List of Baylor University people

Arts and entertainment

• Nancy Barrett – American actress, best known for her roles in the soap opera Dark Shadows
• Crystal Bernard – singer & actress who starred in the television series Wings
• Marc Burckhardt – artist and award-winning illustrator
• Carole Cook – actress, Broadway and film
• David Crowder Band – contemporary Christian worship/rock group
• Elizabeth A. Davis – Tony Award-nominated actress
• Jim Dickinson – record producer, singer and pianist
• Monroe E. Dodd – pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1912–1950, the former Dodd College for Girls, and pioneer radio minister
• Phil Driscoll – Grammy-winning singer/trumpet player
• Rodger Dean Duncan - award-winning, best-selling author of CHANGE-friendly LEADERSHIP and columnist for Forbes.com
• Jeff Dunham – award-winning ventriloquist and comedian
• Randy Flagler – actor, American television series Chicago Fire
• Robert Fulghum – Best-selling author, philosopher
• Chip Gaines – co-star of the American reality television series airing on HGTV Fixer Upper
• Joanna Gaines – co-star of the American reality television series airing on HGTV Fixer Upper
• Chet Garner – Creator, producer, and host of PBS's Emmy-winning show The Daytripper
• Bruce Greer – award-winning composer
• Shaun Groves – contemporary Christian musician, singer, songwriter
• Derek Haas – author/screenwriter
• Jack Hamm – author of acclaimed art books, cartoonist
• John Lee Hancock – director of The Alamo; producer of My Dog Skip^[1]
• Robin Hardy – author of numerous books including The Annals of Lystra: Chataine's Guardian
• Thomas Harris – best-selling author of Silence of the Lambs
• Mark Hayes – Christian music vocal and instrumental arranger
• Jackson Hurst – actor, American television series Drop Dead Diva and Walking Tall 3
• Brett James – country music singer and songwriter.
• Julie Kenner – author and former lawyer
• Kara Killmer - actress, Chicago Fire (TV series)
• Angela Kinsey – actress^[2]
• Clancy Martin – novelist and philosopher
• Erin McCarley – songwriter-musician
• Austin Miller – actor, dancer, and singer on Grease: You're The One That I Want^[3]
• Jay Hunter Morris – operatic tenor
• Willie Nelson – country music star and winner of six Grammys
• Eddie Noack – country music singer and songwriter
• Grady Nutt – pastor, humorist and television personality; regular on Hee Haw (1979–83).^[4]
• David Phelps – tenor for the Gaither Vocal Band
• Derek Phillips – actor
• Alfred Reed – composer and conductor
• Kevin Reynolds – film director
• Maddy Rosenberg – artist
• Gretchen Rossi – TV personality, The Real Housewives of Orange County
• Paul Smith – singer/songwriter, member of The Imperials
• Suzy Spencer – true crime writer and novelist
• Robert Sterling – songwriter, produce, arranger
• Steven Stucky – Pulitzer Prize winner for music^[5]
• David Sullivan – film and television actor
• Alex Cole Taylor – actor, acting teacher, director
• Allison Tolman – actress
• Allen Wier – writer
• Noble Willingham – television and film actor
• Jennifer Vasquez – actress and contestant on season six of Big Brother
• Roxanne Wilson – finalist on season five of The Apprentice^[6]
• Stephanie Young – voice actress, singer, songwriter
• Man-Ching Donald Yu – composer

Journalists

• Jess Cagle – Managing Editor of Entertainment Weekly^[7]
• Richelle Carey – Al Jazeera America news anchor
• Deb Carson – Fox Sports Radio national sports anchor & co-host
• Beth Haller – journalism professor, Fulbright scholar
• Robert Heard – Reporter and journalist for the Associated Press^[8][9]
• Candice Millard – former National Geographic editor & New York Times Best Sellers author
• Hal C. Wingo – former journalist and editor of Life Magazine^[10] and a founder of People Magazine
• Trey Wingo – co-host of ESPN's SportsCenter

