List of Texas A&M University people

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This list of Texas A&M University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and affiliates of Texas A&M University. The term Texas Aggie, which comes from Texas A&M's history as an agricultural school, refers to students and alumni of Texas A&M. The class year of each alumnus indicates the projected undergraduate degree award year designation, although the actual year may differ. At Texas A&M and within its student culture, the term "former student" is more commonly used than "alumnus".

Armed forces

Name Class year Notability References
Joseph W. Ashy 1962 Former United States Air Force general [1]
A.D. Bruce 1916 Former president of the University of Houston; former United States Army major general; founded Fort Hood [2]
Horace S. Carswell, Jr. 1938 Medal of Honor recipient; namesake of Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, Texas [3]
Patrick P. Caruana 1972 Former United States Air Force lieutenant general [4]
Odell M. Conoley 1935 Former United States Marine Corps brigadier general [5]
Thomas W. Fowler 1943 Medal of Honor recipient [6]
William M. Fraser III 1974 Former United States Air Force general [7]
Patrick K. Gamble 1967 Former United States Air Force general [8]
George H. Gay, Jr. 1938 Former TBD Devastator pilot; sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 during the attack on the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Midway [9]
William G. Harrell 1943 Medal of Honor recipient [10]
John A. Hilger 1932 Former United States Air Force brigadier general; participant of the Doolittle Raid during World War II [11]
Homer S. Hill 1940 Director of Marine Aviation 1970–1972 [12]
James F. Hollingsworth 1940 Former United States Army lieutenant general [13]
Hal M. Hornburg 1968 Former United States Air Force general [14]
Randolph W. House 1967 Former United States Army lieutenant general [15][16]
Lloyd Herbert Hughes 1943 Medal of Honor recipient [10]
George D. Keathley 1937 Medal of Honor recipient [17]
Wood B. Kyle 1936 Major General, double Silver Star recipient [18]
Turney W. Leonard 1942 Medal of Honor recipient [19]
Charles T. McDowell 1943 Professor emeritus of Russian; former director of the Center for Post-Soviet and East European Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington [20]
John H. Miller 1949 United States Marine Corps lieutenant general; veteran of three wars, later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic [21]
Teed Michael Moseley 1971 Former chief of staff of the United States Air Force [22]
Raymond L. Murray 1935 Former United States Marine Corps major general [23]
John L. Pierce 1919 Brigadier general, commanded 16th Armored Division during World War II [18]
Jay T. Robbins 1940 Former United States Air Force lieutenant general; fighter ace with 22 aerial victories in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II [24]
James Earl Rudder 1932 Former United States Army major general; 16th president of Texas A&M University [25]
Bernard Adolph Schriever 1931 Former United States Air Force general; former commander of Air Force Systems Command; namesake of Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado [26]
Ormond R. Simpson 1936 U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general; commanded 1st Marine Division during Vietnam War [27]
Eric M. Smith 1987 U.S. Marine Corps general; 39th commandant of the United States Marine Corps [28]
John B. Sylvester 1967 Former United States Army lieutenant general; former NATO assistant chief of staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina [29]
John T. Walker (USMC) 1917 World War II United States Marine Corps lieutenant general; led 22nd Marine Regiment during Battle of Eniwetok and received the Navy Cross [30]
Otto P. Weyland 1923 Former United States Air Force general; former commander of Tactical Air Command [31]
Eli L. Whiteley 1941 Medal of Honor recipient [32]
Robert B. Williams 1923 World War II US Army Air Corps major general; led raid on Schweinfurt [33]
A.D. Bruce, former United States lieutenant general
Horace S. Carswell, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient
Hal M. Hornburg, former United States Air Force general
T. Michael Moseley, former United States Air Force general
Eric M. Smith, 39th commandant of the Marine Corps

