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This list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln people includes notable graduates, instructors, and administrators affiliated with University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Three Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university.

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Nobel laureates

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
George Beadle (1903–89) B. S. 1926; M. S. 1927 Scientist, 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner, 7th President of University of Chicago [1][2]
Donald J. Cram (1919–2001) M. S. 1942 Chemist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner [3]
Alan J. Heeger (b. 1936) B. S. 1957; Honorary Ph. D. 1999 Chemist, 2000 Nobel Prize for Chemistry winner [4]

Pulitzer Prize winners

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Willa Cather (1873–1947) B. A. 1895 Writer, 1923 Pulitzer Prize winner [5]
Karen Blessen (b. 1951) B. F. A. 1973 Graphic artist, 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner [6]
Ted Kooser (b. 1939) M. A. 1968 Poet, 13th United States Poet Laureate, 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner [7]
Marjie Lundstrom (b. 1956) B. A. 1978 Journalist, 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner [8]
Karl Shapiro (1913–2000) Professor Poet, 5th United States Poet Laureate, 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner

Academics

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College founders, presidents, and deans

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Edith Abbott (1876–1957) B. S. 1901 Economist, social worker, founder of University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration [9]
Gene Budig (1939–2020) B. A. 1962; M. A. 1963; Ph. D. 1967 Baseball executive, academic administrator (Kansas, Illinois State, West Virginia) [10]
Edward C. Elliott (1874–1960) B. S. 1895; M. A. 1897 Academic administrator (Montana, Purdue)
Miguel Angel Escotet Ph. D. 1972 Social scientist, academic administrator (Texas at Brownsville) [11]
Ronnie D. Green (b. 1961) Ph. D. 1988 Academic administrator (Nebraska) [12]
John Jasinski (b. 1962) Ph. D. 1996 Academic administrator (Northwest Missouri State)
Alvin Saunders Johnson (1874–1971) M. A. 1898 Economist, founder of The New School
Charles L. Littel (c. 1886–1966) B. A. 1912 founder and president of Junior College of Bergen County and Centralia Junior College
James Milliken (b. 1957) B. A. 1979 Academic administrator (Nebraska, Texas) [13]
Roscoe Pound (1870–1964) B. A. 1888; M. A. 1889; Ph. D. 1897 Legal scholar and educator, dean of law (Nebraska, Harvard) [14][15]
William Ruud (b. 1952) B. A.; Ph. D. Academic administrator (Northern Iowa, Shippensburg, Marietta) [16]

Professors and scholars

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Robert A. Alberty (1921–2014) B. S. 1943; M. S. 1944 Biophysical chemist [17]
Hartley Burr Alexander (1873–1939) B. A. 1896 Philosopher, writer, iconographer; wrote symbolism and inscriptions in the Nebraska State Capitol [18]
George Andreasen (1934–1989) B. S.; M. S. Orthodontist, inventor of the Nitinol wire [19]
George Willis Botsford (1862–1917) B. A. 1884; M. A. 1889 Greek and Roman classicist [20]
Rosa Bouton (1860–1951) B. S. 1891; M. A. 1893 Chemist
Norma Elia Cantú (b. 1947) Ph. D. 1982 Writer [21]
Edwin H. Colbert (1905–2001) B. A. Vertebrate paleontologist, author [19]
Nancy Coover Andreasen (b. 1938) B. A. Neuroscientist, neurophysicist [22]
Donald Cox (b. 1937) B. S. 1959; M. S. 1960 Electrical engineer [23]
Frank W. Cyr (1900–1995) B. A. 1923 Rural education researcher, "father of the yellow school bus" [24][25]
Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–90) B. S. 1925 Electrical engineer, stroboscope pioneer, photographer [26]
Loren Eiseley (1907–77) B. A. 1933; B. S. 1933 Anthropologist, philosopher, writer [27]
Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947) B. S. 1897 Geneticist [28]
Mohammad Kabir Hassan (b. 1963) M. A. 1987; Ph. D. 1990 Economist [29]
Jay Keasling B. S. 1986 Synthetic biologist [30]
Derrick Norman Lehmer (1867–1938) B. A. 1893; M. A. 1896 Number theorist
John L. Loos (1918–2011) B. A. 1939; M. A. 1940 Lewis and Clark historian [31][32]
John Norman (b. 1931) B. A. 1953 Author, philosopher
Dirk Obbink (b. 1957) B. A. 1978 Papyrologist, classicist
Loreen Olson PhD Professor of Communications at UNC Greensboro [33]
Londa Schiebinger (b. 1952) B. A. 1974 Researcher [34]
Bernice Slote (1913–83) M. A. 1941 Editor of Prairie Schooner, poet [35]

