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The Auburn High School class of 1929, after baccalaureate exercises

This list of Auburn High School people includes graduates, former students, administrators, trustees, faculty, and staff of Auburn High School in Auburn, Alabama. The list includes people affiliated with the school's predecessor institutions, the Auburn Female College (1843–1852, 1870–1885), the Auburn Masonic Female College (1852–1870), the Auburn Female Institute (1892–1908), and Lee County High School (1914–1956).

Auburn High School is the oldest public high school in Alabama, and the third-oldest operating secondary school in the United States south of Philadelphia.[1] As of 2010, the school enrolls 1,309 students in technical, academic, and International Baccalaureate programs as well as joint enrollment with Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College.[2]

The first graduation exercises of Auburn High School were held in the 1840s, awarding fewer than a dozen diplomas at each session. Today the school awards over three hundred diplomas a year and has graduated more than ten thousand students.[3] This list organizes those associated with Auburn High School into rough professional areas and lists them in order of graduating class or years of affiliation with the school.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Professional area

Art, literature, and music

William Spratling (1917), silversmith
Urbie Green (att. 1943), Jazz trombonist
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
William Spratling 1917 Silversmith and artist; considered the "Father of Mexican Silver"; co-authored Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles with William Faulkner [4]
Urbie Green 1943 (attended) Jazz trombonist [5]
Rosemary Glyde 1966 Violist and composer; founder of the New York Viola Society [6]
Allen Hinds 1974 Guitarist and jazz musician [7]
Ted Vives 1982 Composer, trombonist, and director of the Los Alamos Community Winds [8]
Brian Teasley 1980s Musician, Man or Astro-man?, Servotron, The Polyphonic Spree [9]
Man or Astro-man? 1980s Surf punk band [9]
Kate Higgins 1987 Voice actress, singer; English voice of Sakura Haruno in Naruto [10]
Ace Atkins 1989 Author, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist [11]
James Fukai 1992 Guitarist, Trust Company [12]
Youssef Biaz 2011 Spoken word artist [13]

Journalism

Robert D. Knapp (1916), aviator
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
Tom Sellers 1941 Journalist, Columbus Ledger; won 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service [14]
Mary Lou Foy 1962 Photojournalist, Picture Editor Washington Post; president of the National Press Photographers Association, 1992 [15]
Vanessa Echols 1979 News anchor, WRDQ and WFTV, Orlando, Florida [16]

Military

Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
Robert D. Knapp 1916 Aviation pioneer; US Air Force brigadier general [17]
John E. Pitts, Jr. 1942 US Army brigadier general; director International Staff, Inter-American Defense Board [18]

Politics and government

File:William-J-Samford.jpg
William J. Samford (1864), 32nd Governor of Alabama
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
John William Jones 1852–1856, Trustee Congressman and physician; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1847–1849 [19]
David Clopton 1859–1870, Trustee Politician and jurist; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1859–1861; member of the Confederate Congress, 1861–1865; associate justice, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1884–1892 [20]
James F. Dowdell 1859–1870, Trustee Congressman and professor; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1853–1859; second president of Auburn University [20]
James R. Dowdell 1863–1864 Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1909–1914 [21]
George Paul Harrison, Jr. 1869–1870, Trustee Politician and lawyer; Confederate States Army colonel; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1894–1897 [22]
William J. Samford 1864 Governor of Alabama, 1900–1901 [23]
William H. Lamar 1870s Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Solicitor of the Post Office; censor of the US Mail under the Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 [24]
David Vann 1944 Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, 1975–1979 [25]
George McMillan 1962 Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1979–1983 [26]
Joe Turnham 1977 Chairman, Alabama Democratic Party [27]
Ed Packard 1986 Politician; 2006 Democratic candidate for Alabama Secretary of State [28]
Robert Gibbs 1989 28th White House Press Secretary [29]

Science, mathematics and technology

William Chen (1988), mathematician; professional poker player
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
John M. Darby 1855–1858, President;
1855–1862, Professor of Natural Science		 Botanist; created the first comprehensive catalogue of flora for the Southern United States [30]
I. T. Quinn 1914–1915, Principal Conservationist, game commissioner of Alabama and Virginia; a founder and first vice president of the National Wildlife Federation [31]
Greg Kuperberg 1981–1982 Mathematician, University of California, Davis; author of video games Paratrooper, J-Bird, and PC-Man; Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1998–2000 [32]
William Chen 1988 Mathematician, quantitative analyst, Susquehanna International Group; winner in two 2006 World Series of Poker events [33]
Eric Harshbarger 1989 Mathematician and LEGO artist [34]
Mark Spencer 1995 Computer engineer; Chairman and CTO, Digium; creator of Asterisk PBX and original programmer of Pidgin instant messaging software [35]

