University Of Texas Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of University Of Texas. The list includes people like Travis Scott, Matthew McConaughey, Jeb Bush, Jenna Bush Hager & Jon Hamm. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, miscellaneous, business people, singers and leaders etc.
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Farrah Fawcett(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Jill Munroe’ in the TV Series ‘Charlie's Angels’)
Birthdate: February 2, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Died: June 25, 2009
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: July 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
3
Jared Padalecki(Best Known for His Role as ‘Sam Winchester’ in the TV Series ‘Supernatural’)
Birthdate: June 19, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: March 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
Died: April 15, 2018
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 5, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Died: June 9, 1981
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Sheryl Swoopes
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 25, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brownfield, Texas, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Krista Allen(Actress and Stand-up Comedian Known for Her Television Series ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Baywatch Hawaii’)
Birthdate: April 5, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ventura, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: August 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died: March 18, 2010
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: September 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lacy Lakeview, Texas, United States
Died: September 13, 2006
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Jim Reeves
(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: August 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galloway, Texas, United States
Died: July 31, 1964
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 21, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: July 19, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
Died: January 3, 2009
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: April 15, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Justin Leonard
(American Professional Golfer)
Birthdate: June 15, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Katrina Pierson
(Political Activists)
Birthdate: July 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kansas, USA
Birthdate: December 7, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Red Hook, New York City, New York
Died: June 24, 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: October 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas
Died: May 12, 2008
19
David Geffen
(American Business Magnate)
Birthdate: February 21, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Borough Park, New York, United States
20
Ben Crenshaw
(Retired American Professional Golfer)
Birthdate: January 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: May 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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C. Wright Mills
(Sociologist)
Birthdate: August 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Waco
Died: March 20, 1962
Birthdate: September 16, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: February 22, 2019
24
Robert Benton
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: September 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas, United States
25
Richard Garriott
(Astronaut, Engineer, Video game developer, Programmer)
Birthdate: July 4, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cambridge
Birthdate: February 21, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: October 3, 1965
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Tom Kite
(American Professional Golfer and Golf Course Architect Who One the U.S. Open in 1992)
Birthdate: December 9, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: McKinney, Texas, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
28
Laura Wilkinson
(American Diver, 3 Time Olympian, and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: November 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: June 17, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wynnewood
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Jay McGraw
(American Television Producer and Writer)
Birthdate: September 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wichita County, Texas, United States
Birthdate: November 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: March 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mart, Texas, United States
Died: October 20, 2012
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Roy Williams
(American football player)
Birthdate: December 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Odessa, Texas, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
34
Don Baylor
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: June 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: August 7, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
35
Bobby Layne
(American football player)
Birthdate: December 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Anna, Texas, United States
Died: December 1, 1986
Birthdate: May 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
37
Elliot See
(Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut)
Birthdate: July 23, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dallas
Died: February 28, 1966
38
John Lucas II
(Basketball Coach, Basketball Player)
Birthdate: October 31, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
39
Brandon Belt
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: April 20, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nacogdoches, Texas
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
40
Kingsley Davis
(Sociologist)
Birthdate: August 20, 1908
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jones County, Texas, United States
Died: February 27, 1997
Birthdate: January 31, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austin
Died: July 19, 2002
42
Karen L. Nyberg
(Astronaut, Engineer)
Birthdate: October 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Parkers Prairie
Birthdate: July 30, 1940
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: June 13, 2006
44
Jordan Windle
(First diver of Cambodian descent to compete in the Olympics)
Birthdate: November 13, 1998
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Christa Williams
(American Softball Player and Two-Time Gold Medal Winning Olympian)
Birthdate: February 8, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Birthdate: September 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: June 13, 1977
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Joe Jamail
(Attorney, Businesspeople)
Birthdate: October 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: December 23, 2015
48
Robert Crippen
(US Astronaut Who Piloted the First Space Shuttle Mission)
Birthdate: September 11, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Brandon Jones
(American football player)
Birthdate: April 2, 1998
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
50
Robert Schenkkan
(Playwright)
Birthdate: March 19, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of Texas refers to a host of top ranked Institutions sprinkled all over the state of Texas. The most renowned of these are University of Texas in Austin (UT Austin), University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington), University of Texas El Paso (UT El Paso) and University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). There are other renowned specialized centers like University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Medical Branch at Galveston that focuses on cutting edge medical research. The UT Austin is the topmost school in the state of Texas with a 100 year old legacy. With more than 30,000 students going there, the focus is on comprehensive curriculum, with special stress on quality research. It is ranked second among the public universities in the country by the Times of London and 15th among world’s top 200 Universities. More than 100 undergrad and 170 graduate degrees are offered with addition to honors programs that span a variety of academic fields. Focusing on liberal arts, computer science, health science and even interdisciplinary programs, University of Texas has definitely earned its spot as one of the best value public colleges in the nation. Some of the famous alumni of this institution are, Matthew McConaughey, Lady Bird Johnson and Michael S. Dell. They have set all new standards of hard work and excellence setting an example for the future generations. This list of notable University Of Texas alumni is based on the individual’s achievements and fame. We are quite certain that you will be surprised by some of the notable University Of Texas alumni who made it to this list.
