List of 4-H alumni

4-H alumni are represented across numerous professions, including politicians, entertainers, athletes, business individuals, and educators.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis raised a calf while a member.^[1]

Political figures

Former President Jimmy Carter was a 4-H member.

Notable alumni include U.S. President Jimmy Carter,^[2] and U.S. Vice Presidents Al Gore^[2][3][4][5] and Walter Mondale.^[2][5][6]

Current and former U.S. Senators

• Howard Baker^[5][6]
• Birch Bayh^[5][6]
• Sam Brownback^[5][6]
• Dale Bumpers^[4][5][6]
• Conrad Burns^[5][6]
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell^[2][5][6]
• Thad Cochran^[4][5][6]
• Mike DeWine^[5][6]
• Bob Dole^[5]
• Byron Dorgan^[5][6]
• Wendell H. Ford^[5][6][7]
• Bob Graham^[5][6]
• Judd Gregg^[5][6]
• Clifford Hansen^[5][6]
• Tom Harkin^[5][6]
• Orrin Hatch^[5][6]
• Mike Johanns^[5][6]
• Jon Llewellyn Kyl^[5][6]
• Mitch McConnell^[5][6][7]
• Bill Nelson^[5][6]
• Sam Nunn^[5][6]
• Larry Pressler^[5][6]
• Pat Roberts^[5][6]
• W. Kerr Scott^[4][6]
• Jeff Sessions^[5][6]
• Paul Simon^[4][5][6]
• Debbie Stabenow^[5][6]
• Steve Symms^[6]
• Herman Talmadge^[4][6]
• Craig L. Thomas^[5][6]
• Strom Thurmond^[5][6]
• Malcolm Wallop^[6]

Current and former U.S. Governors

Alabama

• George Wallace^[5][6]

Arkansas

• Asa Hutchinson

Georgia

• Roy Barnes^[5][6]
• Nathan Deal^[5][6]
• Sonny Perdue^[5][6]

Hawai'i

• John Waihee^[6]

Iowa

• Terry Branstad

Kansas

• William H. Avery^[4][6]
• John W. Carlin^[4][6]
• Nancy Kassebaum^[5][6]

Kentucky

• Martha Layne Collins^[4][6][7]
• Paul E. Patton^[6]

Maine

• John Baldacci^[5][6]

Michigan

• John Engler^[5][6]

North Carolina

• Jim Hunt^[6]
• Robert W. Scott^[4][6]

Oklahoma

Mary Fallin^[6]

• Raymond D. Gary^[4][6]

North Dakota

• William L. Guy^[4][6]

Tennessee

• Buford Ellington^[4][6]

Utah

• Olene Walker^[5][6]

Vermont

• Jim Douglas^[5]

Virginia

• Gerald L. Baliles^[5][6]

Wisconsin

• Tommy Thompson^[5][6]

Wyoming

• Mike Sullivan^[6]

Mitch McConnell is the current U.S. Senate Minority Leader.

Current and former members of Congress include

• Carl Albert^[4][6]
• William Vollie Alexander Jr.^[5][6]
• John F. Baldwin Jr.^[4][6]
• Roscoe Bartlett^[5]
• Rick Berg^[5]
• Jaime Herrera Beutler^[5]
• Tom Bevill^[6]
• Rick Boucher^[5][6]
• Allen Boyd^[5]
• William V. Chappell Jr.^[6]
• Donald H. Clausen^[4][6]
• Eva M. Clayton^[6]
• Howard Coble^[5][6]
• Tony Coelho^[4][6]
• Larry Combest^[5][6]
• Jim Cooper^[4][5][6]
• George Darden^[6]
• Robert William Davis^[6]
• Roy Dyson^[6]
• Bill Emerson^[6]
• Glenn English^[5][6]
• Ronnie Flippo^[6]
• William D. Ford^[5][6]
• Virginia Foxx^[5][6]
• Sam Gejdenson^[6]
• William F. Goodling^[6]
• James W. Grant^[6]
• Ralph Hall^[5][6]
• John Paul Hammerschmidt^[6]
• Katherine Harris^[6]
• J.D. Hayworth^[5][6]
• Wally Herger^[5][6]
• Clyde Holloway^[6]
• Jerry Huckaby^[6]
• Kenny Hulshof^[5][6]
• Earl Hutto^[6]
• Ed Jenkins^[6]
• William L. Jenkins^[5][6]
• Chris John^[5][6]
• Ed Jones^[4][6]
• Ron Kind^[5][6]
• Jim Kolbe^[4][5][6]
• Martin Lancaster^[4][6]
• Tom Latham^[5][6]
• Tiffany Lawrence^[6]
• Jim Lightfoot^[6]
• Koln McKay^[6]
• John T. Myers^[6]
• Sue Myrick^[5][6]
• William Flynt Nichols^[6]
• Chip Pickering^[5][6]
• Graham Purcell^[4][6]
• Adam Putnam^[5][6]
• Ralph Regula^[5][6]
• J. Roy Rowland^[6]
• Martin Sabo^[5][6]
• Daniel Schaefer^[5][6]
• Jim Slattery^[6]
• D. French Slaughter^[6]
• Bob Smith^[6]
• Neal Edward Smith^[6]
• Virginia D. Smith^[6]
• John Sparkman^[4][6]
• Floyd Spence^[6]
• David Stockman^[5][6]
• Bob Stump^[5][6]
• Mike Synar^[6]
• Charles H. Taylor^[5][6]
• Gene Taylor^[5][6]
• Lindsay Thomas^[6]
• Bennie Thompson^[5][6]
• Jill Long Thompson^[6]
• Edolphus Towns^[5][6]
• Bob Traxler^[6]
• Morris Udall^[5][6]
• Wes Watkins^[6]
• Vin Weber^[6]
• Jerry Weller^[5][6]
• Jamie Whitten^[4][6]
• Heather Wilson^[5][6]

