List of Northern Arizona University alumni

Notable alumni of Northern Arizona University:

Actors

• Rutanya Alda — actress
• Seamus Dever — actor in Castle^[1]
• Marjean Holden — actress^[2]

Artists

• R.C. Gorman — Native American artist
• R. Carlos Nakai — Native American performing artist and composer
• Ryan Singer — artist
• Mary Antonia Wood — artist
• Ray Manley - photographer

Sports

• Greg Adams — National Hockey League
• Travis Brown — National Football League, quarterback
• Dave Cahill — National Football League, defensive tackle
• Darren Carrington — National Football League, safety
• Allan Clark — National Football League, running back
• Shawn Collins — National Football League, wide receiver
• Austin Dowell — National Football League, punter
• George Grantham — Major League Baseball, infielder
• Michael Haynes — National Football League, wide receiver
• Mike Jankowski — skiing and snowboarding coach
• Maya Kalle-Bentzur — Israeli Olympic runner and long jumper
• David Lang — National Football League, running back
• Jeff Lewis — National Football League, wide receiver
• Goran Lingmerth — National Football League, kicker
• Mark Lomas — National Football League, defensive lineman
• Lopez Lomong — South Sudanese-born track and field athlete and Olympian^[3]
• Pete Mandley — National Football League, wide receiver
• Derek Mason - Head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores D-1 FBS college football team
• Todd McMillon — National Football League, cornerback
• Mike Mercer — National Football League
• Rex Mirich — National Football League, defensive tackle
• Lee Mulleneaux — National Football League
• Keith O'Neil — National Football League linebacker, Super Bowl XLI champion with Indianapolis Colts
• Josh Oppenheimer (born 1970) — Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and former professional basketball player
• Frank Pollack — offensive tackle, San Francisco 49ers
• John Rade — National Football League, linebacker. Transferred to Boise State University
• Rayna Stewart — National Football League, safety
• Rusty Tillman — National Football League, linebacker
• Austin Dowell- Sixth Man of the Year

Other

• Joe Anglim — Survivor contestant
• Robin Braun — United States Navy rear admiral
• Harvey Butchart — author and professor known for hiking exploits near Grand Canyon
• Raul Hector Castro — former Arizona Governor; former U.S. Ambassador
• Diana Gabaldon — New York Times best-selling author^[4]
• Kayla Mueller — Islamic State hostage and aid worker
• Lisa Olson — sports journalist
• Rick Renzi — Arizona Congressman, District 1
• Raymond R. Rogers — geology professor
• Enrique Odria — Peruvian Politician

References