Arts

Art and architecture

Name Class year Notability References
Nestor Bottino 1977 Architect and partner at Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture [34]
Harold Dow Bugbee 1921 Artist [35]
Preston Geren Jr. 1945 Architect and 2007 Distinguished Alumnus [36]
Preston Geren Sr. 1912 Architect and civil engineer [37]
Frank Malina 1934 Aeronautical engineer and artist [38]
Adrian Smith 1966 Architect of the world's tallest structure, Burj Khalifa
Gene Summers 1949 Architect of Seagram Building, Mies van der Rohe's right-hand man [39]
Margaret Ann Withers 2003 Artist and poet

Film, television, and theater

Name Class year Notability References
Brittany Broski 2018 Comedian, social media personality; known for the "Kombucha Girl" meme, appearing on Trixie Motel, and her podcast The Broski Report
Mary Beth Decker 2003 Actress and model; former cast member of MTV's Road Rules and Road Rules: South Pacific [40]
Ty Hardin 1959 Actor, star of TV series Bronco [41]
Greg Kwedar 2008 Directed the Oscar-nominated 2023 film Sing Sing; co-wrote the screenplay for 2025 Oscar-nominated film Train Dreams
Martha Madison 1999 Actress best known as Belle Black in Days of Our Lives [42]
Tim McCanlies Filmmaker, directed Secondhand Lions and wrote screenplay for The Iron Giant [43]
Tanya McQueen Actress
Marc Menchaca 1994 Actor in Homeland, Ozark and The Outsider [44]
Ilan Mitchell-Smith Actor in Journey to the Center of the Earth
Tiffany Thornton Actress known for her role as Tawni in Sonny With a Chance
Rip Torn 1952 Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor, films including Men in Black, The Cincinnati Kid, Defending Your Life, Cross Creek, Down Periscope, and television series The Larry Sanders Show [45]
Dusty Wolfe 2012 Former professional wrestler with the WWF, WCW, WCCW, and NWA territories [46]
Shobu Yarlagadda 1994 Indian film producer, co-founder and CEO of Arka Mediaworks
Tiffany Thornton
Rip Torn at the 47th Emmy Awards

Journalism and literature

Name Class year Notability References
Neal Boortz 1967 Libertarian radio personality and host of The Neal Boortz Show [47]
Richard L. Cox 1992 Author [48]
Geralyn Dawson Romance novelist
Dan Flores Pre-1980 Historian of the American West at University of Montana at Missoula [49]
Steven Gould Science-fiction author
Patricia Gras 1983 CBS television anchor and Emmy Award winner [50]
Payne Harrison Author
Jerry B. Lincecum Emeritus professor of English and author, affiliated with Austin College in Sherman, Texas [51]
Russell Lutz Science-fiction author
Roland Martin 1991 CNN journalist [52][53]
Melinda Murphy 1986 The Early Show correspondent and Emmy Award winner [citation needed]
Lou Halsell Rodenberger Scholar of women writers [54]
Steven Romo NBC News anchor, correspondent and writer [55][56]
Martha Wells 1986 Fantasy and science-fiction author
Lowell Mick White Fiction writer
Gene Wolfe Science-fiction author
Neal Boortz
Gene Wolfe

Music

Name Class year Notability References
Shane Barnard 1998 Christian musician [57]
Jason Castro 2008 American Idol contestant [58]
Roger Creager 1993 Country musician [59]
Shane Everett 1993 Christian musician
Robert Earl Keen 1978 Country musician [60]
Lyle Lovett 1979 Country musician; four-time Grammy Award winner [60]
Jimmy Needham 2007 Christian musician [61]
Granger Smith 2002 Country musician
Chris Tomlin 1994 Christian musician [62]
Rick Trevino 1994 Country musician [63]
Lyle Lovett

Pageantry

Name Class year Notability References
Carissa Blair 1996 Miss Texas USA (1999); Miss Texas Teen USA (1992) [64]
Lisa Dalzell 2001 Miss Texas (2002) [65]
Kandace Krueger 2002 Miss USA (2001) [66]
Sherri Ryman Miss Texas (1981) [65]
Kimberly Tomes Miss USA (1976); Miss Universe finalist [64]
Rebecca Robinson

