List of University of North Dakota people

• Maxwell Anderson – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter, and lyricist
• Mel Ruder – editor of the Hungry Horse News in Columbia Falls, Montana; 1965 Pulitzer Prize winner in Journalism for spot news covering a 1964 flood in Montana

• Thomas McGrath – distinguished poet and Rhodes scholar

• Twyla Baker (October 4, 1976-) – academic administrator and president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
• Tomi Kay Phillips – academic administrator and president of Sitting Bull College
• Laurel Vermillion – academic administrator and president of Sitting Bull College

• Sam Anderson – actor
• Srinivas Avasarala – film director and actor
• Acacia Forgot - drag queen
• Nancy Friese – American visual artist, educator
• Michael Halstenson – musician and composer
• Nicole Linkletter – winner of reality show America's Next Top Model fifth season
• Shadoe Stevens – announcer on Hollywood Squares

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• Jean-Paul Afif – former ABA player and coach
• Murray Baron – former NHL defenseman
• Ryan Bayda – former player in the NHL Carolina Hurricanes
• Ed Belfour – former NHL goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Jason Blake – former NHL player
• Jackson Blake – NHL player with the Carolina Hurricanes
• Brock Boeser – current NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks
• Drake Caggiula – current NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
• Taylor Chorney – former NHL player
• Dave Christian – member of the 1980 Olympic ice hockey team that beat the USSR in the "Miracle on Ice" game
• Mike Commodore – former NHL player
• Geno Crandall – basketball player with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Aaron Dell – current NHL player with the San Jose Sharks
• Ryan Duncan – winner of the 2007 Hobey Baker Award
• Derek Forbort – current NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings
• Rhett Gardner – current NHL player with the Dallas Stars
• Pablo Garza – basketball player; professional mixed martial artist; former UFC Featherweight{{cite web|title=Pablo Garza UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/pablo-garza|access-date= August 8, 2014}}
• Matt Greene – former NHL player
• Rocco Grimaldi – current NHL player with the Nashville Predators
• Dave Hakstol – former head coach of the Seattle Kraken
• David Hale – former Phoenix Coyotes player in the NHL
• Quinton Hooker (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Tony Hrkac – former NHL player and 1987 Hobey Baker Award winner
• Phil Jackson – former NBA player and coach
• Ben Jacobson – head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa
• Greg Johnson – former player in the NHL
• Luke Johnson – current NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
• Ryan Johnson – former player in the NHL
• Milson Jones – former CFL running back
• Tyson Jost – current NHL player with the Colorado Avalanche
• Jim Kleinsasser – former Minnesota Vikings NFL player
• Tyler Kleven – current NHL player with the Ottawa Senators
• Chris Kuper – former Denver Broncos NFL player and current coach
• Paul LaDue – current NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings
• Jocelyne Lamoureux – women's hockey gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Monique Lamoureux – women's hockey gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Jim LeClair – former Cincinnati Bengals NFL player
• Brian Lee – former Ottawa Senators player in the NHL
• Brad Malone – current NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers
• Errol Mann – former Detroit Lions NFL player
• Gene Murphy – North Dakota football player and head coach
• Chad Mustard – former Denver Broncos NFL player
• Brock Nelson – current NHL player for the New York Islanders
• Travis O'Neel – UND football captain of 2001 National Championship Team
• Dave Osborn – former Minnesota Vikings NFL player
• T. J. Oshie – current Washington Capitals player in the NHL
• Zach Parise – former player in the NHL
• Shane Pinto – current NHL player with the Ottawa Senators
• Joe Polo – Olympic gold medalist in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Tucker Poolman – current NHL player with the Winnipeg Jets
• Pete Retzlaff – former Philadelphia Eagles NFL player
• Nick Schmaltz – current NHL player with the Arizona Coyotes
• Lawrie Skolrood – former CFL player
• Craig Smith – men's basketball coach at Utah State Aggies men's basketball
• Monte Smith – former Denver Broncos NFL player
• Drew Stafford – current New Jersey Devils player in the NHL
• Troy Stecher – current NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks
• Dave Tippett – former NHL player; current head coach of the Arizona Coyotes
• Jonathan Toews – current free-agent in the NHL
• Landon Wilson – former Dallas Stars player in the NHL
• Travis Zajac – former New York Islanders player in the NHL
• Marlon Stewart – former NBA G League player

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• Thomas Barger – geologist and former CEO of Aramco
• Thomas D. Campbell – agriculturalist and corporate farmer
• Mark Chipman – NHL executive, owner of the Winnipeg Jets
• Elmer Ellis – former president of the University of Missouri (1955–63)
• Ralph Engelstad – former Las Vegas casino owner; UND philanthropist
• Dave Fennell – founder of Golden Star Resources
• Andrew Freeman – inventor of the block heater; former manager of Minnkota Power Cooperative
• Eric Hardmeyer – current president and CEO of the Bank of North Dakota
• Hugo Magnuson – founder of Hugo's regional grocery store chain; former Grand Forks mayor
• William C. Marcil – current CEO of Forum Communications
• Peter Nygård – founder and chairman of Nygård International
• Gregory R. Page – current president and CEO of Cargill
• Sally J. Smith – former president and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain
• Dave St. Peter – president of the Minnesota Twins
• Myron W. Wentz – founder, chairman and former CEO of USANA Health Sciences

