University Of Texas Notable Alumni

Check out the list of notable University Of Texas alumni. Some of the notable University Of Texas students are Jeb Bush, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Matthew McConaughey, Janis Joplin and Owen Wilson.

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.

Travis Scott
(Rapper)

30 April 1992

Houston, Texas

American

Taurus

R. Lee Ermey
(American actor)

24 March 1944

Emporia, Kansas

American

Aries

Matthew McConaughey
(Actor, Producer)

04 November 1969

Uvalde, Texas, U.S

American

Scorpio

Wes Anderson
(Director, Producer, Actor)

01 May 1969

Houston

American

Taurus

Owen Wilson
(American actor)

18 November 1968

Dallas

American

Scorpio

Jayne Mansfield

19 April 1933

29 June 1967

Bryn Mawr

American

Aries

Neil deGrasse Tyson
(Astrophysicist)

05 October 1958

Manhattan

American

Libra

Janis Joplin
(Singer)

19 January 1943

04 October 1970

Port Arthur, Texas, United States

American

Capricorn

Jeb Bush
(Former Governor of Florida)

11 February 1953

Midland

American

Aquarius

Laura Bush
(Former First Lady)

04 November 1946

Midland, Texas

American

Scorpio

Ross Ulbricht
(Drug Trafficker)

27 March 1984

Austin, Texas

American

Aries

Lady Bird Johnson
(First Lady of the United States)

22 December 1912

11 July 2007

Karnack, Texas, U.S.

American

Sagittarius

Allen Ludden
(Game Show Host)

05 October 1917

09 June 1981

Mineral Point, Wisconsin

American

Libra

Tom Landry
(Former American Football Player & Coach)

11 September 1924

12 February 2000

American

Virgo

Robert Rauschenberg
(painter)

22 October 1925

12 May 2008

Port Arthur, Texas

American

Libra

Karl Rove
(Political Consultant)

25 December 1950

Denver, Colorado

American

Capricorn

J. M. Coetzee
(Novelist, Author)

09 February 1940

Cape Town

South African

Aquarius

Lois Chiles
(Actress)

15 April 1947

Houston, Texas

American

Aries

Sam Rayburn
(Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)

06 January 1882

16 November 1961

Kingston

American

Capricorn

Kinky Friedman
(Country Singer, Songwriter, Novelist)

01 November 1944

Chicago

American

Scorpio

Alan Lomax
(Folklorist)

31 January 1915

19 July 2002

Austin

American

Aquarius

Renee Zellweger
(Actress)

25 April 1969

Katy, Texas, U.S

American

Taurus

Michael S. Dell
(Founder of Dell Inc.)

23 February 1965

Houston

American

Pisces

E. Donnall Thomas
(Physician)

15 March 1920

20 October 2012

Mart, Texas, United States

American

Pisces

Farrah Fawcett
(Television actor, Film actor, Model, Film producer, Artist, Visual artist, Stage actor)

02 February 1947

25 June 2009

Corpus Christi

American

Aquarius

Jenna Bush Hager
(Teacher, Correspondent, Writer, Children's writer)

25 November 1981

Dallas

American

Sagittarius

Walter Cronkite
(Journalist, News presenter, Blogger)

04 November 1916

17 July 2009

Saint Joseph

American

Scorpio

David Geffen
(Film producer, Talent agent, Businessperson, Record producer, Television producer, Theatrical producer, Music executive)

21 February 1943

Brooklyn

American

Pisces

Ann Richards
(Politician)

01 September 1933

13 September 2006

Lacy Lakeview

American

Virgo

Richard Garriott
(Astronaut, Engineer, Video game developer, Programmer)

04 July 1961

Cambridge

American

Cancer

C. Wright Mills
(Sociologist)

28 August 1916

20 March 1962

Waco

American

Virgo

Alan Bean
(Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Painter, Aviator)

15 March 1932

Wheeler

American

Pisces

Tommy Franks
(Soldier)

17 June 1945

Wynnewood

American

Gemini

Elliot See
(Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut)

23 July 1927

28 February 1966

Dallas

American

Cancer

Robert Crippen
(Officer, Astronaut, Aviator)

11 September 1937

Beaumont

American

Virgo

Karen L. Nyberg
(Astronaut, Engineer)

07 October 1969

Parkers Prairie

American

Libra

Thomas Campbell Clark

23 September 1899

13 June 1977

American

Virgo

Michael Devin Griffin
(American football player)

American

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