There are more than 250,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Oklahoma State alumni include billionaire T. Boone Pickens, country music recording artist Garth Brooks, computer pioneer Dr. H. Edward Roberts, astronaut Wally Funk and South Korea Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo. Many faculty and staff members who are not alumni have also distinguished themselves, and are included in this list.
Alumni
Academia George S. Benson, missionary, president of Harding College, and chancellor of Alabama Christian College T. J. Chung, mechanical engineer; professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville William Costello, animal scientist; professor of animal and range science at South Dakota State University V. Burns Hargis, president of Oklahoma State University Anita Hill, professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University Ramchandran Jaikumar, Daewoo professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School Hellen Linkswiler (1939), nutrition scientist and dietician; professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University Sidney A. McPhee, president of Middle Tennessee State University Katherine O. Musgrave, professor emerita of food and nutrition, University of Maine Gene Nichol, president of The College of William and Mary J. Tinsley Oden, pioneer in the field of computational mechanics; professor of aerospace engineering, engineering mechanics, mathematics, and computer science at the University of Texas at Austin David Noel Ramírez Padilla, rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Benjamin Rader, historian; James L. Sellers Professor of History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln John R. Rice, mathematician, computer scientist; founder of ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, and professor at Purdue University Steven A. Scott, president of Pittsburg State University
Art and architecture
Tomur Atagök, feminist painter, musicologist, and author Chester Gould, cartoonist and creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip Randy Heckenkemper, golf course architect Regina Holliday, artist, medical rights advocate, and founder of the Walking Gallery and the Medical Advocacy Mural Project Donald Sechrest (1956), golf course architect Jerry Slack, golf course architect
Business Yussur A. F. Abrar, governor of the Central Bank of Somalia Minnie Lou Bradley, cattlewoman and matriarch of Bradley 3 Ranch in Childress County, Texas Walter Clore, viticulturist for Chateau Ste. Michelle; the "father of Washington wine" Gordon Eubanks, CEO and president of Symantec Corporation, makers of Norton AntiVirus John D. Groendyke, CEO of Groendyke Transport Clark Hallren, managing director of Clear Scope Partners; managing director of the Entertainment Industries Group of JPMorgan Abdusalam H. Omer, governor of the Central Bank of Somalia; CEO for the District of Columbia Public Schools Neal Patterson, CEO of Cerner Corporation T. Boone Pickens, business magnate and financier William A. Scroggs, insurance agent; founder of Kappa Kappa Psi M. B. "Bud" Seretean, CEO of Coronet Industries, general manager of the Atlanta Hawks Sanjiv Sidhu, founder of software giants i2 Technologies and o9 Solutions Tambra Raye Stevenson, nutritionist, founder and CEO of Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture Charles Watson, chairman, founder, and CEO of Dynegy Corp.; owner of the Houston Aeros professional hockey team
Entertainment Keith Anderson, country music singer, songwriter John Ashley, producer (The A-Team, Walker, Texas Ranger) Hoyt Axton, noted rock and folk singer-songwriter and actor K. K. Barrett, Academy Award-nominated production designer Jason Boland, country music singer, songwriter Garth Brooks, country music singer, songwriter and actor Gary Busey, actor Jaime Cardriche, actor (Malcolm & Eddie) Sarah Coburn, operatic soprano Jay Daniel, television producer Burr DeBenning, film, television and stage actor Ty England, country music singer Dave Garrett, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys radio broadcaster Doug Gottlieb, ESPN analyst and syndicated sports talk radio host Brandon Jenkins, singer-songwriter Siddika Kabir, cooking show host and cookbook author Trey Kennedy, comedian, actor, singer Ted Leitner, San Diego Padres radio broadcaster Rex Linn, actor James Marsden, actor and model A. Frank Martin, musician, educator, and founding member of Kappa Kappa Psi Sharron Miller, television producer, director, and writer Kinga Philipps, actor, television host Steve Ripley, country-rock artist and guitarist Lise Simms, television actress and designer Watermelon Slim, born Bill Homans, blues artist Emily Wickersham, actress
Law
Tina Glory-Jordan, Cherokee Nation supreme court justice, secretary of state, tribal councilor Anita Hill, lawyer, professor and commentator M. John Kane, chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Steven W. Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court justice
Literature and journalism
June Burn, pioneering magazine writer and author Ally Carter, author Aaron Gwyn, short story author and literary critic Helen Holmes, journalist, historian, and Women's Army Corps officer Pamela Morsi, author Larry Thompson, humor columnist, author Clifford Trafzer, historian and writer
Military
John W. Doucette, brig. general, US Air Force Walter E. Fountain, United States Army brigadier general, assistant adjutant general of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, acting deputy director of the Army National Guard Roger A. Lalich, U.S. National Guard general Sidney Marks, major general, United States Army Virgil A. Richard, brig. general, US Army Ray L. Smith, major general, retired, United States Marine Corps; inductee of the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame
Politics
