List of University of Alabama people

The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Alabama, located in the American city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Notable alumni

Arts and humanities

Harper Lee

• Mark Childress, author who wrote the screenplay for Crazy in Alabama and the novel of the same name
• William Christenberry, photographer, painter, sculptor, and teacher
• Jean Cox, opera singer
• Kevin Crawford, scholar of William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton
• Done P. Dabale, bishop and founder of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria
• Borden Deal, novelist and short story writer
• Blanche Evans Dean, naturalist, conservationist, and schoolteacher
• Tim Earley, poet
• John Martin Finlay, poet and writer
• Winston Groom, author best known for his novel Forrest Gump, which became a cultural phenomenon after being adapted into a film of the same name
• Sigmund Hecht, rabbi who received a Doctorate of Divinity from UA in 1886
• Jim Hilgartner, author of poetry and fiction
• Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, poet and novelist
• May Hyman Lesser, artist and medical illustrator
• Dale Kennington, contemporary artist
• Tanner Latham, writer and podcaster
• Harper Lee, author best known for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which won the Pulitzer Prize
• Everette Maddox, poet
• Michelle Richmond, author best known for her novel The Year of Fog, which was a New York Times Best Seller
• K. Lee Scott, teacher, musician, conductor, and composer
• Kathryn Stockett, author best known for her novel The Help, which was adapted into a film of the same name
• Ann Waldron, author

Business

• Winton M. Blount, entrepreneur who founded and served as CEO of Blount International; former postmaster general
• Samuel DiPiazza, business executive who served as chairman of Warner Bros. Discovery; former CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers
• James M. Fail, financial executive who served as chairman of Stone Holdings and Bluebonnet Savings Bank
• Janet Gurwitch, entrepreneur who founded Gurwitch Products, the manufacturer of Laura Mercier Cosmetics
• Marillyn Hewson, businesswoman who served as chairman, president, and CEO of Lockheed Martin
• Vicki Hollub, businesswoman who served as president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum; the first woman to head a major American oil company
• Bernie Madoff, financier and convicted fraudster who ran the world's largest Ponzi scheme; attended UA for his freshman year, then transferred to and subsequently graduated from Hofstra University
• Benjamin C. Russell, entrepreneur who created the sweatshirt and served as president of Russell Manufacturing Co.
• Lowell C. Smith, academic administrator who served as president of Nichols College

Entertainment

Hannah Brown

• Hannah Brown, Miss Alabama USA 2018; contestant on The Bachelor; star of The Bachelorette
• Norbert Leo Butz, actor and singer known for his work in Broadway theatre; two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• Tom Cherones, TV producer and director known for Seinfeld, NewsRadio, and Desperate Housewives
• Ashley Crow, actress known for the TV series Heroes
• Kylan Darnell, internet personality and Miss Ohio Teen USA 2022
• Michael Emerson, actor known for the TV series The Practice, Lost, Arrow, and Person of Interest
• Brittny Gastineau, model, socialite, and reality TV personality
• Michael Luwoye, actor known for playing the title role in the Broadway musical Hamilton
• Scott Mactavish, filmmaker and author
• Debra Marshall, professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment
• Sonequa Martin-Green, actress known for the TV series Star Trek: Discovery and The Walking Dead
• Madeline Mitchell, Miss Tuscaloosa and Miss Alabama USA 2011; 2nd runner-up at the Miss USA pageant
• Anastasia Muñoz, voice actress affiliated with Funimation
• Jim Nabors, actor, singer, and comedian known for The Andy Griffith Show
• Ray Reach, musician named one of "30 Alabamians who changed jazz history"
• Steve Sample Sr., jazz musician and educator
• Destin Sandlin, YouTube personality and educator
• Grant Sikes, internet personality
• Noelia Voigt, model and Miss USA 2023
• Sela Ward, actress known for the TV series Sisters
• Christopher Woodrow, Hollywood movie producer known for Birdman, Black Mass, and Hacksaw Ridge

