White Sox. A five-time All-Star, he is the only player in major league history to have seven consecutive seasons (1991–1997) with at least a.300 batting average, 100 runs batted in (RBI), 100 runs scored, 100 walks, and 20 home runs. Thomas also won the AL batting title in 1997 with a.347 mark. Thomas is a two-time AL MVP and won a World Series in 2005 although he was injured during the regular season and World Series. Thomas is widely considered one of the greatest right-handed hitters in MLB history.
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Chuma Okeke
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chukwuma Julian "Chuma" Okeke is an American–Nigerian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Okeke played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers before being drafted 16th overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
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Heath Evans
- Occupations
- American football playersports analystbusinessperson
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Bryan Heath Evans is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Auburn Tigers, he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints, the last of which he won a Super Bowl with while on injured reserve. Evans retired after the 2010 season and was formerly an analyst with NFL Network.
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Tracy Rocker
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Tracy Quinton Rocker is an American football coach and former player who most recently served as the defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive tackle in the NFL.
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Ricky Dillon
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United States - Occupations
- writerYouTubersingertelevision producer
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Richard Porter Dillon Jr., nicknamed as Ricky Dillon, is an American YouTube personality and singer. Over his ten years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 2.9 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 383 million views on his videos.
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Toney Douglas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Toney Bernard Douglas is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers for one year, eventually becoming frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard. He subsequently transferred to the Florida State Seminoles for the remainder of his collegiate career, switching to the point guard position. Emerging as a defensive force in his junior season, Douglas set school and conference records for steals. He stepped up as a team leader in his final season, breaking personal records in several statistical categories and helped lead the Seminoles to their first NCAA tournament in 11 years.
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Derrick Brown
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Derrick Brown is an American professional football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers where he was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, and was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Les Snead
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Samuel Lester Snead is an American professional football executive who is the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since 2012. Prior to joining the Rams in 2012, Snead served in the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons front offices from 1995 to 2011.
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Jeannie Leavitt
- Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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Jeannie Marie Leavitt is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general officer. She became the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. In April 2021, she was appointed to replace Major General John T. Rauch as Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force, and assumed office on August 13, 2021.
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Chris Davis
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Chris Lynn Davis Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. He was responsible for the historic “Kick Six,” the final play of the 2013 Iron Bowl when he returned a missed field goal attempt 109 yards from the back of the endzone to score a game winning touchdown as time expired. Davis was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. After his playing career, he became a coach.
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Andreas Mies
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Andreas Mies is a German professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
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Daren Bates
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Daren Weston Bates is an American former professional football linebacker and current assistant special teams coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans. He previously coached for the Seattle Seahawks and is co-host of the Raw Room podcast.
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Eddie Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Edward Lee Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks – from 1977 to 1987. Johnson was a two-time NBA-All-Star with the Hawks in 1980 and 1981, and earned two nominations to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1979 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Fast Eddie" for his speed and quickness on the court.
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Amir Eshel
- Occupations
- air force officermilitary personnelmilitary officer
- Biography
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Amir Eshel is a former Israeli general who served as commander of the Israeli Air Force and served as Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense until January 2, 2022.
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Mallory Hagan
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantpoliticianmodel
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Mallory Hytes Hagan Stramara is an American former news anchor and beauty queen. She won Miss America 2013 as Miss New York 2012 and campaigned unsuccessfully for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2022.
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Charles Kelly
- Occupations
- American football coach
- Biography
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Charles Kelly is an American football coach and former football player. He is currently the head coach at Jacksonville State University. Kelly won a national championship as a member of the Florida State Seminoles coaching staff during the 2013 college football season. He also won a College Football Playoff National Championship as the co-defensive coordinator of the 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide who went undefeated.
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George Clayton Johnson
- Occupations
- science fiction writerscreenwriterwriterfilm actornovelist
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George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film. He also wrote television scripts for The Twilight Zone (including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool", and "A Penny for Your Thoughts"), and the first telecast episode of Star Trek, entitled "The Man Trap". He also wrote the story and screenplay on which the 1960 film Ocean's 11 and its 2001 remake were based.
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Forrest Hood James, Jr
- Occupations
- American football playercivil engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Forrest Hood "Fob" James Jr. is an American politician, civil engineer, entrepreneur, and former football player. He served as the 48th governor of Alabama as a Democrat from 1979 to 1983 and again as a Republican from 1995 to 1999.
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Tank Bigsby
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Cartavious "Tank" Bigsby is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft. He was traded to the Eagles in 2025.
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Karlos Dansby
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Karlos Montez Dansby is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and received All-American recognition. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns, and the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Marquis Daniels
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marquis Antwane Daniels is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers before going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. He played his first three years for the Dallas Mavericks before being traded to the Indiana Pacers. Daniels then signed with the Boston Celtics in 2009 and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2012.
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Jared Harper
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jared Lamar Harper is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers where he was the starting point guard on the Tigers first ever Final Four team.