Arts, design and entertainment

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ronald Barnes (1927–97) B. M. 1950 Carillonist [36]
Robert Beerbohm (b. 1952) B. A. 1972 Comic book historian
Benjamin A. Botkin (1901–75) Ph. D. 1931 Folklorist [37]
Kirk Bovill (b. 1961) B. S. 1984 Actor, writer, producer [38]
Dan Brown (b. 1990) Did not graduate Blogger and YouTube personality, founder of Pogopalooza
Johnny Carson (1925–2005) B. A. 1949 Host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; seven-time Emmy winner; Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient; Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award recipient [39]
Bruce Conner (1933–2008) B. F. A. 1956 Artist [40]
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) B. A. 1922 Painter, illustrator and visual arts educator; "the father of African-American art" [41]
Jeff Draheim (b. 1963) B. A. 1985 Film editor [42]
Norman Ericson (1932–2011) B. A. 1954 Biblical scholar
Charles L. Fletcher (b. 1971) B. A. 1996 Architect and interior designer
Barbara Hendricks (b. 1948) B. A. 1969 Opera, recital, and jazz singer; Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman (1926–2007) B. F. A. 1948 Artist and children's book illustrator
Ray Howlett (b. 1940) B. A. 1963 Artist [43]
Weldon Kees (1914–55) B. A. 1935 Poet, abstract expressionist, jazz pianist, composer, photographer, and filmmaker
Jaime King (b. 1979) Did not graduate Actress, model [44]
Stephanie Kurtzuba (b. 1972) Did not graduate Actress [45]
Thomas D. Mangelsen (b. 1946) B. S. 1967 Wildlife photographer, conservationist
Clare Cooper Marcus (b. 1934) B. A. 1952 Landscape architecture educator
Charles F. McAfee B.Arch 1958 Architect, housing activist [46]
Sarah Wool Moore (1846–1911) Artist and art teacher [47]
Chad Myers B. A. 1985 Meteorologist
Conor Oberst (b. 1980) Did not graduate Lead vocalist of Bright Eyes
Bryan Odell (b. 1990) Did not graduate Music journalist, YouTube personality [48]
Joel Sartore (b. 1962) B. A. 1985 National Geographic photographer [49]
Dan Schlissel (b. 1970) B. S. 1993 Record producer; founder of Stand Up! Records and -ismist Recordings [50]
Shelley Smith (b. 1958) B.A. 1981 SportsCenter correspondent
James Valentine (b. 1978) B.A. 2004 Lead guitarist of Maroon 5 [51]
Dan Whitney (b. 1963) Did not graduate Comedian (stage name "Larry the Cable Guy") [52]
Jeff Zeleny (b. 1973) B.A. 1996 CNN senior White House correspondent [53]
Golden J. Zenon Jr. (1929–2006) B.Arch 1955 Architect [54][55]

Business

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Warren Buffett (b. 1930) B. S. 1950 Investor, philanthropist; chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway [56]
Jack Cole (1920–2007) B. S./B. A. Entrepreneur, inventor of the reverse telephone directory
Harry Culver (1880–1946) Did not graduate Real estate agent; founder of Culver City, California
William E. Galbraith (1926–2012) B. S. 1949 National Commander of the American Legion [57]
Vinod Gupta (b. 1946) M. S. 1969; M. B. A. 1971 Investor, philanthropist; founder of infoGROUP and Vinod Gupta School of Management [58]
Mohammad Kabir Hassan (b. 1963) M. S. 1987; Ph. D. 1990 Economist [59]
C. Edward McVaney (1940–2020) B. S. Founder and CEO of JD Edwards

