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The list of Florida State University people includes notable alumni, professors and administrators affiliated with Florida State University, and famous athletes. In addition, this list contains information about the presidents of this institution.

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1 Notable alumni or attendees
2 Notable Faculty and Staff
3 Athletes
4 References

Notable alumni or attendees

This list of Florida State University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Florida State University.

Alumni Status is open to all graduates of Florida State University, all former students of Florida State who regularly matriculated and left Florida State in good standing. If a former athlete earns notable non-sports related distinictions then they should be added to alumni portion.

Presidents of Universities and Colleges

Alumni	Notability
James Ammons	Current President of Florida A&M University
J. David Armstrong	Current President of Broward College
Eric J. Barron	Current President of Florida State University
Judith A. Bense	Current President of the University of West Florida
John Grosskopf	Current President of North Florida Community College
Franklin L. Hagenbeck	Current Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Carl Hite	Current President of Cleveland State Community College
Mark R. Hamilton	Current President of the University of Alaska System
Marvalene Hughes	Current President of Dillard University
Ronald R. Ingle	Former President of Coastal Carolina University
John P. Johnson	Current President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
A. James Kerley	Current President of Gulf Coast Community College
Anne B. Kerr	Current President of Florida Southern College
Carl Kuttler	Former President of St. Petersburg College
William D. Law	Current President of Tallahassee Community College
Terrence Leas	Current President of Riverland Community College
Aubrey K. Lucas	Former President of the University of Southern Mississippi
E. Ann McGee	Current President of Seminole State College of Florida
Robert McLendon	Former President of St. Johns River Community College
Charles R. Middleton	Current President of Roosevelt University
Albert A. Murphree	Former President of Florida State College for Women and the University of Florida
William L. Proctor	Former Chancellor of Flagler College, and former Athletic Director for Florida State University
James C. Renick	Former Chancellor of University of Michigan, and current Vice President for the American Council on Education
Clyda Stokes Rent	Former President of Mississippi University for Women
Martha Dunagin Saunders	Current President of the University of Southern Mississippi
Betty L. Siegel	Former President of Kennesaw State University, and the University System of Georgia
Paul E. Stein	Former Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy
Glenn Terrell	Former President of Washington State University
Jim Towey	Current President of Saint Vincent College, and director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
John Kenneth Waddell	Former President of Allen University, and current President of Denmark Community College
E. Jean Walker	Former President of Virginia Highlands Community College
T. K. Wetherell	Former President of Florida State University
Mark S. Wrighton	Current Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis

Science, Space, Academia, and Math

Alumni	Notability
Eric J. Barron	Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado and former Dean of the College of Geosciences at the University of Texas-Austin
Antonio Busalacchi, Jr.	Current Chairman of a committee for the National Academy of Science, professor at the University of Maryland ^[1]
Suzy Covey	Pioneer in XML encoding, and librarian emerita at the George A. Smathers Libraries
Joseph W. Cullen	Former Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C.
Sylvia Earle	Former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Steve Edwards	Notable Physicist
Mostafa El-Sayed	Current Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology; Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Marc H. Ellis	Famous theologian and philosopher
Leonard Erickson	Deputy Director of the Indiana University Cancer Center, and Professor at IUPUI
Carolyn S. Griner	Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Robert Harriss	Current Senior Scientist at the Institute for the Study of Society and the Environment of the National Center for Atmospheric Research ^[2]
Steven Hebert	American nephrologist
Robert A. Holton	Scientist who created Taxol, current Professor at Florida State University
Jennifer Howse	Former President of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation ^[3]^[4]
Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh	Notable food scientist, and fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists
Margaret Keyes	Scholar in heritage conservation
Hilal Khashan	Professor of Political Science at the American University of Beirut
Jim Kuypers	An American communications expert, and professor at Virginia Tech
Deborah Mash	Professor of neurology, and Director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami
Harold O'Neil	Experimental Psychologist, and currently a professor at the University of Southern California
Orrin H. Pilkey	Famous Geologist, and Professor Emeritus at Duke University
Alan R. Price	Former Associate Director for Investigative Oversight for the National Institute of Health
Maurice A. Ramirez	Founder of the American Board of Disaster Medicine^{[citation needed]}
Thomas S. Ray	Ecologist who created and developed the Tierra project, a computer simulation of artificial life
Dušan Repovš	Slovenian mathematician, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science
Matthew Barnett Robinson	Notable Criminologist
Paul Robinson	Former director of Sandia National Laboratories, candidate director of Los Alamos^{[citation needed]}
Landon T. Ross	Notable American environmental biologist
Marcus Sachs	Current director of SRI International's Computer Science Laboratory
Mark Thiemens	Current Dean at the University of California San Diego, and two time Alexander von Humbolt Prize winner, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the AAAS ^[5]
James A. Thomas	Former Deputy Director of Kennedy Space Center
George Vourvopoulos	Inventor and innovator in applying elemental analysis to the coal and nuclear industries^{[citation needed]}
Maria Zemankova	Computer scientist, created the theory of Fuzzy Relational Database System, recipient of the SIGMOD Contributions Award

Astronauts

Alumni	Notability
Winston Scott	Former NASA astronaut
Norman Thagard	Former NASA astronaut and currently a tenured Professor of engineering at Florida State University

