List of Baylor University people

The following is a list of people associated with Baylor University.

Alumni

Medal of Honor Recipients

• Jack Lummus
• John "Killer" Kane

Academics

• Glenn McGee - American professor of medicine, philosophy, law and public health
• Jerry Cain - President of Judson College in Elgin, IL

Arts and Entertainment

• Crystal Bernard - singer & actress who starred in the television series Wings
• David Burrows (filmmaker) - film and television producer, director and writer
• David Crowder Band, a Christian rock group
• Jim Dickinson - record producer, singer and pianist
• Monroe E. Dodd -- Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1912-1950, the former Dodd College for Girls, and pioneer radio minister
• Phil Driscoll, Grammy-winning trumpet player
• Jeff Dunham - Award-winning ventriloquist and comedian, and star of Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself
• Robert Fulghum - Best-selling author, philosopher
• Shaun Groves - Contemporary Christian musician, singer, songwriter [1]
• John Lee Hancock - Director of The Alamo; producer of My Dog Skip
• Robin Hardy - author of numerous books including The Annals of Lystra: Chataine's Guardian
• Thomas Harris - Best-selling author of Silence of the Lambs
• Mark Hayes (composer) - Christian vocal and instrumental arranger
• Jim Hillin - Visual effects artist for such films as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Spider-Man 2 and Dinosaur
• Julie Kenner - Author and former lawyer
• Ryan "Jackson" Hurst - Actor on The Cleaner, The Mist, and Walking Tall 3.
• Angela Kinsey - Actress on the US television series The Office
• Austin Miller - Actor, singer, and dancer on Grease: You're The One That I Want
• Willie Nelson - Country music star and winner of six grammys
• Derek Phillips, III - actor, plays the role of Billy Riggins on the Friday Night Lights television show [2]
• Alfred Reed - composer and conductor
• Kevin Reynolds (director) - Director of "Fandango", Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, and The Count of Monte Cristo
• Robert Sterling - songwriter, produce, arranger. His songs have been performed and recorded by Christian artists Point of Grace, Gold City and Sandi Patty
• Johnny Rad - Legendary Street Artist
• Steven Stucky - Pulitzer Prize winner for music
• David Sullivan - film and television actor
• Allen Wier - writer
• Orian Williams - Associate producer of Oscar nominated film Shadow of the Vampire
• Trey Wingo - Co-host of ESPN's SportsCenter
• Jennifer Vasquez, contestant on season 6 of CBS' Big Brother (US) and an actress in Mike Judge's comedy Idiocracy as well as Prison Break season 2 and Friday Night Lights (TV series) season 1 (Class of 2000)
• Roxanne Wilson, finalist on season 5 of NBC's The Apprentice (Class of 2000)

Baptist Leaders

• B. H. Carroll (1843-1914) - (attended but did not graduate), first president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• James T. Draper, Jr. -- pastor of First Baptist Euless (1975-1991) and president of Southern Baptist LifeWay Resources (1991-2006)
• Curtis W. Freeman - Research Professor of Theology and Director of the Baptist House of Studies, Duke University Divinity School, Durham, NC
• J. Frank Norris - popular fundamentalist Baptist preacher and controversial critic of Baylor University embracing evolution in the 1920's
• Paul Powell - Dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary, pastor, BGCT leader, author
• John R. Rice - Baptist evangelist and pastor and the founding editor of The Sword of the Lord, an influential fundamentalist newspaper
• Lester Roloff - fundamentalist Baptist preacher, storyteller, and author
• George W. Truett - Pastor First Baptist Church Dallas 1897 to 1944, president Baptist World Alliance and Southern Baptist Convention

Business

• John Baugh - founder and former CEO of Sysco Corporation, former Baylor University regent and benefactor
• Ed Crenshaw - President of Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
• Mary Goodrich - Prominent Dallas, Texas attorney
• Mark Hurd - CEO of Hewlett-Packard Corp.
• Gary Keller - Co-founder and chairman of Keller Williams Realty International
• Rebecca Mark - former head of Enron International
• Bob J. Perry - Founder of Perry Homes
• Andrew Rayburn - noted American
• Sid W. Richardson - rancher, oilman, and philanthropist
• Marjorie M. Scardino - CEO of Pearson, a major media group; former CEO of the Economist Group; also a non-executive director of Nokia Corporation
• Bill Townsend - Internet entrepreneur
• Jim L. Turner - CEO of Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group

Judges & Justices

• Charles Barrow - former Justice to the Texas Supreme Court and a Dean of Baylor Law School
• Leonard E. Davis - U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas
• James Kinkeade - Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• Priscilla Owen - Judge, United States Court of Appeals-5th Circuit, and spoken about nominee to Supreme Court
• Walter S. Smith - Chief Judge, Western District of Texas
• William Steger - long time U.S. District judge for the Eastern District of Texas, ran unsuccessfully for Texas governor in 1960 and U.S. House of Representatives in 1962

Medical Community

• H. Bentley Glass - geneticist and columnist
• W. Roy Smythe - Chairman of Surgery for the Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Health System and professor for the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Politics

