Editing Rice University (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of Rice University people}}

{{As of|2011}}, Rice has graduated 98 classes of students consisting of 51,961 living alumni. Over 100 students at Rice have been [[Fulbright Scholars]], 25 [[Marshall Scholars]], 25 Mellon Fellows, 13 [[Rhodes Scholars]], 6 Udall Scholars, and 65 [[Watson Fellowship|Watson Fellows]], among several other honors and awards.

Rice's distinguished faculty and alumni consists of five [[Nobel laureates]], a [[Turing Award]] winner, two [[Pulitzer Prize]] award winners, six [[Fulbright Scholars]], 29 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recipients, 14 members of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 1 [[Abel Prize]] winner, 3 members of the [[American Philosophical Society]], 35 [[Guggenheim Fellowships]], 12 members of the [[National Academy of Engineering]], 2 members of the [[National Academy of Medicine]], 10 members of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]], five fellows of the [[National Humanities Center]], and 86 fellows of the [[National Science Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oir.rice.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-achievements|title=Rice University Faculty Achievements|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173136/https://oir.rice.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-achievements|url-status=live}}</ref>

In science and technology, Rice alumni include 14 [[NASA]] astronauts; [[Robert Curl]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ketterer |first=Samantha |date=2022-07-05 |title=Rice chemist, Nobel laureate Robert Curl dies at 88 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Rice-chemist-Nobel-laureate-dies-at-88-17286118.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716011235/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Rice-chemist-Nobel-laureate-dies-at-88-17286118.php |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Nobel Prize|Nobel laureate]] discoverer of [[fullerene]]; [[Robert Woodrow Wilson]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson, Robert Woodrow, 1936- |url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11504013.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007081250/https://history.aip.org/phn/11504013.html |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=history.aip.org}}</ref> winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of [[cosmic microwave background radiation]]; [[Matthew Sands]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prize Recipient |url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.aps.org |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209093030/http://aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref> physicist and co-author of [[The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]; [[David Eagleman]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |first=Andrew |last=Dansby |title=David Eagleman wants you to think much more about the brain |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/books/david-eagleman-wants-you-to-think-much-more-about-15517330 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504115158/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/books/david-eagleman-wants-you-to-think-much-more-about-15517330 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Preview {{!}} Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> celebrity neuroscientist and ''NYT'' bestselling author; and NASA former Apollo 11 and 13 warning systems engineer and motivational speaker Jerry Woodfill.<ref name="Jerry-Woodfill" />

In business and entrepreneurship, Rice alumni include:

* [[Thomas H. Cruikshank]], the former CEO of [[Halliburton]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas H Cruikshank, Halliburton Co: Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1357541 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en }}</ref>
* [[John Doerr]], billionaire and venture capitalist<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Doerr |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-doerr/?list=richest-in-tech&sh=56fc94c926c5 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website=Forbes Magazine |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727030410/https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-doerr/?list=richest-in-tech&sh=56fc94c926c5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Howard Hughes]], film producer and aviator<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howard Hughes |url=http://www.famoustexans.com/howardhughes.htm |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.famoustexans.com |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211154/http://www.famoustexans.com/howardhughes.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* [[Fred C. Koch]], chemical engineer and entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Fred C. Koch |url=http://www.ksbhf.org/1992-fred-c.-koch.html |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Kansas Business Hall of Fame |language=en |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190747/http://www.ksbhf.org/1992-fred-c.-koch.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Avellán]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sumaiya |last=Malik |title=Elizabeth Avellán plants seeds of change through Connecther film fest |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/04/10/elizabeth-avellxe1n-plants-seeds-of-change-through-connecther-film-fest/5401807007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190746/https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/04/10/elizabeth-avellxe1n-plants-seeds-of-change-through-connecther-film-fest/5401807007/ |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> co-founder of [[Troublemaker Studios]]
* [[Tim League|Tim]] and Karrie League,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Tim League, one of Fast Company's Most Creative People |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/person/tim-league |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212121808/https://www.fastcompany.com/person/tim-league |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Karrie League, one of Fast Company's Most Creative People |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/person/karrie-league |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212085830/https://www.fastcompany.com/person/karrie-league |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref> founders of the [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] and [[Drafthouse Films]]
* [[Brian Armstrong (CEO)|Brian Armstrong]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coinbase's Brian Armstrong Remembered At Alma Mater Rice University – Alumni Spotlight |date=August 20, 2021 |url=https://alumnispotlight.com/2021/08/20/coinbases-brian-armstrong-remembered-at-alma-mater-rice-university/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190748/https://alumnispotlight.com/2021/08/20/coinbases-brian-armstrong-remembered-at-alma-mater-rice-university/ |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> founder and CEO of [[Coinbase]]
* Burt McMurtry, Silicon Valley venture capitalist<ref>{{Cite web |title=McMurtry College |url=https://mcmurtry.rice.edu/about |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=mcmurtry.rice.edu |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102025233/https://mcmurtry.rice.edu/about |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Burton J. McMurtry |url=https://computerhistory.org/profile/burton-j-mcmurtry/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=CHM |language=en |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102025233/https://computerhistory.org/profile/burton-j-mcmurtry/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ali Koç]], President of [[Fenerbahçe SK]] football club, [[Turkish Union of Clubs]], and vice chairman of [[Koç Holding]].
* Nick Ryder, co-creator of [[GPT-3]]. 

