100 Notable alumni of
University of Mississippi
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The University of Mississippi is 269th in the world, 115th in North America, and 108th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Mississippi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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William Faulkner
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- 1919-1921 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- playwrightchildren's writernovelistpoetscreenwriter
- Biography
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William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life. Winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
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John Grisham
- Occupations
- missionarylawyerchildren's writernovelisttelevision producer
- Biography
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John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American writer, lawyer, and former politician, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.
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Cooper Manning
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1992-1996
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Cooper Archibald Manning is an American entrepreneur and television personality who is the host of the television show The Manning Hour for Fox Sports as well as principal and senior managing director of investor relations for AJ Capital Partners. He is the eldest son of former professional football quarterback Archie Manning, the older brother of former professional football quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, and the father of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning.
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Kate Jackson
- Occupations
- actortelevision actormanufacturermodelfilm actor
- Biography
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Lucy Kate Jackson is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series Charlie's Angels (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987). Her film roles include Making Love (1982) and Loverboy (1989). She is a three-time Emmy Award nominee and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, and Photoplay award winner for Favorite TV Actress in 1978.
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Gerald McRaney
- Occupations
- directortelevision actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a series regular in the first season of the CBS drama series Jericho and the final season of the HBO series Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and had a recurring role in the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
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Mahesh Bhupathi
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament (with Rika Hiraki). With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. In December 2016, Bhupathi was appointed as India's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017.
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Josh Kelley
- Occupations
- actorcomposersinger-songwritersongwritermusician
- Biography
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Joshua Bishop Kelley is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
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DK Metcalf
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied hospitality management studies
- Occupations
- athletics competitorAmerican football player
- Biography
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DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. After six seasons with the Seahawks, Metcalf was traded to the Steelers in 2025. He has one All-Pro selection and has been named to the Pro Bowl twice.
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Greg Hardy
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football playermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Gregory McKarl Hardy is an American mixed martial artist, boxer, and former football defensive end. He played football for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Carolina Panthers.
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Shepard Smith
- Occupations
- broadcast journalistreportertelevision presenter
- Biography
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David Shepard Smith Jr. is an American former broadcast journalist. He served as chief general news anchor and host of The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC, a daily evening newscast launched in late September 2020; but his program was canceled in November 2022. Smith is best known for his 23-year career at the Fox News Channel, which he joined at its 1996 inception and where he served as chief anchor and managing editor of the breaking news division. Smith hosted several programs in his tenure at Fox, including Fox Report, Studio B and Shepard Smith Reporting.
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A. J. Brown
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Arthur Juan Brown is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, twice receiving first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. During his three seasons with the Titans, Brown was named to the Pro Bowl in 2020. Brown was traded to the Eagles in 2022, where he extended his Pro Bowl selections to three and was named to three second-team All-Pros. He was also a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIX.
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Brianna Wu
- Occupations
- politicianvideo game developerentrepreneurpodcasterwomen's rights activist
- Biography
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Brianna Wu is an American video game developer and computer programmer. She co-founded Giant Spacekat, an independent video game development studio, with Amanda Warner in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also a blogger and podcaster on matters relating to the video game industry.
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Mary Ann Mobley
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorbeauty pageant contestantmodelfilm actor
- Biography
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Mary Ann Mobley was an American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959.
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Dick Carlson
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1962
- Occupations
- journalistdiplomat
- Biography
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Richard Warner Carlson was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Carlson also was a newspaper and wire service reporter, magazine writer, documentary filmmaker, and television/radio correspondent. He was the father of conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson.
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James Meredith
- Occupations
- lawyercivil rights advocate
- Biography
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James Howard Meredith is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government (an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement). Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans. The admission of Meredith ignited the Ole Miss riot of 1962 where Meredith's life was threatened and 31,000 American servicemen were required to quell the violence – the largest ever invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807.
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Jeanne Shaheen
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1973 graduated with Master of Social Science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician and former educator serving since 2009 as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1997 to 2003 as the 78th governor of New Hampshire. Shaheen is the first woman elected both governor and a U.S. senator, and was the first elected female governor of New Hampshire.
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Laremy Tunsil
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Laremy Alexander Tunsil is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. Tunsil was traded to the Houston Texans in 2019, making five Pro Bowls with them before being traded to the Commanders in 2025.
