Notable Alumni of Texas State University

Lyndon B. Johnson 1908–1973

36th President of the United States

Attended until 1930

Also attended: Georgetown University

Spouse: Lady Bird Johnson (The University of Alabama, The University of Texas at Austin)

Child: Luci Baines Johnson (Georgetown University, Saint Edward's University)

Jesse Martin Combs 1889–1953

Lawyer, judge and Texas congressman

Attended until 1912

Herman Chinery-Hesse 1963–2024

Ghanaian software entrepreneur, the "Bill Gates of Africa"

R. H. Bing 1914–1986

Mathematician in geometric topology

Attended until 1935

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

George Strait 1952–

American country music singer

Powers Boothe 1948–2017

Actor and Primetime Emmy Award winner

Also attended: Southern Methodist University

G. W. Bailey 1944–

Actor in M*A*S*H and Police Academy

Also attended: Lamar University, Texas Tech University

Sasha Lane 1995–

Actress in American Honey and Loki

Lizzie Velasquez 1989–

Motivational speaker, activist, writer and YouTuber

Attended until 2012

Julie White 1961–

Actress, Tony Award winner for The Little Dog Laughed

Also attended: Fordham University

Tracy Scoggins 1953–

Actress and model

Jonathan Joss 1965–2025

Actor in Parks and Recreation, voice in King of the Hill

Also attended: Our Lady of the Lake University

Chelcie Ross 1942–

Character actor known for Major League and Hoosiers

P. Djèlí Clark 1971–

Speculative fiction writer and history professor

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts · Historical science

Also attended: Stony Brook University

Shawn Michaels 1965–

Professional wrestler and WWE executive

Brigitte Foster-Hylton 1974–

Jamaican hurdler, 2009 world 100m hurdles champion

Charles Austin 1967–

1996 Olympic men's high jump gold medalist

Paul Goldschmidt 1987–

Professional baseball first baseman

Torgeir Bryn 1964–

Norwegian basketball player, only Norwegian in the NBA

Jeff Foster 1977–

Former NBA player, 13 years with the Indiana Pacers

Annika Newell 1993–

Canadian pole vaulter

Inez Turner 1972–

Retired Jamaican sprinter and middle-distance runner

Edgar Baumann 1970–

Former Paraguayan javelin thrower and coach

Alexis Texas 1985–

Pornographic film actress