Notable Alumni of University of Southern Mississippi [Sorted List]

1. Neil Watson

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

Neil Watson is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for Park University. He competed in college basketball for the University of Southern Mississippi.

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2. Reed Green

1911-2002 (aged 91)

baseball player

Bernard Reed Green was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1937 to 1948, compiling a record of 59–20–4. Green's winning percentage of.735 is the best of any head coach in the history of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program....

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3. Hudson Holliday

1944-. (aged 82)

politician

Laughlin Hudson Holliday is a two-star General from Poplarville, Mississippi. Holliday is currently serving as a Pearl River County Supervisor and was a candidate for governor of Mississippi in 2011.

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4. Walter H. Yates, Jr

1941-. (aged 85)

military officer

Major General Walter Harvey Yates Jr. is a retired United States Army officer who served as Deputy Commanding General of the Fifth United States Army. He is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and 1963 graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Foreign Affairs...

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5. Mariam Kromah

1994-. (aged 32)

athletics competitor

Mariam Kromah is a Liberian sprinter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.

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6. Brenda Hatfield

1943-. (aged 83)

official

Brenda Ann Garibaldi Hatfield is an American woman who served as chief administrative officer of the City of New Orleans under Mayor Ray Nagin.

7. Catherine S. Lutz

1955-2014 (aged 59)

military personnel

Major General Catherine S. Lutz was a Mississippi National Guard officer. She began her career as a nurse before becoming a medical officer. She served in a series of postings before being promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 2009 while acting as assistant to the Chief Nurse of the Air Force, becoming the first female general officer in...

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8. Brandon Sumrall

1986-. (aged 40)

American football player

Brandon Sumrall is an American former football cornerback. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.

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9. James Kimbrell

1967-. (aged 59)

poet translator

James Kimbrell is an American poet.

10. Elvin Mims

1979-. (aged 47)

basketball player

Elvin Mims is an American professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the NBL Canada. He has previously played in multiple leagues in the United States and in Iceland as well as Canada. Prior to going pro, from 1998 to 2002, Mims played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College and University of Southern Mississippi.

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11. Frank Baker

1946-. (aged 80)

baseball player

Frank Watts Baker is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Baker attended school at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB draft.

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12. Charles W. Dyke

1935-2025 (aged 90)

military personnel

Charles William Dyke was an American lieutenant general in the United States Army whose assignments included commander of United States Army Japan and IX Corps from 1985 to 1988, and of the 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Europe from 1983 to 1985.

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13. Thomas G. Miller

Lieutenant General Thomas G. Miller is a retired senior officer of the United States Army and a former commander of the First United States Army. As head of the First Army, Miller was responsible for the training, readiness and mobilization of National Guard and Army Reserve units in all states and territories as they prepare for deployment as needed by...

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14. Mendel L. Peterson

1918-2003 (aged 85)

anthropologist archaeologist

Mendel L. Peterson was an American pioneer in the field of underwater archeology and former curator at the Smithsonian Institution, becoming known as "the father of underwater archeology". His specialties included underwater exploration and numismatics. Peterson Island in Antarctica is named after him.

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15. Swish

record producer composer rapper

Jonathan Whitfield known by his stage name Swish, is an American hip hop producer/rapper from Mississippi. He is a solo artist and is also a member of hip hop duo Mr & Mrs in which he is the main producer and co-writes/performs songs with his wife Nadirah X.

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16. Tom Johnson

1984-. (aged 42)

American football player

Tom Johnson, nicknamed Sebastian Thunderbucket, is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Moss Point High School, where he played as a defensive tackle for two seasons. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles but before that he played for two seasons of junior college...

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17. Antoine Cash

1982-. (aged 44)

American football player

Antoine Cash is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles before being signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

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18. Ronald J. Rabin

1932-. (aged 94)

politician

Ronald Joseph Rabin is a Republican state senator in the state of North Carolina, representing the 12th district, encompassing Harnett, Johnston, Lee Counties. Rabin was born in Rochester, New York in 1932. He attended high school there and then went on to attend the University of Southern Mississippi where he was in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He also...

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19. Jason Jimenez

1980-. (aged 46)

Canadian football player American football player

Jason Jimenez is a former professional gridiron football offensive tackle. He is a member of the 2006 Grey Cup champions, the BC Lions of the CFL.

20. Stephen Reaves

1984-. (aged 42)

Canadian football player

Stephen Reaves is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Michigan State Spartans.

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21. Edwin L. Pittman

1935-2024 (aged 89)

politician

Edwin Lloyd Pittman was an American jurist and politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1989 to 2001 and as chief justice from 2001 to 2004. He also served as the state's attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer. Pittman reached the rank of brigadier general in the Mississippi National Guard.

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22. Bob McCrory

1982-. (aged 44)

baseball player

Robert Glenn McCrory is a former baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Baltimore Orioles.