Meteorology

Alumni	Notability
Stephanie Abrams	Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Neil Frank	Former Director of the National Hurricane Center
Stanley Goldenberg	Current meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas Grazulis	Meteorologist, worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Janice Huff	Meteorologist, currently works for WNBC, and the Today Show
Rich Johnson	Meteorologist, currently works at The Weather Channel
Noel E. LaSeur	Former Director of the National Hurricane and Experimental Meteorology Laboratory ^[6]
Roy Leep	Meteorologist, worked for WTVT
Jennifer Lopez	Meteorologist, currently works for The Weather Channel
Max Mayfield	Former Director of the National Hurricane Center
Bryan Norcross	Meteorologist, currently the chief hurricane analyst for CBS News
Rusty Pfost	Meteorologist-in-charge, Miami Weather Forecast Office, NOAA - National Weather Service^[7]
Bill Proenza	Former Director of the National Hurricane Center and current Director of the National Weather Service's Southern Region
Dallas Raines	Meteorologist, currently works for KABC-TV^[8]
Peter S. Ray	Former Deputy Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory^{[citation needed]}
Robert J. Ricks, Jr.	Lead Forecaster, New Orleans, Louisiana Weather Forecast Office, NOAA - National Weather Service Issued National Weather Service bulletin for New Orleans region prior to Hurricane Katrina (2005)^{[citation needed]}
David Roth	Meteorologist, currently works at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
George Winterling	Current chief meteorologist for WJXT in Jacksonville^{[citation needed]}
Don Harrigan	Former weekend meteorologist for WTXL in Tallahassee^{[citation needed]}

Governors

Parris Glendening

Alumni	Notability
Reubin O'Donovan Askew	Former Governor of Florida, member of the Florida Senate, United States Trade Representative, and former candidate for President of the United States
Charlie Crist	Current Governor of Florida, and the former Florida Attorney General, Florida Secretary of Education, and member of the Florida Senate
Parris N. Glendening	Former Governor of Maryland and former city councilman in the town of Hyattsville, Maryland

Federal and International Policy Makers

Richard Blankenship

Eleanor Hill

Mel Martinez

Alumni	Notability
Michael Berenbaum	Current Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
David Bibb	Current Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration, and he also has served as Acting Administrator for a short period
Richard Blankenship	Former United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
William D. Clay, Jr.	Current special adviser to the United Nations
Bradley Cooper	Former Minister of Recreation for the Bahamas, and Olympic discus thrower
Charles J. Cunningham	Former Director of the Defense Security Service, and former Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force
Manuel H. Johnson	Former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Eleanor J. Hill	Former Inspector General to the U.S. Department of Defense
Mel Martinez	Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Aleksandar Popović	Current Serbian Minister of Energetics
Pete Romero	Former United States Ambassador to Ecuador, and Assistant Secretary of State
Marcus Sachs	Former member of the United States National Security Council
Dana Seetahal	Current member of the Trinidad and Tobago Senate
Orson Swindle	Former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Jim Towey	Former Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Dale Watson	Former Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and current consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton

United States Congress

Alumni	Notability
Jason Altmire	Current congressman for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
Jim Bacchus	Former congressman, current justice and chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization
Allen Boyd	Current congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
William Carney	Former congressman for New York's 1st congressional district
Kathy Castor	Current congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district
James W. Grant	Former congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
Kay Hagan	Current United States Senator from North Carolina
Mel Martinez	Former United States Senator from Florida
Dina Titus	Current congresswoman for Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Emmett Wilson	Former congressman for Florida's 3rd congressional district

Military

Alumni	Notability
Norma Elaine Brown	Retired Major General in the United States Air Force
Charles J. Cunningham	Retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
Jay Garner	Retired General in the United States Army, and the former Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
William H. Ginn Jr.	Retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
Franklin L. Hagenbeck	Active Lieutenant General in the United States Army, current Commandant of West Point.
Mark R. Hamilton	Retired Major General in the United States Army
Winfield S. Harpe	Retired Major General in the United States Air Force
Gordon S. Holder	Retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
J. Adrian Jackson	Active Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
Danny R. McKnight	Retired Colonel in the United States Army, Commander 3rd Ranger Battalion, Task Force Ranger
Paul David Miller	Retired Admiral in the United States Navy, current Chairman of Alliant Techsystems
Kenneth Minihan	Retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force, former director of the National Security Agency
Polly A. Peyer	Active Major General in the United States Air Force
John L. Piotrowski	Retired General in the United States Air Force
Roger A. Powell	Retired Major General in the Australian Army and a Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations
Steven H. Ratti	Active Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard
Michael K. Sheridan	Retired Brigadier General in the United States Marine Corps
Scott Speicher	Captain in the United States Navy, who was shot down in the Gulf War
Lawrence W. Steinkraus	Retired Major General in the United States Air Force
Paul E. Stein	Retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
William D. Sullivan	Active Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
H. Marshal Ward	Retired Major General in the United States Air Force
W. Thomas West	Retired Major General in the United States Air Force
William Wood	Colonel in the United States Army, and the highest ranking United States military casualty in Iraq combat

