100 Notable alumni of
Southern Methodist University

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Southern Methodist University is 201st in the world, 85th in North America, and 82nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Southern Methodist University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Kourtney Kardashian

    Kourtney Kardashian
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    media personalitytelevision actoractorcelebritysocialite
    Biography

    Kourtney Kardashian Barker is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. After she and her family made the decision to end their show after 20 seasons in 2021, they began appearing in an all new reality television series titled The Kardashians on Hulu in 2022.

  2. Jayne Mansfield

    Jayne Mansfield
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-1967 (aged 34)
    Occupations
    Playboy Playmatetelevision actorstage actorsingerfilm actor
    Biography

    Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life. Although her film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes, and won a Theatre World Award and Golden Globe Award, and soon gained the nickname of Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde."

  3. Sarah Shahi

    Sarah Shahi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
    Biography

    Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, is an American actress. She played Carmen on The L Word in 2005, Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama Fairly Legal (2011–2012), Sameen Shaw on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest (2012–2016), and Billie on Sex/Life. She has also appeared in the main role Det. Dani Reese in Life, and in a supporting role in Alias. In 2018, she starred in the series Reverie. In 2019, she appeared in a recurring role in City on a Hill on Showtime, and appeared in seven episodes of the series The Rookie as romantic interest Jessica Russo. In 2023, she received critical praise for her role of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Zahra Bankston in the LGBTQ romantic comedy film Red, White & Royal Blue.

  4. Lauren Graham

    Lauren Graham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    film actorfilm producernovelistwritervoice actor
    Biography

    Lauren Graham is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/CW television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Satellite Awards, and as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama Parenthood (2010–2015).

  5. Kathy Bates

    Kathy Bates
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    voice actoractordirectorfilm directorstage actor
    Biography

    Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards.

  6. Hope Hicks

    Hope Hicks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    press secretarymodelpoliticianactor
    Biography

    Hope Charlotte Hicks is an American public relations executive and political advisor who served in President Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021. She served as White House director of strategic communications from January to September 2017, as White House communications director from 2017 to 2018, and returned to serve as a counselor to the president from 2020 to 2021.

  7. Laura Bush

    Laura Bush
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    HIV/AIDS activistteacherchildren's writerautobiographerwriter
    Biography

    Laura Welch Bush is the wife of George W. Bush and served as the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. She is also the daughter-in-law of former president George H. W. Bush.

  8. Amy Acker

    Amy Acker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
    Biography

    Amy Louise Acker is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the supernatural drama series Angel (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on the action drama series Alias (2005–2006), and as Root on the science-fiction drama series Person of Interest (2012–2016). From 2017 to 2019, she starred as Caitlin Strucker on the superhero drama series The Gifted, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men.

  9. Powers Boothe

    Powers Boothe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-2017 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actoractorstage actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor known for his commanding character actor roles on film and television. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

  10. Candice Patton

    Candice Patton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Candice Patton is an American actress. She portrayed Iris West-Allen in the television series The Flash, earning a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2017.

  11. Mary Elizabeth Ellis

    Mary Elizabeth Ellis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Mary Elizabeth Ellis is an American actress, best known for her recurring roles as The Waitress on the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018) and Lisa Palmer on the Netflix horror-comedy Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). Ellis also starred as Amy in the shortlived NBC sitcom Perfect Couples (2010–2011) and Debbie Sanderson in the Fox sitcom The Grinder (2015–2016). Most recently, she played Gary's mother Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021).

  12. Jo Jorgensen

    Jo Jorgensen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1980 graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    academicbusiness executivepoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Jo Jorgensen is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for vice president in the 1996 election, as Harry Browne's running mate. She is a full-time lecturer of psychology at Clemson University.

  13. Aaron Spelling

    Aaron Spelling
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1923-2006 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    directorscreenwriteractorfilm producerexecutive producer
    Biography

    Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series Family (1976–1980), Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), The Love Boat (1977–1986), Hart to Hart (1979–1984), Dynasty (1981–1989), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006). He also served as producer of The Mod Squad (1968–1973), The Rookies (1972–1976), and Sunset Beach (1997–1999).