Politics and government

Hugo Black

Jeff Sessions

Richard Shelby

George Wallace

• John W. Abercrombie, president of UA (1902–1911) and U.S. congressman from Alabama (1913–1917)
• James B. Allen, U.S. senator from Alabama (1969–1978)
• Maryon P. Allen, U.S. senator from Alabama (1978); wife of James B. Allen
• Herschel W. Arant, dean of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
• William Brockman Bankhead, U.S. congressman (1917–1933) and (1933–1940), speaker of the House (1936–1940)
• Cynthia Bathurst, animal welfare advocate; founder and director of Safe Humane Chicago
• Bill Baxley, lieutenant governor of Alabama (1983–1987)
• Ann Bedsole, first Republican woman to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives (1979–83) and first woman to serve in the Alabama State Senate (1983–95)
• Robert J. Bentley, governor of Alabama (2011–2017)
• Hugo Black, U.S. senator from Alabama (1927–1937) and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1937–1971)
• Ron Bolton, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (2022–present)
• Katie Britt, U.S. senator from Alabama (2023–present)
• H. L. Sonny Callahan, U.S congressman from Alabama's 1st district (1985–2003)
• Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr., U.S. congressman
• Brock Colvin, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Margaret Conditt, Ohio state representative
• Morris Dees, civil rights attorney; founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Eric Dick, property insurance attorney; president of the Harris County Department of Education (2017–present)
• Carl Elliott, U.S. congressman from Alabama's 7th district (1949–1965)
• Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama (1947–1951) and (1955–1959)
• Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity International
• Charles Graddick, attorney general of Alabama (1979–1987)
• Junius Foy Guin Jr., judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• Lino Gutierrez, diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua (1996–1999) and U.S. Ambassador to Argentina (2003–2006)
• Howell Heflin, U.S. senator from Alabama (1979–1997)
• Ralph Anthony Howard, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Frank Minis Johnson Jr., federal judge whose opinions were critical to the Civil Rights Movement
• Doug Jones, U.S. senator from Alabama
• Vivian Malone Jones, first African-American graduate of UA
• Maud McLure Kelly, first woman to practice law in Alabama
• Stephanie Kopelousos, former secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (2007–2011)
• Bill Lamb, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (2022–present)
• Andrew L. Lewis, retired admiral in the U.S. Navy who last served as the commander of the Second Fleet and NATO Joint Force Command for the Atlantic
• Autherine Lucy, first African-American student to be admitted to UA after winning in Lucy v. Adams
• Champ Lyons, justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama (1998–2011)
• Daniel T. McCall Jr., justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama (1969–1975)
• Daniel McCook Jr., Union major general during the American Civil War
• Edgar L. McGowan, commissioner of South Carolina Department of Labor (1971–1989)
• Roy Moore, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
• John Malcolm Patterson, governor of Alabama (1959–1963)
• Bob Riley, governor of Alabama (2003–2011)
• Jeff Sessions, attorney general from Alabama (1997–2017) and U.S. attorney general (2017-2018)
• Richard Shelby, U.S. senator from Alabama (1987–2023)
• Don Siegelman, governor of Alabama (1999–2003)
• Donald W. Stewart, U.S. senator from Alabama (1979–1981)
• Troy Stubbs, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (2022–present)
• Sylvia Swayne, first openly transgender woman to run for public office in Alabama
• Ira B. Thompson, Alabama state representative
• Curtis Travis, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Robert Smith Vance, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals; chaired and de-segregated Alabama Democratic Party
• Michael G. Vickers, defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (2011-2015)
• George Wallace, governor of Alabama (1963–1967), (1971–1979), and (1983–1987)

Journalism

• Kaitlan Collins, journalist who served as chief White House correspondent for CNN until 2022
• Jan Crawford, TV journalist who serves as a political correspondent and chief legal correspondent for CBS News
• Rece Davis, sports TV journalist for ESPN/ABC
• Germany Kent, TV journalist
• Howell Raines, journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times
• Joe Scarborough, TV host, attorney, political commentator, and former politician
• Gay Talese, writer and journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine

Science and technology

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia

• Lafayette Guild, medical director for the Confederate States Army
• Nathan Jacobson, mathematician who received the Leroy P. Steele Prize
• Mohammad Ataul Karim, scientist who contributed to Applied Optics
• Edward Barna Kurjack, Mayan anthropologist
• Timothy Leary, author known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs
• Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., 11th Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• Louis Rosen, nuclear physicist known for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• Eugene Allen Smith, professor at UA who later served as Alabama state geologist
• Alexander Sotirov, computer security researcher
• Robert Van de Graaff, physicist known for inventing the Van de Graaff generator
• Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia
• Heather Willauer, analytical chemist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• E.O. Wilson, entomologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Sports