Business Executives

Gordon S. Holder

Manuel H. Johnson

Orson Swindle

Alumni	Notability
Michael F. Ahern	Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder, Streampipe^{[citation needed]}
Gerald Banks	Principal for the Rowena Corporation^{[citation needed]}
Jose Ceballos	Current Director for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
John Culver	Current Executive Vice President of Starbucks
Ruth Eckerd	Matriarch of Eckerd Drugs, and noted philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
Tim Gannon	Co-founder of Outback Steakhouse^{[citation needed]}
Michael Genevie	Current executive director of the Abbeville Opera House
James W. Grant	Former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Chemical, and former U.S. Representative
Chuck Hardwick	Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
Gordon S. Holder	Currently a Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
Gary Huff	Former CFO for the Los Angeles Raiders, and also worked with the IBM Corporation
Manuel H. Johnson	Current Co-Chairman of Johnson Smick International and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank
William A. Kerr	Former (deceased) Monsignor for the Catholic Church, and Director of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center^{[citation needed]}
Richard Legendre	Current Vice President of Montreal Impact
Marjorie Matthews	Former Bishop for the United Methodist Church
Martin Mayhew	Current General Manager and Senior Vice President for the Detroit Lions
Amos McMullian	Current Chairman of Flowers Foods^{[citation needed]}
Virginia Montes	Former Secretary of the National Organization for Women, and civil rights activist
Jane Mouton	Famous management theorist
Tom Petway	Current minority partner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chairman of the Board for Zurich Insurance Services
Richard W. Rahn	Current Chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth
Gary Rogers	Former Vice Chairman & Executive Officer, General Electric
Jeffrey P. Rohr	Current CFO for the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte & Touche USA^{[citation needed]}
Howard Simmons	Former Executive Director of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education^{[citation needed]}
Janet T. Stoner	Current Vice President of Texaco's Latin America Division^{[citation needed]}
Brian Sussman	Current Managing Partner of 34 Pictures Entertainment
Orson Swindle	Former Executive Director of United We Stand America, and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Eugene Taylor	Retired Vice Chairman of Consumer & Commercial Banking for Bank of America
Jimmy Woodward	Current Vice President & CFO of Flower Foods, Inc^{[citation needed]}
Woody Woodward	Former General Manager for the New York Yankees
Ed Young	Current Senior Pastor for Fellowship Church

Academic Administrators

Lawrence Abele

Betty Siegel

Alumni	Notability
Lawrence G. Abele	Current Provost of Florida State University
J. David Armstrong	Former Chancellor of the Florida Community Colleges System, and current President of Broward Community College
Debra D. Austin	Former Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and former Provost of FAMU
Todd Britsch	Former Vice President at Brigham Young University, and currently emeritus professor of humanities
A. Blanton Godfrey	Current Dean of Textiles Administration at North Carolina State University
Patrick C. Kennell	Current Director of the Center for Intensive English Studies at Florida State University
Hilal Khashan	Current Administrator at the American University of Beirut
Stephen MacNamara	Current Vice President at Florida State University
Robert Millet	Current Emeritus Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University
M. Dianne Murphy	Current Athletic Director for Columbia University
William L. Proctor	Former Athletic Director for Florida State University
James C. Renick	Current Vice President for the American Council on Education
Betty Siegel	Former President of the University System of Georgia

Presidents & Chief Executive Officers

Peter Romero

Don West, Jr.

Bob Bowman the mentor to Michael Phelps

Alumni	Notability
Bryan K. Bedford	President & CEO, Chautauqua Airlines^{[citation needed]}
Sara Blakely	President & Founder of Spanx, and she currently stars as one of the judges on ABC's reality television series, American Inventor
Bob Bowman	Current CEO of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and mentor to Michael Phelps
Todd Crannell	Current President of Q2 Sports and Entertainment
Thomas Culligan	Former CEO of Raytheon International^{[citation needed]}
Meg Crofton	Current President, the Walt Disney World Resort
Daniel Dillon	Current President & CEO of the Welch's Corporation^{[citation needed]}
Jefferey D. Gargiulo	Current President & CEO, Sunkist Growers, Inc^{[citation needed]}
Verle B. Hammond	Current President & CEO, Innovative Logistics Techniques, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
Patricia Ireland	Former President of the National Organization for Women, and writer
Michael D. Leeks	Current President & CEO of Community Development Contractors, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
Thomas M. Mcalpin	Current President of Disney Cruise Line^{[citation needed]}
Marc Middleton	Current CEO & founder of Growing Bolder
Peter F. Romero	Current CEO of Experior Advisory, and former United States Ambassador
Robert Sanborn	Current President & CEO of Children At Risk
Harry Sargeant	Current CEO of Sargeant Marine^{[citation needed]}
Bob Sasser	Current CEO and President of Dollar Tree^{[citation needed]}
Hansel Tookes	Former President & CEO of Raytheon International^{[citation needed]}
Carlos O. Torano	Current President of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco
Don West, Jr.	Former President of Revolution Sports Management
David Miller	CEO & Founder of Brightway Insurance

