List of Texas Christian University alumni

Texas Christian University has more than 90,000 living alumni. Following is a list of notable Texas Christian University alumni by profession.

Art

 * Glenda Green – artist; author of Love Without End, Jesus Speaks (1998)
 * Mary McCleary – contemporary artist with works in numerous public collections

Business

 * Brian Alvey – co-founder of Weblogs, Inc.; serial entrepreneur
 * Beverley Bass (BA '74) – former American Airlines pilot; first female American Airlines captain and captain of the first all-female commercial jet airliner crew
 * Kyle Bass – Principal and founder of Hayman Capital Management
 * John Davis – billionaire entrepreneur; 1-800-Flowers founder
 * Kathryn Farmer – CEO and President of BNSF Railway since 2021. First woman CEO of a Class I railroad.
 * Maciej Kranz – Cisco Systems Vice President of Innovation
 * Robert J. McCann – CEO of UBS Group Americas (2011–present)

Education

 * James Cash Jr. – former chairman of Harvard MBA program; senior associate dean and chairman of HBS Publishing; on boards of GE and Microsoft
 * Theresa A. Powell – vice president of academic affairs at Temple University; president of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
 * Jim Ranchino – pollster, political consultant, and political scientist on the faculty of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
 * Elizabeth MacLeod Walls – 15th President of William Jewell College; 14th President of Washington & Jefferson College



Entertainment

 * Norman Alden – actor with a fifty-year career in movies and television, mostly in voice roles and small parts
 * Cecil Brower – Western swing pioneer
 * Betty Buckley – Tony Award-winning actress best known for playing Grizabella in the musical Cats
 * Corby Davidson (attended Aug 1988 thru May 1991, did not graduate) – Dallas/Fort Worth sports radio personality with The Ticket 1310am
 * Cynthia Dobrinski – handbell composer and clinician
 * Kelli Finglass – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, television personality, television producer
 * Frederic Forrest – actor
 * Daniel Fredrick -- Broadway stage actor
 * John Gilliland – radio broadcaster who created the Pop Chronicles music documentary
 * Skip Hollandsworth – journalist; screenwriter; Executive Editor of Texas Monthly magazine
 * Kristin Holt – television personality; former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader; finalist on the original American Idol
 * Clyde Hurley – jazz trumpeter soloist in "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Band
 * Daniel Hunter – known for his music project, Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!)
 * Benton Jennings – actor with a career in theatre, movies, television, and commercials.
 * James Kerwin – film and theater director
 * Chris Klein – film actor, American Pie, We Were Soldiers Once, And Young, Rollerball
 * John Knowles – guitarist
 * William Lewis – opera singer
 * Wendy Powell – voice actress
 * Shelby Ringdahl -- actress and Miss Missouri winner
 * Tudi Roche – actress
 * Rod Roddy – former The Price Is Right announcer
 * Bob Schieffer – journalist with CBS News since 1969 and host of Face the Nation
 * Travis Schuldt – television actor on Passions, 10-8: Officers on Duty and Scrubs
 * Sarah Rose Summers – Miss USA 2018
 * Rob Thomas – writer, Veronica Mars and Rats Saw God
 * Nina Vance – founder, Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas
 * Stephanie Vander Werf – model, TV presenter and beauty pageant contestant; Miss Panama 2012; represented Panama at the Miss Universe 2012
 * Shantel VanSanten – actress, One Tree Hill, Final Destination 4, You and I
 * William Walker – Metropolitan Opera baritone
 * Van Williams – television actor on Bourbon Street Beat, Surfside 6, and the Green Hornet
 * Travis Willingham – voice actor
 * Peggy Willis-Aarnio – ballet historian

Law

 * Tim Curry – district attorney for Tarrant County from 1972 until his death in 2009
 * S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. – Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
 * Zuberi Williams – Associate Judge, Maryland District Court (2015 – present)



Military

 * Horace S. Carswell Jr. – recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
 * Gordon R. England (MBA '75) – 71st & 73rd Secretary of the Navy; Deputy Secretary of Defense (2005–2009)

Politics

 * Dan Boren – former U.S Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district
 * Israel "Bo" Curtis – Louisiana politician, did graduate studies at TCU
 * Wendy Davis – 2014 candidate for Texas Governor and former state senator in the Texas Senate
 * Hou Chong-wen – Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan
 * Eddie Bernice Johnson (B.S. 1967) – U.S. Representative, Texas 30th congressional district
 * Kyle Kacal (Certificate in Ranch Management) – member of the Texas House of Representatives from College Station since 2013
 * Lois Kolkhorst (Class of 1988) – member of the Texas Senate since 2014 and former member of the Texas House of Representatives
 * Mike Lang – member of Texas House of Representatives since 2017
 * Tommy Merritt – former member of Texas House of Representatives and candidate for Texas Department of Agriculture
 * Winthrop Paul Rockefeller – former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2006
 * John Roger Williams – U.S. Representative and former Secretary of State of Texas
 * Thomas Pressly - member of the Louisiana Senate since 2024 and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Sports