Academics

• William Bennett Bizzell – former President of the University of Oklahoma and former President of Texas A&M University
• Harley True Burton - historian of Texas (A History of the JA Ranch), former president of Clarendon College in Clarendon
• Jerry Cain – former President of Judson University in Elgin, Illinois
• Dr. Gary Cook – Chancellor and President of Dallas Baptist University
• Claybrook Cottingham (Doctor of Divinity) – former President of Louisiana College and Louisiana Tech University
• Gilberto Freyre – Brazilian sociologist, cultural anthropologist and historian.
• Royce Money – former President of Abilene Christian University
• Dr. Paul Armes – president, Wayland Baptist University
• George E. Hearn – psychologist at Louisiana College; member of the Pineville, Louisiana, City Council
• Guy Benton Johnson – Sociologist and cultural anthropologist. He was a distinguished student of black culture in the rural South and a pioneer advocate of racial equality.
• Glenn McGee – American professor of medicine, philosophy, law and public health
• Judy Jolley Mohraz – 9th president of Goucher College, women's history professor, and philanthropist
• Olin Clyde Robison – former President of Middlebury College
• Lawrence Sullivan Ross – former President of Texas A&M University and Governor of Texas
• Jean A. Stuntz – professor of history and women's studies at West Texas A&M University
• Dixon Wecter (BA 1925) - Margaret Byrne Professor of United States History at the University of California, Berkeley.^[21]
• Dallas Willard – philosopher and professor at the University of Southern California

Medicine

• Hallie Earle (1880–1963) – first licensed female physician in Waco, 1902 M.S. from Baylor; only female graduate of 1907 Baylor University Medical School in Dallas.
• H. Bentley Glass – geneticist and columnist
• Robert W. McCollum (1925–2010) – virologist who made important discoveries regarding polio and hepatitis.^[22]
• Charles C. Pixley – former Surgeon General of the United States Army
• Gale Pollock – former Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army
• Rod Rohrich – internationally renown plastic surgeon and Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Norman Shumway – pioneering heart surgeon at Stanford University
• W. Roy Smythe – Chairman of Surgery for the Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Health System and professor for the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Military

• Clarence R. Autery – United States Air Force general
• John Riley Kane – also received the Medal of Honor for his service after flying 43 combat missions for a total of 250 combat hours in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Kane's daring operations caused German intelligence reports to dub him "Killer Kane."
• Andrew Jackson Lummus, Jr. – Marine Lt. who fought and died at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and received the Medal of Honor for his service.
• Joshua Lyons – United States Army (arrested in 2018 for conspiracy commit murder) ^[23]
• James Cooper Rhea (Class of 1895) – United States Army Brigadier General -returned from World War I highly decorated, with the Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honor, Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Service Medal.^[24]
• Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross – Confederate General

Scientists

• James R. Heath – chemist and the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology
• David Hillis – American evolutionary biologist and 1999 MacArthur Fellow
• John Stapp – Physician and physicist who, among other things, studied the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans
• Gordon K. Teal – worked in early efforts to improve transistors

Theologians

• George Washington Baines (1809–1882) – Baptist clergyman in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas; maternal great-grandfather of Lyndon B. Johnson
• B. H. Carroll (1843–1914) – First president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Russell H. Dilday – Baptist pastor (Tallowood Baptist Church and others), author, educator, former President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of Texas Monthly's "Texas Twenty"
• James T. Draper, Jr. – Pastor of First Baptist Euless (1975–1991) and president of Southern Baptist LifeWay Resources (1991–2006)
• Robert Jeffress – Pastor of First Baptist Church (Dallas, Texas)
• Kyle Lake – Pastor and leader in the Emerging Church movement
• J. Frank Norris – Popular fundamentalist Baptist preacher and critic of Baylor's embracing of evolution in the 1920s
• Paul Powell – Dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary, pastor, BGCT leader, author
• John R. Rice – Baptist evangelist and pastor and the founding editor of The Sword of the Lord, an influential fundamentalist newspaper
• Lester Roloff – fundamentalist Baptist preacher, storyteller, and author
• George W. Truett – Pastor First Baptist Church Dallas 1897 to 1944, president Baptist World Alliance and Southern Baptist Convention

Former Governors of Texas

Lawrence Sullivan Ross, 19th Governor of Texas. Baylor counts more Texas governors among its alumni than any other university.

