List of Louisiana Tech University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Louisiana Tech University, in the American city of Ruston, Louisiana.

Academia

 * George Rollie Adams – president and CEO of The Strong National Museum of Play; acquired National Toy Hall of Fame; established the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, World Video Game Hall of Fame, Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, Woodbury School, and American Journal of Play
 * Jenna Carpenter – ounding Dean and Professor of Engineering at Campbell University
 * Harvey Cragon – engineer and Chair Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering
 * Charles R. Embry – Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M
 * Woodie Flowers – Professor of mechanical engineering at M.I.T.; former host of Scientific American Frontiers
 * Les Guice – President of Louisiana Tech University
 * J. Barry Mason – former interim president of the University of Alabama; dean of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
 * Randy Moffett – President of the University of Louisiana System; former President of Southeastern Louisiana University
 * R. Byron Pipes – former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 * Dan Reneau – former President of Louisiana Tech University
 * Brett Riley – writer and college professor
 * Vir Sagar – researcher in sustainability, waste management, and renewable energy solutions
 * Linda Gilbert Saucier – mathematician, professor, and textbook author
 * Dheeraj Sharma – internationally renowned marketing scholar; Associate Editor of Journal of Marketing Channels; Editor of the Academy of Marketing Science Proceedings
 * Rohit Srivastava – professor in the Department of Biosciences and Bioegineering at IIT Bombay

Arts, entertainment, and humanities

 * Trace Adkins – country music singer; three #1 country music singles; one-time ACM Top New Male Vocalist; one-time CMT Male Video of the Year award
 * Jann Aldredge-Clanton – Christian minister, author, teacher, and chaplain
 * Hope Anderson – Miss Louisiana 2011
 * Leraldo Anzaldua – actor, stunt coordinator, and voice actor
 * Elise Baughman – voice actress; former Louisiana Tech cheerleader
 * Brady Boyd – pastor
 * Kix Brooks – country music singer; host of American Country Countdown; 21 #1 country music singles; two #1 country music singles of the year; one-time CMA Entertainer of the Year; fourteen-time CMA Duo of the Year
 * Sharon Brown – Miss USA 1961; Miss Louisiana 1961
 * Bill Doss – co-founder of the Elephant Six Collective; member of several bands including Chocolate U.S.A., The Olivia Tremor Control, The Sunshine Fix, and The Apples in Stereo
 * Kelly Fearing – artist
 * John Ferguson – sportscaster
 * Hardy Fox – co-founder of the band The Residents and president of The Cryptic Corporation
 * Eddie Gossling – comedian
 * Joey Greco – host of the television show Cheaters
 * Faith Jenkins – Miss Louisiana 2000, Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst
 * Merle Kilgore – country music singer
 * Bobby Lounge – singer-songwriter
 * Qui Nguyen – playwright
 * The Residents/Ralph Records – Founding members Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox first met at Louisiana Tech.
 * Phil Robertson – cast member of A&E's Duck Dynasty; inventor of the Duck Commander duck call
 * Si Robertson – cast member of A&E's Duck Dynasty
 * John Simoneaux – singer, guitarist, songwriter
 * Marc Swayze – comic book artist and writer
 * Robert Tinney – illustrator
 * Rose Venkatesan – talk show host in India
 * Muse Watson – actor
 * Wayne Watson – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter in Contemporary Christian music
 * John Corey Whaley – author
 * Jamie Wilson – Miss Louisiana 2006

Business

 * Nick Akins – President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power
 * Stephen Babcock – lawyer
 * Martie Cordaro – President and general manager for the Omaha Storm Chasers
 * Konstantin Dolgan – entrepreneur
 * Cindi Love – Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Community Church
 * Michael McCallister – Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Humana, Inc.
 * Edward L. Moyers – President and CEO of several railroads including MidSouth Rail, Illinois Central Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad
 * Ron Ponder – senior information technology executive in several Fortune 100 companies including FedEx, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Capgemini, and Anthem
 * Glen Post – President and Chief Executive Officer of CenturyLink
 * John Simonton – founder of PAiA Electronics; publisher of Electronic Musician
 * Will Wright – co-founder of the game development company Maxis; Creator of the Sim City computer game series
 * Charles Wyly – entrepreneur and businessman, philanthropist, civic leader, major contributor to Republican causes and Dallas art projects
 * Sam Wyly – founder of University Computing Company, Earth Resources Company, Sterling Software, and Maverick Capital; has acquired and is the largest stockholder in several other companies

