100 Notable alumni of Auburn University

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

Auburn University is ranked #280 in the world and #109 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Auburn University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Auburn University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Amy Kremer

1. Amy Kremer

political activist politician
Amy Kremer is an American political activist known for her roles in the Tea Party movement and as a supporter of Donald Trump. She became involved in the Tea Party movement in 2009 and campaigned as part of the Tea Party Express until 2014. During the 2016 presidential election she was a co-founder of two political action committees supporting Trump's...
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King Dunlap

2. King Dunlap

1985-. (aged 41)
American football player
King David Dunlap V is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He also played for the San Diego Chargers.
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Howard Hill

3. Howard Hill

1899-1975 (aged 76)
film director archer actor American football player
Howard Hill was an expert bowman who for over two decades, from the early 1930s into the 1950s, was often introduced or billed as "The World's Greatest Archer". He established the record for winning the most bow-and-arrow field tournaments in succession, a total of 196 competitions. In addition, Hill served as a supporting actor, trick-shot performer, and technical adviser on...
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Chloe Melas

4. Chloe Melas

1986-. (aged 40)
journalist
Chloe Elizabeth Melas is an American journalist currently serving as an entertainment correspondent for NBC. She was previously a reporter for CNN from 2016 to 2023. Prior to her time at CNN, she was the senior entertainment reporter for Hollywood Life and the host of VH1's morning TV show The Gossip Table. In 2018, she faced a backlash after accusing...
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Ruthie Bolton

5. Ruthie Bolton

1967-. (aged 59)
basketball player basketball coach
Alice Ruth Bolton, known as Ruthie Bolton, is an American former professional women's basketball player. Born in Lucedale, Mississippi, she played at the collegiate, Olympic and professional levels of women's basketball. Bolton played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 through 2004 with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played collegiately at Auburn University, teaming with her older sister, Mae...
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James E. Livingston

6. James E. Livingston

1940-. (aged 86)
military officer
James Everett Livingston is a retired United States Marine major general. He was awarded the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Livingston served on active duty in the Marine Corps over 33 years before retiring on September 1, 1995. His last assignment was the Commanding General of Marine...
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Tim Dorsey

7. Tim Dorsey

1961-2023 (aged 62)
writer novelist
Timothy Alan Dorsey was an American novelist. He is known for a series starring Serge A. Storms, a mentally disturbed vigilante antihero who rampages across Florida enforcing his own moral code against a variety of low-life criminals.
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Josh Hancock

8. Josh Hancock

1978-2007 (aged 29)
baseball player
Joshua Morgan Hancock was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was killed in an auto accident on April 29, 2007, at the age of 29.
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Will Ainsworth

9. Will Ainsworth

1981-. (aged 45)
politician
William Ainsworth is an American politician serving as the 31st lieutenant governor of Alabama since 2019. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018, representing its 27th district.
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Carlos Rogers

10. Carlos Rogers

1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Carlos Cornelius Rogers is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors. Rogers was selected by the Washington Redskins with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders.
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Elmo Shropshire

11. Elmo Shropshire

1936-. (aged 90)
voice actor singer
Elmo Earl Shropshire is an American veterinarian, competitive runner, and country music singer. Shropshire, who typically performs under the name "Dr. Elmo", is best known for his Christmas novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". He originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife Patsy, then re-recorded it solo for the 1992 album Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas...
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Garrett Cooper

12. Garrett Cooper

1990-. (aged 36)
baseball player
Garrett Nicholas Cooper is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox. Cooper was an All-Star in 2022.
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Jared Harper

13. Jared Harper

1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Jared Lamar Harper is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers where he was the starting point guard on the Tigers first ever Final Four team.
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Ace Atkins

14. Ace Atkins

1970-. (aged 56)
journalist novelist
Ace Atkins is an American journalist and author. He became a full-time novelist at the age of 30.
Karlos Dansby

