37 Notable alumni of
Trinity University
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Trinity University is 1223rd in the world, 435th in North America, and 408th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from Trinity 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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Jaclyn Smith
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm produceractortelevision actorbusinessperson
- Biography
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Jaclyn Smith is an American actress. She is most notable for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. She reprised the role with cameo appearances in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Charlie's Angels (2019). Her other films include Nightkill (1980) and Déjà Vu (1985). Beginning in the 1980s, she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume.
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Alice Walton
- Occupations
- art collectorphilanthropistentrepreneur
- Biography
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Alice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart as daughter of founder Sam Walton. In September 2016, she owned over $11 billion in Walmart shares. As of February 2025, Walton has a net worth of $121 billion, making her the 13th richest person and the second-richest woman in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.
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John Cornyn
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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John Cornyn III is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served on the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997 and as the attorney general of Texas from 1999 to 2002.
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John Hagee
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- evangelistpastortheologianwritersaxophonist
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John Charles Hagee is an American pastor and televangelist. He founded John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts to the United States and Canada. He is also the founder and chairman of the Christian Zionist organization Christians United for Israel, the largest Zionist organization in America.
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Brad Parscale
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- Studied in 1999
- Occupations
- political adviser
- Biography
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Brad Parscale is an American digital consultant, media executive, and political advisor. He served as the senior adviser for data and digital operations for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. He previously served as the digital media director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and as campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign from February 2018 to July 2020, being replaced by Bill Stepien. In September 2020, he stepped away from his company and the Trump campaign.
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Daniel Lubetzky
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- 1987-1990 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- activistwritersocial entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Daniel Lubetzky is a Mexican and American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, author, and founder and executive chairman of snack company Kind LLC.
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Keith Szarabajka
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwriterstage actortelevision actorvoice actor
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Keith Szarabajka is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz on Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight and Adam Engell in Argo. He has also voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne in Dead Space, Major General Spencer Mahad in Dead Space 3, Joshua Graham in Fallout: New Vegas, Harbinger in Mass Effect 2, Detective Herschel Biggs in L.A. Noire and the Didact in Halo 4.
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Gibby Haynes
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- paintersinger-songwriteractorsinger
- Biography
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Gibson Jerome Haynes is an American musician, radio personality, painter, author and the lead singer of the band Butthole Surfers.
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Josh Wolf
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- actorcomedianpodcaster
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Josh Wolf is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has written for a number of sitcoms, including All of Us and Cuts. He is best known for his regular appearances on the round table of E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. Wolf hosted the Josh Wolf Show in 2015.
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Michael McCaul
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. is an American attorney, politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 10th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. His district stretches from Austin to Houston.
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Bob West
- Occupations
- voice actorweb developer
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Robert Matthew West is an American voice actor and graphic designer. He is best known as the original voice of Barney in the PBS children's television series Barney & Friends, and its preceding home video series "Barney & the Backyard Gang".
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Robert McCollum
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- voice actoractor
- Biography
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Robert Howard McCollum is an American voice actor, television host, and producer who provides voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime. Outside of voice acting, he was a host of WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas in 2009, and has worked as a producer and contributor there. Some of his major roles include Baki in Baki the Grappler, Teen & Adult Goten in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Stiyl Magnus in A Certain Magical Index, Sensui in Yu Yu Hakusho, Shinya Kogami in Psycho-Pass, Jellal Fernandes in Fairy Tail, Reiner Braun in Attack on Titan, Yusuke Tozawa in Witchblade, Kazuma Yagami in Kaze no Stigma, Donquixote Doflamingo in One Piece, Stain in My Hero Academia, Julius Novachrono in Black Clover, and Justice in Edens Zero.
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Matt Mead
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- businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
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Matthew Hansen Mead is a Wyoming attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007.
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Naomi Shihab Nye
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in English
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpoetteacher
- Biography
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Naomi Shihab Nye is an Arab American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six. In total, she has published or contributed to over 30 volumes of poetry. Her works include poetry, young-adult fiction, picture books, and novels. Nye received the 2013 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in honor of her entire body of work as a writer, and in 2019 the Poetry Foundation designated her the Young People's Poet Laureate for the 2019–21 term.
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Uma Pemmaraju
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- journalistpresenter
- Biography
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Uma Devi Pemmaraju was an Indian-American journalist and television anchor. She was one of the original hosts on the Fox News cable network at their 1996 premiere. Pemmaraju, who was born in India and raised in San Antonio, Texas, was a host/anchor of "America's News Headquarters w/Uma Pemmaraju" for the Fox News in New York. She also reported for Bloomberg News.
