The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas State University.
Politics and government
edit- Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii state senator, District 6[1]
- Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
- 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[2]
- 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[3]
- Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US treasurer[4][5]
Military
edit- Robert L. Rutherford, former general in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command
Music
edit- Scott H. Biram, blues, country, rock musician
- Maggie Heath, member of folk rock duo The Oh Hellos[6]
- Terri Hendrix, folk singer-songwriter
- Jamestown Revival[7]
- Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer[8]
- Kyle Park, country singer[9]
- Charlie Robison, country singer[10]
- Randy Rogers, country singer[11]
- Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members[12]
- George Strait, country singer[13]
- S U R V I V E[14]
- Sunny Sweeney, country singer
Media
edit- Taylor Sheridan, writer & director[15]
- 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]
- Alexis Texas, AVN award winner and pornographic actress[20]
- Julie White, actress[21]
Journalism and literature
edit- 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[22]
- Joe O'Connell, writer, journalist, photographer, and documentarian
- Tomás Rivera, writer[23]
- Maria Luisa Tucker, writer
- Meg Turney, Internet news host
Sports
edit- Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist[24]
- Joplo Bartu, former NFL player
- Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower[25]
- Torgeir Bryn, former NBA player[26]
- Ken Coffey, former NFL player
- Wayne Coffey, football player
- Fred Evans, former NFL player[27]
- Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
- Jeff Foster, former NBA player[28]
- Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman[29]
- Donnie Hart, MLB pitcher
- Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler[30]
- A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
- Wade Key, former NFL player[31]
- Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
- J. L. Lewis, golfer
- Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher[32]
- Craig Mager, football player[33]
- David Mayo, football player[34]
- Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler[35]
- Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts[36]
- Anicka Newell, pole vaulter[37]
- Jeff Novak, former NFL player[38]
- Ty Nsekhe, former NFL player
- Ricky Sanders, former NFL player[39]
- Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox[40]
- Darrick Vaughn, former NFL player
- Mitchell Ward, football player
- Bobby Watkins, NFL player
- Spergon Wynn, former NFL player[41]
Art
editEducation
edit- Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas[44]
- Paul K. Davis, military historian
- F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president[45]
- Amelia Worthington Williams, Texas historian[46]
Business
edit- Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc.[47]
Medicine
edit- Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon[48]
Engineering
edit- Grady Hillhouse, host of the YouTube series Practical Engineering[49][50]
Notable alumni gallery
editReferences
edit- ↑ Rosalyn Baker at Ballotpedia
- ↑ "Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system". August 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Proud to Be Texan". texansforstovall.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Appointment of Catalina Villalpando as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, June 15, 1983". Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ↑ Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career" The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
- ↑ "The Oh Hellos Examine What's Blowin' in the Wind". American Songwriter. October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ↑ "It's a Texas band — so why was Jamestown Revival's first album called 'Utah'?". Deseret News. June 25, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Tejano star still critical". KTRK ABC. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (December 8, 2010). "Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ↑ Remz, Jeffrey (March 2001). "Charlie Robison steps right up". Country Standard Time. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ↑ Sweeten-Shults, Lana (April 3, 2009). "Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage". Times Record News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Rockabilly Hall of Fame".
- ↑ "George Strait". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ Kendallpublished, Jo (November 29, 2016). "Strange days: Meet SURVIVE, the composers behind the Stranger Things soundtrack". loudersound. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Texas State University awards honorary doctorates to Richard A. Castro, Jack Martin, Taylor Sheridan". May 12, 2025.
- ↑ Lichtenauer, Tad (July 2007). "Emmy-Winning Actor Powers Boothe". Cross & Crescent. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Gifted Hands - Crew Biography". TNT.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Chelcie Ross". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Tracy Scoggins: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ Cherry, Maya (October 7, 2010). "Alexis Texas: Lone Star Superstar". Xtreme Magazine. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ Gates, Anita (January 20, 2006). "Julie White, Killer Agent, in 'The Little Dog Laughed'". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Who is Heloise?". Heloise.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winners". Austin Public Library. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Charles Austin". CharlesAustin.net. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Five former Bobcats to compete in Olympic trials | San Marcos Mercury | Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas". Archived from the original on December 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Torgeir Bryn Statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Fred Evans". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Jeff Foster". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Paul Goldschmidt". arizona.sbnation.com. August 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Lance Hoyt". Slam! Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ "Wade Key". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Scott Linebrink". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Roster".
- ↑ "Carolina Panthers Team Roster".
- ↑ "Shawn Michaels". USA Networks. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Roster".
- ↑ "Anicka Newell - Track and Field". Texas State Athletics. Texas State University. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Jeff Novak". Database Football. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Ricky Sanders". TheHots.net. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Boston Acquires Smith in Trade". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Spergon Wynn". Bleacherreport. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ↑ http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ Pelham, Alex. "Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood". dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Biography". Weber State University. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ↑ Latimer, Rosa Walston (October 18, 2021). Austin's Flower Hill Legacy: A Remarkable Family & a Sixth Street Wildscape. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4939-6.
- ↑ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rod-keller/7/8b8/b34 [self-published source]
- ↑ Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." Houston Press. Wednesday October 26, 2011. 2. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Ride-Along with Engineer Grady Hillhouse, the Ultimate Road Trip Buddy". No Starch Press. February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ↑ "About". Practical Engineering. Retrieved January 20, 2026.