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This list of Brigham Young University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is the oldest existing institution within the LDS Church Educational System, is America's largest religious university, and has the second-largest private university enrollment in the United States. [1] [2] [3] Approximately 98% of the 34,000 students at BYU are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; two-thirds of its American students come from outside the state of Utah. [4] In addition to its undergraduate program, BYU offers graduate degrees in 47 departments and includes two professional schools: the Marriott School of Business and the J. Reuben Clark Law School. [5] As of 2022 [update] , BYU has 443,426 living alumni. [6]
Over 26 BYU graduates have served in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, such as former Dean of the U.S. Senate Reed Smoot (class of 1876). [7] Cabinet members of American presidents include former United States Secretary of Agriculture to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ezra Taft Benson '26 and Rex E. Lee '60, who was U.S. Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan. Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was valedictorian of his class in 1971.[ citation needed ]
BYU alumni in academia include former dean of the Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark, a vice president of Yale, Scott Strobel '87, and Michael K. Young '73, president of Texas A&M University and former president of the University of Washington. The university also graduated Nobel Prize winner Paul D. Boyer, as well as Philo Farnsworth (inventor of the electronic television) and Harvey Fletcher (inventor of the hearing aid). Seven of BYU's twelve presidents were alumni of the university. [8] Alumni of BYU who have served as business leaders include Citigroup CFO Gary Crittenden '76, former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins '84, Deseret Book CEO Sheri L. Dew, and Matthew K. McCauley, CEO of children's clothing company Gymboree.
In literature and journalism, BYU has produced several best-selling authors, including Orson Scott Card '75, Brandon Sanderson '00 & '05, and Stephenie Meyer '95. Other media personalities include ESPN sportscaster and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes '86 and former co-host of CBS's The Early Show Jane Clayson Johnson '90. In entertainment and television, BYU is represented by Jon Heder '02 (best known for his role as Napoleon Dynamite), Golden Globe-nominated Aaron Eckhart '94, and Jeopardy! all-time champion Ken Jennings '00. In the music industry BYU is represented by former American Idol contestant Carmen Rasmusen and The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square director Mack Wilberg.
BYU has also produced several leaders of religion. Alumni have comprised several General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including two church presidents (Thomas S. Monson '74 and Ezra Taft Benson '26), six apostles (Neil L. Andersen, D. Todd Christofferson '69, David A. Bednar '76, Jeffrey R. Holland '65 & '66, Dallin H. Oaks '54, and Reed Smoot 1876), and two General Relief Society Presidents (Julie B. Beck '73 and Belle Spafford '20). [9]
A number of BYU alumni have found success in professional sports, representing the university in 7 MLB World Series, 5 NBA Finals, and 25 NFL Super Bowls. [10] In baseball, BYU alumni include All-Stars Rick Aguilera '83, Wally Joyner '84, and Jack Morris '76. Professional basketball players include three-time NBA Finals champion Danny Ainge '81 and three-time Olympic medalist Krešimir Ćosić '73. BYU also claims notable professional football players including Super Bowl MVP Steve Young '84 & '94, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner Jim McMahon. In golf, BYU alumni include two major championship winners: Johnny Miller ('69) at the 1973 U.S. Open and 1976 British Open and Mike Weir ('92) at the 2003 Masters.
