List of University of Virginia people
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This page is a partial list of distinguished alumni of the University of Virginia.
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[edit] 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 (1826–1834)
- 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)
[edit] Alumni
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
- 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 - Resident Commissioner 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 N. 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Business
- 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, AT&T 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.
- William N. 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.
- Rebecca W. Rimel, Nurs 1973 - President, Pew Charitable Trusts
- Sheridan G. Snyder, OBE, Col 1958 - Founder, Genzyme Corp., Instapak (Sealed Air Corp), Upstate Inc., Biocatalyst International
- Robert R. Young (attended) - Chairman of the Board, C&O Railroad
- Daniel Mudd (attended), Col - CEO, Fannie Mae
- Bret Holden, Int Rel , CEO, British Petroleum
[edit] 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
- 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)
- 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 Chantin, 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
[edit] 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 litterature of the 20th century
- Andrew Johnson, Col 2007 - nationally-syndicated columnist
- Edward P. Jones, Grad 1981 - Author, winner of 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, MacArthur Fellow
- 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
- Breece D'J Pancake (attended) - Short-story writer
- Edgar Allan Poe (attended) - Poet, author of "The Raven"
- W. Taylor Reveley, III, professor of law and interim President of The College of William & Mary
- 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
[edit] 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 1969 - 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.
[edit] Actors, musicians, and artists
- 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
- 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
- Matt Charles, Col 1999 - Actor/Writer
- Ewan Chung, Col - Actor/Produer
[edit] 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
- Ronde Barber, Com 1996 - Cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tiki Barber, Com 1997 - Former running back, New York Giants; current sportscaster
- Heather and Heidi Burge, both Col 1993 - Former WNBA players
- Rick Carlisle, Col 1984 - Former NBA player; current head coach, Indiana Pacers
- 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.
- Al Groh, Comm 1967 - former head coach of New York Jets, current 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
- Bowie Kuhn - Law 1950, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Wali Lundy - Running back, Houston Texans
- Tom McKnight - Professional golfer on Champions Tour
- Tony Meola, Col 1989 - Major League Soccer and World Cup goalkeeper
- Heath Miller, Col 2004 - Tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Herman Moore, Col 1991 - NFL 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
- 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
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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;