List of University of Virginia people

This page is a partial list of distinguished alumni of the University of Virginia.

Rectors and members of the Board of Visitors

• Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) / Founder, Rector (1819–1826)
• James Madison - 4th President of the United States (1809–1817) / Rector (1826–1836)
• James Monroe - 5th President of the United States (1817–1825)
• Andrew Stevenson - 15th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1827–1833) / Rector (1856–1857)
• Thomas Jefferson Randolph - Rector (1857–1864)
• Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. - Rector (1946–1949)
• D. French Slaughter, Jr. - Rector (1980–1982)

Alumni

Space, land, and sea

• Richard E. Byrd (attended) - Polar Explorer, first to fly over South Pole
• Patrick G. Forrester, Grad 1989 - NASA Astronaut
• Karl G. Henize, Grad 1948 - Astronomer; NASA Astronaut
• Bill Nelson, Law 1968 - NASA Astronaut; U.S. Senator, Florida
• Kathryn C. Thornton, Grad 1977, Grad 1979 - NASA Astronaut

Supreme Court

• Howell Edmunds Jackson, Grad 1854 - Justice, United States Supreme Court
• James Clark McReynolds, Law 1884 - Justice, United States Supreme Court
• Stanley Forman Reed, Law 1908 - Justice, United States Supreme Court

Politics

• James Alexander Seddon, Grad 1836 - 4th Confederate States Secretary of War
• Yasushi Akashi, Grad 1956 - Undersecretary of the United Nations
• George Allen, Col 1974, Law 1977 - Governor and U.S. Senator, Virginia
• Hanan Ashrawi, Grad 1982 - Palestinian spokeswoman and peace activist
• Nathan L. Bachman, Law 1903 - U.S. Senator, Tennessee
• Alben W. Barkley, Law 1900 - U.S. Senator, Kentucky; Vice-President of the United States
• Evan Bayh, Law 1981 - U.S. Senator, Indiana and former Governor of Indiana
• Rupert Blue, Col 1890 - Surgeon General of the United States
• Kit Bond, Law 1963 - U.S. Senator, Missouri
• Alan Stephenson Boyd, Law 1948 - First United States Secretary of Transportation
• David Brown, Mayor of Charlottesville
• Richard Brown, Col 1974 City Manager, East Providence, RI
• Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Law 1936 - U.S. Senator, Virginia
• James Laurence Cabell, Clas 1833 - President of National Board of Health
• Millard F. Caldwell, Law 1924 - Governor, U.S. Congressman, and State Supreme Court Justice, Florida
• James Paul Clarke, Law 1878 - Governor and U.S. Senator, Arkansas
• John Cornyn, Law 1995 - U.S. Senator, Texas
• Hugh S. Cumming, Med 1893 - Surgeon General of the United States
• William H. Daingerfield, 1829 - 2nd Mayor of San Antonio; Ambassador
• Henry Winter Davis, Law 1841 - Outspoken Radical Republican; U.S. Congressman, Maryland
• William Meade Fishback, Law 1855 - Governor and U.S. Senator-Elect, Arkansas
• Luis Fortuño, Law 1985 - Governor of Puerto Rico
• Thomas Watt Gregory, Law 1884 - Attorney General of the United States
• Hilary A. Herbert, Law 1855 - Secretary of the Navy
• Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Col 1828 - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senator, Virginia
• Eppa Hunton, Law 1843 - CSA Brigadier General; U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator, Virginia
• Louis Arthur Johnson, Law 1913 - Second United States Secretary of Defense
• Robert F. Kennedy, Law 1951 - U.S. Senator, New York; 1968 U.S. Presidential candidate
• Edward M. Kennedy, Law 1959 - U.S. Senator, Massachusetts
• John Neely Kennedy, Law 1977 - State Treasurer of Louisiana
• William Preston Lane, Jr., Law 1915 - Governor, Maryland
• Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., Law, Missouri Supreme Court Justice
• J. Hamilton Lewis - U.S. Senator, Illinois and first Whip
• Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Col 1978, Law 1981 - Cabinet secretary, Clinton administration
• Chuck McMains, Law 1973 - former Louisiana state representative and lobbyist
• Samuel D. McEnery, Col 1857, Governor and U.S. Senator for Louisiana
• Ana Montes, Col 1979 - Convicted Cuban Spy
• John S. Mosby (attended) - The "Gray Ghost", CSA guerilla fighter
• Robert Mueller, Law 1973 - Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Janet Napolitano, Law 1983 - Governor of Arizona, Secretary of Homeland Security
• Bill Nelson, Law 1968 - U.S. Senator, Florida; NASA Astronaut
• Longin Pastusiak, Grad 1959 - Marshall of the Senate, Poland
• George W. Randolph, Law 1842 - Confederate States Secretary of War
• Pratt C. Remmel, Economics 1937 - Mayor of Little Rock from 1951-1955
• Chuck Robb, Law 1973 - Governor and U.S. Senator, Virginia
• Joseph Taylor Robinson, Law 1895 - Governor and United States Senate Majority Leader, Arkansas
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., Law 1940 - U.S. Congressman, New York
• Larry Sabato, Col 1974 - Politics professor, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, called the "Most Quoted College Professor in the Land" by the Wall Street Journal
• Mark Sanford, Darden 1988 - Governor of South Carolina
• Joseph D. Selby, lawyer, judge, state legislator in Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Faryar Shirzad, Law - advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush
• John William Snow, Grad 1965 - United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Javier Solana, Grad 1968 - Spanish former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and current European Union foreign policy chief
• William B. Spong, Jr., Law 1947 - U.S. Senator, Virginia
• John C. Stennis, Law 1928 - U.S. Senator, Mississippi
• Edward Stettinius, Jr., Col 1924 - United States Secretary of State
• Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, Law 1835 - Missouri Attorney General and Border Ruffian
• Charles L. Terry, Jr., Col 1922 - Governor, Delaware
• Robert Toombs, Law 1830 - U.S. Senator, Georgia
• John V. Tunney, Law 1959 - U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator, California
• Thomas B. Turley, Law 1867 - U.S. Senator, Tennessee
• William M. Walton, Law 1851 - Attorney General of Texas
• John Warner, Law 1953 - U.S. Senator, Virginia
• Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., Law 1957 - Governor, U.S. Congressman, and U.S. Senator, Connecticut
• Kevin Whitaker, Col 1979, U.S. Foreign Service officer
• John Sharp Williams, Law 1876 - Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
• Woodrow Wilson (attended) - 28th President of the United States
• Walter Wyatt, Law 1917 - General Counsel, Federal Reserve System
• Yan Huiqing, Five times premier of the Republic of China and simultaneously as acting president in 1926

