Notable Alumni of University of North Texas

Adel al-Jubeir 1962–

Saudi diplomat and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Also attended: Georgetown University

Michael C. Burgess 1950–

Physician and former US Representative from Texas

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science · Class of 1976

Also attended: The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Massouma al-Mubarak 1947–

Kuwait's first female minister, political science professor

Also attended: University of Denver

Taher Masri 1942–

28th Prime Minister of Jordan

Lucian W. Parrish 1878–1922

U.S. Representative from Texas and college athlete

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Wingate Hezekiah Lucas 1908–1989

Former U.S. representative from Texas

Education

Also attended: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, The University of Texas at Austin

James A. Pawelczyk 1960–

Astronaut and physiology researcher on STS-90

Also attended: University of Rochester, The Pennsylvania State University

Valter Longo 1967–

USC professor studying fasting and aging

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, University of Southern California

Samuel S. Wilks 1906–1964

Mathematician and statistician

Architecture · Attended until 1926

Also attended: University of Iowa, The University of Texas at Austin

Rula Quawas 1960–2017

Jordanian feminist academic

Doctor of Philosophy

Nicola Scafetta 1975–

Italian climatologist at University of Naples Federico II

Norah Jones 1979–

Singer-songwriter and musician

Sibling: Shubbo Shankar (Otis College of Art and Design)

Anne Rice 1941–2021

Author of The Vampire Chronicles

Also attended: San Francisco State University, Texas Woman's University

Child: Christopher Rice (New York University, Brown University)

Thomas Haden Church 1960–

Actor, Oscar-nominated for Sideways

Roy Orbison 1936–1988

Singer, songwriter and guitarist

Meat Loaf 1947–2022

American rock singer and actor

Also attended: Lubbock Christian University

Child: Amanda Aday (California Institute of the Arts)

Child: Pearl Aday (Emerson College)

Pat Boone 1934–

Singer and actor, 1950s pop star

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

Peter Weller 1947–

Actor who starred in RoboCop

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York, Syracuse University

Don Henley 1947–

Founding member and drummer of the Eagles

Also attended: Stephen F. Austin State University

Joan Blondell 1906–1979

Film and television actress

Spouse: Dick Powell (University of Arkansas--Little Rock)

Ann Sheridan 1915–1967

Actress and singer in classic Hollywood films

Maren Morris 1990–

American country pop singer and songwriter

R'Bonney Gabriel 1994–

Miss Universe 2022

Joe Don Baker 1936–2025

Actor known for Walking Tall

Bachelor in Business Administration · Class of 1958

Larry McMurtry 1936–2021

Novelist, essayist and screenwriter

Also attended: Rice University

Christopher Young 1954–

Film and television composer known for horror scores

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, Hampshire College

John Abercrombie 1944–2017

Jazz guitarist

Also attended: Berklee College of Music

Herb Ellis 1921–2010

Jazz guitarist

Lyle Mays 1953–2020

Jazz pianist of the Pat Metheny Group

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Thomas Sadoski 1976–

Actor known for The Newsroom

Also attended: Circle in the Square Theatre School

Spouse: Amanda Seyfried (Fordham University)

Erin Cummings 1977–

Actress in Charmed and Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Jimmy Giuffre 1921–2008

Jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and composer

Lecrae 1979–

Christian rapper, singer and record producer

David Hungate 1948–

Former bassist of the band Toto

Sue Ane Langdon 1936–

Actress in many television series and films

Also attended: Idaho State University

Noble Willingham 1931–2004

American film and television actor

Also attended: Baylor University

Jim Marrs 1943–2017

Journalist and author of conspiracy books

Also attended: Texas Tech University

Robert Longo 1953–

Artist known for the Men in the Cities series

Also attended: SUNY Buffalo State University

Bill Moyers 1934–2025

Journalist and White House Press Secretary under Johnson

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin, The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lou Marini 1945–

Saxophonist, arranger and composer

Phyllis George 1949–2020

Sportscaster, businesswoman and actress

Also attended: Texas Christian University

Spouse: John Y. Brown Jr. (University of Kentucky)

Child: Pamela Brown (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Cara Santa Maria 1982–

Science communicator and Talk Nerdy podcast host

Also attended: CUNY Queens College

Bob Belden 1956–2015

Saxophonist, composer and Miles Davis reissue producer

Michael Daugherty 1954–

Composer, pianist and teacher

Also attended: Yale University

Bob Dorough 1923–2018

Jazz vocalist, pianist and Schoolhouse Rock! composer

Don Gillis 1912–1978

American composer and conductor

Larry Austin 1930–2018

Composer known for electronic and computer music

Jake Pavelka 1978–

Reality TV personality and pilot, known for The Bachelor

Also attended: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Fareed Haque 1963–

Chicago-based jazz guitarist

Jim Hightower 1943–

Columnist and former Texas agriculture commissioner

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Michael Matthews 1950–

Canadian composer and photographer

Julia Smith 1905–1989

Composer, pianist and musicologist

Attended until 1930

Also attended: The Juilliard School, New York University

Daniel Keith 1982–

Actor, writer, director and rock band lead singer

Stone Cold Steve Austin 1964–

Professional wrestler and actor

Bill Schmidt 1947–2026

Javelin thrower and sports marketer

Tony Mitchell 1992–

Professional basketball player, formerly with Macau Black Knights

Chris Jones 1993–

Basketball player for Crvena zvezda

Also attended: Angelo State University

Joe Hamilton 1948–

Former professional basketball player

Lee Winfield 1947–2011

Former NBA basketball player and coach

Also attended: Missouri Baptist University

John Hagee 1940–

Pastor and televangelist

Also attended: Nelson University, Trinity University