List of University of Central Missouri people

The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Central Missouri, located in the American city of Warrensburg, Missouri.

Notable alumni

Skip Carnine – Arkansas state representative from Rogers; retired educator
Wallace H. Graham – Physician to the President 1945-1953; Major General
James Kirkpatrick – served as Missouri Secretary of State for 20 years; namesake of UCM library
Phill Kline – former Kansas Attorney General; currently a law professor at Liberty University
Randy Pike – member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Earl Edwin Pitts – Soviet spy

Dale Carnegie – author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
James B. Potter, Jr. – Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71
David Cook – 2008 American Idol winner
Grant Curtis – executive producer of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3
David Holsinger – wind ensemble composer
Reed Phillips – operations manager and morning show host of "The Brew Crew with Reed & JC" on Rock 98.3 WJLI and afternoon host of "Reed Phillips Radio" on 103-3 The Bridge, both in Paducah, Kentucky.
Allan Kayser – actor, played Bubba Higgins on Mama's Family
Erich "Mancow" Muller – host of Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a Chicago-based radio show syndicated across the U.S.
Brian Thomas Smith – actor, played on The Big Bang Theory

Thomas Kunz - researcher notable for insights into bat ecology
Gregg Miller – inventor of Neuticles and author
Richard Schelp – mathematician; frequent research collaborator with Paul Erdős
David Steward – CEO of World Wide Technology, Inc., the world's largest African American-owned company
Curtis Cooper – mathematician; known for discovering largest known prime number

Mark Curp – former world and American record holder in the half-marathon
Todd Devoe – wide receiver in the NFL, and in the Arena Football League
Roderick Green – defensive end and linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
Maury John – basketball coach at Drake University 1958–1971, and Iowa State University 1971–1974
Vern Kennedy – former pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, best known for throwing the first no-hitter in Comiskey Park
Toby Korrodi – quarterback; signed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2007; cut in training camp
Chuck Palumbo – professional wrestler
Butch "Hacksaw" Reed – professional wrestler
Jerry Reuss – former pitcher, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Delanie Walker – tight end for the Tennessee Titans
Colston Weatherington – former NFL and AFL player
Gregg Williams – former NFL head football coach; current defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans
Jeff Wright – former nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Anna Glennon - World Champion Jet Ski racer.
Jim Chaney - offensive coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs

Jeffrey Lundgren – self-proclaimed prophet; former leader of a cult group; convicted murderer
Carrie Nation – leader of the temperance movement

Phog Allen – basketball coach known as the "father of basketball coaching"; spent majority of career at the University of Kansas; namesake of Allen Fieldhouse
Kim Anderson – replaced Frank Haith as head basketball coach of the Missouri Tigers
Gene Bartow – replaced John Wooden as basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins
Curtis Cooper – mathematics
Joe B. Hall – replaced Adolph Rupp as basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats
Christopher Jargocki – physics
Jim Johnson – associate athletic director (2003 to 2005); current athletic director for Pittsburg State University
Mike Racy - Vice President for Law, Policy, and Strategy (2013 to 2016) ; current commissioner for Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Charles "Chuck" Ambrose - President of University of Central Missouri from 2011-2018 and Pfeiffer University