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The list of University of Houston people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Houston. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.

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  • The list of University of Houston people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Houston. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
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  • Pennsylvania State Representative (en)
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  • Triple jumper (en)
  • Linebacker, New York Jets/Denver Broncos/Kansas City Chiefs (en)
  • Quarterback, Houston Texans/St. Louis Rams/Los Angeles Rams/Minnesota Vikings/Washington Redskins/Cleveland Browns/Buffalo Bills; during UH career became all-time NCAA FBS record holder in career passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, completions, 300-yard games, 5000-yard seasons (en)
  • Computer scientist, SUNY Distinguished Professor, IEEE Fellow (en)
  • Director of marching bands at UH and other universities; composer, arranger , and marching innovator (en)
  • Lineman, Buffalo Bills/Miami Dolphins/Green Bay Packers (en)
  • Lineman, Denver Broncos, 1973 Pro Bowl, 1974 Pro Bowl, 1975 Pro Bowl, and 1978 Pro Bowl player (en)
  • Lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers/Houston Oilers/Miami Dolphins (en)
  • Golf instructor; coached Tiger Woods and many other PGA champions (en)
  • Hugh and Lillie Roy Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, UH; research in grid computing (en)
  • Player for Kansas City Kings/New Jersey Nets/Boston Celtics (en)
  • Distinguished professor; research in multiphase flow, scientific computing, fluid dynamics, applied mathematics, bubble dynamics; National Academy of Engineering (en)
  • Texas state representative from Anderson County and former Texas Secretary of State (en)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros catcher (en)
  • Texas State Representative; first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas Legislature (en)
  • Player for San Antonio Spurs/Milwaukee Bucks/New Jersey Nets/Denver Nuggets/Detroit Pistons/Atlanta Hawks (en)
  • Sound artist, conceptual artist, filmmaker; was awarded a Rome Prize (en)
  • Former Texas State Representative; former U.S. Congressman (en)
  • Former president of the American Psychological Association (en)
  • Longtime San Antonio television sports reporter and columnist (en)
  • Founding developer of WordPress; founder of Automattic (en)
  • Wide receiver/tight end, Chicago Bears/St. Louis Cardinals/Houston Oilers (en)
  • Biochemist, scholar; later president of Idaho State University (en)
  • Actor; winner of Golden Globe Award; nominated for Emmy and Academy Awards (en)
  • Player for Houston Rockets/Toronto Raptors; 1994 NBA MVP, 1994 NBA Finals and 1995 NBA Finals Champion, 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals MVP, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Gold Medal, 1996 Olympic Games; 2008 Hall of Fame inductee (en)
  • Lineman, Dallas Cowboys; transferred from Houston to Hawaii (en)
  • Nobel laureate, professor of Social Work and Global Justice (en)
  • Quarterback, wide receiver in college; assistant coach for Baylor, Florida Atlantic, Houston (en)
  • Infielder for St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians (en)
  • Television journalist, Emmy Award-winning producer of Cristina's Court (en)
  • Education professor; former chancellor of UH System and president or chancellor of several other colleges and universities (en)
  • Bodybuilder, nutritionist; IFBB Mr. Universe weight-class world champion 1985, twice runner-up in Mr. Olympia international competition (en)
  • World record-breaking sprinter, replaced track coach Tom Tellez (en)
  • Playwright; Kennedy Center honoree, three Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Award (en)
  • Former NASA astronaut; first African-American to walk in space (en)
  • Wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs/New England Patriots/Houston Oilers, inventor of the touchdown victory dance (en)
  • Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII champion (en)
  • Houston developer and Republican political activist (en)
  • Head track coach 1976–1998, volunteer assistant track coach 1998–present; legendary coach of numerous world champions and Olympic gold medalists, head coach of U.S. national team for World Championships and Pan American Games, namesake of UH's Tom Tellez Track at Carl Lewis International Complex (en)
  • Defensive back, New York Yankees (AAFC)/New York Giants, 1956 NFL Championship winner; coach, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII champion, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach inductee , inventor of the 4-3 defense formation (en)
  • Catcher for San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Anaheim Angels (en)
  • Film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, teacher (en)
  • Head basketball coach at Sul Ross State University, Texas State University (en)
  • Engineer; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County; earlier worked to clean up Armand Bayou (en)
  • Assistant track coach 2014–2022; head track coach 2022 (en)
  • Classical string bassist; principal, Philadelphia Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra (en)
  • Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Former United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation (en)
  • Founder, Peregrine Systems; co-founder, BMC Software; owner, San Diego Padres; major contributor to University of Houston and San Diego State University (en)
  • Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 (en)
