List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Texas at Austin. The institution is a major research university in Downtown Austin, Texas, US and is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, the university has had the fifth largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of Fall 2006, with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 16,500 faculty and staff. It currently holds the second largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas.
Over 30 UT Austin undergraduates have served in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, such as Lloyd Bentsen '42, who served as both a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative, and was the 1988 Democratic Party vice presidential nominee. Tom C. Clark, J.D. '22, served as United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967. Cabinet members of American presidents include current United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson '75, former United States Secretary of State James Baker '57, former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, and former Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans '73. First Lady Laura Bush '73 and daughter Jenna '04 both graduated from UT Austin, as well as former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson '33 & '34 and her eldest daughter Lynda. In foreign governments, the university has been represented by Fernando Belaúnde Terry '36, Norman J. Caldera '70 and Abdullah al-Tariki. A notable UT Austin undergraduate has served in local government as the Walker County district attorney – William Werner Durham.
UT Austin alumni in academia include the 26th president of the College of William & Mary Gene Nichol '76, the 10th president of Boston University Robert A. Brown '73 & '75, and the 8th president of the University of Southern California John R. Hubbard. The University also graduated Alan Bean '55, the fourth man to walk on the Moon. Additionally, alumni of the university who have served as business leaders include ExxonMobil Corporation former CEO Rex Tillerson '75, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, founder & CEO of Keyhole and pioneer of the successor Google Maps & Google Earth John Hanke, and CEO of Southwest Airlines Gary C. Kelly.
In literature and journalism, UT Austin has produced Pulitzer Prize winners Gail Caldwell and Ben Sargent '70, as well as CNN anchor Betty Nguyen '95. Alumnus J. M. Coetzee also received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature.
UT Austin has produced several musicians and entertainers. Janis Joplin, the singer who posthumously was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award attended the university, as well as February 1955 Playboy Playmate of the Month and Golden Globe recipient Jayne Mansfield. The big screen has carried the talents of actor Matthew McConaughey '93, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Sahara, We Are Marshall with Farrah Fawcett on the small screen.
A number of UT Austin alumni have found success in professional sports. Seven-time Cy Young Award-winner Roger Clemens entered the MLB after helping the Longhorns win the 1983 College World Series. Several Olympic medalists have also attended the school, including 2008 Summer Olympics athletes Ian Crocker '05 and 4 × 400 m relay defending Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards '06. Mary Lou Retton also attended the university.
Academia and research
University deans, chancellors, and presidents
Community college presidents and vice-presidents
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NASA
Business and finance
Entertainment
Film and stage
Actors
Directors, producers, and writers
Music
Comics and cartooning
Government, law, and public policy
U.S. presidential family members
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
Justices of state supreme courts
Federal judges
Members of the United States Congress
Senators
Representatives
United States governors
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Members of the United States Cabinet
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Other U.S. political and legal figures
Journalism and media
Literature, writing, and translation
Social reformers
Sports
Baseball
Softball
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| All-American, Head Coach at St. Edward's University | ||||
| Former NPF player, olympic gold and silver medalist |
Basketball
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| NBA power forward, 7-time NBA All Star | ||||
| NBA point guard | ||||
| NBA shooting guard | ||||
| 2005 | BA MSc | Former WNBA point guard | ||
| NBA small forward and shooting guard, 2014 NBA MVP, 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year, 8-time NBA All-Star, 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP, 3-time NBA scoring champion, 2-time NBA champion, 2-time NBA Finals MVP | ||||
| NBA small forward and shooting guard | ||||
| B.S. | Former NBA point guard | |||
| NBA guard | ||||
| Former WNBA player | ||||
| NBA point guard | ||||
| Former NBA center | ||||
| Former NBA point guard | ||||
| Former NBA point guard | ||||
| Former NBA forward, current player for Israeli Maccabi Haifa BC | ||||
| Former NBA point guard | ||||
| Former NBL and NBA guard | ||||
| Mohamed Bamba | NBA center for the Orlando Magic |
Football
