List of Ouachita Baptist University alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Education

 * Thomas Lee Ballenger (1905) – educator and historian
 * Henry G. Bennett (1907) – president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University and director of the Point Four Program
 * Doak S. Campbell (non-degreed) – president of Florida State College for Women (1941–1947) and then Florida State University (1947–1957)
 * Leon Green (1908) – legal scholar, dean of Northwestern University School of Law, and professor at Yale Law School
 * Nell I. Mondy (1943) –  biochemist and professor at Cornell University for fifty years
 * Andrew Westmoreland (1979) – president of Samford University and Ouachita Baptist University

Entertainment

 * Shelley Breen – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
 * Steven Bryant – composer and conductor for wind ensemble and orchestra
 * Alyse Eady – news anchor and Miss Arkansas 2010
 * Denise Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
 * Terry Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
 * Heather Payne – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
 * Russ Taff – former Gaither Vocal Band and The Imperials member and renowned soloist in the Southern gospel music industry

Law

 * Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Military

 * Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
 * James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy
 * John H. Yancey (non-degreed) – highly decorated United States Marine

Nonprofit leadership

 * Pamela Rouse Wright – clubwoman, businesswoman, jewelry designer, and 46th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Politics

 * Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
 * Mark Darr (1997) – Arkansas Lieutenant Governor between 2011 and 2014
 * Gary Deffenbaugh – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Lance Eads (1992) – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Joyce Elliott (1981) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Jake Files (non-degreed) – Arkansas Senate
 * Chad Griffin (non-degreed) – political strategist best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights in the United States; former president of Human Rights Campaign
 * Fonda Hawthorne – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * David Hillman – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * William J. Holloway (1910) – Governor of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931
 * Jon Hubbard (1968) – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Janet Huckabee – First Lady of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007
 * Mike Huckabee (1978) – Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, and 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
 * Susan McDougal (1976) – involved in Whitewater controversy, author of The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk
 * Chris Richey – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Steve Russell (1985) – U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma, 2015 to 2019
 * David J. Sanders (1967) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Sarah Huckabee Sanders (2004) – former White House Press Secretary and Governor of Arkansas
 * Matthew Shepherd (1998) – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Bryan Slaton (2000) – Texas House of Representatives
 * Boyd Tackett (non-degreed) – U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas 1949 to 1953
 * Richard Womack (1997) – Arkansas House of Representatives
 * DeAnna Hodges – Arkansas House of Representatives

Religion

 * H. Dale Jackson – Baptist minister, denominational leader and ethicist
 * James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy

Sports

 * Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
 * Carl Allen – professional football player
 * Al Baggett – college football coach
 * Kiehl Frazier – college football player
 * Linda Gamble – pioneer in women's basketball and Pan American Games silver medalist
 * Cliff Harris – professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys (1970-1979) and Hall of Fame inductee
 * Fitz Hill – college football coach and college administrator
 * Travis Jackson – professional baseball player for New York Giants in the 1920s and 1930s and inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Gregory Junior – professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 * Bill LaFitte – professional football player
 * William Miller – professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the USFL
 * Daniel Munday – professional basketball player
 * Alexander Myres – professional football player for the Detroit Lions
 * Ed Neal – professional football player or the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League
 * Tommie Patterson – professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets (1972-1973)
 * Julius Pruitt – a professional football player for the Miami Dolphins (2009 to 2012)
 * Steve Roberts – former head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, Northwestern State University, and Arkansas State University
 * Carey Selph – professional baseball player
 * Paul Sharp – college football coach
 * Phillip Supernaw – professional football player
 * Aaron Ward – professional baseball playerr for New York Yankees (1917–26), Chicago White Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1928)
 * Mel Wright – professional baseball player, coach, and scout