Notable Alumni of Texas A & M University-College Station

Rick Perry 1950–

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Texas governor

Spouse: Anita Thigpen Perry (Texas Tech University, West Texas A & M University)

Martín Torrijos 1963–

Former President of Panama

Jorge Quiroga 1960–

Former President of Bolivia

Also attended: Saint Edward's University

Mostafa Chamran 1932–1981

First defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran

Master of Science · Electrical engineering · Class of 1958

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Sibling: Mehdi Chamran (University of California-Berkeley)

Louie Gohmert 1953–

Former US representative from Texas

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1975

Also attended: Baylor University

Brooke Rollins 1972–

33rd US Secretary of Agriculture

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Will Hurd 1977–

Former U.S. congressman and CIA officer

Bachelor of Science · Class of 2000

Joe Barton 1949–

Former Republican U.S. Representative for Texas

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1972

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Jeb Hensarling 1957–

Former U.S. Representative from Texas

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1979

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Bill Flores 1954–

Businessman and politician, interim ERCOT chair

Bachelor in Business Administration · Class of 1976

Also attended: Houston Christian University

Vicente Gonzalez 1967–

US representative for Texas's 34th district

Juris Doctor · Class of 1996

Also attended: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Javier Peña 1958–

Former DEA agent who investigated Pablo Escobar

Chet Edwards 1951–

Former U.S. representative from Texas

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Also attended: Harvard University

Henry Cisneros 1947–

Former mayor of San Antonio, Texas

Also attended: George Washington University, Harvard University

George H. Gay Jr. 1917–1994

Navy pilot, sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway

Frank D. White 1933–2003

41st Governor of Arkansas

Also attended: United States Naval Academy, New Mexico Military Institute

Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. 1938–

Aerospace engineer and former US Defense Department official

Also attended: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

James Earl Rudder 1910–1970

Army major general, led Pointe du Hoc assault

Bachelor's degree · Industrial education

Also attended: Tarleton State University

Aaron D. Ford 1972–

Nevada Attorney General and governor-elect

Bachelor of Arts · Interdisciplinary studies · Class of 1995

Also attended: George Washington University, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Joe Skeen 1927–2003

Former U.S. congressman from New Mexico

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1950

Bernard Adolph Schriever 1910–2005

US Air Force general, key figure in missile and space programs

Earle Cabell 1906–1975

48th mayor of Dallas and US congressman

Sibling: Charles P. Cabell (The United States Military Academy at West Point)

Carlos Bee 1867–1932

Lawyer and former US Representative from Texas

Ray Roberts 1913–1992

U.S. representative from Texas, 1962 to 1981

Aaron Cohen 1931–2010

Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Space Shuttle Program manager

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1952

Also attended: Stevens Institute of Technology

Leda Hugo 1963–

Mozambican agronomist and deputy minister

Master's degree · Food science · Class of 1994

Stephen W. Wilson 1950–

Retired US Air Force four-star general

Dan Kuykendall 1924–2008

Former U.S. representative from Tennessee

Graham B. Purcell, Jr. 1919–2011

US representative from Texas

Also attended: Baylor University

Olin Earl Teague 1910–1981

Texas congressman from 1946 to 1978

Attended until 1932

T. Michael Moseley 1949–

18th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Garry Mauro 1948–

Four-term Land Commissioner of Texas

Fadi Frem 1953–

Former leader of the Lebanese Forces

Also attended: Harvard University

David Lee "Tex" Hill 1915–2007

Flying Tigers ace pilot and brigadier general

Also attended: Austin College

John Matthew Moore 1862–1940

Texas rancher and U.S. representative

William M. Fraser III 1952–

Retired Air Force general, former TRANSCOM commander

Also attended: University of Northern Colorado, Harvard University, Cornell University

Shakib Khalil 1939–

Former Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Greg Laughlin 1942–

Former US Representative from Texas

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Gene Wu 1978–

Texas state representative and House minority leader

Also attended: South Texas College of Law Houston, The University of Texas at Austin

Chen Chi-chung 1966–

Former agriculture minister of Taiwan and economist

Wang Chih-kang 1942–

First chairman of Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission

Alexander Tah-ray Yui

Taiwan's representative to the United States

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts · Modern language, Political science · Class of 1988

Khalid A. Al-Falih 1959–

Saudi minister, former energy minister and Aramco chairman

Darren Woods 1965–

CEO and chairman of ExxonMobil

Also attended: Northwestern University

T. Boone Pickens 1928–2019

Financier, chairman of BP Capital Management

Also attended: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

George P. Mitchell 1919–2013

Businessman and shale gas pioneer

C. Wright Mills 1916–1962

Sociologist and author of The Power Elite

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Steven Swanson 1960–

NASA astronaut with two shuttle flights and one Soyuz flight

Also attended: Florida Atlantic University

Michael E. Fossum 1957–

Former NASA astronaut, commanded ISS Expedition 29

Also attended: University of Houston--Clear Lake

Don Walsh 1931–2023

Oceanographer who dove to Challenger Deep in 1960

Also attended: San Diego State University, United States Naval Academy

Edward Givens 1930–1967

NASA astronaut and Air Force test pilot

Also attended: United States Naval Academy, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Austin Mardon 1962–