Law and politics

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Heads of state

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Kārlis Ulmanis (1877–1942) B. S. 1909 1st Prime Minister of Latvia, 4th President of Latvia [60][61]

United States cabinet secretaries and leaders

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
James Abdnor (1923–2012) B. S. 1945 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Senator from South Dakota, Representative from South Dakota, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota [62]
Claude M. Bolton Jr. (1945–2015) B. S. 1969; Honorary Ph. D. 2007 Air Force major general, 3rd Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology [63]
Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904–96) B. A. 1924 Lawyer, 62nd Attorney General
G. Bradford Cook (1937–2014) Law 1961 18th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission [64]
Hal Daub (b. 1941) J. D. 1966 Chairman of the Social Security Advisory Board, Representative from Nebraska, 48th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska [65]
Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005) Law 1950 40th Secretary of the Interior, 27th governor of Wyoming [66]
Richard Lee McCall Jr. (b. 1942) Did not graduate 14th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs [67]
John R. McCarl (1879–1940) B. S. 1903 1st Comptroller General
Jan Meyers (1928–2019) B.A. 1951 10th chair of the House Committee on Small Business, Representative from Kansas [68]
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) Did not graduate 3rd Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Representative from Hawaii [69]
Norbert Tiemann (1924–2012) B. S. 1949 13th administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 32nd governor of Nebraska
Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017) B. S. 1952; J. D. 1963; Ph. D. 1966 23rd Secretary of Agriculture, 9th Trade Representative [70]

Governors

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902–62) 28th governor of Nebraska, mayor of Lincoln
Ralph G. Brooks (1898–1960) Law 1926 29th governor of Nebraska, 19th chair of the National Governors Association [71]
Robert Leroy Cochran (1886–1963) B. S. 1910 24th governor of Nebraska [72]
Jonathan M. Davis (1871–1943) Did not graduate 22nd governor of Kansas [73]
Dwight Griswold (1893–1954) B. A. 1914 25th governor of Nebraska, Senator from Nebraska [74]
Elmer Holt (1884–1945) 1902 10th governor of Montana [75]
Bob Kerrey (b. 1943) B. S. 1966 35th governor of Nebraska, Senator from Nebraska; Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, and Purple Heart recipient [76]
Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881–1956) Did not graduate 19th governor of Nebraska, 13th lieutenant governor of Nebraska [77]
Adam McMullen (1872–1959) 1896 21st governor of Nebraska, 12th chair of the National Governors Association [78]
Frank B. Morrison (1905–2004) Law 1931 31st governor of Nebraska
Ben Nelson (b. 1941) B. A. 1963; M. A. 1965; J. D. 1970 37th governor of Nebraska, Senator from Nebraska [79]
Val Peterson (1903–83) M.A. 1931 26th governor of Nebraska, 4th ambassador to Denmark, 16th ambassador to Finland [80]
George L. Sheldon (1870–1960) 1892 14th governor of Nebraska [81]
Charles Thone (1924–2018) Law 1950 34th governor of Nebraska, Representative from Nebraska [82]
Arthur J. Weaver (1873–1945) Law 1896 22nd governor of Nebraska [83]
Toryalai Wesa (b. 1949) M. S. 1977 8th governor of Kandahar (Afghanistan)

United States Senators

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Hazel Abel (1888–1966) B. A. 1908 Senator from Nebraska [84]
Elmer Burkett (1867–1935) Law 1893 Senator from Nebraska, Representative from Nebraska [85]
Deb Fischer (b. 1951) B. S. 1987 Senator from Nebraska [86]
Richard C. Hunter (1884–1941) B. A. 1909 Senator from Nebraska, 22nd Nebraska Attorney General [87]
David Karnes (1948–2020) B. S. 1971 Senator from Nebraska [88]
Kenneth S. Wherry (1892–1951) B. A. 1914 7th Senate minority leader, Senator from Nebraska [89]