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Randy L. Bott | 1988 | Ed.D. | Professor of religion, 2008 Ratemyprofessors.com Best Professor | [16] [48] [49] |
Paul D. Boyer | 1939 | B.S. | Co-winner of 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) | [50] |
Jeffrey M. Bradshaw | B.S. | Senior research scientist at IHMC in the field of computer science | [51] | |
Stephen Cameron | 1986 | B.A. | Studies on GED; Columbia University professor and financial analyst | [52] [53] [54] |
Eric Chambers | 1991 | M.A | Professor and Valdosta State University. Studies the effect of mosquito transmitted diseases. | [55] |
Clayton M. Christensen | 1975 | B.A. | Coined the term "disruptive technology"; Harvard Business School professor | [56] |
J. Scott Dutcher | 2002 | B.S. (Marriott) | Winner of 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement | [57] |
Philo Farnsworth | 1923 1968 | B.S. Hon. D.Sc. | Co-inventor of the electronic television | [58] [59] |
Harvey Fletcher | 1907 | B.S. | Physicist credited with invention of the hearing aid; founding dean of the BYU College of Engineering | [60] |
Chauncy Harris | 1933 | B.A. ( valedictorian ) | Pioneer of modern geography and expert on Soviet and American urban geography; BYU's first Rhodes Scholar | [61] |
David F. Holland | B.A. | Professor at Harvard Divinity School and the director of graduate studies in religion at Harvard University. | [62] | |
Howard Judd | 1959 | B.S. | Medical researcher in field of women's health | [63] |
Rulon D. Pope | 1971 | B.S. | Warren and Wilson Dusenberry Professor at Brigham Young University, specializing in agricultural economics | [64] |
Sahar Qumsiyeh | 1997 | M.S. | Palestinian-American mathematician, statistician, and writer | [65] |
Charles Reigeluth | 1977 | Ph.D. | Instructional design theory researcher and developer | [66] |
Donald W. Roberts | 1957 | B.A. | Biological pest control research professor | [67] |
Tara Westover | 2008 | B.A. | Historian and author | [68] |
Nathan Whetten | 1926 1928 | B.A. M.A. | Sociologist; dean of the Graduate School at the University of Connecticut | [69] |
David A. Wiley | 2000 | Ph.D. | Coined the term "open content" | [70] |
Angus M. Woodbury | 1927 | B.S. | Utah ecologist, first naturalist at Zion National Park | [71] [72] |
Name | Class | Degree | Notability | Reference |
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Earl W. Bascom | 1940 | B.A. | Cowboy artist and sculptor called "cowboy of cowboy artists" | [73] |
Don Bluth | 1954 | B.A. | Director, producer, and animator of films | [74] |
Blair Buswell | 1984 | B.A. | Sports sculptor | [75] [76] |
James C. Christensen | 1967 1968 | B.A. M.A. | Fantasy painter | [77] [78] |
Brian Lee Durfee | B.F.A | Wildlife, landscape, and fantasy artist, fantasy and horror author | ||
Dan Lemmon | 1997 | B.F.A | Academy Award-winning visual effects artist of films such as Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003) and The Jungle Book (2016) | [79] |
Jon McNaughton | B.A. | Painter | [80] | |
Kathleen Peterson | B.A. | Painter | [81] | |
Reed P. Smoot | 1969 | B.A. M.A. | Master cinematographer | [82] |
Rita Wright | 1976 1997 | B.A. M.A. | Art Historian, Museum Director of the Springville Museum of Art | [83] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Bill Aho | 1983 | MBA (Marriott) | Former CEO of ClearPlay Inc. | [84] |
Fraser Bullock | 1978 1980 | B.S. (Marriott) MBA (Marriott) | Managing director, Sorenson Capital; former CEO of Salt Lake Olympic Committee | [85] |
M. Anthony Burns | 1963 | B.S. | Former president and CEO of Ryder Systems | [86] [87] |
Dave Checketts | 1983 | MBA (Marriott) | Former president of Madison Square Garden; former general manager of the Utah Jazz; owner of the Major League Soccer franchise Real Salt Lake; owner of the National Hockey League franchise St. Louis Blues | [88] |
Jonathan C. Coon | 1994 | B.A. | CEO and co-founder of 1-800 Contacts | [89] [90] |
Stephen Covey | 1994 | DRE | Author of New York Times bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , listed in Time magazine's Top 25 most influential Americans | [91] |
Gary Crittenden | 1967 | B.S. (Marriott) | CFO of Citigroup Inc. | [92] |
Richard Culatta | 2003 2006 | B.A. M.S. | CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education | [93] |
Sheri L. Dew | 1967 | B.A. | CEO of Deseret Book, author | [94] |
