10 Notable alumni of Texas A&M University – Commerce
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Texas A&M University – Commerce is ranked #2,285 in the world and #591 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Texas A&M University – Commerce sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Texas A&M University – Commerce won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aundra Thompson
1953-. (aged 73)
American football player
Aundra Thompson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M-Commerce Lions and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL draft. In 1981, he left the Packers and joined the San Diego Chargers.
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2. Morgan Garrett
1985-. (aged 41)
voice actor
stage actor
audiobook narrator
actor
Morgan Lauré Garrett is an American voice actress. She won the Behind the Voice Actors' Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year Award in 2012. Her major roles include Seraphim in the Is This a Zombie? series, Kaori Kanzaki in the A Certain Magical Index series, Mao Kisaragi in Psycho-Pass 3, Twoearle in Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Rico Brzenska in the...
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3. John Clifton Wright
1948-. (aged 78)
military personnel
John C. Wright is an American author and pioneer of America's Great Loop. Best known in the trades as Capt. John. His first documented voyage around the Loop was completed in 1971. He is best known for his books, articles and public speaking engagements about living aboard and cruising America's Great Loop. His Best-Selling books include "The Looper's Companion Guide",...
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4. Duane Allen
1943-. (aged 83)
musician
songwriter
Duane David Allen is an American singer and songwriter, who had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of the Oak Ridge Boys in 1966. Allen is the lead singer for the quartet and is heard on the majority of their most successful songs. Allen was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in...
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5. Mike Conaway
1948-. (aged 78)
executive
certified public accountant
politician
Kenneth Michael Conaway is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 11th congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood, and Granbury. Conaway led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections...
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6. Jess Herbst
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Jess Helene Herbst is an American politician and transgender rights activist, who served as the mayor of New Hope, Texas, from May 2016 until May 2018. Herbst became the first openly transgender mayor in Texas in 2016 when the then-mayor suffered a heart attack and died days before the election, but still won, leaving the town without a mayor. Herbst,...
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7. Barbara Bass
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Barbara Reid Bass is the former mayor of Tyler, Texas. First elected in May 2008, she won re-election in 2010 and 2012. She left office in 2014 because of term limits and was succeeded by Martin Heines, a real estate businessman.
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8. Colleen Hoover
1979-. (aged 47)
children's writer
novelist
writer
Margaret Colleen Hoover is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel It Ends with Us. Many of her works were self-published before they were picked up by a publishing house. As of October 2022, Hoover has sold approximately 20 million books. She was named...
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9. Sam Rayburn
1882-1961 (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker...
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10. Chris Adams
1930-. (aged 96)
writer
military officer
Christopher S. Adams, Jr. is an American author and retired United States Air Force officer.