Donna Axum - Miss America 1964
Jimmy Dykes – ESPN college football and basketball analyst
Barry Hannah – novelist and short story writer
E. Lynn Harris – novelist and current in-house writer for the UA English Department[1]
T.J. Holmes – CNN anchor
Douglas C. Jones - historical fiction
Laurence Luckinbill – actor, best known as the brother of Spock in Star Trek V
Charles Portis – author of True Grit
Edward Durell Stone – world-renowned 20th century modernist architect, who helped create Radio City Music Hall and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Pat Summerall – sportscaster for CBS, Fox and ESPN
[edit] Business, science and academiaMike Aamodt - industrial and organizational psychology professor at Radford University
Wiley Branton - Former Dean for the Howard University School of Law[2]
William T. Dillard – founder of Dillard's Department Stores[3]
Michael Fields – Current Dean for the Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University and former Dean at Central Michigan University.
Joe T. Ford – Founder and CEO of Alltel
Scott T. Ford – President and CEO of Alltel
Mary L. Good – past president, American Association for the Advancement of Science[4]
William Harrison (1935-2010), obstetrician who performed over 20,000 abortions as the only provider in Northwest Arkansas.[5]
Tommy Holloway – retired manager of NASA’s Space Shuttle Programs[6]
Jerry Jones – Oilman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Walter Keller – developer of the heart pacemaker
Robert Koenig - Associate Principal HMN Architects
Thomas A. Mars - part of the ownership group who owns Mars, Incorporated
Robert D. Maurer – inventor of fiber optic technology
David Wiley Mullins BA 1931 - Served as President of the University of Arkansas and Chancellor of North Carolina State University
David O. Russell – Vice President of Verizon Communications
Ray Thornton – Served as President of the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University
S. Robson Walton - Chairman of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Ed Wilson – President of the Fox Broadcasting Company
[edit] SportsLance Alworth – Hall of Fame wide receiver for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers[7]
Steve Atwater – 8-time Pro Bowl NFL defensive back
Corey Beck – retired NBA Player
Ronnie Brewer – NBA player for the Utah Jazz
Veronica Campbell – 5-time Olympic medal winning sprinter
Mike Conley, Sr. – Olympic silver and gold medalist in triple jump, and holder of U.S. record
John Daly – golfer; went on to win five PGA Tour tournaments, including the PGA Championship and the British Open[8]
Butch Davis – head football coach at the University of North Carolina and former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and Miami Hurricanes
Calvin Davis – bronze medalist in 400m hurdles at the 1996 Olympics
[Henry Ford] - 1st round draft pick to the Houston Oilers in 1994
Joe Ferguson – former quarterback; went on to have a seventeen-year career in the NFL, primarily with the Buffalo Bills
Ryan J. Hale – Former defensive tackle for the New York Giants.
After attending Arkansas, Dan Hampton played for the Chicago Bears of the NFL from 1979 to 1990.Dan Hampton – member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Madre Hill - SEC Player of the Year, 1995, Played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and the Oakland Raiders.
Jim Lee Howell – head coach of the 1956 NFL champion New York Giants
Jimmy Johnson – former football coach and two-time Super Bowl winner with the Dallas Cowboys. The first of two coaches to win an NCAA championship and a Super Bowl. Current Fox NFL studio analyst
Joe Johnson NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
E. Fay Jones – AIA Gold Medal winning architect, architect for Thorncrown Chapel
Felix Jones – Dallas Cowboys running back
Matt Jones – National Football League wide receiver
Deena Kastor – bronze medalist in 2004 Olympic marathon, holder of American women's record for marathon
Jeff King – former MLB player
Cliff Lee – Cy Young Award-winning MLB pitcher
Jim Lindsey – former NFL player
Danny Mason – golfing coach and education professor at Texas Tech University, 1969–2000
Darren McFadden Oakland Raiders running back and two time Heisman Trophy runner-up
Oliver Miller – former NBA player
Sidney Moncrief – former NBA player
Mike Oquist – former MLB player
Jannero Pargo – professional basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets and currently playing in Russia
Limbo Parks - assistant coach for high school Varsity Football team and highschool ISS administrator.