15. Karlos Dansby

1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Karlos Montez Dansby is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and received All-American recognition. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns, and...
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Marquis Daniels

16. Marquis Daniels

1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Marquis Antwane Daniels is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers before going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. He played his first three years for the Dallas Mavericks before being traded to the Indiana Pacers. Daniels then signed with the Boston Celtics in 2009 and the...
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Forrest Hood James, Jr

17. Forrest Hood James, Jr

1934-. (aged 92)
American football player civil engineer politician
Forrest Hood "Fob" James Jr. is an American politician, civil engineer, entrepreneur, and former football player. He served as the 48th governor of Alabama as a Democrat from 1979 to 1983 and again as a Republican from 1995 to 1999.
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Tank Bigsby

18. Tank Bigsby

2001-. (aged 25)
American football player
Cartavious "Tank" Bigsby is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft. He was traded to the Eagles in 2025.
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Charles Kelly

19. Charles Kelly

1967-. (aged 59)
American football coach
Charles Kelly is an American football coach and former football player. He is currently the head coach at Jacksonville State University. Kelly won a national championship as a member of the Florida State Seminoles coaching staff during the 2013 college football season. He also won a College Football Playoff National Championship as the co-defensive coordinator of the 2020 Alabama Crimson...
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George Clayton Johnson

20. George Clayton Johnson

1929-2015 (aged 86)
science fiction writer screenwriter writer film actor novelist
George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film. He also wrote television scripts for The Twilight Zone (including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool", and "A Penny for Your Thoughts"), and the first telecast episode of Star...
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Daren Bates

21. Daren Bates

1990-. (aged 36)
American football player
Daren Weston Bates is an American former professional football linebacker and current assistant special teams coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans. He previously coached for...
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Jeannie Leavitt

22. Jeannie Leavitt

1967-. (aged 59)
aircraft pilot
Jeannie Marie Leavitt is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general officer. She became the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. In April 2021, she was appointed to replace Major General John T. Rauch as Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force,...
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Chris Davis

23. Chris Davis

1990-. (aged 36)
American football player
Chris Lynn Davis Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. He was responsible for the historic “Kick Six,” the final play of the 2013 Iron Bowl when he returned a missed field goal attempt 109...
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Andreas Mies

24. Andreas Mies

1990-. (aged 36)
tennis player
Andreas Mies is a German professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
Toney Douglas

25. Toney Douglas

1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
Toney Bernard Douglas is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers for one year, eventually becoming frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard. He subsequently transferred to the Florida State Seminoles for the remainder of his collegiate career, switching to...
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Les Snead

26. Les Snead

1971-. (aged 55)
American football player
Samuel Lester Snead is an American professional football executive who is the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since 2012. Prior to joining the Rams in 2012, Snead served in the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons front offices from 1995 to 2011.
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Tracy Rocker

27. Tracy Rocker

1966-. (aged 60)
American football player
Tracy Quinton Rocker is an American football coach and former player who most recently served as the defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive tackle in the NFL.
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Ricky Dillon

28. Ricky Dillon

writer YouTuber singer television producer
Richard Porter Dillon Jr., nicknamed as Ricky Dillon, is an American YouTube personality and singer. Over his ten years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 2.9 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 383 million views on his videos.
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Chuma Okeke

29. Chuma Okeke

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Chukwuma Julian "Chuma" Okeke is an American–Nigerian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Okeke played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers before being drafted 16th overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
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Heath Evans

30. Heath Evans

1978-. (aged 48)
American football player sports analyst businessperson
Bryan Heath Evans is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Auburn Tigers, he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New Orleans...
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Nick Fairley

31. Nick Fairley

1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
Nicholas Lachester Fairley is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University, where in 2010 he was recognized as an All-American, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead Auburn to a national championship victory in which he was named the game's...
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Casey Mize

