Everywhere they go, our 60,000 living JSU alumni scattered all over the globe are making an impact as they carry the JSU spirit forward. Here are just a few of our notable alumni:
- Catherine Callaway – CNN Headline News
- Cary Guffey - Financial Planner, Star of the 1977 Stephen Spielberg film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
- Mai Martinez – CBS2 Chicago
- Randy Owen – Lead Singer, Alabama (JSU Trustee)
- Jeh-Jeh Pruitt – Fox 6 in Birmingham
- Reynolds Wolf – Meteorologist, CNN Worldwide
- Congressman Mike Rogers – Alabama’s 3rd District (includes JSU)
- Rep. Richard Lindsey – Alabama State Representative from Gadsden
- Heather Whitestone McCallum – Miss America 1995
- Rick Burgess – Rick & Bubba
- Bill Bubba Bussey – Rick & Bubba
- Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom – Former Alabama Governor, Current Lt. Governor
- Mr. Jim Bennett - Alabama Secretary of State and Chair, JSU Trustees
- Rick Bragg – Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Robert Stacy McCain – Author of Donkey Cons and assistant national editor of the Washington Times
- Eric Davis - NFL, All-Pro Safety
- Keith McKeller - NFL, Played in four straight Super Bowls
- Dieter Brock - NFL, CFL, member of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- Todd Jones - MLB, All-Star relief pitcher
- Rudy Abbott - Legendary baseball coach with over 1,000 career wins, Member of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- Ted Barnicle - 1st round draft pick in 1975 MLB draft
- Daniel Willett - Played on European Golf Tour
- Terry Owens - NFL San Diego Chargers
- Ashley Martin - NCAA First Female to play & score in a college football game
- Donovan Hand - MLB Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers (Currently)
- Todd Cunningham - MLB Outfielder, Atlanta Braves (Currently)
- Borris Powell - Fashion Designer, Chicago
- Kelly Maltagliati - Special Agent-in-Charge of the Archival Recovery Team, National Archives and Records Administration-Office of Inspector General
- Hugh Merrill - former member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Harlan Mathews – former Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee
- F. Richard Spencer- Roman Catholic bishop
- James Joyner – Well-known blogger and political scientist
- Jesse Baker – Former National Football League player with the Houston Oilers
- Mark Word – Former NFL Defensive End who played for the Kansas City Chiefs & Cleveland Browns
- Amy Crawford – Former WCW Entertainer
- Delvin Hughley – Former NFL and AFL Defensive Back with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Crush
- Joe Kines – College Football coach
- Darrell Malone – NFL defensive back for Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins (1992-1994)
- Ryan Perrilloux – Formal NFL Quarterback for the New York Giants, Arena Football League New Orleans Voodoo
- Walker Russell Jr. – NBA player for the Detroit Pistons
- Jason Seguine – Professional wrestler (as Buck Quartermain) and football player
- Alvin Wright – Formal NFL nose guard with the Los Angeles Rams
- Jamey Johnson – Country Music Singer and Songwriter listed as a "rising star" in an exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
Former Miss Alabamas from JSU
- Ceil Jenkins Snow – 1971
- Jane Rice Holloway – 1973
- Julie Houston Elmer – 1977
- Theresa Cheatham Stricklin – 1978
- Heather Whitestone McCallum – 1994
- Jamie Langley – 2007