List of University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni

Academia

• Milburn E. Calhoun – physician, philanthropist, and book publisher
• Dale Thorn – journalist, Louisiana State University professor, and press secretary to Governor Edwin Edwards, received bachelor's degree from ULM

  Arts, entertainment, and humanities

• Keith Babb – former KNOE-TV personality; auctioneer of American Quarter Horses; ULM journalism graduate, resident of Ouachita Parish
• Tim Brando — CBS Sports and Fox Sports Net studio radio host
• Tim McGraw — country singer, spouse of Faith Hill
• Keith Munyan, Jr. — photographer and former model
• Devon O'Day — radio personality, songwriter, and former model
• Rob Redding – syndicated talk show host
• Marc Swayze — comic book artist and writer; former ULM art faculty member

Business

• Lloyd E. Lenard — businessman, author, Caddo Parish Commissioner
• Willie Robertson – owner and CEO of Duck Commander, which appears on the A&E series Duck Dynasty
• Aubrey W. Young — drug and alcohol abuse coordinator within the Department of Health and Hospitals, 1965–1999; aide-de-camp to Governor John McKeithen
• Joseph "Joey" H. Arbogast- Director of Marketing for API Outdoors, Inc. 1995–1997; Superlift Suspension System 1997–2015; Interco Tire Corporation 2015–present; Worked with numerous television Series for the History, Discovery and A&E. Aided Mattel in the design of over 20 models across both their Hot Wheels and Matchbox lines, as well as designed and help build three life-size vehicles that were each turned into Hot Wheels and /or Matchbox castings.

  Government

Executive

• William Derwood Cann, Jr. – interim mayor of Monroe from 1978 to 1979 ; attended Ouachita Parish Junior College in 1937–1938; chairman of ULM Military Department from 1954 to 1956
• Hyram Copeland – Mayor of Vidalia since 1992
• Robert "Bob" Mann – Chair of Douglas Manship School of Journalism at Louisiana State University
• Jamie Mayo – Mayor of Monroe since 2001
• Charles McConnell – lawyer; mayor of Springhill from 1954 to 1958
• J. Kelly Nix – Louisiana education superintendent from 1976 to 1984
• Dave Norris – Mayor of West Monroe since 1978; ULM economics professor, 1966–1978
• Melvin Rambin – Mayor of Monroe, 2000 to 2001
• J. Robert Wooley – Louisiana insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006

  Judiciary

• Marcus R. Clark — Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
• William Wiley Norris, III
• William H. Pryor, Jr. — federal judge
• Chet D. Traylor — Associate justice Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2009; Republican primary candidate U.S. Senate, 2010

  Legislative

• Edwards Barham — first Republican elected to the Louisiana State Senate since Reconstruction; from Oak Ridge
• Robert J. Barham — Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; former member of Louisiana State Senate
• Evelyn Blackmon — member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from West Monroe from 1984 to 1988
• William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr. — former member of Louisiana State Senate
• Roy A. Burrell – member of the Louisiana House for Caddo and Bossier parishes since 2004
• Donnie Copeland – Pentecostal pastor in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017
• J.D. DeBlieux — Louisiana state senator from East Baton Rouge Parish ; crusader for civil rights
• Jimmy Dimos — retired judge; former member and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• J. C. Gilbert – former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, attended ULL when it was Northeast Louisiana Junior College
• Frank A. Hoffmann — Louisiana state representative from Ouachita Parish
• Ronnie Johns — former pharmacist, state legislator from Sulphur
• Neal Lane "Lanny" Johnson — school superintendent in Tensas, Ouachita, and Franklin; former state representative from Tensas and Franklin parishes ; played basketball at ULM under Lenny Fant.
• Gary Lee Jones, member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; former educator in Ouachita Parish; school superintendent in Claiborne and Rapides parishes.
• Bernard LeBas – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Evangeline and St. Landry parishes since 2008
• Speedy Long — member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1964, and United States House of Representatives 1965–1973
• Vance McAllister – U.S. Representative, won his seat in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2013; unseated in 2014 by Ralph Abraham
• Jay McCallum – former state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes ; judge since 2003 of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District court
• Fred H. Mills, Jr. – state representative from St. Martin Parish
• Jonathan W. Perry – State representative from Vermilion and Cameron parishes
• Erich Ponti — member of Louisiana House East Baton Rouge Parish
• Neil Riser — member of Louisiana State Senate
• Jim L. Smithson — pharmacy graduate of ULM; former member of Arkansas House of Representatives and the mayor of Marshall, Arkansas
• Lawson Swearingen – former state senator from Ouachita Parish and president of ULM from 1991 to 2001
• Francis C. Thompson — member of Louisiana State Senate from Delhi; former state representative
• Jeff R. Thompson – former football player and sports announcer; lawyer, member of the Louisiana House from Bossier City since 2012; incoming judge of the 26th Judicial District Court
• Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright — former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Wayne Waddell — former member of the Louisiana House from Shreveport
• Mike Walsworth — Louisiana state senator and former representative

  Sports

Football

• Marty Booker — NFL football player for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Atlanta Falcons
• Vincent Brisby — NFL football player for the New England Patriots
• Bubby Brister – quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings
• Jimmy Childress – assistant coach of Neville High School from 1958 to 1973 and head coach at Ruston High School from 1979 to 1991; received undergraduate degree at ULM, coached football and baseball at ULM from 1974 to 1976
• Pat Dennis — NFL football player for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Jimmy Edwards — professional football player
• Jackie Harris — NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers

• Sam Hughes — quarterback, Miami Hooters
• Stan Humphries — quarterback, San Diego Chargers Super Bowl XXIX
• Doug Pederson – NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football; member of the Green Bay Packers Championship team for Super Bowl XXXI; offensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs; former offensive QC coach and quarterback coach, Philadelphia Eagles
• Lenzy Pipkins — American football player
• Roosevelt Potts — NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts
• Don Shows — football coach at ULM and West Monroe High School since 1989, winner of eight Louisiana Class 5A state championships
• Pete Thomas — American football player
• Larry Whigham — NFL football player for the New England Patriots
• Stepfret Williams — NFL football player for the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals

  Basketball

• Kristy Curry — head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

  Baseball

• Wayne Causey – MLB shortstop
• Chuck Finley – MLB pitcher California Angels, ex-spouse of Tawny Kitaen
• Ben Sheets — 2000 Olympics gold medalist; winning pitcher versus Cuba for gold, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves

  Other

• Jimmy Upton – track star from Minden