Business

Name Class year Notability References
Khalid Al-Falih 1982 Former CEO and current chairman of the board of Saudi Aramco[67] [68]
Michael Bonsignore 1969 Former chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell [69][70]
David Duncan 1980 Arthur Andersen partner-in-charge of Enron account during the Enron Scandal [71]
Joe Foster 1957 Chairman of Tenneco Oil Company
Marvin Girouard 1961 Former chief executive officer of Pier 1 Imports [72]
Britt Harris 1980 Chief investment officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; former chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates [73]
Stephen Hayes 1972 President emeritus at Corporate Council on Africa
Mavis Kelsey 1932 Original partner of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic [74]
Chakib Khelil 1968 Algerian Minister for Energy and Mines; former president of Sonatrach and OPEC [75]
Chase Koch Son of Charles Koch and president of Koch Fertilizer, a subsidiary of Koch Industries
Rita LeBlanc 2001 Owner and executive vice president of the New Orleans Saints [76][77]
Lowry Mays 1957 Co-founder of Clear Channel Communications [78]
George P. Mitchell 1940 Founder and former chief executive officer of Mitchell Energy and Development (subsequently acquired by Devon Energy); pioneer of fracking; real estate developer [79]
T. Boone Pickens 1951 Business magnate and financier
Anthony Wood 1988 Founder of Roku TV
Oscar Wyatt 1949 Founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Coastal States Gas Producing Company (now Coastal Corporation) [80][81]
Henry Bartell "Pat" Zachry 1922 Founder and former president and chairman of Zachry Construction Corporation [82][83]
Khalid Al-Falih, chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco
Rita LeBlanc, daughter of New Orleans Saints owner

College presidents

Name Class year Notability References
A.D. Bruce 1916 Former president of the University of Houston; former United States Army major general; founded Fort Hood [2]
Lawrence E. Fouraker 1944 Former dean of Harvard Business School [84]
Les Guice 1986 14th and current president of Louisiana Tech University [85]
Donald R. Haragan Former president of Texas Tech University [86]
Maria Hernandez Ferrier Former president of Texas A&M University–San Antonio; former advisor to the United States secretary of Education on bilingual education [87]
Michael R. Lane 1980 President of Emporia State University [88][89]
R. Bowen Loftin 1971 Former president of Texas A&M University; former vice president and chief executive officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston [90]
Alvin Luedecke 1932 Former president of Texas A&M University
Juan L. Maldonado Attended 1967–1970 with studies in engineering President of Laredo Community College since 2007 [91]
Taylor Marshall 1999 Former chancellor of the College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More [92]
Wendell Nedderman 1949 Former president of the University of Texas at Arlington [93]
G. P. "Bud" Peterson 1985 President of Georgia Institute of Technology [94]
James Earl Rudder 1932 Former United States Army major general; 16th president of Texas A&M University [25]
Michael Tan 1977 University chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman [95]

Criminal activity

Name Class year Notability References
Eduardo Castro-Wright 1975 Former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc; key figure in the U.S. government's probe into Wal-Mart's Mexican bribery allegations [96]
David Duncan 1981 Lead audit partner on Enron for Arthur Andersen [97]
Wen Ho Lee 1969 Nuclear researcher indicted on 59 counts by a federal grand jury for stealing U.S. nuclear arsenal secrets for China. In June 2006, Lee received $1.6 million from the federal government and five media organizations as part of a settlement of a civil suit he had filed against them for leaking his name to the press before any formal charges had been filed against him. Federal judge James A. Parker eventually apologized to Lee for denying him bail and putting him in solitary confinement and excoriated the government for misconduct and misrepresentations to the court. [98][99][100]

Government and politics

Heads of state

Name Class year Notability References
Jorge F. Quiroga-Ramirez 1981 Former president of Bolivia [101]
Martin Torrijos 1987 Former president of Panama [102]

U.S. cabinet secretaries

Name Class year Notability References
Henry Cisneros 1968 Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio) [103]
Rick Perry 1972 Former Secretary of Energy, former governor of Texas; former Texas House of Representatives member [104]
Marvin Runyon 1948 Former United States Postmaster General [105]

