Notable People
The following are notable people associated with Auburn High School. If the person was an Auburn High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.
- John M. Darby (President, 1855–1858; Professor of Natural Science, 1855–1862)—botanist
- William P. Harrison (President, 1861–1862)—theologian and author, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
- James R. Dowdell (1863–64)—Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama
- William J. Samford (1864)—Governor of Alabama
- Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. (1888)—academic, editor of the first anthology of Texas literature
- William Spratling (1917)—Silversmith and artist
- Tom Sellers (1941)—Journalist, winner 1955 Pulitzer Prize
- John E. Pitts, Jr. (1942)—US Army brigadier general, director International Staff, Inter-American Defense Board
- Mary Lou Foy (1962)—Photojournalist, Picture Editor Washington Post
- Joe Beckwith (1973)—Major League Baseball pitcher
- Joe Turnham (1977)—Chairman, Alabama Democratic Party
- Vanessa Echols (1979)—News anchor, WRDQ and WFTV, Orlando, Florida
- Ted Vives (1982)—Composer
- Man or Astro-man? (1980s)—Surf punk band
- Kate Higgins (1987)—Voice actress, Naruto; singer
- William Chen (1988)—Mathematician, winner in two 2006 World Series of Poker events
- Ace Atkins (1989)—Author, Pulitzer Prize—nominated journalist
- Robert Gibbs (1989)—28th White House Press Secretary
- Tracy Rocker (Defensive coordinator, 1992–1993) – NFL football player, winner of college football's Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award
- Mark Spencer (1995)—Founder/CTO Digium, creator of Asterisk PBX
- Marcus Washington (1996)—NFL football player
- Osi Umenyiora (1999)—NFL football player
- Demarcus Ware (2001)—NFL football player
- Beach Head (fictional alumnus) – character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series
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