List of University of Louisiana at Lafayette people

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

• James Lee Burke, novelist, writer; The Lost Get-Back Boogie was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
• Kody Chamberlain, comic book writer and artist.
• Judith Ford, Miss America (1969).
• Adrianne Frost, comedian.
• Ali Landry, Miss USA (1996); actress.
• Gary Lavergne, non-fiction novelist, who writes about serial killers.
• Gregory Krikko Obbott, sketch artist
• Eddy Raven, American singer and songwriter; six No. 1 songs on the country music charts.
• George Rodrigue, artist known for his Blue Dog series and early art depicting Cajun life.
• Richard Simmons, exercise guru.
• Floyd Sonnier, (deceased) Cajun artist.
• Keith Sonnier, neon sculptor, minimalist artist
• Daniel Sunjata, actor, Tony Award nominee, winner Theatre World Award (2003).
• Scott Tatman, writer, actor appearing in "Chappelle's Show" and "Saturday Night Live."
• A. Hays Town, architect

Business

• Bradley J. Baker, president, MBA Association
• Joe J. Colletti Jr., president of Marsh Bellofram Corporation, past president of MDT Software
• Lloyd Gaubert, founder and owner of L.F. Gaubert & Co.
• Gary LaGrange, executive director of the Port of New Orleans
• Patrick LeBlanc, architect and founder of LCS Corrections Services, Inc.
• Ali Saberioon, president and CEO of Sabco Oil and Gas Corporation.

Law, government and politics

• Ernie Alexander, Louisiana state representative (2000-2008) (R).
• Charlotte Beers, former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs (2001-2003).
• J. Rayburn Bertrand, mayor of Lafayette (1960-1972 (D).
• Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Louisiana governor (2004-2008) (D).
• Roy Bourgeois, American priest; founder of the human rights group SOA Watch (1990-).
• Charles Boustany, U.S. representative (2005-) (R).
• Kenny Bowen, (deceased) mayor of Lafayette, (1972-1980; 1992-1996) (D).
• Jack Breaux, (deceased) former mayor of Zachary, Louisiana (1966-1980) (R).
• John Breaux, former U.S. senator (1987-2005) (D).
• Jefferson Caffery, (deceased) former U.S. ambassador (1926-1955).
• Patrick T. Caffery, former U.S. representative (1969-73) (D).
• Cindy Courville, U.S. ambassador to the African Union.
• Page Cortez, Louisiana state representative (2008- ) (R).
• Virginia deGravelles, political activist (R).
• James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, (deceased) former U.S. representative and Cajun cultural activist from Lafayette (D)
• Joey Durel, mayor-president of City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish (R).
• William T. Dzurilla, international attorney and law clerk to Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court (1982-1983).
• Lether Frazar, (deceased) former Louisiana lieutenant governor (1956-1960) (D).
• Paul Hardy, former Louisiana lieutenant governor (1988-1992) (R).
• Jimmy Hayes, former U.S. representative from Seventh District (1986-1995) (R).
• J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr., former state senator from Lafayette and Acadia parishes (1992-2000) (R).
• Charles D. Lancaster, Jr., Louisiana state representative (1972-1976; 1980-2008) (R).
• Dud Lastrapes, former mayor of Lafayette (R).
• Dudley J. LeBlanc, (deceased) former Louisiana state senator (1940-1944; 1948-1952; 1964-1971) (D).
• Wade O. Martin, Jr., (deceased) former Louisiana secretary of state (1944-1976) (D), later (R).
• Charlie Melancon, U.S. representative (2005-) (D).
• Louis J. Michot, former Louisiana representative (1960-1964), Louisiana Board of Education (1968-1972) and state superintendent of education (1972-1976) (D).
• Michael J. Michot, state senator from Lafayette (R).
• Roderick Miller, (deceased) former Louisiana representative (1966-1968) (R).
• Ashton J. Mouton, (deceased) youngest mayor in Lafayette history; served 1948-1956 (D).
• Cecil J. Picard, (deceased) Louisiana educator, legislator, state superintendent of education from 1996-2007 (D).
• Craig Romero, Louisiana state senator (1992-); president of the Iberia Parish government from 1984-1992 (R).
• David Thibodaux (deceased), English faculty, Lafayette Parish School Board member, four-time congressional candidate (R).
• J. Emile Verret, (deceased) former lieutenant governor of Louisiana (1944-1948) (D).

Military, science and technology

• Albert H. Crews, former U.S. astronaut (1962-1988).
• Charles B. DeBellevue, first Air Force weapon systems officer to become a flying "Ace."
• Jefferson DeBlanc, (deceased) Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient and WWII Flying Ace
• Bennett Landreneau, major general, director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
• Alex McCool, manager NASA Space Shuttle Projects Office (1960-).
• Clifford Schoeffler, (deceased) former brigadier general, United States Air Force.
• Brod Veillon, brigadier general, assistant adjutant general-air for Louisiana.

