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24 notable alumni U.S. News #353

Notable Alumni of Jacksonville State University

Notable alumni of Jacksonville State University include Tomoko Akane (Japanese judge and president of the ICC), Mike D. Rogers (U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd district) and Danny Willett (English golfer, 2016 Masters champion).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Cary Guffey 1972–

    Former child actor in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Heather Whitestone 1973–

    First deaf Miss America titleholder

  • Randy Owen 1949–

    Lead singer of country band Alabama

    Also attended: Northeast Alabama Community College

  • Sybil Gibson 1908–1995

    Self-taught painter

  • James Joyner 1965–

    Political scientist and blogger

    Also attended: The University of Alabama

  • R.D. Alba 1978–

    Film and television director

  • Robert Stacy McCain 1959–

    Conservative journalist, writer and blogger

Sports

  • Danny Willett 1987–

    English golfer, 2016 Masters champion

  • Walt Harris 1983–

    UFC heavyweight mixed martial artist

  • Walker Russell, Jr. 1982–

    Former professional basketball point guard

    Father: Walker Russell (University of Houston)

  • Eric Davis 1968–

    Former NFL cornerback

  • Ashley Martin 1981–

    First woman to score in NCAA Division I football

  • Matt Wallace 1990–

    English professional golfer

  • Donovan Hand 1986–

    Former MLB pitcher for Brewers and Reds

Other fields

  • F. Richard Spencer 1951–

    Auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Services

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Jacksonville State University (people who attended both).