Jeff Green | 2001 | B.A. | Co-founder buy-side digital advertising platform The Trade Desk of which he is chairman and CEO | [95] |
Nathan Gwilliam | 2014 | MBA | Founder & CEO of Adoption.com | [96] |
Josh James | (never graduated) | Founder and CEO of Domo; co-founder and former CEO of Omniture | [97] [98] | |
Rex Maughan | (transferred to ASU before graduating) | Founder, president and CEO of Forever Living Products | [99] | |
Darl McBride | 1984 | B.S. | CEO of The SCO Group | [16] [100] |
Bill Nelson | 1967 | B.S. (Marriott) | Former CEO of Intermountain Health Care | [16] [101] |
Brady Nelson | 2002 | B.S. (Marriott) | Majority owner of Spokane Shock | [102] |
Kevin Rollins | 1983 1984 | B.A. MBA (Marriott) | Former president and CEO of Dell Computers | [103] |
Mitt Romney | 1971 | B.A. ( valedictorian ) | Founder of Bain Capital; former CEO of Bain & Company, sitting U.S. Senator and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 | [104] |
Blake Roney | 1983 | B.S. | Founder and former chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises | [105] |
Aaron Skonnard | 1996 | B.S. | CEO and co-founder of Pluralsight | [106] |
Ryan Smith | 2016 | B.S. (Marriott) | Owner of the Utah Jazz and co-founder of Qualtrics | [107] |
Cydni Tetro | 1998 | MBA (Marriott) | CEO of Brandless, co-founder of Women Tech Council | [108] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Ezra Taft Benson | 1926 | B.S. | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) | [131] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Norman H. Bangerter | 1955 | B.A. | Thirteenth Governor of Utah (1985-1993) | [132] |
Henry H. Blood | Seventh Governor of Utah (1933-1941) | [133] | ||
Culbert Olson | 1895 | B.A. | Twenty-ninth Governor of California (1939-1943) | [134] |
Mitt Romney | 1971 | B.A. | Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007), 2012 Republican presidential nominee | [135] |
Olene S. Walker | 1953 | B.S. | Fifteenth Governor of Utah (2003-2005) | [136] |
Gary Herbert | (never graduated) | Seventeenth Governor of Utah (2009-2021) | [137] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Mike Crapo | 1973 | B.A. | Senator (R) from Idaho (1999–present) | [138] |
Jeff Flake | 1986 1987 | B.A. M.A. | Former Senator (R) from Arizona (2013-2019); Ambassador of the United States to Turkey (2022-present) | [139] |
Orrin Hatch | 1958 | B.A. | Former Senator (R) from Utah (1977-2019); President Pro Tempore (2015-2019) | [140] |
William H. King | 1887 | B.S. | Former Senator (D) from Utah (1917-1941); President Pro Tempore (1940-1941) | [141] |
Mike Lee | 1994 1997 | B.S. J.D. (Clark) | Senator (R) from Utah (2011–present) | [142] |
Bert H. Miller | 1901 | Former Senator (D) from Idaho (1949) | [143] | |
Mitt Romney | 1971 | B.A. | Senator (R) from Utah (2019–present), Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts, 2012 Republican presidential nominee | [144] [135] |
Gordon H. Smith | 1976 | B.A. | Former Senator (R) from Oregon (1997-2009), CEO of National Association of Broadcasters | [145] |
Reed Smoot | 1876 | High school diploma | Former Senator (R) from Utah (1903-1933) | |
George Sutherland | 1881 | Former Senator (R) from Utah (1905-1917) | [146] | |
Arthur Vivian Watkins | — | (never graduated) | Former Senator (R) from Utah (1947-1959) | [147] |
Kyrsten Sinema | 1995 | B.A. | Senator (D, later I) from Arizona (2019–present) | [148] [149] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Scott Bedke | B.S. | Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2023–present) | ||
Debbie Critchfield | B.A. | Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (2023–present) | ||
Larry EchoHawk | 1970 | B.S. | Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Barack Obama (2009-2012); Former Idaho Attorney General (1991-1995) | [165] |
Deidre Henderson | Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2021–present) | |||
Marilyn Howard | Ed.D. | Former Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (1999-2007) | ||
Mark Hutchison | 1990 | J.D. | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2015-2019) | [166] |
Julie Ellsworth | B.A. | Idaho State Treasurer (2019–present) | ||
Marlo Oaks | B.S. | Utah State Treasurer (2021–present) | ||
Raúl Labrador | 1992 | B.A. | Idaho Attorney General (2023–present) | |
Lawrence Wasden | 1982 | B.A. | Former Idaho Attorney General (2003–2023) | [167] |
