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Brigham Young University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Provo, UT

Founding Date:
16-Oct-1875

Team:
Cougars

Enrollment:
32,400

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rick Aguilera Baseball 31-Dec-1961   Former MLB Pitcher, Minnesota Twins
W. Steve Albrecht Educator c. 1949   Accounting Professor at BYU
Stephen H. Anderson Judge 12-Jan-1932   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-2001
Norman H. Bangerter Politician 4-Jan-1933 14-Apr-2015 Governor of Utah, 1985-93
Ezra Taft Benson Religion 4-Aug-1899 30-May-1994 President of the Mormon Church, 1985-94
Brian Billick Football 28-Feb-1954   Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens, 1999-2007
Lynn R. Blodgett Business 1955   CEO of Affiliated Computer Services
Don Bluth Cartoonist 13-Sep-1937   Ex-Disney, created Fievel, Dragon's Lair
Wayne C. Booth Critic 22-Feb-1921 10-Oct-2005 The Rhetoric of Fiction
Paul D. Boyer Chemist 31-Jul-1918   ATP process
Tim Bridgewater Business c. 1963   Venture capitalist
M. Anthony Burns Business 1-Nov-1942   CEO of Ryder System, 1983-2000
Jay Bybee Judge 27-Oct-1953   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Chris Cannon Politician 20-Oct-1950   Congressman from Utah, 1997-2009
Orson Scott Card Novelist 24-Aug-1951   Ender's Game
Kim B. Clark Business 20-Mar-1949   President of BYU-Idaho
Jane Clayson Journalist 25-Apr-1967   Host of The Early Show 1999-02
Michael Crapo Politician 20-May-1951   US Senator from Idaho
C. Webb Crockett Attorney c. 1936   Partner, Fennemore Craig
Lacy J. Dalton Singer/Songwriter 13-Oct-1948   Crazy Blue Eyes
Ty Detmer Football 30-Oct-1967   Heisman Trophy Winner, 1990
Matthew B. Durrant Judge ?   Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Larry EchoHawk Politician 2-Aug-1948   Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Aaron Eckhart Actor 12-Mar-1968   Chad In the Company of Men
LaVell Edwards Football 11-Oct-1930   BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000
Mireille Enos Actor 22-Sep-1975   Sarah Linden on The Killing
Eni Faleomavaega Politician 15-Aug-1943   Congressman, American Samoa
Philo Farnsworth Inventor 19-Aug-1906 11-Mar-1971 Inventor of electronic television
Jeff Flake Politician 31-Dec-1962   US Senator from Arizona
Timothy Flanigan Government 16-May-1953   Would-be Deputy US Attorney General
Enid Greene Politician 5-Jun-1958   Congresswoman from Utah, 1995-97
Thomas B. Griffith Judge 5-Jul-1954   US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Orrin Hatch Politician 22-Mar-1934   US Senator from Utah
Jon Heder Actor 26-Oct-1977   Napoleon Dynamite
Gary R. Herbert Politician 7-May-1947   Governor of Utah
Tom Holmoe Football 7-Mar-1960   BYU Athletic Director
Ken Jennings TV Personality 23-May-1974   $2.5 Million Jeopardy! Contestant
Deborah K. Jones Diplomat ?   US Ambassador to Kuwait
Kent A. Jordan Judge 24-Oct-1957   3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Raúl Labrador Politician 8-Dec-1967   Congressman, Idaho 1st
Neil LaBute Film Director 19-Mar-1963   In the Company of Men
Mike Leach Football 9-Mar-1961   Football Coach, Washington State University
Michael S. Lee Politician 4-Jun-1971   US Senator from Utah
Rex Lee Attorney 27-Feb-1935 11-Mar-1996 US Solicitor General, 1981-85
Darl McBride Business c. 1960   President and CEO of SCO
Monroe G. McKay Judge 30-May-1928   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-93
Buck McKeon Politician 9-Sep-1938   Congressman, California 25th
Jim McMahon Football 21-Aug-1959   Retired NFL Quarterback
Stephenie Meyer Novelist 24-Dec-1973   Author of Twilight series
Johnny Miller Golf 29-Apr-1947   Golf commentator
Matthew Modine Actor 22-Mar-1959   Joker in Full Metal Jacket
Thomas S. Monson Religion 21-Aug-1927   President of the Mormon Church
Dale Murphy Baseball 12-Mar-1956   National League MVP, 1982 and 1983
Gregory J. Newell Diplomat 30-Aug-1949   US Ambassador to Sweden, 1985-89
Culbert L. Olson Politician 7-Nov-1876 13-Apr-1962 Governor of California, 1939-43
Bill Orton Politician 22-Sep-1948 18-Apr-2009 Congressman from Utah, 1991-97
Ron Packard Politician 19-Jan-1931   Congressman from California, 1983-2001
Boyd K. Packer Religion 10-Sep-1924 3-Jul-2015 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Richard A. Paez Judge 5-May-1947   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Roger B. Porter Educator 19-Jun-1946   Professor, Kennedy School of Government
Stephen D. Quinn Business c. 1956   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Randall R. Rader Judge 21-Apr-1949   US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Kevin Rahm Actor 7-Jan-1971   Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy
Kenneth A. Randall Business 22-Jun-1927   Chairman of the FDIC, 1965-70
James W. Rawlings Business 12-Oct-1929 1-Nov-2013 President of Union Carbide South Africa, 1979-86
Andy Reid Football 19-Mar-1958   Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
M. LaVoy Robison Business 6-Sep-1935   Executive Director, Anschutz Foundation
Kevin Rollins Business c. 1953   CEO of Dell Computer, 2004-07
Ann Romney First Lady 16-Apr-1949   Wife of Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney Politician 12-Mar-1947   Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07
Matt Salmon Politician 21-Jan-1958   Congressman, Arizona 5th
Roger W. Sant Business c. 1930   Billionaire, AES
Karen Shepherd Politician 5-Jul-1940   Congresswoman from Utah, 1993-95
Kyrsten Sinema Politician 12-Jul-1976   Congresswoman, Arizona 9th
Mark Skousen Economist c. 1948   Forecasts & Strategies
Gordon Smith Politician 25-May-1952   US Senator from Oregon, 1997-2009
Milan D. Smith, Jr. Judge 19-May-1942   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
N. Randy Smith Judge 11-Aug-1949   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Reed Smoot Politician 10-Jan-1862 9-Feb-1941 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Nick Udall Politician 23-Jul-1913 15-Jun-2005 Mayor of Phoenix, 1948-52
Frank VanderSloot Business 14-Aug-1948   Melaleuca CEO
Olene Walker Politician 15-Nov-1930 28-Nov-2015 Governor of Utah, 2003-05
David N. Weidman Business 23-May-1955   CEO of Celanese
Mike Weir Golf 12-May-1970   Winner of 2003 Masters
Johnny Whitaker Actor 13-Dec-1959   Jody on Family Affair
Marie Windsor Actor 11-Dec-1919 10-Dec-2000 The Killing
Michael K. Young Educator c. 1950   President, University of Utah
Steve Young Football 11-Oct-1961   49ers Quarterback