U.S. federal judges

Name Class year Notability References
James DeAnda 1948 Former United States federal judge; attorney in Hernandez v. Texas [106]
Simeon Timothy "Sim" Lake III 1966 U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Mark T. Pittman 1996 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

U.S. state governors

Name Class year Notability References
Rick Perry 1972 Former secretary of energy, former governor of Texas; former Texas House of Representatives member [104]
Frank D. White 1956 Former governor of Arkansas [107][108]

U.S. House of Representatives members

Name Class year Notability References
Joe L. Barton 1972 Former United States House of Representatives member and Ranking Member of the Energy & Commerce Committee [109]
Carlos Bee Former United States House of Representatives member
Earle Cabell 1929 Former United States House of Representatives member; former mayor of Dallas [110]
Chet Edwards 1974 Former United States House of Representatives member [111]
Bill Flores 1976 Former United States House of Representatives member [112]
Louie Gohmert 1975 Former United States House of Representatives member
Jeb Hensarling 1979 Former United States House of Representatives member [113]
Will Hurd 2000 Former United States House of Representatives member
Greg Laughlin 1964 Former United States House of Representatives member [114]
Joe R. Skeen 1960 Former United States House of Representatives member [115][116]
Olin E. Teague 1932 Former United States House of Representatives member [117]

U.S. ambassadors and foreign political figures

Name Class year Notability References
Oscar Alvarez 1982 Former Minister of Public Security for Honduras
Mostafa Chamran 1959 Defense minister of Iran and a member of parliament [118]
Chakib Khelil 1968 Algerian Minister for Energy and Mines; former president of Sonatrach and OPEC [75]
Edwin Jackson Kyle 1899 Former United States ambassador to Guatemala; namesake of Kyle Field [119]
Larry C. Napper 1969 Former United States ambassador to Kazakhstan and Latvia [120]

State Upper House members

Name Class year Notability References
J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr. 1938 Former Texas senator; former Texas House of Representatives member
Chet Edwards 1974 Former Texas senator; United States House of Representatives member [111]
Glenn Hegar 1993 Former Texas senator, Texas comptroller of Public Accounts [121]
Wally Horn Former Iowa senator [122]
William T. Moore 1940 Former Texas senator [123]
Steve Ogden 1987 Former Texas senator [124]
Jerry E. Patterson 1969 Former Texas senator; commissioner of the General Land office of Texas [124]
A.R. Schwartz 1948 Former Texas senator
Todd Staples 1984 Former Texas senator; commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture
Jeff Wentworth 1962 Former Texas senator [125][126]
Tommy Williams 1978 Former Texas senator; former Texas House of Representatives member [127]
Max Wise 2008 Kentucky senator, former FBI agent [128]

State Lower House members

Name Class year Notability References
Charles "Doc" Anderson Texas House of Representatives member [129]
Trent Ashby 1996 Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lufkin [130]
Dwayne Bohac Texas House of Representatives member [131]
Greg Bonnen 1988 Neurosurgeon and medical professor at University of Texas Medical Branch; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2013 from Galveston County [132]
J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr. 1938 Former Texas House of Representatives member; former Texas senator
Bill W. Clayton 1950 Former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives [133]
Myra Crownover Texas House of Representatives member [134]
John Cyrier 1995 Owner of Saber Commercial, Inc., in Lockhart; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 17 since 2015 [135]
Dawnna Dukes Texas House of Representatives member [136]
Paul Dyson 2002 Texas House of Representatives member [137]
James B. Frank 1989 Current Texas House of Representatives member, House District 69 - Wichita Falls
Ryan Guillen Texas House of Representatives member [138]
Venton Jones Member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2022
Kyle Kacal 1992 Member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2013 [139]
Tracy O. King Texas House of Representatives member [140]
Glenn Kothmann 1950 Former Texas House of Representatives member [141][142]
Lyle Larson 1981 Member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2011 [143]
Rick Noriega Former Texas House of Representatives member [144]
Solomon Ortiz 1999 Former Texas House of Representatives member [145]
Rick Perry 1972 Former secretary of energy, former governor of Texas; former Texas House of Representatives member [104]
John N. Raney 1969 Texas House of Representatives member
Glenn Rogers Texas House of Representatives member
Mark M. Shelton 1983 Member of the Texas House of Representatives (2009–2013) [146]
Todd Staples 1984 Former Texas House of Representatives member; commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture; former Texas senator
Cody Vasut Texas House of Representatives member
Mike Villarreal 1993 Texas House of Representatives member
Jeff Wentworth 1962 Former Texas House of Representatives member; former Texas senator [125][126]
Tommy Williams 1978 Former Texas House of Representatives member; former Texas senator [127]
John Wray 1993 Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Waxahachie and former mayor of Waxahachie [147]

