List of Texas State University alumni
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The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas State University.
Politics and government
- Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii state senator, District 6[1]
- Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
- Veronica Gonzales, member of the Texas House of Representatives (2005-2012)[2]
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Class of 1930), 36th US president
- David M. Medina, justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013
- James Oakley, county judge for Burnet County
- John Sharp, Texas A&M University System chancellor[3]
- Dwayne Stovall, businessman in Cleveland, Texas, school board member, and Republican candidate for the United States Senate in the primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014[4]
- Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US treasurer[5][6]
Military
- Robert L. Rutherford, former general in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command
Music
- Scott H. Biram, blues, country, rock musician
- Maggie Heath, member of folk rock duo The Oh Hellos[7]
- Terri Hendrix, folk singer-songwriter
- Jamestown Revival[8]
- Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer[9]
- Kyle Park, country singer[10]
- Charlie Robison, country singer[11]
- Randy Rogers, country singer[12]
- Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members[13]
- George Strait, country singer[14]
- S U R V I V E[15]
- Sunny Sweeney, country singer
Media
- G. W. Bailey, actor
- Powers Boothe, actor[16]
- Thomas Carter, film director[17]
- Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
- Edi Patterson, actress
- Chelcie Ross, actor[18]
- Tracy Scoggins, actress[19]
- Taylor Sheridan, writer and director[20]
- Alexis Texas, AVN award winner and pornographic actress[21]
- Julie White, actress[22]
Journalism and literature
- E. R. Bills, author and journalist
- P. Djèlí Clark, writer and historian
- Julian S. Garcia, writer, editor and op-ed writer for San Antonio Express-News, AP News and contributor-editor to ViAztlan: International Journal of Arts and Letters; contributor to Caracol
- Heloise, columnist[23]
- Joe O'Connell, writer, journalist, photographer, and documentarian
- Tomás Rivera, writer[24]
- Maria Luisa Tucker, writer
- Meg Turney, Internet news host
Sports
- Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist[25]
- Joplo Bartu, former NFL player
- Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower[26]
- Torgeir Bryn, former NBA player[27]
- Ken Coffey, former NFL player
- Wayne Coffey, football player
- Fred Evans, former NFL player[28]
- Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
- Jeff Foster, former NBA player[29]
- Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman[30]
- Donnie Hart, MLB pitcher
- Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler[31]
- A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
- Wade Key, former NFL player[32]
- Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
- J. L. Lewis, golfer
- Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher[33]
- Craig Mager, football player[34]
- David Mayo, football player[35]
- Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler[36]
- Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts[37]
- Anicka Newell, pole vaulter[38]
- Jeff Novak, former NFL player[39]
- Ty Nsekhe, former NFL player
- Ricky Sanders, former NFL player[40]
- Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox[41]
- Darrick Vaughn, former NFL player
- Mitchell Ward, football player
- Bobby Watkins, NFL player
- Spergon Wynn, former NFL player[42]
Art
Education
- Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas[45]
- Paul K. Davis, military historian
- F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president[46]
- Amelia Worthington Williams, Texas historian[47]
Business
- Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc.[48]
Medicine
- Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon[49]
Engineering
- Grady Hillhouse, host of the YouTube series Practical Engineering[50][51]
Notable alumni gallery
Lyndon B. Johnson, B.Ed. '30
Powers Boothe, B.A. '69
George Strait, B.S. '79, honorary Ph.D. '06
General Robert L. Rutherford, B.B.A. '61