In government and politics, Rice alumni include:

* [[Alberto Gonzales]], former Attorney General<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberto Gonzales, Former Attorney General |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/gonzales-bio.html |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702195912/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/gonzales-bio.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Charles Duncan, Jr.|Charles Duncan]], former Secretary of Energy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles W. Duncan {{!}} Houston.org |url=https://www.houston.org/people/charles-w-duncan |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.houston.org |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801234232/https://www.houston.org/people/charles-w-duncan |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[William P. Hobby, Jr.]], former lieutenant governor of Texas<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-29 |title=William P. Hobby, Jr. |url=https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/educational-resources/william-hobby-jr |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Texas Politics Project |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227184209/https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/educational-resources/william-hobby-jr |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[John Kline (politician)|John Kline]], former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Kline {{!}} The Hill {{!}} Page 1 |url=https://thehill.com/people/john-kline/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727030409/https://thehill.com/people/john-kline/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[George P. Bush]], politician<ref>{{Cite web |last=Root |first=Jay |date=2019-10-03 |title=George P. Bush was on the road to flunking out of Rice. His grandmother helped him turn things around. |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/03/george-p-bush-poor-college-grades-barbara-bush-helped-him/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727030405/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/03/george-p-bush-poor-college-grades-barbara-bush-helped-him/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=G |last=Birenbaum |date=2022-05-18 |title=George P. Bush and His Run for Texas Attorney General |url=http://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/05/18/george-p-bush-and-his-run-for-texas-attorney-general/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727030405/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/05/18/george-p-bush-and-his-run-for-texas-attorney-general/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[Josh Earnest]], White House Press Secretary for President Obama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-04 |title=Josh Earnest |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/josh-earnest |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=whitehouse.gov |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119230623/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/josh-earnest |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)|Ben Rhodes]], Deputy National Security Advisor for President Obama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-24 |title=Ben Rhodes |url=https://obamascholars.oxy.edu/person/ben-rhodes |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Barack Obama Scholars Program |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501163911/https://obamascholars.oxy.edu/person/ben-rhodes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ben Rhodes, Former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/06/17/ben-rhodes-former-obama-deputy-national-security-adviser/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627064646/https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/06/17/ben-rhodes-former-obama-deputy-national-security-adviser/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Glenn Youngkin]], Governor of Virginia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glenn Youngkin College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/glenn-youngkin-1.html |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522152421/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/glenn-youngkin-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Annise Parker]], the 61st Mayor of Houston<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scherer |first=Jasper |date=2019-05-11 |title=Annise Parker at Rice commencement: "Failure is an option" |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Annise-Parker-at-Rice-commencement-Failure-is-13838135.php |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727030405/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Annise-Parker-at-Rice-commencement-Failure-is-13838135.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the arts, Rice alumni include:

