• Source: List of Sam Houston State University alumni

Since graduating its first class, Sam Houston State University has had many of its former students go on to garner recognition and accolades.




Science and academics


Hiram Abiff Boaz – Bishop; President of Polytechnic College from 1902 to 1911, and of Southern Methodist University, 1920-1922
Willie Dee Bowles – historian of women's suffrage
William "Bill" R. Brinkley – Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Melinda Estes – neuropathologist and president and chief executive of the Fletcher Allen Health Care corporation




Arts and media


David Adickes – painter; sculptor; creator of '65 Sam Houston statue, President heads at Presidents Park
Jonathan Aibel – screenwriter of Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2
Dana Andrews – Hollywood actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1963-1965
Frank Bielec – Trading Spaces designer
Katie Rose Clarke – Broadway actor
Roger Creager – country-western musician
Brooke Daniels – Miss Texas USA 2009
Frank Q. Dobbs – writer, director, producer (Streets of Laredo, Gunsmoke)
Dan Dunn – cartoonist, creator of Paintjam
Randy Galloway – writer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; radio personality ESPN 103.3
Greg Graham – Broadway choreographer
James Havard – painter and sculptor
Roy Hazelwood – FBI profiler and author
Richard Linklater – Oscar-nominated film director
Steven Long – true crime writer
Debra Maffett – Miss America, 1983; now host of The Harvest Show on LeSea Broadcasting Network (RTF major)
Emily Neves – voice actor
Dan Rather – newscaster (1953, B.A. Journalism)
James Surls – modernist artist
Jack Tinsley – Fort Worth Star-Telegram executive editor who led the paper to two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s
Lauren Galley – Author, spokesperson
Joel McDonald – voice actor




Athletics


Walt Anderson – NFL referee (1974) and head referee for Super Bowl XLV
Michael Bankston – professional football player, defensive tackle; 3rd round draft choice in 1991 by the Arizona Cardinals; played ten years in the NFL for AZ, Wash., Cin.
Stan Blinka – linebacker for the NFL's New York Jets
Rhett Bomar – quarterback for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings
Ronnie Carroll – offensive guard for the NFL's Houston Oilers
Tina Chandler – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Keith Davis – former safety for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
Johnnie Dirden – wide receiver for the NFL's Houston Oilers
Matt Dominguez – wide receiver for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders
Derrick Harris – professional arenafootball2 Rio Grande Valley Dorados player (2006)
Keith Heinrich – tight end for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Phil Hennigan – former Major League Baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians and New York Mets
Ben Hightower – tight end for the AFL's Cleveland Rams
Hubbard Law – offensive guard for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
Josh McCown – backup quarterback for the NFL's Cleveland Browns
Guido Merkens – quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and defensive back for multiple teams
McNeil Moore – defensive back for the NFL's Chicago Bears
Sam Moore – gridiron football player
Monty Sopp, born Billy Gunn - professional wrestler
Steve Sparks – professional baseball player (1987)
D.D. Terry – running back for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
George Wright – defensive tackle for the NFL's Baltimore Colts




Politics


Joseph A. Adame – Mayor of Corpus Christi
Kenneth Armbrister – former Texas state senator and director of legislative affairs
Robert Gammage – former US Congressman; former Texas Supreme Court Justice
Lyda Green – retired educator; Republican politician in Alaska
John H. Hannah, Jr. – former United States federal judge
Gibson D. Lewis – former Texas Speaker of the House, the longest serving in state history
Will Metcalf – Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16, beginning January 2015 (Class of 2006, Criminal Justice)
Borris L. Miles – member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 146
Thaksin Shinawatra – former Prime Minister of Thailand (1979, PhD in Criminal Justice)
Charlie Wilson – member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd congressional district
Ralph Yarborough – Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate (1957 to 1971)
Bill Zedler – member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County, 2003–2009 and since 2011 ('67 M.B.A.)




Armed services


William F. Garrison – retired Major General of the United States Army; commander of Operation Gothic Serpent, the military operation launched in 1993 to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Hiram "Doc" Jones – Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
Marcus Luttrell – Navy Cross recipient for his actions in 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wing; co-authored the New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
J. Michael Myatt – retired Major General of the United States Marine Corps; commanded the 1st Marine Division during Operation Desert Storm in 1990–91; his division liberated Kuwait City; president and CEO of the Marines Memorial Association
Larry Snook – former United States Army Colonel; former Grimes County Judge




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