Following is a list of notable Austin Peay State University alumni. The university was called the Austin Peay Normal School from 1925 to 1943 and Austin Peay State College from 1943 to 1967
Business
Bill Heydel, 1957, co-founder of Cracker Barrel
Wayne Pace, 1968, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Time Warner Jeff Stec, entrepreneur who formed Peak Fitness
Education
Daniel R. Jeske, statistician and Vice Provost at the University of California, Riverside John G. Morgan, 1973, Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents and former Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee W. Dale Warren, conductor, professor of music and. senior wind band director at the University of Arkansas
Entertainment
David Alford, 1989, actor
Bob Harper, a personal trainer who gained fame on The Biggest Loser. Greg Kinman, gun reviewer on YouTube as Hickok45 Chonda Pierce, stand-up comedian, television hostess, author, and actor Josh Rouse, singer-songwriter
Law
Camille McMullen, judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Mary C. Noble, 1971 and 1975, Secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and a former Deputy Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Military
Ronald L. Bailey, 1977, United States Marine Corps Commanding General, 1st Marine Division David Hackworth, United States Army Colonel and author
Politics
Steve Adams, 39th Tennessee State Treasurer
Andre Barnett, presidential candidate of the Reform Party in the 2012 United States presidential election David Bibb, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration Riley Darnell, Tennessee State Senator and Tennessee Secretary of State Tommy Head, 1967, Tennessee House of Representatives Jason Hodges, Tennessee House of Representatives Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee State Senator Darren Jernigan, Tennessee House of Representatives Curtis Johnson, Tennessee House of Representatives Ron Lollar, Tennessee House of Representatives John G. Morgan, 1973, Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee and Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents Joe Pitts, 1980, Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Jay Reedy, 1990, Tennessee House of Representatives Phil Roe, 1967, U.S. House of Representatives Eric Stewart, Tennessee Sentate
Religion
William J. Hadden, minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a priest of the Episcopal Church (United States)