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Auburn University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded by the Methodist church in 1856 as East Alabama Male College. Donated to the State of Alabama in 1872 and renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, in 1899 the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in 1960 to Auburn University.
Location:
Auburn, AL
Founding Date:
1-Feb-1856 Team:
The Tigers Enrollment:
23,000 Official Website:
http://www.auburn.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Andrews |
Football |
25-Dec-1955 |
|
Former Atlanta Falcons RB |
| Lloyd J. Austin |
Military |
8-Aug-1953 |
|
Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM |
| Spencer Bachus |
Politician |
28-Dec-1947 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 6th |
| Charles Barkley |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1963 |
|
NBA player scored over 23,000 points |
| Jere Beasley |
Politician |
12-Dec-1935 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1970-78 |
| Bobby Bright |
Politician |
7-Jul-1952 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 2009-11 |
| John W. Brown |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
Chairman of Stryker |
| Jimmy Buffett |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Dec-1946 |
|
Margaritaville |
| Ronald D. Castille |
Judge |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Pennsylvania Chief Justice |
| John P. Cole, Jr. |
Attorney |
12-Jan-1930 |
|
Telecommunications attorney |
| Timothy D. Cook |
Business |
1-Nov-1960 |
|
CEO of Apple |
| Edwin M. Crawford |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Caremark Rx, 1998-2007 |
| Lester Crawford |
Government |
13-Mar-1938 |
|
FDA Commissioner, 2005 |
| Ralph S. Cunningham |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
CEO of CITGO, 1995-97 |
| Vince Dooley |
Football |
4-Sep-1932 |
|
Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach, 1964-88 |
| Jason Dufner |
Golf |
24-Mar-1977 |
|
Winner, 2013 PGA Championship |
| Ronald M. Dykes |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CFO of BellSouth, 1995-2005 |
| William P. Fricks |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Newport News Shipbuilding, 1995-2001 |
| Rowdy Gaines |
Swimmer |
17-Feb-1959 |
|
Three Olympic gold medals in 1984 |
| Sam Ginn |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99 |
| Bobby Goldsboro |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Jan-1941 |
|
Honey |
| Roger R. Hemminghaus |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, 1996-98 |
| Taylor Hicks |
Singer |
7-Oct-1976 |
|
American Idol in 2006 |
| Josh Hopkins |
Actor |
12-Sep-1970 |
|
Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town |
| J. Gorman Houston, Jr. |
Judge |
11-Mar-1933 |
|
Justice, AL Supreme Court, 1985-2005 |
| Tim Hudson |
Baseball |
14-Jul-1975 |
|
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher |
| L. Phillip Humann |
Business |
1946 |
|
CEO of SunTrust Banks, 1998-2006 |
| Bo Jackson |
Baseball |
30-Nov-1962 |
|
Bo Knows |
| Victoria Jackson |
Comic |
2-Aug-1959 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Fob James |
Politician |
15-Sep-1934 |
|
Twice Governor of Alabama |
| Leslie F. Kenne |
Military |
c. 1949 |
|
Retired Lt. General, US Air Force |
| Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
President and COO of Exelon, 2003-04 |
| Joseph B. Leonard |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of AirTran Holdings, 1999-2007 |
| Charles D. McCrary |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Alabama Power Company |
| C. Steven McMillan |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05 |
| Harold Melton |
Judge |
25-Sep-1966 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Carl E. Mundy, Jr. |
Military |
16-Jul-1935 |
2-Apr-2014 |
USMC Commandant, 1991-95 |
| Richard Myers |
Military |
1-Mar-1942 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05 |
| Cam Newton |
Football |
11-May-1989 |
|
Winner, 2010 Heisman Trophy |
| William F. Nichols |
Politician |
16-Oct-1918 |
13-Dec-1988 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1967-88 |
| Frank Lawrence Owsley |
Historian |
20-Jan-1890 |
21-Oct-1956 |
King Cotton Diplomacy |
| Wilton B. Persons |
Government |
19-Jan-1896 |
5-Sep-1977 |
Eisenhower's Chief of Staff |
| James Redfield |
Novelist |
19-Mar-1950 |
|
The Celestine Prophecy |
| W. Allen Reed |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of GM Asset Management, 1994-2005 |
| Dennis A. Ross |
Politician |
18-Oct-1959 |
|
Congressman, Florida 15th |
| Paul Rudolph |
Architect |
23-Oct-1918 |
8-Aug-1997 |
Brutalist architect |
| Hugh Shelton |
Military |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001 |
| Wayne T. Smith |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Community Health Systems |
| Mark Spencer |
Computer Programmer |
8-Apr-1977 |
|
Creator of Asterisk |
| Octavia Spencer |
Actor |
25-May-1972 |
|
The Help |
| Lyn Stuart |
Judge |
c. 1955 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Pat Sullivan |
Football |
18-Jan-1950 |
|
Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy |
| Toni Tennille |
Singer |
8-May-1940 |
|
The Captain and Tennille |
| Jimbo Wales |
Encyclopaedist |
8-Aug-1966 |
|
Co-Founder of Wikipedia |
| Jack D. Woodard |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. |
Historian |
13-Jun-1928 |
13-Jan-2013 |
The Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Terry Bowden |
Football |
c. 1956 |
|
Auburn Tigers Head Coach, 1993-98 |
| Tommy Bowden |
Football |
10-Jul-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Clemson University, 1999-2008 |
| John Heisman |
Football |
23-Oct-1869 |
3-Oct-1936 |
Namesake of the Heisman Trophy |
| Jeff Lebo |
Basketball |
5-Oct-1966 |
|
Head Coach, Auburn University |
| Bobby Petrino |
Football |
10-Mar-1961 |
|
Football Coach, Western Kentucky University |
| Pat Sullivan |
Football |
18-Jan-1950 |
|
Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy |
| Tommy Tuberville |
Football |
18-Sep-1954 |
|
University of Cincinnati football coach |
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