Basketball

Active NBA players

• JaMychal Green, Golden State Warriors
• Herbert Jones, New Orleans Pelicans
• Kira Lewis Jr., New Orleans Pelicans
• Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets
• Collin Sexton, Utah Jazz

Retired NBA players

• Jason Caffey, Chicago Bulls, 20th pick overall, 1995
• Leon Douglas, Detroit Pistons, 4th pick overall, 1976
• T.R. Dunn, Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round, 1977
• Robert Horry, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, 11th pick overall, 1992
• Buck Johnson, Houston Rockets, 20th pick overall, 1986
• Reggie King, Kansas City Kings, 18th pick overall, 1979
• Antonio McDyess, Denver Nuggets, 2nd pick overall, 1995
• Derrick McKey, Seattle SuperSonics, 9th pick overall, 1987
• Eddie Phillips, New Jersey Nets, 21st pick overall, 1982
• James Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers, 21st pick overall, 1993
• Roy Rogers, Vancouver Grizzlies, 22nd pick overall, 1996
• Latrell Sprewell, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, 24th pick overall, 1992
• Ennis Whatley, Kansas City Kings, 13th pick overall, 1983

International league players

• Donta Hall, AS Monaco Basket of the LNB Pro A
• Richard Hendrix, Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League
• Retin Obasohan, Derthona Basket of the LBA
• Levi Randolph, Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Dominick Welch, Montreal Tundra of the Basketball Super League

WNBA players

• Dominique Canty, Detroit Shock, 29th pick overall, 1999

Football

Active NFL players

DeVonta Smith

Tua Tagovailoa

• Jonathan Allen, Washington Redskins/Football Team/Commanders
• Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans
• Christian Barmore, New England Patriots
• Brian Branch, Detroit Lions
• Landon Collins, New York Giants and Washington Redskins/Football Team
• Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Buffalo Bills
• Raekwon Davis, Miami Dolphins
• Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles
• Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys
• Rashaan Evans, Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons
• Minkah Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
• Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Derrick Henry, 2015 Heisman Trophy winner; Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens
• O. J. Howard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans, and Las Vegas Raiders
• Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
• Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
• Kareem Jackson, Houston Texans and Denver Broncos
• Josh Jacobs, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders
• Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos
• Mac Jones, New England Patriots
• Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts
• Alex Leatherwood, Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears
• Phidarian Mathis, Washington Commanders
• Xavier McKinney, New York Giants
• John Metchie III, Houston Texans
• C.J. Mosley, Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets
• Evan Neal, New York Giants
• Daron Payne, Washington Commanders
• Jarran Reed, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, and Green Bay Packers
• Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars
• A'Shawn Robinson, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and New York Giants
• Cam Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars
• DeVonta Smith, 2020 Heisman Trophy winner; Philadelphia Eagles
• Irv Smith Jr., Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals
• Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos
• Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
• Dalvin Tomlinson, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, and Cleveland Browns
• Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins
• Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions
• Jonah Williams, Cincinnati Bengals
• Quinnen Williams, New York Jets
• Jedrick Wills, Cleveland Browns
• Bryce Young, 2021 Heisman Trophy winner; Carolina Panthers