  14. Rick Scott

    Rick Scott
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerbusinesspersonpoliticianentrepreneur
    Biography

    Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.

  15. Lee Haney

    Lee Haney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    bodybuilder
    Biography

    Lee Haney is an American former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Haney shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Ronnie Coleman and is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders to ever grace the stage.

  16. Brian Baumgartner

    Brian Baumgartner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorfilm actoractorfilm producer
    Biography

    Brian Baumgartner is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Malone in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013).

  17. Bryson DeChambeau

    Bryson DeChambeau
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won one major championship, the 2020 U.S. Open.

  18. Clarence Gilyard

    Clarence Gilyard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-2022 (aged 67)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
    Occupations
    television actortelevision directorfilm actoractorpedagogue
    Biography

    Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. was an American actor, author and academic. He was best known to television audiences for his roles as private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal drama series Matlock (1986–95) and Texas Ranger Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001).

  19. Patricia Richardson

    Patricia Richardson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. She also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Ulee's Gold (1997).

  20. Payne Stewart

    Payne Stewart
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-1999 (aged 42)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won 11 PGA Tour events, including three major championships, the last of which came just a few months before his death in an airplane accident at the age of 42.

  21. Stephen Tobolowsky

    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm actorcomposerpodcasterwriter
    Biography

    Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned "The Bull" Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project.

  22. Dylan Baker

    Dylan Baker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm directorstage actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Dylan Baker is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Happiness (1998), Thirteen Days (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and Selma (2014). On television he has had prominent roles in series such as Murder One (1995–1996), The Good Wife (2010–2015), Damages (2011), The Americans (2016), and Homeland (2018). For The Good Wife he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

  23. Dorothy Malone

    Dorothy Malone
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1924-2018 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Dorothy Malone was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role in The Big Sleep (1946). After a decade, she changed her image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

  24. Bill Fagerbakke

    Bill Fagerbakke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    actorvoice actortelevision actor
    Biography

    William Fagerbakke is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom Coach. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin.

  25. Lamar Hunt

    Lamar Hunt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2006 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    player of American footballentrepreneur
    Biography

    Lamar Hunt was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.

  26. Jerrika Hinton

    Jerrika Hinton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Jerrika Hinton is an American actress, best known for her role as Stephanie Edwards in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.

  27. Jordan Ladd

    Jordan Ladd
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Jordan Ladd is an American actress. The daughter of actress Cheryl Ladd and producer David Ladd, she initially worked with her mother in several made-for-television films, before making her big screen debut at 19, in the vampire film Embrace of the Vampire (1994). She subsequently appeared in the drama Nowhere (1997) and the comedy Never Been Kissed (1999). Ladd became known as a scream queen, having appeared in several successful horror films, including Cabin Fever (2002), Club Dread (2004), Death Proof (2007), and Grace (2009). Ladd is also known for work with director David Lynch appearing in his films Darkened Room (2002) and Inland Empire (2006).

  28. Jim Duggan

    Jim Duggan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
    Biography

    James Edward Duggan Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American retired professional wrestler. His best-known character is a patriot who swings a 2x4 at opponents, cries "Hoooooo!" continually with a thumbs up and leads chants of U-S-A!

  29. Clark Hunt

    Clark Hunt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Clark Knobel Hunt is an American billionaire and businessman who serves as chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt is chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the operations of the Chiefs, FC Dallas and, formerly, the Columbus Crew of MLS. He is the son of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and his second wife Norma Hunt, as well as being the grandson of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt. As of 2023, he had an estimated net worth of $2 billion.

  30. Whitney Wolfe Herd

    Whitney Wolfe Herd
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    celebrityentrepreneurbusinessperson
    Biography

    Whitney Wolfe Herd is an American entrepreneur. She is the founder, executive chair, and former CEO of publicly traded Bumble, an online dating platform, launched in 2014. She is a co-founder of Tinder and was previously its Vice President of Marketing.

  31. Todd Haberkorn

    Todd Haberkorn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    dub directorvoice actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Todd Haberkorn is an American voice actor and director, who has dubbed in anime, films, and video games.

