37 Notable alumni of Trinity University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Trinity University is ranked #1,393 in the world and #342 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from Trinity 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 Trinity University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Darrell Hogan
1926-2016 (aged 90)
American football player
Darrell Trayler Hogan was an American professional football player who played five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor University and Trinity University. He earned All-Pro honors as an undrafted rookie in 1949.
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2. Lisette M. Mondello
official
Lisette McSoud Mondello is an American political advisor who served as Assistant United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs from 2006 to 2009.
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3. Luther Burleson
1880-1924 (aged 44)
basketball coach
Luther Franklin Burleson was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at Baylor University, coaching one season in 1907 and compiling a record of 4–3–1. Burleson was also the first head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1906 to 1908 and tallying a mark of 10–9. In addition, he was...
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4. Tex Jeanes
1900-1973 (aged 73)
baseball player
Ernest Lee "Tex" Jeanes was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians (1921–1922), the Washington Senators (1925–1926), and the New York Giants in 1927. His uncle was Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
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5. M. H. Salmon
1945-2019 (aged 74)
magazine writer
publisher
writer
Maynard Hubbard "Dutch" Salmon II was an American outdoor writer, publisher, and founder of High-Lonesome Books, a publishing company in Silver City, New Mexico. He was a conservationist, environmental activist, fisherman, and homesteader based in New Mexico. Salmon was also a coursing sighthound breeder, trainer, and hunter.
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6. Joe M. Kilgore
1918-1999 (aged 81)
lawyer
politician
Joe Madison Kilgore was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated World War II veteran who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 15th congressional district from 1955 to 1965.
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7. Denise Chavez
1948-. (aged 78)
novelist
Denise Elia Chávez is a Chicana author, playwright, and stage director. She has also taught classes at New Mexico State University. She is based in New Mexico.
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8. Robert S. Munger
1854-1923 (aged 69)
inventor
businessperson
Robert Sylvester Munger and his wife Mary Collett Munger (1857–1924) invented the "system cotton gin". After that achievement, Munger started and ran some of the largest gin manufacturing companies in the United States. He also developed real estate in Dallas, Texas. Munger was also a philanthropist who supported causes in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
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9. Dabney L. Friedrich
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
Dabney Langhorne Friedrich is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district court judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously served as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
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10. Katherine Spillar
editor
executive director
journalist
Katherine Spillar is the American executive editor of Ms. and co-founder and executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and the Feminist Majority.
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11. William F. Ramsey
1855-1922 (aged 67)
lawyer
businessperson
judge
politician
William Franklin Ramsey was an American attorney, banker, and justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1911 to 1912.
12. William K. Suter
1937-. (aged 89)
court clerk
judge advocate
William Kent Suter is an American jurist who served as the 19th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position he held for twenty-two years. Prior to this, he was a major general in the United States Army; at the time of his retirement in 1991, he had served for over a year as the acting Judge...
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13. Scott W. Stucky
1948-. (aged 78)
judge
military officer
Scott Wallace Stucky is a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His term as a judge began on December 20, 2006, and expired on July 31, 2021.
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14. Richard Yoo
businessperson
Richard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the web hosting company Rackspace, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach. Richard Yoo was born in Houston, Texas.
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15. Thomas Mitchell Campbell
1856-1923 (aged 67)
lawyer
politician
Thomas Mitchell Campbell was the 24th governor of Texas, serving two terms from 1907 to 1911. He was an attorney and businessman, working as a manager for the International-Great Northern Railroad before entering politics from Palestine, Texas.
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16. Charles R. Eskridge III
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
Charles Robert Eskridge III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
17. Rick Mahler
1953-2005 (aged 52)
baseball player
Richard Keith Mahler was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1979–1988, 1991), Cincinnati Reds (1989–1990) and Montreal Expos (1991). His brother Mickey was a major league pitcher as well; the two were Braves teammates in 1979. The brothers had also played together for the Triple-A Richmond Braves.
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18. Oscar K. Allen
1882-1936 (aged 54)
farmer
businessperson
politician
Oscar Kelly Allen Sr., also known as O. K. Allen, was the 42nd governor of Louisiana from 1932 until his death in 1936.
19. Dick Stockton
1951-. (aged 75)
tennis player
Richard LaClede Stockton is an American former professional tennis player. In addition to his playing career, he was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia from 1998–2001. Stockton also served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia from 2018–2021.