Military

• Brig. Gen. John B. Copenhaver, USAF, Col 1926 - former Command Surgeon, Headquarters Alaskan Air Command
• Maj. Gen. William J. Crumm, USAF, Col 1941 - former Deputy Joint Chief of Staff, Atomic Operations Division
• Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF, Col 1974, Engr 1976 - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Intelligence
• Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Egeland Jr., USAF, Col 1965, Law 1968 - former Deputy Staff Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force
• Brig. Gen William Lafayette Fagg, USAF, Law 1941 - former Executive Officer, Staff Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force
• Lt. Gen. Ralph E. Havens, USAF, Col 1960 - former Commander, Air University
• Maj. Gen. Donald W. Henderson, USAF, Engr 1960 - Commander, Space and Missile Test Organization
• Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC, Col 1969 - Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Brig. Gen. William Preston Nuckols, USAF, Col 1927 - Commander, 33rd Continental Air Defense Division
• Brig. Gen. Samuel M. Thomasson Jr, USAF, Law 1947 - former Staff Judge Advocate General, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command
• Brig. Gen. Felix J. Zaniewski, USAF, Law 1948 - former Staff Judge Advocate General for Strategic Air Command

Business

• Ross Goldstein, Art 2001 - President and CEO, chairman, Wood Capital
• Eric C. Anderson, Engr 1996 - President and CEO, co-founder, Space Adventures
• Alan Lafley, GSAS Dropout - CEO, Chairman of the Board, Procter & Gamble Co.
• Alfred Berkeley, Col 1966 - President, NASDAQ Stock Exchange
• Shelby Bonnie, Com 1986 - CEO, co-founder, CNET Inc.
• Charles L. Brown, Engr 1943 - Chairman and CEO, American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
• Algernon S. Buford, Law 1850 - President, Richmond and Danville Railroad
• W. Graham Claytor Jr., Col 1933 - President, Southern Railway and Amtrak; and U.S. Secretary of the Navy
• Craig Cook-Stevenson, Com 2005 - Chief Technology Strategist, JPMorgan and founder of Stevenson Securities
• George David, Darden 1967 - Chairman & CEO, United Technologies Corporation
• Mark S. Frey, Comm 1975 - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Fairchild Semiconductor
• William A. Hawkins, Darden 1982 - CEO, Medtronic Corp.
• Russell Herron, Engr 1979 - Author, co-founder of GeoQuest Systems
• Paul Tudor Jones, Col 1976 - President & Founder, Tudor Investment Corporation and the Robin Hood Foundation
• Tim Koogle, Engr 1973 - Vice Chairman and former CEO, Yahoo! Inc.
• Austin Miller, Law 1910 - chose an alligator as the mascot for the University of Florida while attending UVa
• Halsey Minor, Col 1987 - Co-founder and former CEO, CNET Inc.
• Adam Moyer Col 2004 - CEO, Knockaround, LLC
• William Nelson Page (attended) - Civil Engineer, co-founder of the Virginian Railway
• Charles T. Pepper, Med 1855 - The original "Dr. Pepper" according to the Dr Pepper Company
• Steven Reinemund, Darden 1978 - Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo Inc.
• Sheridan Snyder, Col 1958 - Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
• Samuel Spencer - Engr 1868 - first President, Southern Railway
• Rebecca W. Rimel, Nurs 1973 - President, Pew Charitable Trusts
• Robert R. Young (attended) - Chairman of the Board, C&O Railroad
• Daniel Mudd Col 1980 - CEO, Fannie Mae
• Bret Holden, Int Rel , CEO, British Petroleum
• Thomas Farrell, 1976, CEO, Dominion Resources