Activism

 * Kim Gandy – former president of the National Organization for Women
 * Jerome Ringo – Chairman of the National Wildlife Federation

Executive

 * Sam Caldwell – former mayor of Shreveport
 * Lee Cooke (Class of 1966) – former mayor of Austin, Texas (1988–1991), city council member (1977–1981); CEO, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (1983–1987)
 * Jimmy Faircloth (Class of 1987) – lawyer in Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana, former executive counsel to Governor Bobby Jindal
 * Ron Henson – Treasurer of Louisiana
 * Ibrahima Khalil Kaba – former Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Todd Lamb – current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
 * Jim McBride – Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
 * W. Fox McKeithen – former Secretary of State of Louisiana
 * Charles E. Roemer, II – former Louisiana commissioner of administration in the first two administrations of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards
 * Clint Williamson – U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, United Nations envoy, White House policy official

Judiciary

 * E. Joseph Bleich – former Louisiana Supreme Court justice
 * Brandon B. Brown – current U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
 * Jeff Cox – judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District court in Bossier and Webster parishes since 2005
 * Luther F. Cole – state legislator and judge from Baton Rouge; attended Louisiana Tech 1943–1944
 * James L. Dennis – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
 * Terry A. Doughty – federal judge
 * Robert G. James – federal judge

Legislative

 * Rodney Alexander – former United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Andy Anders (Class of 1979) – former Louisiana State Representative from Concordia Parish
 * John Baine – former Arkansas State Representative from El Dorado
 * Gilbert Baker – Arkansas State Senator and candidate for the United States Senate in 2010
 * Saxby Chambliss – former United States Senator from Georgia; former United States Representative from Georgia
 * J. Frank Colbert – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the mayor of Minden
 * E. Leslie Conkling – former Illinois state representative
 * Jean M. Doerge – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * R. Harmon Drew, Sr. – former Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish; former Minden city judge
 * Harvey Fields – state senator for Union and Morehouse parishes, 1916–1920; member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1927–1936; former law partner and political ally of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
 * Gabe Firment – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * John Sidney Garrett – Late Louisiana State Representative from Claiborne Parish; former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Garret Graves – current United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Mike Jackson – former President pro tempore of the Texas Senate and acting governor of Texas
 * Tim Lemons – civil engineer from Cabot, Arkansas; Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since January 2015
 * Luke Letlow – late United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Jim McCrery – former United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Newt V. Mills – late United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Billy Montgomery – former state representative from Bossier Parish
 * Danny Roy Moore – former state senator from Claiborne and Bienville parishes
 * Tammy Phelps – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * James P. Pope – former U.S. Senator from Idaho, mayor of Boise, and director of the Tennessee Valley Authority
 * Harold Ritchie (attended; did not graduate) – state representative from Washington Parish since 2004
 * Phil Short – former Louisiana state senator from St. Tammany Parish
 * Joe Waggonner – late United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Danny Watson – Arkansas state representative
 * Ardian Zika – Florida state representative

Military

 * John J. Batbie, Jr. – major general in the U.S. Air Force, served as Commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command
 * Susan Y. Desjardins – major general in the U.S. Air Force
 * John Spencer Hardy – lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force; attended Louisiana Tech but graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana
 * Campbell B. Hodges – retired United States Army major general
 * Jack Ramsaur II – U.S. Air Force major general
 * David Wade – lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force, former commander of Barksdale Air Force Base, state corrections director and adjutant general
 * La Vern E. Weber – lieutenant general, former Director of the Army National Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Football