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Clifton Williams
- Occupations
- military officertest pilotaircraft pilotengineerastronaut
- Biography
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Clifton Curtis Williams Jr., was an American naval aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer, major in the United States Marine Corps, and NASA astronaut, who was killed in a plane crash; he never went into space. The crash was caused by a mechanical failure in a NASA T-38 jet trainer, which he was piloting to visit his parents in Mobile, Alabama. The failure caused the flight controls to stop responding, and although he activated the ejection seat, it did not save him. He was the fourth astronaut from NASA's Astronaut Group 3 to have died, the first two (Charles Bassett and Theodore Freeman) having been killed in separate T-38 flights, and the third (Roger B. Chaffee) in the Apollo 1 fire earlier that year. The aircraft crashed in Florida near Tallahassee within an hour of departing Patrick AFB.
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Jan Davis
- Occupations
- biologistengineerastronaut
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Nancy Jan Davis is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA.
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Ace Atkins
- Occupations
- journalistnovelist
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Ace Atkins is an American journalist and author. He became a full-time novelist at the age of 30.
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Carlos Rogers
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Carlos Cornelius Rogers is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors. Rogers was selected by the Washington Redskins with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders.
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Elmo Shropshire
- Occupations
- voice actorsinger
- Biography
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Elmo Earl Shropshire is an American veterinarian, competitive runner, and country music singer. Shropshire, who typically performs under the name "Dr. Elmo", is best known for his Christmas novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". He originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife Patsy, then re-recorded it solo for the 1992 album Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas and again in 2000 for the album Up Your Chimney. He also has recorded other songs, released on albums including Dr. Elmo's Twisted Tunes (1993) and Love, Death & Taxes (2000).
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Garrett Cooper
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Garrett Nicholas Cooper is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox. Cooper was an All-Star in 2022.
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Will Ainsworth
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Ainsworth is an American politician serving as the 31st lieutenant governor of Alabama since 2019. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018, representing its 27th district.
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James E. Livingston
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James Everett Livingston is a retired United States Marine major general. He was awarded the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Livingston served on active duty in the Marine Corps over 33 years before retiring on September 1, 1995. His last assignment was the Commanding General of Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Tim Dorsey
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Timothy Alan Dorsey was an American novelist. He is known for a series starring Serge A. Storms, a mentally disturbed vigilante antihero who rampages across Florida enforcing his own moral code against a variety of low-life criminals.
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Josh Hancock
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joshua Morgan Hancock was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was killed in an auto accident on April 29, 2007, at the age of 29.
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John Schuerholz
- Occupations
- teacherbaseball player
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John Boland Schuerholz Jr. is an American baseball front office executive. He was the general manager of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007, and then served as the Braves president for a decade from 2007 until 2016. Before joining Atlanta, he spent 22 years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine (1982–1990) as the club's general manager. Among the teams he built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both World Series champions. His teams have also won their division 16 times, including 14 consecutive times in Atlanta. During his time with the Braves, they won five National League pennants and played in nine National League Championship series. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Chloe Melas
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 40)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Chloe Elizabeth Melas is an American journalist currently serving as an entertainment correspondent for NBC. She was previously a reporter for CNN from 2016 to 2023. Prior to her time at CNN, she was the senior entertainment reporter for Hollywood Life and the host of VH1's morning TV show The Gossip Table. In 2018, she faced a backlash after accusing Morgan Freeman of sexual misconduct; her accusations are disputed.
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Ruthie Bolton
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Alice Ruth Bolton, known as Ruthie Bolton, is an American former professional women's basketball player. Born in Lucedale, Mississippi, she played at the collegiate, Olympic and professional levels of women's basketball. Bolton played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 through 2004 with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played collegiately at Auburn University, teaming with her older sister, Mae Ola Bolton. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Bolton has also served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves as a transportation officer.
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Howard Hill
- Occupations
- film directorarcheractorAmerican football player
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Howard Hill was an expert bowman who for over two decades, from the early 1930s into the 1950s, was often introduced or billed as "The World's Greatest Archer". He established the record for winning the most bow-and-arrow field tournaments in succession, a total of 196 competitions. In addition, Hill served as a supporting actor, trick-shot performer, and technical adviser on archery for Hollywood shorts and feature films. He also produced and directed documentaries and instructional films on bowhunting, and in the 1950s published two books on the subject, Hunting the Hard Way and Wild Adventure.
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Tony Richardson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Antonio Richardson is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1994. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
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King Dunlap
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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King David Dunlap V is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He also played for the San Diego Chargers.
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Tim Beckman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Timothy David Beckman is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 2009 to 2011 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2012 to 2014, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–41. Beckman was terminated by Illinois on August 28, 2015, seven days prior to the Illini's scheduled season opener, after numerous allegations of abuse of players surfaced.
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Amy Kremer
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- political activistpolitician
- Biography
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Amy Kremer is an American political activist known for her roles in the Tea Party movement and as a supporter of Donald Trump. She became involved in the Tea Party movement in 2009 and campaigned as part of the Tea Party Express until 2014. During the 2016 presidential election she was a co-founder of two political action committees supporting Trump's campaign, and following Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election she supported attempts to overturn the election result. In 2017 she unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican.
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Michael E. Ryan
- Enrolled in Auburn University
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Michael Edward Ryan is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general and was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from October 1997 to September 2001. He served as the senior uniformed USAF officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs functioned as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President.