  32. Lee Hazlewood

    Lee Hazlewood
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1929-2007 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    songwriteractorsinger-songwritercomposerfilm score composer
    Biography

    Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s. His collaborations with Sinatra as well as his solo output in the late 1960s and early 1970s have been praised as an essential contribution to a sound often described as "cowboy psychedelia" or "saccharine underground". Rolling Stone ranked Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra No. 9 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.

  33. Fritz Von Erich

    Fritz Von Erich
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1929-1997 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    actorprofessional wrestlerplayer of American football
    Biography

    Jack Barton Adkisson Sr., better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was also the owner of the World Class Championship Wrestling territory.

  34. Henry Calvin

    Henry Calvin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-1975 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Henry Calvin was an American actor known for his role as the Spanish soldier Sergeant Garcia on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro (1957–1959).

  35. Jim Irsay

    Jim Irsay
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    entrepreneur
    Biography

    James Irsay is an American businessman and the principal owner, chairman, and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).

  36. Marc Rebillet

    Marc Rebillet
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    YouTubermusician
    Biography

    Marc Rebillet is an American electronic musician and YouTuber from Dallas, Texas, currently based in New York City. Rebillet is known for his improvised funk and hip-hop electronic music with free flowing, humorous lyrics. Rebillet distributes his work primarily through YouTube videos and Twitch live streams using a loop station, keyboard, vocals and percussion instruments to produce his songs in his apartment. He has released three studio albums under his legal name: Marc Rebillet, Europe, and Loop Daddy III; two extended play records (Loop Daddy and Loop Daddy II), and three projects under his "leae" moniker: Pod 314, the Rattlebrain EP, and the week | ep.

  37. Chad Wolf

    Chad Wolf
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    1996-1998 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
    Occupations
    officiallobbyistcivil servant
    Biography

    Chad Fredrick Wolf is an American former government official and lobbyist who was named the acting United States secretary of homeland security in November 2019. His appointment was ruled unlawful in November 2020. Wolf was also the under secretary of homeland security for strategy, policy, and plans from 2019 to 2021.

  38. Wrenn Schmidt

    Wrenn Schmidt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Melinda Wrenn Schmidt is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as NASA engineer, flight director, and later director of NASA Margo Madison in the Apple TV+ original science-fiction space drama series For All Mankind. Her other television roles include Julia Sagorsky in the period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), KGB handler Kate in the spy drama series The Americans (2014), Dr Iris Campbell on the thriller series Person of Interest (2014–2016), and Megan Holter in the horror series Outcast (2016–2018). Her film roles include the horror film Preservation (2014), the biographical drama I Saw the Light (2015), the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), the romantic comedy, The Good Catholic (2017), and the science-fiction horror film Nope (2022).

  39. John Ratcliffe

    John Ratcliffe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1989 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    university teacherpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    John Lee Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney who served as the Director of National Intelligence from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 4th district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. Ratcliffe also served as Mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008.

  40. S. M. Krishna

    S. M. Krishna
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1932-.. (age 92)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.

  41. Debra Monk

    Debra Monk
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    writertelevision actorstage actorsingerfilm actor
    Biography

    Debra Monk is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She earned her first Tony Award for the 1993 production of Redwood Curtain and won an Emmy Award for several guest appearances on NYPD Blue between 1998 and 1999.

  42. Paige Davis

    Paige Davis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Paige Davis is an American television personality and actress.

  43. Harriet Miers

    Harriet Miers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    juristlawyer
    Biography

    Harriet Ellan Miers is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party since 1988, she previously served as White House staff secretary from 2001 to 2003 and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy from 2003 until 2005. In 2005, Miers was nominated by Bush to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but—in the face of bipartisan opposition—asked Bush to withdraw her nomination. Following her withdrawal in 2007, Miers returned to private practice, becoming a partner in the litigation and public policy group at Locke Lord.

  44. Kajsa Bergqvist

    Kajsa Bergqvist
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record of 2.08 m, set at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in 2006, is the world indoor record.

  45. Sterling Brown

    Sterling Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Sterling Damarco Brown is an American professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2013 to 2017. As a senior, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Brown was drafted 46th overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

  46. Joey Slotnick

    Joey Slotnick
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Joseph Slotnick is an American actor. He is known for roles in Twister (1996), Hollow Man (2000), Elevator (2011), The Single Guy (1995–1997), and Nip/Tuck (2003–2006).

