27 Notable alumni of
Mississippi College
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Mississippi College is 1849th in the world, 647th in North America, and 609th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from Mississippi College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ted DiBiase Jr
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Theodore Marvin DiBiase Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, actor best known for his time with WWE.
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Phil Bryant
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Dewey Phillip Bryant is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. Bryant was elected governor in 2011, defeating the Democratic nominee Mayor Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. He was re-elected in 2015, defeating Democratic nominee Robert Gray.
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Ross Barnett
- Enrolled in Mississippi College
- In 1922 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Ross Robert Barnett was the 53rd governor of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964. He was a Southern Democrat who supported racial segregation.
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Homer Edwin Young
- Occupations
- pastor
- Biography
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Homer Edwin Young, often called simply Ed Young, is senior pastor of the megachurch Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. He is father to sons Ed Young, pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas; Ben Young, associate pastor at Second Baptist Houston; and Cliff Young, director of Second Films and leader of the Christian folk/pop group Caedmon's Call.
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Gregg Harper
- Enrolled in Mississippi College
- In 1978 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Gregory Livingston Harper is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital, Jackson, along with most of that city's suburbs. Other cities in the district include Meridian, Natchez, Starkville, and Brookhaven.
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Lance Barksdale
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- baseball umpirebaseball player
- Biography
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Robert Lance Barksdale is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began umpiring in the major leagues in 2000 and joined the full-time major league staff in 2006. Barksdale was promoted to crew chief in 2023.
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Albert G. Brown
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- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Albert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession.
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Prentiss Walker
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- politician
- Biography
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Prentiss Lafayette Walker was an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Mississippi. A staunch segregationist, in 1964 he became the first Republican to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi during the twentieth century.
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Clifford E. Charlesworth
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- astronautical engineer
- Biography
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Clifford Eugene Charlesworth was a NASA Flight Director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission.
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Charles Hillman Brough
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- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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Charles Hillman Brough was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. He signed a bill for women’s suffrage in Arkansas and supported it nationally.
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Morris Chapman
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- composer
- Biography
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Morris H. Chapman was elected president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee on October 1, 1992. In September 2009 he announced that he would retire from this position effective September 30, 2010.
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Andrew H. Longino
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- politicianjudgelawyer
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Andrew Houston Longino was an American politician from Mississippi who served as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate (1880–1884), the U.S. District Attorney's (1888–1890), and Governor's offices (1900–1904).
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Jenna Edwards
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- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Jenna Edwards is an American beauty queen from Brandon, Mississippi who has held the titles Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA. Edwards represented Florida at the Miss America 2005 pageant and the Miss USA 2007 pageant.
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Harry Craft
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Harry Francis Craft was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he was a center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937 to 1942. Craft attended Mississippi College, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
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J. Andrew Gipson
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- politician
- Biography
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James Andrew Gipson is an American politician from Mississippi. He is the current Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. A member of the Republican Party, Gipson served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 77th District from 2008 until his appointment as Agriculture Commissioner in 2018.
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James Philip Eagle
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- politician
- Biography
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James Philip Eagle was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and as the 16th governor of Arkansas, a Baptist minister, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was a Democrat.
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Henry L. Whitfield
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- politicianschool inspectorhead teacher
- Biography
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Henry Lewis Whitfield was an American politician who was Governor of Mississippi from 1924 until he died in 1927.
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Horace Newcomb
- Years
- 1942-.. (age 82)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Horace Newcomb held the Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabody Award in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia from 2001 through June 2013. Prior to this, he was a member of the Board of Jurors from 1989 to 1995.
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Sandra Force
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- flight attendantbeauty pageant contestant
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Sandra Force is a flight attendant and former elementary school teacher who won the Miss Tennessee USA pageant in 1968.
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W. Arthur Winstead
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- politiciancar dealerschool superintendent
- Biography
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William Arthur Winstead was a farmer and politician, elected as U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 5th and 4th congressional districts, serving from 1943 to 1965. He surprisingly lost the 1964 election by a substantial margin, when his Republican opponent, Prentiss Walker, benefited by voters supporting Barry Goldwater in his presidential campaign in the state.
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Edwin Hale
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- player of American footballbasketball coach
- Biography
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Edwin Whitfield "Goat" Hale was an American football player for the Mississippi College Collegians who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. After playing, he served many years as a coach.
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Glenn D. Walker
- Enrolled in Mississippi College
- Studied in 1939
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Glenn D. Walker was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was notable as commander of the 4th Infantry Division, First United States Army, I Corps, and adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard.
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Bill G. Lowrey
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- politician
- Biography
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Bill Green Lowrey was an American higher education administrator and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1921 to 1929.
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Al Stubblefield
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Al Stubblefield served as president and CEO (1999–2012) of Baptist Health Care (BHC) located in Pensacola, Florida.
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Tom Gulley
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Thomas Jefferson Gulley was a professional baseball right fielder and pinch hitter. He was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg). He went to Mississippi College. Gulley played first base for the Little Rock Travelers in the Southern Association for six seasons. He holds the Travelers' highest single-season batting average at.378 in 1925.
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Patrick Henry
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- politicianlawyer
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Patrick Henry was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
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W. H. Johnson Jr
- Enrolled in Mississippi College
- In 1939 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William Harvey Johnson Jr. was an American politician and lawyer from Mississippi. He served for Newton County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1964.