23. Jeremy Bridges

1980-. (aged 46)

American football player

Jeremy Eugene Bridges is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Bridges was also a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins.

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24. Cordarro Law

1988-. (aged 38)

American football player

Cordarro Law is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders, San Diego...

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25. Charles Whittington

Charles W. Whittington, Jr. was a major general in the United States Army. As of July 2018, he was serving as deputy director of the United States Army National Guard. Whittington previously served as the First Army deputy commanding general-operations.

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26. Sarah Robson

1987-. (aged 39)

association football player

Sarah Cathryn Ann Robson is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or striker for Women's Super League 2 club Durham and the Northern Ireland national team.

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27. Jarekus Singleton

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player songwriter guitarist singer

Jarekus Singleton is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Refuse To Lose was his first nationally and internationally distributed album. It was released on the Chicago-based independent blues record label Alligator Records on May 6, 2014. England's Blues & Rhythm called Singleton "a great, new blues talent...young, original, soulful and intense...superb, blistering guitar." According to Living Blues magazine, "Jarekus...

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28. Roger Brent

1955-. (aged 71)

biologist researcher

Roger Brent is an American biologist known for his work on gene regulation and systems biology. He studies the quantitative behaviors of cell signaling systems and the origins and consequences of variation in them. He is Full Member in the Division of Basic Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and an Affiliate Professor of Genome Sciences at the...

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29. Jeffery Hammond

1956-. (aged 70)

military personnel

Jeffery W. Hammond is a retired United States Army officer who previously served as the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division and commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, Iraq.

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30. Steve Wiest

1957-. (aged 69)

jazz musician novelist science fiction writer composer music educator

Steve Wiest is an American trombonist, composer, arranger, big band director, music educator at the collegiate level, jazz clinician, author, and illustrator/cartoonist. From 1981 to 1985, he was a featured trombonist and arranger with the Maynard Ferguson Band. Wiest is in his twelfth year as Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music at the University of Denver Lamont School...

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31. William Gardner Hewes

1961-. (aged 65)

singer politician

William Gardner Hewes III is an American Republican politician. He served as the mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi from 2013 to 2025. He is also the former President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate.

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32. Jamierra Faulkner

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Jamierra Faulkner is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also played for UMMC Ekaterinburg. She was selected in the third round of the 2014 WNBA draft, 34th overall. She retired for medical reasons in 2021.

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33. James W. Kitchens

1943-. (aged 83)

lawyer judge

James W. Kitchens is an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi for the Central District from 2009 to 2025. He served as one of two presiding justices, from 2017 to 2025. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law, Kitchens was elected the district attorney...

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34. Cody Carroll

1992-. (aged 34)

baseball player

Cody Mark Carroll is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles.

35. Brooke Hendrix

1993-. (aged 33)

association football player

Brooke Tatum Hendrix is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Tampa Bay Sun in the USL Super League.

36. Percy Bland

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Percy Bland is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, who is currently the mayor of Meridian, Mississippi. He was re-elected in June 2025, having previously served as mayor from 2013 to 2021. Bland made history as Meridian’s first African American mayor and is widely recognized for his role in the revitalization of Downtown Meridian.

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37. Ronnie Shows

1947-. (aged 79)

farmer teacher politician

Clifford Ronald Shows is an American educator and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi. He served two terms in Congress from 1999 to 2003.

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38. Evelyn Gandy

1920-2007 (aged 87)

lawyer politician

Edythe Evelyn Gandy was an American attorney and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. A Democrat who held several public offices throughout her career, she was the first woman elected to a statewide constitutional office in Mississippi. Born in Hattiesburg, she attended the University of Mississippi School of Law as the only woman in...

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39. Carolyn Haines

1953-. (aged 73)

writer novelist journalist woman of letters

Carolyn Haines, who uses the pseudonyms R.B. Chesterton, Caroline Burnes, and Lizzie Hart, is a prolific mystery author and former journalist specializing in mysteries set in the Mississippi Delta.

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40. Sammy Winder

1959-. (aged 67)

American football player

Sammy Winder is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), spending his entire career with the Denver Broncos from 1982 to 1990. The son of a farmer, Winder played his high school football at Madison-Ridgeland High School in his hometown of Madison, Mississippi. Winder later played his collegiate football at...

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41. Toby Barker

1981-. (aged 45)

politician

Toby Barker is an American politician and the current Mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2007, he was elected a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 102nd District. At the age of 25, Barker became the then-youngest legislator elected in Mississippi's history. He is a former member of the Republican Party. In 2017, Barker ran as an independent...

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42. Cornell Armstrong

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

Cornell Orlando Armstrong is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

43. David Baria

1962-. (aged 64)

politician

David Wayne Baria is an American politician and attorney. A trial lawyer by profession, Baria served as a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 122nd district until the end of the 2019 legislative session. He previously held office in the Mississippi Senate for the 46th district and was the House Minority Leader during his tenure in...