United States Representatives

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Doug Bereuter (b. 1939) B. A. 1961 Representative from Nebraska [90]
Lawrence Brock (1906–68) B. S. 1929 Representative from Nebraska [91]
Howard Buffett (1903–1964) B. S. 1925 Representative from Nebraska, father of Warren Buffett [92]
Chris Carney (b. 1959) Ph. D. 1993 Representative from Pennsylvania, Navy commander [93]
Jackson B. Chase (1890–1974) LL. B. 1912 Representative from Nebraska [94]
Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953) Did not graduate Representative from New York [95]
Harry B. Coffee (1890–1972) 1913 Representative from Nebraska [96]
Oren S. Copeland (1887–1958) B. A. 1907 Representative from Nebraska [97]
George E. Danielson (1915–98) B. A. 1937; J. D. 1939 Representative from California [98]
Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897–1977) Ph. D. 1934 Representative from Nebraska [99]
George H. Heinke (1882–1940) Law 1908 Representative from Nebraska [100]
Fred Gustus Johnson (1876–1951) Law 1903 Representative from Nebraska, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska [101]
Walter Judd (1898–1994) M. D. 1923 Representative from Minnesota [102]
Thomas F. Konop (1879–1964) Law 1904 Representative from Wisconsin [103]
John Henry Kyl (1919–2002) B. A. 1947 Representative from Iowa [104]
Henry Carl Luckey (1868–1956) Law 1912 Representative from Nebraska [105]
John A. Maguire (1870–1939) Law 1899 Representative from Nebraska [106]
Charles F. McLaughlin (1887–1976) B. A. 1908 Representative from Nebraska, federal judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia [107]
David Henry Mercer (1857–1919) B. S. 1880 Representative from Nebraska [108]
Howard Shultz Miller (1879–1970) Law 1900 Representative from Kentucky [109]
John N. Norton (1878–1960) B. S. 1903 Representative from Nebraska [110]
Ernest M. Pollard (1869–1939) B. S. 1893 Representative from Nebraska [111]
Robert G. Simmons (1891–1969) Law 1915 Representative from Nebraska, 23rd Chief Justice of Nebraska [112]
Adrian Smith (b. 1970) B. S. 1993 Representative from Nebraska [113]
Virginia D. Smith (1911–2006) B. S. 1936 Representative from Nebraska [114]
John Hyde Sweet (1880–1964) B. A. 1899 Representative from Nebraska [115]
Lee Terry (b. 1962) B. A. 1984 Representative from Nebraska [116]
Phillip Hart Weaver (1919–89) B. A. 1940 Representative from Nebraska [117]

Federal judges

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
C. Arlen Beam (b. 1930) B. S. 1951; J. D. 1965 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, district judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [118]
John Robert Brown (1909–1993) B. A. 1930 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [119]
L. Steven Grasz (b. 1961) B. S. 1984; J. D. 1989 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [120]
Harvey M. Johnsen (1895–1975) LL. B. 1919; B. A. 1921 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [121]
John Coleman Pickett (1896–1983) LL. B. 1922 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [122]
William J. Riley (b. 1947) B. A. 1969; J. D. 1972 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [123]
Donald Roe Ross (1922–2013) J. D. 1948 Federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [124]

Nebraska representatives

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
John Adams Jr. (1906–99) B. S. 1927; Law 1929 Member of Nebraska Legislature, Army captain and judge advocate [125]
Roy Baker (b. 1945) B. S. 1967; M. Ed. 1970; Ed. D. 1977 Member of Nebraska Legislature [126]
Tom Baker (b. 1948) B. S. 1971 Member of Nebraska Legislature [127]
Chris Beutler (b. 1944) Law 1973 Member of Nebraska Legislature, 51st Mayor of Lincoln [128]
Ardyce Bohlke (1943–2013) 1965 Member of Nebraska Legislature, speech pathologist [129]
Tom Brandt (b. 1959) B. S. 1982 Member of Nebraska Legislature [130]
Lydia Brasch (b. 1953) B. A. 1989 Member of Nebraska Legislature [131]
Kermit Brashear (b. 1944) B. A. 1966; J. D. 1969 Speaker of Nebraska Legislature [132]
Jon Bruning (b. 1969) B. A. 1990; J. D. 1994 Member of Nebraska Legislature, 32nd Nebraska Attorney General [133]