Arts, Literature, Humanities, and Entertainment

Alumni	Notability
Josephine Abady	American director and producer
Lily Afshar	First woman to receive a Doctorate of Music in guitar performance, and famous musician
Dorothy Allison	American writer
Cathy Areu	Founder, publisher Catalina magazine
Alan Ball	Screenwriter and director for Six Feet Under, American Beauty
Doug Bandow	Former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute
John Bensko	Notable American poet
Michael Berenbaum	Writer and former Professor of Theology
Ricou Browning	American film director, actor, producer and underwater cinematographer
Christopher Buehlman	American playwright, poet and comedian
Valorie Burton	Writer, Listen to Your Life, What’s Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards
Brigitte Byrd	French-born poet and author
Khari Cain	American record producer, engineer and composer
Kat Candler	Award-winning independent filmmaker
Virginia Spencer Carr	Famous biographer and Professor at Georgia State University
Sandra M. Castillo	Famous poet
John Cernuto	An American professional poker player
Matt Chapman	Co-creator of Homestar Runner
Ryan Van Cleave	Notable American writer, and also a creative writing instructor
Colleen Clinkenbeard	Director,writer, and producer for Fullmetal Alchemist
Steven Conrad	Screenwriter, The Weather Man
William A. Dawson	Coach who was portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall
Thomas A. Desjardin	Notable historian and author
Chrystal Durnan	American model, and an original member of the FSU Cowgirls
Martin Eichinger	American sculptor
Wayne Flynt	Writer, Historian, and professor emeritus at Auburn University
Luis Fonsi	Puerto Rican singer, composer and soap opera actor
Ron J. Friedman	Former Academy Award winning writer, films Brother Bear, Chicken Little, and Open Season
Memphis Garrett	Runner up in Big Brother 10
Charles Ghigna	Children's author and poet
Bud Grace	Cartoonist
Juan Gutierrez	Notable Colombian author
Barbara Harris	Editor for Shape Magazine
Allan Havey	HBO stand-up comic and host
Masumi Hayaski	Renown photographer, and Fulbright fellow
John Earl Haynes	Historian, specializing in American communist and anti-communist movements
Lex Hester	Notable consolidation architect, former chief administrative officer in Orlando, Broward County and Jacksonville
Dayle Hinman	Famous criminal profiler
Jack Holmes	Famous historian^{[citation needed]}
Skip Horack	Writer, and currently a professor at Stanford University
Barry Horowitz	Former wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling
Anne Hull	National staff writer for the Washington Post
Fiona Kelleghan	Science fiction scholar
Kevin Kelly	an American professional wrestling manager, pundit, sportscaster and ring announcer
Stephen Graham Jones	Author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction
Jesse Lee Kercheval	American academic and writer
Jonathan King	Producer and Vice President for Focus Features, works are Dreamgirls, I, Robot, and Finding Forrester
Bert Kreischer	Notable stand-up comedian^{[citation needed]}
Arthur Kurzweil	An American author, educator, editor, writer, and publisher
Christine Lahti	Former Academy Award winning director, and actress, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby
Sharon Lechter	Author Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Jamie Linden	Screenwriter, We are Marshall
Jean Lorrah	Science fiction novelist and contributor to Star Trek series
Greg Marcks	Writer & director the film 11:14 and Lector
Doug Marlette	Cartoonist who won the Pulitzer Prize, and famous novelist who wrote The Bridge and Magic Time
Charles Martin	Notable American author
Mike McQueen	Notable American journalist
Drew McWeeny	Famous film critic
Michael James Nelson	Producer, writer, comedian The Bachelor, Miracle Workers, National Lampoon Comedy
Nancy Oliver	Screenwriter
Kathleen Parker	Syndicated columnist
Mark Perez	Screenwriter and producer, Accepted, The Country Bears, Herbie Fully Loaded^{[citation needed]}
Janisse Ray	American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist
Gabrielle Reece	Sports presenter, former fashion model, and professional volleyball player
Rick Reeves	Military artist^{[citation needed]}
Emilie Richards	Author of romance and mystery novels
Diane Roberts	Writer and Professor at Florida State University^{[citation needed]}
Fabiola Romero	American model, and an original member of the FSU Cowgirls, and currently a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins
Jordan S. Rubin	Famed novelist
Gwyn Hyman Rubio	Notable Novelist
Alex Sadkin	Famed record producer and saxophonist
Jeff Shaara	Famed novelist
Linnea Sinclair	Award winning writer of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy Romance and Paranormal Romance
Jenn Sterger	Columnist for Sports Illustrated, Model, and original member of the FSU Cowgirls
Ted Studebaker	Notable Christianian Missionary to Vietnam
Robin Swicord	American screenwriter and film director
Lynne Taetzsch	Abstract painter and writer
Hunter S. Thompson	American author and journalist
David Ward-Steinman	American composer and music professor
Barbara Waugh	American author and activist^{[citation needed]}
Ron Yrabedra	Famous artist^{[citation needed]}

Actors & Actresses

Alumni	Notability
Senait Ashenafi	Actress The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and General Hospital
Vanessa Baden	Actress Gullah Gullah Island, Rosewood, and Kenan & Kel
Dan Bakkedahl	Actor, improvisor, and teacher
Trenesha Biggers	Actress, former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout
Ricou Browning	Actor Creature from the Black Lagoon
Cody Burger	Actor Heavyweights, and Christmas Vacation
Lacey Buehler	Reality TV star for the The Real World: Austin^{[citation needed]}
J. Smith-Cameron	Actress Crimes of the Heart, Lend Me a Tenor, Our Country's Good, and The First Wives Club
Matt Cohen	Actor South of Nowhere, The O.C., and Boogeyman 2
Chris Conrad	Actor The Next Karate Kid & Young Hercules
Valerie Cruz	Actress Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files, and The Devil's Tomb
Faye Dunaway	Emmy Award winning actress
Watson B. Duncan III	Actor, professor, and mentor for Burt Reynolds
Tiffany Fallon	Actress, and Playboy Playmate of the Year for 2005, Co-Host on the International Fight League
Joanna García	Actress, Reba, Boston Public, Dawson's Creek, American Pie 2
Paul Gleason	Actor, Star Wars, Die Hard, The Breakfast Club
Jennifer Hammon	American actress
Courtney Hansen	Actress, TV personality, syndicated columnist, and model
Cheryl Hines	Actress, producer, director Curb Your Enthusiasm, Campus Ladies,RV
Polly Holliday	Actress, Golden Globe winner, nominated for an Emmy Award
Traylor Howard	Actress, Monk on USA Network, Son of the Mask
Kevin Kelly	Former ring announcer and manager for the World Wrestling Federation
Bert Kreischer	Actor & comedian^{[citation needed]}
Nancy Kulp	Actress, The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Lane	Actor on the Discovery Channel, and Biker Build-Off. Owner of Choppers Inc.
Delane Matthews	Actress, Dave's World
Michelle McCool	Actress, and current WWE Diva
Gerald McCullouch	Actor, director, screenwriter, and singer
Henry Polic II	Actor, Super Password, and Webster
Burt Reynolds	Actor, Boogie Nights, The Longest Yard, The Dukes Of Hazzard, Deliverance
Victor Rivers	Actor, The Mask of Zorro, Amistad^{[citation needed]}
Chay Santini	Actress and model, Nightstalker, Seeing Other People
Sonny Shroyer	Actor, Forrest Gump, The Rainmaker, and Smokey and the Bandit
Richard Simmons	Actor and fitness expert
Ron Simmons	Professional wrestler who wrestled in the WCW and WWE. Also a former football player for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL and for the Ottawa Rough Riders in the CFL.
Pat Skipper	Actor in American Summer, Wall Street, Lethal Weapon 2, and Predator 2^{[citation needed]}
Tonea Stewart	Actress, In the Heat of the Night
Gabriel Traversari	Actor, director, writer, and singer
Robert Urich	Actor, Vega$, Spencer: For Hire
Casper Van Dien	Actor, Saved by the Bell, Starship Troopers, and Sleepy Hollow
Joseph Will	Actor, NYPD Blue, Will & Grace

