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Hook 'em Horns from the crowd on the White House lawn in honor of the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team.
Hook 'em Horns from the crowd on the White House lawn in honor of the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team.

This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). In addition to its undergraduate program, BYU offers graduate degrees in 47 departments and includes two graduate schools: the McCombs School of Business, the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Jackson School of Geosciences, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the School of Law.[1] As of November 2007, BYU has approximately 362,000 living alumni.[2]

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents

[edit] Academia and research

[edit] University Presidents and Deans

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Bednar, David A.David A. Bednar 1976 M.O.B. (Marriott) Fourteenth President of BYU-Idaho (Rexburg, Idaho) [3]

[edit] Professors and researchers

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Boyer, Paul D.Paul D. Boyer 1939 B.S. Co-winner of 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)". [4]

[edit] Arts

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Bascom, Earl W.Earl W. Bascom 1940 B.A. Internationally renowned as a cowboy artist and sculptor [5]

[edit] Business and finance

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Aho, BillBill Aho 1983 MBA (Marriott) CEO of ClearPlay Inc. [6]

[edit] Entertainment

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Abraham, F. MurrayF. Murray Abraham — (never graduated) American actor who won Academy Award for role in Amadeus [7]
Alejandro, KevinKevin Alejandro American actor featured in Ugly Betty [8]
Anderson, WesWes Anderson B.A. American filmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for The Royal Tenenbaums [9]
Bates, FlorenceFlorence Bates 1906 B.S. American character actress [10]
Barton, SteveSteve Barton — (never graduated) Broadway theatre actor [11][12]
Coleman, TroyTroy Coleman American singer of country rap known as "Cowboy Troy"; co-host of Nashville Star [13]
Fawcett, FarrahFarrah Fawcett M.S. American actress famous for role in original Charlie's Angels [14]
Friedman, Richard S.Richard S. Friedman 1966 B.A. Singer and author known as "Kinky Friedman" [15]
Garriott, RichardRichard Garriott — (never graduated) Video game programmer and spaceflight participant [16]
Gilpin, PeriPeri Gilpin — (never graduated) Actress famous for role in Fraiser [17]
Griffith, NanciNanci Griffith B.A. Winner of 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album [18]

[edit] Literature, writing, and translation

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Breathed, BerkeleyBerkeley Breathed 1979 B.S. Author of comic-strip Bloom County [19]
Coetzee, John MaxwellJohn Maxwell Coetzee 1968 Ph.D. Winner of 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature [20]
Cooper, MadisonMadison Cooper 1915 B.A. Author [21]
Crane, RoyRoy Crane 1922 B.A. "Father of the adventure story cartoon strip"; author of syndicated Buz Sawyer [22]

[edit] Music

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Dunleavy, MaryMary Dunleavy 1990 M.M. Professional opera singer [12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ All Graduate Progras. BYU. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  2. ^ "Alumni Figures", BYU Alumni Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 
  3. ^ David A. Bednar. BYU-Idaho. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  4. ^ Paul D. Boyer. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  5. ^ Interview with Don Bluth. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  6. ^ Bill Aho. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  7. ^ F. Murray Abraham. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  8. ^ Kevin Alejandro. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  9. ^ Kevin Alejandro. Answers.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  10. ^ JACOBY, FLORENCE RABE. The Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  11. ^ Steve Barton. Broadway Stars. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  12. ^ a b Outstanding Young Texas Exes Awards. UT Austin. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  13. ^ New Artist Spotlight: Cowboy Troy. About.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  14. ^ Farrah Fawcett. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  15. ^ Halpern (2005-08-22). [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050822fa_fact Lone Star: Kinky Friedman on the campaign trail first = Dan]. The New Yorker. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  16. ^ A & S Interview: Richard Garriott. Air & Space Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  17. ^ Peri Gilpin. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  18. ^ Nanci Griffith FAQ. NanciNet. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  19. ^ Berkeley Breathed. Encarta. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  20. ^ J.M. Coetzee - Biography. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  21. ^ Madison Cooper. Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  22. ^ Roy Crane Award. UT Austin. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.

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