32. Casey Mize

1997-. (aged 29)
baseball player
Casey Arthur Mize is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Tigers with the first overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft. He played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. In 2025, Mize was named to his first All-Star game.
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Vince Dooley

33. Vince Dooley

1932-2022 (aged 90)
basketball player American football player
Vincent Joseph Dooley was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, as well as the University of Georgia's (UGA) athletic director from 1979 to 2004. During his 25-year head coaching career, Dooley compiled a 201–77–10 record. His teams won six Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles and the 1980 national championship....
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Sammie Coates

34. Sammie Coates

1993-. (aged 33)
American football player
Sammie Coates Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver. He currently serves as the head coach at Columbia High School in Huntsville, Alabama, a position he has held since 2025. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he played in the 2013 SEC Championship Game and 2014 BCS National Championship Game. Coates was selected by the...
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Chuck Person

35. Chuck Person

1964-. (aged 62)
basketball player basketball coach
Chuck Connors Person is an American former basketball player and coach. Person played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year. Person played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected fourth overall in the 1986 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, for whom he played six seasons. He also...
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Tre Mason

36. Tre Mason

1993-. (aged 33)
American football player
Trence Mason is an American former professional football running back. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Rams from 2014 to 2016. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. He was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Tim Hudson

37. Tim Hudson

1975-. (aged 51)
baseball player
Timothy Adam Hudson, nicknamed "Huddy", is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing in college for Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, Hudson played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004), Atlanta Braves (2005–13), and San Francisco Giants (2014–15). With the Giants, he won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas...
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Ronnie Brown

38. Ronnie Brown

1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Ronnie G. Brown Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers. He and Cadillac Williams shared carries at running back, while he had 1,008 yards and 13 touchdowns in...
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Takeo Spikes

39. Takeo Spikes

1976-. (aged 50)
American football player
Takeo Gerard Spikes is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 13th overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia...
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Holland Smith

40. Holland Smith

1882-1967 (aged 85)
military officer
Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, KCB was a general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. His nickname, "Howlin' Mad" Smith, had been given to him by his troops in the Dominican Republic in 1916.
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Eric O'Neill

41. Eric O'Neill

1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer
Eric Michael O'Neill is an American former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative. He worked as an investigative specialist with the Special Surveillance Group (SSG) and played a major role in the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment of FBI agent Robert Hanssen for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and later Russia. His book written about this experience, Gray Day: My...
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Rowdy Gaines

42. Rowdy Gaines

1959-. (aged 67)
swimmer sports commentator
Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is referred to as "The Voice of Swimming", has covered swimming at the Olympic Games since 1992 in Barcelona and is currently a swimming analyst for television network NBC.
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Dee Ford

43. Dee Ford

1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
Donald “Dee” Ford is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Isaac Okoro

44. Isaac Okoro

2001-. (aged 25)
basketball player
Isaac Nnamdi OkoroListen is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), he plays the small forward position.
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Sharife Cooper

45. Sharife Cooper

2001-. (aged 25)
basketball player
Sharife Omar Cooper is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
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Jason Campbell

46. Jason Campbell

1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Jason S. Campbell is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Campbell also played for the Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and Cincinnati Bengals. After his...
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Greg Robinson

47. Greg Robinson

1992-. (aged 34)
American football player
Gregory Keith Robinson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Auburn Tigers, he was selected by the St. Louis Rams second overall in the 2014 NFL draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.
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DeWanna Bonner

48. DeWanna Bonner

1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
DeWanna Bonner is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonner played college basketball for Auburn University. After a successful college career at Auburn, she was drafted by the Mercury with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 WNBA draft, and was traded to the Sun in 2020.
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Jason Dufner

49. Jason Dufner

1977-. (aged 49)
golfer
Jason Christopher Dufner is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner. He has won one major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship. He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Championship, losing a playoff to Keegan Bradley. Dufner was ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 50...
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Kevin Greene

