Notable Auburnites
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The following is a list of notable Auburnites, people who have lived or are currently living in Auburn, Alabama. Many on the list lived in the city while students at Auburn University.
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[edit] Academics
- Donald J. Boudreaux - economist, chairman of George Mason University Department of Economics
- Charles Curran - theologian
- Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. - economist, author
- Francis Ernest Lloyd - botanist
- Olav Kallenberg - mathematician
- Krystyna Kuperberg - mathematician
- Carolina Henriette Mac Gillavry - chemist, crystallographer
- Tibor R. Machan - philosopher, research fellow at the Hoover Institute
- Samuel Mockbee - architect, founder of Auburn's Rural Studio, 2004 AIA Gold Medal
- Mike Reed - computer scientist, director United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology
- Frederick Chapman Robbins - pediatrician, virologist, Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1956
- Paul Rudolph - architect, chairman of Yale Department of Architecture, 1958-1965
- Mark Thornton - economist
- Thomas E. Woods, Jr. - historian, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History and other books
[edit] Art and literature
- Tim Dorsey - author
- Ace Atkins - author
- Bill Holbrook - cartoonist, "On The Fast Track", "Save Havens" and "Kevin & Kell"
- Jimmy Johnson - cartoonist, "Arlo and Janis"
- Madison Jones - author
- Barry Moser - printmaker and illustrator
- Heberto Padilla - Cuban poet
- Anne Rivers Siddons - author
- William Spratling - silversmith and artist, "father of Mexican silver"
[edit] Astronautics
- Jan Davis - space shuttle astronaut, STS-47, STS-60
- Hank Hartsfield - space shuttle astronaut, STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A
- James W. Kennedy - director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
- Ken Mattingly - astronaut, Apollo 16, STS-4
- Kathryn Thornton - space shuttle astronaut, 2nd American woman in space, STS-33, STS-73
- Clifton Williams - astronaut, Project Gemini
- James Voss - space shuttle astronaut, STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, ISS
[edit] Athletics
- Charles Barkley - professional basketball player, All-Star
- Joe Beckwith - professional baseball player
- Terry Bowden - football coach, sports commentator
- James Brooks - professional football player, All-Pro
- Ronnie Brown - professional football player
- Kirsty Coventry - swimmer, gold medalist 2004 Olympics
- Vince Dooley - football coach
- Rowdy Gaines - swimmer, gold medalist 1984 Olympics, world record holder, and television sports commentator
- Harvey Glance - athlete, gold medalist 1976 Olympics
- John Heisman - football coach
- Stephen Huss - tennis player, 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion
- Bo Jackson - professional football and baseball player, All-Pro, All-Star, Heisman Trophy winner
- Bill Kazmaier - powerlifter, three-time World's Strongest Man
- Joanne P. McCallie - basketball coach
- Red Smith - professional baseball player, early 20th century
- Takeo Spikes - professional football player
- Frank Thomas - professional baseball player, All-Star
- Tommy Tuberville - football coach
- Osi Umenyiora - professional football player, All-Pro
- Demarcus Ware - professional football player
- Marcus Washington - professional football player, All-Pro
- Carnell Williams - professional football player
[edit] Business
- Oliver D. Kingsley - President and Chief Nuclear Officer: Exelon Corporation
- Timothy D. Cook - Apple Computer Chief Operating Officer
- Joe Forehand - Chairman, Accenture
- George Hairston - Former President/CEO, Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
- Kenneth R. Giddens - long term director of Voice of America; TV/radio station founder.
- Samuel Ginn - wireless communications pioneer and former chairman, Vodafone, board of directors, Chevron, member of Auburn University's Board of Trustees
- Charles D. Griffin - President, CarboMedics Inc.
- Elmer Beseler Harris - former CEO Alabama Power
- Joel Hurt - engineer, Atlanta businessman
- Don Logan - Chairman, Time Warner's Media & Communications Group
- Joe Leonard - Chairman/CEO, AirTran Airways
- Charles D. McCrary - Current President/CEO, Alabama Power (October 2001 - Present); Inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
- William B. Reed - Former President, Southern Company Services; Inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
- Thomas Drake Samford - served for 35 years as Trustee of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University)
- Mark Spencer - President/CEO, Digium, creator of Asterisk PBX
- Alvin Vogtle - President, Southern Company; his escape from Stalag Luft III was portrayed in 'The Great Escape' (1963)
- Susan N. Story - President/CEO, Gulf Power Company
- Jack Woodard - Former Executive Vice-President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern Nuclear Operating Company
[edit] Entertainment
- Jimmy Buffett - entertainer
- Taylor Hicks - singer, American Idol winner
- Bobby Goldsboro - singer, composer
- Urbie Green - jazz trombonist
- Mitch Holleman - child actor
- Man or Astro-man? - surf/punk rock band
- Victoria Jackson - comedienne
- Toni Tennille - singer, "The Captain & Tennille"
[edit] Military
- Lloyd J. Austin - general, Chief of Staff United States Central Command
- Samuel W. Hubbard - Retired Rear Admiral
- James H. Lane - Confederate general
- Philip W. Lett - "father of the M-1 battle tank"
- James E. Livingston - general, United States Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient
- Richard Marcinko - founder SEAL Team SIX, author, talk radio host
- Hal Moore - lieutenant general, portrayed by Mel Gibson in 'We Were Soldiers' (2002)
- Carl Epting Mundy Jr. - Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, (1991-1995)
- Hugh Shelton - retired general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001
- Holland Smith - general, United States Marine Corps, "father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare"
- Johnny Micheal Spann - CIA agent and first American killed in combat in the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
- Forrest S. McCartney - Retired Air Force General
[edit] Politics and government
- Spencer Bachus - US Representative, 1993-present
- Jere Beasley - Governor of Alabama, 1972; Lieutenant Governor 1971-1979
- Sidney J. Catts - Governor of Florida, 1917-1921
- Lester Crawford - Commissioner of the FDA, 2005
- J. Thomas Heflin - US Congressman, Representative, 1904-1920; Senator, 1920-1932
- Fob James - Governor of Alabama, 1979-1983, 1995-1999
- John McDuffie - US Representative, 1919-1935, Majority Whip 1931-1933
- William Hall Milton - US Senator, 1908-1909
- Harold D. Melton - Georgia Supreme Court Justice, 2005-present
- Gordon Persons - Governor of Alabama, 1951-1955
- Wilton Persons - White House Chief of Staff, 1958-1961; major general, U.S. Army
- David Addison Reese - US Representative, 1853-1855
- William J. Samford - Governor of Alabama, 1900-1901
- Joe Turnham - chairman, Alabama Democratic Party
[edit] Other
- Keith Black - Director of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Lillian Gordy Carter - mother of president Jimmy Carter
- William Chen - poker player, World Series of Poker champion
- Millard Fuller - founder of Habitat for Humanity
- Rheta Grimsley Johnson - syndicated newspaper columnist
- Lewis A. Pick - engineer, US Chief of Engineers 1949-1953
- Lew Rockwell - president of the Mises Institute
- Cynthia Tucker - syndicated columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor
- Jimmy Wales - founder of Wikipedia
