List of University of Memphis people
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The following is a list of notable University of Memphis people, including alumni, notable faculty members and administrators, and others affiliated with the University of Memphis.
Contents
Notable alumni
Government, public service, and public policy
- Thomas G. Carpenter - former President of the University of Memphis[1]
- Robert N. Clement - former U.S. Congressman[2]
- Bernice Donald - Judge, United States district court[3]
- John Ford - Tennessee politician[4]
- Willie Herenton - Mayor, City of Memphis[5]
- James F. Kyle - State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[6]
- Curtis S. Person, Jr. - former State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[7]
- Van B. Poole (Class of 1958) -- former member of both houses of the Florida Legislature[8]
- J. Millard Smith - former President of the University of Memphis[citation needed]
- Fred Thompson - actor and former U.S. Senator[9]
Literature, arts, and media
- Kathy Bates - actress
- Dixie Carter - actress[10]
- Kellye Cash - Miss America 1987[11]
- Eric Jerome Dickey - author[12]
- John Dye - actor[13]
- Barbara Walker Hummel - Miss America 1947[14]
- Dickey Lee - recording artist and songwriter[15]
- Terry Manning - music producer[16]
- William Sanderson - actor[17]
- Lynda Mead Shea - Miss America 1960[citation needed]
- Cybill Shepherd - actress[citation needed]
- J. Karen Thomas - actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville)[18]
- Pat Kerr Tigrett - fashion designer[19]
- Trenyce - singer, American Idol finalist[citation needed]
- Basil White - standup comedian[citation needed]
Business
- Martin Belz - President of Belz Enterprises[citation needed]
- William Dunavant - Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises[20]
- R. Brad Martin - Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated[citation needed]
Athletics
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- Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB[21]
- Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA[22]
- Earl Barron – NBA[23]
- Will Barton - Portland Trail Blazers, NBA[24]
- William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA
- Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL[25]
- Antonio Burks – NBA[26]
- Mike Butler - professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars[27]
- Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA[28]
- Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA[29]
- Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA[30]
- Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA[31]
- Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA
- T. J. Frier – football player[32]
- Stephen Gostkowski- New England Patriots, NFL[33]
Earnest Gray, NFL, New York Giants
- Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA[34]
- Anfernee Hardaway – NBA[35]
- Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB[36]
- Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA[37]
- Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA[38]
- Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA[39]
- Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State[citation needed]
- Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE[40]
- Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL[41]
- Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA[42]
- James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL[citation needed]
- Steve Matthews - Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[43]
- Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA[44]
- Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL[45]
- Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders[46]
- Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA[47]
- Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA[48]
- Harry Schuh - All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers[49]
- Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL[50]
- Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA[51]
- Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB[52]
- David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA
- Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA[53]
- Darius Washington – NBA[54]
- Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA[55]
- Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA[56]
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburg Steelers, NFL[57]
- Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA[58]
- Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL[59]
- Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[60]
- Keith Wright, NFL, Cleveland Browns
- Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA[61]
- Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA[62]
Notable professors and scholars
- Richard Bausch - novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis[63]
- Béla Bollobás – mathematician; known for his work in combinatorics; Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers' dissertation advisor[64]
- Peter J. Brand - Egyptologist[65]
- Jack Cooper - jazz composer, arranger[66]
- Ralph Faudree – mathematician with a focus on Ramsey theory; provost of the university[67]
- Stan Franklin – cognitive scientist; proponent of artificial consciousnesshttp://www.cs.memphis.edu/~franklin/]
- Arthur C. Graesser – cognitive psychologist; editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology[68]
- Jessie Mae Hemphill- electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in Southern music[69]
- Benjamin Hooks - civil rights leader[70]
- John Lee - author, professor of English[citation needed]
- Michael Leff - scholar of rhetoric[71]
- Cecil C. Rousseau – mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics[72]
- Rebecca Skloot - New York Times bestselling science writer, professor of English[73]
Coaches
- John Calipari - Kentucky basketball coach coach[74]
- Dana Kirk - Memphis basketball coach[75]
- Josh Pastner - Memphis basketball coach[76]
- Tic Price - Memphis basketball coach[77]
Other
- Stan Bronson, Jr. - Guinness World Record holder batboy for Memphis Tigers baseball[78]
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