Canadian scientist and writer

Also attended: South Dakota State University

William A. Pailes 1952–

Air Force colonel and STS-51-J payload specialist

Also attended: United States Air Force Academy

Frank Malina 1912–1981

Aeronautical engineer and painter, early rocketry pioneer

Also attended: California Institute of Technology

Wen Ho Lee 1939–

Taiwanese-American nuclear scientist at Los Alamos

Unoma Ndili Okorafor 1960–

Nigerian computer scientist and entrepreneur

Also attended: Rice University, Stanford University

Janet Edeme

Nigerian agricultural scientist, African Union department director

Asif Azam Siddiqi 1966–

Space historian and Fordham University professor

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Carnegie Mellon University

Father: Hafiz Siddiqi (Indiana University-Bloomington, Minnesota State University-Mankato)

Edward F. Knipling 1909–2000

Entomologist and 1992 World Food Prize co-winner

Dawn J. Wright 1961–

Geographer and oceanographer

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara, Wheaton College (IL)

Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe 1942–2022

Hydrologist and Texas A&M University professor

Doctor of Philosophy

Also attended: Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Gerald D. Griffin 1934–

Apollo flight director, former Johnson Space Center director

Forrest Mims 1944–

Magazine columnist, author and amateur scientist

Alexandre Yokochi 1965–

Portuguese swimmer and Baylor mechanical engineering professor

Also attended: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

March Tian Boedihardjo 1998–

Hong Kong mathematician and former child prodigy

Chen Guanrong 1948–

Mathematician and chaos theory researcher at CityU Hong Kong

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1987

Mai Chao-cheng 1941–2019

Taiwanese economist and Tamkang University professor

Also attended: University of Rochester

Eva Longoria 1975–

Actress, producer and businesswoman

Also attended: California State University-Northridge, Texas A&M University--Kingsville

Spouse: Tyler Christopher (Ohio Wesleyan University)

Rip Torn 1931–2019

Actor whose career spanned about 60 years

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Spouse: Amy Wright (University of Chicago, Beloit College)

Child: Angelica Page (Bank Street College of Education)

Gene Wolfe 1931–2019

Science fiction and fantasy writer

Also attended: University of Houston

Tiffany Thornton 1986–

Former actress known for Sonny with a Chance

NoViolet Bulawayo 1981–

Zimbabwean writer

Also attended: Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, Stanford University

Lyle Lovett 1957–

Country singer-songwriter and actor

Spouse: Julia Roberts (Georgia State University)

Martha Wells 1964–

Science fiction and fantasy author

Ty Hardin 1930–2017

Actor

Also attended: Blinn College District

Yoon Mi-rae 1981–

American-born South Korean rapper and singer

Spouse: Seo Jung-kwon (University of California-Los Angeles)

Don Imus 1940–2019

Radio personality, TV host and author

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe

Gilbert Shelton 1940–

Cartoonist, key figure in underground comix

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin, Washington and Lee University

Chris Tomlin 1972–

Contemporary Christian music singer and worship leader

Also attended: Tyler Junior College

Richard Bradford 1934–2016

Film and television actor

Ilan Mitchell-Smith 1969–

Academic and former actor in Weird Science

Also attended: University of California-Davis, Pasadena City College, Santa Monica College

Robert Earl Keen 1956–

Country singer and songwriter

Jason Castro 1987–

Singer-songwriter, American Idol season seven finalist

Kandace Krueger 1976–

Miss USA 2001

Winsor Harmon 1963–

Actor known for a 20-year soap opera role

James Crumley 1939–2008

Author of hardboiled crime novels

Also attended: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, University of Iowa, Texas A&M University--Kingsville

Steven Gould 1955–

Science fiction writer

Norma Elia Cantú 1947–

Chicana writer and professor at Trinity University

Also attended: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Martha Madison 1977–

Actress known for Days of Our Lives

Kimberly Tomes 1956–

Miss USA 1977 and model

Neal Boortz 1945–

Libertarian radio host and author

Also attended: Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Hilary Haag 1973–

Voice actress in several anime series

Greg Kwedar 1985–

Film director and screenwriter

Roger Creager 1971–

Texas country singer and songwriter

Also attended: Sam Houston State University

Kimberly Scott 1961–

Actress, Tony Award nominee

Also attended: Yale University, Texas A&M University--Kingsville, The University of Texas at Austin