Scotty Robertson - former NBA coach; Louisiana Tech University basketball coach from 1964 to 1974, received master's degree from UA
Howard Sampson - former NFL player
Gerald Skinner - former NFL player
Barry Switzer – former head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners (3 NCAA Championships) and Dallas Cowboys (1 World Championship); the second of two coaches to win an NCAA Championship and a Super Bowl (the other is former teammate Jimmy Johnson)
Clyde Van Sickle - former NFL player
Chuck Washington - former NFL player
Tim Webster - former NFL player
Sonny Weems - NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
Corliss Williamson – retired NBA player
Ben Winkelman - former NFL player
[edit] Politics, law and militaryWilliam Vollie Alexander, Jr., BA 1957 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 1st district from 1969-1993.
Beryl Anthony, BA 1961; JD 1963 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1979-1993.
Morris S. Arnold – Senior-status judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, based in Little Rock, former UALR law professor and former Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Mike Beebe – 45th and current Governor of Arkansas
Edwin Bethune – lawyer and lobbyist; member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district from 1979–1985
Robert Marion Berry, 1964 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 1st district from 1997-2011
John Boozman, 1974 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district since 2001.
Maurice Britt – World War II Medal of Honor recipient, NFL player, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Dale Bumpers – 37th Governor of Arkansas and Senator representing Arkansas from 1975-1999.
Erwin Cain - (Law 1988) - Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
Francis Cherry – 35th Governor of Arkansas
Admiral Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations for the United States Navy, is an alumnus of the University of Arkansas.Admiral Vern E. Clark – Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Jerry Climer – public administration specialist; founder of The Congressional Institute and the Public Governance Institute in Washington, D.C.
Ken Coon – psychologist, former Arkansas Republican Party state chairman, Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1974, former state Jaycee president
Donald L. Corbin – Associate Justice for the Arkansas Supreme Court
William Fadjo Cravens – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1939-1949.
Maud Crawford - first woman attorney in Camden, Arkansas; disappeared in 1957 amid international speculation; attended UA from 1911-1912; passed bar exam without attending law school.[9]
Paul Danielson – Associate Justice for the Arkansas Supreme Court
Jay Dickey, JD 1963 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1993-2001.
George Washington Donaghey – 22nd and current Governor of Arkansas
Clyde T. Ellis, BS '31; JD '34 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1939-1943.
Brigadier General Daniel B. Fincher – Air Force Judge Advocate and Commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency
John C. Floyd, BS 1879 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1905-1915.
J. William Fulbright, BA '25 – U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, creator of the Fulbright Scholar Program and president of the University of Arkansas
Junius Marion Futrell – 30th Governor of Arkansas
Ezekiel C. Gathings, JD 1929 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 1st district from 1939-1969.
William S. Goodwin – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 7th district from 1911-1921.
Lieutenant General Richard C. Harding – The 16th Judge Advocate General of the Air Force
John Paul Hammerschmidt, BA '41 - U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1967-1993.
Jim Hannah – Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Mike Haridopolos – current member of the Florida Senate
Kim Hendren – Arkansas state senator, 1979–1983, 2003–present
George Howard, Jr. – first African-American federal judge in Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1997-2001.
Tim Hutchinson – U.S. Senator representing Arkansas from 1997-2003 and U.S. Representative representing Arkansas's 3rd district from 1993-1997.
