20 Notable alumni of Lipscomb University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Lipscomb University is ranked #2,848 in the world and #731 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Marvin Williams
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Marvin D. Williams Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played two years of college basketball for Louisiana–Monroe before playing a year of professional basketball in Japan and Australia.
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2. David Wright
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
docent
David Lee Wright is a mathematics professor, barbershop arranger, and Associate Director of the Ambassadors of Harmony (AOH). He is a noted a cappella historian and arranger, especially in the barbershop style where in 12 of 18 years from 1999 to 2016, his arrangements resulted in chorus gold medals at the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) International Contest. Wright travels the...
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3. LaMar Baker
1915-2003 (aged 88)
politician
LaMar Baker was a Tennessee businessman and Republican political figure who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975. Earlier, he had been a member of both houses of the Tennessee State Legislature.
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4. William S. Banowsky
1936-2019 (aged 83)
academic
William Slater Banowsky was an American academic administrator. He served as president of Pepperdine University from 1971 to 1978, then as president of the University of Oklahoma from 1978 to 1982 when he resigned to become President of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. In 1983, Banowsky returned as OU president and served for two more years. Banowsky was...
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5. Michael Shane Neal
1968-. (aged 58)
painter
Michael Shane Neal is an American portrait artist who currently serves as the chairman of the Portrait Society of America. Since beginning a full time career as an artist at the age of 21, Neal has completed more than 600 private and public commissioned portraits on display around the world.
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6. Ken A. Miller
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Kenneth A. Miller is an American educator and Republican politician from Oklahoma. Miller was the 18th Oklahoma State Treasurer, having won that position in the 2010 state election and served the maximum 2 four year terms allowed under state term limits.
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7. Douglas A. Foster
1952-. (aged 74)
historian
theologian
Douglas A. Foster is an American author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.
8. Caleb Joseph
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Caleb Martin Joseph is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays from 2014 to 2020. His brother, Corban, also played in MLB.
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9. Beth Harwell
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Beth Halteman Harwell was a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for Nashville and is a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party. First elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1988, Harwell served as a Republican Minority Whip...
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10. Michael F. Adams
1948-2026 (aged 78)
academic
Michael Fred Adams was an American political staffer, educator, and academic administrator.
11. Kerry Roberts
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kerry E. Roberts is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for the 23rd district, which includes Robertson County, Dickson County, Cheatham County, Humphreys County, Hickman County, and a small northeastern portion of Montgomery County. In January 2020, Roberts left his weekly radio show on Springfield's WDBL and moved to Nashville's WLAC morning show, "The Tennessee Star Report". In October...
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12. Garrison Mathews
1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Garrison Mathews is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He played college basketball for the Lipscomb Bisons and was named the ASUN Conference Player of the Year for 2019.
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13. Briston Maroney
1998-. (aged 28)
singer
musician
Briston Lee Maroney is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is signed to Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records. He has released three studio albums through Atlantic, including his most recent collection, Jimmy, released on May 2, 2025.
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14. David A. French
1969-. (aged 57)
jurist
lawyer
writer
university teacher
editor-in-chief
David Austin French is an American political commentator and former attorney. He is a columnist for The New York Times and a visiting professor of public policy at Lipscomb University. He was formerly senior editor of The Dispatch, a fellow at the National Review Institute, and a staff writer for National Review.
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15. Fred Gray
1930-. (aged 96)
lawyer
jurist
Fred David Gray is an American civil rights attorney, preacher, activist, and state legislator from Alabama. He handled many prominent civil rights cases, such as Browder v. Gayle, and was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1970, along with Thomas Reed, both from Tuskegee. They were the first black state legislators in Alabama in the 20th century. He...
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16. Kelsea Ballerini
1993-. (aged 33)
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
songwriter
recording artist
Kelsea Nicole Ballerini is an American country and country pop singer, songwriter, and musician. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, she began having success in the 2010s, being honored with the Gene Weed Milestone Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Rising Star Award at the Billboard Women in Music.
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17. Niki
1999-. (aged 27)
singer-songwriter
record producer
Nicole Zefanya, known professionally as Niki (stylized all caps), is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. Having garnered global recognition for her songwriting and musicianship, she is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label 88rising. She is best known from her global hit Every Summertime, which was part of the soundtrack for the film Shang-Chi and the Legend...
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18. W. Mark Lanier
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
William Mark Lanier is an American trial lawyer and founder and CEO of the Lanier Law Firm. He has led a number of high-profile product litigation suits resulting in billions of dollars in damages, including Johnson & Johnson baby powder and Merck & Co.'s Vioxx drug.
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19. Pat Boone
1934-. (aged 92)
composer
film actor
actor
singer
voice actor
Patrick Charles Eugene Boone is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host, and philanthropist. One of the best-selling American recording artists of the 1950s and early 1960s, he has sold nearly 50 million records, charted 38 Top 40 hits in the United States, and appeared in numerous feature films.
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20. David A. Sampson
1957-. (aged 69)
chief executive officer
Christian minister
David Allan Sampson is the president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), co-headquartered in Washington, DC and Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Washington, Indiana. He joined APCIA in September 2007.
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