Science and technology

• John Backus (attended) - Inventor of first high-level programming language, FORTRAN
• Daniel Barringer, Grad 1888 - Proved the existence of meteorites on Earth (Barringer Meteorite Crater)
• Jesse Beams, Grad 1926 - One of 5 primary physicists selected for Manhattan Project, pioneer of ultracentrifuge
• J. Daniel Bryant, Col 1979, Grad 1984 - Material Scientist for Alcoa, inventor of non-porous, non-nutritive aluminum foam
• Francis Collins, Col 1970 - Director, Human Genome Project
• Heber Doust Curtis, Grad 1902 — Astronomer participated in the "Great Debate" with Harlow Shapley, 1920
• Janet Akyüz Mattei, Grad 1972 - Astronomer; Director, the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
• Charles Pollard Olivier, Grad 1911 — Astronomer; Founder, American Meteor Society
• Vivian Pinn, Med 1967 - Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health
• Walter Reed, Med 1869 - Discovered transmission of yellow fever
• Alexander N. Vyssotsky, Grad 1927 - Astronomer; Cataloged Milky Way M dwarf stars
• Ralph Elmer Wilson, Grad 1910 — Astronomer; Wilson crater on the Moon was co-named after him.
• Carl A. Wirtanen, Grad 1939 - Astronomer; Discovered a number of asteroids and comets
• William Wulf, Grad 1966 - Designer of BLISS programming language, President of the National Academy of Engineering
• Hugh H. Young, Clas 1889, Med 1891 - Inventor, author, pioneering surgeon
• Alfred G. Gilman, Faculty 1971-1981- G protein pioneer, Nobel Laureate (Medicine and Physiology)
• Susanna Harding, Grad 1992 - Designer of nuclear reactor safety systems
• Barry J. Marshall, Faculty 1986-, co-discoverer of H.Pylori as the cause of peptic ulcer disease, Nobel Laureate (Medicine and Physiology)
• Francis A. Carey, Faculty 1966- Author of Organic Chemistry, most widely used college organic chemistry text
• Matthew A. Howard, Medicine 1985 - Neurosurgeon, inventor, co-founder of Stereotaxis Corp.
• Ferid Murad, Faculty 1970-1981- Pioneer in role of Nitric Oxide in biology, Nobel Laureate (Medicine and Physiology)
• William Barton Rogers Faculty 1835-1853 , Founder and President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Robert M Berne Faculty 1966-2001, Lead the lab that discovered role of Adenosine in coronary blood flow which led to development of widely used cardiac drug Adenocard
• Leonard Malis, Med 1943- Neurosurgeon, first to use microsope in OR, introduced field of microsurgery
• Wade Hampton Frost, Med 1903- Established epidemiology as a science, founding dean of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
• Alfred Chanutin, Faculty 1935-1967, Discovered role of 2,3-DPG in oxygen transfer from hemoglobin which made enormous impact in blood transfusion therapy
• S. Ward Casscells, Med 1939- pioneering orthopedic surgeon, introduced arthroscopy of the knee joint into practice in the United States
• Andrea Saathoff, Grad 1999 - Researcher at Positive Survivors Research Center & Former member of US National Rowing Team
• Jay H. Hoofnagle, Col 1965 - Hepatologist,senior investigator at NIH, Hepatitis C pioneer
• Phil Plait, Grad 1994 - Author of Bad Astronomy and of Bad Astronomy blog

