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Notable Alumni of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Notable alumni of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College include Shaquille O'Neal (Former NBA center and sports analyst), Hubert Humphrey (38th Vice President of the United States) and Joanne Woodward (Actress and producer).

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Arts and media

  • Joanne Woodward 1930–

    Actress and producer

    Also attended: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, Sarah Lawrence College

    Spouse: Paul Newman (Yale University, Kenyon College)

    Child: Nell Newman (College of the Atlantic)

  • Addison Rae 2000–

    Singer, actress and TikTok star

  • Stephen Stills 1945–

    Musician with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Also attended: University of Florida

  • Bill Conti 1942–

    Composer known for the Rocky film scores

  • Stephen E. Ambrose 1936–2002

    Historian and author on World War II

    Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Child: Hugh Ambrose (The University of Montana)

  • Pruitt Taylor Vince 1960–

    Character actor in The Mentalist

  • Mose Allison 1927–2016

    Jazz and blues pianist and singer

    Also attended: University of Mississippi

  • Eddie Jemison 1963–

    Film and television actor

  • Nic Pizzolatto 1975–

    Creator of True Detective, author and screenwriter

    Also attended: University of Arkansas

  • Marcia Ball 1949–

    Blues singer and pianist

  • Allison Harvard 1988–

    Model and actress, America's Next Top Model runner-up

  • Robert Crais 1953–

    Detective fiction author and screenwriter

  • David Andrews 1952–

    Character actor in Terminator 3

    Also attended: Stanford University

  • Dorris Bowdon 1914–2005

    Actress known for The Grapes of Wrath

  • Michael Papajohn 1964–

    Actor in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy

    Also attended: Gulf Coast State College

  • Daniel F. Galouye 1920–1976

    Science fiction writer

  • Lindsey Pelas 1991–

    Model, actress and social media personality

  • Rod Dreher 1967–

    Conservative writer and editor

  • Rex Reed 1938–2026

    Film critic and journalist

    Bachelor of Journalism · Class of 1960

  • James King 1925–2005

    Operatic tenor known for Wagner roles

    Bachelor of Music · Class of 1950

    Also attended: University of Missouri--Kansas City

  • Don Lemon 1966–

    Former CNN host and political commentator

    Also attended: CUNY Brooklyn College

  • Casey McQuiston 1991–

    Romance novelist, author of Red, White & Royal Blue

  • Wes Brown 1982–

    Film and television actor

  • Gloria Coates 1933–2023

    Composer who lived in Munich

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

  • Greg Tarzan Davis 1993–

    Film and television actor

  • Rebecca Wells 1953–

    Author of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood series

  • Lisette Oropesa 1983–

    Operatic soprano of Cuban ancestry

  • Carl Fontana 1928–2003

    American jazz trombonist

  • Jordan Davis 1988–

    Country music singer and songwriter

  • Theo Von 1980–

    Stand-up comedian and podcast host

  • Luci Christian 1973–

    Voice actress and ADR script writer

    Master of Fine Arts · Theatre

    Also attended: Angelo State University

  • Howard Thompson 1919–2002

    New York Times journalist and film critic

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

  • Gene Callahan 1923–1990

    Art director and production designer, two-time Oscar winner

    Also attended: University of Louisiana--Lafayette

  • Fernando Llort Choussy 1949–2018

    Salvadoran artist known as El Salvador's national artist

  • Lynn Herring 1958–

    Actress known as Lucy Coe on General Hospital

    Bachelor of Arts

  • Sherry Thomas 1975–

    Novelist, two-time RITA Award winner

    Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Sports

  • Shaquille O'Neal 1972–

    Former NBA center and sports analyst

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2000

    Also attended: Barry University, Syracuse University, New York Film Academy

    Child: Shareef O'Neal (University of California-Los Angeles, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

  • Armand Duplantis 1999–

    Swedish pole vaulter and world record holder

    Attended until 2019

  • Pete Maravich 1947–1988

    Basketball player nicknamed Pistol Pete

    Attended until 1970

    Father: Press Maravich (Davis & Elkins College)

  • Bob Pettit 1932–2026

    Professional basketball player and coach

  • Sha'Carri Richardson 2000–

    Olympic champion sprinter

    Attended until 2019

  • Ben Simmons 1996–

    NBA player and former LSU All-American

    Attended until 2016

    Father: Dave Simmons (Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma City University)

  • Glen Davis 1986–

    Former NBA player nicknamed Big Baby

  • Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1969–

    Former NBA basketball player

  • Lolo Jones 1982–

    Hurdler and bobsledder

    Also attended: Des Moines Area Community College

  • Richard Thompson 1985–

    Trinidadian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres

  • Sylvia Fowles 1985–

    Former WNBA player, now assistant coach

  • Brandon Bass 1985–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Seimone Augustus 1984–

