Notable University of North Texas Alumni

The following is a list of encyclopedic people who have attended or taught at the University of North Texas.

Athletics

*Patrick Cobbs, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins
*Toby Gowin, NFL punter
*"Mean" Joe Greene, NFL Hall of famer, NFL defensive tackle and assistant coach
* Cedric Hardman, former NFL football player, defensive end, 1970 1st round draft pick - S.F. 49ers
*Abner Haynes, AFL and NFL running back
*Don January, PGA Senior Tour golfer
*Billy Maxwell, PGA Senior Tour golfer
*Ray Renfro, NFL wide receiver
*Ron Shanklin, NFL receiver and former All-Pro player
*Tra "Trauma" Telligman, UFC Fighter
*Erric Pegram, NFL running back
*Brian Waters, NFL Offensive Lineman
*Stone Cold Steve Austin, professional wrestler

Arts and media

*Larry Austin, composer
*"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, professional wrestler
*Joe Don Baker, film actor
*Bob Belden, jazz musician, Grammy Award-winning composer
*Joan Blondell, film and television actress
*Pat Boone, pop and gospel singer, actor and television personality
*Billy Lee Brammer, novelist and journalist
*Brave Combo, Grammy-winning polka rock band
*Jeff Coffin, Jazz saxophones member of Dave Matthews band (temporary), andBéla Fleck and the Flecktones
*Rogers Cadenhead, author of computer books, Web publisher and member of the RSS Advisory Board
*Danny Balis, Producer of the afternoon drive time radio show "The Hardline" on Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket. He is also a member of the bands Sorta and King Bucks
*Matt Chamberlain, session drummer
*Thomas Haden Church, film and television actor
*Joseph Patrick Cranshaw film actor, best known as "Blue" from movie "Old School"
*Ivan Davis, classical concert pianist
*Bob Dorough, bebop and jazz pianist/vocalist who wrote and sang many of the "Schoolhouse Rock" songs
*George Dunham, sports radio talk-show host on 1310 The Ticket's Dunham and Miller also known as "The Musers" and "voice of the Mean Green Radio Network"
*Rob Erdle, watercolorist, Regents' Professor
*Charlie Fern, White House speechwriter, journalist
*Bobby Fuller, rock singer/guitarist best known for his band's cover of "I Fought the Law"
*O'Neil Ford, major regional architect whose works include San Antonio's Tower of the Americas
*Phyllis George, Miss America 1971, actress and broadcaster
*Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician
*Kyle Hebert, voice actor
*Don Henley, singer/songwriter and drummer, both solo and with The Eagles
*Sara Hickman, folk singer/songwriter
*Ray Wylie Hubbard, country music singer
*Norah Jones, Grammy-winning pianist and singer-songwriter
*Brian Ketcham, teacher at Hillwood Middle School, and Ben Franklin biographer [www.coachketcham.com]
*Scott Kurtz, creator of the webcomic "PvP"
*Michael Lark, comic book artist
*T. Lewis, illustrator of the comic strip "Over the Hedge"
*Jim Marrs, writer, conspiracy theorist
*Tom "Bones" Malone, jazz trombonist; played with the "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Show" house bands, and with The Blues Brothers
*"Blue Lou" Marini, saxophonist; played with the "Saturday Night Live" house band and the Blues Brothers
*Jim Marrs, author of "Crossfire: the Plot that Killed Kennedy" which was the basis for the Oliver Stone film, JFK
*Lyle Mays, composer/keyboardist with the Pat Metheny Group
*Dr. Phil McGraw, television personality and psychologist
*Larry McMurtry, novelist, essayist and screenwriter; won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel "Lonesome Dove", and an Academy Award for the screenplay of "Brokeback Mountain"
*Meat Loaf, rock singer and film actor
*Bill Mercer, former sports and professional wrestling announcer
*Jim Metcalf, news reporter and Peabody Award recipient
*R.K. Milholland, creator of webcomics "Something Positive", "New Gold Dreams" and "Midnight Macabre"
*Craig Miller, Co-Host of sports radio 1310 The Ticket's Dunham and Miller morning radio show, also known as "The Musers"
*Bill Moyers, journalist and commentator
*Warren Carl Norwood author of at least 13 Science Fiction novels
*Roy Orbison, rock singer/songwriter
*Patricia Racette American opera diva
*Brandon Rogers, American Idol (season 6) Finalist
*Ann Sheridan, film actress
*Clinton Howard Swindle, journalist and author
*Mark Trojanowski, drummer for Sister Hazel
*Paul Varghese Stand Up Comedian, Seen on Last Comic Standing
*Jennifer Vasquez, Big Brother (US) (season 6) contestant and film actor in Mike Judge's comedy Idiocracy starring Luke Wilson (2006), Prison Break season 2, as well as Friday Night Lights (TV series) season 1
*David Von Erich, deceased professional wrestler dubbed the "Yellow Rose of Texas"
*Kevin Von Erich, real name Kevin Adkisson; professional wrestler dubbed "the Golden Warrior", brother of David Von Erich
*Peter Weller, film actor; star of RoboCop
*Noble Willingham, television and film actor known for his role on "Walker, Texas Ranger"

Politics

*Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to Washington, and former adviser to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.
*Dick Armey, former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Texas District 26, which includes UNT, former economics professor and department chair at North Texas
*Michael C. Burgess, current congressman for the 26th Texas district, which includes UNT
*Jim Hightower, populist activist and former Texas agriculture commissioner
*Ray Roberts, former congressman from Denton; nearby Lake Ray Roberts is named for him

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