Notable Alumni of University of North Dakota

Byron Dorgan 1942–

Former US senator from North Dakota

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1964

Also attended: University of Denver

Heidi Heitkamp 1955–

Former US Senator from North Dakota

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1977

Also attended: Lewis & Clark College

Kelly M. Armstrong 1976–

Governor of North Dakota

Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2003

Ed Schafer 1946–

29th US Secretary of Agriculture

Also attended: University of Denver

Dick Armey 1940–

Former U.S. House majority leader

Master of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: University of Jamestown, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Quentin Burdick 1908–1992

U.S. Senator from North Dakota

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Spouse: Jocelyn Burdick (Northwestern University, Principia College)

Warren Magnuson 1905–1989

Washington senator who served 44 years in Congress

Also attended: North Dakota State University-Main Campus, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

William Langer 1886–1959

17th and 21st governor of North Dakota

Attended until 1906

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Nick Begich 1932–1972

Politician who disappeared in 1972

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Cloud State University

Child: Tom Begich (Bard College)

Child: Mark Begich (University of Alaska Anchorage)

Earl Pomeroy 1952–

Former U.S. Representative from North Dakota

Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1979

Also attended: Valley City State University

Mark Andrews 1926–2020

Former US senator from North Dakota

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point, North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Lynn Frazier 1874–1947

12th Governor of North Dakota and US senator

David C. Jones 1921–2013

Air Force general, 9th Joint Chiefs chairman

Also attended: Troy University, Boston University, University of Nebraska--Omaha

John Moses 1885–1945

22nd governor of North Dakota and US senator

Donald Grant Nutter 1915–1962

15th governor of Montana

Also attended: The University of Montana, North Dakota State College of Science

Julie Fedorchak 1968–

U.S. representative for North Dakota

Bachelor of Arts

William Lemke 1878–1950

US representative from North Dakota

Juris Doctor · Class of 1902

Also attended: Yale University, Georgetown University

Fred G. Aandahl 1897–1966

23rd governor of North Dakota

Allen I. Olson 1938–2025

28th governor of North Dakota

Bachelor of Laws

Greg Brockman 1987–

Co-founder and president of OpenAI

Also attended: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Nygård 1941–

Canadian fashion executive, founder of Nygård International

Karen L. Nyberg 1969–

Retired NASA astronaut and mechanical engineer

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Spouse: Douglas G. Hurley (Tulane University of Louisiana)

Harry Nyquist 1889–1976

Swedish-American physicist and electronic engineer

Electrical engineering · Attended until 1915

Also attended: Yale University

Vilhjalmur Stefansson 1879–1962

Canadian-born Arctic explorer and ethnologist

Also attended: University of Iowa, Harvard University

Edgar Dale 1900–1985

Educator who developed the Cone of Experience

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts

Also attended: University of Chicago

George A. Lundberg 1895–1966

American sociologist

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kathryn Uhrich 1965–

Chemist and dean at UC Riverside

Also attended: Cornell University

Sam Anderson 1947–

Character actor, the principal in Forrest Gump

Maxwell Anderson 1888–1959

Playwright, author of What Price Glory

Also attended: Stanford University

Nicole Linkletter 1985–

Model, winner of America's Next Top Model Cycle 5

Also attended: California State University-Northridge

Chuck Klosterman 1972–

Author and columnist on popular culture

Shadoe Stevens 1946–

Radio host of American Top 40

Also attended: University of Arizona, Art Center College of Design

Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte 1978–

Armenian-American writer and human rights advocate

Larry Watson 1947–

Author of novels, poetry and short stories

Also attended: Bismarck State College, University of Utah

Paul V. Yoder 1908–1990

Composer, arranger and band director

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Northwestern University

Phil Jackson 1945–

NBA coach and 13-time champion

Jonathan Toews 1988–

Ice hockey player, former Chicago Blackhawks captain

Sibling: David Toews (University of North Dakota)

Brock Nelson 1991–

NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

Ed Belfour 1965–

Canadian NHL goaltender

T. J. Oshie 1986–

Former professional ice hockey right winger

Zach Parise 1984–

Former NHL left winger, captained the Devils

Brandon Bochenski 1982–

Former professional ice hockey player and politician

Brock Boeser 1997–

Vancouver Canucks right winger in the NHL

Tyson Jost 1998–

Canadian professional ice hockey forward

Greg Johnson 1971–2019

Former NHL ice hockey player

Sibling: Ryan Johnson (University of North Dakota)

Dave Christian 1959–

Ice hockey player, 1980 Olympic gold medalist

Father: Bill Christian (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Travis Zajac 1985–

Canadian former professional ice hockey centre

Jason Blake 1973–

Former NHL forward

Also attended: Ferris State University

Nick Schmaltz 1996–

NHL forward for the Utah Mammoth

Sibling: Jordan Schmaltz (University of North Dakota)

Dave Tippett 1961–

Canadian former ice hockey player and coach

Shane Pinto 2000–

Center for the NHL's Ottawa Senators

Jocelyne Lamoureux 1989–

Ice hockey player, 2018 Olympic gold medalist

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Sibling: Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (University of North Dakota)

Sibling: Mario Lamoureux (University of North Dakota)

Chay Genoway 1986–

Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman

Corban Knight 1990–

Canadian professional ice hockey forward

Mike Commodore 1979–

Canadian former NHL defenceman

Monique Lamoureux 1989–

Ice hockey player, 2018 Winter Olympics gold medalist

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Sibling: Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (University of North Dakota)

Sibling: Mario Lamoureux (University of North Dakota)

Gordon Christian 1927–2017

Ice hockey player at University of North Dakota

Sibling: Bill Christian (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Eustace Mullins 1923–2010

Writer, antisemitic conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier

Also attended: Washington and Lee University

Carl Ben Eielson 1897–1929

Aviator and explorer

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard 1956–2021

Lakota historian and Dakota Access Pipeline protest founder