List of Northwestern State University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Northwestern State University.

Business

 * Darryl Willis (1991), BP vice president in charge of claims in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Clergy

 * Billy McCormack, pastor

Education

 * Monnie T. Cheves ( circa class of 1923), Northwestern State University education professor and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Dan Flores, historian of the American West and A.B. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana
 * Garnie W. McGinty, historian and professor at Western Kentucky University, Northwestern State University, and Louisiana Tech
 * Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System

Entertainment

 * Lindsey Evans, model
 * Robert Harling (born 1960), movie screenwriter, producer, and director

Law

 * John B. Fournet (1915), associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, speaker of the Louisiana House, and lieutenant governor

Military

 * Guy A. J. LaBoa, lieutenant general in the US Army who commanded the 4th Infantry Division and First United States Army

Politicians

 * Larry Bagley, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives f
 * Thomas "Bud" Brady (class of 1962), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Henry Burns, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Monnie T. Cheves (class of c. 1923), alumnus and NSU education professor, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate
 * Israel "Bo" Curtis, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Jackson B. Davis, state senator
 * Jason Brian DeWitt, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25.
 * William J. "Bill" Dodd, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
 * Paul Lee Foshee Sr., served Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate
 * John B. Fournet (1915), Speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor and associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
 * H. M. "Mutt" Fowler, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Lance Harris, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Gerald Long, Louisiana State Senate
 * Speedy O. Long, United States House of Representatives
 * Newt V. Mills, United States House of Representatives
 * Joe R. Salter, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Kenneth Michael "Mike" Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives,
 * Vic Stelly, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Raymond Strother, regional and national political consultant
 * Mary Evelyn Parker, Louisiana State Treasurer
 * Ernest Wooton (born 1941), Louisiana House of Representatives and an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010

Science and medicine

 * Gordon Gunter, fisheries scientist
 * Carolyn Huntoon, scientist with NASA

Sports

 * Kenta Bell, track and field competitor in 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships
 * Joe Delaney, football player
 * Dennis Duncan, Canadian Football League running bac
 * Mark Duper, football player
 * D'or Fischer, basketball player
 * Bobby Hebert, current New Orleans radio personality and former NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons
 * Brian Lawrence, professional baseball player
 * John McConathy, basketball player
 * Terrence McGee, professional football player
 * Sammy Joe Odom, football player
 * Ed Orgeron, football coach
 * David Pittman, professional football player
 * Craig Nall, professional football player
 * Gary Reasons, professional football player
 * Barry Rubin, football coach
 * Jackie Smith, professional football player

Writers and journalists

 * Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate
 * Harry Middleton, writer