  • Contemporary performance, conceptual, visual artist (en)
  • Player for Hapoel Megido, Hapoel Gvat/Yagur, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Elitzur Netanya, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Beitar Tel Aviv, and Maccabi Hadera (en)
  • Player for Boston Celtics/Spirits of St. Louis /Los Angeles Lakers; Head Coach of the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, and Los Angeles Clippers; 1969 NBA Finals and 1974 NBA Finals champion, 1991 NBA Coach of the Year Award winner (en)
  • Player for BG Göttingen/Austin Spurs/Vilpas Vikings/Bakken Bears/Changan Group Guangdong/Saigon Heat/Forssan Koripoiat/Saint-Brieuc Basket Cotes D'Armor/Randers Cimbria/Link Tochigi Brex/Levanga Hokkaido/Basket Esch/Sun Rockers Shibuya/Iwate Big Bulls/Osaka Evessa/Bambitious Nara/Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains/Kumamoto Volters/Kawasaki Brave Thunders/Saga Ballooners/Sendai 89ers/Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka/Alvark Tokyo/Kanazawa Samuraiz (en)
  • Assistant coach for multiple professional and college teams (en)
  • Violinist, conductor; concertmaster, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic (en)
  • Assistant softball coach 2011–2016; head softball coach 2017–present (en)
  • Classical pianist and 2004 National Scrabble Championship winner (en)
  • Player for Atlanta Hawks/Houston Rockets/Chicago Bulls/Los Angeles Lakers (en)
  • Contestant, Season 3 of the television show Project Runway (en)
  • Wide receiver, Philadelphia Eagles; was a starting quarterback at UH (en)
  • Quarterback, Oakland Raiders/Detroit Lions/CFL, Recipient of the 1989 Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award (en)
  • Member of first same-sex married couple in Texas; played football for UH Cougars (en)
  • Country singer; winner of multiple Grammy, American Music, Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, and CMT Awards; USA Today "Favorite Singer of All Time" (en)
  • Head baseball coach 1950–1974, assistant football coach 1949–1961 (en)
  • Wide receiver, Detroit Lions/Los Angeles Rams/New England Patriots (en)
  • Running back, San Diego Chargers/Denver Broncos/Houston Oilers (en)
  • Player for Detroit Pistons/Atlanta Hawks/Indiana Pacers; coach for Toronto Raptors; scout for New York Knicks (en)
  • Actress, NAACP Image Award recipient (en)
  • Asian Tour, European Tour, others (en)
  • Assistant athletics director 2016–present (en)
  • Assistant baseball coach 1987 (en)
  • Assistant baseball coach 2010–2012 (en)
  • Assistant baseball coach 2013–2017 (en)
  • Assistant baseball coach 2017–2021 (en)
  • Assistant basketball coach 1986 (en)
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  • Assistant football coach 1965–1971, 1991–1993 (en)
  • Assistant football coach 1969 (en)
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  • Assistant football coach 1986 (en)
  • Assistant football coach 1986–1989 (en)
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  • Assistant football coach 2019–2021 (en)
  • Assistant football coach 2019–present (en)
  • Assistant football coach 2022–present (en)
  • Assistant track coach 1980–1981 (en)
  • Assistant track coach 2014–2018 (en)
  • Assistant women's basketball coach 1995–1997 (en)
  • Athletic Director 1946–1979 (en)
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  • Athletic Director 2009–2015 (en)
  • Australian National Volleyball Team (en)
  • Author and co-founder of Creative Writing School (en)
  • Author of Space Moose (en)
  • Author of chick lit and historical romance novels (en)
  • Author, UH professor (en)
  • Author, editor, teacher (en)
  • Author, poet, and professor of English (en)
  • Author; professor at University of Florida (en)
  • Authority on Ancient Greece and Rome; numismatist (en)
  • Basketball staff 2021–present (en)
  • Bass player for Trout Fishing in America (en)
  • Bassoonist; principal, Houston Symphony (en)
  • Best career start for a relief pitcher (en)
  • Broadway dancer, actor, Tony Award winner (en)
  • Broadway singer and actress, rock/jazz singer (en)
  • Leader in superconductivity research, U.S. National Medal of Science (en)
  • U.S. Senate nominee, Texas Attorney General candidate (en)
  • CEO and president, Humana (en)
  • CFO, United States Chess Federation (en)
  • Canadian National Volleyball Team (en)
  • Catcher for Seattle Mariners (en)
  • Cellist; principal, New York Philharmonic (en)
  • Ceramic sculptor (en)
  • Chairman and CEO, East West Bancorp, Inc. (en)
  • Chairman and Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers (en)
  • Chairman of Board of Regents (en)
  • Chairman, CEO, and President, Dynegy (en)
  • Champion, The Womens Amateur Championship (en)
  • Chicano activist (en)
  • Christian evangelist and writer (en)
  • Christian speaker, author (en)
  • Church of Christ minister (en)
  • Classical conductor, music educator (en)
  • Classical saxophonist, educator (en)
  • Clinical psychologist, geneticist (en)
  • Co-founder, Compaq (en)
  • Comedian, actor, and writer (en)
  • Comedian, actress, YouTube personality (en)
  • Comedian, social critic (en)
  • Concert organist, educator (en)
  • Conductor; Music Director, Colorado Symphony (en)
  • Cornerback, Oakland Raiders (en)
  • Cornerback, Oakland Raiders/Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
  • Correspondent for 20/20 and ABC's evening news (en)
  • Criminal Defense attorney (en)
  • Cullen Professor (en)
  • Current UH head baseball coach (en)
  • Dean of UH Law School (en)
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  • The list of University of Houston people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Houston. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown. (en)
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