Writers and academics

• Louis Auchincloss, Law 1941 - Novelist, Lawyer
• David Baldacci, Law-1986 - best selling novelist
• Paul Bowles (attended) - Novelist, Travel Writer, Composer
• Charles Augustus Briggs, Col 1860 - Hebrew Scholar and Theologian
• Ronald Coase, Faculty 1958-1964 - Nobel Laureate (Economics)
• Claudia Emerson, Col 1979 - 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry
• Linda Fairstein, Law 1972 - Prosecutor of sex crimes in Manhattan and best-selling author of crime novels
• Jerry Falwell, Jr, Law 1987 - Chancellor and President, Liberty University
• William Faulkner, Faculty, writer in residence 1957-1962, Great Southern writer, Nobel Laureate (Literature)
• Richard Foerster, A&S 1972 - Award-winning poet
• Julien Green/Julian Hartridge Green, Col 1922, one of the major figures of French literature of the 20th century
• Edward P. Jones, Grad 1981 - Author, winner of 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, MacArthur Fellow
• Jack Temple Kirby (1938-2009), historian of the Southern United States awarded the Bancroft Prize for his 2006 book Mockingbird Song: Ecological Landscapes of the South.^[1]
• Edgar Odell Lovett, Grad 1895 - Mathematician, Astronomer, First and longest-tenured President of Rice University
• Dumas Malone, Faculty. Historian and Biographer of Thomas Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize winner
• J. Hillis Miller, Sr., Grad 1928 - Fourth President of the University of Florida (1947-1953)
• David Nolan, Col 1967 - author and historian
• Breece D'J Pancake (attended) - Short-story writer
• Edgar Allan Poe (attended) - Poet, author of "The Raven"
• W. Taylor Reveley, III, Law 1968, President, The College of William and Mary, former dean and professor of law at William & Mary Law School
• Paul Craig Roberts, economist and political pundit, who served as Undersecretary of the Treasury under Ronald Reagan
• Hugh C. Rowland, Col 1973 - Dean, University of South Carolina Union
• Larry Sabato, Col 1974 - Called the "Most Quoted College Professor in the Land" by the Wall Street Journal
• Will Shortz, Law - Editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle
• Brooks D. Simpson, Col 1979 - Historian
• William Force Stead, Col 1905 - American diplomat and poet
• Herbert Stein, Faculty, Economist, author, Chairman of President's Council of Economic Advisors (Richard Nixon)
• Henry S. Taylor, Col 1965 - 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry
• Peter Taylor, Faculty, Pulitzer prize, Pen/Faulkner award winning novelist,short story writer
• Richard E. Wagner, 1966 - economist
• Mike Walton, English - novelist

Media

• Robert Aldrich (attended) - Film director, writer, and producer of The Dirty Dozen
• Fred Barnes, Col 1965 - Editor, The Weekly Standard
• Katie Couric, Col 1979 - Anchor CBS Evening News, Former host, NBC's The Today Show
• Virginius Dabney, Col 1921, Editor of Richmond Times Dispatch, author, Pulitzer prize winner (editorial writing)
• Deidre Downs (attended) - Miss America 2005
• Kimberly Dozier, 1993 - reporter for CBS News
• Thomas Frank, Col 1987 - Founder and editor, The Baffler
• Brit Hume, Col 1965 - Managing editor, Fox News
• Laura Ingraham, Law 1991 - Conservative talk-show host
• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Law 1979 - Co-host, Ring of Fire
• George P. Rodrigue III, Col 1978 - VP/Managing editor, The Dallas Morning News; two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient
• Tom Shadyac, Col 1981 - Director, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Patch Adams (film), Bruce Almighty.
• Melissa Stark, Col 1995 - Reporter, ESPN and ABC's Monday Night Football
• Whitney Casey, Edu 1997 - Correspondent, CNN and Anchor CNN Headline News
• Larry Sabato, Col 1974, TV political pundit
• Ron Suskind, Col 1981, Pulitzer prize winning journalist, author
• Michael Vitez, Col 1979 - staff writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Margaret Brennan, Col - Correspondent for CNBC.