Former Puerto Rico Senator Miguel Deynes Soto.^[4]

Cabinet officials

• John Rusling Block^[5][6] and Ann Veneman,^[5][6] former secretaries of Agriculture

First Ladies

• Rosalynn Carter^[5][6]
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis^{[2][3][5][6][8]}
• Pat Nixon^[5][6]
• Idaho First Lady Patricia Kempthorne^[6]

Native Americans

• Ethel Branch^[9]

Academics

George Beadle was a pioneering geneticist who won the Nobel prize in 1958.

• former Kansas State University President Duane Acker^[4][6]
• former Chancellor of Texas A&M University Perry Adkisson^[4][6]
• former U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander^[2][5][6]
• Nobel Prize winners George Beadle^[4][6] and Daniel McFadden^[5]
• former Arizona State University President Lattie Coor^[6]
• Colorado State University System President Tony Frank
• Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust^[5][6]
• West Virginia University President Gordon Gee^[6]
• Steve Gunderson of the Career Education Colleges and Universities
• Former University of Illinois President Stanley O. Ikenberry^[4][6]
• Former Yale University President Howard Lamar^[6]
• Former Virginia Tech President William Edward Lavery^[4][6]
• Former University of New Hampshire President Joan Leitzel^[6]
• Former Clemson University President Max Lennon^[4][6]
• Former Auburn University President James E. Martin^[4][6]
• Former Kent State University President Glenn Olds^[4][6]
• Former University of Nebraska President Ronald Roskens^[4][6]
• Former Penn State University President Graham B. Spanier^[5]
• Former University of Maryland President John S. Toll^[4][6]
• Former Mississippi State University President Donald W. Zacharias^[6]

Arts and literature

• Frank Herbert, American Science Fiction writer^[10]
• Jim Davis, cartoonist^[3][5][6][8]
• Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Updike^[3][5][6]

Business and industry

Bill Mensch studied electronics as a 4-H member.^[11]

• Andrew Bosworth of Facebook^[12][13]
• Colby Chandler of Eastman Kodak^[4][6]
• Arnold W. Donald of Carnival Corporation
• Bob Evans^[6]
• Ken C. Hicks of Footlocker^[5]
• Bill Mensch of the Western Design Center^[5]
• Javier Palomarez of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce^[13]
• Harold Poling of the Ford Motor Company^[4][6]
• Orville Redenbacher^[2][4][5][6]
• Edward B. Rust Jr. of State Farm Insurance^[6]
• Jesse W. Tapp of Bank of America^[4][6]
• Randall L. Tobias of Eli Lilly and Co.^[5][6]
• Leland Tollett of Tyson Foods^[6]
• Frank L. VanderSloot of Melaleuca^[5]
• Nancy Zieman of Sewing with Nancy^[4][6]

Entertainment and media

Julia Roberts.

• Anne Burrell of the Food Network^[12][13]
• Johnny Carson^[2][5][8]
• Steve Doocy^[6]
• Nancy Grace^[5][6][12]
• Florence Henderson^[5]
• Holly Hunter^[5]
• Karen Kilgariff
• David Letterman^[2]
• Miss America Jacque Mercer^[6]
• Jim Nabors^[5]
• Aubrey Plaza
• Donna Reed^[5]
• Julia Roberts^[2][3]
• Sissy Spacek^[5]
• Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat^[5]

Military

General Hugh Shelton raised Hereford steers as a member.^[14]

• General Creighton Abrams^[6]
• Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré^[6]
• General Hugh Shelton^[6]
• Brigadier General Wilma Vaught^[6]

Music

• Roy Acuff^[4][5]
• Luke Bryan^[2]
• Glen Campbell^[5]
• Johnny Cash^[2][5]
• John Denver^[5]
• Vince Gill
• Faith Hill^[2][5][8]
• Jermaine Jackson^[5]
• Reba McEntire^[2][4][5]
• Sherrill Milnes
• Jennifer Nettles^[2][5]
• Randy Owen^[2]
• Dolly Parton^[2][3][5][8]
• Charley Pride^[5]
• Kevin Richardson^[2][7]
• Jean Ritchie^[4]
• Roy Rogers^[2][4][5]
• Ricky Skaggs^[5][7]
• Trisha Yearwood^[2]

Sciences and technology

4-H alumni include the astronauts:

• Bonnie J. Dunbar^[6]
• Ellison Onizuka^[6]
• Jerry L. Ross^[6]
• Alan Shepard^{[2][4][5][6][8]}
• Peggy Whitson^[6]
• Donald E. Williams^[6]

Sports

Herschel Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982.

• Robert A. "Bob" Baffert, racehorse trainer^[15]
• Johnny Bench^[5][6]
• U.S. Triple Crown jockey Steve Cauthen^[6][7]
• Olympic Gold Medal winner Stacy Dragila^[6]
• NASCAR Champion Ned Jarrett^[2][6]
• Archie Manning^[6]
• National Collegiate Basketball coach Pat Summitt^[4]
• Dan Reeves^[2][6]
• Original owner of the Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie^[4][6]
• All-Time leading women's professional basketball scorer Katie Smith^[6]
• Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker^[2][5][6]
• Reggie White^[2][5][6]