  47. Sarah Jane Morris

    Sarah Jane Morris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Sarah Jane Morris is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2009.

  48. Blake Mycoskie

    Blake Mycoskie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    entrepreneur
    Biography

    Blake Mycoskie is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes and co-founder of Madefor.

  49. Semi Ojeleye

    Semi Ojeleye
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    Studied in 2015-2017
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jesusemilore Talodabijesu "Semi" Ojeleye is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for both Duke University and Southern Methodist University.

  50. Courtland Sutton

    Courtland Sutton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    player of American footballbasketball player
    Biography

    Courtland Sutton is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU, and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

  51. William Joyce

    William Joyce
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    writeranimatordirectormanufacturerscreenwriter
    Biography

    William Edward Joyce is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry.

  52. Regina Taylor

    Regina Taylor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    television actorplaywrightfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award. In July 2017, Taylor was announced as the new Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theater at Fordham University.

  53. Shane Buechele

    Shane Buechele
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1998-.. (age 26)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    Studied in 2019
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Shane Buechele is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas before transferring to SMU.

  54. John Tower

    John Tower
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-1991 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    John Goodwin Tower was an American politician and military officer who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower is known for leading the Tower Commission, which investigated the Iran-Contra Affair in the Reagan administration.

  55. Adrian Bellani

    Adrian Bellani
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Gerardo Celasco, also known as Adrian Bellani, is an American actor. He was the second actor to play the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.

  56. Shake Milton

    Shake Milton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2018. Milton was drafted 54th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night. He signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in July of 2023 and was traded to the Detroit Pistons in February of 2024. He has also played for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.

  57. Maureen Connolly

    Maureen Connolly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-1969 (aged 35)
    Occupations
    tennis player
    Biography

    Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year). She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34.

  58. Adam Bartley

    Adam Bartley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Adam Bartley is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheriff's Deputy Archie "the Ferg" Ferguson on the television series Longmire.

  59. Cliff Simon

    Cliff Simon
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1962-2021 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    television actorswimmeractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Cliff Simon was a South African actor, best known for his portrayal of Ba'al in Stargate SG-1.

  60. Bob Dudley

    Bob Dudley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    chief executive officerbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
    Biography

    Robert Warren Dudley is an American-born businessman who is a former group chief executive of BP. He had been president and chief executive of TNK-BP and on June 18, 2010, was assigned to be BP executive in charge of the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He is the chair of the international industry-led Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI). He is a former board member of Rosneft, the Russian state-owned energy giant.

  61. Bill Clements

    Bill Clements
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1917-2011 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    politicianbusinessperson
    Biography

    William Perry Clements Jr. was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two nonconsecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991. His terms bookended the sole term served by Mark Wells White, a Democrat who defeated Clements in the 1982 election only to lose his campaign for reelection in 1986.

  62. Trammell Crow

    Trammell Crow
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1914-2009 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    real estate developerart collectorrancherentrepreneur
    Biography

    Fred Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. He is credited with the creation of several major real estate projects, including the Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California.

  63. Sam Johnson

    Sam Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-2020 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
    Occupations
    military officerpolitician
    Biography

    Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.

  64. Ted Thompson

    Ted Thompson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-2021 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Ted Thompson was an American professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He was the general manager of the Green Bay Packers from 2005 to 2017. Thompson had a 10-year playing career in the NFL as a linebacker and special teams player with the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984.

  65. Thomas Morstead

    Thomas Morstead
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Thomas James Morstead is an American football punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

  66. Reginald Ballard

    Reginald Ballard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Reginald Ballard is an American character actor and comedian from Galveston, Texas, who is best known for his recurring roles as Bruh-Man in the sitcom Martin and W.B. on The Bernie Mac Show, which both aired on Fox. After graduation from Ball High School, where he was an all district linebacker, Ballard earned a full football scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where he was also a theatre major. Just before his senior year, Ballard transferred to the University of Missouri, where he continued to play football, while continuing to act, appearing in a university production of A Soldier's Story in the role of C.J. Memphis.

