List of Oklahoma City University alumni
Following is a list of notable alumni of Oklahoma City University. Arts 

 Lois Harjo Ball – painter, basket maker, and ceramic artist 
 Bert Seabourn 1961 Certificate of Art – expressionist painter

Business 

 Wanda L. Bass – philanthropist and chairman of the First National Bank and Trust of McAlester 
 Jack Worthington – investment banker

Education 

 Andrew K. Benton, J.D. – president of Pepperdine University and as an interim president at the University of Central Oklahoma
 Florence Birdwell, 1945, BA and MA – professor of voice at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University from 1946 to 2013
 Carroll Freeman, MA Performing Arts – operatic tenor, director of the opera program at the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University
 Jeane Porter Hester 1963 – former professor of medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 
 Beverly Hoch 1975 Music – coloratura soprano and music instructor at Texas Woman's University
 Timothy Long – conductor, pianist, and member of the faculty at the Stony Brook University
 Alice Marriott 1930 English and French – associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board
 Jim Roth 1994 – Dean of the OCU School of Law and Oklahoma Corporation Commission 2007–2009
 W. Stephen Smith, 1981 MPA – Northwestern University Professor of Voice and Opera

Entertainment 

Sarah Coburn 1994 MA Music – operatic soprano
 Kristin Chenoweth 1990 Musical Theater– Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress
 Stephen Dickson 1973 – operatic baritone
 Sam Douglas BFA directing – actor
 Kelsey Griswold BFA – Miss Oklahoma 2013
 Mack Harrell – operatic and concert baritone vocalist 
 Chris Harrison 1993 BA Mass Comm – television personality, host of The Bachelor
 Erika Hebron 2009 Performing Arts in Dance – Miss Missouri 2010
 Jane Anne Jayroe 1968 – Miss America of 1967, television anchor, and Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation
 William Johns 1961 – opera singer
 Gwendolyn Jones – operatic mezzo-soprano
 Marquita Lister 1985 – operatic soprano
 Kurt Loder – entertainment critic, author, columnist, and television personality best known for his role at MTV News 
 Stacey Logan 1985 – Broadway actress
 Lakshmi Manchu – actress, producer, and television presenter
 Chris Merritt 1974 – Grammy Award-nominated operatic tenor
 Leona Mitchell 1970 – operatic soprano and Music Hall of Fame inductee
 April Nelson 2014 – Miss Louisiana 2015- 3rd runner-up to Miss America
 Cathy O'Donnell 1945 – actress
 Kelli O'Hara 1998 – Seven-time Tony Award nominated actress
 Susan Powell 1984 – Miss America of 1981
 Bill Randle, J.D. – disc jockey, lawyer and university professor
 Lisa Reagan – singer, composer, pianist, musician, and former Miss Oklahoma
 Gabrielle Ruiz 2007 BFA Dance performance – actress
 Checkley Sin MBA - film producer and 2022 candidate for Chief Executive of Hong Kong
 Shawntel Smith 2000 – Miss America of 1996
 Gerald Steichen 1986 – New York City Opera conductor for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera
 Fred Tackett – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of the band Little Feat
 Lara Teeter 1976 – Tony Award-nominated actor, theatre director, professor
 Mason Williams 1958 – Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer, writer; creator of "Classical Gas"

Government and civil service 

Carl Alexandre – Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and Director of the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice Deputy
Michael D. Brown 1981 – First Director and Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2003–2005
Janie Simms Hipp – General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture and founder of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations 
Jane Anne Jayroe 1968 – Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation, Miss America of 1967, and television anchor
Alice Marriott 1930 English and French – field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma

Law 

 Carl Alexandre – Director of the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice Deputy and Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 
 Deborah Barnes 1983 – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 
 Doug Combs 1976 J.D. – Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court 
 Barry Grissom – United States Attorney for the District of Kansas 
 Carol Hansen 1974 – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 
 Elizabeth A. Hayden 1980 – District Judge for Stearns County, Minnesota 
 Walter Jenny – general counsel for the Oklahoma Commission on Consumer Credit and Oklahoma Department of Labor as Assistant General Counsel 
 Yvonne Kauger 1969 – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
 Vern Miller – Kansas attorney general from 1971 to 1975
 Marian P. Opala 1953 – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1978–2010
 Gary Richardson – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma 
 Alma Wilson – first woman to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court
 James R. Winchester 1977 – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2007–2009

Literature and journalism 

Royal Alexander – lawyer and congressional staff member
Kristi Brooks, BA English and MLA – science fiction novelist
Rana Husseini 1990 BA, 1993 MLA – Award-winning journalist and human rights activist
 William Harjo LoneFight 1991 – Native American author
 Leslie A. McRill – the ninth poet laureate of Oklahoma

