32 Notable alumni of
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is 1550th in the world, 539th in North America, and 507th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Derek Fisher
- Occupations
- trade unionistbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Fisher played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Dallas Mavericks. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).
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Julie Adams
- Occupations
- film actorcelebritytelevision actoractor
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Julie Adams was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River (1952), opposite James Stewart; and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). On television, she was known for her roles as Paula Denning on the 1980s soap opera Capitol, and Eve Simpson on Murder, She Wrote.
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Dick Powell
- Occupations
- businesspersonfilm directorsingerjazz musicianactor
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Richard Ewing Powell was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.
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Markquis Nowell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Markquis Morris Nowell is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats, and previously the Little Rock Trojans. He holds the Division I NCAA Tournament single-game assists record, with 19 vs. Michigan State in the 2023 Sweet Sixteen.
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Leslie Rutledge
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Leslie Carol Rutledge is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023.
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Rayjon Tucker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rayjon Tucker is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the Little Rock Trojans.
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Pete Myers
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Peter Eddie Myers is an American former professional basketball player and a former assistant coach for the NBA team Chicago Bulls. He is most famous for having been Michael Jordan's replacement player during Jordan's stint in baseball.
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Mike Ross
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- In 1987 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianpeace activist
- Biography
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Michael Avery Ross is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2013 and was his party's nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2014. He is currently the last Democrat to have represented Arkansas in the House of Representatives. He was also a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1991 to 2001, a member of the Nevada County Quorum Court from 1983 to 1985, and a small business owner.
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Karen Aston
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Karen Sue Aston is an American basketball player and coach. She is currently the head coach of the UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team. She has served as the head women's basketball coach at Texas, Charlotte and North Texas. Aston has a career record of 323–203 (.614). In her first 13 seasons as a head coach, Aston's teams have averaged 22 wins per year and have made a combined ten postseason appearances.
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Kevin Kouzmanoff
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kevin Kouzmanoff is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers.
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Frank Scott Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Frank D. Scott Jr. is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. He is the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving since January 2019. Scott is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Hali Long
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hali Moriah Candido Long is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back and captains PFF Women's League club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines national team.
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Zackary Wright
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Zachary "Zach" Wright is an American-born naturalized Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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Tommy F. Robinson
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianpolice officerlobbyistfarmer
- Biography
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Tommy Franklin Robinson was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1991. He was a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress, Robinson was the sheriff of Pulaski County.
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Vic Snyder
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- In 1988 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Victor Frederick Snyder is an American physician, lawyer, and politician who was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War at the rank of corporal.
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Dona Bailey
- Occupations
- university teachergame designercomputer scientistprogrammer
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Dona Bailey is an American video game programmer and educator. Bailey, along with Ed Logg in 1981, developed Atari, Inc.'s arcade video game Centipede.
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Shane Edwards
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shane Edwards is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Northeastern JC and Little Rock.
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Dustin McDaniel
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
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Dustin Blake McDaniel is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Attorney General of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. McDaniel is the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Group. He is also the Office Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor’s Little Rock, Arkansas office. As of 2024, McDaniel is the last Democrat to have held the office of Arkansas Attorney General.
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Sheffield Nelson
- Occupations
- politicianattorney at lawlawyerbusinessperson
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Edward Sheffield Nelson is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas. Originally a Democrat, Nelson in 1990 ran for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against then governor and future U.S. president Bill Clinton and in 1994 against another Democrat, the incumbent governor Jim Guy Tucker.
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John Gillon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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John Benjamin Gillon III is an American professional basketball player. He played in college for Little Rock, Colorado State, and Syracuse.
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Josh Hagins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Josh Hagins is an American professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1. He played college basketball for the Little Rock Trojans.
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Bud Cummins
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- 1987-1989 graduated with Juris Doctor in law
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Harry Earnest Cummins, III, known as Bud Cummins, is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He served as United States Attorney with five years of service from 2001 to 2006 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Kimmo Muurinen
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kimmo Muurinen is a Finnish former professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career in his home country of Finland, but also had spells in Germany, Italy and the United States. He is also a long time member of the Finnish national team, which he debuted for in 2000. As of September 2, 2014, he has played 153 games for Finland.
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Oscar Marin
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Oscar Marin is an American professional baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also coached in MLB for the Texas Rangers.
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Robert W. Schroeder III
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
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Robert William Schroeder III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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Jim Cathcart
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- manageradviserlecturerwriterbusinessperson
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Jim Cathcart is an American entrepreneur, speaker and author.
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J. Cody Hiland
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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James Cody Hiland is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2023. He was appointed to the court by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 2017 to 2020 after being appointed by President Donald Trump.
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Michael John Gray
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Michael John Gray is a small business owner and the Woodruff County Judge from Augusta, Arkansas. He represented a rural area of the Arkansas Delta in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. Gray served as chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas from 2017 to 2021. He has been Woodruff County Judge since 2023.
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William Frank Norrell
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district. Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell.
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Vic Fleming
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Fredrick Love
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fredrick 'Fred' J. Love is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate. Love previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023.
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Tramar Sutherland
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tramar Sutherland is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the KW Titans of the NBL Canada.
