A list of notable people affiliated with Tulane University, including graduates, former students, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation is noted when available.

Academia

• Cleanth Brooks, literary critic
• Winston Chang, President of Soochow University
• Florian Cajori, historian
• Scott Cowen , President of Tulane University
• John Mosier, historian
• Linda Wilson , 1957, former President of Radcliffe College

Arts and Literature

• Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Mary Louise Christovich , author
• Mignon Faget 1955, artist, jewelry designer
• William Harry Fitzpatrick , Pulitzer Prize winner
• Shirley Ann Grau, 1950, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Ira B. Harkey, Jr. , Pulitzer Prize winner
• Ida Kohlmeyer , artist
• Monique Moss , B.A., 1994, dancer/choreographer
• Mark Rothko, (visiting faculty), artist
• John Kennedy Toole, author, Pulitzer Prize winner

Business and Economics

• Neil Bush, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive
• Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO of Shell Oil
• James H. Clark, founder Silicon Graphics, Netscape, WebMD
• David Filo, 1988, cofounder of Yahoo
• Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, Mexican businessman
• Paul Tulane, (benefactor), philanthropist
• Sam Zemurray (benefactor), founder of United Fruit Company

Entertainment

• Evan Farmer, (attended), television personality
• Paul Michael Glaser, actor
• Lawrence Gordon , 1958, film producer
• Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress/model
• Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer
• Emily Saliers, (attended), singer
• Jerry Springer, B.A., 1965, talk show host
• Harold Sylvester , actor/director

Law and Politics

• Howard Baker, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
• Newton C. Blanchard , governor of Louisiana
• Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. Representative, 1941-1943, 1946-1972
• Lindy Boggs, 1935, U.S. Representative 1941-1943, 1973-1991, (also benefactor)
• Murphy J. Foster, governor of Louisiana
• Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans District Attorney
• Newt Gingrich, U.S. House of Representatives, 1979-1998
• Michael Hahn , governor of Louisiana
• Luther E. Hall , governor of Louisiana
• Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. House of Representatives, 1940-1977
• Alvin Olin King, governor of Louisiana
• Richard W. Leche , governor of Louisiana
• Bob Livingston, U.S. House of Representatives, 1977-1999.
• Huey Long, Law, Governor of Louisiana
• John McEnery , governor of Louisiana
• Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana
• John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U. S. Senator from Louisiana
• Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, Justice, 11th Circuit
• Jared Y. Sanders , governor of Louisiana
• Oramel H. Simpson , governor of Louisiana
• Gene Taylor, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-
• David C. Treen, governor of Louisiana
• David Vitter, Law, U. S. Senator from Louisiana
• Bob Wise, Law, 1975, Governor of West Virginia

Mathematics/Science

• Robert Chadwick , Ph.D., Anthropology, 1974, archeologist
• Frank J. Tipler, (faculty) physicist and author
• Clarence Webb , M.S., 1925, archeologist and pediatrician

Medicine

• Michael E. DeBakey, surgeon
• Bill L. Mellon, Jr. , 1953, founder of Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti
• Andrew V. Schally, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Philosophy

Sports

• David Berger , 1966, weight-lifter
• Jerry Dalrymple , football All-American
• Shaun King , 1999, NFL quarterback
• J. P. Losman, NFL quarterback
• Ed Morgan , baseball player
• Steve Mura , baseball player
• Eddie Price , football player
• Patrick Ramsey, NFL quarterback
• Andy Sheets , baseball player
• John "Hot Rod" Williams , NBA player
• Frank Wills, baseball player

Other

• Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer
• Lourdes de Flores , First Lady of El Salvador
• Francis Cardinal George, 1970, archbishop of Chicago
• Harold Rosen , 1947, engineer/inventor
• Howard K. Smith. television journalist
• A. Hays Town , architect
• Shannon Lee , daughter of Martial Arts legend Bruce Lee
• Jake Paltrow , director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow