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61 notable alumni U.S. News #169

Notable Alumni of Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Notable alumni of Colorado State University-Fort Collins include Jason Momoa (Actor who played Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones), Anwar al-Awlaki (American-Yemeni Islamic cleric and propagandist) and John Amos (American actor).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • John Ensign 1958–

    Former US Senator from Nevada

    Veterinary medicine · Attended until 1985

    Also attended: University of Nevada--Las Vegas, Oregon State University

  • Cory Gardner 1974–

    Former U.S. senator from Colorado

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1997

    Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder

  • Brian Schweitzer 1955–

    23rd Governor of Montana

    Also attended: Montana State University

  • Wayne Allard 1943–

    Former US Senator from Colorado

    Doctor of Veterinary Medicine · Class of 1968

  • Bill Ritter 1956–

    41st Governor of Colorado

    Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder

    Spouse: Jeannie Ritter (University of Northern Colorado)

  • Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook 1951–

    Senior Hamas leader

    Also attended: Louisiana Tech University

  • Benny Begin 1943–

    Israeli geologist and politician

    Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences

  • Salvatore Giunta 1985–

    First living Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam

  • Roy Romer 1928–

    39th governor of Colorado

    Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder, Yale University

    Child: Paul M. Romer (University of Chicago)

    Child: Chris Romer (Stanford University)

  • Lidia Brito 1961–

    First Mozambican Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

  • Marilyn Musgrave 1949–

    Former US representative from Colorado

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1972

  • Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai 1944–2021

    Afghan politician and former acting prime minister

  • Jenna Ellis 1984–

    Lawyer on Trump's 2020 campaign legal team

    Bachelor of Arts · Journalism

    Also attended: Cedarville University, University of Richmond

  • Eric Barlow 1966–

    Governor-elect of Wyoming

  • Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf 1949–

    Former Saudi finance and foreign minister

    Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1981

    Also attended: University of Denver

  • Basuki Hadimuljono 1954–

    Indonesian former minister of public works and housing

  • Hsu Shu-hsiang 1961–

    Vice President of Taiwan's Examination Yuan

    Also attended: Ohio University-Main Campus

Business

  • Jon Rubinstein 1956–

    Engineer instrumental in developing iMac and iPod

    Also attended: Cornell University

Science and academia

Arts and media

Sports

  • Glenn Morris 1912–1974

    1936 Olympic decathlon champion

  • Wang Junxia 1973–

    Chinese long-distance runner, 3,000 m world record holder

  • Amy Van Dyken 1973–

    Swimmer, six-time Olympic gold medalist

    Human development · Attended until 1996

    Also attended: University of Arizona

  • Jason Smith 1986–

    Former NBA player, 2007 draft 20th pick

  • Janay DeLoach 1985–

    2012 Olympic long jump bronze medalist

  • Bob Rule 1944–2019

    Former NBA center for SuperSonics, 76ers and others

    Also attended: Riverside City College

  • Milt Palacio 1978–

    Belizean-American basketball coach and former player

    Also attended: Midland College

  • Donald Dupree 1919–1993

    American bobsledder who competed in late 1940s

  • Stanton Kidd 1992–

    Professional basketball player, formerly of Utah Jazz

    Also attended: North Carolina Central University, South Plains College

  • David Roddy 2001–

    Basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem, formerly in the NBA

  • Gian Clavell 1993–

    Puerto Rican professional basketball player

    Sibling: Gilberto Clavell (Sam Houston State University)

  • John Gill 1937–

    Mathematician and father of American bouldering

    Also attended: The University of Alabama, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

  • Kim Mestdagh 1990–

    Belgian women's basketball player

    Sibling: Hanne Mestdagh (Colorado State University-Fort Collins)

  • Susan Butcher 1954–2006

    Dog musher, four-time Iditarod winner

  • Trey McBride 1999–

    Arizona Cardinals tight end

  • Mostafa Amr Hassan 1995–

    Egyptian shot putter, top 8 at Tokyo Olympics

  • John Tonje 2001–

    NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers

  • Steph Davis 1973–

    Rock climber, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer

    Also attended: University of Maryland-College Park

    Spouse: Dean Potter (University of New Hampshire-Main Campus)

  • Lane Kiffin 1975–

    Head football coach of the LSU Tigers

    Father: Monte Kiffin (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

  • Jack Christiansen 1928–1986

    Football player and later college and pro coach

Other fields

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 Colorado State University-Fort Collins (people who attended both).