This list of Brigham Young University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of

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owned by

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(LDS Church) located in

Provo, Utah Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU). Provo lies between the ...

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. It is the oldest existing institution within the LDS

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, is America's largest religious university, and has the second-largest

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enrollment in the United States. Approximately 98% of the 34,000 students at BYU are

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; two-thirds of its American students come from outside the state of

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. In addition to its undergraduate program, BYU offers graduate degrees in 47 departments and includes two professional schools: the

Marriott School of Business The Marriott School of Business is the business school of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and located in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1891 and renamed i ...

and the

J. Reuben Clark Law School The J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU Law or JRCLS) is the graduate law school of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, a former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and g ...

. , BYU has 443,426 living alumni. Over 26 BYU graduates have served in the

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, such as former

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Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). First elected by the Utah State Legislature to the U.S. Senate in 1902, he served ...

(class of 1876). Cabinet members of American presidents include former

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to President

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Ezra Taft Benson Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and a ...

'26 and

Rex E. Lee Rex Edwin Lee (February 27, 1935 – March 11, 1996) was an American lawyer and academic who served as the 37th Solicitor General of the United States from 1981 until 1985. He was responsible for bringing the solicitor general's office to the cent ...

'60, who was

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under President

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Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...

, former

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and

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and

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Republican presidential nominee, was

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of his class in 1971. BYU alumni in academia include former Dean of the

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

Kim B. Clark Kim Bryce Clark (born March 20, 1949) is an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2015, and was the church's seventeenth Com ...

, a vice president of Yale,

Scott Strobel Scott A. Strobel (born July 4, 1964) is the provost (education), provost, Henry Ford II professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, and a professor of chemistry at Yale University. He was the vice provost for Science Initiatives and vice p ...

'87, and

Michael K. Young Michael Kent Young (born November 4, 1949) is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as president of Texas A&M University from 2015 to 2020. Early life and education Young was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He ear ...

'73, President of

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and former President of the

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. The university also graduated

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winner

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, as well as Philo Farnsworth (inventor of the electronic television) and Harvey Fletcher (inventor of the hearing aid). Seven of BYU's twelve presidents were alumni of the university. Alumni of BYU who have served as business leaders include

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CFO

Gary Crittenden Gary Lewis Crittenden (born 1953) is an American finance, financial manager. He is currently an executive director of HGGC, where he also previously served as CEO and chairman. He is also the former chairman of Citigroup#Citi Holdings, Citi Holdi ...

'76, former

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Kevin Rollins Kevin Barney Rollins (born November 15, 1952) is an American businessman and philanthropist. The former President and CEO of Dell Inc., in 2006 Rollins was named by London's ''CBR'' as the 9th Most Influential person in the Enterprise IT sector. ...

'84,

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CEO

Sheri L. Dew Sheri Linn Dew (born November 21, 1953) is an American author, publisher, the executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation, and chief executive officer of the Deseret Book Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dew has als ...

, and Matthew K. McCauley, CEO of children's clothing company

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. In literature and journalism, BYU has produced several best-selling authors, including Orson Scott Card '75,

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the ''Mistborn'' series and ''The ...

'00 & '05, and Stephenie Meyer '95. Other media personalities include

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sportscaster and former

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Sharlene Wells Hawkes '86 and former co-host of CBS's '' The Early Show''

Jane Clayson Johnson Jane Clayson Johnson (born April 25, 1967) is an American journalist and author. Early life and career Clayson was born in Sacramento, California, and spent most of her childhood there. She played with the Sacramento Youth Symphony and is an ac ...

'90. In entertainment and television, BYU is represented by Jon Heder '02 (best known for his role as Napoleon Dynamite), Golden Globe-nominated Aaron Eckhart '94, and ''

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'' all-time champion Ken Jennings '00. In the music industry BYU is represented by former ''

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'' contestant Carmen Rasmusen and The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square director

Mack Wilberg Mack J. Wilberg (born February 20, 1955) is an American composer, Arrangement, arranger, Conducting, conductor, and choral clinician who has been the music director of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (Choir) since 2008. Early life and educ ...

. BYU has also produced several leaders of religion. Alumni have comprised several General Authorities of

, including two church presidents (

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'74 and

'26), six apostles (

Neil L. Andersen Neil Linden Andersen (born August 9, 1951) is an American religious leader and former business executive who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was sustaine ...

D. Todd Christofferson David Todd Christofferson (born January 24, 1945) is an American religious leader and former lawyer who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general ...

'69,

David A. Bednar David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A former educator, Bednar was president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) fro ...

'76, Jeffrey R. Holland '65 & '66,

Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American religious leader and former jurist and academic who since 2018 has been the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ...

'54, and

1876), and two General

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Presidents (

Julie B. Beck Julie Bangerter Beck (born September 29, 1954) was the fifteenth general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2007 to 2012. Born in Granger, Utah, to William Grant Bangerter and Geral ...

'73 and

Belle Spafford Marion Isabelle Sims Spafford ( Smith; October 8, 1895 – February 2, 1982), known as Belle S. Spafford, was the ninth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 6, 1945, unti ...

'20). A number of BYU alumni have found success in professional sports, representing the university in 7

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, 5

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, and 25

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Super Bowls. In baseball, BYU alumni include All-Stars

Rick Aguilera Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1985 to 2000. Aguilera won a world championship as a member of the N ...

'83, Wally Joyner '84, and Jack Morris '76. Professional basketball players include three-time

champion Danny Ainge '81 and three-time

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medalist Krešimir Ćosić '73. BYU also claims notable professional football players including Super Bowl MVP Steve Young '84 & '94,

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winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner

Jim McMahon James Robert McMahon Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. McMahon played college football at BYU, where he wa ...

. In golf, BYU alumni include two major championship winners: Johnny Miller ('69) at the 1973 U.S. Open and 1976 British Open and Mike Weir ('92) at the 2003 Masters.

Academia and research

University administration

Professors and researchers

Arts

Business and finance

Entertainment

Government and politics

Members of the United States Cabinet

United States governors

Members of the United States Congress

:''Note: "D" indicates a

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while "R" indicates a Republican.''

Senators

Representatives

United States state constitutional officers

Government officials outside the U.S.

Other U.S. political figures

Journalism and media

Law and judiciary

Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

U.S. Circuit Judges

Justices of State Supreme Courts

U.S. District Judges

Literature, writing, and translation

Music

Religion

:''Note: All positions listed are within

unless otherwise noted.''

Social reforms

Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Frank Bartley Frank Bartley IV (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italia Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the BYU Cougars and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Early lif ...

(born 1994), basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Elijah Bryant Elijah Brigham Bryant (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes S.K., Anadolu Efes of the Basketball Super League, Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball fo ...

(born 1995) – basketball player in the

Football

Track and field

* Andreas Gustafsson (born 1981), Swedish race walker

Soccer

Other sports

Other

Fictional people

Notes

* Blank cells indicate missing information; em-dashes (—) indicate that the alumnus attended but never graduated from BYU.

References

External links

BYU Alumni Magazine

BYU Alumni Association
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