32 Notable alumni of
Prairie View A&M University
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Prairie View A&M University is 1579th in the world, 551st in North America, and 518th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from Prairie View A&M University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Megan Thee Stallion
- Occupations
- songwriterrapperactorsinger
- Biography
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Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social media, leading her to sign with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018.
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Mr. T
- Occupations
- television actoractorvoice actorprofessional wrestlerfilm actor
- Biography
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Mr. T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006.
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DJ Premier
- Occupations
- record producercomposerbusinesspersonrapperdisc jockey
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Christopher Edward Martin, known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest producers by publications such as Vibe. He formed the hip hop duo Gang Starr alongside American rapper Guru, with whom he has released seven albums. He formed another hip hop duo, PRhyme—with American rapper Royce da 5'9"—in 2014, with whom he has released two albums.
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Loni Love
- Occupations
- film actorcomediantelevision actor
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Loni Love is an American comedian, television host, actress, author, and former electrical engineer. While working as an electrical engineer in the early 2000s, she switched to music engineering, until later launching a career in stand-up comedy. She was the runner-up on Star Search 2003 and was named among the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy Central in 2009. She was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real, which ran from July 15, 2013, and ended on June 3, 2022.
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Terry Ellis
- Occupations
- actorsingermusician
- Biography
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Terry Lynn Ellis is an American singer. She is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989.
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Maya Rockeymoore
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- punditpolitician
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Maya Michelle Rockeymoore Cummings is an American consultant, politician, and former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party in the United States. Before her election as party chair, she briefly ran for Governor of Maryland. She owns a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm.
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Kirko Bangz
- Occupations
- songwriterrappersingerrecord producer
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Kirk Jerel Randle, better known by his stage name Kirko Bangz, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2011 single "Drank in My Cup", which peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His guest appearance on Meek Mill's 2012 single, "Young & Gettin' It", peaked at number 86. As his following releases have failed to chart, he has been regarded as a one-hit wonder.
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Emanuel Cleaver
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- radio personalitypastorpolitician
- Biography
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Emanuel Cleaver II is an American politician and United Methodist pastor serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 51st mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1991 to 1999, becoming the first Black person to hold that role.
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Charles Brown
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- songwriterrecording artistpianistsinger
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Tony Russell "Charles" Brown was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. His best-selling recordings included "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby".
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Cecil Cooper
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball player
- Biography
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Cecil Celester Cooper is an American former professional baseball player, coach, manager and sports agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1971 to 1987 for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cooper was a member of the Red Sox team that won the 1975 American League pennant but he rose to prominence as a member of the Brewers, where he became a five-time American League All-Star player and a two-time American League RBI champion.
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Sundiata Acoli
- Occupations
- computer scientistmathematician
- Biography
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Sundiata Acoli is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1974 for murdering a New Jersey state trooper. Acoli was granted parole in 2022 at the age of 85.
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Percy Sutton
- Occupations
- lawyeraircraft pilotpolitician
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Percy Ellis Sutton was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position. He later became an entrepreneur whose investments included the New York Amsterdam News and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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Dorrough
- Occupations
- songwriterrecording artistrappermusician
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Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough, known professionally as Dorrough Music (or simply Dorrough), is an American rapper and songwriter. His singles include "Walk That Walk", "Get Big", "Ice Cream Paint Job", and "Beat Up the Block". He has produced a series of 6 mixtapes (including three with Gangsta Grillz) and 2 studio albums. With "Ice Cream Paint Job" being his only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, he was ranked as the 48th best one-hit wonder of the 2000s decade by Rolling Stone in May 2025.
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Dewey Redman
- Occupations
- clarinetistsaxophonistcomposerjazz musicianmusician
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Walter Dewey Redman was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
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Craig Washington
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Craig Anthony Washington is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Texas who served in the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
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Inez Beverly Prosser
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- Studied in 1916
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Inez Beverly Prosser was a psychologist, teacher and school administrator. She is often regarded as the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D. in psychology. Her work was very influential in the hallmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. After growing up in Texas, Prosser was educated at Prairie View Normal College, the University of Colorado and the University of Cincinnati. She was killed in a car accident a short time after earning her doctorate.