Sports alumni

American football

• Louis Age, Chicago Bears (1992).
• Patrise Alexander, Washington Redskins (1996-98).
• James Atkins, Seattle Seahawks (1994-97), Baltimore Ravens (1998-1999), Detroit Lions (2000-).
• John Bandura, Brooklyn Dodgers (1943).
• D'Anthony Batiste, Carolina Panthers (2006-).
• Charles Bennett, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins (1987).
• Karl Bernard, Detroit Lions (1987).
• Bill Blackburn, Chicago Cardinals (1946-50).
• C. C. Brown, safety Houston Texans (2005-).
• Chris Cagle, (deceased) halfback New York Giants (1930-1932), Brooklyn Dodgers (1933-1934), College Football Hall of Fame (1954).
• Anthony Clement, tackle Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, New York Jets.
• Kenyon Cotton, Baltimore Ravens (1997-98).
• Willie Culpepper, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992).
• Richie Cunningham, place kicker Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars (1997-2002).
• Joe DeForest, New Orleans Saints (1987).
• Jake Delhomme, quarterback New Orleans Saints (1998-2002) and Carolina Panthers (2003-Present ).
• Virgil Eikenberg, Chicago Cardinals (1948).
• Brad Franklin, Jacksonville Jaguars (2003).
• Chris Gannon, New England Patriots.
• Brad Franklin, Carolina Panthers.
• Mark Hall (American football), Green Bay Packers.
• Kyries Hebert, National Football League Safety for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Keno Hills, tackle New Orleans Saints (1996-1998).
• Weldon Humble, (deceased) offensive linemen Cleveland Browns (1947-1950), Dallas Texans (1952), College Football Hall of Fame (1961).
• Elvis Joseph, Jacksonville Jaguars (2001-2002).
• Brian Jones, tight end Jacksonville Jaguars (2004-).
• Saxon Judd, Brooklyn Dodgers (1946-48).
• Thomas King, Green Bay Packers.
• John McGee, Philadelphia Eagles (1948-55).
• Randy McClanahan, Oakland Raiders (1977), Buffalo Bills (1978), Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1980-82).
• Brian Mitchell, former running back Washington Redskins (1990-1999), Philadelphia Eagles (2000-2002), New York Giants (2003).
• Donovan Morgan, wide receiver Houston Texans.
• R.C. Mullin, Los Angeles Rams.
• Lance Poimbeouf, Dallas Cowboys (1963).
• John Reveto, Chicago Bears (1981-82).
• Willie Sims, Minnesota Vikings (1994).
• Todd Scott, former defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings (1991-1994), New York Jets (1995), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995-1996) and Kansas City Chiefs (1997).
• Rafael Septien, former place-kicker Dallas Cowboys (1978-1986).
• Antwain Spann, cornerback for the New England Patriots (2006-).
• Brandon Stokley, wide receiver Baltimore Ravens (1999-02), Indianapolis Colts (2003-06), Denver Broncos (2007-).
• Ike Taylor, defensive back Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-).
• Orlando Thomas, defensive back Minnesota Vikings (1995-2001).
• Charles Tillman, cornerback Chicago Bears (2003-).
• Clarence Verdin, Washington Redskins (1986-87), Indianapolis Colts (1988-93), Atlanta Falcons (1994)
• Win Williams, Baltimore Colts (1948-49).

Baseball

• Jose Alvarez, Atlanta Braves (1977 - 1978).
• Paul Bako, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals (1998-).
• Javi Dejesus, Minnesota Twins.
• Phil Devey, Canadian baseball pitcher.
• Scott Dohmann, Colorado Rockies (1999 - 2000).
• Jason Fernandez, Oakland Athletics (2006-).
• Ron Guidry, Cy Young Award winner; New York Yankees (1969 - 1970).
• Gary Haught, Oakland Athletics (1991 - 1992).
• Xavier Hernandez, Toronto Blue Jays (1984 - 1986).
• Chris Howard, Seattle Mariners (1988 - 1988).
• Pato Ramos, Oakland Athletics.
• B.J. Ryan, Baltimore Orioles (1997 - 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (2006 - )
• Donne Wall, Houston Astros (1988 - 1989).

Basketball-NBA

• Kevin Brooks, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Adelaide 36ers (1990s).
• Orien Greene, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings.
• Bo Lamar, former Detroit Pistons and ABA player.
• Fred Saunders, former Phoenix Suns (1974-1976) and Boston Celtics player (1976-1978).
• Andrew Toney, former Philadelphia 76ers (1980-1988).
• Marv Winkler, former Milwaukee Bucks (1970-71), Indiana Pacers (1971-72).

Basketball-WNBA

• Kim Perrot, (deceased) former Houston Comets.

Golf

• Mike Heinen, American professional golfer.
• Craig Perks, professional PGA golfer; 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year.

Gymnastics

• Leigh Hennessy, world trampoline champion and stunt woman.

Tennis

• Tony Minnis, UL's all-time winningest singles player with a 94-40 college career; Louisiana Coach of the Year 1995 & 1999.

Track and field

• Hollis Conway, high-jump athlete; Olympic medalist, 1988 silver, 1992 bronze.
• John McDonnell, UL Lafayette track athlete (1966 - 69); coached Arkansas to 42 NCAA championships.

Faculty

• Barry Jean Ancelet, folklorist of Cajun culture and expert of Cajun music and language.
• Ray Authement, university president (1974-2007); longest to serve as president of a public university in the U.S., according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
• Carl L. Bankston, former professor; sociologist, immigration expert
• Carl A. Brasseaux, historian of French Colonial North America
• Charles deGravelles (1913-2008), former chairman of the Louisiana state Republican Party taught oil and gas law from 1955-1962.
• Michael Doucet, Cajun fiddler; winner National Heritage Fellowship; designed and taught the first college course on Cajun music.
• Ernest Gaines, writer-in-residence; nominated for the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction; author of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Lesson Before Dying.
• Jesse Glass, former resident poet.
• Jeff Hennessy, former trampoline coach to world champions.
• Elemore Morgan, Jr., landscape painter, retired professor.
• Paul Prudhomme, American chef famous for his Cajun cuisine; former adjunct.
• Burton Raffel, former professor; poet, noted for his translation of Cervantes's Don Quixote.
• Bruce Shriver, former faculty and vice president; IEEE Fellow; computer science entrepreneur
• John Kennedy Toole, (deceased) former professor; American novelist, author of A Confederacy of Dunces.