100 Notable alumni of Baylor University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Baylor University is ranked #430 in the world and #135 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Baylor University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Baylor University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Darryl Middleton
1966-. (aged 60)
basketball player
basketball coach
Darryl Bryan Middleton is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for Girona of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the power forward position. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League. He also holds...
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2. Jon Weeks
1986-. (aged 40)
American football player
Jonathan Donald Weeks is an American professional football long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
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3. Ted Lyons
1900-1986 (aged 86)
baseball player
Theodore Amar Lyons was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise leader in wins. Lyons won 20 or more games three times (in 1925, 1927, and 1930) and became a fan favorite in Chicago.
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4. W. Marvin Watson
1924-2017 (aged 93)
politician
William Marvin Watson was an advisor to U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson and was Postmaster General from April 26, 1968, to January 20, 1969.
5. Andrew S. Hanen
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
Andrew Scott Hanen is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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6. Brad Carson
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Brad Rogers Carson is an American lawyer and politician who was the 21st president of the University of Tulsa from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.
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7. Drayton McLane, Jr
1936-. (aged 90)
baseball player
Drayton McLane Jr. is an American billionaire businessman. He is chairman of the McLane Group, a holding company with a portfolio of various diverse enterprises. He was, until 1990, the CEO of the McLane Company, a grocery and food service warehouse, supply, and logistics firm, and was, from 1993 until 2011, the chairman and CEO of Major League Baseball's Houston...
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8. Chip Pickering
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering Jr. is an American businessman and former politician who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Incompas since 2014.
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9. Brian Skinner
1976-. (aged 50)
basketball player
Brian Skinner is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9", 255 lb power forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. He played for the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies in...
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10. Jalen Pitre
1999-. (aged 27)
American football player
Jalen Pitre is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and in 2021, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American.
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11. Ja'Kobe Walter
2004-. (aged 22)
basketball player
Ja'Kobe Amare Walter is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class.
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12. Jerry Moore
1939-. (aged 87)
American football player
Gerald Hundley Moore is an American former college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at North Texas State University—now the University of North Texas—from 1979 to 1980, at Texas Tech University from 1981 to 1985, and at Appalachian State University from 1989 to 2012, compiling a career college football coaching record of 242–134–2. In his...
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13. Sid W. Richardson
1891-1959 (aged 68)
businessperson
Sid Williams Richardson was an American businessman and philanthropist known for his association with the city of Fort Worth.
14. Brady Heslip
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Brady Heslip is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represents the Canadian national team. As of 2022, Heslip serves as the general manager for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.
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15. Wallie Amos Criswell
1909-2002 (aged 93)
pastor
Wallie Amos Criswell Jr., was an American Baptist pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970. As senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas for five decades, he became widely known for expository biblical preaching at a popular level, and is regarded as a key figure in the late 1970s...
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16. Price Daniel
1910-1988 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
politician
Marion Price Daniel Sr. was an American jurist and politician who served as a U.S. senator and the 38th governor of Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State Relations....
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17. Jim Dickinson
1941-2009 (aged 68)
composer
pianist
singer
record producer
James Luther Dickinson was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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18. Mark White
1940-2017 (aged 77)
lawyer
politician
Mark Wells White Jr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 43rd governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 74th secretary of state of Texas from 1973 to 1977 and as the 46th attorney general of Texas from 1979 to 1983.
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19. Kao Kim Hourn
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Kao Kim Hourn CM is a Cambodian diplomat who has served as the Secretary-General of ASEAN since 2023. He previously served two terms as Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia (2013-2022) and two terms as Secretary of State of Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2003-2013). Dr. Kao, his formal Cambodian name,...
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20. James B. Adams
1926-2020 (aged 94)
lawyer
politician
James Blackburn Adams was an American attorney, politician, and two-time associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Earlier in his career, he had served in the Texas House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.
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21. Brian Polian
1974-. (aged 52)
head coach
American football coach
Brian Stewart Polian is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach and athletic director for John Carroll University, holding the position of head football coach since 2026 and athletic director since 2023. He is the former head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team. He is the son of former National Football...
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22. Kalani Brown
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Kalani Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has received multiple honors during her playing career, and was named an All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) following the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
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23. Nick Begich III
1977-. (aged 49)
businessperson
politician
Nicholas Joseph Begich III is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously run for the seat in the 2022 special and regular elections before his election in 2024.
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24. Yves Missi
2004-. (aged 22)
basketball player
Yves Thierry Missi is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears and was drafted by the Pelicans with the 21st pick of the 2024 NBA draft.
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25. Freddie Gillespie
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Frederick Gillespie is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray MCT Technic of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Carleton Knights and the Baylor Bears.