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
W. Steve Albrecht Educator c. 1949   Accounting Professor at BYU
Richard L. Bushman Historian 20-Jun-1931   Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Christine M. Durham Judge 3-Aug-1945   Utah Chief Justice
Matthew B. Durrant Judge ?   Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Larry EchoHawk Politician 2-Aug-1948   Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Gordon Gee Educator 2-Feb-1944   President, Ohio State University
H. Tracy Hall Chemist 20-Oct-1919 25-Jul-2008 Synthetic diamonds
Howard C. Nielson Politician 12-Sep-1924   Congressman from Utah, 1983-91
Cleon Skousen Activist 20-Jan-1913 9-Jan-2006 The Naked Communist
Michael J. Wilkins Judge 1948   Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Richard B. Wirthlin Business 15-Mar-1931 16-Mar-2011 Pollster for Ronald Reagan

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
W. Steve Albrecht Educator c. 1949   Accounting Professor at BYU
Ezra Taft Benson Religion 4-Aug-1899 30-May-1994 President of the Mormon Church, 1985-94
Thomas B. Griffith Judge 5-Jul-1954   US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Rex Lee Attorney 27-Feb-1935 11-Mar-1996 US Solicitor General, 1981-85
Richard E. Marriott Business 1939   Billionaire, Chairman of Host Hotels
Gregory J. Newell Diplomat 30-Aug-1949   US Ambassador to Sweden, 1985-89
Boyd K. Packer Religion 10-Sep-1924 3-Jul-2015 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
M. LaVoy Robison Business 6-Sep-1935   Executive Director, Anschutz Foundation
Cecil O. Samuelson Educator 1-Aug-1941   President, Brigham Young University
Cleon Skousen Activist 20-Jan-1913 9-Jan-2006 The Naked Communist

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
LaVell Edwards Football 11-Oct-1930   BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000
Mike Holmgren Football 15-Jun-1948   President, Cleveland Browns
Tom Holmoe Football 7-Mar-1960   BYU Athletic Director
Bronco Mendenhall Football 21-Feb-1966   Football Coach, University of Virginia

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