List of Northeastern State University alumni

The list of Northeastern State University alumni includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of the Northeastern State University.

Athletics

Billy Bock, late baseball coach for four high schools, won nine state titles
Michael Bowie, offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, Super Bowl XLVIII champion
Jarrett Byers, former St. Louis Rams wide receiver
Larry Coker, former head coach at the University of Miami
Ryan Helsley, current MLB Relief Pitcher
Bob Hudson, former NFL player
Ronnie Jones, football coach
Rosie Manning, former NFL player
Derrick Moore, former NFL player

Zig Jackson, photographer
Dennis Letts, college professor and actor
Jim Ross, former WWE play-by-play commentator; President of Talent Relations
Shawntel Smith, Miss America 1996
Carrie Underwood, American Idol Fox winner; country music star; winner of multiple Grammy Awards; Country Music's reigning Queen
The Swon Brothers, fourth season NBC third Place; country music duo

Bob Berry, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tri-B Nursery, Inc.
Ken Selby, founder of Mazzio's Italian Eatery
Jeff Storey, president and chief executive officer of Level 3 Communications^[1]

Bob Ballinger (B.A. in Social Studies Education), lawyer and Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 97+ (Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties)^[2]
Angela Barker-Jones (1969–2018), Cherokee Nation supreme court justice (2013–2018)
Glenn Coffee, former Oklahoma Secretary of State and president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
Drew Edmondson, former Attorney General of Oklahoma
James E. Edmondson, current justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of the same court
Janelle Fullbright (1945–2016), Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor (2007–2015), Deputy Speaker (2013–2015)
Sandy Garrett, former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Frankie Hargis (1965–2021), Cherokee Nation Registrar (2018–2021), Tribal Councilor (2011–2018)
Linda Hughes O'Leary (born 1950), Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor (2003–2007)
Ted Risenhoover, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
Audra Smoke-Conner (born 1968), Cherokee Nation tribal councilor (2003–2007)
William G. Stigler, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
John Sullivan, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district
Janees Taylor, Cherokee Nation Treasurer (2021-present), Tribal Councilor (2013-2019)
Kimberly Teehee, senior policy adviser for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama
Phyllis Yargee, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor (2003–2007)

Mary G. Ross, first Native American female engineer; one of the Skunk Works founding engineers^[3]
Laura Sullivan-Beckers, biologist