* [[Larry McMurtry]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning author and [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning writer of the screenplay for ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=An Ode to Larry McMurtry's Enduring Houston |url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2021/03/how-larry-mcmurtry-represented-houston |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Houstonia Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729215117/https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2021/03/how-larry-mcmurtry-represented-houston |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Joyce Carol Oates]], (who left her Ph.D. to become a full-time writer)) novelist and Pulitzer Prize finalist<ref>{{Cite web |last=W. |first=Audrey |date=June 1, 2019 |title=Author Spotlight: Joyce Carol Oates |url=https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/June-2019/Author-Spotlight-Joyce-Carol-Oates |website=Arcadia Publishing |access-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616150140/https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/June-2019/Author-Spotlight-Joyce-Carol-Oates |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[John Graves (author)|John Graves]], author of ''[[Goodbye to a River]]''; and [[Candace Bushnell]], author of ''[[Sex and the City (book)|Sex and the City]]'', who attended for three semesters<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Graves |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/author/john-graves/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519171714/https://www.texasmonthly.com/author/john-graves/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Caroline Shaw]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning musician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rice alumna Caroline Shaw wins Pulitzer in music |url=https://news2.rice.edu/2013/04/15/rice-alumna-caroline-shaw-wins-pulitzer-in-music/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=news2.rice.edu |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102025233/https://news2.rice.edu/2013/04/15/rice-alumna-caroline-shaw-wins-pulitzer-in-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In athletics, Rice alumni include: [[Lance Berkman]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Howard |date=2022-02-23 |title=Lance Berkman and Jose Cruz Jr.: A look back at 2 spectacular playing careers before their coaching days |url=https://www.click2houston.com/sports/local/2022/02/23/lance-berkman-and-jose-cruz-jr-a-look-back-at-2-spectacular-playing-careers-before-their-coaching-days/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=KPRC |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307215641/https://www.click2houston.com/sports/local/2022/02/23/lance-berkman-and-jose-cruz-jr-a-look-back-at-2-spectacular-playing-careers-before-their-coaching-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brock Holt]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Henry |date=2019-02-25 |title=How Brock Holt Became Boston's Glue Guy |url=https://jokermag.com/brock-holt-glue-guy/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Joker Mag |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418074648/https://jokermag.com/brock-holt-glue-guy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bubba Crosby]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-26 |title=Remember Bubba Crosby? |url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-editorials-opinions-analysis/2015/6/26/8842779/forgotten-yankees-bubba-crosby-outfielders |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Pinstripe Alley |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020348/https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-editorials-opinions-analysis/2015/6/26/8842779/forgotten-yankees-bubba-crosby-outfielders |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Harold Solomon]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=HAROLD SOLOMON RETIRING AT GRAND OLD AGE OF 33 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-21-8603020734-story.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Chicago Tribune |date=August 21, 1986 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926131219/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-21-8603020734-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Frank Ryan (American football)|Frank Ryan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Jimmy |date=2020-11-13 |title=The Life And Career Of QB Frank Ryan (Complete Story) |url=https://www.brownsnation.com/frank-ryan/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Browns Nation |language=en-US |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615213210/https://www.brownsnation.com/frank-ryan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tommy Kramer]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Mike |date=2020-12-21 |title=Why Does Tommy Kramer, Former Vikings QB, Have a Packers Urinal in His House? |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/why-does-tommy-kramer-former-vikings-qb-have-a-packers-urinal-in-his-house/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Sportscasting {{!}} Pure Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724104729/https://www.sportscasting.com/why-does-tommy-kramer-former-vikings-qb-have-a-packers-urinal-in-his-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref>[[Jose Cruz, Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duarte |first=Joseph |date=2022-05-18 |title=Jose Cruz Jr. discovers Rice baseball won't be rebuilt overnight |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Jose-Cruz-Jr-discovers-Rice-baseball-won-t-be-17180281.php |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518033600/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Jose-Cruz-Jr-discovers-Rice-baseball-won-t-be-17180281.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[O.J. Brigance]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Glynn A. |date=2019-09-04 |title=Owls great O.J. Brigance can always call Rice home |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Owls-great-O-J-Brigance-can-always-call-Rice-home-14414086.php |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190748/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Owls-great-O-J-Brigance-can-always-call-Rice-home-14414086.