 * Ryan Allen – current NFL punter for the New England Patriots
 * Joseph Anderson – former NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
 * Larry Anderson – retired NFL cornerback and kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers; two-time Super Bowl Champion
 * Myron Baker – retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers
 * Mike Barber – retired NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Denver Broncos; founder of Mike Barber Ministries
 * Adairius Barnes – current NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions
 * Houston Bates – current linebacker for the Washington Redskins
 * Lloyd Baxter – retired NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
 * Taylor Bennett – current quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines
 * George Benyola – retired NFL kicker for the New York Giants
 * Chris Boniol – retired NFL kicker for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Chicago Bears; one-time Super Bowl champion
 * Jim Boudreaux – retired NFL lineman for the Patriots
 * Cloyce Box – retired NFL end and halfback; two-time NFL champion; two-time Pro Bowl selection; one-time All-Pro selection
 * Craig Bradshaw – retired NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers
 * Terry Bradshaw – retired NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; one-time NFL MVP; four-time Super Bowl champion; two-time Super Bowl MVP; three-time Pro Bowl selection; four-time All-Pro selection; Bert Bell Award; 1970s All-Decade Team; #1 overall NFL draft selection
 * Kentrell Brice – current NFL safety for the Green Bay Packers
 * Matt Broha – former NFL defensive end for the New York Giants
 * Eddie Brown – former AFL offensive specialist for the Albany/Indiana Firebirds; voted best player in arena football history in 2006
 * Weldon Brown – current CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos
 * Bob Brunet – retired NFL running back for the Washington Redskins
 * Vernon Butler – first round NFL Draft pick; current NFL defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers
 * Colby Cameron – current NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
 * Roger Carr – retired NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts; one-time Pro Bowl selection
 * Zac Champion – current CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders; former CFL quarterback for the BC Lions
 * Jessie Clark – retired NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings
 * Pat Collins – former Louisiana-Monroe head football coach
 * Ryan Considine – current UFL offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Locomotives
 * Fred Dean – retired NFL defensive end for the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; two-time Super Bowl champion
 * Mark Dillard – former safety for the New England Patriots
 * Kenneth Dixon – current NFL running back for the Baltimore Ravens
 * George Doherty – retired NFL lineman and former head football coach at Northwestern State
 * Vontarrius Dora – current NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos
 * Derrick Douglas – retired NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns
 * Jeff Driskel – current NFL Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
 * Matt Dunigan – retired CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Birmingham Barracudas, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats; inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame; two-time Grey Cup champion; Tom Pate Memorial Award; Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy; Voted one of CFL's Top 50 players; holds pro football record for most passing yards in one game (713)
 * Denny Duron – national championship quarterback at Louisiana Tech
 * Troy Edwards – retired NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Detroit Lions; current AFL wide receiver for the Grand Rapids Rampage; holds the NCAA record for most receiving yards in one game (405 vs. Nebraska)
 * Justin Ellis – current NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
 * IK Enemkpali – current NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
 * Hiram Eugene – current NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders
 * Doug Evans – retired NFL cornerback and safety for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, and Detroit Lions; one-time Super Bowl champion
 * Jaylon Ferguson – Louisiana Tech and Conference USA all-time leader in sacks
 * Bobby Gray – retired NFL safety for the Chicago Bears
 * Garland Gregory – former AAFC guard/linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
 * Roland Harper – retired NFL running back for the Chicago Bears
 * Carlos Henderson – current wide receiver for the Bulldogs
 * Tom Hinton – retired CFL guard for the BC Lions; inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame; one-time Grey Cup Champion
 * Johnathan Holland – current NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders; Winner of ESPN's Pontiac Game Changing Performance for his spectacular catch against Nebraska
 * Ray Holley – current CFL running back
 * Sam Hughes – former arena football quarterback
 * Gene Johnson – former AFL quarterback
 * Walter Johnson – former NFL linebacker