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26. Ben Crane
1976-. (aged 50)
golfer
Benjamin McCully Crane is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
27. Gilberto Freyre
1900-1987 (aged 87)
journalist
writer
historian
painter
poet
Gilberto de Mello Freyre was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman born in Recife. Considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century, his best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (literally, "The main house and the slave quarters", usually translated into English as The Masters and the Slaves).
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28. Don Willett
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
judge
Donny Ray Willett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2018.
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29. Candice Millard
1968-. (aged 58)
journalist
historian
Candice Sue Millard is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for National Geographic and the author of four books: The River of Doubt, a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913–14; Destiny of the Republic, about the life and assassination of United States President James A. Garfield; Hero of...
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30. Nuni Omot
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Anunwa "Nuni" Omot is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears after two years at Concordia University and Indian Hills Community College.
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31. David Murphy
1981-. (aged 45)
baseball player
David Matthew Murphy is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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32. Curtis Jerrells
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position.
33. Kirk Watson
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
politician
Kirk Preston Watson is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran unsuccessfully for Texas attorney general in the 2002 election, where he was defeated by Republican Greg Abbott, later governor of...
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34. Ayman al-Ṣafadī
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Ayman Safadi is a Jordanian politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
35. Andra Fuller
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
Andra Fuller is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in The CW drama series The L.A. Complex.
36. Ish Wainright
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
American football player
Ishmail Carzell Wainright is an American-born Ugandan professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, as well as played football as a tight end. Wainright is the grandson of former NBA player Maurice King.
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37. Perry Jones III
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Perry James Jones III is an American professional basketball player for the Al-Ahli Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Baylor.
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38. Gary W. Keller
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
Gary Keller is an American entrepreneur and best-selling author. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of Keller Williams, which is the largest real estate company in the world by agent count and second in closed sales volume, and units sold. Keller founded Keller Williams on training and education and later brought his teachings to print. His books include The...
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39. Cory Jefferson
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Cory Allen Jefferson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represented the United States at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
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40. Stephanie Young
1973-. (aged 53)
voice actor
singer
Stephanie Young-Brehm is an American voice actress primarily known for her voice-over work in English-language dubs for Japanese anime. Her best-known roles include the Dominator in the Psycho-Pass universe, Nico Robin in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Arachne in Soul Eater, Towa in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Nana Shimura in My Hero Academia, Clare in Claymore, Olivier Armstrong in...
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41. Alfred Reed
1921-2005 (aged 84)
conductor
bandmaster
composer
bandleader
music arranger
Alfred Reed was an American neoclassical composer, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor (most notably for the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra after the retirement of Frederick Fennell) and served as a professor at the University of Miami School of Music.
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42. Leon Jaworski
1905-1982 (aged 77)
jurist
politician
Leonidas "Leon" Jaworski was an American attorney and law professor who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon after the "Saturday Night Massacre" of October 19–20, 1973, which included the dismissal of his predecessor Archibald Cox.
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43. David Wesley
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
basketball coach
David Barakau Wesley is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
44. NaLyssa Smith
2000-. (aged 26)
basketball player
NaLyssa Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball. She played college basketball for Baylor, winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 2019 and the Wade Trophy in 2021. She was drafted second overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft.
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45. Kendall Wright
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
American football player
Kendall Thomas Wright is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears, earning All-American honors in 2011. He is their career leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Wright was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round, 20th overall, of...
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46. Lawrence Sullivan Ross
1838-1898 (aged 60)
politician
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the 4th president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.
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47. David Sullivan
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
television actor
David Wade Sullivan is an American film and television actor.
48. Tyquan Thornton
2000-. (aged 26)
American football player
Tyquan Thornton is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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49. Joseph Cao
1967-. (aged 59)
advocate
lawyer
teacher
politician
Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao is a Vietnamese-American politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress.
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50. Johnathan Motley
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Johnathan Landus Motley Harvey is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was a consensus second-team All-American as a junior.
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51. Dallas Willard
1935-2013 (aged 78)
translator
non-fiction writer
philosopher
religious writer
Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time.
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52. John Lucas III
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
basketball coach
John Harding Lucas III is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently serving as a player development coach for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He played college basketball for Baylor and Oklahoma State.
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53. Denzel Mims
1997-. (aged 29)
American football player
Denzel Mims is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears. He was selected by the New York Jets in the second-round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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54. James W. McCord, Jr
1924-2017 (aged 93)
spy
James Walter McCord Jr. was an American CIA officer, later head of security for President Richard Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. He was involved as an electronics expert in the burglaries which precipitated the Watergate scandal.
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55. Pierre Jackson
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Pierre Deshawn Jackson is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University in which he was one of the top college players in the 2012–13 season. Following stints in Europe and the NBA D-League, Jackson played one season in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks.
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56. DiJonai Carrington
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
DiJonai Victoria Carrington is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Stanford and Baylor before being drafted 20th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2021 WNBA draft.
