# List of Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni

This list of Brigham Young University-Idaho alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University–Idaho (also known as BYU–Idaho or BYU–I), a four-year private college owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Rexburg, Idaho, United States. From 1933 to 2001, this school was a two-year junior college known as Ricks College. As of August 2008, BYU–Idaho/Ricks College had approximately 150,000 alumni. Many of them, in particular those before 2001, graduated with a two-year associate's degree or simply attended two years before moving on to another institution to complete their bachelor's degree.

## Business and finance

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
| Frank L. VanderSloot | — | A.A. | Entrepreneur, radio network owner, cattle rancher and founder and CEO of Direct Marketing company Melaleuca, Inc. | |

## Educators and scholars

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability |
| Stephanie Barclay | — | B.S. | Law Professor at Georgetown University Law Center; Former Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch |
| Jeff Benedict | — | A.A. | Professor at Southern Virginia University; Bestselling Author |
| Kory Katseanes | — | A.A. | Director of the School of Music at Brigham Young University |
| Phillip McArthur | — | A.A. | Folklorist and anthropologist with notable work involving the Marshall Islands and elsewhere in Micronesia |

## Entertainment and media

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability |
| Benson Boone | 2024 (left 2021 to pursue singing) | Unknown | Singer-songwriter, Beautiful Things |
| Clint Schwabedissen | — 2012–2018 | B.S. Industrial Organizational Psychology | Celebrity Video Director & Producer known for working with Dave Chappelle, Khalid, Kevin Hart and more |
| Jared and Jerusha Hess | — | (transferred to BYU before graduating) | Directors and screenwriters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
| Gregg Hale | 1996, 1998–2000 | A.A. graduated April 2000 | Guitarist for Spiritualized |
| Timothy Holst | — | | Ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| Art Rascon | — | A.A. | News anchor for the five o'clock ABC News in Houston, Texas |
| Daryn Tufts | — | A.A. | Writer, director, producer, and actor |
| Ryan Hamilton | — | A.A. | Stand-up comedian and actor |

## Government, law, and public policy

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability |
| Dean L. Cameron | 1984 | A.A. | Republican member of the Idaho Senate |
| Danielle J. Forrest | 1996 | A.A.S. | U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Tom Luna | 1981–1982 | | Educational leadership |
| Fred S. Martin | 1974–1976 | Student body (ASRC) President 1975–76 | Republican member of the Idaho Senate |
| Dean Mortimer | 1974 | A.A. | Republican member of the Idaho Senate |
| Michael W. Mosman | 1979 | A.B. | U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon |
| Mark Ricks | | A.A. | Lt. Governor of Idaho |

## Other

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
| Wayne Quinton | | | Inventor of biomedical technology | |
| Steven Koecher | | | Journalist, disappeared in 2009 | |

## Religion

    Note: All positions listed are within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unless otherwise noted.
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
| Marion G. Romney | | | Member of the First Presidency | |

## Sports

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability |
| Gary Andersen | 1984 | (transferred to University of Utah before graduating) | Football coaching positions at University of Utah, Oregon State, Wisconsin Badgers and Utah State Aggies |
| Jason Buck | — | (transferred to BYU before graduating) | National Football League athlete |
| Ben Cahoon | — | (transferred to BYU before graduating) | Former slotback for the Canadian Football League, later a receivers coach at BYU |
| Troy Cate | — | | Retired Major League Baseball pitcher who debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007 |
| John Denney | | | Long snapper for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League |
| Marc Dunn | 1999–2000 | | NFL and NFL Europe player |
| Rulon Gardner | | | Two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling (gold in 2000), 1993 NCJAA Heavyweight National Champion |
| Kelly Graves | 1986 | | Current head coach for the Oregon Ducks women's basketball team |
| Matt Lindstrom | | | MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins |
| Stew Morrill | 1970–1972 | | Retired head coach for the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team |
| Edwin Mulitalo | | | NFL offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (1999–2006) and the Detroit Lions (2007–2008) |
| Jose Portilla | | | football player |

## Writers and artists

| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability |
| Blair Buswell | — | A.A. | Sports sculptor |
| Brian Crane | — | (transferred to BYU before graduating) | Cartoonist, creator of newspaper comic Pickles |
| Brandon Dorman | — | BA | Author and New York Times bestselling illustrator; illustrated book covers for Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater, Fablehaven, and several Goosebumps books |
| Ben Hammond (artist) | — | | Sculptor known for Pro Football Hall of Fame busts |
| Del Parson | — | | Painter known for his Latter-day Saint-themed paintings |
| Alex Warnick | — | | Painter known for ornithology and bird paintings |