Notable Alumni of Lincoln University

Blaine Luetkemeyer 1952–

U.S. Representative for Missouri's 3rd district

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Mervyn M. Dymally 1926–2012

41st Lieutenant Governor of California and congressman

Also attended: California State University-Sacramento

Abubakar Habu Hashidu 1944–2018

Nigerian politician, former governor of Gombe State

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Wendell Oliver Pruitt 1920–1945

Tuskegee Airman and military pilot

Rita Heard Days 1950–

Democratic politician from St. Louis, Missouri

Carolyn Jackson

Member of the Indiana House of Representatives

George Howard, Jr. 1924–2007

Federal district judge in Arkansas

Also attended: University of Arkansas

Maida Coleman 1954–

Missouri Democratic politician and former Senate minority leader

Ann Walton Kroenke 1948–

Walmart heiress and billionaire

Spouse: Stan Kroenke (University of Missouri-Columbia)

Child: Josh Kroenke (University of Missouri-Columbia)

Oliver Cox 1901–1974

Trinidadian-American sociologist

Also attended: University of Chicago, Northwestern University

Oliver Lake 1942–

Jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

Julius Hemphill 1938–1995

Jazz composer and saxophonist

Lincoln Kilpatrick 1932–2004

Film, television and stage actor

John Hicks 1941–2006

Jazz pianist, composer and arranger

Dorothy Butler Gilliam 1936–

Journalist, first Black female reporter at The Washington Post

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1957

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Ursuline College

Spouse: Sam Gilliam (University of Louisville)

John Carter 1929–1991

Jazz clarinetist and saxophonist

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, University of North Texas

Carey Means 1966–

Voice actor who plays Frylock in Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Joe Jordan 1882–1971

Pianist, composer and music publisher

Langston Hughes 1901–1967

Poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance

Also attended: Lincoln University, Columbia University in the City of New York, Lincoln University

Gil Scott-Heron 1949–2011

Jazz poet, singer, musician and author

Also attended: Lincoln University, Johns Hopkins University, Lincoln University

Lerone Clarke 1981–

Jamaican sprinter, Commonwealth Games 100m champion

Milt Williams 1945–

Former NBA and ABA point guard

Bill Robinson 1929–2016

Former NFL halfback with the Green Bay Packers

Leo Lewis 1933–2013

American and Canadian football player and coach

Zeke Moore 1943–2026

Defensive back for the Houston Oilers