Notable Alumni of The University of Texas at Dallas

Michael C. Burgess 1950–

Physician and former US Representative from Texas

Master of Science · Class of 2000

Also attended: University of North Texas, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Merve Kavakcı 1968–

Turkish politician and former ambassador to Malaysia

Also attended: Harvard University

Sibling: Ravza Kavakcı Kan (Howard University, The University of Texas at Dallas)

Morgan Luttrell 1975–

U.S. Representative from Texas

Master of Science · Class of 2016

Also attended: Sam Houston State University

Sibling: Marcus Luttrell (Sam Houston State University)

Katrina Pierson 1976–

National spokesperson for Trump's 2016 campaign

Bachelor of Science · Biology · Class of 2006

Also attended: Kilgore College

Ravza Kavakcı Kan 1972–

Turkish politician and political scientist

Also attended: Howard University

Sibling: Merve Kavakcı (Harvard University, The University of Texas at Dallas)

Angie Chen Button 1954–

Texas state representative, born in Taiwan

Branko Marinkovic 1967–

Bolivian businessman and former economy minister

Naveen Jindal 1970–

Indian industrialist, politician, chairman of Jindal Steel

David Hanson 1969–

Founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics

Also attended: Rhode Island School of Design, University of North Texas

Barbara Kasekende 1979–

Head of Advisory at Uganda Development Bank

Also attended: Elmhurst University

Eva Chen 1959–

Co-founder and CEO of Trend Micro

Aziz Sancar 1946–

Molecular biologist, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1977

James F. Reilly 1954–

Astronaut and former director of the USGS

Master's degree, Bachelor's degree · Geosciences · Class of 1995

Alain Fournier 1943–2000

Computer graphics researcher and UBC professor

Peter A. McCullough 1962–

Cardiologist and anti-vaccine activist

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University

Yury Shulman 1975–

Belarusian-American chess grandmaster

Alejandro Ramírez 1988–

Chess grandmaster

Amon Simutowe 1982–

Zambian chess grandmaster

Sander Kaasjager 1985–

Dutch professional Quake and Painkiller player

Marcin Kamiński 1977–

Polish chess grandmaster

Magesh Chandran Panchanathan 1983–

Indian chess grandmaster

Conrad Holt 1993–

Chess grandmaster

Kacper Drozdowski 1996–

Polish chess International Master

Ross Ulbricht 1984–

Creator of the Silk Road darknet market

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University