American basketball coach Van Winston Chancellor was born on September 27, 1943, and has coached both collegiate and pro... View More

American basketball coach Van Winston Chancellor was born on September 27, 1943, and has coached both collegiate and professional teams. He was the women's basketball coach at Louisiana State University, the professional Houston Comets, and the University of Mississippi.[1] On April 11, 2007, he was appointed head coach of the Lady Tigers, taking Pokey Chatman's place. View Less

American first baseman William Nuschler Clark Jr. was born on March 13, 1964, and competed in Major League Baseball (MLB... View More

American first baseman William Nuschler Clark Jr. was born on March 13, 1964, and competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2000. He was a player for the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants. Clark was referred to as "Will the Thrill." The moniker has frequently been shortened to "the Thrill." View Less

Born on July 14, 1975, Erick Travez Dampier is an American who played basketball professionally in the past. He was a pl... View More

Born on July 14, 1975, Erick Travez Dampier is an American who played basketball professionally in the past. He was a player with the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 265-pound, 6-foot-11-inch center. View Less

Born on January 28, 1961, Mississippi State University's 19th and current president is Mark Everett Keenum, an agricultu... View More

Born on January 28, 1961, Mississippi State University's 19th and current president is Mark Everett Keenum, an agricultural economist. He worked for U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's congressional staff from 1989 to 2006, as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2007 to 2009, and as the chair of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) from 2018 to 2022. He also taught at Mississippi State University from 1988 to 1989 and from 1997 to 2009. View Less

American politician and businessman Patrick Alan Nunnelee (October 9, 1958 – February 6, 2015) represented Mississippi... View More

American politician and businessman Patrick Alan Nunnelee (October 9, 1958 – February 6, 2015) represented Mississippi's first congressional district in Congress from 2011 until his passing in 2015. Prior to that, from 1995 until 2011, he represented the 6th district in the Mississippi State Senate. He was a Republican Party member. View Less

Founder of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology; significant in archaeology and agricultural outreach. 20-

George “Machine Gun Kelly” Barnes was a Prohibition-era gangster. Though not a “positive” role model in many res... View More

George “Machine Gun Kelly” Barnes was a Prohibition-era gangster. Though not a “positive” role model in many respects, he is often listed among MSU’s more sensational alumni. View Less