Actors, musicians, and artists

• Edward Brophy, Col - Actor
• Sarah Drew, Col 2002 - Actress
• Tina Fey, Col 1992 - Head writer, actress, Saturday Night Live
• Jason George, Col 1994 - Actor
• Rod MacDonald, Col 1970 - singer/songwriter
• Stephen Malkmus, Col 1988 - Lead singer of indie-rock band Pavement
• Benjamin McKenzie, Col 2001 - Actor, Fox's The O.C.
• Georgia O'Keeffe (attended summer school) - Painter
• Amanda Paige - Playboy Playmate
• Sean Patrick Thomas, Col 1993 - Actor
• Skipp Sudduth, Grad 1983 - Actor
• Dylan Walsh, Col 1986 - Actor Nip/Tuck
• Schuyler Fisk, Col 2004 - singer/songstress
• Stan Winston, Col - special effects
• Madeleine Rowan, Col 2007 - Youngest female ever to play in the World Series of Poker
• Boyd Tinsley, Violinist/Mandolinist/Backup Vocals for Dave Matthews Band
• Ewan Chung, Col - Actor/Produer
• Matt Charles, Col 1999 - Actor/Host/Writer
• Tom Cora, Col - Late Avantgarde Cellist/Composer
• Mark Bruner, Col 2007 - Writer
• Jen Lilley, Col- Actress

Athletics

• Val Ackerman, Col 1981 - Founder and former president of WNBA
• Jeff Agoos, Com 1991 - Soccer player with San Jose Earthquakes and U.S. national team
• Wyatt Allen, Col 1991 - Gold medalist in 2000m men's 8 rowing at 2004 Summer Olympics
• Bruce Arena, Coached the Virginia Cavaliers to 5 NCAA men's soccer championships, Head coach US national men's soccer team and professional soccer coach.
• Catherine Baird Walton, Col 1982 equestrian
• Ronde Barber, Com 1996 - Cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tiki Barber, Com 1997 - Former running back, New York Giants; current sportscaster
• Brian Buchanan - Former MLB player
• Heather and Heidi Burge, both Col 1993 - Former WNBA players
• Rick Carlisle, Col 1984 - Former NBA player; current head coach, Dallas Mavericks
• Bill Dudley, Educ 1942 - NFL Hall of Fame player
• Alecko Eskandarian Col (attended) - MLS #1 overall draft pick, player with D.C. United and U.S. national team
• Paul Ereng, Col 1993 - Gold medalist in 800 meters at 1988 Summer Olympics
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Col 2006 - Offensive tackle, New York Jets
• Tim Finchem, Law 1973 - Commissioner of the PGA Tour
• Conor Gill, Col 2002 - won the Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Award in 2002; named MLL MVP in 2004.
• Jim Grobe, 1975, 1978 - current head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
• Al Groh, Comm 1967 - former head coach of New York Jets, former head coach of Virginia football team
• Darryl Hammond, Col 1988 - Arena Football League career tackles leader
• John Harkes, former soccer player and captain of U.S. national team
• Mike Jones/Virgil/Vincent/Curly Moe - Professional wrestler
• Thomas Jones - Running back, New York Jets
• Joe Koshansky - First baseman for the Colorado Rockies
• Bowie Kuhn - Law 1950, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball
• Jeff Lamp - Former NBA player
• Wali Lundy - Running back, Houston Texans
• Tom McKnight - Com 1976 Professional golfer on Champions Tour
• Tony Meola, Col 1989 - Major League Soccer and World Cup goalkeeper
• Heath Miller, Col 2004 - Tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Eugene Monroe, Col 2008 - Offensive Tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Herman Moore, Col 1991 - NFL former record-holder for catches in a season
• Ed Moses, Col - Olympic gold medalist in swimming
• Shamek Pietucha, Col 1999 - Olympic swimmer
• Chris Rotelli, 2003 - Professional lacrosse player
• Claudio Reyna (attended) - International Soccer player currently with Red Bull New York; former captain of U.S. national team
• Mark Reynolds - Third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Eppa Rixey, Col 1912 - Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
• Ralph Sampson, Col 1983 - NBA #1 overall draft pick, All-Star center with Houston Rockets
• Matt Schaub, Col 2003 - Quarterback, Houston Texans
• Michael Slive, Law 1965 - commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
• Kurt Smith, Col 2006 - Current NFL player, San Diego Chargers
• Dawn Staley, Col 1992 - Olympic gold medalist, carried U.S. flag at opening ceremonies of 2004 Summer Olympics
• DeMya Walker, Col 1999 - WNBA player
• Ralph C. Wilson Jr. - Founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, namesake of Ralph Wilson Stadium
• Ryan Zimmerman - Col 2005 - Third baseman for the Washington Nationals

Chaplains

• Carl P. Daw Jr. - Executive Director of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
• Collins Denny (1889-91), later a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1910-1939)

Environmentalism

• Gary L. Francione - legal theorist, law professor, and animal rights/vegan activist. Earned M.A. and J.D. at UVA.
• William A. Welch - engineer and environmentalist who had a major impact on the state and national park systems of the United States;

See also

References

External links

• Manual of the Board of Visitors of the University of VirginiaPDF (364 KiB)