Richard C. Johnston, MS '89 - U.S. Air Force general
Dan Kyle, MBA '61; PhD '68 – Louisiana legislative auditor (1989-2003)
Lynn Lowe, B.S. Engineering 1959 – former Republican state chairman and gubernatorial nominee, 1978, and Texarkana farmer
John Ellis Martineau – 28th Governor of Arkansas
Ricardo Martinelli – President of the Republic of Panama
Hayes McClerkin - LLB '59 - Speaker of the Arkansas House, 1969-1970; Texarkana attorney
Larry Reed McCord – prominent Fort Smith attorney who was vice mayor of Fort Smith from 1977 to 1978, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas from 1978 to 1982, and assistant U.S. Attorney from 1982 until his retirement in 2006.
Sid McMath – Decorated U.S. Marine, 34th Governor of Arkansas, top personal injury attorney (President, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1977–78); built University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, defeated Dixiecrats in Arkansas and opposed Governor Faubus
Edwin L. Mechem – Republican governor of the State of New Mexico
Arlie Metheny – United States Army officer at Fort Chaffee and superintendent of three Arkansas school systems
Harold Montgomery – member of Louisiana State Senate (1960–1968; 1972–1976)
John Isaac Moore – 20th Governor of Arkansas
Catherine Dorris Norrell, BA 1925 – U.S. Representative representing Arkansas's 6th district from 1961-1963 and Director of the United States Department of State from 1965-1969.
Xenophon Overton Pindall – 21st Governor of Arkansas
Odell Pollard JD 1950 - Searcy attorney and state Republican chairman, 1966-1970
David Pryor, BA 1957; JD 1964 – 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975-1979, U.S. Senator from 1979-1997, and U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1966-1973.
David PryorMark Pryor, BA 1985; JD 1988 – Current Senator representing Arkansas
Joe Purcell – 40th Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, and Lieutenant Governor
Heartsill Ragon, BA 1905 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 5th district from 1923-1933.
Charles C. Reid, BA 1885 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1901-1903.
James B. Reed, JD 1909 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 6th district from 1923-1929.
Willis Ricketts – Arkansas Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1962; pharmacist and businessman
Bob C. Riley – 38th Governor of Arkansas
Joseph Robinson – 23rd Governor of Arkansas and Senator representing Arkansas from 1913-1937 and U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 6th district from 1903-1913.
David B. Samuel – attorney, state legislator, and city judge in Shreveport, Louisiana
Rodney Slater – former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Mark Swaney – Green Party of Arkansas State Coordintor, Founder of the Arkansas Committee
Boyd Anderson Tackett, JD 1935 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 4th district from 1949-1953.
Tom Jefferson Terral – 27th Governor of Arkansas
David D. Terry, JD 1903 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 5th district from 1933-1943.
Ray Thornton, JD 1956 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd district from 1991-1997, 4th district from 1973-1979, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1971-1973.
John N. Tillman, BA 1880; JD 1883 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1945-1967 and President of the University of Arkansas from 1905-1912.
James William Trimble, BA 1917; JD 1925 – U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district from 1945-1967.
Jim Guy Tucker, JD 1968 – 43rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd district from 1977-1979, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1973-1977.
Elana Wills – Associate Justice for the Arkansas Supreme Court
[edit] FacultyMohammad Ataul Karim, World Renowned Physicist.
David A. Bednar – Faculty in the College of Business Administration 1980–1997; thereafter, President of Brigham Young University - Idaho.
Bill Clinton – Faculty in the School of Law 1973–1976.
Hillary Clinton – Faculty in the School of Law 1974–1976.
Ellen Gilchrist – Fiction writer
Molly Giles – Fiction writer
Donald Harington – Fiction writer, Professor of Art History
William Harrison – Screenwriter and author of Rollerball
E. Fay Jones – Dean of the School of Architecture, architect for Thorncrown Chapel.
Eleanor King – principal dancer and choreographer from the early days of American modern dance
David William Thomas – professor of journalism in the early 1930s; thereafter, the mayor of Minden, Louisiana
Miller Williams – Faculty in the Department of English, noted poet.
Charles W. Woodworth – Entomologist and Botanist at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station 1888–1891, see the C. W. Woodworth Award