List of Texas Christian University alumni

TCU has roughly 75,000 living alumni.[1] The following lists alphabetically the most prominent graduates of Texas Christian University.

Business, political, and community leaders

Gordon England, former Secretary of the Navy

• Brian Alvey – co-founder of Weblogs, Inc.; serial entrepreneur
• Beverley Bass (BA '74) – former American Airlines pilot; first female American Airlines captain and captain of the first all-female commercial jet airliner crew[2]
• Kyle Bass – Principal and founder of Hayman Capital Management
• Dan Boren – former U.S Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district
• Horace S. Carswell, Jr. – recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
• James Cash, Jr. – former Chairman of Harvard MBA program; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of HBS Publishing; on boards of GE and Microsoft
• Tim Curry – district attorney for Tarrant County from 1972 until his death in 2009.
• Israel "Bo" Curtis – Louisiana politician, did graduate studies at TCU[3]
• John Davis – billionaire entrepreneur; 1-800-Flowers founder
• Wendy Davis – 2014 candidate for Texas Governor and former state senator in the Texas Senate
• Gordon R. England (MBA '75) – 71st & 73rd Secretary of the Navy; Deputy Secretary of Defense (2005–2009)
• Hou Chong-wen – Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan
• Eddie Bernice Johnson (B.S. 1967) – U.S. Representative, Texas 30th congressional district
• Kyle Kacal (Certificate in Ranch Management) – member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2013
• Lois Kolkhorst (Class of 1988) – member of the Texas Senate since 2014 and former member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Mike Lang – member of Texas House of Representatives since 2017
• Robert J. McCann – CEO of UBS Group Americas (2011–present)
• Tommy Merritt – former member of Texas House of Representatives and candidate for Texas Department of Agriculture
• Jim Ranchino – political scientist, political consultant, and pollster in Arkansas
• Winthrop Paul Rockefeller – former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2006
• Bob Schieffer – journalist with CBS News since 1969 and host of Face the Nation
• John Roger Williams – U.S. Representative and former Secretary of State of Texas
• S. Maurice Hicks Jr. - Chief Judge United States District Court Western District of Louisiana
• Zuberi Williams - Associate Judge, Maryland District Court (2015 - present)[4][5]

Arts and entertainment

Bob Schieffer, class of '59

• Norman Alden – actor with a fifty-year career in movies and television, mostly in voice roles and small parts
• Scott Brooks – former NBA point guard and current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach; won Coach of the Year Award 2010
• Cecil Brower – Western swing pioneer
• Sandra Brown – bestselling fiction author
• Betty Buckley – vocalist, Broadway and TV actress (Eight Is Enough)
• Corby Davidson – radio personality in Dallas, Texas (did not graduate)
• Frederic Forrest – actor
• John Gilliland – radio broadcaster who created the Pop Chronicles music documentary[6]
• Glenda Green – artist; author of Love Without End, Jesus Speaks (1998)
• Skip Hollandsworth – journalist; screenwriter; Executive Editor of Texas Monthly magazine
• Kristin Holt – television personality; former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader; finalist on the original American Idol
• Clyde Hurley – jazz trumpeter soloist in "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Band
• Daniel Hunter - known for his music project, Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!)
• Dan Jenkins – bestselling author and Sports Illustrated writer
• Benton Jennings – actor with a career in theatre, movies, television, and commercials.
• James Kerwin – film and theater director
• Sue Monk Kidd – bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees
• Chris Klein – film actor, American Pie, We Were Soldiers Once, And Young, Rollerball
• John Knowles – guitarist
• William Lewis – opera singer
• Wendy Powell – voice actress
• Tudi Roche – actress
• Rod Roddy – former The Price Is Right announcer
• Travis Schuldt – television actor on Passions, 10-8: Officers on Duty and Scrubs
• Bud Shrake – sportswriter and author
• Sarah Rose Summers – Miss USA 2018
• Rob Thomas – writer, Veronica Mars and Rats Saw God
• Nina Vance – founder, Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas
• Stephanie Vander Werf – model, TV presenter and beauty pageant contestant; Miss Panama 2012; represented Panama at the Miss Universe 2012
• Shantel VanSanten – actress, One Tree Hill, Final Destination 4, You and I
• Travis Willingham – voice actor