Head Coaches

Mack Brown

Tony La Russa

Kathy Flores

Alumni	Notability
Joe Avezzano	Former football coach of Oregon State University
Bruce Bochy	Current baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants and former coach of the San Diego Padres
Terry Bowden	Former football coach for Auburn University, and current football coach for the University of North Alabama
Bob Bowman	Former swimming coach for the University of Michigan, and mentor to Michael Phelps
Mack Brown	Current football coach for the University of Texas at Austin
Lee Corso	Former football coach for the University of Louisville and the University of Indiana
Dave Cowens	Former basketball coach for the Charlotte Hornets
Hugh Durham	Former basketball coach for the Georgia Bulldogs
Cliff Ellis	Former basketball coach for Clemson University and Auburn University
Kathy Flores	Current head coach for the United States women's national rugby union team
Ron Fraser	Former baseball coach for the University of Miami
Vince Gibson	Former football coach for Kansas State University, Tulane University, and University of Louisville
Reggie Herring	Former football coach for the University of Arkansas
Dick Howser	Former baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Florida State University
Tony La Russa	Current baseball coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Martin	Current baseball coach for Florida State University
Cecile Reynaud	Former volleyball coach for Florida State University, current analyst for ESPN
Rick Stockstill	Current football coach for Middle Tennessee State University

Musicians

Alumni	Notability
Lily Afshar	Notable classical guitarist
Kim Barlow	Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
Sam Beam	Sole member of Iron & Wine
Ryland Blackinton	Guitarist for the band Cobra Starship
Rita Coolidge	Grammy Award-winning singer
Ricardo Cobo	Famous Colombian guitar player
Frank Cooper	Pianist, conductor, and founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music, and also a Research Professor of Music at the University of Miami
Madeleine Davis	American pop and jazz singer
Ernst von Dohnányi	composer and conductor of classical music
Virgil Roger du Pont III	Vocals for The Crüxshadows
Luis Fonsi	Singer and songwriter
Marvin Goldstein	Acclaimed professional pianist and performer
Sarah Horick	Composer of contemporary concert music and active mezzo-soprano
Brian Jones	An American clarinetist and Professor at George Mason University and The Catholic University of America
Ryan Key	Vocals and guitar player for the band Yellowcard
Jessica Lackey	Of the Crüxshadows^{[citation needed]}
Ben Lauren	Vocals for No Address^{[citation needed]}
Justin Long	Guitar player for "No Address"
Sean Mackin	Vocals and violin for the band Yellowcard
Rachel McDonnell	Of the Crüxshadows^{[citation needed]}
Owen Middleton	Famous composer^{[citation needed]}
Martha Mier	Composer "Seventh Street Blues", and Jackson Street Blues
John Moore	American saxophonist and saxophone teacher
Nick Monteleone	American composer, musician, producer, and actor
Jim Morrison	Singer and songwriter for The Doors
David Morris	Vocals for Cold Water Army
Phil Moreton	Guitar player for the band No Address^{[citation needed]}
Jake Owen	Country singer
Sarah Poulos	Of the Crüxshadows^{[citation needed]}
Marcus Roberts	Jazz pianist
Tori Sparks	American singer and songwriter
Scott Stapp	Singer for the band Creed
William Takacs	Principal trumpet for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, and Professor at West Texas A&M University
Mark Tremonti	Guitarist for the bands Creed and Alter Bridge
Charles Turner	American jazz trumpeter
Balint Vazsonyi	Notable Hungarian pianist
David Ward-Steinman	Composer for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stella Zambalis	Notable American spinto soprano
Richard Zarou	Notable contemporary composer of concert and film music
Linda Zoghby	Opera singer, and Professor^{[citation needed]}
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich	Composer and the first woman Pulitzer Prize winner

Pageantry

Kylie Williams

Alumni	Notability
Valorie Burton	Former Miss Black Texas USA
Tara Dawn Holland Christensen	Former Miss America for 1997, singer, and a sexual abstinence advocate who gives nationwide tours
Lea Mack	Former Miss Ohio for 1994, and motivational speaker
Shauna Pender	Former Miss Florida for 2003
Candace Rodatz	Former Miss Florida for 2000^{[citation needed]}
Kim Taggart	Former Miss Mediterranean and current model and actress^{[citation needed]}
Kylie Williams	Current Miss Florida for 2007

