through 2007
William E. Troutt (b.1949) – president of Rhodes College
Michael Nelson (b.1949) – political scientist
Dave Wottle (b.1950) – olympic gold medalist in running
Ming Dong Gu (b.1955) – literary scholar
Mark Behr (b.1963, d.2015) – novelist
Andrew A. Michta (b.1956) – dean of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi (b.1975) – Islamic scholar
Marcus Pohlmann (b.1950) – political scientist
Joseph Ruggles Wilson (b.1822) – theologian and father of President Woodrow Wilson
Mark W. Muesse (b.1957) – professor of religious studies and philosophy
=== Alumni ===
==== Academia ====
David Alexander, '53 – president of Rhodes College and Pomona College
Harry L. Swinney, '61 – director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics at the University of Texas at Austin
Lindley Darden, '68 – professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland
Clyde Lee Giles, '68 – professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
Carol Strickland, '68 – art historian
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