Nebraska judges

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
David K. Arterburn (b. 1957) B. A. 1978; M. A. 1982; J. D. 1985 Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals [134]
Riko E. Bishop (b. 1956) J. D. 1992 Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals [135]
William G. Cambridge (1931–2004) B. S. 1953; J. D. 1955 District judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [136]
Laurie Smith Camp (1953–2020) J. D. 1977 District judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [137]
Kristine Cecava Law 1976 District judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [138]
E. B. Chappell (1889–1968) B. A. 1916; LL. B. 1916 Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court [139]
Richard G. Kopf (b. 1946) J. D. 1972 District judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [140]
Robert Van Pelt (1897–1988) LL. B. 1922 District judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska [141]

Other political figures

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Grace Abbott (1878–1939) B. A. 1907 Social worker, immigrants' rights and child welfare advocate
Nasser al-Awlaki (1946–2021) Ph. D. 1975 Yemeni scholar and politician
Emory Buckner (1877–1941) B. A. 1904 34th Attorney for the Southern District of New York [citation needed]
Mary Ann Hanusa (b. 1963) M. A. Director of the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence [142]
Helen Klanderud (1937–2013) J. D. 1991 Mayor of Aspen [143]
Mark Quandahl (b. 1961) Law 1987 Attorney, director of Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party [144]
J. Lee Rankin (1907–96) LL. B. 1930 31st Solicitor General, general counsel to the Warren Commission [145]
Ted Sorensen (1928–2010) J. D. 1951 8th White House Counsel, special counsel and speechwriter for John F. Kennedy
Park Yong-man (1881–1928) B. S. 1909 Korean independence activist

Military

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Donald O. Aldridge (b. 1932) B. S. Air Force lieutenant general [146]
Gary D. Brown (b. 1951) J. D. 1987 Air Force colonel, Guantanamo Bay whistleblower
Lloyd M. Bucher (1927–2004) B. S. 1953 Captain of the USS Pueblo
Duane H. Cassidy (1933–2016) B. S. 1968 Air Force general, commander of Military Airlift Command and Transportation Command [147]
Bruce P. Crandall (b. 1933) B. A. 1969 Army colonel, helicopter pilot, Medal of Honor recipient [148]
John Cusick (b. 1942) M. A. 1971 42nd Quartermaster General of the Army [149]
Galen B. Jackman (b. 1951) B. A. 1973 Army major general
Theodore Kanamine (1929–2023) Bachelor's degree; Law degree 1954 Brigadier general, first general officer of Japanese-American descent
Herman F. Kramer (1892–1964) B. S. 1914 Army major general [150][151]
Ben Kuroki (1917–2015) B. A. 1950 Only Japanese American in the Army Air Forces to serve in combat in the Pacific theater of World War II [152]
Michael D. Navrkal B. S. 1984 Army National Guard brigadier general, Legion of Merit recipient
John J. Pershing (1860–1948) LL. B. 1893 1st General of the Armies, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, recipient of the Order of the Bath, Legion of Honour, Order of the Companions of Honour, and 1932 Pulitzer Prize [153]
Sidney Shachnow (1934–2018) B. S. Army major general, two-time Silver Star recipient, Holocaust survivor
Robert T. Smith (1918–95) Did not graduate World War II ace [154]

Literature

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Barbara Albright (1955–2006) B. S. Cookbook author [155]
Bruce B. Brugmann (b. 1935) B. A. 1957 Founder and editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian [156]
Eudora Bumstead (1860–92) B. A. 1879 Poet, hymnwriter [157]
Roxane Gay (b. 1974) M. A. 2004 Writer, editor [158]
Catherine Kidwell (1921–2002) M. F. A. 1977 Novelist
Mary Pipher (b. 1947) Ph. D. 1977 Clinical psychologist and author [159][160]
Gayathri Prabhu (b. 1974) Ph. D. 2011 Novelist [161]
Mari Sandoz (1896–1966) Did not graduate Novelist, biographer, Newbery Medal recipient
Jim Thompson (1906–1977) Did not graduate Author, screenwriter