Former NFL players

Shaun Alexander

Joe Namath

Bart Starr

• Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins
• Mark Barron, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos
• Bob Baumhower, Miami Dolphins
• Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Indianapolis Colts
• Thomas Boyd, Detroit Lions
• Wesley Britt, New England Patriots
• Anthony Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins
• James Carpenter, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints
• Paul Ott Carruth, Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs
• Jeremiah Castille, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos
• Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and Las Vegas Raiders
• Glen Coffee, San Francisco 49ers
• John Copeland, Cincinnati Bengals
• Howard Cross, New York Giants
• Bob Cryder, New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks
• Eric Curry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars
• Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars
• D. J. Fluker, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, and Baltimore Ravens
• Reuben Foster, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins/Football Team
• Wallace Gilberry, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, and Cincinnati Bengals
• Chris Goode, Indianapolis Colts
• Lemanski Hall, Houston/Tennessee Oilers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and Minnesota Vikings
• Jon Hand, Indianapolis Colts
• Charley Hannah, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Raiders
• John Hannah, New England Patriots
• Patrick Hape, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, and Houston Texans
• Paul Harris, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings
• Dont'a Hightower, New England Patriots
• Bobby Humphrey, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins
• Scott Hunter, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions
• Don Hutson, Green Bay Packers
• Mark Ingram II, 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans
• Wilbur Jackson, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins
• Joey Jones, Atlanta Falcons
• Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Philadelphia Eagles
• Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas Cowboys
• E. J. Junior, St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Seattle Seahawks
• Emanuel King, Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders
• B'Ho Kirkland, Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
• Dre Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, and San Francisco 49ers
• Barry Krauss, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins
• Eddie Lacy, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks
• Antonio Langham, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots
• Larry Lauer, Green Bay Packers
• Antonio London, Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers
• Marty Lyons, New York Jets
• John Mangum, Chicago Bears
• Keith McCants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, and Arizona Cardinals
• A. J. McCarron, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, and Atlanta Falcons
• Greg McElroy, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals
• Le'Ron McClain, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, and San Diego Chargers
• Don McNeal, Miami Dolphins
• Chris Mohr, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins
• Russ Mosley, Green Bay Packers
• Michael Myers, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, and Cincinnati Bengals
• Joe Namath, New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams
• Billy Neighbors, Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins
• Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland Browns
• David Palmer, Minnesota Vikings
• Ray Perkins, Baltimore Colts
• Mike Pitts, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots
• Dwayne Rudd, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Henry Ruggs, Las Vegas Raiders
• DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles
• Jeff Rutledge, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins
• Chris Samuels, Washington Redskins
• Sam Shade, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins
• Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Baltimore Ravens
• Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers, and New Orleans Saints
• Siran Stacy, Philadelphia Eagles
• Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers (two-time Super Bowl MVP)
• Rebel Steiner, Green Bay Packers
• Dwight Stephenson, Miami Dolphins
• George Teague, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins
• Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs
• Richard Todd, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints
• Kevin Turner, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles
• Courtney Upshaw, Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons
• T. J. Yeldon, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills

Retired CFL players

• Trevis Smith, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Pro Football Hall of Fame

• John Hannah
• Don Hutson
• Joe Namath
• Ozzie Newsome
• Ken Stabler
• Bart Starr
• Dwight Stephenson
• Derrick Thomas

NFL coaches

• Freddie Kitchens ('97), head Coach, Cleveland Browns
• John Mitchell, assistant coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Ray Perkins ('66), head coach, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Jeff Rutledge ('79), quarterbacks coach, Arizona Cardinals
• Bart Starr ('56), head coach, Green Bay Packers

College football coaches

Bear Bryant

• Bill Battle ('62), head coach, Tennessee Volunteers 1970–76
• Bobby Bowden ('48), head coach, Florida State Seminoles 1976–2009
• Paul "Bear" Bryant ('36), head coach, UA 1958–82, Texas A&M Aggies 1954–57, Kentucky Wildcats 1946–53, Maryland Terrapins 1945
• Neil Callaway ('78), head coach, UAB Blazers 2007–11
• Sylvester Croom ('75), head coach, Mississippi State Bulldogs 2004–08
• David Cutcliffe ('76), head coach, Duke Blue Devils 2008–21, Ole Miss Rebels 1998–2004
• Danny Ford ('70 and '71), head coach, Arkansas Razorbacks 1993–97, Clemson Tigers 1978–89
• Frank Howard ('30), head coach, Clemson Tigers 1940–69
• Hootie Ingram ('55), head coach, Clemson Tigers 1970–72
• Charley Pell ('64), head coach, Florida Gators 1979–84, Clemson Tigers 1977–1978, Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1969–73
• Ray Perkins ('66), head coach, Arkansas State Red Wolves 1992, UA 1983–86
• Mike Riley ('74), head coach, Oregon State Beavers 2003–14 and 1997–98
• Jackie Sherrill ('65), head coach, Mississippi State Bulldogs 1991–03, Texas A&M Aggies 1982–88, Pittsburgh Panthers 1977–81, Washington State Cougars 1976
• Mike Shula ('87), head coach, UA 2003–2006
• Steve Sloan ('65), head coach, Duke Blue Devils 1983–86, Ole Miss Rebels 1978–82, Texas Tech Red Raiders 1975–77, Vanderbilt Commodores 1973–74
• Dabo Swinney ('93), head coach, Clemson Tigers 2009–Present

