List of Belmont University alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The university was called Belmont College for Young Women from 1890 to 1913; Ward-Belmont College from 1913 to 1951, and Belmont College from 1951 to 1991.

Business

 * Damon T. Hininger, MBA, chief executive officer of the Corrections Corporation of America.
 * R. Milton Johnson, chairman and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America.

Entertainment

 * McKinley Belcher III, actor
 * Blair Fowler, former YouTuber and now interior designer
 * Sean Hetherington, reality television producer and pundit
 * DJ Qualls, actor
 * Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002, Miss Tennessee USA 2007, and Miss USA 2007
 * Tony Vincent, actor

Literature and journalism

 * Elizabeth P. Farrington, publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Congressional Delegate
 * H. L. Hix, poet and academic
 * Michael Jackman, columnist, poet, essayist, fiction writer, and college professor
 * Clare Boothe Luce, editor and playwright
 * Masood Ashraf Raja, writer and associate professor University of North Texas
 * Lila Acheson Wallace, co-founder of Reader's Digest
 * Lisa Williams, poet

Music

 * Judah Akers, member of the alternative and folk band Judah & the Lion
 * Greg Bates, country music singer-songwriter
 * Didi Benami, American Idol finalist
 * Denver Bierman, bandleader and trumpet player with Denver and the Mile High Orchestra
 * Jimmy Bowen, record producer and former pop music performer
 * Becca Bradley,CCM musician and cellist
 * Logan Brill, singer/songwriter
 * Celeste Buckingham, Slovak singer-songwriter and pop musician
 * Sarah Buxton, country music artist
 * Chuck Cannon, songwriter
 * Steven Curtis Chapman, Grammy Award-winning Christian artist
 * Brandy Clark, country music artist
 * Travis Cottrell, Christian artist
 * Cowboy Crush, country music band; all five members are alumnae
 * Devin Dawson, country music artist
 * Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, "big band" composed entirely of Belmont University alumni, was a finalist on The Next Great American Band
 * Russell Dickerson, country music artist
 * Melinda Doolittle, American Idol finalist
 * Jace Everett, recording artist
 * Sharon Gilchrist, bluegrass musician and singer
 * Andrew Greer, singer-songwriter
 * Ashley Gorley, songwriter and producer
 * Jake Goss, member of the three-piece alternative band LANY
 * Mike Grayson, member of the Christian band Mikeschair
 * Helen Hemphill, author
 * Tyler Hubbard, half of country music group Florida Georgia Line
 * Ashlyne Huff, singer-songwriter
 * Jeff Irwin, musician
 * Julienne Irwin, America's Got Talent finalist
 * Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George, member of R&B group SWV, author, and Survivor: Tocantins contestant
 * Brian Kelley, half of the country music group Florida Georgia Line
 * Gordon Kennedy, co-writer of Eric Clapton's song "Change the World" and Grammy Award winner for 1996 Song of the Year in 1996 and 2006 Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2006
 * Hannah Kerr, CCM Singer
 * Katy Kirby, musician
 * Paul Jason Klein, member of the three-piece alternative band LANY
 * Levi Kreis, Tony Award-winning music artist
 * Lara Landon, CCM recording artist
 * Chase Lawrence, member of the alternative band Coin
 * Jesse Lee, country music singer
 * Jim Lill, country musician
 * Liza Anne, musician
 * Kimberley Locke, American Idol finalist, music star, and plus-size model
 * Kelley Lovelace, songwriter
 * Willie Mack, singer-songwriter
 * Mary Virginia Martin, actress, singer and Broadway star
 * Sandra McCracken, 1999, singer-songwriter.
 * Brian Macdonald, member of the alternative and folk band Judah & the Lion
 * Joe Memmel, member of the alternative band Coin
 * Moon Taxi, indie-alternative rock band; all five members are alumnae
 * Grace Moore, operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film
 * Ginny Owens, Christian music artist
 * John Mark Painter, musician and songwriter, member of rock-and-roll duo Fleming and John
 * Brad Paisley, country music artist
 * Minnie Pearl (real name Sarah Cannon) of Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw fame; attended Belmont's predecessor, the Ward–Belmont School.
 * Jill Phillips, Christian music artist
 * Les Priest, member of the three-piece alternative band LANY
 * Ben Ringel, member of the rock/blues band The Delta Saints
 * Julie Roberts, country music artist
 * Frank Rogers, record producer
 * Jake Wesley Rogers, musician
 * Mackenzie Scott, performs as TORRES
 * Harold "FYÜTCH" Simmons, rapper, singer, songwriter, producer
 * Canaan Smith, country music singer-songwriter
 * Todd Smith, Christian artist, lead singer of Selah
 * Ric Steel, vocalist and instrumentalist
 * Larry Stewart, country music artist, lead singer of Restless Heart
 * David Supica, member of the rock/blues band The Delta Saints
 * Pam Tillis, country music artist
 * Josh Turner, country music artist
 * Troy Verges, songwriter
 * Lee Ann Womack, country music artist
 * Trisha Yearwood, country music artist
 * Julianna Zobrist, Christian singer
 * Ashley Cooke, country music artist

Politics

 * Diane Black, U.S. Representative from Tennessee
 * Elizabeth P. Farrington, publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Congressional Delegate
 * Samuel Atta Mills, Member of Parliament (Ghana)

Sports

 * Ben Sheppard, American Basketball Player for the Indiana Pacers
 * Jay Ayres, professional soccer player
 * Matt Beaty, Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Brian Baker, professional tennis player
 * Kayla Braxton, WWE broadcaster
 * Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
 * Ian Clark, NBA player
 * Stu Grimson, former NHL enforcer
 * J.J. Mann, professional basketball player
 * Joshua McAdams, track and field athlete
 * Nico Olsak, Argentinian-born American-Israeli soccer player who plays in the Israeli Premier League
 * Ricardo Patton, head basketball coach at Central High School
 * Alex Renfroe, professional basketball player
 * J. P. Rodrigues, professional soccer player
 * Evan Bradds, assistant basketball coach
 * Dylan Windler, professional basketball player

Other

 * Jean MacArthur, supporter of the Metropolitan Opera and other charities, wife of U.S. Army General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
 * Paulette R. Dillard, Ph.D., the 18th President of Shaw University