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Patrick Willis
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Patrick L. Willis is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus All-American honors in 2006 and was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Willis is regarded as one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history.
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Trent Lott
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1967 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- singerpoliticianlawyeractormusician
- Biography
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Chester Trent Lott Sr. is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both chambers of Congress as one of the first of a wave of Republicans winning seats in Southern states that had been solidly Democratic. Later in his career, he served twice as Senate Majority Leader, and also, alternately, Senate Minority Leader. In 2003, he stepped down from the position after controversy due to his praising of Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid.
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Dixie Carter
- Occupations
- entrepreneurfilm director
- Biography
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Dixie Carter-Salinas is an American businesswoman. She is best known for her time as president of the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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John S. McCain
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. was a United States Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several commands during the Pacific War of World War II and was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations. He and his son, John S. McCain Jr., were the first father-and-son pair to achieve four-star admiral rank in the U.S. Navy.
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Matt Corral
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Matthew Anthony Corral is an American professional football quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Laquon Treadwell
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Laquon Raymond Treadwell is an American professional football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2013 to 2015, earning second-team All-American honors in 2015. He left as the school's all-time leader in receptions with 202 during the course of three seasons. Treadwell was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Baltimore Ravens.
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Roger Wicker
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism and political science
- Occupations
- lawyermilitary officerpublic defenderpolitician
- Biography
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Roger Frederick Wicker is an American politician, attorney, and former Air Force officer serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker was a Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995 and the U.S. representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 until 2007.
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Lance Lynn
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Lance Lynn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Between 2011 and 2024, he played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Cynthia Geary
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Cynthia Geary is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shelly Tambo on the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Thad Cochran
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1959
- Occupations
- military officerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Thad Cochran was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978.
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Ray Mabus
- Occupations
- military officerpoliticiandiplomatbusinesspersonactor
- Biography
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Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2017. Mabus previously served as the State Auditor of Mississippi from 1984 to 1988, as the 60th governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992, and as the United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996.
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Sam Kendricks
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Samuel Hathorn Kendricks is an American pole vaulter. He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze and 2024 Olympics silver medalist, and the 2017 and 2019 World Champion. In 2019, Kendricks set the American pole vault record at 6.06 m, tying him with Steve Hooker for sixth all time. He later won the gold medal at the World Championships in Doha.
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Jordan Ta'amu
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jordan Taalolo Ta'amu-Perifanos is an American professional football quarterback for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. Ta'amu has been a member of several National Football League (NFL) teams and has started for the St. Louis Battlehawks and Defenders of the XFL and Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL). With the Bandits, he led the 2022 USFL season in passing yardage and touchdowns. Ta'amu was named XFL Offensive Player of the Year following the 2023 XFL season with the Defenders.
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Van Jefferson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Vanchi LaShawn Jefferson Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and Florida Gators and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. Jefferson won Super Bowl LVI with the Rams during the 2021 season. He has also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Elijah Moore
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Elijah Danilo Moore is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills.
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James Eastland
- Occupations
- plantation ownerlawyerfarmerpolitician
- Biography
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James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978. Eastland was a segregationist who led the Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race". Eastland has been called the "Voice of the White South" and the "Godfather of Mississippi Politics".
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Mose Allison
- Occupations
- musicianpianistjazz musiciansingerkeyboardist
- Biography
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Mose John Allison Jr. was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings.
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Greg Iles
- Occupations
- musicianguitaristnovelistwriterscreenwriter
- Biography
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Mark Gregory Iles was an American novelist who lived in Mississippi. He published seventeen novels and one novella, spanning a variety of genres.
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Jeremiah Masoli
- Occupations
- gridiron football playerAmerican football playerCanadian football player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli is an American professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at the City College of San Francisco, University of Oregon, and the University of Mississippi. Masoli has also been a member of the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL), and the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL.
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Michael White
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Emerson White is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the University of Georgia men's basketball team. Prior to accepting the job at Georgia, White was the head coach of the Florida Gators from 2015 to 2022 and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 2011 to 2015.
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Terence Davis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terence B. Davis II is an American professional basketball player for the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, he signed with the Toronto Raptors and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020. He has also played for the Sacramento Kings.
