List of Jacksonville State University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Jacksonville State University, located in the American city of Jacksonville, Alabama.

Politics

 * Ademola Adeleke - former Nigerian Senator and current Governor of Osun State in Nigeria
 * Jim Folsom Jr. - former governor and lieutenant governor from Alabama
 * Harlan Mathews - former Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee
 * Elvin McCary - Republican politician from Anniston
 * Hugh D. Merrill - former member of the Alabama House of Representatives
 * Mike D. Rogers - Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama's 3rd congressional district

Science and Technology

 * JoAnn H. Morgan - aerospace engineer, first female engineer at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center

Religion

 * F. Richard Spencer - Roman Catholic bishop
 * Dr. Ronnie Reid - Worship Pastor

Writers

 * Rick Bragg - Pulitzer Prize–winning writer. Author of Ava's Man and All Over but the Shoutin.
 * James Joyner - Well-known blogger and political scientist.
 * Robert Stacy McCain - author of Donkey Cons and assistant national editor of the Washington Times.

Athletics

 * Rudy Abbott - Legendary baseball coach with over 1,000 career wins, Member of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
 * Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997) - Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israeli national basketball team
 * Jesse Baker - former National Football League player with the Houston Oilers.
 * Dieter Brock - former National Football League player and Canadian Football League MVP quarterback, member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
 * Amy Crawford - former WCW Entertainer
 * Christian Cunningham (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Todd Cunningham - professional Major League Baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization
 * Eric Davis - NFL defensive back San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions
 * Donovan Hand - MLB pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
 * Walt Harris (fighter) - former basketball player, current mixed martial artist for the UFC
 * Delvin Hughley - former American football defensive back for the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos of the National Football League and the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League
 * Todd Jones - Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Joe Kines - College football coach
 * Shed Long - professional Major League Baseball second baseman for the Seattle Mariners organization
 * Darrell Malone - NFL defensive back for Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, 1992–1994
 * Ashley Martin - athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game
 * Keith McKeller - former National Football League tight end with the Buffalo Bills
 * Terry Owens- NFL San Diego Chargers
 * Ryan Perrilloux - former NFL quarterback for the New York Giants, Arena Football League New Orleans Voodoo
 * Walker Russell, Jr. - NBA player for the Detroit Pistons
 * Jason Seguine - Professional wrestler (as Buck Quartermain) and football player
 * Matt Wallace - Professional golfer on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, winner of the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship.
 * Danny Willett - Professional golfer on the European Tour, winner of the 2016 Masters Tournament
 * Mark Word - former National Football League defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs & Cleveland Browns
 * Alvin Wright - former National Football League nose guard with the Los Angeles Rams

Business

 * Keith Creel - CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway

Media and entertainment

 * Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey - radio personalities. Burgess is the son of retired Hall of Fame JSU Football Coach Bill Burgess.
 * Catherine Callaway - CNN Tonight news anchor
 * John Craton - classical composer
 * Cary Guffey - financial planner, Star of the 1977 Steven Spielberg film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
 * Jamey Johnson - country music artist. Recipient of multiple ACM and CMA Awards. Former mellophone player for the Marching Southerners.
 * Mai Martinez - co-anchor at CBS 2 in Chicago
 * Randy Owen - lead singer of the record award-winning country music band Alabama. Current member of JSU Board of Trustees.
 * Reynolds Wolf - CNN meteorologist and reporter
 * Riley Green - country music artist. His song “Single Ladies” caught the attention of record label Big Machine Records. His next single “There was a Girl” reaches #1 on multiple country music charts.

Pageant winners

 * Teresa Cheatham - Miss Alabama, 1978; First Runner-up in 1979 Miss America
 * Jamie Langley - Miss Alabama, 2007
 * Heather Whitestone (McCallum) - Miss America, 1995