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57. Quincy Miller
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Quincy Cortez Miller-Scott is an American professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the East Asia Super League (EASL) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Reno Bighorns, Iowa Energy and Grand Rapids Drive of...
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58. Maree Cheatham
1942-. (aged 84)
film actor
actor
television actor
Maree Cheatham is an American actress, who is known for her performances on the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives (1965–1968, 1970–1971, 1973, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2024, 2025), Search for Tomorrow and General Hospital, as well as for her role as Nona on the Nickelodeon comedy series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She has also worked in many feature films,...
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59. Trey Wingo
1963-. (aged 63)
journalist
sports journalist
Hal Chapman "Trey" Wingo III is an American former co-host of ESPN Golic and Wingo, SportsCenter, and NFL Live. He has previously served as host of the Women's NCAA basketball tournament.
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60. Jeremy Wariner
1984-. (aged 42)
sprinter
Jeremy Matthew Wariner is an American retired track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals (three gold, one silver) and six World Championships medals. He is the joint sixth fastest competitor in the history of the 400 m event with a personal best of 43.45 seconds, behind Wayde van Niekerk (43.03 WR, 2016), Michael Johnson...
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61. Jared Butler
2000-. (aged 26)
basketball player
Jared Gladwyn Butler is an American professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda Belgrade of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. As a junior in 2021, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and helped lead the Baylor Bears to a national championship. Butler was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player (MOP).
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62. Jimmy Walker
1881-1946 (aged 65)
songwriter
politician
James William Walker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. After playing in 187 events without a win on the PGA Tour, Walker won three times in the first eight events of the 2014 season. He is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour and in 2016 won his first major title at the PGA Championship.
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63. Matt Bryant
1975-. (aged 51)
American football player
Steven Matt Bryant, nicknamed "Money Matt", is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. A Pro Bowler with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016, he was also a member...
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64. Quincy Acy
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
basketball coach
Quincy Jyrome Acy is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. Acy played seven seasons in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. He also...
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65. Hayden Fry
1929-2019 (aged 90)
American football player
military officer
John Hayden Fry was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1962 to 1972, North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—from 1973 to 1978, and the University of Iowa from 1979 to 1998, compiling a career coaching record of 232–178–10. Fry played in...
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66. Gita Wirjawan
1965-. (aged 61)
sports executive
businessperson
Gita Irawan Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, ex-investment banker, music and film producer, and podcaster. Previously, he served as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). Wirjawan is the founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation and founding partner at Ikhlas Capital. He was also the...
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67. David Phelps
1969-. (aged 57)
singer-songwriter
songwriter
David Norris Phelps is an American Christian music vocalist, songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer who is best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band and for his solo career. He has also released several solo albums, including four Christmas collections. On January 13, 2008, Phelps appeared on Extreme Makeover Home Edition for the Woodhouse family.
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68. Te'a Cooper
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Te'a Omari Cooper is an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and is currently playing in China’s Women’s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears, South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Tennessee Volunteers.
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69. Brett James
1968-2025 (aged 57)
record producer
musician
singer-songwriter
Brett James Cornelius was an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville. James began his musical career in 1995 with a self-titled album on the former Arista Nashville's Career Records division, which charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He re-signed with Arista Nashville early in the 21st century and charted two more...
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70. Tom DeLay
1947-. (aged 79)
blogger
entrepreneur
politician
Thomas Dale DeLay is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, DeLay represented Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He served as House majority leader from 2003 to 2005.
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71. Xavien Howard
1993-. (aged 33)
American football player
Xavien Howard is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins, where he spent eight seasons with the team. During his tenure in Miami, Howard was a four-time Pro Bowler, a two-time All-Pro member, and led the league...
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72. William S. Sessions
1930-2020 (aged 90)
lawyer
judge
politician
William Steele Sessions was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the fourth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton. After leaving the public...
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73. Louie Gohmert
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
politician
Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea Party movement. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully challenged John Boehner for Speaker of the House of Representatives. In November 2021, he announced his candidacy...
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74. Taurean Prince
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Taurean Waller-Prince is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 12th pick in the 2016 NBA draft but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he played for three seasons before being traded to the...
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75. Davion Mitchell
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Davion De'Monte Earl Mitchell, nicknamed Off-Night, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the Baylor Bears. He was taken ninth overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
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76. Mark Hurd
1957-2019 (aged 62)
business executive
chief executive officer
entrepreneur
businessperson
author
Mark Vincent Hurd was an American businessman who was CEO of Oracle Corporation. Prior to that, he was CEO of NCR Corporation until 2005, then served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Hewlett-Packard until 2010. He also served on the board of directors of Globality and a member of the Technology CEO Council and board of directors of...
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77. Max Muncy
1990-. (aged 36)
baseball player
Maxwell Steven Muncy is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He played in MLB for the Athletics in 2015 and 2016 and later joined the...