 * Scott Ankrom – former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
 * Jake Arrieta – MLB pitcher Baltimore Orioles (2010–13), Chicago Cubs (2013–2017), Philadelphia Phillies (2018–2020)
 * Ronnie Baker – American sprinter
 * Desmond Bane – NBA, selected 30th overall in the 2020 NBA draft, selected for Rising Stars Challenge at 2022 NBA All-Star Game
 * Pat Batteaux – former NFL player
 * Sammy Baugh – 1935 Heisman Trophy finalist; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Josh Boyce – Wide receiver, New England Patriots
 * Scott Brooks – former NBA point guard and current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach; won Coach of the Year Award 2010
 * Larry Brown – former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders, and Super Bowl XXX MVP
 * David Caldwell – former nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers
 * Tank Carder – 2011 Rose Bowl defensive MVP; linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
 * Matt Carpenter – MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Andrew Cashner – pitcher for the Miami Marlins
 * Ron Clinkscale – Quarterback, Canadian Football League
 * Bill Collins – Masters Athletics world record holder
 * Roosevelt Collins – former NFL player
 * Charles Coody – PGA golf professional, Class of 1960, Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2000)
 * Norm Cox – former professional football player
 * Édgar Crespo – Olympic swimmer from Panama
 * Andy Dalton (class of 2010) – 2011 Rose Bowl offensive MVP; Pro Bowl quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
 * Kenneth E. Davis – 1984 Heisman Trophy finalist; All-American running back
 * Jamie Dixon – Current TCU men's basketball head coach, and former head coach for the University of Pittsburgh
 * Josh Doctson – Wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
 * Max Duggan -- quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers
 * Taylor Featherston – infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Brandon Finnegan – pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, formerly of the Kansas City Royals; became the first player to play in a College World Series and an MLB World Series in the same year
 * Keith Flowers – former NFL player
 * Bobby Jack Floyd – former fullback for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears
 * Larry Foyt – semi-retired NASCAR and IRL driver
 * Jeff Gladney – Cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals
 * Clint Gresham – Long snapper for the Seattle Seahawks
 * Phil Handler – former NFL football player and coach
 * Tom Hoge – PGA golfer
 * J. J. Henry – PGA golfer, member of the 2006 Ryder Cup team
 * Bryan Holaday – catcher for the Boston Red Sox
 * Jerry Hughes – Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
 * Sandora Irvin – former WNBA player, San Antonio Silver Stars
 * Quentin Johnston -- wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers
 * Jeremy Kerley – wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
 * Harry Kinzy – former MLB pitcher
 * Max Knake – former Arena Football League quarterback
 * Jenny Lidback – former LPGA golfer
 * Bob Lilly – former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Robert Lyles- NFL linebacker for Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons
 * Stansly Maponga – Defensive end for the New York Giants
 * George McLeod – former NBA player
 * Guy Morriss – former NFL Pro Bowl center; former head football coach at Baylor University and University of Kentucky
 * Lee Nailon – former NBA player
 * Marshall Newhouse – Offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
 * Jeff Newman – former MLB All Star player for the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics
 * Cameron Norrie – British tennis player
 * Davey O'Brien – 1938 Heisman Trophy winner; won the Walter Camp and Maxwell Award the same year
 * David Pate – 1991 Australian Open Men's Doubles Champion; runner-up of the 1991 US Open in Men's Doubles
 * Matt Purke – pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
 * Mike Renfro – former NFL receiver for the Houston Oilers and the Dallas Cowboys
 * Joe Robb – Defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles 1959–60, St Louis Cardinals 1961–67, Pro Bowl 1966, Detroit Lions 1968–71, & WFL 1972–74.
 * Khadevis Robinson – USA Olympian in the 800 meter run; multiple USATF gold medalist; world record-breaker, running the fastest leg in the 4x800 in 2006
 * Aaron Schobel – retired Pro Bowl defensive end with the NFL's Buffalo Bills
 * Bo Schobel – former defensive end with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals
 * Matt Schobel – former tight end with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
 * Angela Stanford – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour
 * Jim Swink – All-American running back; member of the College Football Hall of Fame; runner-up for the 1955 Heisman Trophy
 * Kurt Thomas – former NBA player
 * LaDainian Tomlinson – 2006 NFL MVP and 2000 Heisman Trophy finalist; San Diego Chargers 2001–09; New York Jets 2010–2011
 * Gregg Troy – head coach of the University of Florida swimming and diving team
 * Kris Tschetter – former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour
 * Jason Tucker – former wide receiver for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos; four-time All Star; 91st Grey Cup MVP
 * Johnny Vaught – 1932 All-American guard for TCU; former head coach of the University of Mississippi; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
 * Jason Verrett – Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers
 * Will Walls – former NFL football player
 * Daryl Washington – Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
 * Kenrich Williams – NBA basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
 * Malcolm Williams – Cornerback for the New England Patriots
 * Jeff Zimmerman – former All-Star pitcher for the Texas Rangers

Writing and journalism

 * Richard J. Allen – writer
 * Sandra Brown – bestselling fiction author
 * Dan Jenkins – bestselling author and Sports Illustrated writer
 * Sue Monk Kidd – bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees
 * Bud Shrake – sportswriter and author

Other

 * Carson Huey-You – youngest graduate in TCU history, Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in physics at age 14.

Fictional alumni

 * The Professor (Roy Hinkley) – character from the 1960s TV series Gilligan's Island has, among his six degrees, a Ph.D. from TCU
 * Reverend Timothy Lovejoy – animated character from The Simpsons