Metropolitan mayors

Name Class year Notability References
Bob Bolen 1948 Longest-serving mayor of Fort Worth, Texas (1982–1991) [148]
Earle Cabell 1929 Former mayor of Dallas; former United States congressman [110]
Henry Cisneros 1968 Former mayor of San Antonio; first Hispanic mayor of a major United States city; former United States secretary of Housing and Urban Development [103]
Ed Garza 1992 Former mayor of San Antonio [149]
Will Wynn 1984 Former mayor of Austin [150]

NASA

Name Class year Notability References
Aaron Cohen 1952 Former acting administrator of NASA [151]
George Deutsch 2003 Former NASA press officer [152]
Gerald D. Griffin 1956 Former director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center [153]
Dana Weigel 1993 Flight director at NASA [154]

National political figures

Name Class year Notability References
Israel Hernandez 1999 Assistant secretary of commerce and director-general of United States Commercial Service [155]
Bill Read 1971 Director of the National Hurricane Center [156]
Jack Ward Thomas 1957 Former chief of United States Forest Service [157]
Francis Turner 1929 Developer of U.S. Interstate Highway System and Federal Highway administrator [158]

State political figures

Name Class year Notability References
Paul Bettencourt c. 1980 Member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 in Houston, effective January 2015; former Harris County tax assessor-collector [159]
John A. Brieden 1972 National commander of the American Legion 2003–2004; judge of Washington County, Texas [160]
James Frank Businessman in Wichita Falls; member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 69 since 2013 [161]
Glenn Hegar 1993 Texas comptroller of Public Accounts, former member of the Texas State Senate; former member of the Texas House of Representatives [162]
Kyle Kacal 1992 Member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2013 [139]
Lyle Larson 1981 Member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2011 [143]
Garry Mauro 1970 Former commissioner of the Texas General Land Office [116]
Don McLeroy 1968 President of the Texas State Board of Education
Tom Mechler Texas Republican Party state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo [163]
Brooke Rollins 1994 Former president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation
John Sharp 1972 Former Texas comptroller of Public Accounts; 14th and current chancellor of the Texas A&M University System [116]
Ryan Sitton 1998 Texas Railroad Commissioner
Barry Smitherman Texas Railroad Commissioner
Clayton Williams 1954 1990 Republican Texas gubernatorial nominee [164]

Science and technology

Name Class year Notability References
Meryl C. Broussard 1980 Aquaculture [165]
Thomas Camp 1916 Sanitary engineer [166]
James Henry "Red" Duke 1950 Trauma surgeon [167]
Michael E. Fossum 1980 NASA astronaut (STS-121 and STS-124) [168]
Steven C. Hackett 1986 Environmental and natural resource economist [169]
Michael T. Halbouty 1930 Winner of the Hoover Medal; wildcatter [116][170]
Edward F. Knipling 1930 Entomologist; 1966 National Medal of Science winner; listed in Esquire as one of the "100 Most Important People in the World" in 1970
Maurice Lukefahr 1961 Researcher in the field of plant resistance to insect pests [171]
Bryan Lunney 1989 NASA flight director [172]
Frank Malina 1934 Aeronautical engineer and artist; second director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory [38]
Glenn McCarthy 1931 Wildcatter
William A. Pailes 1981 NASA astronaut (STS-51-J) [173]
Richard Steadman 1959 Knee surgeon [174]
Steven Swanson 1998 NASA astronaut (STS-117 and STS-119) [175]
Gordon Walton 1981 Video game developer [176]