Science and technology

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Bion J. Arnold (1861–1942) M. S. 1897 Engineer, designer of the Interborough Rapid Transit system; "father of the third rail"
Henry Beachell (1906–2006) B. S. 1930 Rice breeder, recipient of the 1987 Japan Prize and 1996 World Food Prize [162]
Rolla Kent Beattie (1875–1960) B. S. 1896; M. A. 1898 Botanist, plant pathologist [163]
Margaret B. Fuller Boos (1892–1978) Did not graduate Pegmatite geologist, mapped Front Range urban corridor
Kay Brummond (b. 1962) B. S. 1985 Synthetic chemist [164]
Raychelle Burks (b. 1975) Ph. D. Analytical chemist [165]
Montgomery Case (1882–1953) Did not graduate Civil engineer, designer of the George Washington Bridge [166]
John Leland Champe (1895–1978) B. A. 1921 Archaeologist
Frederic Clements (1874–1945) B. S. 1894; M. A. 1896; Ph. D. 1898 Plant ecologist [167]
Gladys Dick (1881–1963) B. S. 1900 Co-inventor of scarlet fever vaccine [168]
Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016) B. S. 1939 Computer engineer, systems scientist, inventor of magnetic-core memory
Gene V. Glass (b. 1940) B. A./B. S. 1962 Statistician, inventor of meta-analysis
Richard Hamming (1915–98) M. A. 1939 Mathematician, founder of Association for Computing Machinery, Turing Award recipient
Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886–1939) B. A. 1906 Psychologist [169]
William A. Mueller (1901–92) B. S. 1922 Sound engineer, head of Warner Bros. sound department, two-time Academy Awards nominee
Donald Othmer (1904–95) B. S. 1924 Inventor, philanthropist [170]
Anne Plant M. S. 1978 Biochemist [171]
Charles H. Purcell (1883–1951) B. S. 1906 Civil engineer, designer and engineer of the Bay Bridge [172]
Christina Riesselman (b. 1977) B. S. 2001 Paleoceanographer [173]
Per Axel Rydberg (1860–1931) B. S. 1891; M. A. 1895 Botanist, 1st curator of the New York Botanical Garden [174]
Joel Stebbins (1878–1966) B. S. 1899 Astronomer [175]
Gerry Thomas (1922–2005) B. A. 1948 Inventor of the TV dinner
Herbert John Webber (1865–1946) B. S. 1889; M. A. 1990 Plant physiologist [176]
Gerald Weinberg (1933–2018) B. S. 1955 Computer scientist, author [177]
Evan Williams (b. 1972) Did not graduate Co-founder of Twitter [178]

Athletics

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Baseball

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See also: Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball § MLB players
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Darin Erstad (b. 1974) B. S. 2020 MLB outfielder; college baseball manager [179]
Bill Kinnamon (1919–2011) B. S. 1941 MLB umpire [180]

Basketball

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See also: Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball § Players
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Tyronn Lue (b. 1977) Did not graduate NBA point guard and head coach [181]
Terran Petteway (b. 1992) basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Football

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See also: Nebraska Cornhuskers football § Cornhuskers in the NFL, and List of Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NFL draft
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ben Beck (1889–1968) B. S. College football coach, college basketball coach [182]
Clete Blakeman (b. 1964) Law 1991 NFL head official, lawyer [183]
Earl W. Brannon (1889–1952) 1913 College football coach [184]
Guy Chamberlin (1894–1967) B. S. 1916 NFL head coach, Pro Football Hall of Fame; College Football Hall of Fame [185]
Will Compton (b. 1989) B. A. 2011 NFL linebacker; Media influencer [186]
Scott Frost (b. 1975) B. S. 1997 NFL safety; college football quarterback and head coach [187]
Turner Gill (b. 1962) Did not graduate College football quarterback and head coach [188]
Tom Osborne (b. 1937) M. A. 1963; Ph. D. 1965 College football head coach, College Football Hall of Fame; Representative from Nebraska [189]
Frank Solich (b. 1944) B. A. 1966; M. A. 1972 College football fullback and head coach [190]
Zac Taylor (b. 1962) B. S. 2006 NFL head coach [191]
Pat Tyrance (b. 1968) B. S. 1990 College football linebacker, orthopedic surgeon [192][193]

