Photo: US Department of the Navy / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Ray Mabus was born on October 11, 1948 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States and is credited as a military officer, diplomat and actor. That puts Ray Mabus at 77 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of Mississippi. Recorded honors include Surface Warfare insignia.
My Take
Ray Mabus fascinates me because his career refuses to sit in one box. State auditor, governor of Mississippi, ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and finally the 75th Secretary of the Navy: that is a span from local accountability to global diplomacy to military command, and almost nobody covers that much ground credibly. I find the breadth more telling than any single title. People who move between such different worlds usually carry a hard-won pragmatism, a sense of what actually works rather than what merely sounds good. Even the acting credit hints at someone unafraid to step outside expectations. He reads, to me, as a genuine public-service generalist.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ray Mabus
- Name (Japanese)
- レイ・メイバス
- Reading
- れい・めいばす
- Born
- October 11, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Starkville, Mississippi, United States
- Occupation
- military officer / diplomat / actor / politician / businessperson
2. Background
- University
- University of Mississippi
Awards & achievements
- Surface Warfare insignia
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/SECNAV75
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Mabus
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531247
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ray Mabus born?
Born October 11, 1948 (age 77).
Where is Ray Mabus from?
Ray Mabus is from Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
What does Ray Mabus do?
Ray Mabus works as military officer, diplomat, actor, politician, businessperson.
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