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This list of University of Mississippi alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Mississippi, a public, coeducational research university in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Chartered by the Mississippi Legislature in 1844 and officially opened in 1848, the university is the oldest public university in the state of Mississippi.[1] As of 2025, the University of Mississippi had the largest enrollment among the colleges and universities in Mississippi, with 25,222 students in attendance.[2]
Academia and research
University administration
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Aiken | 1954 | B.A. | 27th Provost of the University of Pennsylvania (1987–1993), 6th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1993–2001) | [3] |
Professors and researchers
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann J. Abadie | 1963 | Ph.D. | Scholar on William Faulkner, founder and associate director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture | [4] |
Activism
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Anne Adams | 1974 | B.A. | Black lesbian social activist and public health researcher | [5] |
Arts
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [6] |
Business and finance
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [7] |
Entertainment
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [8] |
Government and politics
U.S. governors
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [9] |
Members of the U.S. Congress
Senators
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [10] |
Representatives
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Abernethy | — |
(Graduated from Cumberland University) | Representative (D) from Mississippi's 4th congressional district (1943–1953) and 1st congressional district (1953–1973) | [11] |
Members of state legislatures
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Abraham | 1961 | JD | Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1968–1980) | [12] |
| Lawrence Adams | 1937 | LLB | Member of the Mississippi State Senate (1948–1960) | [13] |
Government officials outside the U.S.
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [14] |
Other U.S. political figures
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [15] |
Journalism and media
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [16] |
Law and judiciary
U.S. circuit judges
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [17] |
Justices of state supreme courts
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [18] |
U.S. district judges
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [19] |
Literature
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [20] |
Music
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [21] |
Religion
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Albert Smith Adams | — |
(Graduated from Emory and Henry University) | Methodist clergyman and poet | [22] |
Sports
Baseball
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [23] |
Basketball
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [24] |
Football
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [25] |
Golf
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Day | — |
(transferred to the University of Oklahoma before graduating) | American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions | [26] |
| Michael La Sasso | — |
(turned professional before graduating) | American professional golfer on the LIV Golf League, 2025 individual national champion | [27] |
| Andrea Lignell | 2024 | B.S. | Swedish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour | [28] |
| Caitlyn Macnab | 2025 | B.S. | South African professional golfer | [29] |
| Cary Middlecoff | 1941 | B.S. | American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, winner of the 1949 U.S. Open, 1955 Masters Tournament, and 1956 U.S. Open | [30] |
| Jonathan Randolph | 2011 | B.B.A. | American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour | [31] |
| Smilla Tarning Sønderby | — |
(turned professional before graduating) | Danish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour | [32] |
| Chiara Tamburlini | 2023 | B.B.A. | Swiss professional golfer on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour | [33] |
| Braden Thornberry | — |
(turned professional before graduating) | American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour, 2017 individual national champion | [34] |
| Hugo Townsend | — |
(did not complete graduate studies) | Swedish professional golfer on the European Tour and Challenge Tour | [35] |
| Vance Veazey | 1989 | B.B.A. | American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour | [36] |
Rifle
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Gogniat | 2028 | BMdS | Bronze medalist for Switzerland in the women's 10 metre air rifle at the 2024 Summer Olympics | [37] |
| Alison Weisz | 2017 | B.S. | Shooter for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics | [38] |
Soccer
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Softball
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Kloezeman | — |
(Transferred to University of California, Berkeley, before graduating) | Member of the Greece national softball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics | [50] |
| Amanda Lehotak | — |
(Transferred to University of Nebraska Omaha before graduating) | Former head coach of Jacksonville Dolphins softball (2007–2011), UTSA Roadrunners softball (2012–2013), Penn State Nittany Lions softball (2014–2020) | [51] |
Tennis
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | dfs | dfs | dfs | [52] |
Track and field
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Engels | 2017 | B.G.S. | Middle-distance runner for the United States, gold medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | [53] |
Other
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Addis | B.A. | Miss Teen USA 1987 | [54] | |
| Susan Akin | 1986 | B.S. | Miss Mississippi 1985, Miss America 1986 | [55] |
Fictional people
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard McCoy | Star Trek character, officer of the Starfleet | [56] |