J. D. Williams | 1967 | B.A. MPA (Marriott) | Idaho State Controller (1989-2002) |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Cindy Ady | 1979 | B.A. | Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada | [168] |
Krešimir Ćosić | 1973 | B.A. | Former Croatian diplomat to the U.S. | [169] |
Jeffrey Max Jones | 1982 | B.A. | Former Undersecretary of Agriculture, Mexico | [16] |
Greg Melchin | 1977 | B.A. | Former Alberta Minister of Energy; former member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta | [170] |
Bhichit Rattakul | 1976 | Ph.D. | Former Governor of Bangkok, Thailand | [171] [172] [173] |
Yeah Samake | M.P.P. | Mali Ambassador to India, 2013 Presidential candidate of Mali, and Former Mayor of Ouelessebougou | [174] [175] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Joseph A. Cannon | 1974 1977 | B.A. J.D. (Clark) | Former chairman of Utah Republican Party, current managing editor of Deseret News | [176] |
Kathleen Clark | — | (never graduated) (Clark) | Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management | [177] |
Kristen Cox | 1995 | B.S. | Appointed by George W. Bush as special assistant to the commissioner of Rehabilitation Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Education | |
Earl J. Glade | 25th mayor of Salt Lake City | [178] | ||
Rex E. Lee | 1960 1996 | B.A. Hon. D.L. | Former U.S. Solicitor General | [31] [32] |
Roger B. Porter | 1970 | B.A. | Director of White House Office of Policy Development in the Reagan administration; executive secretary of the President's Economic Policy Board during the Ford administration; Rhodes Scholar; Harvard University professor of business and government | [16] [179] |
Rory Reid | 1985 1988 | B.A. J.D. (Clark) | Former chairman of the Clark County Commission, Nevada | [180] [181] |
Ronna Romney McDaniel | B.A. | Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee | [182] | |
Kyle Sampson | 1993 | B.A. | Former Chief of Staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; key player in controversy surrounding dismissal of U.S. attorneys | [16] [183] |
Paull Shin | 1962 | B.A. | Member (D) of the Washington State Senate | [16] [184] |
Scott Smith | 1980 | B.S. | Thirty-eighth mayor of Mesa, Arizona | [185] |
Nick Udall | 1936 | Former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona | [16] [186] | |
Paul M. Warner | 1973 1976 1984 | B.A. J.D. (Clark) MPA (Marriott) | Chairman of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys | [187] |
Noall Wootton | 1961 | B.A. | County attorney who prosecuted Gary Gilmore, the first person executed in the U.S. after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976; portrayed by Charles Cyphers in the film The Executioner's Song | [188] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Carlos Amezcua | 1975 | B.A. | Anchor for Fox affiliate KTTV in Los Angeles, California; former morning anchor for KTLA | [16] [189] |
Heather Armstrong | 1997 | B.A. | Author of popular blog dooce | [190] |
Pat Bagley | 1978 | B.A. | Editorial cartoonist, journalist, and author | [191] |
Steve Benson | 1978 | BFA | Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist | [192] |
Clayton Brough | 1974 | B.S. M.S. | Weatherman of ABC 4 | [193] |
Joe Dana | 2003 | B.A. | Anchor for NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona | [16] [194] |
Kent Dana | 1968 | B.A. | Anchor for CBS affiliate KPHO; "Dean" of Valley newscasters in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona | [195] |
Steve Eagar | 1987 | B.A. | Anchor for Fox affiliate KDFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | [16] [196] |
Amy Freeze | 1995 | B.A. | Meteorologist for Fox affiliate WFLD in Chicago, Illinois | [16] [197] |
Pete Grigsby | 1989 | B.A. | Meteorologist for ABC affiliate KMBC in Kansas City, Missouri | [16] [198] |
Jane Clayson Johnson | 1990 | B.A. | Former co-host of The Early Show on CBS | [199] |
Gifford Nielsen | 1983 | B.A. | Sports broadcaster for KUHF Houston | [16] [200] |
Kelsey Nixon | 2007 | B.A. | Television chef | [201] |
Dick Nourse | 1962 | B.A. | Former anchor for NBC affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah | [16] [202] |
Art Rascon | 1985 | B.A. | Anchor for ABC affiliate KTRK in Houston, Texas | [203] [204] |
Jim Siebert | 1992 | B.A. | Meteorologist for Fox affiliate KRIV in Houston, Texas | [205] [206] |
Vai Sikahema | 2002 | B.A. | Sports Director and anchor for NBC affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [16] [207] |