Reporters, Correspondents, and Anchors

Lee Corso

Erica Morris

Donna Deegan

Alumni	Notability
Dan Bakkedahl	Correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show
Shannon Bream	Correspondent on the Fox News Channel, covers the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lee Corso	Sports broadcaster for ESPN, starred on College GameDay since its inception, and was the former head coach of Louisville and the Indiana University
Donna Deegan	Current weekday anchor for WTLV/WJXX
Arnold Díaz	Correspondent on WNYW-TV in New York City
Jamie Dukes	Sports broadcaster for ESPN and host of Put Up Your Dukes
Stephen Langel	Current Staff Writer for "Congress Now" A "Roll Call" Publication ^[9]
Mary Anne Loughlin	Former Anchor for CNN , WECA, Tallahassee, FL, News 12 Connecticut, Norwalk, CT, and anchor at WLOS in Asheville, NC^{[citation needed]}
Erica Morris	Current report for the Jewish Journal
Caron Myers	Former Reporter at WGHP-TV in High Point, NC^{[citation needed]}
Gary Parris	Current commentator for the University of Central Florida
Eduardo Perez	Current commentator for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Cecile Reynaud	Commentator for Fox Sports Net, the Sunshine Network, and ESPN
Chris Rix	Current football analyst for ABC and Fox Sports Radio
Spencer Ross	Former sports broadcaster
Deion Sanders	Current commentator for the NFL Network
Danyelle Sargent	Current Anchor for ESPN
Gayle Sierens	Current News Anchor, WFLA-TV, Tampa, Florida
Tiffany Simons	Current Sports Reporter, NBC Sports, Fantasy Fix, Buzzer Beater, Euro 2008 Preview^{[citation needed]}
Bailey White	Current commentator for the NPR program All Things Considered

State Politicians and Policy Makers

Alumni	Notability
Martha Alexander	Current member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Robert Barton	Former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Allan Bense	Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Oscar Braynon	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael Brennan	Former member of the Maine Senate
Jose Ceballos	Notable Government Affairs advocate in the Democratic Party
Marti Coley	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Angela Corey	Current State Attorney of Jacksonville
Pearl Long Cullen	The first woman to hold a constitutional office in the state of Florida
Charles S. Dean, Sr.	Current member of the Florida Senate
Valdez B. Demings	Current Chief of the Orlando Police Department^{[citation needed]}
Carl J. Domino	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Erik Fresen	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Steven Geller	Former member for the Florida Senate
Audrey Gibson	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Tom Grady	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mike Haridopolos	Current member of the Florida Senate
Adam Hasner	Current Majority Leader for the Florida House of Representatives
Evan Jenne	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mark E. Kaplan	Former Secretary Florida Department of Transportation & Chief of Staff to Governor Jeb Bush
Jeff Kottkamp	Current Lt. Governor of Florida
Chris Knight	Former Director of the Florida Highway Patrol
Marcelo Llorente	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Alfred Lawson, Jr.	Current member of the Florida Senate
Anne McGihon	Current member of the Colorado House of Representatives
John McKay	Former President of the Florida Senate
Steve Oelrich	Current member of the Florida Senate
Jimmy Patronis	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Curtis B. Richardson	Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
John Rutherford	Current Sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida
Ion Sancho	Current Supervisor of Elections for Leon County, Florida, gained notoriety in the 2000 presidential recount
Ray Sansom	Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael Scionti	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
James C. Smith	Former Florida Attorney General, Florida Secretary of State, and currently the Chairman of the Florida State University Board of Trustees
Beverly Burnsed Spencer	Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, former Vice President for Florida State University
Jason Steele	Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Geraldine F. Thompson	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Trey Traviesa	Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Vic Vickers	Former United States Senate candidate in Alaska
J. Alex Villalobos	Current member of the Florida Senate
Mike Weinstein	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
John Wood	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives

Mayors

Rick Baker

John Dicks

Alumni	Notability
Art Agnos	Former Mayor of San Francisco, California
Rick Baker	Current Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Rich Crotty	Current Mayor of Orange County, Florida
John Dicks	Former Mayor of Plant City, Florida
Mike Halfacre	Current Mayor in New Jersey and attorney
Frank Hibbard	Current Mayor of Clearwater, Florida
David T. Kennedy	Former Mayor of Miami, Florida
Scott Maddox	Former Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and former Chairman of the Florida Democratic Party and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
John Marks	Current Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Morgan McPherson	Current Mayor of Key West, Florida

Law

Bruce Jacob

Alumni	Notability
Thomas E. Baker	Attorney, writer, and currently a professor at Florida International University College of Law
Barry Cohen	Famous personal injury & criminal attorney
Eric Gustafson	Current Financial analyst and commentator for CNBC^{[citation needed]}
Tim Howard	Current Director of the Northeastern University's Executive Doctorate Program in Law & Policy, and he was also the Assistant Attorney General of Florida
Bruce Jacob	Former Assistant Attorney General for Florida, prosecuted in Gideon v. Wainwright
Sheila McDevitt	Former Vice President and Corporate Counsel for TECO, and current Chairman of the Florida Board of Governors^{[citation needed]}
Andrew O'Connor	Attorney and American civil rights activist^{[citation needed]}
Gary Pajcic	Attorney and philanthropist
Sean A. Pittman	Attorney, Lobbyist, Entrepreneur, and co-host of the prominent talk show The Usual Suspects
Larry D. Simpson	Former Assistant State Attorney who successfully prosecuted the serial killer Ted Bundy^{[citation needed]}

Judges

Alumni	Notability
John Antoon	Current United States District Judge
Kenneth B. Bell	Current Florida Supreme Court Justice
Susan H. Black	Current U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Susan C. Bucklew	Current United States District Judge
Raoul G. Cantero, III	Current Florida Supreme Court Justice
Lacey A. Collier	Current United States District Judge
W. Thomas Cumbie	Current Senior Judge for the United States Air Force, also a Colonel
Paul Danielson	Current Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court
George Greer	Judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo Case, and he also presided over Hulk Hogan's divorce case on January 2008
Kim Hammond	Current circuit court judge, and former football player for the Florida State Seminoles
Robert L. Hinkle	Current United States District Judge
David L. Middlebrooks	Former United States District Judge
Kevin Michael Moore	Current United States District Judge
Ricky Polston	Current judge for the Florida Supreme Court