 * James Jordan – former NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
 * Trey Junkin – retired NFL tight end and long snapper for the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants
 * Austin Kendall – former Louisiana Tech quarterback
 * David Lee – retired NFL punter for the Baltimore Colts
 * Phillip Livas – NCAA record holder for most kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns
 * Caleb Martin – NFL champion for the Chicago Cardinals
 * Jason Martin – retired quarterback in NFL Europe and arena football
 * Luke McCown – current NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints; former NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Pete McCulley – former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
 * Kevin McGiven – offensive coordinator at San Jose State, Oregon State, and Utah State
 * Jordan Mills – current NFL offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
 * Ryan Moats – current NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings; former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans
 * Dennis Morris – current tight end for the St. Louis Rams; 2009 NCAA Tight End of the Year
 * Eldonta Osborne – retired NFL linebacker for the Cardinals
 * Quinton Patton – current wide receiver for Louisiana Tech
 * Joe Raymond Peace – former Louisiana Tech head football coach
 * Tim Rattay – current UFL quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotive; former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals
 * Mike Richardson – retired CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders; 1992 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
 * Willie Roaf – retired NFL offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs; eleven-time Pro Bowl selection; ten-time All-Pro selection; NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; inducted into New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame; inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
 * Amik Robertson – current NFL cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders
 * Johnny Robinson – retired NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders and Oakland Raiders; one-time Super Bowl champion
 * Moqut Ruffins – football player
 * Billy Ryckman – retired NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Glenell Sanders – retired NFL linebacker for the Bears, Rams, Broncos, and Colts
 * Leo Sanford – retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts; two-time Pro Bowl selection
 * Josh Scobee – retired NFL kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 * Boston Scott – current NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints
 * Eric Shaw – retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals
 * John Simon – former NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins
 * Mickey Slaughter – retired NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos
 * Artie Smith – retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys
 * D'Anthony Smith – current defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 * J'Mar Smith – current USFL quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions
 * Joe Smith – current CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; former NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans; former NFL Europe running back for the Rhein Fire; former CFL running back for the BC Lions; Eddie James Memorial Trophy; one-time CFL All-Star selection
 * L'Jarius Sneed – current NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs
 * Tommy Spinks – retired NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
 * Quincy Stewart – former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets; CFL Grey Cup Champion
 * Matt Stover – current NFL kicker for the Baltimore Ravens; former NFL kicker for the Cleveland Browns; one-time All-Conference selection; one-time Super Bowl champion; one-time Pro Bowl selection; one-time Pro Bowl alternate
 * Trent Taylor – current wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
 * Pat Tilley – retired NFL wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals; one-time Pro Bowl selection
 * Paul Turner – current NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
 * Josh Victorian – current NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 * John Henry White – retired CFL running back for the BC Lions; one-time Grey Cup Champion
 * Myles White – current NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
 * A.L. Williams – former Louisiana Tech head football coach
 * Grant Williams – retired NFL offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and St. Louis Rams; one-time Super Bowl champion
 * Milton Williams – current NFL defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
 * Tramon Williams – current NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
 * J. R. Williamson – former NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots
 * Jerron Wishom – former NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
 * Xavier Woods – current NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys
 * Andre Young – former NFL defensive back for the San Diego Chargers
 * Zack T. Young – former Louisiana Tech quarterback and coach