Ben Swann | 1993 | B.A. | Investigative journalist and news anchor, Edward R. Murrow Award and Emmy Award winner | [208] |
Holly Rowe | (transferred to Utah before graduating) | Emmy-Nominated Sports telecaster, writer and producer for ESPN, KBYU, and FOX13. | [209] [210] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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George Sutherland | 1881 | B.A. | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | [146] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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G. Richard Bevan | 1984 1987 | B.S. J.D. (Clark) | Chief Justice, Idaho Supreme Court | |
Matthew B. Durrant | 1981 | B.A. | Justice, Utah Supreme Court | [219] |
Charles E. Jones | 1959 | B.A. | Former Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court | [220] |
Thomas Rex Lee | 1988 | B.A. | Justice, Utah Supreme Court | [221] |
Gregory Moeller | 1987 1990 | B.S. J.D. (Clark) | Justice, Idaho Supreme Court | [222] |
Dallin H. Oaks | 1954 | B.A. | Former Justice, Utah Supreme Court | [38] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Elizabeth H. Boyer | Author of Norse mythology-influenced Alfar fantasy novel series | |||
Juanita Brooks | 1925 | B.A. | Author of The Mountain Meadows Massacre | [16] [234] |
Orson Scott Card | 1975 | B.A. | Author of Ender's Game (series) , recipient of two Hugo and Nebula Awards | [235] |
Becca Fitzpatrick | 2001 | B.S. | Author of the Hush, Hush series | |
Steven L. Kent | 1986 1990 | B.A. M.A. | Writer, known for video game journalism and military science fiction novels | [16] [236] |
Stephenie Meyer | 1995 | B.A. | Author of the Twilight series and The Host | [237] |
James Dashner | 1999 1999 | B.A. M.A. | Author of The Maze Runner (series) | |
Brian Evenson | 1989 | B.A. | Author of Father of Lies and recipient of three O. Henry Awards | [238] [239] |
Brian McClellan | 2009 | B.A. | Author of The Powder Mage trilogy | |
Brandon Mull | 2000 | B.A. | Author of New York Times best-selling Fablehaven fantasy series | [16] [240] |
Joe Navarro | 1975 | B.S. | Former FBI psychological profiler and author of Dangerous Personality Types and other books on decoding human behavior | |
Jay A. Parry | 1974 | B.A. | Author of LDS non-fiction, best known for compiling Deseret Book's Best-Loved and Everyday series | [241] |
Kerry Patterson | 1976 | M.O.B. (Marriott) | Co-author of New York Times best seller Crucial Conversations | [242] |
Carol Lynn Pearson | 1968 | B.A. | Author of musical My Turn On Earth | [243] |
Brandon Sanderson | 2000 2005 | B.A. M.A. | Author of The Stormlight Archive , Mistborn series and the final three books in the late-Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, recipient of a Hugo Award and a David Gemmell Legend Award | [244] [245] |
Samuel W. Taylor | 1930 | Author of short stories on which the Disney movies The Absent-Minded Professor , Flubber , and Son of Flubber were based | [16] [246] | |
Dave Wolverton | B.A. | Author of The Runelords series, English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1999–2002 | [16] [247] | |
Robison Wells | 2009 | MBA (Marriott) | Author of The Counterfeit, President of The Whitney Awards | [248] |
Jack Weyland | 1969 | Ph.D. | Author of Charly | [16] [249] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Randy Thorsteinson | (never graduated)[ citation needed ] | Former leader of the Alberta Alliance Party; former leader of Social Credit Party of Alberta | [277] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Danny Ainge | 1981 | B.A. | Former second baseman for MLB's Toronto Blue Jays and currently the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics | [278] [279] |
Rick Aguilera | 1983 | B.A. | Former pitcher for four MLB teams, winner of 1986 and 1991 World Series, three-time All-Star | [280] |
Jeremy Guthrie | (transferred to Stanford before graduating) | Former pitcher for five MLB teams, participant in 2014 World Series | [281] | |
Ken Hunt | 1983 | B.S. | Former pitcher for MLB's Cincinnati Reds, participant in 1961 World Series | [16] [282] |
Wally Joyner | 1984 | B.A. | Former first baseman for five MLB teams, 1986 All-Star, current hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers | [283] |
Jack Morris | 1976 | B.A. | Former pitcher for five MLB teams; winner of the 1984, 1991 (MVP), 1992, and 1993 World Series; five-time All-Star | [284] |