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44. Cindy Williams

1964-. (aged 62)

journalist beauty pageant contestant

Cindy Williams is an American former news anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. Williams was a news anchor for WCSH 6 News Center Maine in Portland, Maine for 32 years from 1989 until 2021. Williams has won several awards from the Associated Press and the Maine Association of Broadcasters for her anchoring and reporting. She graduated from the University of Southern...

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45. D.J. Newbill

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Devonte Jerrell Newbill is an American professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Penn State before playing professionally in France, Turkey, Belgium, New Zealand, Poland, Australia and Russia.

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46. Gene Taylor

1957-. (aged 69)

athletic director

Gary Eugene Taylor is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2011 and previously a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1983 to 1989. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by State Representative Steven Palazzo. In 2014, he changed his long-time membership from the Democratic Party, becoming a...

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47. Mike Ezell

1959-. (aged 67)

peace officer politician sheriff

Walter Michael Ezell is an American former law enforcement officer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the sheriff of Jackson County from 2014 to 2022, where he focused on eliminating corruption and modernizing law enforcement operations.

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48. Kelly McCarty

1975-. (aged 51)

basketball player

Kelly Deshawn McCarty is a naturalized Russian former professional basketball player who currently serves as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 235 pounds (107 kg), he played at both the shooting guard and small forward...

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49. Matt Carpenter

1964-. (aged 62)

ultramarathon runner

Matthew Edwin Carpenter is an American Ultramarathoner as a trail runner and in high altitude marathons.

50. Matt Wallner

1997-. (aged 29)

baseball player

Matthew John Wallner is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

51. Lloyd Green

1937-. (aged 89)

musician guitarist

Lloyd Lamar Green is an American pedal steel guitarist and session musician. Green was a member of the country music studio musician collective known as the Nashville A-Team, and has performed on more than 5,000 recordings, for artists such as Charley Pride, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, The Monkees, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan. His playing on The Byrds'...

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52. Greg "Fingers" Taylor

1951-2023 (aged 72)

singer songwriter musician

Greg "Fingers" Taylor was an American harmonica player, best known for his work with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.

53. Greg Brooks

1980-. (aged 46)

American football player

Greg Brooks is an American former professional football cornerback who played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Bengals in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft with the 183rd overall pick. He played high school football at Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana.

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54. Demar Dotson

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player American football player

Demar Dotson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

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55. Steven Palazzo

1970-. (aged 56)

accountant politician

Steven McCarty Palazzo is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district included Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Laurel and Hattiesburg. Palazzo is a member of the Republican Party.

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56. Clarence Weatherspoon

1970-. (aged 56)

basketball player

Clarence Weatherspoon Sr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the head coach for Meridian Community College. Previously, he was an assistant coach for Jones County JC and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

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57. Anthony Alford

1994-. (aged 32)

baseball player American football player

Anthony Joseph Alford is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz.

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58. Rakeem Nunez-Roches

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Rakeem Nathan Nuñez-Roches is a Belizean professional American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

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59. Quez Watkins

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Terrance "Quez" Watkins is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He signed with Pittsburgh in 2024.

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60. Sally Ann Roberts

actor

Sally-Ann Roberts is an American broadcaster. She worked for 40 years in news television before retiring in 2018.

61. Adalius Thomas

1977-. (aged 49)

basketball player American football player

Adalius Donquail Thomas is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, and also played for the NFL's New England Patriots.

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62. Eddie Hodges

1947-. (aged 79)

singer actor musician

Samuel "Eddie" Hodges is an American former child actor and recording artist. His 1961 cover of the Isley Brothers' single "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" reached number 1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia, and rose to number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. When Hodges became an adult, he made the decision to leave show...

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63. Tim Floyd

1954-. (aged 72)

basketball coach basketball player

Timothy Fitzpatrick Floyd is a former American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was formerly the head coach of several teams in the NCAA and the NBA. Floyd is also known as the coach of the Chicago Bulls for four seasons. He announced his retirement from coaching after...

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64. Russell D. Moore

1971-. (aged 55)

theologian

Russell D. Moore is an American theologian, ethicist, and preacher. In June 2021, he became the director of the Public Theology Project at Christianity Today, and on August 4, 2022, was announced as the magazine's incoming Editor-in-Chief. On September 24, 2025, Moore announced his resignation as Editor-in-Chief and his transition to the role of Editor-at-Large and Columnist.

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65. Ray Guy

1949-2022 (aged 73)

American football player

William Ray Guy was an American professional football punter who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Guy was a first-team All-American selection in 1972 as a senior for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, and is the only pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft, when...

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66. Deanna Favre

1968-. (aged 58)

activist

Deanna Farago Tynes Favre is an American author and founder and CEO of the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation. Favre was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, and later became an advocate in the fight against the disease.