Other sports

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Therese Alshammar (b. 1977) B. A. 1999 Swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist [194]
Gary Anderson (b. 1939) Did not graduate Sport shooter, two-time Olympic gold medalist, member of Nebraska Legislature [195]
Daniel Brand (1935–2015) 1958 Greco-Roman wrestler, 1964 Olympics bronze medalist
Jordan Burroughs (b. 1988) B. A. 2011 Freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympics gold medalist; two-time national champion [196]
Rulon Gardner (b. 1971) B. A. 1993 Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time Olympic medalist
Jessie Graff (b. 1984) B. A. 2007 Stunt performer, American Ninja Warrior competitor [197]
Penelope Heyns (b. 1974) B. A. 1996 Swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist [198]
Jason High (b. 1981) B. A. 2004 Mixed martial artist [199]
Jordan Larson (b. 1986) B. A. 2008 Indoor volleyball player, three-time Olympic medalist [200]
Matt Lindland (b. 1970) Did not graduate Mixed martial artist, 2000 Olympics silver medalist [201]
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (b. 1982) B. S. 2004 Hurdler, 2008 Olympics bronze medalist [202]
Merlene Ottey (b. 1960) B. A. 1984 Sprinter, nine-time Olympic medalist
Sarah Pavan (b. 1986) B. S. 2008 Volleyball player; 2006 AVCA Player of the Year
Louise Pound (1872–1958) B. B. 1892; M. A. 1895 Folklorist, linguist, tennis player
Russ Rose (b. 1953) M. S. 1978 Volleyball coach, AVCA Hall of Fame [203]
Ryan Schultz (b. 1977) B. S. Mixed martial artist [204]
Curtis Tomasevicz (b. 1980) B. S. 2003; M. S. 2006; Ph. D. 2017 Bobsledder, two-time Olympic medalist [205]
Brad Vering (b. 1977) B. S. 2001 Greco-Roman wrestler
Frederick Wedge (1880–1953) Did not graduate Boxer, clergyman
Justine Wong-Orantes (b. 1995) B. S. 2016 Indoor volleyball player, 2020 Olympics gold medalist [206]

Faculty

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Charles Edwin Bessey (1845–1915) Chancellor, dean Botanist, inventor of the Bessey system
Dana X. Bible (1891–1980) Football coach, athletic director Two-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame
Hank M. Bounds (b. 1967) President Academic administrator [207]
Bill Callahan (b. 1956) Football coach NFL head coach, 2002 AFC champion
John Cook (b. 1956) Volleyball coach Four-time national champion, AVCA Hall of Fame
Bob Devaney (1915–97) Football coach, athletic director Two-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame
August Hjalmar Edgren (1840–1903) Professor, honorary doctorate 1902 Linguist [208]
Edmund Burke Fairfield (1821–1904) Chancellor Minister, 12th lieutenant governor of Michigan [209]
Herb Howe (1942–2012) Department chair Psychologist
Rachel Lloyd (1839–1900) Chemistry Department head First American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry; noted for her work on the chemistry and agriculture of sugar beets [210]
August Luebs (1889–1989) Professor Mechanical engineer
Bo Pelini (b. 1967) Football coach College football head coach
Terry Pettit (b. 1946) Volleyball coach 1995 national champion, AVCA Hall of Fame
Laura Poppo (b. 1962) Department chair Researcher
Mike Riley (b. 1953) Football coach NFL head coach; two-time Grey Cup champion
Fielding H. Yost (1871–1946) Football coach Six-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame

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