Notable Faculty and Alumni
- Jennifer Archer, author
- Anthony Armstrong, NFL American football player
- John Ayers, NFL American football player
- Tully Blanchard, professional wrestler
- Ulane Bonnel, naval historian
- Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish), professional wrestler
- Ray Brown, NFL American football player
- Candace Camp, author
- Maurice Cheeks, NBA basketball player and coach
- Larry Combest, politician
- Jesse Cross, US Army general
- Angie Debo, historian (faculty member, 1924–1933)
- Ted DiBiase, professional wrestler (did not graduate)
- Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, professional ten-pin bowler who won 20 titles on the PWBA tour and 2 more in the PBA Women's Series
- Manny Fernandez, professional wrestler
- Dory Funk Jr., professional wrestler
- Terry Funk, professional wrestler
- J. Evetts Haley, historian and political activist
- Stan Hansen, professional wrestler
- Grady Hazlewood, state senator (1941–1971), benefactor of Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, regent of WTAMU
- Alondra Johnson, Canadian Football League football player
- William R. Klesse, CEO and President of Valero Energy Corporation
- Steve Kragthorpe, college football head coach
- Kareem Larrimore, NFL American football player
- Ryan Leaf, NFL American football player and quarterbacks coach (faculty member)
- Jerry Logan, NFL American football player
- Charly Martin, NFL American football player
- Mickey Matthews, college football head coach
- Reggie McElroy, NFL American football player
- Mercury Morris, NFL American football player
- Keith Null, NFL American football player
- Georgia O'Keeffe, artist (faculty member)
- The Otwell Twins, musicians and businessmen from Tulia and Amarillo
- Anita Thigpen Perry, First Lady of Texas
- Donald Powell, former Chairman of the FDIC and Current Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding
- Russell Powell, Musician and Bee Gees Bassist
- Dusty Rhodes, professional wrestler
- Bruce Robison, hit country songwriter ("Travelin' Soldier", Angry All The Time, Desperately) and singer
- Tito Santana (Merced Solis), professional wrestler
- Bill Sarpalius, politician
- Mike Scroggins, professional ten-pin bowler who has won 8 titles (including 2 majors) on the PBA Tour
- Marsha Sharp, head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
- John T. Smithee, Texas state representative since 1985
- Red Steagall, country singer and Western poet
- French Stewart, actor
- Jean A. Stuntz, WTAM history professor
- Duane Thomas, NFL American football player
- Chaun Thompson, NFL American football player
- J'Marcus Webb, NFL American football player
- Barry Windham, professional wrestler (did not graduate)
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