• Former Governors of Texas:
  • Sul Ross (former student; did not graduate but is an alumnus since he completed a semester)
  • Pat Morris Neff (later president of the University)
  • Price Daniel
  • Mark White
  • Ann Richards
• James B. Adams - Texas legislator, and former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Kip Averitt - Texas State Senator
• Bob Bullock (Baylor Law School) - Lieutenant Governor, State Comptroller of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, State Representative
• Laura Bush - Received honorary J.D. in 1998
• Victor Carrillo - Member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Tom Connally - Represented Texas in U.S. Senate from 1929-1953.
• Price Daniel, Jr. - Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1973–1975
• Craig Eiland - member of the Texas House of Representatives [3]
• Gilberto Freyre - Brazilian author, politician, professor and journalist
• Louie Gohmert - Congressman from Texas 1st District
• Sam B. Hall - fomer Congressman and federal judge
• Andrew Jackson Houston - Son of famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston and an American politician
• Temple Lea Houston - Son of Samuel Houston, Attorney, Texas District Attorney, and State Legislator
• Ernest Istook - Former Congressman From Oklahoma's 5th Congressional
• Leon Jaworski (Baylor Law School) - Special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal and one of the first partners of the major international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski
• Julie Myers - Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Chip Pickering - Current Congressman from Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District
• J.T. Rutherford - former Congressman from Texas
• Max Sandlin - Former Congressman From Texas' 1st Congressional 1997-2005
• William S. Sessions - former director of the FBI (1987 - 1993)
• W. Marvin Watson - former advisor to President Lyndon Johnson and Postmaster General

Athletics

Baseball

• Pat Combs - Pitcher, first round draft pick for the Philadelphia Phillies, played for the Phillies from 1989 to 1992
• Jason Jennings - Pitcher, Houston Astros of MLB
• Ted Lyons - Pitcher, Chicago White Sox, 1923-1946, member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
• Drayton McLane, Jr. - Owner of Houston Astros in MLB, major food distribution entrepreneur
• David Murphy - Outfielder, 2003 1st round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox
• Kelly Shoppach - Catcher, Cleveland Indians (MLB)
• Kip Wells - Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)

Basketball

• Jody Conradt - Legendary women's basketball coach at the University of Texas.
• Vinnie Johnson - NBA basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons
• Brian Skinner - NBA F/C
• Terry Teagle - NBA Shooting guard in the NBA from 1982-1993, playing for the Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers
• David Wesley - Shooting guard for Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA
• Micheal Williams - NBA point guard from 1988 to 1999 with the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Toronto Raptors
• Sophia Young - All-Star forward for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA

Football

• Walter Abercrombie - NFL running back and kick returner 1982-1988 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles
• Willie Andrews - NFL defensive back and special teams ace for the New England Patriots
• Gary Baxter - NFL cornerback
• Robert Blackmon - NFL defensive back (1990 - 1998) with the Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts
• Matt Bryant - NFL placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Cody Carlson - NFL QB Primarily with Houston Oilers 1988-1994
• Cotton Davidson - played and coached at Baylor, quarterback in the NFL and AFL
• Lawrence Elkins - wide receiver, first round draft choice of the NFL Green Bay Packers in 1965. Played two seasons with the AFL Houston Oilers [4] [5]
• Thomas Everett - NFL defensive back with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987 - 1995
• Malcolm Frank - Canadian Football League defensive back
• Hayden Fry - NCAA Division I-A college football coach from 1962 to 1998
• Dennis Gentry - Baylor University and NFL running back
• Greg Jerman - Guard for the Buffalo Bills
• Khari Long - Defensive end for the Chicago Bears
• Gerald McNeil - "The Ice Cube", NFL and USFL wide receiver that played in the 1980s
• Del Shofner - NFL split end with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants (1957-1967)
• Mike Singletary - "Samurai" former NFL linebacker & current assistant head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• Justin Snow - long snapper for the Indianapolis Colts
• Jack Steadman - the former chairman, vice president, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Don Trull - All American quarterback at Baylor. Played 6 seasons with the AFL Houston Oilers (1964-1969) [6] [7]

Tennis

• Benjamin Becker - Professional tennis player. Defeated Andre Agassi in the 2006 U.S. Open

Track & Field

• Michael Johnson - Winner of four Olympic gold medals and nine-time world champion
• Jeremy Wariner - Winner of gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for the individual 400 meter and the 4x400 meter
• Darold Williamson - Winner of a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4x400 meter

Faculty and staff

Church-State Studies

• Francis J. Beckwith - Associate Professor and Christian philosopher

Coaches

• Scott Drew - men's basketball coach
• Clyde Hart - former head track coach, currently director of track and field
• Glenn Moore - softball coach, played both football and baseball in college and softball with "The King and His Court"
• Guy Morriss - football coach, college (TCU) and NFL player
• Kim Mulkey - Lady Bear basketball coach, college player at the Louisiana Tech University and on the US Olympic Team
• George Woodruff - Former Baylor football coach

Economics

• Earl Grinols - Distinguished Professor of Economics, notable works include contributions to the study of the economic effect of gambling and casinos

English

• Greg Garrett - Professor of English, author of several books including Free Bird, Cycling, Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth [8] [9] [10]

Religion

• Ralph Wood - University professor and author of The Gospel According to Tolkien

Social sciences

• Marc H. Ellis - controversial author of numerous articles and books on Israel and Jewish affairs
• Rodney Stark - advocate of the application of rational choice theory in the sociology of religion.

Truett Seminary

• Roger E. Olson - Professor of Theology, author of The Story of Christian Theology Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform
• Jimmy Dorrell - Professor of Missions, author of Trolls and Truth