Rhodes Scholars

Alumni	Notability
Caroline Alexander	1976 Rhodes Scholar
Garrett Johnson	2006 Rhodes Scholar
Joseph O'Shea	2008 Rhodes Scholar^[10]
Myron Rolle	2009 Rhodes Scholar^[11]

Heisman Trophy winners

Alumni	Notability
Charlie Ward	1993 Heisman Trophy winner
Chris Weinke	2000 Heisman Trophy winner

Notable Faculty and Staff

Florida State University Presidents

Talbot D'Alemberte

Albert Murphree

President	Year
George Edgar	1887–1892
Alvin Lewis	1892–1897
Albert A. Murphree	1897–1909, subsequently president of the University of Florida, 1909-1927
Edward Conradi	1909–1947
Doak S. Campbell	1947–1957
Albert B. Martin	1957 ^[12]
Robert M. Strozier	1957–1960 ^[12]
Milton W. Carothers	1960 ^[12]
Gordon W. Blackwell	1960–1965 ^[12]
John E. Champion	1965–1969 ^[12]
Stanley Marshall	1969–1976 ^[12]
Bernard F. Sliger	1976–1991 ^[12]
Dale W. Lick	1991–1994 ^[12]
Talbot D'Alemberte	1994–2003
T. K. Wetherell	2003–2009, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Eric J. Barron	2009–Present

Faculty winners of major honors

Name	Notability
Lawrence G. Abele	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)
David Balkwill	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biomedical Sciences)^{[citation needed]}
Roy Baumeister	Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Psychology/Psychiatry)
Michael Blaber	2009 E.K. Frey-E. Werle Commemorative Gold Medal (Biomedical Sciences)^[13]
Konrad E. Bloch	1964 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Gregory Boebinger	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Physics)^{[citation needed]}
Rafael P. Brüschweiler	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry and Biochemistry)^{[citation needed]}
James M. Buchanan	1986 Nobel Prize in Economics
Robert Olen Butler	Pulizer Prize for Fiction; Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Donald Caspar	National Academy of Sciences (Biophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Biological Science)
Michael Chapman	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Gregory Choppin	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Donald A. Crosby	Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University
Timothy Cross	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Naresh Dalal	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
DeLos DeTar	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry) 1983^{[citation needed]}
Paul Dirac	1933 Nobel Prize in Physics
John G. Dorsey	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Dexter Morgan Easton	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)^{[citation needed]}
Kathleen M. Erndle	Guggenheim Fellowship (Religion)^{[citation needed]}
Dean Falk	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Anthropology)
Marc Freeman	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)^{[citation needed]}
Penny Gilmer	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Lev Gor'kov	National Academy of Sciences (Physics)
Richard L. Greaves	Guggenheim Fellowship (History)^{[citation needed]}
Werner Herz	Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Frances James	American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Evolutionary and Population Biology and Ecology); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biology)
Russell Johnsen	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Thomas Joiner	Guggenheim Fellowship (Psychology)
Michael Kasha	National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Physical Chemistry)
John Kelsay	Guggenheim Fellowship (Religion)
David Kirby	Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Marie E. Krafft	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Sir Harold W. Kroto	1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Chemistry)
David Larbalestier	National Academy of Engineering (Superconducting Materials)
Bruno Linder	Guggenheim Fellowship (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Leo Mandelkern	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry) 1963^{[citation needed]}
Nancy Marcus	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Oceanography)^{[citation needed]}
Richard Mariscal	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)^{[citation needed]}
Alan Marshall	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Robert Sanderson Mulliken	1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Charles B. Nam	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Sociology)^{[citation needed]}
James O'Brien	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Meteorology)
Dale A. Olsen	Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)^{[citation needed]}
Simon Ostrach	National Academy of Engineering (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering)
Jill Quadagno	Guggenheim Fellowship (Sociology)
Michael Ruse	Guggenheim Fellowship (Philosophy); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Philosophy)
Sanford Safron	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
Shridhar Sathe	Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Agricultural Sciences)
Joseph B. Schlenoff	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)^{[citation needed]}
John Robert Schrieffer	1972 Nobel Prize Physics
Raymond K. Sheline	Guggenheim Fellowship (Chemistry and Physics)^{[citation needed]}
James Smith	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Psychology)^{[citation needed]}
Sherry Southerland	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Science Education)^{[citation needed]}
Melvin Stern	National Academy of Sciences (Geophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Astronomy and Earth Sciences); Guggenheim Fellowship (Oceanography)
De Witt Sumners	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Mathematics)^{[citation needed]}
Gary Taylor	Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Mark Theimens	National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry) ^[14]
David Thistle	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Oceanography)^{[citation needed]}
Joseph Travis	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)^{[citation needed]}
R. Jay Turner	Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Social Sciences)
Mark Wingate	Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)^{[citation needed]}
Sherwood Wise	American Association for the Advancement of Science (Geological Sciences)
Alan Zindler	Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Geosciences)^{[citation needed]}
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich	Pulitzer Prize for Music; American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Visual and Performing Arts); Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)