Softball

• Kelly Kretschman, head coach of the USSSA Pride in Women's Professional Fastpitch; nine-time professional All-Star; U.S. Olympian who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Charlotte Morgan, head coach of Cal State Northridge; 1st draft pick in the 2010 NPF Senior Draft for the USSSA Pride
• Brittany Rogers, four-time All-American at UA

Baseball

Mel Allen

• Mel Allen, sportscaster best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees
• Andy Cohen, New York Giants
• Lance Cormier, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Dodgers
• Butch Hobson, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and New York Yankees
• Tommy Hunter, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets
• Frank Lary, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, and Chicago White Sox
• Dave Magadan, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres
• Frank Menechino, Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays
• Dustan Mohr, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Adam Morgan, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs
• Andy Phillips, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets
• Del Pratt, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Detroit Tigers
• David Robertson, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and Miami Marlins
• Max Rosenfeld, Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers
• Emeel Salem, Tampa Bay Rays
• Joe Sewell, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame; two-time World Series champion; Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees
• Luke Sewell, younger brother of Joe Sewell; Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns
• Craig Shipley, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Anaheim Angels
• Fred Sington, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Dodgers
• Riggs Stephenson, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs
• Al Worthington, World Series champion; New York / San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Minnesota Twins

Golf

Justin Thomas in 2023

• Jason Bohn, PGA Tour
• Bud Cauley, PGA Tour
• Nick Dunlap, PGA Tour
• Steve Lowery, PGA Tour
• Jerry Pate, PGA Tour, winner of the U.S. Open in 1976
• Dicky Pride, PGA Tour
• Justin Thomas, PGA Tour, winner of the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022
• Michael Thompson, PGA Tour
• Bobby Wyatt, PGA Tour

Gymnastics

• Terin Humphrey, U.S. Olympian and won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming & diving

• Cameron Henning, Canadian Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics (200m backstroke)
• Justin Lemberg, Australian Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics (400m freestyle)
• Jon Olsen, U.S. Olympian who won a total of four gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Anne Poleska, German Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics (200m breaststroke) and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Jon Sieben, Australian Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics (200m butterfly)
• Jonty Skinner, coach of the U.S. national swim team and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Mark Tonelli, Australian Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics (400m medley relay) and competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Susan Williams, U.S. Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Triathlon)

Tennis

• Juan Carlos Bianchi, Venezuelan Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Ellis Ferreira, won two Grand Slam doubles titles, including the Men's title at the 2000 Australian Open and the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2001; South African Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Track & field

• Pauline Davis-Thompson, Bahamian Olympian who competed in five Olympics, including the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won two gold medals (4x100m relay and 200m)
• Kirani James, Grenadian Olympian who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics (400m)
• Jan Johnson, U.S. Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics (pole vault)
• Emmit King, 1983 NCAA champion (100m); bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships (100m)
• Lillie Leatherwood, U.S. Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics (4x400m relay)
• Liz McColgan, British and Scottish Olympian who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics (10,000m)
• Calvin Smith, U.S. Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics (4x100m relay); former world record holder in the 100m with 9.93 seconds in 1983

Other

• Eryk Anders, Mixed Martial Artist and UFC Middleweight

Notable faculty

• Dinsmore Alter, physics
• Amalia Amaki, art
• Marshall Applewhite, music
• Anthony Joseph Arduengo III, chemistry
• Margaret Atwood, English
• Donald Barthelme, English
• Robin Behn, creative writing
• Philip Beidler, American literature
• David T. Beito, history
• Rick Bragg, journalism
• Joel Brouwer, English
• Carl Carmer, English
• Cornelius Carter, dance
• Philip B. Coulter, political science
• Philip Daileader, history
• Frank Duarte, physics
• Abdurrahim El-Keib, engineering
• John Engels, English
• Prasad Gogineni, engineering
• Barry Hannah, creative writing
• John P. Hermann, Old English
• Julie Laible, education
• Nathaniel Thomas Lupton, president of UA (1871–1874)
• Roscoe C. Martin, political science; director of the Bureau of Public Administration at UA (1938–1949)
• Michael Martone, creative writing
• Forrest McDonald, history
• Micki McElya, history
• Steve Sample Sr., music
• Forrest Scogin, clinical psychology
• Hudson Strode, creative writing
• Donald S. Strong, political science
• Michael Tuomey, geology
• William J. Vaughn, mathematics