This list of Boise State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and administrators affiliated with Boise State University, a public research university in Boise, Idaho. As of 2015, the university has approximately 22,000 current students and over 80,000 living alumni.
Bachelor's degrees were first awarded in the late 1960s; degrees granted prior to this are associates only.
Business and finance Name Class year(s) Notability Reference 1958 Former president and CEO of Bendix Corporation and Morrison-Knudsen 1983 Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology 1964 Former president of Simplot International 1964 Founder and president of Idaho Timber Corp.
Government and public policy
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference 1952 Former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court 1943 Widow of U.S. Senator Frank Church; Democratic political organizer; winner of the Lawrence O'Brien Award 1979 Director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; former eight-term Idaho state legislator 1980 Judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals 1991 Senate minority leader in the Idaho Legislature 1955 Federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho 1985 Former superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Idaho 1950 Former governor of Nevada and executive director of Las Vegas Sun; earned the Bronze Star in Korea 1964 Former governor of Idaho; former U.S. congressman and four-term lieutenant governor of Idaho 1981 Former U.S. congressman and eight-term representative in the Idaho Legislature
Arts, media, and entertainment Name Class year(s) Notability Reference 1939 Best-selling author of 22 books; BAT-21 sold a million copies and became a Hollywood movie 1961 Hollywood actor with roles in over 50 films and 400 televisions appearances, including Naked Gun, the Terminator series, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, LA Law, and The Wonder YearsActor who portrayed Joseph McCarthy in The United States vs. Billie Holiday and the maitre d' of the Café Trocadero in Mank 1968 Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami 1974 Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood director of 13 movies, including several Oscar-winning titles withdrew Musician; originally performed as Youth Lagoon from 2010–16; pursuing English degree during initial growth of music career 1996 Popular composer of LDS and Christian music
Academia and the sciences Name Class year(s) Notability Reference 1960 Former manager at NASA; worked on the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons missions 1968 Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami 1999 Professor at The College of William & Mary and Bhaktivedanta College 1984 Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science
Sports Name Class year(s) Notability Reference American football player 1996 Competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Men's Wrestling; wrestling coach at Nebraska 1989 Former NBA player with the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, and the Toronto Raptors 2007 Two-time NFL All-Pro left tackle for the Denver Broncos; first Pro Bowl appearance in 2009 2005NFL offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals 1986 Former NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers 2011NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys; 2004 Professional golfer on the PGA Tour 1977 Head coach of the University of Utah's Women's Basketball team 2006NFL fullback for the Arizona Cardinals 2012 Head coach of Boise State Esports 2018 Current NBA player for the Chicago Bulls 1952All-Star Major League pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies 1962 Five-time NBA All-Star player with the Baltimore Bullets (Psychology) Three-time NCAA Wrestling qualifier; mixed martial artist, formerly competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Super Bowl XV champion Oakland Raiders 2011Former NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 2011NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears 1982 NCAA Division I head coach for Idaho State Bengals women's basketball (1996–2001) and Air Force Falcons women's basketball (2001–10) 1985 Former NFL running back for the New York Jets; also CFL 2012 Former NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys (2015-2017); head coach New Orleans Saints (2025-present), offensive coordinator for Los Angeles Chargers (2023), offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles (2024), quarterback coach for Dallas Cowboys (2018), and offensive coordinator for Dallas Cowboys (2019-2022) Mixed martial arts fighter, first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion, and former featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) 2007 Former NFL tight end for the Denver Broncos 2007 Former NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys 1994 Former WWE wrestler and three-time World Tag Team Champion 1983 Former NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos 1994 Former NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl XL champion Basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Olympic runner in the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympic Games 1962 Former NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2009NFL cornerback for the NY Jets 1974 Former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns
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