32 Notable alumni of Prairie View A&M University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Prairie View A&M University is ranked #1,778 in the world and #443 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from Prairie View A&M 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 Prairie View A&M University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Reby Cary
1920-2018 (aged 98)
writer
politician
Reby Cary was an American educator, politician, and historian in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. He was the first black school board member in Fort Worth and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985. He was the author of numerous books about the history of African Americans in North Texas.
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2. Louise Daniel Hutchinson
1928-2014 (aged 86)
historian
Louise Daniel Hutchinson was an American historian. She was the former Director of the Research at the Anacostia Community Museum. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Hutchinson was exposed to the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of community. Hutchinson worked closely with the African American community of Washington, D.C., and staff at the Smithsonian Institution to help build the Anacostia...
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3. David L. Brewer III
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
David L. Brewer is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The 35-year veteran of the Navy was the captain of USS Mount Whitney from April 3, 1991 – December 5, 1992, commanded Military Sealift Command from August 2001 until his retirement in March 2006, and served as...
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4. Billy K. Solomon
1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
Billy King Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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5. K. Peter Turnquest
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Kevin Peter Turnquest is a Bahamian politician who served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance from May 15, 2017 to November 25, 2020.
6. Devonte Patterson
1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Devonte Dawayne Patterson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Ranger College and Prairie View A&M.
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7. Julius W. Becton, Jr
1926-2023 (aged 97)
academic administrator
official
military officer
soldier
Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 1978 and as Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 1981. He retired in 1983.
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8. Calvin Waller
1937-1996 (aged 59)
Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller was a United States Army lieutenant general.
9. James Earl White
1964-. (aged 62)
husbandry worker
politician
James Earl White is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19, which encompassed Polk, Hardin, Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. A member of the Republican Party, White was first elected in District 12 in 2010, which then included Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Tyler counties. He left office on August 11, 2022.
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10. Lulu Belle Madison White
1900-1957 (aged 57)
teacher
civil rights advocate
Lulu Belle Madison White (August 31, 1900 – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. Under her leadership,...
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11. Inez Beverly Prosser
1895-1934 (aged 39)
psychologist
Inez Beverly Prosser was a psychologist, teacher and school administrator. She is often regarded as the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D. in psychology. Her work was very influential in the hallmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. After growing up in Texas, Prosser was educated at Prairie View Normal College, the University of Colorado and the...
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12. Frederick D. Patterson
1901-1988 (aged 87)
teacher
university president
Frederick Douglass Patterson was an American academic administrator, teacher, and university president. He was the president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University; 1935–1953), and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944, UNCF). He was a 1987 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and 1988 recipient of the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.
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13. Clora Bryant
1927-2019 (aged 92)
musician
jazz musician
Clora Larea Bryant was an American jazz trumpeter. She was the only female trumpeter to perform with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and was a member of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
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14. Steve Henderson
1952-. (aged 74)
baseball player
Steven Curtis Henderson is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who is best remembered for being one of the players the New York Mets acquired in the infamous "Midnight Massacre."
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15. Dewey Redman
1931-2006 (aged 75)
clarinetist
saxophonist
composer
jazz musician
musician
Walter Dewey Redman was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
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16. Cecil Cooper
1949-. (aged 77)
baseball manager
baseball player
Cecil Celester Cooper is an American former professional baseball player, coach, manager and sports agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1971 to 1987 for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cooper was a member of the Red Sox team that won the 1975 American League pennant but he rose to prominence...
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17. Sundiata Acoli
1937-. (aged 89)
computer scientist
mathematician
Sundiata Acoli is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1974 for murdering a New Jersey state trooper. Acoli was granted parole in 2022 at the age of 85.
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18. Dorrough
1986-. (aged 40)
songwriter
recording artist
rapper
musician
Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough, known professionally as Dorrough Music (or simply Dorrough), is an American rapper and songwriter. His singles include "Walk That Walk", "Get Big", "Ice Cream Paint Job", and "Beat Up the Block". He has produced a series of 6 mixtapes (including three with Gangsta Grillz) and 2 studio albums. With "Ice Cream Paint Job" being his only single...
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19. Maya Rockeymoore
1971-. (aged 55)
pundit
politician
Maya Michelle Rockeymoore Cummings is an American consultant, politician, and former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party in the United States. Before her election as party chair, she briefly ran for Governor of Maryland. She owns a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm.
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20. Kirko Bangz
1989-. (aged 37)
songwriter
rapper
singer
record producer
Kirk Jerel Randle, better known by his stage name Kirko Bangz, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2011 single "Drank in My Cup", which peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His guest appearance on Meek Mill's 2012 single, "Young &...
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21. Emanuel Cleaver
1944-. (aged 82)
radio personality
pastor
politician
Emanuel Cleaver II is an American politician and United Methodist pastor serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 51st mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1991 to 1999, becoming the first Black person to hold that role.
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22. Charles Brown
1922-1999 (aged 77)
songwriter
recording artist
pianist
singer
Tony Russell "Charles" Brown was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. His best-selling recordings included "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby".
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23. Mr. T
1952-. (aged 74)
television actor
actor
voice actor
professional wrestler
film actor
Mr. T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona...
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24. DJ Premier
1966-. (aged 60)
record producer
composer
businessperson
rapper
disc jockey
Christopher Edward Martin, known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest producers by publications such as Vibe. He formed the hip hop duo Gang Starr alongside American rapper Guru, with whom he has released seven albums. He formed another hip hop...
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25. Loni Love
1971-. (aged 55)
film actor
comedian
television actor
Loni Love is an American comedian, television host, actress, author, and former electrical engineer. While working as an electrical engineer in the early 2000s, she switched to music engineering, until later launching a career in stand-up comedy. She was the runner-up on Star Search 2003 and was named among the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy...
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26. Terry Ellis
1963-. (aged 63)
actor
singer
musician
Terry Lynn Ellis is an American singer. She is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989.
27. Emerson Emory
1925-2003 (aged 78)
psychiatrist
physician
Emerson Emory was an American internist and psychiatrist from Dallas, Texas. Aspiring to be a doctor from an early age, he attended Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College before serving in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army during World War II. After studying at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Emory conducted...
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28. Craig Washington
1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
Craig Anthony Washington is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Texas who served in the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
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29. Megan Thee Stallion
1995-. (aged 31)
songwriter
rapper
actor
singer
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social media, leading her to sign with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018.
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30. Craig Watkins
1967-2023 (aged 56)
lawyer
Craig Marcus Watkins was an American lawyer who was the district attorney for Dallas County, Texas from 2007 to 2015. He became the first elected African-American district attorney in Texas when he was elected in 2006.
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31. Christia Adair
1893-1989 (aged 96)
suffragist
activist
Christia V. Daniels Adair was an African-American suffragist and civil rights worker based in Texas. There is a mural in Texas about her life, displayed in a county park which is named for her.
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32. Percy Sutton
1920-2009 (aged 89)
lawyer
aircraft pilot
politician
Percy Ellis Sutton was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position. He...
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