List of University of Richmond people

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This is a list of notable alumni from the University of Richmond, US.

## Sports[edit]

* Bruce Allen – former president, Washington Commanders [1]
* Kendall Anthony (born 1993) - basketball player in the Israeli National League
* Kenny Atkinson – former head coach, Brooklyn Nets
* Shawn Barber – linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
* Tim Bezbatchenko – general manager, Toronto FC (MLS), 2013–2019, Columbus Crew 2019-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
* T. J. Cline – American-Israeli professional basketball player
* Dick Cooke – college baseball coach at Belmont Abbey and Davidson
* Jonathan de Marte (born 1993) – Israeli-American professional baseball pitcher
* Joe Douglas (American football) – NFL executive - current General Manager of the New York Jets
* 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
* Kyle Lauletta – quarterback, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, 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
* Bret Myers (born 1980) - soccer player and professor
* Johnny Newman – former NBA player, 1986–2002
* Jeff Nixon – former NFL player, 1979–81
* Barry Redden – former NFL player, 1st round draft pick; LA Rams, 1982–1990
* Jacob Ruby – CFL player Edmonton Eskimos
* John Schweitz – former NBA player
* 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
* Jacob Gilyard – current NBA point guard, Brooklyn Nets

## Politics and government[edit]

* Watkins Abbitt – U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948–1973
* Ward Armstrong – member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992–2012
* M. Caldwell Butler – U.S. Representative, 1972–1983
* Teresa M. Chafin, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
* Michael Dunkley – Premier of Bermuda, 2014–2017
* Thomas Garrett, Jr. – U.S. Representative, 2017–2019; 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
* Mark Herring \- Attorney General of Virginia, 2014–2022
* William J. Howell – Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003–2018
* Menalcus Lankford – U.S. Representative, 1929–1933
* Jennifer McClellan – U.S. Representative, 2023–present; Virginia State Senator, 2017–2023; member, Virginia House of Delegates, 2006–2017
* Andrew Jackson Montague – 44th Governor of Virginia, 1902–1906; U.S. Representative, 1913–1937
* Kash Patel — attorney, former chief of staff to the Acting U. S. Secretary of Defense, worked for the U.S. Security Council and U.S. House of Representatives
* 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
* Samuel Grayson Wilson – Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
* Kelley B. Hodge – Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

## Business[edit]

* Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) – former president and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
* Blair Brandt, co-founder and CEO of Next Step Realty
* Ting Kwok David Ho – Vancouver entrepreneur
* Frank E. Resnik (MS, 1955) – former chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
* Michael Walrath (Class of 1997) – CEO and Founder of Right Media, Chairman of Yext Inc.

## Humanities, arts and media[edit]

* Josh Abramson – co-founder of CollegeHumor
* Steve Buckingham – multiple Grammy-winning record producer and music executive
* Kelly Corrigan – author of Glitter and Glue
* Paul Duke – journalist, known for his 20-year stint as moderator of Washington Week in Review on PBS
* Dave East – rapper, songwriter, actor
* Douglas S. Freeman – two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian
* Fiona Givens – writer who focuses on the history and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* 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, comedian, and actor
* Jamie McShane \- actor, known for roles in SEAL Team, Bloodline, Sons of Anarchy, Bosch, and Southland
* Allan Nixon – actor and novelist
* 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
* Ron Smith (American poet) – poet, author, former Poet Laureate of Virginia (2016–2018)
* Ukee Washington – co-anchor with Jessica Kartalija of CBS 3's Eyewitness News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. and Eyewitness News at 10 p.m. on The CW Philly 57.

## Science and technology[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Aubrey H. Camden (B.A. 1911) – second President of Hargrave Military Academy (1918–1951)
* Joseph Hathaway Cosby (B.A. 1929) – third President of Hargrave Military Academy (1951–1970)
* 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)
* Greg Morrisett – dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech
* Bret Myers (born 1980) - soccer player and professor
* T. Ryland Sanford \- first President of Hargrave Military Academy (1911–1918)
* Brett Wigdortz OBE (B.A. 1995) – CEO & Founder Teach First[5]

## Clergy[edit]

* Charles Stanley – pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, president of InTouch Ministries; past president of the Southern Baptist Convention
* Leonard Sweet – author and theologian

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Front Office: Bruce Allen; President". Redskins.com.
2. ^ "Justin Harper". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
3. ^ "403 Forbidden".
4. ^ "Cottingham, Claybrook C." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
5. ^ "Brett Wigdortz OBE | Teach First". Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

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