Sergio Bambaren 1960–

Peruvian novelist

Physical chemistry

DeAndre Jordan 1988–

NBA basketball player

Athing Mu 2002–

Middle-distance runner; youngest woman with Olympic and world titles

Khris Middleton 1991–

NBA player, three-time All-Star and champion

Fred Kerley 1995–

Sprinter, Olympic 100 m silver and bronze medalist

Also attended: South Plains College

Randy Barnes 1966–

Shot putter, 1996 Olympic gold medalist

Alex Caruso 1994–

NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder

Bianca Belair 1989–

WWE professional wrestler

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Randy Matson 1945–

Shot putter, 1968 Olympic gold medalist

Austin Krajicek 1990–

Professional doubles tennis player

Shamier Little 1995–

Hurdler, 2015 US 400 metres hurdles champion

Donavan Brazier 1997–

Middle-distance runner, 2019 World Championships gold medalist

Lindon Victor 1993–

Grenadian decathlete and Olympic bronze medalist

Sibling: Kurt Felix (Boise State University)

Keith Lee 1984–

Professional wrestler signed to AEW

Spouse: Mia Yim (Marymount University)

Simone Facey 1985–

Jamaican sprinter specializing in the 100 metres

Walt Davis 1931–2020

1952 Olympic high jump champion and pro basketball player

Tetsuo Okamoto 1932–2007

Brazilian Olympic swimmer

Casey Kaufhold 2004–

Archer, 2021 World Championships women's individual silver medalist

Valentin Vacherot 1998–

Monegasque professional tennis player

Alia Atkinson 1988–

Jamaican swimmer and five-time Olympian

Demetrius Pinder 1989–

Bahamian 400 metres sprinter

Arthur Harnden 1924–2016

1948 Olympic 4×400m relay gold medalist

Arthur Rinderknech 1995–

French professional tennis player

Sydney Pickrem 1997–

Canadian swimmer, 2020 Olympic relay bronze medalist

Mike Stulce 1969–

Retired shot putter

Antanas Kavaliauskas 1984–

Lithuanian basketball coach and former player

Yasser Triki 1997–

Algerian long jumper and triple jumper

Jeneba Tarmoh 1989–

Sprinter specializing in the 100 and 200 metres

Also attended: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Acie Law 1985–

Former pro basketball player and Bulls executive

Deon Lendore 1992–2022

Trinidadian sprinter, 2012 Olympic relay bronze medalist

Jessica Beard 1989–

Sprinter, five-time 4×400m relay world champion

Bryce Deadmon 1997–

Sprinter, 2023 US national 400m champion

Andre Cason 1969–

Sprinter, 1991 World Championships relay gold medalist

Grant Connell 1965–

Former Canadian professional tennis player

Cammile Adams 1991–

Butterfly swimmer, two-time Olympian

Vic Wunderle 1976–

Archer

Josh Beckett 1980–

Former MLB pitcher and three-time All-Star

Also attended: Blinn College District

Fabrice Lapierre 1983–

Australian long jumper

Von Miller 1989–

NFL outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys

Attended until 2010

Ryan Tannehill 1988–

Former NFL quarterback for Dolphins and Titans

Shavez Hart 1992–2022

Bahamian sprinter

Béryl Gastaldello 1995–

French swimmer, competed at 2016 and 2020 Olympics

Aaliyah Brown 1995–

American sprinter

Robert Williams III 1997–

NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers

Chinemelu Elonu 1987–

Basketball player

Donald Sloan 1988–

Former pro basketball player, Texas A&M alumnus

Arturo Barrios 1963–

Long-distance runner, 10,000 m world record setter

Breeja Larson 1992–

Breaststroke swimmer who competed for Texas A&M

Curtis Mitchell 1989–

Sprinter in the 100 and 200 meters

Amini Fonua 1989–

Tongan Olympic swimmer and LGBT rights advocate

Darrow Hooper 1932–2018

Shot put athlete

Jackson Withrow 1993–

Professional tennis player specializing in doubles

Anjanette Kirkland 1974–

Hurdler, 2001 World Championships gold medalist

Lash Legend 1997–

WWE wrestler and former basketball player

Also attended: Mississippi State University

Steve Largent 1954–

NFL wide receiver and former US Representative

Also attended: University of Tulsa

Jack Straus 1930–1988

Poker player, 1982 WSOP Main Event winner

Ben Keating 1971–

Racing driver and businessman

Steven Slocum 1979–

Retired pro wrestler, WWE name Jackson Andrews

John Kimbrough 1918–2006

College football player, Texas legislator and actor

Kyler Murray 1997–

NFL quarterback, 2018 Heisman Trophy winner

Also attended: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Abby Johnson 1980–

Anti-abortion activist and author

Also attended: Sam Houston State University

Hilda Frimpong 1991–

Miss Universe Ghana 2015 and health activist

Bachelor of Arts · Anthropology

Also attended: Syracuse University

Al Haynes 1931–2019

Captain of United Airlines Flight 232