EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Waco, TX

Founding Date:
1845

Motto:
Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana

Team:
Bears

Enrollment:
14,000

Official Website:
http://www.baylor.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe L. Allbritton	Business	29-Dec-1924	12-Dec-2012	Well-connected Washington billionaire
Robert W. Alspaugh	Business	1947		CEO of KPMG, 2002-05
Douglas Y. Bech	Attorney	c. 1945		Partner, Andrews Kurth, 1970-93
Charlotte Beers	Business	26-Jul-1935		CEO, Ogilvy & Mather 1992-97
E. Glenn Biggs	Business	1933		Biggs & Co.
Beau Boulter	Politician	23-Feb-1942		Congressman from Texas, 1985-89
Charles G. Boyd	Military	15-Apr-1938		Retired General, US Air Force
Steven A. Browning	Diplomat	c. 1949		US Ambassador to Uganda
Joseph Cao	Politician	13-Mar-1967		Congressman from Louisiana, 2009-11
Brad Carson	Politician	11-Mar-1967		Congressman from Oklahoma, 2001-05
Lane G. Collins	Educator	c. 1940		Accounting Professor at Baylor
Price Daniel	Politician	10-Oct-1910	25-Aug-1988	Governor of Texas, 1957-63
Tom DeLay	Politician	8-Apr-1947		Former House Majority Leader
Jennifer W. Elrod	Judge	6-Sep-1966		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
John E. Ferling	Historian	1-Oct-1940		Adams vs. Jefferson
Gary J. Fernandes	Business	c. 1944		Former EDS executive
Jack M. Fields	Politician	3-Feb-1952		Congressman from Texas, 1981-97
Michael M. Fisher	Business	c. 1945		Power Quality Engineering
Paul L. Foster	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Western Refining
Hayden Fry	Football	18-Feb-1929		University of Iowa coach
Louie Gohmert	Politician	18-Aug-1953		Congressman, Texas 1st
Trey Gowdy	Politician	22-Aug-1964		Congressman, South Carolina 4th
Robert Griffin III	Football	12-Feb-1990		Washington Redskins QB
Barry Hankins	Historian	27-Oct-1956		Jesus and Gin
Phil Hardberger	Politician	27-Jul-1934		Mayor of San Antonio
Thomas Harris	Novelist	11-Apr-1940		The Silence of the Lambs
Mark Hurd	Business	1957		President of Oracle
Jackson Hurst	Actor	17-Feb-1979		Grayson Kent on Drop Dead Diva
Ernest Istook	Politician	11-Feb-1950		Congressman from Oklahoma, 1993-2007
Leon Jaworski	Government	19-Sep-1905	9-Dec-1982	Watergate special prosecutor
Michael Johnson	Track and Field	13-Sep-1967		Sprinter, 5-time Olympic Gold medalist
Angela Kinsey	Actor	25-Jun-1971		Angela on The Office
Richard Lessner	Activist	c. 1949		Capital City Partners
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University
Thomas C. Mann	Diplomat	11-Nov-1912	23-Jan-1999	US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63
Willie Nelson	Country Musician	30-Apr-1933		The red-headed stranger
J. Frank Norris	Religion	18-Sep-1877	20-Aug-1952	Fundamentalist Baptist preacher
Julia B. North	Business	c. 1947		VSI Enterprises, Inc.
Lyndon L. Olson	Diplomat	1947		US Ambassador to Sweden, 1998-2001
Priscilla Owen	Judge	4-Oct-1954		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Rand Paul	Politician	7-Jan-1963		US Senator from Kentucky
Laree E. Perez	Business	c. 1954		Medallion Investment Management Co.
Bob Perry	Business	30-Oct-1932	13-Apr-2013	Perry Homes, Republican financier
Chip Pickering	Politician	10-Aug-1963		Congressman from Mississippi, 1997-2009
Boone Powell, Jr.	Business	9-Feb-1937		CEO of Baylor Health Care, 1980-2001
Graham Purcell	Politician	5-May-1919	11-Jun-2011	Congressman from Texas, 1962-73
Alfred Reed	Composer	25-Jan-1921	17-Sep-2005	Russian Christmas Music
Kevin Reynolds	Film Director	17-Jan-1952		Waterworld
Ann Richards	Politician	1-Sep-1933	13-Sep-2006	Governor of Texas, 1991-95
Sid Richardson	Business	25-Apr-1891	30-Sep-1959	Oilman, Bass family benefactor
Max Sandlin	Politician	29-Sep-1952		Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005
Marjorie Scardino	Business	25-Jan-1947		CEO of Pearson, 1997-2012
William Sessions	Government	27-May-1930		Director of FBI, 1987-93
Doyle R. Simons	Business	1964		CEO of Temple-Inland
Bob R. Simpson	Business	c. 1948		CEO of XTO Energy
Mike Singletary	Football	9-Oct-1958		Linebacker, Chicago Bears
R. Allen Stanford	Business	24-Mar-1950		Stanford Financial Group
John P. Stapp	Scientist	11-Jul-1910	13-Nov-1999	Rocket sled pioneer
Alan Watson Steelman	Politician	15-Mar-1942		Congressman from Texas, 1973-77
Peggy Venable	Activist	?		Conservative activist
Bill W. Wheat	Business	c. 1966		CFO of D. R. Horton
Mark White	Politician	17-Mar-1940		Governor of Texas, 1983-87
Don R. Willett	Judge	16-Jul-1966		Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Noble Willingham	Actor	31-Aug-1931	17-Jan-2004	Hard-working supporting actor

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lane G. Collins	Educator	c. 1940		Accounting Professor at Baylor
Denton Cooley	Doctor	22-Aug-1920		Pioneering heart surgeon
Barry Hankins	Historian	27-Oct-1956		Jesus and Gin
Andrew V. Schally	Scientist	30-Nov-1926		Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joe L. Allbritton	Business	29-Dec-1924	12-Dec-2012	Well-connected Washington billionaire
E. Glenn Biggs	Business	1933		Biggs & Co.
Price Daniel	Politician	10-Oct-1910	25-Aug-1988	Governor of Texas, 1957-63
John M. Lilley	Educator	24-Mar-1939		President, Baylor University
Erle A. Nye	Business	Jun-1938		CEO of TXU, 1999-2004
Charles L. Overby	Journalist	c. 1946		CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum
Laree E. Perez	Business	c. 1954		Medallion Investment Management Co.
Ken Starr	Government	21-Jul-1946		Special Prosecutor, Clinton's impeachment
James L. Turner	Business	c. 1946		President of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, 1999-2005

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Broyles	Football	26-Dec-1924		Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Hayden Fry	Football	18-Feb-1929		University of Iowa coach
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Mike Gundy	Football	12-Aug-1967		OSU Head Coach
Grant Teaff	Football	12-Nov-1933		Baylor Head Football Coach, 1972-92

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