Cory Snyder | 1986 | B.A. | Former outfielder for five MLB teams, 1984 Olympic silver medalist | [285] |
Kevin Towers | 1982 | B.A. | Former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks | [86] [286] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Ed Eyestone | 1985 1990 | B.S. M.S. | Marathon runner for American Samoa in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics; former Head Coach for BYU cross-country team | [16] [350] |
Frankie Fredericks | 1987 | B.A. | Namibian sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist | [351] |
Tiffany Lott-Hogan | 1998 | B.S. | World record holder in the 55-meter hurdles | [16] [86] |
Henry Marsh | 1978 | B.A. | Long-distance runner for the United States and three-time Olympian | [16] [352] |
Leonard Myles-Mills | 1999 | B.A. | Sprinter for Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics | [353] |
Doug Padilla | 1983 | B.S. | Long-distance runner for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics | [16] [354] |
Jared Ward | 2015 | B.S. M.S. | Long-distance runner, multiple-time national champion, and qualifier for 2016 Olympics in the marathon | [16] [355] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall | 2012 | B.S. | Professional soccer player for Sky Blue FC, National Women's Soccer League | [356] |
Shauna Rohbock | 1999 | B.S. | Bobsled silver medalist at 2006 Winter Olympics, former professional soccer player for WUSA's San Diego Spirit | [16] [357] |
Ashley Hatch | 2016 | Professional soccer player for NWSL Washington Spirit, USWNT player | [358] | |
Michele Vasconcelos | 2016 | Professional soccer player for NWSL Chicago Red Stars | [359] | |
Aleisha Cramer | 2005 | B.S. | Former USWNT player | [360] |
Nádia Gomes | 2017 | Former professional soccer player for NWSL Orlando Pride, Current Portugal women's national football team player | [361] | |
Katie Larkin | 2009 | B.S | Former professional soccer player for WPS team the Atlanta Beat | |
Mikayla Cluff | 2021 | B.S. | Professional soccer player for Utah Royals, National Women's Soccer League | [362] |
Cameron Tucker | 2021 | Professional soccer player for NWSL Utah Royals | [363] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Earl Bascom | 1940 | B.A. | Professional rodeo cowboy, world record holder, Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee | [364] |
Werner Hoeger | 1978 | Ed.D. | Olympic luge athlete, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics | [365] |
Casey Jennings | 2000 | B.S. | Professional beach volleyball player, four-time AVP champion | [16] [366] |
Arielle Martin | 2007 | B.S. | Professional BMX rider | [367] [368] [369] |
Travis Marx | — | (never graduated) | 3rd in NJCAA for wrestling; current mixed martial artist | [370] |
Hugh McCutcheon | 1993 1998 1999 | B.S. M.S. EMBA (Marriott) | Head coach of USA men's volleyball team | [16] [371] |
Johnny Miller | 1969 | B.A. | Former professional golfer; winner of 1973 U.S. Open, 1976 Open Championship | [16] [372] |
Ed Parker | 1956 | B.A. | Founder of American Kenpo karate and 10th degree black belt | [373] |
Ken Patera | 1987 | B.S. | Former professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter | [16] [374] [375] |
Jean Saubert | 1967 | MRE | U.S. alpine skier who won silver and bronze medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics | [16] [376] |
Chael Sonnen | — | (attended) | professional mixed martial artist, currently competing for Bellator MMA, previously with the Ultimate Fighting Championship | [377] |
Mike Weir | 1992 | B.S. | Professional golfer; winner of 2003 Masters Tournament and Lou Marsh Trophy | [16] [378] |
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Mallory Book | Marvel Comics character, head of She-Hulk's law firm | [396] |
Jeffrey Cole | Fellowship applicant in the TV series House , played by Edi Gathegi | |
Jonathon Jordan | Main character in The Singles Ward , played by Will Swenson | [397] |
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Boyd Kenneth Packer was an American religious leader and educator who served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2008 until his death. He also served as the quorum's acting president from 1994 to 2008 and was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1970 until his death. He served as a general authority of the church from 1961 until his death.
