List of Morehead State University alumni

This is a list of notable people associated with Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, United States.

Notable alumni

Athletics

Phil Simms

• Henry Akin – basketball player, drafted by New York Knicks, became one of "Original Sonics" in Seattle, played with ABA's Kentucky Colonels
• Denny Doyle – MLB second baseman, 1970–1977
• Kenneth Faried – former NBA player for the Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, and Houston Rockets, selected 22nd overall in 2011 NBA draft
• Mike Gottfried – football coach
• Steve Hamilton (1934–1997) – baseball and basketball player
• Demonte Harper (born 1989) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• David Hyland – defensive back for San Jose SaberCats of Arena Football League
• Liz Johnson – bowler
• Kelly Kulick – bowler and first-ever female winner of regular PBA Tour event (2010 PBA Tournament of Champions)
• Karam Mashour (born 1991) – Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Bob McCann – basketball player
• Jon Rauch – MLB pitcher 2002–13, Olympic gold medalist
• Phil Simms – NFL quarterback for New York Giants, MVP of Super Bowl XXI, 15-year pro career, football analyst for CBS television
• Dan Swartz – former NBA player with Boston Celtics
• Walt Terrell – MLB pitcher, 1982–1992
• Donnie Tyndall (born 1970) – basketball head coach, Tennessee, Southern Miss, Morehead State

Arts & entertainment

• Desi Banks – comedian
• Steve Inskeep (born 1968) – NPR Morning Edition host replacing Kentuckian Bob Edwards
• Steve Kazee – Tony Award–winning actor for Best Musical
• Terry McBrayer – 1979 candidate for governor of Kentucky, former chairman of Kentucky Democratic Party, attorney in Lexington, Kentucky
• Lori Menshouse – 1997 Miss Kentucky, 1999 Miss Kentucky USA
• Chris Offutt – writer
• Amber Philpott – news anchor
• Chuck Woolery – television game show host

Politics

• Nelson Allen – former Kentucky state senator
• John Blanton – Kentucky politician^[1]
• Dennis M. Cavanaugh-United States District Judge
• Raymond Collins – American politician and educator
• Jimmy Higdon – Republican member of Kentucky State Senate since 2009, businessman from Marion County
• Janet Stumbo – first woman elected to Kentucky Supreme Court
• David A. Tapp – judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
• Robin L. Webb – former Kentucky state representative (District 96) and current state senator (18th District) and attorney

Other

• Rocky Adkins – senior advisor to Governor Andy Beshear, former Kentucky state representative (D-District 99) and House minority floor leader
• William E. Barber – Marine Corps colonel