  67. Eddie Bernice Johnson

    Eddie Bernice Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2023 (aged 88)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1976 graduated with Master in Public Administration
    Occupations
    business executivepoliticiannursepsychotherapist
    Biography

    Eddie Bernice Johnson was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.

  68. Shawne Fielding

    Shawne Fielding
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    actormodel
    Biography

    Shawne Fielding is an American-Swiss actress and model who has appeared in US, German, and Swiss television series and movies. Notably, Fielding had been married to Thomas Borer, former Swiss Ambassador to Germany, and twice to American billionaire Charles Addison Williams of Sammons Enterprises, her current husband again.

  69. Margus Hunt

    Margus Hunt
    Born in
    Estonia Flag Estonia
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    player of American footballathletics competitor
    Biography

    Margus Hunt is an Estonian former professional American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.

  70. Kathleen Noone

    Kathleen Noone
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Kathleen Noone is an American actress. She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals off-Broadway before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera, As the World Turns (1975–1976).

  71. Page McConnell

    Page McConnell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    pianistorganistkeyboardistmusician
    Biography

    Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist, most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish.

  72. Bob Krueger

    Bob Krueger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2022 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Robert Charles Krueger was an American diplomat, politician, and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, a U.S. Ambassador, and a member of the Democratic Party. As of 2024, he was the last Democrat to serve as a United States Senator from Texas.

  73. James Cronin

    James Cronin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-2016 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
    Biography

    James Watson Cronin was an American particle physicist.

  74. Erin McLeod

    Erin McLeod
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Erin Katrina McLeod is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Stjarnan of the Icelandic Besta deild kvenna.

  75. TJ Cox

    TJ Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Terrance John Cox is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The son of Chinese American and Filipino American parents, Cox was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in his 2020 rematch with Republican David Valadao.

  76. Karen Hughes

    Karen Hughes
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    diplomatjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    Karen Parfitt Hughes is the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to President George W. Bush.

  77. Ralph Hall

    Ralph Hall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1923-2019 (aged 96)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
    Occupations
    lawyerbusiness executivepoliticianjudge
    Biography

    Ralph Moody Hall was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013. He was also a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In 2004, he switched to the Republican Party after having been a member of the Democratic Party for more than 50 years.

  78. John Culberson

    John Culberson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    John Abney Culberson is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in Texas's 7th congressional district in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Harris County. In his 2018 re-election campaign, he was defeated by Democrat Lizzie Fletcher. He subsequently began work as a lobbyist.

  79. Morgan Garrett

    Morgan Garrett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    actorstage actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Morgan Lauré Garrett is an American voice actress. She won the Behind the Voice Actors' Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year Award in 2012. Her major roles include Seraphim in the Is This a Zombie? series, Kaori Kanzaki in the A Certain Magical Index series, Twoearle in Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Rico Brzenska in the Attack on Titan series, Akira Mado in the Tokyo Ghoul series and Tina in the Toriko series.

  80. Allen Case

    Allen Case
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-1986 (aged 52)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Allen Case was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBC-TV's The Deputy (1959–1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda, who received top billing, but appeared far less frequently than Case.

  81. Ike Altgens

    Ike Altgens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1919-1995 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    journalistphotojournalistphotographeractor
    Biography

    James William "Ike" Altgens was an American photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, Altgens returned to Dallas and got married. He soon went back to work for the local AP bureau and eventually earned a position as a senior editor.

  82. Nadja Swarovski

    Nadja Swarovski
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    international forum participantbusinessperson
    Biography

    Nadja Lyn Swarovski is an Austrian-American businesswoman. She joined the Swarovski family company in 1995, 100 years after it was founded by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895 in Wattens, Austria. She was the first female member of the executive board, and led the global brand strategy and communications of the business, which turned over approximately €3.5 billion in 2017. She served as the Chair of the Swarovski Foundation and headed the global Swarovski Waterschool program. She stepped down from the company at the end of December 2021.

  83. Frank Ticheli

    Frank Ticheli
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    musicologistcomposertrumpetermusic teacher
    Biography

    Frank Ticheli is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor Emeritus of Composition at the University of Southern California. He was the Pacific Symphony's composer-in-residence from 1991 to 1998, composing numerous works for that orchestra. A number of his works have become standards in concert band repertoire.