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Hogan Gidley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Hogan Gidley is an American political aide who served as White House Deputy Press Secretary from 2019 to 2020 in the Donald Trump administration. In July 2020, Gidley became the press secretary of Trump's reelection campaign.
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Haley Barbour
- Occupations
- lawyerlobbyistpolitician
- Biography
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Haley Reeves Barbour is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997.
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Ross Barnett
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1929 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ross Robert Barnett was an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964. He was a Southern Democrat who supported racial segregation.
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Sharyn Alfonsi
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Sharyn Elizabeth Alfonsi is an American investigative journalist and correspondent for 60 Minutes. She made her debut appearance on the show on March 1, 2015. Over her career, she has won three Emmy Awards, the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, a Gracie Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award. She has reported from war zones in Iraq, Gaza, and Afghanistan, and covered major events including Hurricane Katrina and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Tate Taylor
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Tate Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor. Taylor is best known for directing The Help (2011), Get On Up (2014), The Girl on the Train (2016), and Ma (2019).
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Raven Saunders
- Occupations
- shot putterdiscus thrower
- Biography
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Raven Saunders, also known as "Hulk," is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put. They represented the United States in shot put at the Summer Olympics in 2016, 2021, and 2024, medaling in silver at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As a student at Southern Illinois University and University of Mississippi, they won four NCAA collegiate titles in shot put, both indoor and outdoor. They were a world junior silver medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015.
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Roosevelt Skerrit
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and, most recently, as chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2010. Skerrit is currently the longest-serving prime minister of Dominica, and, since the ousting of Ralph Gonsalves in November 2025, he has been the longest-serving democratic leader.
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Dexter McCluster
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dexter Marquise McCluster is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, and San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. McCluster was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League (NAL).
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Zack Cozart
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Zachary Warren Cozart is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels.
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Jim Hood
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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James Matthew Hood is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th attorney general of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020.
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Griff Jenkins
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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William Griffin Jenkins is an American television and radio personality, reporter, and producer for Fox News Channel.
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Richard Scruggs
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Richard F. "Dickie" Scruggs is an American former naval aviator and disbarred trial lawyer. He is the brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Scruggs first came to the public eye after successfully suing the asbestos industry on behalf of ill shipyard workers. He later represented the state of Mississippi in the tobacco litigation of the 1990s. He also represented hundreds of homeowners in lawsuits against insurance companies following Hurricane Katrina, and a national class action of patients against HMOs in the early 2000s.
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Caroline Randall Williams
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Caroline Randall Williams is an American author, poet and academic best known for the 2015 cookbook Soul Food Love, co-written with her mother, author Alice Randall, and published by Random House. In February, 2016, Soul Food Love received the NAACP Image Award in Literature (Instructional).
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Ben Ferguson
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Benjamin Grant Ferguson is an American cable television talk show host and a radio talk show host on 600WREC/Memphis, TN. His radio show originates from his home in Texas. His nationally syndicated radio show, The Ben Ferguson Show, airs throughout the United States Sunday nights on Radio America and is syndicated by ICON Radio Network. Since 2018, his show The Ferguson File has aired middays on CRTV, which in December 2018 merged with BlazeTV to form Blaze Media. He is also a regular political commentator on CNN.
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Angela McGlowan
- Occupations
- punditbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Angela McGlowan is an American Republican political commentator, best-selling author, and businesswoman. She is a contributor on Fox News, covering politics, special interest groups, and lobbies.
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John Rhys Plumlee
- Years
- 2001-.. (age 25)
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 2019-2021
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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John Rhys Plumlee is an American professional wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and UCF Knights as well as playing center fielder for both of their college baseball teams.
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Larry Speakes
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Larry Melvin Speakes was an American journalist and spokesperson who acted as White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He assumed the role after Press Secretary James Brady was shot on March 30, 1981.
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Danny White
- Occupations
- basketball playerathletic director
- Biography
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Daniel J. White is an American university sports administrator. He is the athletic director for the Tennessee Volunteers. White held the same position at the University at Buffalo from 2012 to 2015 and the University of Central Florida from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his tenure at Buffalo, he was the senior associate athletic director for Ole Miss.
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Jacob Waguespack
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jacob Daniel Waguespack is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.
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Sebas Saiz
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Juan Sebastián "Sebas" Saiz Soto is a Spanish professional basketball player for Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League. He also holds Dominican citizenship.