Other Notable Faculty

Charles Figley

Gary Kleck

Faculty	Notability
Richard Burgin	Violinist and concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Dorsey	2006 Award in Chromatography from the American Chemical Society^{[citation needed]}
Dean Falk	Lead scientist in research team mapping the brain shape of the LB1 Hobbit
Charles Figley	Traumatologist, American Psychological Association Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow
Barbara Hamby	Poet in residence
Robert Hart	2006 recipient of the Banner Miller Award from the American Meteorological Society^{[citation needed]}
Toussaint Hocevar	Economic historian
Robert A. Holton	Inventor of synthetic process for Taxol
R. Mark Isaac	Scholar of experimental economics
Frederick L. Jenks	2002 TESOL Heinle & Heinle Excellence in Teaching Award
Gary Kleck	Criminologist known for empirical work on guns and violence
Vadim Komkov	Mathematician and Phycisist
T. N. Krishnamurti	Carl Gustav Rossby Medal from the American Meteorological Society and developer of the FSU "Superensemble" hurricane prediction model
Alan G. Marshall	Society for Applied Spectroscopy Fellow (2004)
Alfred Mele	Philosopher in practical reason
Doron Nof	Fridtjof Nansen Medal
Victor Nuñez	Film director
Ruth Posselt	Classical violinist
Per Arne Rikvold	2004 Foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Donald Robson	Tom W. Bonner Prize of the American Physical Society (1972)^{[citation needed]}
Michael Ruse	Philosopher of Science, known for his work on the relationship between creationism and evolution
Pedro Schlottmann	1982-1986 Heisenberg Fellowship of the DFG (German Science Foundation)^{[citation needed]}
Friedrich Stephan	Discovered the suprachiasmatic nucleus (circadian "clock")
Andre Thomas	Composer and conductor of choral music
Stephan von Molnár	1986 Alexander von Humbolt Senior U.S. Scientist Award
Mark Winegardner	Novelist
Kun Yang	2003 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association^{[citation needed]}

Athletes

Baseball

Luis Alicea

J. D. Drew

John-Ford Griffin

Matt Diaz

Marshall McDougall

Athlete	Notability
Luis Alicea	professional MLB baseball player
Gene Ammann	professional baseball player in Japan
Tony Avitable	professional MLB baseball player^{[citation needed]}
Dick Brown	professional MLB baseball player
George Cappuzzello	professional MLB baseball player, Detroit Tigers
Kevin Cash	professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Randy Choate	professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Bob Clem	professional MLB baseball player^{[citation needed]}
Matt Diaz	professional MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves
J. D. Drew	professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Stephen Drew	professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Gar Finnvold	professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Mike Fuentes	professional MLB baseball player, Montreal Expos
Jeff Gray	professional MLB baseball player
John-Ford Griffin	professional MLB baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
Johnny Grubb	professional MLB baseball player
Jeff Hogan	professional MLB baseball player^{[citation needed]}
Dick Howser	professional MLB baseball player
Hunter Jones	professional MLB baseball player
Terry Kennedy	professional MLB baseball player
Richie Lewis	professional MLB baseball player
Mike Loynd	professional MLB baseball player
Jim Lyttle	professional MLB baseball player
Mike Martin	head coach, Florida State Seminoles
Marshall McDougall	professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers record holder for most home runs in a college game (6)
Doug Mientkiewicz	professional MLB baseball player, New York Yankees
Eduardo Perez	professional MLB baseball player, Now serving as analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Buster Posey	professional MLB baseball prospect, San Francisco Giants
Scott Proctor	professional MLB baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jody Reed	professional MLB baseball player
Tony La Russa	current MLB manager, St. Louis Cardinals
Mac Scarce	professional MLB baseball player
T. J. Souhlaris	professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox^{[citation needed]}
Paul Sorrento	professional MLB baseball player
Ken Suarez	professional MLB baseball player
Jeff Tam	professional MLB baseball player
John Wasdin	professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers
Paul Wilson	professional MLB baseball player, Cincinnati Reds

Basketball

Sam Cassell

Dave Cowens

George McCloud

Athlete	Notability
Randy Allen	professional NBA basketball player
Sam Cassell	professional NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
Ben Clyde	professional NBA basketball player
James Collins	professional NBA basketball player
Dave Cowens	professional NBA basketball player, (retired), Named to NBA's 50 Greatest of All Time List
Tony Dawson	professional NBA basketball player
Mickey Dillard	professional NBA basketball player
Toney Douglas	professional NBA basketball player, New York Knicks
Hugh Durham	former Head Basektabll coach for Florida State University and the University of Georgia
Doug Edwards	professional NBA basketball player
Rowland Garrett	professional NBA basketball player^{[citation needed]}
Alexander Johnson	professional NBA basketball player, Miami Heat
Michael Joiner	professional baskeball player in the Australian National Basketball League
Jonathan Kerner	professional NBA basketball player
George McCloud	professional NBA basketball player
Tim Pickett	professional NBA basketball player
Bob Sura	professional NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
Irving Thomas	professional NBA basketball player
Al Thornton	professional NBA basketball player Los Angeles Clippers
Von Wafer	professional NBA basketball player, Denver Nuggets
Charlie Ward	professional NBA basketball player, and Heisman Trophy winner
Mitchell Wiggins	professional NBA basketball player
Ed Young	played two years, now pastor of Fellowship Church

Women's Basketball

Athlete	Notability
Latavia Coleman	professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets^{[citation needed]}
Tanae Davis-Cain	professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
Mara Freshour	professional WNBA basketball player, Seattle Storm^{[citation needed]}
Roneeka Hodges	professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets
Stephanie Lowenthal	professional WNBA basketball player, Sacramento Monarchs^{[citation needed]}
Britany Miller	professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
Levys Torres	professional WNBA basketball player, Miami Sol^{[citation needed]}
Brooke Wyckoff	professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sky

Football

Anquan Boldin

Derrick Brooks

Mack Brown

LeRoy Butler

Laveranues Coles

Antonio Cromartie

Chris Hope

Sebastian Janikowski

Brad Johnson

Walter Jones

Bryant McFadden

Randy Moss

P. K. Sam

Corey Simon