32 Notable alumni of University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is 1255st in the world, 1st in North America, and 313st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from University of Arkansas at Little Rock sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Arkansas at Little Rock won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Tramar Sutherland
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Tramar Sutherland is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the KW Titans of the NBL Canada.
2. Jim Cathcart
1946-. (aged 80)
adviser
lecturer
writer
businessperson
sociologist
Jim Cathcart is an American entrepreneur, speaker and author.
3. Fredrick Love
politician
Fredrick J. Love is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate. Love previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023.
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4. Bud Cummins
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
Harry Earnest Cummins, III, known as Bud Cummins, is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He served as United States Attorney with five years of service from 2001 to 2006 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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5. Robert W. Schroeder III
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
judge
Robert William Schroeder III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
6. Josh Hagins
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Josh Hagins is an American professional basketball player for Shijiazhuang Xianglan of the Chinese National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Little Rock Trojans.
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7. Oscar Marin
1982-. (aged 44)
coach
Oscar Marin is an American professional baseball coach who currently serves as the bullpen coach for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously coached in MLB for the Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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8. Dustin McDaniel
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
politician
Dustin Blake McDaniel is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Attorney General of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. McDaniel is the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Group. He is also the Office Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor’s Little Rock, Arkansas office. To date, McDaniel is the last Democrat to have held the office of...
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9. John Gillon
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
John Benjamin Gillon III is an American professional basketball player. He played in college for Little Rock, Colorado State, and Syracuse.
10. Dona Bailey
1955-. (aged 71)
computer scientist
programmer
university teacher
game designer
Dona Bailey is an American video game programmer and educator. Bailey, along with Ed Logg, developed Atari, Inc.'s 1981 arcade video game Centipede.
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11. Zackary Wright
1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
Zachary "Zach" Wright is an American-born naturalized Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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12. Shane Edwards
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Shane Edwards is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Northeastern JC and Little Rock.
13. Kimmo Muurinen
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Kimmo Muurinen is a Finnish former professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career in his home country of Finland, but also had spells in Germany, Italy and the United States. He is also a long time member of the Finnish national team, which he debuted for in 2000. As of September 2, 2014, he has played 153...
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14. Tommy F. Robinson
1942-2024 (aged 82)
politician
police officer
lobbyist
farmer
businessperson
Tommy Franklin Robinson was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1991. He was a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress, Robinson was the sheriff of Pulaski County.
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15. Hali Long
1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Hali Moriah Candido Long is a professional women's footballer who plays as a center-back for Thai Women's League 1 club College of Asian Scholars. Born in the United States, she captains the Philippines women's national team.
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16. Pete Myers
1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
basketball coach
Peter Eddie Myers is an American former professional basketball player and a former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Chicago Bulls. He is most famous for having been Michael Jordan's replacement player during Jordan's stint in baseball.
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17. Karen Aston
1964-. (aged 62)
basketball coach
basketball player
Karen Sue Aston is an American basketball player and coach. She is currently the head coach of the UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team. She has served as the head women's basketball coach at Texas, Charlotte and North Texas. Aston has a career record of 323–203 (.614). In her first 13 seasons as a head coach, Aston's teams have averaged 22...
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18. Markquis Nowell
1999-. (aged 27)
basketball player
Markquis Morris Nowell is an American professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats, and previously the Little Rock Trojans. He holds the Division I NCAA Tournament single-game assists record, with 19 vs. Michigan State in the 2023 Sweet Sixteen.
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19. Leslie Rutledge
1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer
politician
Leslie Carol Rutledge is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023.
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20. Julie Adams
1926-2019 (aged 93)
celebrity
television actor
actor
film actor
Julie Adams was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River (1952), opposite James Stewart; and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Adams also had an extensive television career including roles as Paula Denning...
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21. Dick Powell
1904-1963 (aged 59)
jazz musician
actor
television actor
film actor
film producer
Richard Ewing Powell was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.
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22. Derek Fisher
1974-. (aged 52)
basketball player
basketball coach
trade unionist
Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom Fisher won five NBA championships. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Dallas Mavericks. Fisher has...
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23. Michael John Gray
1976-. (aged 50)
businessperson
politician
Michael John Gray is a small business owner and the Woodruff County Judge from Augusta, Arkansas. He represented a rural area of the Arkansas Delta in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. Gray served as chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas from 2017 to 2021. He has been Woodruff County Judge since 2023.
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24. J. Cody Hiland
lawyer
James Cody Hiland is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2023. He was appointed to the court by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 2017 to 2020 after being appointed by President...
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25. Sheffield Nelson
1941-. (aged 85)
attorney at law
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Edward Sheffield Nelson is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas. Originally a Democrat, Nelson in 1990 ran for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against then governor and future U.S. president Bill Clinton and in 1994 against another Democrat, the incumbent governor Jim Guy Tucker.
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26. William Frank Norrell
1896-1961 (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district. Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell.
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27. Rayjon Tucker
1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Rayjon Tucker is an American professional basketball player for Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the Little Rock Trojans.
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28. Kevin Kouzmanoff
1981-. (aged 45)
baseball player
Kevin Kouzmanoff is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, and Texas Rangers.
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29. Vic Fleming
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
judge
Victor Anson "Vic" Fleming is an American judge, law professor, and writer residing in Little Rock, Arkansas.
30. Vic Snyder
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
physician
Victor Frederick Snyder is an American physician, lawyer, and politician who was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War at the rank of corporal.
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31. Frank Scott Jr
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Frank D. Scott Jr. is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
32. Mike Ross
1961-. (aged 65)
peace activist
businessperson
politician
Mike Ross is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played prop for Irish club Leinster and the Ireland national rugby team.