Military 
 Edmond Harjo – Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Code Talker during World War II, 2013 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal
 David L. Goldfein – 21st Air Force Chief of Staff
 Rick Rescorla – British-American soldier, police officer, educator and private security specialist
 Robert J. Skinner – United States Air Force lieutenant general currently serving as the Director of Defense Information Systems Agency
 Eugene L. Tattini – retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and served as deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Politics 
 Hannah Atkins 1986 – Oklahoma Secretary of State 1987–1991
 Danny Britt – member of the North Carolina Senate
 Brian Bushweller, BA Music, member of the Delaware Senate, 
 Jeff Cloud 1991 J.D. – Commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
 Brandon Creighton J. D. – Member of the Texas Senate
 Jose Cruz – Oklahoma House of Representatives
 Brooks Douglass – member of the Oklahoma Senate
 Mickey Edwards 1969 J.D. – served eight terms in United States House of Representatives
 Enoch Kelly Haney 1964 – Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
 Carri Hicks – Oklahoma Senate
 David Holt 1909 – Mayor of Oklahoma City
 Ernest Istook 1976 – Served seven terms in United States House of Representatives
 A. Visanio Johnson – Oklahoma House of Representatives
 Phillip Journey – Kansas Senate and judge Kansas's 18th Judicial District Court for Division 1
 Steven T. Kuykendall 1968 – member of the United States Congress representing California19s 36th congressional district 1999–2001
 Todd Lamb 2005 – Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor 2011–2019, Majority leader of the Oklahoma State Senate 2004–2011
 Keith Leftwich – member of the Oklahoma State Senate 1982–1989
 Richard Lerblance 1979 – Senator from District 7 of the Oklahoma State Senate
 Lin Hsin-i – Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs and Vice Premier
 Angela Monson, Criminal justice – Oklahoma State House of Representatives
 Anthony Moore – member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
 Tim Moore 1995 – Speaker of the House, North Carolina General Assembly
 Johnston Murray 1946 – Governor, State of Oklahoma 1951–1955
 Kenneth Nance – lawyer, lobbyist, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
 Ron Norick – mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 Leon C. Phillips 1916 – 11th Governor of Oklahoma
 Arsyadjuliandi Rachman 1987 MBA – Indonesian politician who served as governor of Riau 
 T. W. Shannon – Oklahoma House of Representatives 
 Jason Smith – U.S. House of Representatives and Missouri House of Representatives 
 Steve Smith – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 
 Mike Thompson – member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 
 Ray Vaughn – Oklahoma House of Representatives 
 Yeo Jun Wei – Singaporean convicted  of espionage by the United States on behalf of the People's Republic of China 
 Marvin York – President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate

Religion 

 Craig Groeschel 1991 Marketing – founder and senior pastor of Life.Church
 William C. Wantland – Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire

Sports 
 Carl Allen – professional football player
 John Barfield – former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers
 Richard Benigno – professional soccer player
 Susie Berning – professional golfer on the LPGA tour with 4 major wins and 12 total wins
 Joe Bisenius 2004 – MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
 Karl Coombes – tennis coach and player
 Tony Dawson –  former professional tennis player
 Dino Delevski – former professional soccer player for the Kansas City Comets
 Os Doenges – college football coach
 Gary Gray – former NBA guard for the Cincinnati Royals
 Ace Gutowsky – professional football player
 Paul Hansen – head men's basketball coach at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, and University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 
 Curtis Haywood – NBA basketball player for the Toronto Raptors
 Carl Henry – professional basketball player
 Gary Hill – former NBA guard for the San Francisco Warriors
 Hal Hilpirt – professional football player
 Rubin Jackson – college and professional basketball player
 Marisue Jacutin – former professional tennis player
 Jim Kamp – professional football player
 Bud Koper 1964 – former NBA player and All-American basketball player
 Allen Leavell 1979 – former NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
 Abe Lemons 1949 – former basketball coach for Oklahoma City University and the University of Texas at Austin, amassed 599 wins and 13 NCAA tournament bids
 Eric Manuel – former professional basketball player
 Keith Miller – former professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball 
 Nick Mohtadi – former professional tennis player
 Taiwo Rafiu 1994 – women's basketball Olympian for Nigeria
 Hub Reed 1958 – former NBA center for the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons
 Ivan Saičić – professional basketball player
 Freddy Sanchez – MLB infielder for the San Francisco Giants and 2006 National League batting champion
 Ralph Schilling 1941 – former NFL player for the Washington Redskins
 Chris Schroder 2001 – MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins
 Marion Shirley – professional football player
 Arnold Short 1954 – NCAA All-American and 1955 AAU All-American basketball player Phillips 66ers
 Dave Simmons – former NBL basketball player, father of NBA player Ben Simmons
 Beeyong Sison – professional tennis player and coach
 Chas Skelly – NAIA All-American wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist, current Featherweight in the UFC
 Bruce Sloan – Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Giants
 Bryant Smith – former professional basketball player
 Chris Spendlove – former professional soccer player
 Dušan Stević – former professional basketball player
 Dick Stone 1934 – former MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
 Zouhair Talbi – long distance runner
 Hugh Taylor – professional football player and coach
 Ashur Tolliver – former Major League Baseball pitcher 
 K. T. Turner – college basketball coach 
 Orville Tuttle – professional football player and college football coach
 Tyrone van Aswegen – professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour
 Harry Vines 1961 – former director of USA Basketball and prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community
 Jim Wade – professional football player
 Daniela Wallen – professional basketball player
 Jim Ware – professional basketball player
 Jerry Lee Wells – professional basketball player
 Brad Wieck – professional baseball pitcher 
 Basil Wilkerson – professional football player
 Buzz Williams 1994 – head men19s basketball coach for Texas A&M

Other

 Thomas Radecki – former psychiatrist, convicted criminal, and founding member of the National Coalition on Television Violence,