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross^[25] – served from 1887–1891
• Pat Morris Neff – served from 1921–1925 (later served as President of Baylor from 1932 to 1947)^[26]
• Price Daniel – served from 1957–1963^[27]
• Mark White – served from 1983–1987^[28]
• Ann Richards – served from 1991–1995^[29]

Members of Congress

• Jim Mattox- U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district (January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983), Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 33 (East Dallas), 47th Attorney General of Texas In office January 18, 1983 – January 15, 1991
• Joseph Cao – U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (2009–11), and the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress^[30]
• Brad Carson – U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (2001–2005)^[31]
• Tom Connally – U.S. Senator from Texas (1929–1953)^[32]
• Louie Gohmert – U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district^[33]
• Trey Gowdy – U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th congressional district^[34]
• Sam B. Hall – U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district (1976–1985)^[35]
• Andrew J. Houston – U.S. Senator from Texas (1941); perennial candidate, and son of Texas statesman Sam Houston^[36]
• Ernest Istook – U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district (1993–2007)^[37]
• Rand Paul – U.S. Senator from Kentucky, and son of former Texas Congressman Ron Paul^[38]
• Chip Pickering (MA, 1989) – U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (1995–2007)^[39]
• William R. Poage – U.S. Representative from Texas's 11th congressional district (1937–1979)^[40]
• J. T. Rutherford – U.S. Representative from Texas's 16th congressional district (1955–1963)^[41]
• Max Sandlin – U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district (1997–2005)^[42]
• Alan Steelman – U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district (1973–77)^[43]
• Joseph Franklin Wilson – U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district (1947–55)^[44]

Other national, international, state and local officials

• David Pierce – New Hampshire State Representative, 2006–2012, and New Hampshire Senator, 2012–present^[45]
• James B. Adams – Texas legislator, and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation^[46]
• Kip Averitt – former Texas State Senator^[47]
• Roy Bass (B.A. and LL.B.) – Mayor of Lubbock from 1974–1978
• Charlotte Beers – American businesswoman and former U.S. Under Secretary of State (2001–2003) (attended; did not graduate)^[48]
• Charles T. Bernard - Arkansas Republican state chairman, 1971-1973; Republican candidate for United States Senate in 1968; farmer and businessman^[49]
• Steven A. Browning – former United States Ambassador to Uganda
• Bob Bullock – Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Secretary of State, Texas State Representative^[50]
• Victor G. Carrillo – Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission^[51]
• Sam Houston Clinton – former Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge. Lawyer represented both atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald^[52]

Former Speaker pro Tempore, Representative Craig Eiland, (D) – Galveston

• Bill Daniel – Former Governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives^[53]
• Price Daniel Jr. – Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1973–1975)^[54]
• John E. Davis (Bachelor of Business Administration, Class of 1982) – Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1999
• Craig Eiland – Departing state Representative and former Speaker pro Tempore of the Texas House of Representatives ^[55]
• James Walter Elder – U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district^[56]
• Marshall Formby (JD, 1951) – Texas State Senator (1941–1945), later highway commissioner
• Philip Gunn (BBA, 1985) – Speaker of the House Mississippi (current), first Republican speaker of the House in 136 years.
• Phil Hardberger – former mayor of San Antonio^[57]
• Temple Lea Houston – son of Sam Houston, District Attorney, and state legislator^[58]
• Leon Jaworski – special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal and one of the first partners of the major international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski^[59]
• Jeff Leach (B.A.) - state representative from District 67 in the Texas House of Representatives since 2013
• Margaret Lowenthal (B.A.) – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lake Charles^[60]
• Julie Myers (BA, 1991) – former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement^[61]
• Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr. – former United States Ambassador to Sweden and Vice Chairman of U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy ^[62]
• Walter P. Paluch, Jr. – former Brigadier General in the United States Air Force^[63]
• Diane Patrick – Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington^[64]
• Larry Phillips (BBA) – Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2003 from Sherman, Texas^[65]
• Paul Sadler (BA) – former state representative and Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in 2012^[66]
• Scott Sanford (BBA) – Member of the Texas House of Representatives from McKinney; Certified Public Accountant and Baptist pastor^[67]
• Mark M. Shelton (BS, 1979) – Fort Worth pediatrician, specialist in infectious diseases, and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (2009–2013); lost 2012 state Senate election in District 10 to Wendy Davis^[68]
• Max Sherman (BA, 1957) – Texas State Senator (1971–1977) and president of West Texas A&M University (1977–1982)^[69]
• William S. Sessions – former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation^[70]
• David M. Sibley – Texas State Senator (1991–2002) and former mayor of Waco^[71]
• Stuart Spitzer – surgeon in Kaufman, Texas, and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 4^[72]
• Eleanor Tinsley – first woman elected at-large to Houston City Council (1979 to 1995); served as a board member of the Houston Independent School District (1969–1973)^[73]
• Abelardo L. Valdez – former United States Ambassador and Chief of Protocol of the United States^[74]
• Jason Villalba – state representative from District 114 in Dallas County, since 2013; member of the Haynes and Boone law firm in Dallas^[75]
• Gita Wirjawan – Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia^[76]
• Kirk Watson – former Austin Mayor and current Texas State Senator^[77]
• W. Marvin Watson – Advisor to President Lyndon Johnson and former Postmaster General^[78]
• Ayman Safadi – Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs of Jordan.

