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Southern Illinois University Carbondale has had a number of notable alumni since it was first founded in 1869.
Academics
Robert Coover , T.B. Stowell Adjunct Professor of Literary Arts at
Brown University
[1]
Algeania Freeman , academic administrator
Clara E. Hill , professor of psychology at
University of Maryland College Park
[2]
Gertrude Hull - history teacher for 40 years; tutor to
Douglas MacArthur
Louise Huffman - teacher and educator on US Antarctic programs
[3]
John L. Koprowski , Dean of the Haub School of Environment 7 Natural Resources
University of Wyoming , conservation biologist, Aldo Leopold Memorial Award from The Wildlife Society (M.A. Zoology 1985)
Sir
Curtis Price ,
KBE , current head of
New College, Oxford , former President of the
Royal Academy of Music
[4] and former president of the Royal Musical Association
[5]
L. Eudora Pettigrew , former president of
SUNY Old Westbury , first African-American president in the
SUNY system
[6]
[7]
Wilfred Reilly -
Kentucky State University professor, author of "Hate Crime Hoax,"
[8] and opponent of the alt-right movement
Artists
Business people
Crime
Entertainers
James Belushi , actor/comedian
[14]
Hannibal Buress , stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer
Don S. Davis , actor best known for role on
Stargate SG-1
[15]
Bil Dwyer , actor, comedian
[16]
Dennis Franz , actor best known for his work on
NYPD Blue
[11]
[17]
Dick Gregory (attended), actor, author, comedian, activist
[18]
Justin Hartley , actor, best known for role on
This is Us
Steve James , documentary director and producer of Sundance award-winning
Hoop Dreams and
Stevie
[19]
Jenny McCarthy (attended), actress and Playmate of the Year, was studying nursing at SIU when she submitted her photo to Playboy
[20]
Melissa McCarthy , actress, famous for her role in
Gilmore Girls and the motion picture
Spy
Gary Miller ,
ESPN
SportsCenter anchor
[21]
Tom Minton , animation producer, writer, artist
Bob Odenkirk , actor/writer/comedian
[22]
Tim O'Malley , actor/comedian, Godshow , Second City alum
[23]
Randal Mario Poffo , also known as professional wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage; graduated 1971
Rick Rizzs , broadcaster for the
Seattle Mariners
[24]
Richard Roundtree , actor,
Shaft
[25]
Ken Swofford , film and television actor, best known for Thelma and Louise (1991 film), Murder She Wrote (1984 drama series)
Robert K. Weiss , producer of
The Blues Brothers
[11]
Walt Willey , actor best known for
All My Children
Musicians
Hamiet Bluiett , jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
[26]
Shawn Colvin , musician, singer
[27]
Lee England Jr. , violinist, vocalist, arranger, and composer
Open Mike Eagle , rapper
[28]
Darryl Jones , bassist of
The Rolling Stones
David Lee Murphy , musician, singer
Jason Ringenberg , musician, singer
Mathien , singer, producer
Politicians and government officials
Federal government
Roland Burris , former U.S. Senator from Illinois (2009–2010); previously served as Illinois Comptroller and Illinois Attorney General
[11]
Jack Davis , U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 4th Congressional District who served from 1987 to 1989
[29]
William Enyart , U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 12th Congressional District; served from 2013 to 2013; law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law
[30]
Julio M. Fuentes , circuit judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
[31]
Tim Lee Hall , U.S. Congressman; represented Illinois's 15th Congressional District from 1975 to 1977
[32]
Donald McHenry , United States ambassador to the
United Nations (from 1979 to 1981)
[11]
Brett James McMullen, Retired Brigadier General, United States Air Force
Brett James McMullen
David D. Phelps , U.S. Congressman from
Illinois's 19th congressional district who served from 1999 to 2003
[33]
Glenn Poshard , former U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate, president of SIU
[11]
Larry O. Spencer, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Larry O. Spencer
Statewide officeholders
State legislators
Carl Bearden , member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Kenneth Buzbee , Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 58th district (1972–1984)
[36]
John Cavaletto , Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 107th district (2009–present)
[37]
