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Virginia Military Institute
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Location:
Lexington, VA
Founding Date:
1839 Official Website:
http://www.vmi.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| W. B. Botts |
Attorney |
7-Sep-1835 |
7-Mar-1893 |
Baker Botts |
| Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Dec-1914 |
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US Senator from Virginia, 1965-83 |
| Richard E. Byrd |
Explorer |
25-Oct-1888 |
11-Mar-1957 |
Arctic and Antarctic explorer |
| Tom C. Clark |
Judge |
23-Sep-1899 |
13-Jun-1977 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67 |
| Dabney Coleman |
Actor |
3-Jan-1932 |
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Moustache from 9 To 5 |
| Murphy J. Foster, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jul-1930 |
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Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004 |
| Jack Holt |
Actor |
31-May-1888 |
18-Jan-1951 |
They Were Expendable |
| Charles P. Light, Jr. |
Attorney |
1902 |
1976 |
Prominent Washington attorney, law professor |
| George C. Marshall |
Military |
31-Dec-1880 |
16-Oct-1959 |
American hero |
| G. Gilmer Minor III |
Business |
c. 1941 |
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CEO of Owens & Minor, 1984-2005 |
| George S. Patton |
Military |
11-Nov-1885 |
21-Dec-1945 |
American WWII Army commander |
| Lewis F. Payne, Jr. |
Politician |
9-Jul-1945 |
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Congressman from Virginia, 1988-97 |
| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
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Retired college, NFL football coach |
| Joseph H. Short |
Government |
11-Feb-1904 |
18-Sep-1952 |
Harry S. Truman's press secretary |
| Adolphus Staton |
Military |
28-Aug-1879 |
4-Jun-1964 |
US Navy admiral |
| Ernest O. Thompson |
Politician |
24-Mar-1892 |
28-Jun-1966 |
Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32 |
| Thomas R. Watjen |
Business |
c. 1954 |
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CEO of UnumProvident |
| Fred Willard |
Actor |
18-Sep-1933 |
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Fernwood 2night |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Stonewall Jackson |
Military |
21-Jan-1824 |
10-May-1863 |
Robert E. Lee's "right arm" |
| Matthew Fontaine Maury |
Military |
14-Jan-1806 |
1-Feb-1873 |
Father of modern oceanography |
| Anthony Zinni |
Military |
1947 |
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Former C-in-C, U.S. Central Command |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
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Retired college, NFL football coach |
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