Baylor University

Baylor University is an independent coeducational Baptist institution of higher learning located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world and oldest university chartered by the Republic of Texas (1845).

Notable alumni

In Politics

• Former Governors of Texas
• Pat Morris Neff (later president of the University - see photo of Pat Neff Hall above right)
• Price Daniel
• Mark White
• Ann Richards
• Former U.S. Senators
• Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally
• Leon Jaworski (Baylor Law School) - special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal and one of the first partners of the major international lawfirm Fulbright & Jaworski

In Sports

• Gary Baxter - NFL cornerback
• Carrol Dawson - General Manager, Houston Rockets of the NBA
• Hayden Fry - NCAA Division I-A college football coach from 1962 to 1998
• Jason Jennings - pitcher, Colorado Rockies (MLB)
• Michael Johnson - Winner of four Olympic gold medals, and nine-time world champion
• Ted Lyons - pitcher, Chicago White Sox, 1923-1946, member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
• Drayton McLane - Owner of Houston Astros in MLB, major food distribution entrepreneur
• Mike Singletary - "Samurai" former NFL linebacker & current assistant head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• Jeremy Wariner - Winner of gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for the individual 400 meter and the 4x400 meter
• Kip Wells - pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
• David Wesley - shooting guard for Houston Rockets in the NBA
• Darold Williamson - Winner of a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4x400 meter

In the Arts

• Robert Fulghum - best-selling author, philosopher
• Steven Stucky - Pulitzer Prize winner for music
• Thomas Harris - best-selling author of Silence of the Lambs
• Kevin Reynolds - director of ', Waterworld, and The Count of Monte Cristo; son of Herbert Reynolds, who served as the chancellor emeritus of Baylor.
• John Lee Hancock - director of The Alamo; producer of My Dog Skip
• Michael Brandt - co-writer of Universal Studios' 2 Fast 2 Furious
• Derek Haas - co-writer of Universal Studio's 2 Fast 2 Furious
• Orian Williams - associate producer of Oscar nominated film Shadow of the Vampire
• Jim Hillin - visual effects artist for such films as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Spider-Man 2, and Dinosaur
• Trey Wingo - co-host of ESPN's SportsCenter

In business

• Mark Hurd - CEO of Hewlett-Packard Corp.
• Jim L. Turner - CEO of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group
• Marjorie M. Scardino - CEO of Pearson, a major international media group; former CEO of the Economist Group; also a non-executive director of Nokia Corporation