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| 2002 | BS | Former college quarterback, 2001 Holiday Bowl MVP, former co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for UT Austin, current University of Houston head coach | ||
| Former NFL halfback | ||||
| NFL running back, Doak Walker Award winner | ||||
| Former NFL running back | ||||
| Former NFL safety | ||||
| NFL guard | ||||
| Former NFL defensive back | ||||
| Former quarterback | ||||
| NFL cornerback | ||||
| American Football League end | ||||
| Former NFL running back, College Football and Pro Football Hall of Famer | ||||
| BA | Former NFL, current CFL wide receiver | |||
| NFL running back, former track and field athlete | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| NFL defensive end | ||||
| NFL offensive guard | ||||
| Former NFL halfback | ||||
| BA | NFL placekicker | |||
| BA | NFL offensive guard | |||
| NFL tight end | ||||
| Former NFL cornerback, College Football Hall of Famer | ||||
| NFL cornerback | ||||
| BA | NFL safety | |||
| NFL nose tackle | ||||
| Former NFL tight end | ||||
| NFL offensive tackle | ||||
| Former NFL running back | ||||
| NFL safety and cornerback | ||||
| NFL safety | ||||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| Head football coach and Athletic Director of the Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||||
| 1949 | BBA | Former NFL cornerback and head coach, NFL Hall of Famer | ||
| Former NFL quarterback, College Football and NFL Hall of Famer, source of the "Curse of Bobby Layne" | ||||
| 1984 | All-American and NFL player | |||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| NFL quarterback | ||||
| Former NFL running back and wide receiver, return specialist | ||||
| 2008 | BA | NFL linebacker | ||
| Former NFL offensive guard, two-time Super Bowl champion | ||||
| Former NFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Famer | ||||
| NFL defensive tackle | ||||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| NFL defensive end | ||||
| BA | NFL defensive end | |||
| NFL defensive tackle | ||||
| NFL cornerback | ||||
| 2004 | BA | NFL tight end | ||
| NFL offensive tackle | ||||
| 2006 | BA | NFL center | ||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| BA | Former NFL quarterback | |||
| NFL back | ||||
| NFL and CFL player | ||||
| Former college football quarterback | ||||
| BA | NFL offensive guard | |||
| Former NFL, current CFL wide receiver | ||||
| BSc | NFL tight end | |||
| NFL safety | ||||
| NFL defensive tackle | ||||
| NFL placekicker | ||||
| Former NFL cornerback | ||||
| Former NFL offensive tackle and guard | ||||
| Former NFL and CFL running back | ||||
| Former NFL wide receiver | ||||
| 1938 | All-American and NFL player | |||
| NFL and CFL defensive end | ||||
| 2006 | BA | NFL running back | ||
| NFL quarterback |
Golf
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| Winner of 1984 and 1995 Masters Tournaments, World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, 1972 NCAA champion | ||||
| Professional golfer | ||||
| 1996 | Psychology | Professional golfer | ||
| Professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer, golf course architect, first pro player to add a third wedge to his bag | ||||
| Professional golfer, Open Championship winner | ||||
| Professional golfer and golf coach, World Golf Hall of Famer, author | ||||
| Winner of 2015 Masters Tournament | ||||
| Professional golfer, Women's British Open winner | ||||
| Venezuelan professional golfer |
Swimming
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| 1990 | 1988 Olympic Team in the 200 Breaststroke | - | ||
| 2005 | BSc | World record-setter and winner of 4×100 m medley relay gold medals in both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
| 2002 | Won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||
| 2005 | BSc | Former world record holder in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and current record holder in the 4×100 m medley relay; at the 2004 Summer Olympics won the gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, silver at the 100 m breaststroke, and bronze at the 200 m breaststroke; at the 2008 Summer Olympics his team won gold and set a world record in the 4×100 m medley relay | ||
| 1991 | Won gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at both the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics | |||
| 2006 | Won Olympic medals at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics ; current world record holder in the 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay, current record holder in the 200 m backstroke | |||
| Swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events | ||||
| 2003 | Rhodes scholar, competed on the Singapore national team at the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, more Olympic games than any other Singaporean athlete |
Track and field
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| 2006 | BSc | Medalist in 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics |
Other sports
| Name | Class year | Degree | Notability | Reference |
| Corporate Communications | Professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division | |||
| First female gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title, five-time Olympic medalist, 1984 Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year |