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20. Michael F. Neidorff
1942-2022 (aged 80)
businessperson
business executive
Michael Frederic Neidorff was an American business executive and was CEO of Centene Corporation from 1996 to 2022.
21. Octavio Solis
1958-. (aged 68)
playwright
Octavio Solis is an American playwright and director whose plays have been produced at theaters and small companies across the United States. He has written over 25 plays, including his most famous works: Lydia, Santos & Santos and Man of the Flesh. His works have earned numerous awards and grants.
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22. Matt Mead
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Matthew Hansen Mead is an American attorney, businessman and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007.
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23. Naomi Shihab Nye
1952-. (aged 74)
writer
poet
teacher
university teacher
Naomi Shihab Nye is a Palestinian American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six. In total, she has published more than thirty-five books and contributed to hundreds of others. Her works include poetry, young-adult fiction, picture books, and novels. Nye has received...
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24. Uma Pemmaraju
1958-2022 (aged 64)
journalist
presenter
Uma Devi Pemmaraju was an Indian-American journalist and television anchor. She was one of the original hosts on the Fox News cable network at their 1996 premiere. Pemmaraju, who was born in India and raised in San Antonio, Texas, was a host/anchor of "America's News Headquarters w/Uma Pemmaraju" for the Fox News in New York. She also reported for Bloomberg...
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25. Anne Smith
1959-. (aged 67)
tennis player
Anne Smith is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States.
26. Keith Szarabajka
1952-. (aged 74)
television actor
screenwriter
audiobook narrator
film actor
voice actor
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz on Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight and Adam Engell in Argo. He has also voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne in Dead Space, Major General Spencer Mahad in Dead Space 3, Joshua Graham in Fallout: New Vegas, Harbinger in...
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27. Gibby Haynes
1957-. (aged 69)
painter
singer-songwriter
actor
singer
Gibson Jerome Haynes is an American musician, radio personality, painter, author and the lead singer of the band Butthole Surfers.
28. Bob West
1956-. (aged 70)
voice actor
web developer
Robert Matthew West is an American voice actor, singer and graphic designer. He is best known as the original voice of Barney the Dinosaur in the PBS children's television series Barney & Friends, and its preceding home video series Barney & the Backyard Gang.
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29. Robert McCollum
1971-. (aged 55)
voice actor
actor
Robert Howard McCollum is an American voice actor, television host, and producer who provides voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime. Outside of voice acting, he was a host of WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas in 2009, and has worked as a producer and contributor there. Some of his major roles include Shinya Kogami in Psycho-Pass, Baki in...
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30. Alice Walton
1949-. (aged 77)
philanthropist
art collector
entrepreneur
Alice Louise Walton is an American billionaire and, as the daughter of Sam Walton, heiress to the fortune of Walmart. As of July 2025, Walton has an estimated net worth of $116 billion, making her the richest woman in the world and 15th richest overall, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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31. Daniel Lubetzky
1968-. (aged 58)
writer
social entrepreneur
businessperson
activist
Daniel Lubetzky is a Mexican and American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, author, and founder and executive chairman of snack company Kind LLC.
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32. Brad Parscale
1976-. (aged 50)
basketball player
political adviser
Brad Parscale is an American digital consultant, media executive, and political advisor. He served as the senior adviser for data and digital operations for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. He previously served as the digital media director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and as campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign from February 2018 to July 2020, being...
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33. Jaclyn Smith
1945-. (aged 81)
actor
television actor
businessperson
film actor
stage actor
Jaclyn Smith is an American actress. She is most notable for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. She reprised the role with cameo appearances in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Charlie's Angels (2019). Her other...
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34. Michael McCaul
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. is an American politician, attorney, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. His district includes both Austin to Houston.
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35. John Hagee
1940-. (aged 86)
theologian
writer
saxophonist
evangelist
pastor
John Charles Hagee is an American pastor and televangelist. He founded John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts to the United States and Canada. He is also the founder and chairman of the Christian Zionist organization Christians United for Israel, the largest Zionist organization in America.
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36. John Cornyn
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
judge
politician
John Cornyn III is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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37. Froyla Tzalam
1971-. (aged 55)
anthropologist
politician
Dame Froyla Tzalam GCMG is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the third governor-general of Belize since 27 May 2021.
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