50. Kevin Greene

1962-2020 (aged 58)
professional wrestler American football player
Kevin Darwin Greene was an American professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 through 1999. He had 160 sacks in his career, which ranks third among NFL career sack leaders, and was voted to the NFL...
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Mackenzie Lintz

51. Mackenzie Lintz

1996-. (aged 30)
film actor actor television actor
Mackenzie Coleman is a former American film and television actress. She is known for playing Norrie Calvert-Hill on the CBS television drama Under the Dome.
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Cadillac Williams

52. Cadillac Williams

1982-. (aged 44)
American football coach American football player
Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams is an American professional football coach and former running back who most recently served as the running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach at Auburn University from 2019 to 2023, he also served as their interim head coach in 2022, the...
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Frédérick Bousquet

53. Frédérick Bousquet

1981-. (aged 45)
swimmer politician
Frédérick Bousquet is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the...
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Michael S. Rogers

54. Michael S. Rogers

1959-. (aged 67)
intelligence officer
Michael S. Rogers is a retired four-star admiral of the United States Navy. Rogers served as the second commander of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) from April 2014 to May 2018 while concurrently serving as the 17th director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and as chief of the Central Security Service (CSS). During his tenure, he helped transform...
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Rob Bironas

55. Rob Bironas

1978-2014 (aged 36)
American football player
James Robert Douglas Bironas was an American professional football player who was a placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Southern Eagles.
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Kate Higgins

56. Kate Higgins

1969-. (aged 57)
singer pianist television actor voice actor jazz musician
Kate Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles of Sakura Haruno in Naruto, Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog, Frankie Stein in Monster High, Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon, Pauline in Super Mario, Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, and as Purah in...
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Michael O'Neill

57. Michael O'Neill

1951-. (aged 75)
film actor actor television actor
Michael O'Neill is an American character actor. He is known for his recurring role as Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield in the NBC political drama The West Wing.
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Kirsty Coventry

58. Kirsty Coventry

1983-. (aged 43)
sports official swimmer politician
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She has served as the president of the IOC since 23 June 2025, and is the first woman, the first Zimbabwean, and the first African to hold the office, while also only the second non-European president...
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Bobby Goldsboro

59. Bobby Goldsboro

1941-. (aged 85)
singer painter singer-songwriter television producer guitarist
Robert Charles Goldsboro is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies in the United States, and the UK top-10 single "Summer (The First Time)".
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César Cielo

60. César Cielo

1987-. (aged 39)
swimmer
César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World Championship gold medals and breaking two world records.
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Katherine Webb

61. Katherine Webb

1989-. (aged 37)
model beauty pageant contestant
Katherine Elizabeth Webb-McCarron, is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality. She was Miss Alabama USA 2012.
Toni Tennille

62. Toni Tennille

1940-. (aged 86)
singer songwriter singer-songwriter composer recording artist
Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. A contralto, she is best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon; their signature song is "Love Will Keep Us Together". Tennille also performed musical work independently of Dragon, including solo albums and session work.
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Taylor Hicks

63. Taylor Hicks

1976-. (aged 50)
singer musician singer-songwriter
Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. Upon winning Idol, he was signed to...
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Ken Mattingly

64. Ken Mattingly

1936-2023 (aged 87)
military flight engineer astronaut military officer aircraft pilot
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who orbited the Moon on Apollo 16 and flew on the Space Shuttle STS-4 and STS-51-C missions.
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Josh Hopkins

65. Josh Hopkins

1970-. (aged 56)
television director television actor film producer actor film actor
William Joshua Hopkins is an American actor. His best known roles include Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on Quantico (2015–2016).
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Kay Ivey

66. Kay Ivey

1944-. (aged 82)
secondary school teacher politician
Kay Ellen Ivey is an American politician serving since 2017 as the 54th governor of Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Ivey served from 2003 to 2011 as the 38th Alabama state treasurer and from 2011 to 2017 as the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama.
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Josh Donaldson

