List of University of Richmond people
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This is a list of notable alumni from the University of Richmond.
Sports
- Bruce Allen – current President, Washington Redskins[1]
- Kenny Atkinson – current head coach, Brooklyn Nets
- Shawn Barber – linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
- Tim Bezbatchenko – general manager, Toronto F.C. (MLS), 2013–present
- Joe Biscaha – former NFL and AFL end, 1959-1960
- Mike Bragg – NFL player, Washington Redskins 1968-1979, punter
- Lew Burdette – former MLB pitcher, 1950–67; Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
- Sean Casey – former MLB first baseman, 1997-2008; three-time All-Star
- Erik Christensen – former NFL end, 1956
- Dick Cooke – college baseball coach at Belmont Abbey and Davidson
- Ray Easterling – former NFL free safety, 1972-1979
- Kevin Eastman – assistant coach, Boston Celtics
- Ben Edwards – American football player
- Reggie Evans – former NFL running back, 1983
- Tim Finchem – Commissioner, PGA Tour
- Walker Gillette – former NFL wide receiver, 1970-1976
- Justin Harper, professional basketball player[2]
- Shaun Herock – NFL executive, Green Bay Packers
- Tim Hightower – running back, New Orleans Saints
- John Hilton – former NFL tight end, 1965-1973
- Brian Jordan – former MLB player, 1992-2006
- Matt Joyce – former NFL offensive lineman, 1995-2004
- George Kokinis – general manager, Cleveland Browns
- Paris Lenon – linebacker, Arizona Cardinals
- Matt Llano – long distance runner
- Gregg Marshall – head men's basketball coach, Wichita State University
- Renie Martin – former pitcher, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies
- Todd McShay – ESPN NFL draft analyst
- Marc Megna – former NFL player, 6th round draft pick; New York Jets, 1999; New England Patriots 1999; Cincinnati Bengals 1999; New England Patriots 2000; Montreal Alouettes 2002-2006
- Johnny Newman – former NBA player, 1986-2002
- Ina Nicosia- former professional basketball player (Belgium, Switzerland) DI Head Women's Basketball Coach (Central Michigan University), 2x National Championship Coach 2010 NLB, 2012 University(Switzerland)
- Jeff Nixon – former NFL player, 1979–81
- Barry Redden – former NFL player, 1st round draft pick; LA Rams, 1982-1990
- John Schweitz – former NBA player
- Arman Shields – wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
- Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. – defensive end, Atlanta Falcons
- Barty Smith – former NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
- Mike Smith – pitcher, Minnesota Twins
- Matt Snider (Class of 1999) – former NFL fullback, 1999-2002, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston
- Tim Stauffer – pitcher, San Diego Padres organization; fourth overall pick in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
- Margaret Stender – President, Chicago Sky
- Benjy Taylor – head men's basketball coach, Chicago State University
- Brendan Toibin – former NFL kicker, 1987
- Stacy Tutt – fullback, New York Jets
- Colin Vint – former League of Ireland forward, 2006
- Eric Ward – quarterback, Edmonton Eskimos
- Seth Williams – cornerback, Montreal Alouettes
- Kerry Wynn – defensive end, New York Giants
- Craig Ziadie – former Major League Soccer defender, 2001-2004
Politics and government
- Watkins Abbitt – U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948-1973
- Ward Armstrong – member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992–present
- M. Caldwell Butler – U.S. Representative, 1972-1983
- Michael Dunkley – Premier of Bermuda, 2014–present
- Thomas Garrett, Jr. - U.S. Representative, 2017-Present; Virginia State Senator 2011-2017[3]
- J. Vaughan Gary – U.S. Representative, 1945-1965
- Virgil Goode – U.S. Representative, 1997-2009
- J. Steven Griles – Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001-2005
- William J. Howell – Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003–present
- Charles J. Hughes, Jr. – U.S. Senator, 1909-1911
- Menalcus Lankford – U.S. Representative, 1929-1933
- Andrew Jackson Montague – 44th Governor of Virginia, 1902-1906; U.S. Representative, 1913-1937
- Owen B. Pickett – U.S. Representative, 1987-2001
- Absalom Robertson – U.S. Senator, 1946-1966
- Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. – U.S. Representative, 1937-1945
- David E. Satterfield III – U.S. Representative, 1965-1981
- John Ambler Smith – U.S. Representative, 1873-1875
- Michael Stinziano – member of Ohio House of Representatives
- Mary Sue Terry – Attorney General of Virginia, 1986-1993
- Robert E. Trono – Deputy Director of the United States Marshals Service, 2006–present
- Joseph Whitehead – U.S. Representative, 1925-1931
Business
- Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) – former President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
- Ting Kwok David Ho – Vancouver entrepreneur
- Frank E. Resnik (M.S., 1955) – former Chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
- Steven D. Silverman (Class of 1988) – Managing Partner of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
Humanities, arts and media
- Josh Abramson – co-founder of CollegeHumor
- Steve Buckingham – multiple Grammy-winning record producer and music executive
- Paul Duke – journalist, known for his 20-year stint as moderator of Washington Week in Review on PBS
- Dave East – rapper
- Douglas S. Freeman – two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian
- Earl Hamner – author of Spencer's Mountain; creator of television shows The Waltons and Falcon Crest
- George Frederick Holmes – former professor, first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
- Bruce Hornsby – singer, known for his association with the Grateful Dead; briefly attended UR but did not graduate
- Patrick Kilpatrick – actor, known for playing the role of The Sandman in the 1990 film Death Warrant
- Lil Dicky – rapper
- Wesley Schultz – lead vocalist for the folk rock band The Lumineers
- Grant Shaud – actor, known for playing the role of Miles Silverberg on the 1990s TV sitcom Murphy Brown
Science and technology
- Saul Krugman –- scientist; conducted pioneering research on hepatitis B vaccine
- William C. Martin –- atomic spectroscopist
- Leland D. Melvin –- NASA astronaut
- Alice T. Schafer –- former president of Association for Women in Mathematics, namesake of its national prize for undergraduates
- Douglas D. Taylor – entrepreneur and former academic researcher in the field of extracellular vesicles
Education
- Claybrook Cottingham (B.A. and M.A., ca. 1902) – President of Louisiana College in Pineville and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston[4]
- Mirta Martin (M.B.A. 1992) – ninth president of Fort Hays State University
- J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (A.B. 1924) – President of Keuka College (1935–1941); fourth President of the University of Florida (1948–1953)
Clergy
- Charles Stanley – pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, president of InTouch Ministries; past president of the Southern Baptist Convention
References
- ↑ "Front Office: Bruce Allen; President". Redskins.com.
- ↑ "Justin Harper". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.tomgarrettforcongress.com/about/
- ↑ "Cottingham, Claybrook C.". A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Retrieved December 19, 2010.
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