4-H alumni have participated in many fields. One out of every seven adults in the U.S. is a former 4-H member. Participation in 4-H events and activities, the value of projects completed, and the challenges and responsibilities experienced in 4-H have contributed to the personal and leadership development of 4-H alumni. A majority of alumni feel that 4-H experiences have also significantly contributed to their success in the workforce and that the knowledge and skills gained through 4-H continue to benefit them in their adult lives.
Many notable politicians, entertainers, athletes, business individuals, and educators got their first start in 4-H.
Political figures
Notable alumni include U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and U.S. Vice Presidents Al Gore and Walter Mondale.
Current and former U.S. Senators
Howard Baker
Birch Bayh
Sam Brownback
Dale Bumpers
Conrad Burns
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Thad Cochran
Mike DeWine
Bob Dole
Byron Dorgan
Wendell H. Ford
Bob Graham
Judd Gregg
Clifford Hansen
Tom Harkin
Orrin Hatch
Mike Johanns
Jon Llewellyn Kyl
Mitch McConnell
Bill Nelson
Sam Nunn
Larry Pressler
Pat Roberts
W. Kerr Scott
Jeff Sessions
Paul Simon
Debbie Stabenow
Steve Symms
Herman Talmadge
Craig L. Thomas
Strom Thurmond
Malcolm Wallop
Current and former U.S. Governors
Alabama
George Wallace
Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson
Georgia
Roy Barnes
Nathan Deal
Sonny Perdue
Hawai'i
John Waihee
Iowa
Terry Brandstad
Kansas
William H. Avery
John W. Carlin
Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky
Martha Layne Collins
Paul E. Patton
Maine
John Baldacci
Michigan
John Engler
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Robert W. Scott
Oklahoma Mary Fallin
Raymond D. Gary
North Dakota
William L. Guy
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Utah
Olene Walker
Vermont
Jim Douglas
Virginia
Gerald L. Baliles
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Wyoming
Mike Sullivan
Current and former members of Congress include
Carl Albert
William Vollie Alexander Jr. John F. Baldwin Jr. Roscoe Bartlett Rick Berg Jaime Herrera Beutler Tom Bevill Rick Boucher Allen Boyd William V. Chappell Jr. Donald H. Clausen Eva M. Clayton Howard Coble Tony Coelho Larry Combest Jim Cooper George Darden Robert William Davis Roy Dyson Bill Emerson Glenn English Ronnie Flippo William D. Ford Virginia Foxx Sam Gejdenson William F. Goodling James W. Grant Ralph Hall John Paul Hammerschmidt Katherine Harris J.D. Hayworth Wally Herger Clyde Holloway Jerry Huckaby Kenny Hulshof Earl Hutto Ed Jenkins William L. Jenkins Chris John Ed Jones Ron Kind Jim Kolbe Martin Lancaster Tom Latham Tiffany Lawrence Jim Lightfoot Koln McKay John T. Myers Sue Myrick William Flynt Nichols Chip Pickering Graham Purcell Adam Putnam Ralph Regula J. Roy Rowland Martin Sabo Daniel Schaefer Jim Slattery D. French Slaughter Bob Smith Neal Edward Smith Virginia D. Smith John Sparkman Floyd Spence David Stockman Bob Stump Mike Synar Charles H. Taylor Gene Taylor Lindsay Thomas Bennie Thompson Jill Long Thompson Edolphus Towns Bob Traxler Morris Udall Wes Watkins Vin Weber Jerry Weller Jamie Whitten Heather Wilson
Former Puerto Rico Senator Miguel Deynes Soto.