Joe Allbaugh, Federal Emergency Management Agency director Adnan Badran, prime minister of Jordan Henry Bellmon, United States Senate and governor of Oklahoma Shella Bowlin, Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Francis Cherry, governor of Arkansas Tom Coburn, United States Senate Nam Duck-woo, prime minister of South Korea Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma Ashley Grant, Cherokee Nation tribal councilor John Paul Hammerschmidt, United States House representative, Arkansas Ali Hamsa, chief secretary to the Government of Malaysia Joel Hefley, United States House representative, 5th District of Colorado Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Iranian diplomat and OPEC representative Frank Lucas, United States House representative, 3rd District of Oklahoma Clem McSpadden, United States House representative, Oklahoma Markwayne Mullin, United States Senate; United States House representative, Oklahoma Don Nickles, United States Senate Robert Dale Price, United States House representative, Texas Panhandle Jim Reese, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture William Royer, United States House representative, California Kevin Stitt, current governor of Oklahoma Richard A. Waterfield, late state representative from Canadian, Texas Wes Watkins, United States House representative, Oklahoma Robert A. Whitney, acting surgeon general of the United States
Religion
Alan J. Hawkins, Anglican bishop and COO of the Anglican Church in North America William B. Oden, American Methodist bishop
Science, technology and engineering
Horace Casey, electrical engineer Wally Funk, first female Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board inspector; one of the Mercury 13; oldest woman in space as of July 2021 William Pogue, ret. colonel, USAF, NASA astronaut, pilot of Skylab 4 John R. Rice, mathematician and computer scientist; founder of ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software Dr. H. Edward Roberts, engineer and inventor of the personal computer Stuart Roosa, NASA astronaut, Apollo 14 Ingrid Skop, pro-life obstetrician Wei-Wen Yu, civil engineer
Sports
Baseball
Jerry Adair, professional baseball player and coach Scott Baker, MLB pitcher, Minnesota Twins Jeromy Burnitz, MLB baseball player John Farrell, manager of 2013 World Series champion Boston Red Sox Josh Fields, MLB baseball player, Royals Joe Horlen, MLB All-Star pitcher Pete Incaviglia, MLB baseball player, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper College Baseball Player of the Century Danny Perez, MLB outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers Allie Reynolds, MLB pitcher Rusty Ryal, current MLB infielder, Arizona Diamondbacks Luke Scott, current MLB outfielder, Baltimore Orioles Mickey Tettleton, MLB baseball player Robin Ventura, MLB baseball player Donnie Walton, current MLB infielder, Seattle Mariners Gary Ward, baseball coach
Basketball
Tony Allen, NBA basketball player, New Orleans Pelicans Markel Brown (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Michael Cobbins (born 1992), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Pete Darcey, NBA basketball player Marcus Dove, basketball player Joey Graham, NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors Bob Harris, NBA basketball player Don Haskins, NCAA men's basketball coach, University of Texas at El Paso, subject of the movie Glory Road Anthony Hickey (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Henry Iba, NCAA and Olympic champion basketball coach, National Basketball Hall of Fame member Moe Iba, Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball coach Bob Kurland, basketball, two-time NCAA Champion, two-time Olympic Champion, Hall of Fame John Lucas, current NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets Desmond Mason, NBA basketball player, Oklahoma City Thunder Bud Millikan, basketball coach of University of Maryland, College Park Le'Bryan Nash, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Doyle Parrack, NBA basketball player, and NCAA coach Bryant Reeves, NBA basketball player, Vancouver Grizzlies Bill Self, current NCAA basketball head coach, University of Kansas; head coach Oral Roberts University, University of Tulsa, University of Illinois Marcus Smart, current NBA player for the Boston Celtics, 6th overall draft pick in 2014 John Starks, Oklahoma State basketball player, New York Knicks guard Eddie Sutton, men's basketball head coach at several schools, among them Oklahoma State Scott Sutton, head coach of Oral Roberts University basketball Sean Sutton, head coach of Oklahoma State University basketball Lindy Waters III, Oklahoma State basketball player, current Oklahoma City Thunder guard Darrell Williams, basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier LeagueThe Long Rebound for Darrell Williams | Chicago magazine | September 2014 Toby Wynn (2001), head women's basketball coach for Emporia State University
Football
Dan Bailey, current NFL football player, free agent Harold Bailey, NFL and CFL player Tatum Bell, NFL football player Bo Bowling, Montreal Alouettes player Jordan Brailford, NFL outside linebacker, Washington Redskins Rod Brown, All-American football player Dez Bryant, NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys Keith Burns, NFL football player, Denver Broncos Kelly Cook, NFL football player, Green Bay Packers Mason Cox, current Australian rules football player with Collingwood of the Australian Football League Gary Darnell, college football coach Reuben Gant, NFL football player, Buffalo Bills Walt Garrison, Pro Bowl NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys Jason Gildon, Pro Bowl NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers Chad Glasgow, defensive coordinator for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Derrel Gofourth, NFL football player, Green Bay Packers Mike Gundy, former head coach of Oklahoma State University football Brent Guy, college football coach