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Ronnie Musgrove
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat, he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000 under Governor Kirk Fordice. As governor, Musgrove had a conservative record.
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John Fleming
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1973
- In 1976 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- military officerpoliticiancoronerentrepreneurphysician
- Biography
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John Calvin Fleming Jr. is an American politician, physician, and former naval officer serving as Treasurer of Louisiana since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump and was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2017.
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Aaron Barrett
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Aaron James Barrett is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals. He made his major league debut with the Nationals in 2014, but spent four years in injury rehab and the minor leagues after Tommy John surgery in September 2015 before being called back up to the major leagues in September 2019.
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Beverly Carradine
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Beverly Francis Carradine was an American Methodist minister and a leading evangelist for the holiness movement. He was a productive author, writing primarily on the subject of sanctification. The patriarch of the Carradine family, he was the grandfather of actor John Carradine and great-grandfather of actors David, Keith, and Robert Carradine.
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Trent Kelly
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1989 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- prosecutorlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Trent Kelly is an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army major general serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the district attorney of Mississippi's 1st Judicial District from 2012 to 2015.
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Michael Guest
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Patrick Guest is an American attorney, christian conservative and Republican politician. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. He became the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Ethics upon the August 2022 death of Jackie Walorski, and he became its chair in the 118th Congress after Republicans won a House majority that November.
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John Stirratt
- Occupations
- musiciansongwriter
- Biography
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John Chadwick Stirratt is an American bassist and multi-instrumentalist for Wilco and The Autumn Defense.
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Delbert Hosemann
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Charles Delbert Hosemann Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the secretary of state of Mississippi from 2008 to 2020. Before entering public office, Hosemann practiced business and tax law for over three decades, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.
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Frank Wolf
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1957-1958
- Occupations
- congressional stafflawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Frank Rudolph Wolf is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he announced in December 2013 that he would not seek re-election in 2014. He was succeeded by his former chief of staff and Republican state delegate Barbara Comstock. At the time of his retirement, he was the dean of the state's congressional delegation, having served for 34 consecutive years.
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Robert M. Bond
- Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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Robert M. Bond was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He saw combat in Korea and three tours in Vietnam, before becoming an instructor and then vice-commander of an organization which developed and evaluated weaponry for the USAF. He was decorated for his combat service and his peacetime role. He died in an accident in Nevada while flying a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jet fighter-bomber.
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Rafaelle Souza
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and the Brazil women's national football team.
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Don Kessinger
- Occupations
- basketball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs, where he was a six-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He ended his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
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Johnny Neumann
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Carl John Neumann, nicknamed "Johnny Reb", was an American professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
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Lynn Fitch
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Lynn Fitch is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
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Anthony Alford
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Anthony Joseph Alford is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz.
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Shakira Austin
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- basketball player
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Shakira Austin is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Rose of Unrivaled. She played college basketball at Maryland and Ole Miss.
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Charlie Conerly
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- American football player
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Charles Albert Conerly Jr. was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was married to Perian Conerly, a sports columnist for The New York Times.
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Chip Pickering
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1986 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
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Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering Jr. is an American businessman and former politician who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Incompas since 2014.
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Jon Hinson
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- politician
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Jon Clifton Hinson was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981. Following his 1981 resignation after his arrest for engaging in a homosexual act, he became a gay rights activist in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
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Cynthia Cranz
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- voice actor
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Cynthia Cranz is an American voice actress. She is best known as the teenage and adult voice of Chi-Chi in the Dragon Ball series, Botan in Yu Yu Hakusho, Pipimi in Pop Team Epic from Ep. 11A, Mitzi Nohara in Shin-chan, and Mitch Tennison in Case Closed.
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Terrico White
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- basketball player
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Terrico Reshard White is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of the NBL1 West. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 36th overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NBA draft after playing two collegiate seasons at Ole Miss, where he earned SEC Rookie of the Year in 2009.
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John Elliott Rankin
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 1910
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- lawyerjournalistuniversity teacherpolitician
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John Elliott Rankin was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley Authority and from 1933 to 1936 he supported the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which brought investment and jobs to the South.
