List of Stephen F. Austin State University people

This is a list of notable people who graduated and/or attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
 * Bruce Alexander, former NFL defensive back
 * Cliff Ammons (M.S., education), Louisiana state representative known as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir"
 * Leo Araguz, former NFL punter
 * Larry Bagley (Master of Education), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 7, beginning 2016
 * Derrick Blaylock, former NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets)
 * Roy Blake Jr, former Texas State Representative
 * Chrystelle Trump Bond, dancer, choreographer, author, and dance historian
 * Kim Brimer, former Texas state senator, District 10
 * Robert Campbell (artist), a painter, poet, and publisher
 * Shane Carruth, filmmaker; writer, director, producer, and star of Primer and Upstream Color
 * Larry Centers, former NFL fullback
 * Wayne Christian, statewide elected official - Texas Railroad Commissioner (2017–Present) member of Texas House of Representatives (1997–2013); Former President of Texas Conservative Coalition
 * Gerald Clarke, artist and educator
 * Calvin Nelson Clyde, III, (1945-2007) late publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
 * David Cook, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Mansfield, Texas.
 * Bobby Cross, former NFL offensive tackle
 * Rodney Crowell, songwriter, Nashville producer, singer, writer
 * Nancy Dickey, President of the Texas A&M Health Science Center
 * Floyd Dixon, former NFL wide receiver
 * Hunter Dozier, Major League Baseball Player
 * Spike Dykes, former head football coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
 * Dustin Ellermann, competitive shooter; Christian camp director; winner of Top Shot (season 3)
 * Lee Fitzgerald, Professor of Zoology and Faculty Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Texas A&M University
 * Todd Fowler, former NFL and USFL running back/tight end (Houston Gamblers and Dallas Cowboys)
 * John Franklin-Myers, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets.
 * Joe Gallagher, professional baseball player
 * Don Gaston, former Executive Vice President of Gulf and Western Industries; Chairman of the Boston Celtics
 * Bill Haley, Texas politician
 * Todd Hammel, Arena Football League quarterback for 14 years
 * Kevin Hannan, ethnolinguist
 * Don Henley, musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer for the Eagles (1971–1980, 1994–present)
 * Sam Hunt, former NFL linebacker
 * Jason Isaac (Class of 1996), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2011, from Hays County
 * Will Jennings, Grammy (1982, 1986, 1993, and 1997), Golden Globe (1983, 1991, and 1997), and Academy Award-winning (1983 and 1997) songwriter; member of Songwriters Hall of Fame
 * Derek Wayne Johnson, award-winning film director, screenwriter and film producer
 * Kent Johnston, NFL assistant coach
 * Joseph W. Kennedy, co-discoverer of plutonium
 * Kelly Krauskopf, former president and general manager of Indiana Fever; assistant general manager of Indiana Pacers
 * Ronnie Laws, musician, member of Earth, Wind, and Fire
 * Bud Marshall, former NFL defensive lineman
 * Donnie Marshall (1969), former DEA Administrator
 * Brad Maule, Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor
 * Robert Sidney Maxwell historian, author
 * Joe McComb, mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas
 * R.E. McGee, 1940 SFASU graduate, President & CEO of Tenneco; SFASU Regent (1969-1974); Business Building was named in his honor
 * Frank Melton, former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (1949–2009)
 * Peggy Moreland, American writer
 * Mark Moseley, 1982 NFL MVP; played for Eagles (1970), Oilers (1971–1972), Redskins (1974–1986), and Browns (1986)
 * Drew Nixon, former Republican state senator from Carthage
 * Bill Owens, former Republican governor of Colorado
 * Stephen Payne, international relations and energy expert
 * Bum Phillips, former NFL head coach
 * Mike Quinn, NFL quarterback
 * Rhonda Rajsich, women's racquetball player and two-time world champion
 * Mikhael Ricks, former NFL tight end/wide receiver
 * Michael H. Schneider, Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
 * Terrance Shaw, retired NFL defensive back (1995–2004); won Super Bowl XXXVI with the New England Patriots
 * James Silas, American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association
 * Commander Robert (Bob) A. Smith, retired Navy One of the charter members of SFA's Phi Delta Theta (1940-2020)
 * Chad Stanley, former NFL punter, tied NFL record for most punts in a season (114)
 * Jeremiah Trotter, former NFL middle linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
 * LTG (Retired) Orren "Cotton" Whiddon (1955), highest ranking alumni military officer, SFA Alumni Hall of Fame; namesake of "Ol' Cotton"
 * David Whitmore, former NFL safety
 * Tedd L. Mitchell, Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System