Athletes and coaches

Jake Arrieta

LaDainian Tomlinson, class of 2005

• Scott Ankrom – former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver[7]
• Jake Arrieta – MLB pitcher Baltimore Orioles (2010–13), Chicago Cubs (2013–2017), Philadelphea Phillies (2018-present)
• Pat Batteaux – former NFL player
• Sammy Baugh – 1935 Heisman Trophy finalist; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[8]
• Larry Brown – former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders, and Super Bowl XXX MVP[9]
• David Caldwell – former nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers[10]
• Tank Carder – 2011 Rose Bowl defensive MVP; linebacker for the Cleveland Browns[11]
• Matt Carpenter – MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Andrew Cashner – pitcher for the Miami Marlins
• Bill Collins – Masters Athletics world record holder[12]
• Roosevelt Collins – former NFL player
• Norm Cox – former professional football player
• Edgar Crespo – Olympic swimmer from Panama
• Irene Hester Pollock - USA Beach Volleyball National Team ; only TCU Volleyball Alum to play professionally both indoor (Switzerland and Poland) and beach (FIVB and AVP Tours)[13]
• Andy Dalton – 2011 Rose Bowl offensive MVP ; Pro Bowl quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals[14]
• Kenneth E. Davis – 1984 Heisman Trophy finalist; All-American running back[15]
• Jamie Dixon – current head men's basketball coach at Texas Christian University[16]
• Taylor Featherston – infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Brandon Finnegan – pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, formerly of the Kansas City Royals; became the first player to play in a College World Series and an MLB World Series in the same year[17]
• Keith Flowers – former NFL player[18]
• Bobby Jack Floyd – former fullback for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears[19]
• Larry Foyt – semi-retired NASCAR and IRL driver[20]
• Phil Handler – former NFL football player and coach[21]
• J. J. Henry – PGA golfer, member of the 2006 Ryder Cup team[22]
• Bryan Holaday – catcher for the Boston Red Sox
• Sandora Irvin – former WNBA player, San Antonio Silver Stars[23]
• Jeremy Kerley – wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
• Harry Kinzy – former MLB pitcher[24]
• Max Knake – former Arena Football League quarterback[25]
• Jenny Lidback – former LPGA golfer[26]
• Bob Lilly – former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[8]
• George McLeod – former NBA player[27]
• Guy Morriss – former NFL Pro Bowl center; former head football coach at Baylor University and University of Kentucky[28]
• Lee Nailon – former NBA player[29]
• Jeff Newman – former MLB All Star player for the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics[30]
• Davey O'Brien – 1938 Heisman Trophy winner; won the Walter Camp and Maxwell Award the same year[31]
• David Pate – 1991 Australian Open Men's Doubles Champion; runner-up of the 1991 US Open in Men's Doubles
• Matt Purke – pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Mike Renfro – former NFL receiver for the Houston Oilers and the Dallas Cowboys[32]
• Khadevis Robinson – USA Olympian in the 800 meter run; multiple USATF gold medalist; world record-breaker, running the fastest leg in the 4x800 in 2006[33]
• Aaron Schobel – retired Pro Bowl defensive end with the NFL's Buffalo Bills[34]
• Bo Schobel – former defensive end with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals[35]
• Matt Schobel – former tight end with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles[36]
• Angela Stanford – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour[37]
• Jim Swink – All-American running back; member of the College Football Hall of Fame; runner-up for the 1955 Heisman Trophy[38]
• Kurt Thomas – former NBA player[39]
• LaDainian Tomlinson – 2006 NFL MVP and 2000 Heisman Trophy finalist; San Diego Chargers 2001–09; New York Jets 2010–2011[40]
• Gregg Troy – head coach of the University of Florida swimming and diving team[41]
• Kris Tschetter – former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour[42]
• Jason Tucker – former wide receiver for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos; four-time All Star; 91st Grey Cup MVP[43]
• Johnny Vaught – 1932 All-American guard for TCU; former Head Coach of the University of Mississippi; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Will Walls – former NFL football player[44]
• Jeff Zimmerman – former All-Star pitcher for the Texas Rangers[45]

Other

• Carson Huey-You – youngest graduate in TCU history, Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in physics at age 14.

Fictional alumni

• The Professor (Roy Hinkley) – character from the 1960s TV series Gilligan's Island has, among his six degrees, a PhD from TCU[46]
• Reverend Timothy Lovejoy – animated character from The Simpsons[47]

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