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78. John Lee Hancock
1956-. (aged 70)
film producer
manufacturer
lawyer
director
film director
John Lee Hancock Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Rookie (2002), The Alamo (2004), The Blind Side (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016), The Highwaymen (2019), The Little Things (2021), and Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022). He also wrote the screenplay for the film A Perfect World (1993).
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79. Isaiah Austin
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Isaiah Charles Austin is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Florida Atlantic Owls men's team. He played two years of college basketball for Baylor University and was set to enter the NBA in 2014 until he was diagnosed with a mild form of Marfan syndrome. In 2016, he was cleared to...
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80. Mike Singletary
1958-. (aged 68)
American football coach
American football player
Michael Singletary, nicknamed "Samurai Mike", is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Baylor Bears, Singletary was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft and was known as "the Heart of the...
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81. Crystal Bernard
1961-. (aged 65)
singer
songwriter
television actor
actor
film actor
Crystal Lynn Bernard is a retired American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her roles as Helen Chappel-Hackett on the sitcom Wings (1990–1997), Amy on It's a Living (1985–1989), and K.C. Cunningham on Happy Days (1983–1984).
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82. Colin Allred
1983-. (aged 43)
American football player
lawyer
politician
Colin Zachary Allred is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district from 2019 to 2025. The district included the northeastern corner of Dallas as well as many of its northeastern suburbs. Allred is a Democrat.
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83. Clu Gulager
1928-2022 (aged 94)
film actor
television actor
film director
William Martin Gulager, better known as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–1962 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western series,...
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84. Michael Johnson
1944-2017 (aged 73)
songwriter
guitarist
singer
musician
Michael Duane Johnson is an American sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300...
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85. Trey Gowdy
1964-. (aged 62)
clerk
lawyer
politician
Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American television news presenter, former politician and former federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg.
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86. Allison Tolman
1981-. (aged 45)
film actor
actor
television actor
Allison Tolman is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Molly Solverson in the first season of the FX television series Fargo, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and Alma Fillcot in the second season of the Paramount+ anthology series Why Women Kill.
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87. Ann Richards
1933-2006 (aged 73)
politician
Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was...
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88. Rand Paul
1963-. (aged 63)
physician
ophthalmologist
politician
Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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89. Robert Griffin III
1990-. (aged 36)
athletics competitor
American football player
Robert Lee Griffin III, nicknamed RGIII or RG3, is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, most notably with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected second overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL...
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90. Angela Kinsey
1971-. (aged 55)
podcaster
television actor
actor
film actor
Angela Faye Kinsey is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms Your Family or Mine (2015) and Haters Back Off (2016–2017). She is a podcast co-host of Office Ladies. Since The Office, Kinsey has appeared in Netflix's Tall Girl, Disney+'s Be Our Chef, A.P. Bio, and as a panelist...
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91. Jeff Dunham
1962-. (aged 64)
ventriloquist
comedian
puppeteer
voice actor
actor
Jeffrey Douglas Dunham is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show, and Sonny with a Chance. He has seven specials that run on Comedy Central as well as two Netflix specials among others. He also starred in The Jeff Dunham...
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92. Willie Nelson
1933-. (aged 93)
environmentalist
taekwondo athlete
television actor
television producer
actor
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed...
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93. Brittney Griner
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Brittney Yvette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Vinyl of Unrivaled. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team and a six-time WNBA All-Star. Griner was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time...
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94. Jo Jorgensen
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
business executive
politician
Jo Jorgensen is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for vice president in the 1996 election, as Harry...
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95. Blake Anderson
1969-. (aged 57)
American football player
Blake Robert Anderson is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. Anderson previously served as the head coach at Utah State University from 2021 to 2023, Arkansas State University from 2014 to 2020, the offensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina from 2012 to 2013, and the...
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96. Angela Paxton
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Angela Suzanne Paxton is an American politician from the state of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, she has represented District 8 in the Texas Senate since 2019.
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97. Robert Jeffress
1955-. (aged 71)
pastor
religious leader
Robert James Jeffress Jr. is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member First Baptist Church, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas, and is a Fox News Contributor. His sermons are broadcast on the television and radio program Pathway to Victory, which is broadcast on more than 1,200 television stations in...
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98. Ken Paxton
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
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99. James Brown
1920-1992 (aged 72)
actor
television actor
tennis player
film actor
musician
James Brown was an American lawyer, planter, diplomat and politician who served as a Secretary of State for the new state of Kentucky, and later as U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and Minister to France (1823–1829) before his retirement and death in Philadelphia.
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100. Ebrahim Yazdi
1931-2017 (aged 86)
activist
politician
pharmacist
Ebrahim Yazdi was an Iranian politician, pharmacist, and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 until 2017, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran. Yazdi was also a trained cancer researcher.
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