Media
- Mac Davis - Country Music Singer
- Jon Stewart - Actor, TV Personality
- Tim Kang - Actor; The Mentalist
- Tim McGraw - Country Music Singer
- David Nail - MCA Nashville Recording Artist
- Jeremy Piven - actor; Entourage
- Leigh Scott - Film Director, Writer, Producer and Cinematographer, Transmorphers
- Scott Van Pelt - ESPN Sportscenter Anchor
- Ted Koppel - TV personality
- Lewis Cosby - musician, 10 Years
- Buddy Jewell - Country Music Star
- Josh Bernstein - Explorer, Environmental educator, Discovery Channel host
- Bob Losure - Former Headlines News anchor
- Andrew Baldwin - The 10th lead on reality show The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman
- Rick Dees - Radio Personality
- Eric Lloyd - actor; Santa Clause, Santa Clause 2
- Kevin Goldberg - former adult movie star
- Fess Parker - TV's Daniel Boone and Vintner
- William Sanderson - actor; Deadwood HBO Series
- Will Shortz - Puzzle Creator
- Morgan Woodward - actor; Dallas, The X-Files, etc.
- Thor Johnson - Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Wade McElwain - comedian, TV Host
- Josh Schwartz - Creator of The O.C.
- Bob Oschack - comedian, host; "iVillage live"
- Steve Covino- Radio Personality
- Bud Shank - Jazz Musician; Saxophone and Flute
- Matt Winer- ESPN Anchor
- Steve Azar - Country Music Writer and Performer
- Jim Parsons - actor, "The Big Bang Theory"
- Eric Stonestreet - Actor; Modern Family
- Fighting Gravity - Blacklight Performers, achieved 3rd place in the 5th season of America's Got Talent
- Scott Bailey- actor; "guiding light and old spice commercial
Business
- Gil Amelio - Former CEO of Apple Inc. and National Semiconductor.
- Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater
- Harland Sanders - Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain.
- Stephen Covey - CEO Franklin Covey Co., author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
- Paul Orfalea - Founder, Former President and CEO, Kinko's
- S. Truett Cathy - Founder and CEO of Chick-Fil-A
- Joe T. Ford - Vice Chairman of Augusta National Golf Course former CEO AllTel
- Charles O. Holliday - CEO, DuPont.
- Bill McCartney - Founder and CEO, Promise Keepers
- Neal Patterson - CEO and Founder, Cerner Corporation
- Jeff Taylor - Founder/CEO of Monster.com
- Ed Cole - Former President, General Motors Corporation and Former Chairman, Checker Motors Corporation
- Michael R. Fine - Founder of Centercode, Inc. and Author
- Mario Cristobal - Founder of Underground Fighting and Skinny Jeans Inc.
- B. Kevin Turner - COO, Microsoft Corporation and Former CIO, Wal-Mart
- Joseph Semprevivo - CEO, Josephs lite Cookies. Worlds largest diabetic cookie company
Education
- Gordon Gee - President, The Ohio State University; Former Chancellor, Vanderbilt University; Former President, Brown University.
- Wayne Morse - Former Dean, University of Oregon. Former US Senator
- William H. Willimon - Former Dean of Chapel at Duke University; Bishop, North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Dr. Samuel H. Smith - President Emeritus, Washington State University
- John Lloyd Newcomb - Former President, University of Virginia
- Andrew Coats - Former Dean University of Oklahoma Law school
Government
- John Nance Garner - Vice President of the United States
- Pete Sessions - US Representative from 32nd Congressional District, Texas
- Thad Cochran - U.S. Senator, State of Mississippi
- Everett M. Dirksen - Former U.S. Senator, State of Illinois
- Jon Kyl - U.S. Senator, State of Arizona
- Charlie Crist - Governor (and former Attorney General) of Florida
- Karl Rove - Former White House advisor to President George W. Bush and Former Deputy Chief of Staff
- Samuel Skinner - Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff to George H. W. Bush
- J. Strom Thurmond- Former U.S. Senator, State of South Carolina
- Elbert P. Tuttle - Federal Judge and Civil Rights Pioneer
- Nicholas Lampson - Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 9th District (1997 - 2004) and 22nd District (2007 - 2009)
- Louis H. Wilson - General (Ret.), former commandant of USMC
- Donald Regan - Former White House Chief of Staff to Reagan Administration
- Pat Roberts - U.S. Senator, State of Kansas
- John J. Sparkman - Former U.S. Senator, State of Alabama
- Richard J. Seitz - U.S. Army Lieutenant General, commanded the 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps
- Robert E. Cramer - U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District of Alabama
- Richard Armey - Former U.S. House of Representatives, from Texas, former Republican Majority Leader
- Tom Bevill- Former U.S. House of Representatives, 4th District of Alabama (which was numbered as the 7th from 1967 to 1973).
- W. Robert Pearson- Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and member of the National Security Council.
- A.B. "Happy" Chandler- Former Two-Nonconsecutive Term Governor of Kentucky and Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
- Ed Pease- Former U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Jim Waring - Current Senator in the Arizona State Legislature.
- Bobby Harrell - Current Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Stephen P. Webb - Former Mayor of Beverly Hills
Sports
- Lance Alworth - Pro Football Hall of Fame, University of Arkansas
- Bobby Bowden - Head Football Coach, Florida State University, West Virginia University
- Matt Doherty - Head Basketball Coach, Southern Methodist University
- Howard Schnellenberger - Head Football Coach, Florida Atlantic University (1983 National Champion with University of Miami)
- Jason Fox - NFL player - Detroit Lions, University of Miami
- Jeff Feagles - NFL player - New York Giants, University of Miami
- Chris Myers - NFL player, Houston Texans, University of Miami
- Eric Winston - NFL player, Houston Texans, University of Miami
- Joel Rodriguez - Former NFL player, Tennessee Titans, University of Miami
- Gino Torretta - Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame, University of Miami
- Wes Fesler - College Football Hall of Fame
- Frank Sinkwich - Heisman Trophy winner, University of Georgia
- Dan Issel - Denver Nuggets GM; former coach and NBA player, inducted into NBA Hall of Fame
- Horace Grant - NBA player, Chicago Bulls
- Hubert Green - professional golfer
- Ian Kinsler - MLB player - Texas Rangers
- Breaux Greer - USA Olympic Javelin - (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) (University of Louisiana - Monroe)
- Todd Hays - Olympic Silver Medalist (USA)- Bobsledding (2002)
- Travis Knight - Former NBA player, Los Angeles Lakers
- Kyle Orton - NFL quarterback, Denver Broncos, Purdue University
- Jamie Varner - MMA Fighter, 3-Time WEC World Lightweight Champion
- Gus Frerotte - NFL player, Minnesota Vikings, University of Tulsa
- Craig Veasey - NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Houston Oilers, University of Houston.
- Dustin Colquitt - NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs, University of Tennessee
- Jake Voskuhl - NBA player, Toronto Raptors
- Esera Tuaolo - former NFL player
- Will Overstreet - former NFL player , Atlanta Falcons, University of Tennessee
- Fred Hoiberg - Former Minnesota Timberwolves player, as well as Chicago Bulls
- Kermit Davis - Head Men's Basketball coach, Middle Tennessee State University
- Pat Bowlen - Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Denver Broncos
- Dabo Swinney - Head Football Coach, Clemson University
- Daniel Cruz (soccer) - MLS player, Houston Dynamo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Steve Prefontaine - Runner, University of Oregon
- Jimbo Fisher - Head Football Coach, Florida State