List of University of Central Oklahoma people

The list of University of Central Oklahoma alumni includes notable alumni, non-matriculating students, and former faculty of the University of Central Oklahoma.

Arts and entertainment

 * Scott Booker, manager for The Flaming Lips; Executive Director of ACM@UCO
 * T. C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo, 1946–1978), painter and printmaker
 * Stan Case, CNN Radio and Headline News anchor
 * Dave Garrett, former New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys radio broadcaster
 * Bill Glass Jr. (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist and sculptor
 * Milena Govich, actress, TV series Law & Order
 * All four members of the multi-platinum rock group Hinder
 * Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007
 * Betty Lou Shipley, Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, 1997–98
 * W. K. Stratton, author
 * Emoly West, Miss Oklahoma 2010
 * Jamie McGuire, author

Athletics

 * Joe Aska, former NFL player
 * Hap Barnard, former NFL player (1938–1938)
 * Bob Briggs, former NFL player (1965–1965)
 * Clifford Chatman, former NFL player (1982–1982)
 * Ken Corley, former BBA/NBA basketball player
 * Jermelle Cudjo, football player, St. Louis Rams
 * Tim Elliott, mixed martial artist, currently with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, wrestled at Central Oklahoma
 * A. J. Haglund, former NFL player
 * Jared Hess, All-American wrestler, retired professional MMA fighter
 * Muhammed Lawal, NCAA Division II National Champion (2002), current MMA fighter, formerly for Strikeforce and now Bellator Fighting Championship
 * J. W. Lockett, former NFL player (1961–1964) and CFL player (1965–1966)
 * Eddie Robinson, former NBA player
 * John Sterling, former NFL player
 * Hurley Tarver, former NFL player
 * Keith Traylor, former NFL player
 * Derek Ware, former NFL player (1992–1996)
 * Robin Freeman, PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer

Business

 * Bijan Allipour, Iranian business executive; CEO of NISOC
 * Chad Richison, founder, president and CEO Chief Executive Officer of Paycom
 * Randall L. Stephenson, (CEO) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of AT&T

Science and technology

 * Dr. Dwight E. Adams, former Director of the FBI Laboratory; member of the FBI’s research team that developed the DNA techniques first used in 1988; recipient of 2003 Presidential Rank Award as Distinguished Executive, the highest award given in the Federal Government; Director of the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute
 * Milt Heflin, first Chief Flight Director; former General Director, NASA, Johnson Space Center

Politics and government
*Bryan Couch USMC 2nd Batallion 1st Marines
 * Michael D. Brown, former FEMA director
 * Donna Campbell, member of the Texas Senate; emergency room physician in New Braunfels, Texas; received bachelor's degree in nursing, c. 1976
 * Mary Fallin, former Governor of Oklahoma
 * Danny Morgan, Oklahoma State Representative and leader of the Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus
 * Kevin Ward, Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security and Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety

Notable faculty

 * James Bidlack, Professor of Biology, President of Metabolism Foundation; Vice President and Chief Science Officer of Genome Registry