Bulldog basketball

 * Raheem Appleby – professional basketball player in Europe
 * Olu Ashaolu – professional basketball player in Spain, France, and Japan
 * Leon Barmore – retired head coach for the Lady Techsters; best coaching winning percentage in women's basketball history; member of Basketball Hall of Fame; member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; one-time national champion
 * Jacobi Boykins – professional basketball player in Europe
 * P.J. Brown – former NBA power forward for the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics; one-time NBA champion; three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; one-time NBA Sportsmanship Award; one-time J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award; inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Anthony Duruji – professional basketball player in NBA G League
 * Tommy Joe Eagles – retired head basketball coach at Louisiana Tech, Auburn, and New Orleans
 * Marcus Elliott – professional basketball player in Europe
 * Ron Ellis – drafted by Phoenix Suns; played in CBA
 * Lavelle Felton – former European professional basketball player
 * Tim Floyd – NCAA head basketball coach at UTEP; former NBA head basketball coach of the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets; former NCAA head basketball coach at Iowa State, Idaho, USC, and New Orleans
 * Trevor Gaskins – professional basketball player
 * Kyle Gibson – professional basketball player
 * Stojan Gjuroski – member of the Macedonian national basketball team
 * Mike Green – retired NBA center for the Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Kansas City Kings; retired ABA center for the Denver Nuggets, Denver Rockets, and Virginia Squires; one-time ABA All-Star selection
 * Alex Hamilton – 2016 Conference USA Player of the Year; player for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Jalen Harris – professional basketball player
 * Gerrod Henderson – former European basketball shooting guard for Panionios, Hemofarm, Crvena zvezda, Anwil Włocławek, and Azovmash Mariupol
 * Mohammed Ibrahim – basketball player for the Lebanese national team
 * Jaron Johnson – professional basketball player in the Washington Wizards organization
 * Kyle Keller – head basketball coach at Stephen F. Austin
 * Victor King – retired professional basketball player
 * Michale Kyser (born 1991) – basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Dwayne Lathan – played in the NBA D-League
 * Kenneth Lofton Jr. – NBA power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies
 * Karl Malone – retired NBA power forward for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers; two-time NBA MVP; Thirteen-time NBA All-Star; Eleven-time All-NBA First Team; two-time All-NBA Second Team; one-time All-NBA Third Team; three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team; one-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; NBA All-Rookie Team; two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP; NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; two-time Olympic gold medalist; second leading scorer in NBA history
 * Mike McConathy – current head coach at Northwestern State
 * Erik McCree – current professional basketball player
 * Kenyon McNeail – professional basketball player in Europe and Australia
 * Antonio Meeking – played in the NBA D-League and professionally overseas
 * Paul Millsap – current NBA power forward for the Brooklyn Nets; NBA All-Rookie Second Team; three-time NCAA rebounding champion
 * Jackie Moreland – retired NBA player for the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Buccaneers; inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Rich Peek – retired NBA and ABA basketball player
 * Scotty Robertson – former NBA head coach for the New Orleans Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons; Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball coach, 1964–1974
 * Magnum Rolle – NBA center for the Indiana Pacers
 * Dave Simmons – head coach at McNeese State
 * Speedy Smith (born 1993) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, 2015 Conference USA Player of the Year
 * Randy White – retired NBA power forward for the Dallas Mavericks
 * Jim Wooldridge – NCAA basketball head coach at UC Riverside; former head coach at Central Missouri State, Texas State, Louisiana Tech, and Kansas State

Lady Techster basketball

 * Janice Lawrence Braxton – retired WNBA player for the Cleveland Rockers; inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; one-time Olympic gold medalist; Wade Trophy winner
 * Alisa Burras – retired WNBA center for the Cleveland Rockers, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm
 * Mickie DeMoss – former NCAA head women's basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida; one-time SEC Coach of the Year
 * Shanavia Dowdell – drafted in 2010 WNBA Draft
 * Cheryl Ford – current WNBA power forward for the Detroit Shock; three-time WNBA champion; WNBA Rookie of the Year; one-time WNBA All-Star game MVP; one-time Olympic bronze medalist
 * Sonja Hogg – former Louisiana Tech physical education professor, Lady Techsters basketball coach, and Baylor Lady Bears basketball coach; inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Tamicha Jackson – All-American; 7-year career in the WNBA
 * Vickie Johnson – retired WNBA shooting guard for the New York Liberty and San Antonio Silver Stars; two-time WNBA All-Star; Eighth leading scorer in WNBA history
 * Janet Karvonen – inducted into National High School Sports Hall of Fame, Minnesota High School Sports Hall of Fame, and Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame
 * Pam Kelly – Wade Trophy winner; three-time All-American
 * Venus Lacy – retired WNBA center for the New York Liberty; one-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year; one-time Olympic gold medalist
 * Angela Lawson – head women's basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word
 * Betty Lennox – current WNBA guard for the Atlanta Dream; former WNBA guard for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, and Seattle Storm; WNBA Rookie of the Year; one-time WNBA champion; one-time WNBA Finals MVP
 * Monica Maxwell – retired WNBA small forward for the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever
 * Kim Mulkey (class of 1984) – Current head women's basketball coach at LSU and Former head women's basketball coach at Baylor; one-time Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award; one-time Olympic gold medalist; inducted into women's basketball Hall of Fame; only female to win NCAA title as a player (Louisiana Tech) and a coach (Baylor)
 * Christie Sides – current head coach of WNBA's Indiana Fever
 * LaQuan Stallworth – former professional basketball player
 * Brooke Stoehr – co-head coach of Northwestern State women's basketball
 * Ayana Walker – retired WNBA forward for the Detroit Shock and Charlotte Sting; one-time WNBA champion
 * Teresa Weatherspoon – current head coach for the Lady Techsters; retired WNBA point guard for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks; two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year; WNBA second all-time assists leader; four-time WNBA All-Star starter; one-time Olympic gold medalist; one-time Olympic bronze medalist; Wade Trophy winner
 * Jennifer White – head women's basketball coach at St. Edward's University
 * Debra Williams – retired WNBA player for the Charlotte Sting