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Frederick D. Patterson
- Occupations
- teacheruniversity president
- Biography
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Frederick Douglass Patterson was an American academic administrator, teacher, and university president. He was the president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University; 1935–1953), and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944, UNCF). He was a 1987 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and 1988 recipient of the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.
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Craig Watkins
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Craig Marcus Watkins was an American lawyer who was the district attorney for Dallas County, Texas from 2007 to 2015. He became the first elected African-American district attorney in Texas when he was elected in 2006.
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Clora Bryant
- Occupations
- musicianjazz musician
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Clora Larea Bryant was an American jazz trumpeter. She was the only female trumpeter to perform with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and was a member of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
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Steve Henderson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Steven Curtis Henderson is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who is best remembered for being one of the players the New York Mets acquired in the infamous "Midnight Massacre."
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Julius W. Becton, Jr
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- In 1960 graduated with bachelor's degree in mathematics
- Occupations
- academic administratorofficialmilitary officersoldier
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Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 1978 and as Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 1981. He retired in 1983.
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Calvin Waller
- Biography
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Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller was a United States Army lieutenant general.
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James Earl White
- Occupations
- husbandry workerpolitician
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James Earl White is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19, which encompassed Polk, Hardin, Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. A member of the Republican Party, White was first elected in District 12 in 2010, which then included Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Tyler counties. He left office on August 11, 2022.
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Lulu Belle Madison White
- Occupations
- teachercivil rights advocate
- Biography
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Lulu Belle Madison White (August 31, 1900 – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. Under her leadership, the Houston chapter of the NAACP more than doubled in size from 1943 to 1948.
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David L. Brewer III
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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David L. Brewer is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The 35-year veteran of the Navy was the captain of USS Mount Whitney from April 3, 1991 – December 5, 1992, commanded Military Sealift Command from August 2001 until his retirement in March 2006, and served as Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training from 1999 to 2001. As Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training, he is known for helping to develop the Navy College Program and negotiating contracts with 11 colleges, universities and community colleges to provide bachelor and associate degree programs to more than 300,000 sailors. As Commander of Military Sealift Command, he is known for overseeing the massive Military Sealift Command (MSC) partnership with the private sector shipping contractors operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom which involved moving over 20,000,000 square feet (1,900,000 m) of equipment to the Persian Gulf in less than four months. He is also known for leading the Military Sealift Command's disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
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Emerson Emory
- Occupations
- psychiatristphysician
- Biography
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Emerson Emory was an American internist and psychiatrist from Dallas, Texas. Aspiring to be a doctor from an early age, he attended Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College before serving in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army during World War II. After studying at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Emory conducted his residency at St. Paul's Hospital, which was the first major hospital in Dallas to grant staff privileges to African American doctors.
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Billy K. Solomon
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in agriculture
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Billy King Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Christia Adair
- Enrolled in Prairie View A&M University
- Studied teaching
- Occupations
- suffragistactivist
- Biography
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Christia V. Daniels Adair was an African-American suffragist and civil rights worker based in Texas. There is a mural in Texas about her life, displayed in a county park which is named for her.
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K. Peter Turnquest
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin Peter Turnquest is a Bahamian politician who served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance from May 15, 2017 to November 25, 2020.
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Devonte Patterson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Devonte Dawayne Patterson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Ranger College and Prairie View A&M.
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Reby Cary
- Occupations
- writerpolitician
- Biography
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Reby Cary was an American educator, politician, and historian in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. He was the first black school board member in Fort Worth and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985. He was the author of numerous books about the history of African Americans in North Texas.
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Louise Daniel Hutchinson
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- historian
- Biography
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Louise Daniel Hutchinson was an American historian. She was the former Director of the Research at the Anacostia Community Museum. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Hutchinson was exposed to the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of community. Hutchinson worked closely with the African American community of Washington, D.C., and staff at the Smithsonian Institution to help build the Anacostia Community Museum. She was a historian of the Anacostia community.