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67. Brian Dozier

1987-. (aged 39)

baseball player

James Brian Dozier is an American former professional baseball second baseman. The Minnesota Twins selected Dozier in the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2012 and he played in MLB for the Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals and New York Mets. Dozier was an All-Star in 2015, and won a...

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68. Cindy Hyde-Smith

1959-. (aged 67)

farmer politician celebrity

Cindy Hyde-Smith is an American politician and lobbyist serving since 2018 as the junior United States senator from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2012 to 2018 as the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and from 2000 to 2012 in the Mississippi State Senate.

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69. Jamie Collins

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Jamie Lee Collins Sr. is an American football coach and former professional linebacker who is the inside linebackers coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. Collins played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, receiving first-team All-C-USA honors in 2012, and was...

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70. Chad Bradford

1974-. (aged 52)

baseball player

Chadwick Lee Bradford is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2009.

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71. Nick Mullens

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

Nicholas Clayton Mullens is an American professional football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, where he surpassed Brett Favre's single-season school records for passing yardage (4,476) and touchdown passes (38). Mullens was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2018...

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72. Tori Bowie

1990-2023 (aged 33)

long jumper athletics competitor sprinter

Frentorish "Tori" Bowie was an American track and field athlete, who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She won the silver medal in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, bronze and gold in the 100 m at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships, respectively, and also earned...

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73. M.C. Gainey

1948-. (aged 78)

television actor comedian voice actor actor film actor

Michael Connor Gainey is an American character actor best known for his appearances in Lost (2005–2008), The Mighty Ducks (1992), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Wild Hogs (2007), and Love Ranch (2010).

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74. Mack Brown

1951-. (aged 75)

American football player

William Mack Brown is an American former college football coach. Brown most recently coached at the University of North Carolina, where he had two stints, first from 1988 until 1997, and again from 2019 until his firing at the end of the 2024 season. During his second stint in Chapel Hill, Brown became the North Carolina Tar Heels football program's...

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75. 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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76. Hugh Freeze

1969-. (aged 57)

head coach offensive coordinator

Danny Hugh Freeze Jr. is an American college football coach. He most recently served as the head coach for Auburn University.

77. W. Arthur Winstead

1904-1995 (aged 91)

school superintendent car dealer politician

William Arthur Winstead was a farmer and politician, elected as U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 5th and 4th congressional districts, serving from 1943 to 1965. He surprisingly lost the 1964 election by a substantial margin, when his Republican opponent, Prentiss Walker, benefited from voters supporting Barry Goldwater in his presidential campaign in the state.

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78. Phil Bryant

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

Dewey Phillip Bryant is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. Bryant was elected governor in 2011, defeating the Democratic nominee Mayor Johnny DuPree...

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79. Bob Dearing

1935-2020 (aged 85)

politician

Robert Montgomery Dearing was an American politician, educator, and businessman who served in the Mississippi Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.

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80. Patricia Ann Lamkin

1963-2018 (aged 55)

writer

Patricia Ann Lamkin was an American playwright, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, writer and editor.

81. Cat Cora

1967-. (aged 59)

chef

Catherine Ann Cora is an American professional chef, television personality, business person, and cookbook author. She is best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on Iron Chef America and as co-host of Around the World in 80 Plates.

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82. Austin Davis

1993-. (aged 33)

baseball player

Austin Ankarie Davis is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 35th district from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African-American lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the youngest person to be elected...

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83. Francis D. Moran

1935-. (aged 91)

geologist mathematician aircraft pilot

Rear Admiral Francis D. "Bill" Moran is a retired career officer who served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, its successor, the Environmental Science Services Administration Corps (ESSA Corps), and the ESSA Corps's successor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). He served as the third Director of the NOAA Corps.

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84. Chuckie Campbell

1981-. (aged 45)

songwriter

Charles Edward Campbell, known by his stage and pen name, Chuckie Campbell, is an American musician, poet, fiction writer, editor, publisher, and educator. He holds a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Religion from Lee University, an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University, and a PhD in English Literature...

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85. Tom Malone

1947-. (aged 79)

saxophonist jazz musician musician

Tom "Bones" Malone is an American jazz musician, arranger, and producer. As his nickname implies, he specializes on the trombone but he also plays saxophone, trumpet, tuba, flute, and bass guitar. He has been a member of the Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live Band, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and the CBS Orchestra, the house band for the Late Show with...

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86. Robert L. Stewart

1942-. (aged 84)

astronaut

Robert Lee Stewart is an American retired military officer and NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army.

87. Scott Armstrong

1966-. (aged 60)

teacher head teacher politician

David Scott Armstrong is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Conservative member to represent the electoral district of Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley in the federal by-elections on November 9, 2009. He served until his defeat in the 2015 election.

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