EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

• Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
• Louisiana State University in Shreveport
• Louisiana State University at Alexandria
• University of New Orleans

Location:
Louisiana

Founding Date:
1860

Enrollment:
63,000

Official Website:
http://www.lsusystem.lsu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe Adcock	Baseball	30-Oct-1927	3-May-1999	Milwaukee Braves First Baseman
Eduardo Aguirre	Diplomat	1946		US Ambassador to Spain
Mose Allison	Musician	11-Nov-1927		Southern bluesman, Jazz pianist
Stephen E. Ambrose	Author	10-Jan-1936	13-Oct-2002	Band of Brothers
Richard Baker	Politician	22-May-1948		Congressman from Louisiana, 1987-2008
Juanita P. Baranco	Business	19-Mar-1949		Baranco Automotive Group
Robert H. Barrow	Military	5-Feb-1922	30-Oct-2008	27th USMC Commandant, 1979-83
James M. Bernhard, Jr.	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Shaw Group
James M. Blaut	Historian	20-Oct-1927	11-Nov-2000	The Colonizer's Model of the World
Charles Boustany	Politician	21-Feb-1956		Congressman, Louisiana 7th
Donna Brazile	Author	15-Dec-1959		Al Gore's 2000 campaign manager
Edward R. Campbell	Business	c. 1941		Hibernia National Bank
Billy Cannon	Football	8-Feb-1937		Winner, 1959 Heisman Trophy
James Carville	Government	25-Oct-1944		Clinton campaign strategist
Thomas W. Cason	Business	c. 1942		CFO of Baker Hughes, 1989-90
Bill Cassidy	Politician	28-Sep-1957		Congressman, Louisiana 6th
Don Cazayoux	Politician	17-Jan-1964		Congressman, Louisiana 6th
John H. Dalton	Military	31-Dec-1941		US Secretary of the Navy, 1993-98
Jimmie Davis	Singer/Songwriter	11-Sep-1899	5-Nov-2000	You Are My Sunshine
Peggy Dow	Actor	18-Mar-1928		Harvey
Richard J. Dugas, Jr.	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Pulte Homes
David Duke	Activist	13-Jul-1950		Former KKK Grand Wizard
John Bel Edwards	Politician	16-Sep-1966		Governor of Louisiana
Max Faget	Scientist	26-Aug-1921	9-Oct-2004	Designer of NASA spacecraft
Mickey Foret	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Northwest Airlines, 1998-2002
Jeff Fortenberry	Politician	27-Dec-1960		Congressman, Nebraska 1st
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.	Politician	11-Jul-1930		Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004
Richard W. Frost	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Louisiana Pacific
Jack Germond	Columnist	30-Jan-1928	14-Aug-2013	Fat Man in a Middle Seat
Lionel Hebert	Golf	20-Jan-1928	30-Dec-2000	Winner, 1957 PGA Championship
Jerry Huckaby	Politician	19-Jul-1941		Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-93
Hubert Humphrey	Politician	27-May-1911	13-Jan-1978	US Vice President, 1965-69
Andy Ireland	Politician	23-Aug-1930		Congressman from Florida, 1977-93
Chris John	Politician	5-Jan-1960		Congressman from Louisiana, 1997-2005
Lolo Jones	Track and Field	5-Aug-1982		American hurdler, prominent virgin
Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.	Business	1951		CEO of Marathon Oil
Thomas B. King	Business	c. 1962		CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Don Lemon	Journalist	1-Mar-1966		Anchor, CNN Newsroom
Pete Maravich	Basketball	22-Jun-1947	5-Jan-1988	New Orleans Jazz shooter
Jim McCrery	Politician	18-Sep-1949		Congressman from Louisiana, 1989-2009
Ted B. Miller, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Crown Castle International, 1996-2001
W. Henson Moore	Politician	4-Oct-1939		Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87
Dutch Morial	Politician	9-Oct-1929	24-Dec-1989	Mayor of New Orleans, 1978-86
Edwin Newman	Journalist	25-Jan-1919	13-Aug-2010	Journalist and commentator for NBC News
Shaquille O'Neal	Basketball	6-Mar-1972		Shaq Attack
Abel Pacheco	Head of State	22-Dec-1933		President of Costa Rica, 2002-06
Tony Perkins	Activist	20-Mar-1963		President, Family Research Council
Bob Pettit	Basketball	12-Dec-1932		St. Louis Hawks, twice NBA MVP
Susan M. Phillips	Educator	23-Jan-1944		Dean, GWU School of Business
Nancy K. Quinn	Business	c. 1953		Hanover Capital LLC
Rex Reed	Critic	2-Oct-1938		At the Movies
Grover Rees	Attorney	c. 1950		US Ambassador to East Timor, 2002-06
Thomas O. Ryder	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005
Steve Scalise	Politician	6-Oct-1965		Congressman, Louisiana 1st
Thomas D. Schoonover	Historian	27-May-1936		The United States in Central America
Barry Seal	Criminal	19-Jul-1939	19-Feb-1986	DEA informant, CIA contract pilot
James D. Shelton	Business	21-Jul-1953		CEO of Triad Hospitals, 1999-2007
Steven Soderbergh	Film Director	14-Jan-1963		Traffic
David P. Steiner	Business	c. 1960		CEO of Waste Management
Jerry Stovall	Football	30-Apr-1941		LSU Tigers Head Coach, 1980-83
Billy Tauzin	Politician	14-Jun-1943		Congressman from Louisiana, 1980-2005
Steve Van Buren	Football	28-Sep-1920	23-Aug-2012	Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Hall-of-Famer
Leslie A. White	Anthropologist	19-Jan-1900	31-Mar-1975	The Science of Culture
Joanne Woodward	Actor	27-Feb-1930		The Three Faces of Eve
Will Wright	Computer Programmer	20-Jan-1960		Created SimCity, The Sims

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vance Bourjaily	Novelist	17-Sep-1922	31-Aug-2010	The End of My Life
John Breaux	Politician	1-Mar-1944		US Senator from Louisiana, 1987-2005
Cleanth Brooks	Critic	16-Oct-1906	10-May-1994	The Well Wrought Urn
Jay Bybee	Judge	27-Oct-1953		9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomas D. Clark, Jr.	Educator	c. 1941		Professor at LSU
Assia Djebar	Author	4-Aug-1936	7-Feb-2015	So Vast the Prison
Nancy Isenberg	Historian	c. 1958		Fallen Founder
John V. Lombardi	Educator	1942		President, Louisiana State University
Susan M. Phillips	Educator	23-Jan-1944		Dean, GWU School of Business
Eric Voegelin	Philosopher	3-Jan-1901	19-Jan-1985	Order and History
Robert Penn Warren	Poet	24-Apr-1905	15-Sep-1989	First US Poet Laureate

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard C. Adkerson	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Freeport-McMoRan
Pasquale Amato	Singer	21-Mar-1878	13-Aug-1942	Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera
Edward R. Campbell	Business	c. 1941		Hibernia National Bank
Thomas D. Clark, Jr.	Educator	c. 1941		Professor at LSU
Mark Emmert	Educator	16-Dec-1952		President, University of Washington
John Maxwell Hamilton	Author	28-Mar-1947		Journalism's Roving Eye
John V. Lombardi	Educator	1942		President, Louisiana State University
John J. McKeithen	Politician	28-May-1918	4-Jun-1999	Governor of Louisiana, 1964-72
Sean O'Keefe	Administrator	27-Jan-1956		NASA Administrator, 2001-05
John H. Overton	Politician	17-Sep-1875	14-May-1948	US Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Arnsparger	Football	16-Dec-1926	17-Jul-2015	Former Dolphins, Giants Coach
Dana X. Bible	Football	8-Oct-1891	19-Jan-1980	Legendary Texas football coach
John Brady	Basketball	17-Sep-1954		LSU Tigers Head Coach
Mack Brown	Football	27-Aug-1951		Head Coach, UT-Austin
Paul Dietzel	Football	5-Sep-1924	24-Sep-2013	South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74
Charles McClendon	Football	17-Oct-1923	6-Dec-2001	LSU Head Coach, 1962-79
Les Miles	Football	10-Nov-1953		Head Coach, LSU Football
Mike Nolan	Football	7-Mar-1959		Head Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Bo Pelini	Football	13-Dec-1967		Football Coach, Youngstown State
Nick Saban	Football	31-Oct-1951		Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
Jerry Stovall	Football	30-Apr-1941		LSU Tigers Head Coach, 1980-83

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