Judges and Justices

• Charles Barrow – Former Justice to the Texas Supreme Court and a Dean of Baylor Law School^[79]
• Leonard E. Davis – United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas^[80]
• Jennifer Elrod – Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit^[81]
• Sidney A. Fitzwater – Chief United Federal District Judge for the Northern District of Texas^[82]
• James Rodney Gilstrap – United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas^[83]
• James Kinkeade – United States Federal Judge for Northern District of Texas^[84]
• Priscilla Owen – Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth circuit, possible nominee to Supreme Court^[85]
• Thomas R. Phillips – former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court^[86]
• Tom Price (J.D.) – judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015; judge of the Texas 282nd Court, 1987–1997^[87]
• Walter Scott Smith, Jr. – Chief United States Federal Judge for the Western District of Texas^[88]
• William Steger – long-serving United States Federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas, ran unsuccessfully for Texas governor in 1960 and United States House of Representatives in 1962^[89]
• T. John Ward – former United States Federal Judge for the Eastern District of Texas^[90]
• Don Willett – United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit^[91]

Medal of Honor recipients

• Jack Lummus^[92]
• John R. Kane^[93]

Badminton

• Tan Joe Hok – legendary Indonesian badminton player

Baseball

• Ken Patterson – Pitcher, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels (MLB); currently a pitching coach specialist for the Angels^[94]
• Pat Combs – Pitcher, first round draft pick for the Philadelphia Phillies, played for the Phillies from 1989 to 1992^[95]
• Jason Jennings – Pitcher, Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB)^[96]
• Ted Lyons – Pitcher, Chicago White Sox, 1923–46, member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame^[97]
• Max Muncy – Outfielder, 2012 5th round draft pick by the Oakland Athletics; now with the Los Angeles Dodgers^[98]
• David Murphy – Outfielder, 2003 1st round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox; now with the Texas Rangers^[99]
• Scott Ruffcorn – Pitcher, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)^[100]
• Kelly Shoppach – Catcher, New York Mets (MLB)^[101]
• Bob Simpson – owner of the Texas Rangers and co-founder of XTO Energy^[102]
• Shawn Tolleson – Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)^[103]
• Lee Tunnell – Pitcher, 1982–1989, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Minnesota Twins.^[104]
• Kip Wells – Pitcher, In MLB since 1999 and most recently for the San Diego Padres in 2012.^[105]