    Basketball coach and former professional player

  • Glenn Hardin 1910–1975

    1936 Olympic 400 m hurdles champion

  • Michael Venus 1987–

    New Zealand professional tennis player

  • Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 1994–

    British 200m sprinter

  • Neal Skupski 1989–

    British professional doubles tennis player

    Sibling: Ken Skupski (Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

  • Garrett Temple 1986–

    Former NBA player, Mavericks assistant coach

    Father: Collis Temple (Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

  • Vernon Norwood 1992–

    Sprinter with four Olympic relay medals

  • Derrick Brew 1977–

    2004 Olympic gold medalist in 4×400m relay

  • Anthony Randolph 1989–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Kelly-Ann Baptiste 1986–

    Trinidad and Tobago sprinter

  • Walter Davis 1979–

    Triple jump athlete

  • Odell Beckham Jr. 1992–

    NFL wide receiver

  • Michael Cherry 1995–

    Olympic 400 meters sprinter

    Also attended: Florida State University

  • Marcus Thornton 1987–

    Former NBA player, 2009 second-round pick

    Also attended: Kilgore College

  • Muna Lee 1981–

    Retired sprinter and college assistant track coach

  • Ken Skupski 1983–

    British former professional doubles tennis player

    Sibling: Neal Skupski (Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

  • Joe Burrow 1996–

    Bengals quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner

    Attended until 2020

    Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

    Father: Jim Burrow (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

  • Naz Reid 1999–

    NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets

  • Jordan Mickey 1994–

    Basketball player, 33rd pick in 2015 NBA draft

  • Alleyne Francique 1976–

    Grenadian sprinter, two-time world indoor 400m champion

  • Allysha Chapman 1989–

    Canadian professional soccer player

  • Tyrus Thomas 1986–

    Former NBA player, fourth pick in 2006 draft

  • Sheila Echols 1964–

    Sprinter, 1988 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist

  • Johnny O'Bryant III 1993–

    Basketball player in the Korean Basketball League

  • Kevin Jackson 1964–

    Olympic wrestler, mixed martial artist and coach

    Also attended: Iowa State University

  • Duop Reath 1996–

    South Sudanese-Australian basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist

    Also attended: Lee College

  • Nadia Davy 1980–

    Jamaican sprinter, 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay bronze medalist

  • Xavier Carter 1985–

    Retired sprinter

  • JuVaughn Harrison 1999–

    High and long jumper, 2023 World Championships silver medallist

  • Joseph Atiyeh 1957–

    Syrian wrestler who won Syria's first Olympic medal

  • Esther Jones 1969–

    Sprinter, 1992 Olympic 4×100m relay gold medalist

  • Stromile Swift 1979–

    Basketball player, second pick in 2000 NBA draft

  • Frank Brian 1923–2017

    Professional basketball player

  • Ronetta Smith 1980–

    Jamaican sprinter

  • John Tenta 1963–2006

    Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler

  • Amber Anning 2000–

    British sprinter, 2025 world indoor 400m champion

    Also attended: University of Arkansas

  • Cameron Thomas 2001–

    Professional basketball player, shooting guard

  • Glenroy Gilbert 1968–

    Canadian sprinter, 1996 Olympic relay gold medalist

  • Aleia Hobbs 1996–

    Sprinter, North American indoor 60m record holder

  • Ade Alleyne-Forte 1988–

    Trinidadian sprinter, 2012 Olympic relay bronze medalist

  • Jarell Martin 1994–

    Basketball player in Japan's B.League

  • Juan Celaya 1998–

    Mexican diver

  • Livvy Dunne 2002–

    Former gymnast and social media personality

    Attended until 2024

  • Billy Cannon 1937–2018

    AFL and NFL halfback and tight end

    Attended until 1959

    Also attended: Loyola University Chicago, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  • Y. A. Tittle 1926–2017

    NFL quarterback for 49ers and Giants

  • Walt Barnes 1918–1998

    NFL guard turned actor

Other fields

  • Blair Imani 1993–

    American activist, author and historian

    Attended until 2015

  • Carl Weiss 1906–1935

    Physician suspected of assassinating Huey Long

    Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

  • Rebekah D. Jones 1989–

    Data scientist and Florida COVID-19 data activist

    Master of Science · Geography · Class of 2014

    Also attended: Florida State University, Syracuse University

  • Guy Banister 1901–1964

    Former FBI agent and private investigator

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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (people who attended both).