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Froyla Tzalam
- Occupations
- anthropologistpolitician
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Dame Froyla Tzalam GCMG is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the third governor-general of Belize since 27 May 2021.
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Dabney L. Friedrich
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Dabney Langhorne Friedrich is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district court judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously served as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
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Anne Smith
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Anne Smith is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States.
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Oscar K. Allen
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- businesspersonpoliticianfarmer
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Oscar Kelly Allen Sr., also known as O. K. Allen, was the 42nd Governor of Louisiana from 1932 to 1936.
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Dick Stockton
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Richard "Dick" LaClede Stockton is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In addition to his playing career, he was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia from 1998-2001. Stockton also served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA from 2018-2021.
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Michael F. Neidorff
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- businesspersonbusiness executive
- Biography
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Michael Frederic Neidorff was an American business executive and was CEO of Centene Corporation from 1996 to 2022.
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Octavio Solis
- Occupations
- playwright
- Biography
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Octavio Solis is an American playwright and director whose plays have been produced at theaters and small companies across the United States. He has written over 25 plays, including his most famous works: Lydia, Santos & Santos and Man of the Flesh. His works have earned numerous awards and grants.
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Rick Mahler
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Richard Keith Mahler was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1979–1988, 1991), Cincinnati Reds (1989–1990) and Montreal Expos (1991). His brother Mickey was a major league pitcher as well; the two were Braves teammates in 1979. The brothers had also played together for the Triple-A Richmond Braves.
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Richard Yoo
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United States - Occupations
- businessperson
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Richard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the web hosting company Rackspace, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach. Richard Yoo was born in Houston, Texas.
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Thomas Mitchell Campbell
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Mitchell Campbell was the 24th Governor of Texas, serving two terms from 1907 to 1911. He was an attorney and businessman, working as a manager for the International-Great Northern Railroad before entering politics from Palestine, Texas.
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Katherine Spillar
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- Graduated with master's degree in economics
- Occupations
- executive directorjournalisteditor
- Biography
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Katherine Spillar is the American executive editor of Ms. and co-founder and executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and the Feminist Majority.
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Charles R. Eskridge III
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Charles Robert Eskridge III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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William F. Ramsey
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- judgepoliticianlawyerbusinessperson
- Biography
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William Franklin Ramsey was an American attorney, banker, and justice of the Texas Supreme Court from January 1911 to April 1912.
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William K. Suter
- Occupations
- court clerkjudge advocate
- Biography
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William Kent Suter is an American jurist who served as the 19th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position he held for twenty-two years. Prior to this, he was a major general in the United States Army; at the time of his retirement in 1991, he had served for over a year as the acting Judge Advocate General.
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Scott W. Stucky
- Enrolled in Trinity University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in history
- Occupations
- judgemilitary officer
- Biography
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Scott Wallace Stucky is a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His term as a judge began on December 20, 2006, and expired on July 31, 2021.
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Joe M. Kilgore
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Joe Madison Kilgore was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated World War II veteran who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 15th congressional district from 1955 to 1965.
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Denise Chavez
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- novelist
- Biography
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Denise Elia Chávez is a Chicana author, playwright, and stage director. She has also taught classes at New Mexico State University. She is based in New Mexico.
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Robert S. Munger
- Occupations
- inventorbusinessperson
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Robert Sylvester Munger and his wife Mary Collett Munger (1857–1924) invented the "system cotton gin". After that achievement, Munger started and ran some of the largest gin manufacturing companies in the United States. He also developed real estate in Dallas, Texas. Munger was also a philanthropist who supported causes in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
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Lisette M. Mondello
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Lisette McSoud Mondello is an American political advisor who served as Assistant United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs from 2006 to 2009.
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Darrell Hogan
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Darrell Trayler Hogan was an American professional football player who played five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor University and Trinity University. He earned All-Pro honors as an undrafted rookie in 1949.
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Luther Burleson
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- basketball coach
- Biography
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Luther Franklin Burleson was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at Baylor University, coaching one season in 1907 and compiling a record of 4–3–1. Burleson was also the first head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1906 to 1908 and tallying a mark of 10–9. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Baylor for three seasons, coaching from 1906 to 1908 and amassing a record of 25–34.
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Tex Jeanes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ernest Lee "Tex" Jeanes was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians (1921–1922), the Washington Senators (1925–1926), and the New York Giants in 1927. His uncle was Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