Men's basketball

• Quincy Acy – power forward for the New York Knicks^[106]
• Carroll Dawson – former assistant coach and general manager for the Houston Rockets 1980–2007^[107]
• Melvin Hunt – An assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks and former interim head coach of the Denver Nuggets^[108]
• Curtis Jerrells (born 1987) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League^[109]
• Vinnie Johnson – former player for the Detroit Pistons (1979–92); nicknamed "The Microwave" for being able to come off the bench heated up and ready to play. Johnson had his #15 Jersey retired^[110] by the Pistons ^[111]
• Perry Jones III – forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder^[112]
• Dennis Lindsey – General Manager for the Utah Jazz,^[113] former Baylor guard (1988–92)
• Darryl Middleton – professional player for many European teams (won the 2002 Euroleague Cup)^[114]
• Quincy Miller – small forward for the Denver Nuggets^[115]
• Johnathan Motley – became the first player in franchise history to sign a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He is a forward for the Dallas Mavericks^[116]
• Royce O'Neale – forward for the Utah Jazz^[117]
• Taurean Prince – was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, He is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks^[118]
• Jackie Robinson – won a gold medal as a guard for the 1948 U.S. Olympic basketball team in London^[119]
• Brian Skinner – forward for the Los Angeles Clippers^[120]
• Terry Teagle – shooting guard for Rockets, Lakers, & Warriors from 1982–1993, the 16th overall pick (Rockets) in the 1982 NBA draft.^[121]
• Ekpe Udoh – forward for the Milwaukee Bucks^[122]
• Micheal Williams – former point guard for the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Toronto Raptors.^[123]
• David Wesley – a 16 year NBA veteran and former guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. He is the current television color analyst^[124] for the New Orleans Pelicans^[125]

Women's basketball

• Jody Conradt – Legendary women's basketball coach at the University of Texas.^[126]
• Sonja Hogg – Head women's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and Baylor.^[127]
• Sheila Lambert – Drafted by the Charlotte Sting in the First Round (No. 7 overall) of the 2002 WNBA Draft^[128]
• Bernice Mosby – WNBA first-round draft pick (Washington 2007)^[129]
• Kim Mulkey – Lady Bear basketball coach. She is the first person in NCAA history to win a basketball national championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. Has won 2 NCAA Championships (2005, 2012) as head coach at Baylor and has won the Big 12 regular season championship 9 times (2005, 2011–2018)
• Sophia Young – All-Star forward and 2006 first-round draft pick for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA^[130]
• Brittney Griner – WNBA first-round draft pick (Phoenix 2013)^[131]