Baseball

 * Jeff Albert – MLB hitting coach for the Astros, Cardinals, and Mets
 * Bill Bagwell – MLB left fielder for the Braves and Athletics
 * Harley Boss – MLB first baseman for the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians; former head baseball coach at Vanderbilt (deceased)
 * Jim Case – current head baseball coach at Jacksonville State
 * Phil Diehl – MLB pitcher for the Rockies
 * Atley Donald – MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees; one-time World Series champion; two-time American League champion (deceased)
 * Mark Doubleday – Olympic baseball player
 * Chuck Finley – retired MLB pitcher for the California/Anaheim Angles, Cleveland Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals; five-time All-Star
 * Tom Herrin – MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (deceased)
 * Phil Hiatt – retired MLB utility player for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Rick Huckabay – former men's basketball head coach for Marshall University
 * Mike Jeffcoat – retired MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, and Florida Marlins
 * Bob Linton – former MLB catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Phil Maton – current MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros
 * Kevin McGehee – former MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
 * Randy McGilberry – retired MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
 * Charlie Montoyo – current manager for the Toronto Blue Jays; former MLB player for the Montreal Expos
 * Brian Myrow – current Minor League first baseman in the San Diego Padres organization; former MLB first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Rebel Oakes – MLB center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Rebels (deceased)
 * Pat Patterson – winningest college baseball coach in Louisiana sports history; Seven-time conference Coach of the Year (deceased)
 * Jeff Richardson – retired MLB infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox
 * David Segui – retired MLB first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians
 * Dave Short – retired MLB outfielder for the Chicago White Sox
 * George Stone – retired MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves

Track and field

 * Ayanna Alexander – Olympian triple jumper
 * Chelsea Hayes – Olympian long jumper
 * Olivia McKoy – Olympian javelin thrower
 * Jason Morgan – Olympian discus thrower

Soccer

 * Nomvula Kgoale – South African national team soccer player
 * Donya Salomon-Ali – Haitian national team soccer player

Horse racing

 * J. Keith Desormeaux – horse trainer of 2016 Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator

Notable Louisiana Tech faculty

 * Elenora A. Cawthon – former dean
 * Tabbetha Dobbins – physicist and an associate professor of Physics & Astronomy
 * Patricia A. Edwards – professor, author, and member of the Reading Hall of Fame
 * Lee Hedges – football coach
 * Rodney L. Lowman – psychologist
 * Yuri Lvov – research scientist and professor of chemistry; 2007 Small Times National Innovator of the Year
 * E. Wilson Lyon – former president of Pomona College
 * Margaret Maxfield – mathematician and mathematics book author
 * Garnie W. McGinty – historian, 1930s–1960s
 * Virgil Orr – chemical engineering professor, Tech dean, and then vice president (1952–1980); state representative, 1988–1992
 * Vir Phoha – professor of electrical engineering and computer science
 * Ellis Sandoz – Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies
 * John D. Winters – historian (1948–1984)