EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Oxford, MS

Founding Date:
1848

Motto:
Pro Scientia et Sapientia

Team:
Rebels

Enrollment:
16,500

Official Website:
http://www.olemiss.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Allain	Politician	14-Feb-1928	2-Dec-2013	Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88
Mose Allison	Musician	11-Nov-1927		Southern bluesman, Jazz pianist
Reuben V. Anderson	Attorney	16-Sep-1942		Partner, Phelps Dunbar
Haley Barbour	Politician	22-Oct-1947		Governor of Mississippi, 2004-12
Rod Barnes	Basketball	8-Jan-1966		Georgia State Head Coach
Ross R. Barnett	Politician	22-Jan-1898	6-Nov-1987	Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64
Millard F. Caldwell	Politician	6-Feb-1897	23-Oct-1984	Governor of Florida, 1945-49
George C. Carlson, Jr.	Judge	23-May-1946		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Travis Childers	Politician	29-Mar-1958		Congressman from Mississippi, 2008-11
Thad Cochran	Politician	7-Dec-1937		US Senator from Mississippi
J. P. Coleman	Politician	9-Jan-1914	28-Sep-1991	Governor of Mississippi, 1956-60
Charlie Conerly	Football	19-Sep-1921	13-Feb-1996	NY Giants QB, 1948-61
W. Lance Conn	Business	c. 1969		Vulcan, Inc.
Oliver E. Diaz, Jr.	Judge	c. 1959		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Jess H. Dickinson	Judge	1947		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Winfield Dunn	Politician	1-Jul-1927		Governor of Tennessee, 1971-75
Charles Easley	Judge	c. 1950		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
James O. Eastland	Politician	28-Nov-1904	19-Feb-1986	US Senator from Mississippi, 1943-78
William Faulkner	Author	25-Sep-1897	6-Jul-1962	The Reivers
Cliff Finch	Politician	4-Apr-1927	22-Apr-1986	Governor of Mississippi, 1976-80
John Fleming	Politician	5-Jul-1951		Congressman, Louisiana 4th
Ruth Ford	Actor	7-Jul-1915	12-Aug-2009	American stage actress
Cynthia Geary	Actor	21-Mar-1965		Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure
Lanny Griffith	Lobbyist	13-Aug-1951		Lobbyist, Barbour Griffith & Rogers
John Grisham	Novelist	8-Feb-1955		The Firm
Gregg Harper	Politician	1-Jun-1956		Congressman, Mississippi 3rd
Kenny Hulshof	Politician	22-May-1958		Congressman from Missouri, 1997-2009
Greg Iles	Novelist	1960		Black Cross
Kate Jackson	Actor	29-Oct-1948		Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.	Politician	23-Jan-1916	14-Oct-1985	Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68
E. Grady Jolly	Judge	3-Oct-1937		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert C. Khayat	Educator	18-Apr-1938		Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Ann H. Lamar	Judge	c. 1952		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Frank Lambert	Historian	17-Apr-1943		The Barbary Wars
Tom Lester	Actor	23-Sep-1938		Eb Dawson on Green Acres
Trent Lott	Politician	9-Oct-1941		US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007
Ray Mabus	Politician	11-Oct-1948		US Secretary of the Navy
Archie Manning	Football	19-May-1949		New Orleans Saints QB, 1971-82
Eli Manning	Football	3-Jan-1981		New York Giants QB
James Meredith	Activist	25-Jun-1933		First black student at Ole Miss
Cary Middlecoff	Golf	6-Jan-1921	1-Sep-1998	Winner of 3 Majors
Mary Ann Mobley	Model	17-Feb-1939	9-Dec-2014	Miss America 1959
Mike Moore	Attorney	3-Apr-1952		Attorney General of Mississippi, 1988-2004
Willie Morris	Author	29-Nov-1934	2-Aug-1999	North Toward Home
Ronnie Musgrove	Politician	29-Jul-1956		Governor of Mississippi, 2000-04
Michael Oher	Football	28-May-1986		Baltimore Ravens OT
Charles L. Overby	Journalist	c. 1946		CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum
John Palmer	Diplomat	1934		US Ambassador to Portugal, 2001-04
Chip Pickering	Politician	10-Aug-1963		Congressman from Mississippi, 1997-2009
David M. Potter	Historian	6-Dec-1910	18-Feb-1971	The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
Michael K. Randolph	Judge	1946		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
William A. Roper, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		CEO of VeriSign
Jeanne Shaheen	Politician	28-Jan-1947		US Senator from New Hampshire
Shepard Smith	TV Personality	14-Jan-1964		Fox News anchor
Larry Speakes	Government	13-Sep-1939	10-Jan-2014	White House Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan
Alfred Holt Stone	Scholar	16-Oct-1870	11-May-1955	Studies in the American Race Problem
Donna Tartt	Novelist	23-Dec-1963		The Secret History
Tate Taylor	Film Director	c. 1969		The Help
William L. Waller, Jr.	Judge	c. 1952		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
William Lowe Waller	Politician	21-Oct-1926	29-Nov-2011	Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76
Jamie L. Whitten	Politician	18-Apr-1910	9-Sep-1995	Congressman from Mississippi, 1941-95
Roger Wicker	Politician	5-Jul-1951		US Senator from Mississippi
John Bell Williams	Politician	4-Dec-1918	25-Mar-1983	Governor of Mississippi, 1968-72
William Winter	Politician	21-Feb-1923		Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84
Frank Wolf	Politician	30-Jan-1939		Congressman, Virginia 10th
Stark Young	Critic	11-Oct-1881	6-Jan-1963	So Red the Rose

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Bogle	Business	8-May-1929		Founder, The Vanguard Group
Walter Dellinger	Attorney	15-May-1941		Duke University law professor
Medford Evans	Author	21-Aug-1907	4-Feb-1989	The Assassination of Joe McCarthy
Robert C. Khayat	Educator	18-Apr-1938		Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Lucius Q. C. Lamar	Politician	17-Sep-1825	23-Jan-1893	Senator, Interior Secretary, Justice
William Winter	Politician	21-Feb-1923		Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert C. Khayat	Educator	18-Apr-1938		Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet	Author	9-Jul-1790	9-Jul-1870	Georgia Scenes
Thomas C. Meredith	Educator	c. 1940		Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Charles L. Overby	Journalist	c. 1946		CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum
R. Gerald Turner	Educator	c. 1946		President, Southern Methodist University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rod Barnes	Basketball	8-Jan-1966		Georgia State Head Coach
Romeo Crennel	Football	18-Jun-1947		Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Andy Kennedy	Basketball	13-Mar-1968		Head Coach, University of Mississippi
Houston Nutt	Football	14-Oct-1957		Head Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
Tommy Tuberville	Football	18-Sep-1954		University of Cincinnati football coach

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