Football

• Walter Abercrombie – NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles
• Riley Biggs – American football center^[132]
• Matt Bryant – NFL placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons^[133]
• Cody Carlson – NFL quarterback taken in the 3rd round of the 1987 NFL Draft for the Houston Oilers (1988–94)^[134]
• Nakia Codie – NFL defensive back
• Ray Crockett – NFL cornerback drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1989, won two (2) Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos, BU Hall of Fame Class of 2008
• Cotton Davidson – Played and coached at Baylor, quarterback in the NFL and AFL^[135]
• Paul Dickson – NFL defensive and offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys^[136]
• Santana Dotson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman, 1992 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, also played for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins (1992–2002)^[137]
• L.G. Dupre – running back for the Baltimore Colts and the Dallas Cowboys^[138]
• Thomas Everett – NFL defensive back with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987–95)^[139]
• James Francis – NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins (1990–99)^[140]
• Ron Francis – Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots^[141]
• Malcolm Frank – Canadian Football League defensive back^[142]
• Hayden Fry – NCAA Division I-A coach (1962–98), inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.^[143]
• Terrance Ganaway – Running back for the St. Louis Rams^[144]
• Kelvin Garmon – Offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers and the Cleveland Browns^[145]
• Lester Gatewood – NFL center for the Green Bay Packers^[146]
• Dennis Gentry – NFL running back (1982–92), selected in the 4th round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears^[147]
• David Gettis – 2010 NFL Draft 198th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers^[148]
• Bill Glass – Round 1 draft pick and defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions (1958–61) and the Cleveland Browns (1962–68)^[149]
• Josh Gordon – Wide receiver, Drafted in the second round of the 2012 supplemental draft by the Cleveland Browns^[150]
• Robert Griffin III – Heisman Trophy winning (2011) Baylor quarterback; 2012 NFL Draft 2nd overall draft pick by the Washington Redskins^[151]
• Greg Hawthorne – NFL running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots^[152]
• Heath Herring (attended), football player and wrestler; retired mixed martial artist fighter, formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship^[153]
• Darrell Hogan – NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers^[154]
• Jeff Ireland – Kicker at Baylor and general manager of the Miami Dolphins^[155]
• Joe Jackson – American football player
• George Koch – NFL and AAFC player
• Khari Long – Defensive end for the Chicago Bears^[156]
• Gerald McNeil – "The Ice Cube", NFL and USFL wide receiver that played in the 1980s^[157]
• Fred Miller – Offensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams (1996–99), Tennessee Titans (2000–04), and the Chicago Bears (2005–08)^[158]
• Mike Nelms – All-pro NFL and CFL defensive back^[159]
• J. W. Pender – University of North Texas head coach (1913–14)^[160]
• Luke Prestridge – Former all-pro NFL punter with the Denver Broncos^[161]
• Robert Quiroga – Arena Football League player^[162]
• John B. Reid – University of North Texas head coach
• Lloyd Russell – University of North Texas head coach (1942); Baylor Bears baseball head coach (1940–41, 1958–61)^[163]
• Daniel Sepulveda – Punter for Pittsburgh Steelers; two time Ray Guy Award winner^[164]
• Del Shofner – Wide receiver for L.A. Rams (1957–60), New York Giants (1961–67); five-time All-Pro and Pro Bowler^[165]
• Mike Singletary – Linebacker for the Chicago Bears (1981–92); head coach of the San Francisco 49ers (2008–10); assistant head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998^[166]
• Jack Sisco – University of North Texas head coach^[167]
• Jason Smith – Offensive tackle, 2nd overall draft pick by the St. Louis Rams in 2009 NFL Draft^[168]
• Jack Steadman – Former chairman, vice president, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs^[169]
• Phil Taylor – Defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, 21st overall draft pick in 2011 NFL Draft^[170]
• Don Trull – All American quarterback at Baylor; played six seasons with the AFL Houston Oilers (1964–69)
• J. D. Walton – Offensive center for the Denver Broncos^[171]
• Danny Watkins – Offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, 23rd overall draft pick in 2011 NFL Draft^[172]
• Robert Williams – Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, Phoenix Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs^[173]
• Terrance Williams – Wide receiver, 2013 NFL Draft 74th overall draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys^[174]
• Kendall Wright – Wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, 20th overall draft pick in 2012 NFL Draft^[175]
• Bob Woodruff – Former head coach at the University of Florida and former athletic director of the University of Tennessee

Tennis

• Benjamin Becker – German professional player (defeated Andre Agassi in Agassi's final match in the 2006 U.S. Open)^[176]

Track and field

• Trayvon Bromell – The first junior to surpass the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters. He secured a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.
• Willie Caldwell – Baylor's first national champion in any sport. 1985 NCAA indoor 500 meter champion and World record holder.1985 NCAA 4 × 400 meter relay champion. 1992 U.S indoor 400 meter Champion.^[177]
• Michael Johnson – Winner of five Olympic gold medals and nine-time world champion^[178]
• Jeremy Wariner – Winner of gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for the individual 400 meter and the 4 × 400 meter^[179]
• Darold Williamson – Winner of a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4 × 400 meter^[180]
• Reggie Witherspoon – Winner of a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the 4 × 400 meter along with teammate Jeremy Wariner.^[181]

Volleyball

• Laura Daniela Lloreda – Mexican/Puerto Rican player^[182]

Golf

• Jimmy Walker (golfer) – PGA Tour^[183]