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• Fred G. Aandahl – former governor of North Dakota and former U.S. Congressman{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000001|title= AANDAHL, Fred George (1897–1966) |publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= September 6, 2012}}
• Ole Aarsvold – former member of North Dakota House of Representatives
• Dick Armey – former United States House of Representatives Majority Leader
• Vance Badawey – Member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Ken Clouston – member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• Ronald Davies – former federal judge, ordered the integration of Little Rock Central High School
• John E. Davis – former governor of North Dakota
• Byron Dorgan – former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
• Lynn Frazier – former governor of North Dakota and former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
• H. F. Gierke III – 71st National Commander of The American Legion; Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• Heidi Heitkamp – former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
• Thomas Lawrence Higgins – Gay rights activist that coined the term "gay pride" and known for "pieing" Anita Bryant{{cite web|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/the-vault/years-before-he-was-a-gay-rights-leader-he-was-thrown-out-of-und-whatever-happened-to-thom-higgins |title=Years before he was a gay rights leader, he was thrown out of UND. Whatever happened to Thom Higgins? |date=June 26, 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www2.startribune.com/50-years-anniversary-twin-cities-gay-pride-parade-minneapolis-st-paul-lesbian-lgbt-lgbtq-history/600180582/?refresh=true | title='Gay Pride was invented here': The origins of Pride in the Twin Cities }}
• William Langer – former governor of North Dakota and former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
• John Moses – former governor of North Dakota and former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
• Ragnvald A. Nestos – former governor of North Dakota
• Allen I. Olson – former governor of North Dakota
• Rosanna M. Peterson – professor at Gonzaga University School of Law and current federal judicial nominee to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
• Mark Pfeifle – former Deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, architect of the Surge strategic communications, and Communications Director for the 2004 Republican National Convention
• Earl Pomeroy – former U.S. Representative for North Dakota
• Michael Rustad – scholar on intellectual property; author; professor at Suffolk University Law School
• Brent Sanford – Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Dakota{{cite web|url=https://www.wday.com/news/4155069-doug-burgum-elected-governor-speech-upcoming-wday|title=Doug Burgum elected Governor; speech upcoming on WDAY|publisher=WDAY / WDAZ|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}
• Ed Schafer – former United States Secretary of Agriculture and Governor of North Dakota
• George F. Shafer – 17th Governor of North Dakota, serving from 1929 to 1933{{cite web|title=North Dakota Governor George Frederick Shafer|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_north_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_shafer_george.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=6 September 2012}}
• Charles Tighe – Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
• Kurt Zellers – current Minnesota State Representative and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives

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• Maxwell Anderson – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter, and lyricist
• Chandra K. Clarke – author, columnist, and business woman
• Jon Hassler – novelist
• Chuck Klosterman – author and journalist for Spin and Esquire magazines
• Irv Kupcinet – Chicago Sun-Times columnist; national syndicated talk show host; winner of 15 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award
• Thomas McGrath – distinguished poet and Rhodes scholar
• Edward W. Moser – linguistics teacher
• Edward K. Thompson – former editor of LIFE magazine
• Era Bell Thompson – former editor of Ebony magazine
• Larry Watson – Milkweed National Fiction Prize-winning author

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• David Charles Jones – former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former general in the United States Air Force
• Kevin B. Kuklok – former major general in the United States Marine Corps
• Joane Mathews – brigadier general in the National Guard of the United States
• Homer N. Wallin – former vice admiral in the United States Navy

• Cora Smith Eaton – physician, suffragist and mountaineer
• Carl Eielson – pioneer aviator
• Judith Kaur – physician and advocate for Native American health equity
• Karen L. Nyberg – NASA astronaut
• Harry Nyquist – important contributor to information theory; recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor (1960)
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson – Arctic explorer
• Esther Tailfeathers, physician{{Cite web |title=Medical doctor and changemaker, Dr. Esther Tailfeathers, to receive University of Lethbridge honorary degree {{!}} UNews |url=https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/medical-doctor-and-changemaker-dr-esther-tailfeathers-receive-university-lethbridge-honorary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605160016/https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/medical-doctor-and-changemaker-dr-esther-tailfeathers-receive-university-lethbridge-honorary |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=University of Lethbridge |language=en}}

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• Robert B. Ammons – founder of Psychological Reports and Perceptual and Motor Skills journals
• Rich Davis – former Dean of the UND School of Medicine; founder of KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce
• Michael James Gaffey – planetary scientist
• Robert L. Henry, Jr. – former Dean of the UND School of Law
• Meyer Jacobstein – professor of economics U.S. Representative from New York
• Philip Manuel – pianist, organist, harpsichordist
• Peter A. Munch – professor of sociology
• Mary Elizabeth Perley — French language
• Rodney K. Smith – current President of Southern Virginia University
• Albert H. Taylor – electrical engineer who made important early contributions to the development of radar
• Jack Russell Weinstein – professor of philosophy

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• List of presidents of the University of North Dakota

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