26 Notable alumni of University of Louisiana at Monroe
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Louisiana at Monroe is ranked #2,212 in the world and #569 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from University of Louisiana at Monroe 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 Louisiana at Monroe won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Quinn H. Becker
1930-2022 (aged 92)
military personnel
orthopedic surgeon
Quinn Henderson Becker was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was Surgeon General of the United States Army from February 1985 to May 1988. Becker, who attended Louisiana State University's School of Medicine, was an orthopedic surgeon. He earned a B.S. degree from Northeast Louisiana State College in 1952 and then received his M.D. degree and Army...
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2. Hamid Reza Rasekh
1962-. (aged 64)
pharmacologist
Hamid Reza Rasekh is an Iranian pharmacologist and toxicologist and Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
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3. Tylor Ongwae
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Tylor Ongwae is a Kenyan basketball player for the Nairobi City Thunder of the KBF Premier League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Kenya national team. He has known his most successful years in Denmark with Bakken Bears, with whom he won three straight Basketligaen titles and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice.
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4. Wayne Causey
1936-. (aged 90)
baseball player
James Wayne Causey is an American former professional baseball player. An infielder, he appeared in 1,105 games in Major League Baseball as a shortstop, second baseman and third baseman over 11 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Atlanta Braves between 1955 and 1968. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as...
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5. Thomas Degasperi
1981-. (aged 45)
water skier
Thomas Degasperi is an Italian professional water skier. Born and raised in Trento, northern Italy he has been skiing since the young age of 5 years old. Under the wings of his father Marco Thomas climbed the top of the world rankings and for over 2 decades has been recognized as one of the best waterskier ever lived, winning two...
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6. Terry Moor
1952-. (aged 74)
tennis player
Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career.
7. Kenny Natt
1958-. (aged 68)
basketball player
basketball coach
Kenneth Wayne Natt is an American former professional basketball player and ex-interim head coach for the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. He was a 6'3" 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe) and had a three-year NBA playing career. After serving as an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004...
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8. Susie Morgan
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
Donna Sue "Susie" Morgan, known professionally as Susie Morgan, formerly known as Donna Sue Beach and Donna Sue Leteff, is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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9. John Pennel
1940-1993 (aged 53)
athletics competitor
John Thomas Pennel was an American pole vaulter, and four-time world record holder.
10. Ronick Chan Chun-ying
1961-. (aged 65)
banker
Ronick Chan Chun-ying is a Hong Kong banker and politician. He was the board secretary and is now an advisor at Bank of China (Hong Kong) and the vice-chairman as well as Secretary General of the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong. In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, he was elected without opposition in the Finance functional constituency...
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11. Katrina Jackson
1977-. (aged 49)
lawyer
politician
Katrina Renee Jackson-Andrews is an American attorney and politician from Monroe, Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 34th district, serving since 2020. From 2012 until 2020, Jackson served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 16th district, which includes Morehouse and Ouachita parishes.
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12. Chase Coleman
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
television actor
musician
Chase Coleman is an American actor, director, and musician. Coleman portrayed the character of Billy Winslow in the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire and the werewolf Oliver on the CW spin-off series The Originals.
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13. Vance McAllister
1974-. (aged 52)
businessperson
politician
Vance Michael McAllister Sr. is an American businessman and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He won a special runoff election held on November 16, 2013, for the seat vacated by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
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14. Rodney Alexander
1946-. (aged 80)
insurance broker
businessperson
politician
Rodney McKinnie Alexander is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013, until June 3, 2014. Previously he was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. First elected as a Democrat, he changed parties in 2004 to run...
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15. Tim Brando
1956-. (aged 70)
sports commentator
Tim Brando is an American sportscaster with Fox Sports and CBS Sports. Formerly with Raycom Sports, ESPN and SiriusXM, Brando has primarily covered NCAA football, basketball and the NBA. Along with radio duties, Brando has also served as a studio host for games, a play-by-play announcer, and halftime host.
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16. Chris Harris Jr
1989-. (aged 37)
American football player
Chris Harris is an American professional football coach and former safety who is currently the defensive backs coach passing game coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played eight seasons in NFL. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft after playing college football for the...
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17. Majok Deng
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Majok Machar Deng is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball in the United States for Indian Hills Community College and Louisiana–Monroe. He debuted in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers in 2016. After three seasons for the 36ers, he joined the Cairns Taipans in 2019 where...
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18. Chuck Finley
1962-. (aged 64)
baseball player
Charles Edward Finley is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1986 to 2002 for three teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the California Angels. After a 14-year tenure with the Angels, he played for the Cleveland Indians for two-and-a-half seasons, then was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals and played there for a half-season. Listed...
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19. William H. Pryor, Jr
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
judge
politician
William Holcombe Pryor Jr. is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2020. He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the court by President George W. Bush in 2004. He is a former commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission. Previously, he...
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20. Julia Letlow
1981-. (aged 45)
academic administrator
politician
Julia Janelle Letlow is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district since 2021. Letlow is the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana in the House.
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21. Tim McGraw
1967-. (aged 59)
singer
singer-songwriter
record producer
actor
film actor
Samuel Timothy McGraw is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, five for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album Not a Moment Too Soon being the top country album of...
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22. Willie Robertson
1972-. (aged 54)
chief executive officer
William Jess Robertson is an American TV personality, businessman, author and news contributor. He is best known for his appearances on the reality TV series Duck Dynasty on A&E, and is the current CEO of the company Duck Commander. Robertson lives in West Monroe, Louisiana, with his wife Korie and his children: John Luke, Sadie, Will, Rowdy, Bella, and Rebecca.
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23. Speedy Long
1928-2006 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
politician
Speedy Oteria Long was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 8th congressional district from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1973. He was a member of the Long family, a cousin of Huey Long, Earl K. Long, Russell B. Long, Gillis William Long, Jimmy D. Long and Gerald Long.
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24. Jon Heidenreich
1969-. (aged 57)
professional wrestler
Jon Heidenreich is an American retired professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand where he was a one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Animal as a part of the 2005 version of the Legion of Doom.
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25. Tim Ryan
1968-. (aged 58)
activist
Timothy John Ryan is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for the state of Ohio from 2003 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ohio's 13th congressional district from 2013 to 2023, having previously represented Ohio's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. Ryan's district included a large swath of northeastern...
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26. 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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