Gymnastics

• Kiara Nowlin

Administration

• Reddin Andrews – President of Baylor University from 1885 to 1886
• George Washington Baines – Maternal great-grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, served briefly as natural science professor and president of Baylor University at its first location in Independence, Texas
• Samuel Palmer Brooks – President of Baylor University from 1902 to 1931
• Rufus Columbus Burleson – President of Baylor University from 1851 to 1861, and again from 1886 to 1897
• Oscar Henry Cooper – President of Baylor University from 1899 to 1902, and of Simmons College, now known as Hardin–Simmons University from 1902 to 1909
• David E. Garland – Interim president of Baylor University 2008 to 2010 and 2016, and Dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University 2007 to 2016
• Henry Lee Graves – President of Baylor University from 1846 to 1851
• John M. Lilley – President of the University of Nevada, Reno from 2001 to 2005 and Baylor University from 2006 to 2008
• Abner Vernon McCall – President of Baylor University from 1961 to 1981
• Herbert H. Reynolds – President of Baylor University from 1981 to 1995
• Robert B. Sloan – President of Baylor University from 1995 to 2005, and of Houston Baptist University from 2006 to the present
• William D. Underwood – Interim president of Baylor University 2005 to 2006, and of Mercer University 2006 to present
• William R. White – President of Hardin–Simmons University from 1940 to 1943, and of Baylor University from 1948 to 1961

Coaches

• Scott Drew – Men's basketball coach
• Clyde Hart – Former head track coach, currently director of track and field
• Sonja Hogg – Former head woman's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University and at Baylor University.
• Glenn Moore – Softball coach, played both football and baseball in college and softball with "The King and His Court"
• Kim Mulkey – Lady Bear basketball coach, college player at the Louisiana Tech University and on the US Olympic Team
• Grant Teaff – Former football head coach (1972–1992), member of the College Football Hall of Fame and executive director of the American Football Coaches Association
• Randy Waldrum – Founded the Baylor University women's soccer program, and went 46–14–3 from 1996 to 1998. Current head coach of the University of Notre Dame's women's soccer team.
• George Woodruff – Former Baylor football coach

Economics

• Earl Grinols – Distinguished Professor of Economics, notable works include contributions to the study of the economic effect of gambling and casinos^[184]
• David VanHoose – Herman W. Lay Professor of Private Enterprise. He has written text books and papers used in the field of economics. Areas of focus are international economics, monetary economics, macroeconomics, and banking.
• J. William (Bill) Petty – Professor of Finance and Caruth Chair of Entrepreneurship

Engineering

• Robert J. Marks II – Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, notable work in application of artificial neural networks, brachytherapy, wireless communication, detection theory, and Fourier analysis; a proponent of intelligent design and is featured in the documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

English

• Greg Garrett – Professor of English, winner of the Pirate's Alley William Faulkner Prize for Fiction, and author of several books^[185]

History

• Philip Jenkins – Distinguished Professor of History and Co-Director of the Program on Historical Studies of Religion^[186]

Philosophy

• Francis J. Beckwith – Associate Professor and Christian philosopher
• Jean Bethke Elshtain – Visiting Distinguished Professor of Religion and Public Life^[187]
• C. Stephen Evans – University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
• Thomas S. Hibbs – Dean of the Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
• Jonathan Kvanvig – Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Christian philosopher, specialist in Epistemology and Philosophy of Religion

Religion

• Edward R. Dalglish – Biblical scholar and professor of Old Testament
• Philip Jenkins – Director of Program for Historical Studies of Religion
• W. Winfred Moore – Former visiting distinguished professor of religion and director of the Center for Ministry Effectiveness at Baylor
• Ralph Wood – University professor and author of The Gospel According to Tolkien^[188][189]

School of Music

• Storm Bull – Musician, composer and educator, Professor Emeritus at the College of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder

Sciences

• Anzhong Wang – Theoretical physicist, specialized in gravitation, cosmology and astroparticle physics; currently working on cosmology in string/M theory and the Hořava-Lifshitz gravity
• Bennie Ward – Theoretical particle physicist, Fellow of the American Physical Society and is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Open Nuclear and Particle Physics Journal

Social sciences

• Marc H. Ellis – Controversial author of numerous articles and books on Israel and Jewish affairs^[190]
• Jay Hein – Director of the Program on Faith & Generosity and former Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives^[191]
• Jerry Pattengale – Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and Director of the Green Scholars Initiative^[192]
• Rodney Stark – Advocate of the application of rational choice theory in the sociology of religion^[193]

Truett Seminary

• Roger E. Olson – Professor of Theology, author of The Story of Christian Theology Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform
• Jimmy Dorrell – Professor of Missions, author of Trolls and Truth