Faculty and affiliates

Nobel Prize laureates

Name Department Notability References
Derek Barton Chemistry 1969 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry [177]
Norman Borlaug Soil and Crop Sciences One of five people in history to have won the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal; Nobel Peace Prize winner 1970 [116]
Sheldon Glashow Physics 1979 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics [178]
Robert H. Grubbs Chemistry 1995 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry [179]
Dudley R. Herschbach Physics 1986 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry [180]
Jack Kilby Electrical engineering 2000 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics; National Medal of Science winner [181]
David Lee Physics 1996 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics [182][183]
Vernon L. Smith Institute for Advanced Study 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics [184]

Academia

College presidents

Name Department Notability References
William Bizzell Former president of the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University
Robert Gates George Bush School of Government and Public Service Former president of Texas A&M University; former United States secretary of defense [185]
David Franklin Houston Political science Former United States secretary of agriculture and United States secretary of the treasury; former chancellor of the Washington University in St. Louis; former president of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University [186]
Elsa Murano Nutrition and Food Services Former president of Texas A&M University; former United States under secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety [185]
Lawrence Sullivan Ross - Former governor of Texas; Civil War general; Texas A&M University president [187]
Frank Vandiver History Former president of Rice University, Texas A&M University, and University of North Texas

Professors and scholars

Name Department Notability References
Allen J. Bard n/a Recipient of the Priestley Medal and Wolf Prize in Chemistry [188]
F. Albert Cotton Chemistry Recipient of the Priestley Medal and Wolf Prize in Chemistry [189]
Kim Yi Dionne Political Science Political scientist [190]
Joe Feagin Sociology Pulitzer Prize-nominated author [191]
John Hope Franklin n/a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient [188]
Melissa Grunlan Biomedical Engineering Holder of the Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professorship [192]
Rebecca Hankins n/a Librarian/curator, Africana and Women's and Gender Studies; presidential appointee to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission [193]
Eli Jones Marketing Business school dean [194]
John Junkins Aerospace Engineering Founding director, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study, Distinguished Professor, member of National Academy of Engineering [195]

[196]

Arnold Krammer History Two-time Fulbright scholar; two-time TAMU "Distinguished Achievement Award" recipient; specialist in German and United States studies; on faculty, 1974-retirement in 2015 [197]
John J. McDermott Philosophy University Distinguished Professor, philosopher, past president of the William James Society
Gerald North Atmospheric Science The North Report Tropical Rain Measuring Mission [198]
Dudley L. Poston, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Demography [199]
Morgan Reynolds Former chief economist for the United States Department of Labor
Venkatesh Shankar Business Marketing scholar; namesake of the Shankar-Spiegel Award [200]
Paul P. Van Riper Political Science Namesake of the ASPA Paul P. Van Riper Award [201]

Armed forces

Name Department Notability References
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. 1960 Former United States secretary of the Air Force
Silas L. Copeland Former sergeant major of the Army
Mark Welsh Bush School of Government and Public Service Former chief of staff of the United States Air Force

Government and politics

Heads of state

Name Department Notability References
George H. W. Bush The Bush School of Government and Public Service Former president of the United States; namesake of The Bush School of Government and Public Service and George Bush Presidential Library housed at Texas A&M University [188]

U.S. cabinet secretaries

Name Department Notability References
Robert Gates Former United States Secretary of Defense; former Texas A&M University president [202]
David Franklin Houston Former United States secretary of agriculture and United States secretary of the treasury; former chancellor of the Washington University in St. Louis; former president of The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University [186]

U.S. state governors

Name Department Notability References
Lawrence Sullivan Ross Former governor of Texas, Civil War general, and Texas A&M University president [187]

