University of Mississippi - Noteworthy Alumni

Noteworthy Alumni

• Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner attended.
• Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian Tennis Star - Winner of 11 Grand Slam Titles
• Best-selling legal thriller writer John Grisham received his Juris Doctor degree at Ole Miss Law.
• Charlie's Angel Kate Jackson and long-time "As the World Turns" star Anthony Herrera attended the university.
• Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning attended Ole Miss and played football for the Rebels. He met his future wife Delta Gamma Olivia Manning at Ole Miss.
• Two time Super Bowl Champion and Archie Manning's youngest son, Eli Manning, also played quarterback at Ole Miss and is now the starting quarterback for the New York Giants.
• The University has produced three Miss Americas: Susan Akin (1986 and a member of Pi Beta Phi), Mary Ann Mobley and Lynda Lee Mead (1959 and 1960 roommates and both members of Chi Omega).
• Baltimore Ravens Left Tackle Michael Oher - Drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. Also see The Blind Side (film)
• United States Senators Trent Lott, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran earned their undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen earned a masters degree.