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Jamie Whitten
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- head teacherlawyerpolitician
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Jamie Lloyd Whitten was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the time of his departure the longest-serving U.S. Representative ever. From 1979 to 1995, he was Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the longest-serving member of Congress ever from Mississippi. He was a New Deal liberal on economic matters, and took a leading role in Congress in forming national policy and spending regarding agriculture. Whitten was the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the FDR administration.
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Jay Hopson
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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James Walter Hopson is an American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the cornerbacks coach for the University of South Alabama from 2023 to 2024. He has been a head coach at Southern Miss and Alcorn State. In the latter role, he was the first white head football coach in the history of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, an organization composed of historically black colleges and universities. Hopson has also served as an assistant coach at Tulane, Delta State, LSU, Florida, Marshall, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Michigan, and Memphis.
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Susan Akin
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Susan Akin is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Meridian, Mississippi who was Miss Mississippi 1985 and Miss America 1986.
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C. J. Moore
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Calvin J. "C.J." Moore is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Ole Miss.
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Arianne Hartono
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- Studied in 2015-2018
- Occupations
- tennis player
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Arianne Hartono is a Dutch tennis player. On 8 April 2024, she reached her career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 135, and on 11 July 2022, she achieved No. 123 in doubles. Hartono has won three singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
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Gregory Keyes
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- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
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Gregory Keyes is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and Greg Keyes.
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Sam C. Massingale
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Samuel Chapman Massingale was an American politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.
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Derrick Burgess
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Derrick Lee Burgess is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders. He was selected by the Eagles in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft where he spent four seasons before joining Oakland. During his four seasons with the Raiders, he twice received Pro Bowl honors and led the league in sacks in 2005. After one season with the New England Patriots, Burgess rejoined the Eagles for his final season in 2010.
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Karèn Shainyan
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- journalistYouTuber
- Biography
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Karèn Bagratovich Shainyan is a Russian journalist and YouTuber.
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Thomas F. Frist, Sr
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- businessperson
- Biography
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Thomas Fearn Frist was an American physician and businessman who co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America.
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Winfield Dunn
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- dentistpolitician
- Biography
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Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn was an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years. Dunn was an unsuccessful candidate for a second term in 1986, losing to Democrat Ned McWherter. He remained active in the Republican Party and the medical field from the end of his term as governor until his death.
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A C Wharton
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- politician
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A C Wharton Jr. is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He was the second African American to serve as mayor of Shelby County.
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Lynda Lee Mead
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- beauty pageant contestantbusinesspersonmodel
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Lynda Lee Shea is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Her immediate predecessor as Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley (the first Miss America from Mississippi), was Mead's sorority sister at Chi Omega.
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Bill Waller
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- lawyer
- Biography
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William Lowe Waller Sr. was an American politician and attorney. A Democrat, Waller served as the 56th governor of Mississippi from 1972 to 1976. Born near Oxford, Mississippi to a farming family, Waller went to law school and in 1950 established a law practice in Jackson. Nine years later, he was elected District Attorney of Hinds County, Mississippi. Waller attempted to reform the position and provoked the ire of local law enforcement for aggressively prosecuting several cases. In 1964, he twice prosecuted Byron De La Beckwith for the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, with both trials resulting in deadlocked juries. In 1967, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for governor, finishing fifth in the Democratic primary.
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Paul B. Johnson Jr
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Burney Johnson Jr. was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Mississippi, serving as the 54th governor from January 1964 until January 1968. He was a son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.
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George McConnell
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- singerguitarist
- Biography
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George McConnell is an American singer from Vicksburg, Mississippi. He has played for the bands Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland.
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Gregg Harper
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1981 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- prosecutorlawyerpolitician
- 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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Hugh L. White
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- politician
- Biography
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Hugh Lawson White was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party. He served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Mississippi (1936–1940, 1952–1956).
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Travis Childers
- Enrolled in the University of Mississippi
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- real-estate agentpolitician
- Biography
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Travis Wayne Childers is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. A member of the Democratic Party, Childers previously served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County from 1992 until his election to Congress. On March 1, 2014, Childers announced that he was running for the United States Senate. He won his party's nomination for the Senate seat in the Democratic primary on June 3. He lost the general election to Republican incumbent Thad Cochran.
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Ansu Sesay
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ansu Martin Sesay Jr. is an American former professional basketball player.