Jeffrey Roy Holland is an American educator and religious leader. He served as the ninth President of Brigham Young University (BYU) and is the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the third most senior apostle in the church.
Deseret Book is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the holding company for business firms owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deseret Book is a for-profit corporation registered in Utah. Deseret Book publishes under four imprints with media ranging from works explaining LDS theology and doctrine, LDS-related fiction, electronic resources, and sound recordings such as The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square albums.
Karl Gottfried Maeser was a prominent Utah educator and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served 16 years as principal of Brigham Young Academy. Although he was not the first principal of the Academy, he is considered its founder. The Academy later became Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1903.
William Rolfe Kerr is an emeritus general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served previously as the fifteenth Commissioner of Church Education and as president of the Logan Utah Temple.
The Marriott School of Business is the business school of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and located in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1891 and renamed in 1988 after J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International, and his wife Alice following their $15 million endowment gift to the school.
Bruce Clark Hafen is an American attorney, academic and religious leader. He has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1996.
Elaine Schwartz Dalton was the thirteenth president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2008 to 2013.
The Church Educational System (CES) Honor Code is a set of standards by which students and faculty attending a school owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are required to live. The most widely known university that is part of the Church Educational System (CES) that has adopted the honor code is Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. The standards are largely derived from codes of conduct of the LDS Church, and were not put into written form until the 1940s. Since then, they have undergone several changes. The CES Honor Code also applies for students attending BYU's sister schools Brigham Young University–Idaho, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, and LDS Business College.
Ronald Davis Bitton was a charter member and president of the Mormon History Association, professor of history at the University of Utah, and official Assistant Church Historian in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints working with Leonard J. Arrington.
Dean Cornell Jessee is a historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith Jr.
Arnold Kent Garr was the chair of the department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2006 to 2009. He was also the lead editor of the Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History.
Edward Lawrence Kimball was an American scholar, lawyer, and historian who was a law professor at Brigham Young University (BYU).
Henry Johnson Eyring is an American academic administrator who served as the 17th president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) from 2017 to 2023. From 2019 to 2023, he also served as an area seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He previously served as both the academic and the advancement vice president at BYU-Idaho, as well as director of the Marriott School of Business (MSB) MBA program at Brigham Young University (BYU).
Gilbert Woodrow Scharffs was a Latter-day Saint religious educator and author.
Bradley Ray Wilcox is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) and has been a counselor in the Young Men general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2020.
The David O. McKay School of Education (SOE) at Brigham Young University (BYU) specializes in teaching, administration, communication disorders, and educational inquiry. It is located in three buildings on BYU's campus in Provo, Utah, the David O. McKay Building, the John Taylor Building, and the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. It was ranked number 84 in the United States for best education schools for 2021.
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