Social sciences

William P. Harrison (1861-1862), Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
William J. Sasnett 1859–1861, Trustee Professor and minister; first president of Auburn University [36]
Holland McTyeire 1860–1870, Trustee Minister; bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; founder of Vanderbilt University [37]
William P. Harrison 1861–1862, President Theologian and author; Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives [38]
Charles B. Glenn 1880s Educator; president National Education Association, 1937–1938 [39]
Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. 1888 Academic; editor of the first anthology of Texas literature [40]
Willie Dee Bowles 1920s Educator; historian of the women's suffrage movement [41]
John E. Ivey, Jr. 1936 Sociologist, education researcher; pioneer in use of technology in education [42]

Sports

Marcus Washington (1996), NFL football player
Osi Umenyiora (1999), NFL football player
Name Class year or years affiliated Notability Reference
Charlie Gibson 1923, Head football coach Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Athletics [43]
Joe Beckwith 1973 Major League Baseball pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers (1979–1983, 1986) and Kansas City Royals (1984–1985); pitched in Game 4 of 1985 World Series [44]
Vic Shealy 1979 Defensive coordinator, Kansas Jayhawks; won national championship as head coach of Azusa Pacific University (NAIA) in 1998 [45]
David Gibbs 1987 Defensive backs coach, Kansas City Chiefs (2006–present), Denver Broncos (2001–2004); defensive coordinator, University of Minnesota (1997–2000), Auburn University (2005) [46]
Tracy Rocker 1992–1993, Defensive coordinator NFL football player, Washington Redskins; winner of college football's Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award; member of the College Football Hall of Fame [47]
Ben Thomas 1992–1996, teacher, football coach NFL football player [48]
Marcus Washington 1996 NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts (2000–2003), Washington Redskins (2004–2009); Pro Bowl, 2005 [49]
Joe Whitt, Jr. 1997 Secondary coach, Green Bay Packers (2009–2010) [50]
James Joseph 1996–2004, teacher, football coach NFL football player, Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals [51]
Osi Umenyiora 1999 NFL football player, New York Giants; Pro Bowl, 2006, 2008 [49]
DeMarcus Ware 2001 NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl, 2007–2010 [49]
Zach Clayton 2002–2005 NFL football player, Tennessee Titans [52]
Brandon Boudreaux 2007 CFL football player [53]
Jamie Hampton 2008 Professional tennis player [54]
Karibi Dede 2009–2011, football coach NFL football player, New York Giants; CFL football player, Montreal Alouettes [55]
Reuben Foster 2013 Football player, Consensus High School All-American [56]

Other people

Principals and presidents

John Parker Lee, Auburn Masonic Female College president, 1853
Name Years Title Reference
J. Alma Pelot 1843–1849 Principal [57]
William D. Williams 1849–1851 Principal [58]
D.S.T. Douglas 1851–1853 President [59]
John Parker Lee 1853 President [60]
John M. Darby 1855–1858 President [30]
E.D. Pitts 1858–1860 President [61]
William P. Harrison 1861–1862 President [38]
James K. Armstrong 1860s President [62]
W.F. Slaton 1860s Principal [63]
William Shapard 1870s President [64]
Henry M. Urquhart 1878–1880 President [65]
Theodore J. Lamar 1880–1885 President [66]
Gustavus J. Orr, Jr. 1885–1887 Principal [67]
Alicia Melton 1885–1887 Principal [68]
Annie W. Brockman 1889–1891 Principal [69]
A.G. Dowdell 1891–1892 Principal [70]
James J. McKee 1892–1893 Principal [71]
W. Hugh McKee 1893–1895 Principal [72]
George W. Duncan 1895–1902 Principal [73]
R.W. Smallwood 1902–1904 Principal [74]
Augustus Bogard 1904–1907 Principal [75]
W.F. Osburn 1907–1910 Principal [76]
Stanley C. Godbold 1910–1914 Principal [77]
I. T. Quinn 1914–1915 Principal [31]
J.A. Parrish 1915–1946 Principal [78]
V.C. Helms 1946–1948 Principal [78]
O.B. Hodges 1948–1954 Principal [78]
James R. Edmonson 1954–1955 Principal [78]
Russell Clark 1956–1957 Principal [78]
E.E. Gaither 1957–1962 Principal [78]
James L. Lovvorn 1962–1968 Principal [78]
James B. Douglas 1968–1984 Principal [78]
Robert Dotson 1984–1995 Principal [78]
Susan Hosemann 1995–1996 Principal [79]
Michael Self 1996–1999 Principal [80]
Cathy Long 1999–2010 Principal [81]
Todd Freeman 2010–present Principal [82]

Fictional characters

Name Notability Reference
Beach Head A character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series [83]

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