67. Josh Donaldson

1985-. (aged 41)
baseball player
Joshua Adam Donaldson is an American former professional baseball third baseman. In his 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers.
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Bo Jackson

68. Bo Jackson

1962-. (aged 64)
athletics competitor banker baseball player American football player actor
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to have been named an All-Star in two major American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels of multiple sports have given him a reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
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Sunisa Lee

69. Sunisa Lee

2003-. (aged 23)
gymnast
Sunisa Phabsomphou Lee is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and the 2024 Olympic all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist. She was the 2019 World Championship silver medalist on the floor and bronze medalist on uneven bars. Lee was a part of the "Golden Girls" that won gold at...
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Octavia Spencer

70. Octavia Spencer

1970-. (aged 56)
actor television actor film actor voice actor film director
Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress and author. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Charles Barkley

71. Charles Barkley

1963-. (aged 63)
spokesperson sports analyst basketball player journalist actor
Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT Sports and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Chuckster", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the...
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Lionel Richie

72. Lionel Richie

1949-. (aged 77)
singer record producer saxophonist singer-songwriter film actor
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still" with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and...
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Tarana Burke

73. Tarana Burke

1973-. (aged 53)
militant feminist teacher
Tarana Burke is an American activist from New York City who started the MeToo movement. In 2006, Burke began Me Too as a youth program for junior and high school students with the goal of addressing the rampant sexual violence in the community. Over a decade later, in 2017, #MeToo became a viral hashtag when Alyssa Milano encouraged women to...
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Clifton Williams

74. Clifton Williams

1932-1967 (aged 35)
military officer test pilot aircraft pilot engineer astronaut
Clifton Curtis Williams Jr., was an American naval aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer, major in the United States Marine Corps, and NASA astronaut, who was killed in a plane crash; he never went into space. The crash was caused by a mechanical failure in a NASA T-38 jet trainer, which he was piloting to visit his parents in Mobile, Alabama....
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Bill Lee

75. Bill Lee

1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson politician
Bill Lee is the designer of noted ocean racing yachts, and one of the founders of the Santa Cruz school of boatbuilding. Known to many as the Wizard, Lee's designs achieved notoriety in the 1970s, with Chutzpah and Merlin having won the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu many times. Merlin set and held the course record between...
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Richard Marcinko

76. Richard Marcinko

1940-2021 (aged 81)
military officer writer sailor veteran radio personality
Richard Marcinko was a U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran. He was the first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six. After retiring from the United States Navy, he became an author, radio talk show host, military consultant, and motivational speaker.
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Michael E. Ryan

77. Michael E. Ryan

1941-. (aged 85)
military officer
Michael Edward Ryan is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general and was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from October 1997 to September 2001. He served as the senior uniformed USAF officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas....
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Eugene Sledge

78. Eugene Sledge

1923-2001 (aged 78)
writer biologist soldier university teacher
Eugene Bondurant Sledge was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War (2007), as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), in which he is portrayed...
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Cam Newton

79. Cam Newton

1989-. (aged 37)
American football player
Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning...
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Jan Davis

80. Jan Davis

1953-. (aged 73)
biologist engineer astronaut
Nancy Jan Davis is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA.
Eddie Johnson

81. Eddie Johnson

1955-2020 (aged 65)
basketball player
Edward Lynn Johnson is an American former professional football punter. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Idaho State.
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Brandon Jacobs

82. Brandon Jacobs

1982-. (aged 44)
American football player
Brandon Christopher Jacobs is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Southern Illinois Salukis. He was selected by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft, and won two Super Bowl rings...
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Jimmy Wales

83. Jimmy Wales

1966-. (aged 60)
orator entrepreneur merchant Wikimedian researcher
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café (formerly WT Social).
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John Schuerholz