Jerry Costello II , Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 116th district (2011–present)
[38]
William Davis , Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 30th district (2002–present)
[39]
Chad Hays , Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 104th district (2010–present)
[40]
Jeanette Mott Oxford , Democratic member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
Mary Nichols , Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing the 72nd district (2010–present)
[41]
Lena Taylor , Democratic member of the
Wisconsin Senate for the 4th district (since 2005)
[42]
Art Turner , Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2010–present)
[43]
Kathleen Vinehout , Democratic member of the
Wisconsin Senate representing the 31st district (since 2007)
[44]
Grant Wehrli , Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 41st district (2015–present)
Whitney Westerfield , politician
Local officeholders
International figures
Sports figures
Baseball
Sam Coonrod ,
MLB pitcher
Jim Dwyer , former Major League Baseball outfielder
[49]
Steve Finley , former Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time
Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star
[49]
Jason Frasor , Major League Baseball pitcher
[49]
Joe Hall , former Major League Baseball pitcher
[49]
Jerry Hairston Jr. , Major League Baseball second baseman
[49]
Dan Hartleb , college baseball coach at
Illinois
Duane Kuiper , former Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for
EA Sports baseball video games
[49]
Al Levine , Major League Baseball pitcher
[49]
Skip Pitlock , former Major League pitcher
Derek Shelton , Major League Baseball manager, Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Stein , former Major League Baseball infielder
[49]
Dave Stieb , former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7-time All Star
[49]
Taira Uematsu (born 1983), Japanese coach for the
San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
Basketball
Lionel Antoine , former NFL offensive tackle
Houston Antwine , former NFL defensive lineman
Tom Baugh , former NFL player
Amos Bullocks , former NFL running back
Jeremy Chinn , current NFL safety for the
Carolina Panthers
Madre Harper , current NFL cornerback for the
Carolina Panthers
Jim Hart , former
NFL quarterback, 4-time
Pro Bowl selection
Kevin House , former NFL player
[52]
Brandon Jacobs , NFL running back
[53]
Craig James , current NFL cornerback for the
Philadelphia Eagles
Yonel Jourdain ,
NFL running back for the
Buffalo Bills
Deji Karim ,
NFL running back for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
[54]
Carl Mauck , former NFL player and NFL coach
Ryan Neal , current NFL safety for the
Seattle Seahawks
MyCole Pruitt , NFL tight end
[55]
Marion Rushing , former NFL linebacker
Bart Scott , NFL linebacker
[56]
Sam Silas , former NFL lineman
Russ Smith , former NFL guard
Sebron Spivey , former NFL wide receiver
Terry Taylor , former NFL cornerback
Ernie Wheelwright , former NFL running back
Adrian White , former NFL safety
Jan Quarless , former football player and head coach at the
SIU Carbondale
Other
Writers and journalists
Jim Bittermann ,
CNN European correspondent based in
Paris
[57]
Chris Bury ,
ABC news anchor
[11]
Bill Christine , sports writer and author
[58]
Joan Lovett (Lovelace), CBS four-time Emmy award winner
Adrian Matejka , poet, finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize
[59] and
National Book Award
[60] in poetry
Michael Meyerhofer , poet and fantasy author
P.S. Mueller , cartoonist for
The New Yorker
[17]
Jason Pargin , fantasy author
Jared Yates Sexton , author, political commentator, and creative writing professor
Chad Simpson , Micro Award-winning
short and
flash fiction author
Jackie Spinner , writer at the
Washington Post and author of Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq
[61]
Others
Matthew F. Hale (
Law School , 1998),
white supremacist who solicited the murder of federal judge
Joan Lefkow
[62]
Joan E. Higginbotham , astronaut
[11]
Rodney P. Kelly , retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
Thomas McClelland , retired Captain, U.S. Navy
Johnny R. Miller , Assistant Adjutant General of the
Illinois Army National Guard
Joseph Nechvatal , digital artist and art theoretician
Michael Swango , physician and serial murderer
[63]
Mallica Vajrathon , United Nations senior staff member
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