Notable Alumni
- Jay Ayres, Professional soccer player
- Brian Baker, Professional tennis player
- Didi Benami, American Idol finalist
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Jimmy Bowen, American record producer and former pop music performer
- Ricky Braddy, American Idol finalist
- Celeste Buckingham, Slovak singer-songwriter and pop musician
- Sarah Buxton, Country music artist
- Chuck Cannon, Songwriter
- Travis Cottrell, Christian artist
- Steven Curtis Chapman, Grammy award winning Christian artist
- Cowboy Crush, country music band; all five members are alumni.
- Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, "big band" featured as a finalist on The Next Great American Band.
- Mikeschair, Christian band
- Melinda Doolittle, American Idol finalist.
- Jace Everett, Recording artist
- Jean Faircloth, Philanthropist
- Elizabeth P. Farrington, Publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Congressional Delegate
- Florida Georgia Line, Country Music Duo. Both members attended Belmont
- Stephen Gause, Record Producer
- Sharon Gilchrist, Bluegrass musician and singer
- Ashley Gorley, Songwriter and producer
- Stu Grimson, former NHL enforcer.
- Andrew Greer, singer-songwriter
- Helen Hemphill, Author
- Sean Hetherington,reality TV producer and pundit
- H. L. Hix, American poet and academic.
- Jeff Irwin, Musician
- Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George, member of R&B group SWV, author, and Survivor: Tocantins contestant.
- Drew Johnson (politics), Political commentator
- Jesse Lee (singer), Country music singer
- Kimberley Locke, American Idol finalist, music star, and plus-size model.
- Kelley Lovelace, American songwriter
- Clare Boothe Luce, Editor and playwright
- Gordon Kennedy, Co-writer of Eric Clapton song "Change the World" and Grammy winner (1996 Song of the Year, 2006 Best Pop Instrumental Album)
- Levi Kreis, Tony Award Winning music artist
- Mary Virginia Martin, Actress, singer and Broadway star
- Josh McAdams, Track and field athlete
- Willie Mack, singer-songwriter
- Sandra McCracken, 1999, singer-songwriter.
- Grace Moore, American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film
- Chris Norton, keyboard player for Zappa Plays Zappa
- Ginny Owens, Christian music artist.
- John Mark Painter, American musician and songwriter, member of rock and roll duo, Fleming and John
- Brad Paisley, country music artist.
- Ricardo Patton, head basketball coach at Northern Illinois University
- Minnie Pearl (real name Sarah Cannon) of Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw fame; attended Belmont's predecessor, the Ward-Belmont School.
- Tucker Perry, Miss Tennessee USA 2010, and Top 10 finalist at Miss USA 2010
- Jill Phillips, Christian music artist.
- DJ Qualls, actor.
- Julie Roberts, country music artist.
- J. P. Rodrigues, Professional soccer player
- Frank Rogers, Record Producer
- Harold "Future" Simmons, Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer
- Duane Simolke, American writer
- Canaan Smith, Country music singer-songwriter
- Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002, Miss Tennessee USA 2007, and Miss USA 2007
- Todd Smith, Christian artist, lead singer of Selah
- Larry Stewart, country music artist, lead singer of Restless Heart
- Pam Tillis, country music artist
- Josh Turner, country music artist.
- Troy Verges, songwriter
- Tony Vincent, actor
- Lila Acheson Wallace, co-founder of Reader's Digest
- Lisa Williams (poet), poet
- Lee Ann Womack, country music artist.
- Trisha Yearwood, country music artist.
- Ashlyne Huff, singer-songwriter
- Masood Ashraf Raja, Assistant Professor University of North Texas
- Julienne Irwin, America's got Talent finalist
Notable supporters of Belmont include Mike Curb (substantial donor/namesake of CEMB and Curb Event Center/founder and head of Curb Records), Jack C. Massey (substantial donor to and namesake of BU's business building and graduate business program, former head of Kentucky Fried Chicken and a founder of Hospital Corporation of America), and Vince Gill (country music artist whose annual charity event has raised thousands in scholarship money).
The composer of the popular 1963 instrumental, "Our Winter Love" (#9) is Bill Pursell. He has been a member of the faculty in their School of Music since 1980.
Alberto Gonzales, former United States Attorney General, is the Doyle Rogers Distinguished Chair of Law.
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