84. John Schuerholz

1940-. (aged 86)
teacher baseball player
John Boland Schuerholz Jr. is an American baseball front office executive. He was the general manager of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007, and then served as the Braves president for a decade from 2007 until 2016. Before joining Atlanta, he spent 22 years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine (1982–1990) as the club's general...
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Frank Thomas

85. Frank Thomas

1968-. (aged 58)
baseball player
Frank William Thomas was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga from 1925 to 1928 and at the University of Alabama from 1931 to 1946, compiling a career college football record of 141–33–9. During his tenure at Alabama, Thomas amassed a record of 115–24–7 and won four Southeastern Conference...
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Jimmy Buffett

86. Jimmy Buffett

1946-2023 (aged 77)
children's writer recording artist autobiographer aircraft pilot singer-songwriter
James William Buffett was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapism" and promoted enjoying life and following passions. Buffett recorded many hit songs, including those known as "The Big 8": "Margaritaville" (1977), which is ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of...
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Tony Richardson

87. Tony Richardson

1971-. (aged 55)
American football player
Antonio Richardson is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1994. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
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Lloyd J. Austin III

88. Lloyd J. Austin III

1953-. (aged 73)
politician military officer
Lloyd James Austin III is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense, from 2021 to 2025, under the Biden administration.
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Mallory Hagan

89. Mallory Hagan

1988-. (aged 38)
beauty pageant contestant politician model
Mallory Hytes Hagan Stramara is an American former news anchor and beauty queen. She won Miss America 2013 as Miss New York 2012 and campaigned unsuccessfully for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2022.
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Clay Helton

90. Clay Helton

1972-. (aged 54)
head coach American football player American football coach
Clay Charles Helton is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Southern California from 2015 to 2021. Helton has also been an assistant coach for Duke, Houston and Memphis. His father, Kim Helton, was a coach in college, the...
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Derrick Brown

91. Derrick Brown

1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Derrick Paul Brown is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the power forward position.
Tim Beckman

92. Tim Beckman

1965-. (aged 61)
American football player
Timothy David Beckman is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 2009 to 2011 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2012 to 2014, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–41. Beckman was terminated by Illinois on August 28, 2015, seven days prior to the...
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Bo Nix

93. Bo Nix

2000-. (aged 26)
American football player
Bo Chapman Nix is an American professional football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning SEC Freshman of the Year in 2019. During his last two seasons, Nix was a member of the Oregon Ducks and won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the...
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Victoria Jackson

94. Victoria Jackson

1959-. (aged 67)
writer comedian film producer film actor screenwriter
Victoria Jackson is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the series Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992.
Davion Mitchell

95. Davion Mitchell

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Davion De'Monte Earl Mitchell, nicknamed Off-Night, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the Baylor Bears. He was taken ninth overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
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David Ross

96. David Ross

1977-. (aged 49)
baseball player
David Patrick Ross is an American environmental and land-use lawyer who served as the Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his EPA role, he was a Wisconsin assistant attorney general and director of the state's environmental-protection judicial unit.
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Malik Willis

97. Malik Willis

1999-. (aged 27)
American football player
Malik Antonio Willis is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Liberty Flames, winning the 2020 Dudley Award with the latter. Willis was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft and was traded to the...
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Donda West

98. Donda West

1949-2007 (aged 58)
teacher writer
Donda Clairann West was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of American rapper Kanye West.
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Amir Eshel

99. Amir Eshel

1959-. (aged 67)
air force officer military personnel military officer
Amir Eshel is a former Israeli general who served as commander of the Israeli Air Force and served as Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense until January 2, 2022.
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Tim Cook

100. Tim Cook

1960-. (aged 66)
chief executive officer businessperson presenter engineer manager
Timothy Raleigh Brown Cook CM FRSC was a Canadian military historian and author. Cook was a historian at the Canadian War Museum and the author of thirteen books about the military history of Canada. Having written extensively about World War I, Cook's focus shifted to Canada's involvement in World War II with the 2014 publication of the first volume in...
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