U.S. senators

Name Department Notability References
Phil Gramm Economics Former United States senator [203]

U.S. ambassadors and foreign political figures

Name Department Notability References
Ryan Crocker Bush School of Government and Public Service Former ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon; former dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Consort to the emir of the State of Qatar; chairman of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development [188]
Sally Shelton-Colby Former ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, and Grenada [204]

National political figures

Name Department Notability References
Andrew Card The Bush School of Government and Public Service White House chief of staff to President George W. Bush; former dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service [205]
Elsa Murano United States under secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety; former president of Texas A&M University

State political figures

Name Department Notability References
John Nielsen-Gammon Texas state climatologist

Journalism and literature

Science and technology

Sports

Athletes

Baseball

Casey Fossum

Basketball

Acie Law IV
Josh Nebo

American football

E. King Gill during the 1921–1922 season, the original Twelfth Man

Golf

Olympics

Name Class year Notability References
Cammile Adams 2014 Member of the US Olympic Swimming team (2012) [248]
Triin Aljand 2010 Member of the Estonia Olympic Swimming team (2004, 2008, 2012) [248]
Alia Atkinson 2010 Member of the Jamaica Olympic Swimming team (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020); 2010 NCAA 200 breaststroke champion [248][249][250]
Randy Barnes 1989 Member of the US Olympic Shot Put team; 1988 silver medalist, 1996 gold medalist [141]
Aviv Barzelay Israeli Olympic swimmer
Kanika Beckles 2013 Member of the Grenada Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Janeil Bellille 2015 Member of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Walt Davis 1952 Member of US Olympic Team High Jump; 1952 gold medalist [141]
Wayne Davis 2014 Member of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Erica Dittmer 2014 Member of the Mexico Olympic Swimming team (2012) [248]
Amini Fonua 2012 Member of the Tonga Olympic Swimming team (2012) [248]
Tabarie Henry 2011 Member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Olympic Track & Field team (2008, 2012) [248]
Darrow Hooper 1953 Member of US Olympic Team Shot Put; 1952 silver medalist [214]
Liliana Ibanez 2014 Member of the Mexico Olympic Swimming team (2012) [248]
Riley Janes 2002 Member of the Canada Olympic Swimming team (2004) [251]
Antanas Kavaliauskas 2007 Member of the Lithuania Olympic Basketball team (2012) [248]
Breeja Larson 2014 Gold medalist in the 4x100-meter medley relay (2012) [248]
Miranda Leek 2016 Member of the US Olympic Archery team (2012) [248]
Deon Lendore 2015 Member of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Randy Matson 1967 Member of the US Olympic Shot Put Team; 1964 silver medalist and 1968 gold medalist [252]
Jennifer McFalls 1994 Member of the US Olympic Softball team [141][253]
Rita Medrano 2012 Member of the Mexico Olympic Swimming team (2012) [248]
Jennifer Nichols 2012 Member of the US Olympic Archery team (2004, 2008, 2012) [248]
Tetsuo Okamoto 1959 1952 bronze medalist in swimming; Brazil's first-ever Olympic medalist [254]
Jaele Patrick 2012 Member of the US Olympic Swimming team (2012); 2012 3M diving NCAA champion [248]
Gerald Phiri 2011 Member of the Zambia Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Demetrius Pinder 2011 Member of the Bahamas Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Matt Rose 2004 Member of the Canada Olympic Swimming team (2004) [251]
Eric Sehn 2008 Member of the Canada Olympic Diving team (2012) [248]
Mike Stulce 1991 Member of the US Olympic Shot Put team; 1992 gold medalist [141]
Stacy Sykora 1999 Member of the US Olympic Volleyball team (2000, 2004, 2008) [141][255][256]
Jeneba Tarmoh 2012 Member of the US Olympic Track & Field team (2012) [248]
Julia Wilkinson 2010 Member of the Canada Olympic Swimming team (2008, 2012); all-time winningest Big 12 swimmer [248]
Vic Wunderle 2002 Silver medalist in archery (2000) [257]

Tennis

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