  84. Sterling Moore

    Sterling Moore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Sterling Moore is a former American football cornerback and coach who is a defensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University.

  85. Lars Frölander

    Lars Frölander
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    swimmer
    Biography

    Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

  86. Margaret Tallichet

    Margaret Tallichet
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1914-1991 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Margaret "Talli" Tallichet was an American actress and longtime wife of movie director William Wyler. Her best-known leading role was with Peter Lorre in the film noir Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

  87. Yanick Moreira

    Yanick Moreira
    Born in
    Angola Flag Angola
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Yanick Pires Moreira is an Angolan professional basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs.

  88. Tony Garza

    Tony Garza
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    lawyerjuristjudgediplomat
    Biography

    Antonio Oscar "Tony" Garza Jr. is an American lawyer and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2002 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. In recognition of his work, Mexico bestowed on him the Águila Azteca, the highest award granted to foreigners, in 2009. Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Garza had served as Secretary of State of Texas from January 1995 to November 1997 and was also chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission.

  89. Gillian Triggs

    Gillian Triggs
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    university teacherbarristersolicitor
    Biography

    Gillian Doreen Triggs is an Australian academic specialising in public international law. In 2019, she was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. In this capacity, she will serve as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.

  90. Charlie Mars

    Charlie Mars
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritermusicianguitarist
    Biography

    Charlie Mars is a vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Mississippi. Mars has performed at Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. Mars was featured in Esquire Magazine's Songwriting Challenge which he says was his brainchild.

  91. Jalen Jones

    Jalen Jones
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jalen Jones is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies.

  92. NoViolet Bulawayo

    NoViolet Bulawayo
    Born in
    Zimbabwe Flag Zimbabwe
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Her debut novel, We Need New Names, was shortlisted for the 2013 Booker Prize, and her second novel, Glory, was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making her "the first Black African woman to appear on the Booker list twice".

  93. Anna Anthropy

    Anna Anthropy
    Occupations
    video game developerwriterelectronic literature writerhistorianjournalist
    Biography

    Anna Anthropy is an American video game designer, role-playing game designer, and interactive fiction author whose works include Mighty Jill Off and Dys4ia. She is the game designer in residence at the DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media.

  94. Chris Banjo

    Chris Banjo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Ayokunmi Christopher Oluwaseun Banjo is a former American football safety and current assistant special teams coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU. Banjo was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Cardinals.

  95. James Proche

    James Proche
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    James Proche II is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

  96. Christy Lemire

    Christy Lemire
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    journalistfilm critictelevision producer
    Biography

    Christy A. Lemire is an American film critic and host of the movie review podcast Breakfast All Day. She previously wrote for the Associated Press from 1999 to 2013, was a co-host of Ebert Presents at the Movies in 2011 and co-hosted the weekly online movie review show What The Flick?! until 2018. She currently reviews under the Breakfast All Day brand, on YouTube and Patreon, with Alonso Duralde.

  97. Mark Wilson

    Mark Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1929-2021 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
    Studied marketing
    Occupations
    magician
    Biography

    James Mark Wilson, known professionally as Mark Wilson, was an American magician and author. He was widely credited as the first major television magician, and in the process established the viability of illusion shows as a television format.

  98. Walter Wink

    Walter Wink
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2012 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    theologianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Walter Wink was an American Biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity. Wink spent much of his career teaching at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. He was well known for his advocacy of and work related to nonviolent resistance and his seminal works on "The Powers", Naming the Powers (1984), Unmasking the Powers (1986), Engaging the Powers (1992), When the Powers Fall (1998), and The Powers that Be (1999), all of them commentaries on the Apostle Paul's ethic of spiritual warfare described here:

  99. Danny Coulson

    Danny Coulson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    manager
    Biography

    Danny Coulson is a former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI. In his thirty-year tenure at the FBI, Coulson created and commanded the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and commanded four field divisions.

  100. Ricardo Prado

    Ricardo Prado
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    swimmerjournalist
    Biography

    Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He was one of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil and the best Brazilian swimmer in the 1980s.