# List of Stephen F. Austin State University people

This is a list of notable people who graduated and/or attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
* Bruce Alexander, former NFL defensive back
* Cliff Ammons (M.S., education), Louisiana state representative known as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir"
* Leo Araguz, former NFL punter
* Larry Bagley (Master of Education), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 7, beginning 2016
* Derrick Blaylock, former NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets)
* Roy Blake Jr, former Texas State Representative
* Chrystelle Trump Bond, dancer, choreographer, author, and dance historian
* Kim Brimer, former Texas state senator, District 10
* Robert Campbell (American artist), a painter, poet, and publisher
* Shane Carruth, filmmaker; writer, director, producer, and star of Primer and Upstream Color
* Larry Centers, former NFL fullback
* Wayne Christian, statewide elected official - Texas Railroad Commissioner (2017–Present) member of Texas House of Representatives (1997–2013); Former President of Texas Conservative Coalition
* Gerald Clarke, artist and educator
* Calvin Nelson Clyde, III, (1945-2007) late publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
* David Cook, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Mansfield, Texas.
* Bobby Cross, former NFL offensive tackle
* Rodney Crowell, songwriter, Nashville producer, singer, writer
* Nancy Dickey, President of the Texas A&M Health Science Center
* Floyd Dixon, former NFL wide receiver
* Hunter Dozier, Major League Baseball Player
* Spike Dykes, former head football coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
* Dustin Ellermann, competitive shooter; Christian camp director; winner of Top Shot (season 3)
* Lee Fitzgerald, Professor of Zoology and Faculty Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Texas A&M University
* Todd Fowler, former NFL and USFL running back/tight end (Houston Gamblers and Dallas Cowboys)
* John Franklin-Myers, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets.
* Joe Gallagher, professional baseball player
* Don Gaston, former Executive Vice President of Gulf and Western Industries; Chairman of the Boston Celtics
* Xavier Gipson, Wide Receiver for the New York Jets
* Bill Haley, Texas politician
* Todd Hammel, Arena Football League quarterback for 14 years
* Kevin Hannan, ethnolinguist
* Don Henley, musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer for the Eagles (1971–1980, 1994–present)
* Sam Hunt, former NFL linebacker
* Jason Isaac (Class of 1996), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2011, from Hays County
* Will Jennings, Grammy (1982, 1986, 1993, and 1997), Golden Globe (1983, 1991, and 1997), and Academy Award-winning (1983 and 1997) songwriter; member of Songwriters Hall of Fame
* Derek Wayne Johnson, award-winning film director, screenwriter and film producer
* Kent Johnston, NFL assistant coach
* Joseph W. Kennedy, co-discoverer of plutonium
* Kelly Krauskopf, former president and general manager of Indiana Fever; assistant general manager of Indiana Pacers
* Ronnie Laws, musician, member of Earth, Wind, and Fire
* Bud Marshall, former NFL defensive lineman
* Donnie Marshall (1969), former DEA Administrator
* Brad Maule, Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor
* Robert Sidney Maxwell – historian, author
* Joe McComb, mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas
* R.E. McGee, 1940 SFASU graduate, President & CEO of Tenneco; SFASU Regent (1969-1974); Business Building was named in his honor
* Frank Melton, former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (1949–2009)
* Peggy Moreland, American writer
* Mark Moseley, 1982 NFL MVP; played for Eagles (1970), Oilers (1971–1972), Redskins (1974–1986), and Browns (1986)
* Jeremy Newman, Radio 95.1 The Long Lunch, formerly of the Newmaniacs.
* Drew Nixon, former Republican state senator from Carthage
* Bill Owens, former Republican governor of Colorado
* Stephen Payne, international relations and energy expert
* Bum Phillips, former NFL head coach
* Mike Quinn, NFL quarterback
* Rhonda Rajsich, women's racquetball player and two-time world champion
* Mikhael Ricks, former NFL tight end/wide receiver
* Michael H. Schneider, Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
* Terrance Shaw, retired NFL defensive back (1995–2004); won Super Bowl XXXVI with the New England Patriots
* James Silas, American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association
* Commander Robert (Bob) A. Smith, retired Navy One of the charter members of SFA's Phi Delta Theta (1940-2020)
* Chad Stanley, former NFL punter, tied NFL record for most punts in a season (114)
* Jeremiah Trotter, former NFL middle linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
* LTG (Retired) Orren "Cotton" Whiddon (1955), highest ranking alumni military officer, SFA Alumni Hall of Fame; namesake of "Ol' Cotton"
* David Whitmore, former NFL safety
* Tedd L. Mitchell, Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System