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Larry Izzo]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Sean |title=Special Teams Ghost Leaves Lasting Impression in New England |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/231055-special-teams-ghost-leaves-lasting-impression-in-new-england |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724065136/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/231055-special-teams-ghost-leaves-lasting-impression-in-new-england |url-status=live }}</ref> [[James Casey (American football)|James Casey]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farmer |first=Chris |title=Houston Texans' TE James Casey: Bookmark Him Now |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/292910-houston-texans-te-james-casey-bookmark-him-now |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=February 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214003030/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292910-houston-texans-te-james-casey-bookmark-him-now |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Courtney Hall]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catching Up with Former Reps: Courtney Hall |url=https://nflpa.com/posts/catching-up-with-former-reps-courtney-hall |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=NFL Players Association |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190749/https://nflpa.com/posts/catching-up-with-former-reps-courtney-hall |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bert Emanuel]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Rice Owls' highest NFL draft picks since 1970 |url=https://cw39.com/sports/nfl-draft/rice-owls-highest-nfl-draft-picks-since-1970/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=CW39 Houston |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190749/https://cw39.com/sports/nfl-draft/rice-owls-highest-nfl-draft-picks-since-1970/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Luke Willson]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rice University's Luke Willson is a Stand up Guy - Pro Player Insiders |date=April 19, 2013 |url=http://archive.proplayerinsiders.com/nfl-player-team-news-features/luke-willson-is-a-stand-up-guy/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |language=en |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190750/http://archive.proplayerinsiders.com/nfl-player-team-news-features/luke-willson-is-a-stand-up-guy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tony Cingrani]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Joshua |title=Down on the Farm: Is Tony Cingrani the Cincinnati Reds' Top Prospect? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1258774-down-on-the-farm-is-tony-cingrani-the-cincinnati-reds-top-prospect |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822115344/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1258774-down-on-the-farm-is-tony-cingrani-the-cincinnati-reds-top-prospect |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Anthony Rendon]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doering |first=Joshua |date=2021-10-28 |title=Angels' Anthony Rendon: 'God will use me' regardless of on-field success |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2021/10/28/angels-anthony-rendon-god-success/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Sports Spectrum |language=en-US |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101123553/https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2021/10/28/angels-anthony-rendon-god-success/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Leo Rucka]],<ref>{{Cite web |website=Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery|title=Tribute for Leo Victor Rucka |url=https://www.sterlingwhite.com/tributes/Leo-Rucka |access-date=2022-07-30 |language=en |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190751/https://www.sterlingwhite.com/tributes/Leo-Rucka |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as three [[Olympic Games|Olympians]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Professional_Olympic_Athletes.asp|title=Future Owls|publisher=futureowls.rice.edu|access-date=2017-05-09|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519150551/http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Professional_Olympic_Athletes.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Funmi Jimoh]] '06,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan Jr |first=Sam |date=2008-03-30 |title=Angleton boys loom large at Rice track meet |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Angleton-boys-loom-large-at-Rice-track-meet-1632906.php |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Chron |language=en-US |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190750/https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Angleton-boys-loom-large-at-Rice-track-meet-1632906.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Allison Beckford]] '04,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff reports |date=2022-06-10 |title=NCAA track: Rice's Grace Forbes second in 10,000 meters |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/NCAA-track-field-Rice-Grace-Forbes-10000-meters-17232906.php |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610150002/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/NCAA-track-field-Rice-Grace-Forbes-10000-meters-17232906.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[William Fred Hansen]] '63).<ref>{{Cite news |first=Frank |last=Litsky |date=1964-06-28 |title=Vault Is 4th Best |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/28/vault-is-4th-best.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730190751/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/28/vault-is-4th-best.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:James Allred in 1937.png|[[James V. Allred]], 33rd [[governor of Texas]]
File:L to R- Howard Huges, Jesse Jones, Rene St. Quentin LCCN2016873814 (cropped).jpg|[[Howard Hughes]], aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director
File:Tommy Kramer.jpg|[[Tommy Kramer]] (1977), Former quarterback for [[Minnesota Vikings]]
File:Secretary Duncan (cropped).jpg|[[Charles Duncan Jr.]],  Second [[United States Secretary of Energy]]
File:Gary H Stern (14103256853) (cropped).jpg|[[Gary H. Stern]], Eleventh chief executive of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]]
File:Annise Parker.JPG|[[Annise Parker]] (1978), 61st [[Mayor of Houston]]
File:Alberto Gonzales - official DoJ photograph.jpg|[[Alberto Gonzales]] (1979), former [[U.S. Attorney General]]
File:PeggyWhitson-NASA.jpg|[[Peggy Whitson]] (1986), NASA astronaut
File:Josh Earnest 2011 (cropped).jpg|[[Josh Earnest]] (1997), 29th [[White House Press Secretary]]
File:Lance Berkman on June 29, 2011.jpg|[[Lance Berkman]], professional baseball [[outfielder]] and [[first baseman]]
File:George P. Bush crop.jpg|[[George P. Bush]] (1998), Commissioner of the [[Texas General Land Office]]
File:NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Official Portrait (NHQ201907240001).jpg|[[Jim Bridenstine]] (1998), thirteenth [[List of administrators and deputy administrators of NASA|NASA Administrator]]
File:Youngkin Governor Portrait.jpg|[[Glenn Youngkin]] (B.S., B.A.), [[Governor of Virginia]]
File:Former Commissioner Stephen Hahn (49484140217).jpg|[[Stephen Hahn]] (1980), 24th [[Commissioner of Food and Drugs]] (2019–2021)
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