List of University of Richmond people

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This is a list of notable alumni from and people associated to the University of Richmond, listed in alphabetical order by surname.

Sports

• Bruce Allen – former president, Washington Commanders
• 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
• 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

Heads and Deputy heads of states, Heads and Deputy heads of governments,cabinet members and royalty

• Michael Dunkley – Premier of Bermuda, 2014–2017

US state governors

• Andrew Jackson Montague – 44th Governor of Virginia, 1902–1906; U.S. Representative, 1913–1937
• John Garland Pollard – 51st Governor of Virginia (1930 to 1934), 21st Attorney General of Virginia (1914-1918)

US senators

• Absalom Robertson – U.S. Senator, 1946–1966

US representatives

• Watkins Abbitt – U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948–1973
• M. Caldwell Butler – U.S. Representative, 1972–1983
• Thomas Garrett, Jr. – U.S. Representative, 2017–2019; Virginia State Senator, 2011–2017
• J. Vaughan Gary – U.S. Representative, 1945–1965
• Virgil Goode – U.S. Representative, 1997–2009
• 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
• Owen B. Pickett – U.S. Representative, 1987–2001
• 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
• Joseph Whitehead – U.S. Representative, 1925–1931

Others

• Ward Armstrong – member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992–2012
• Teresa M. Chafin, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
• J. Steven Griles – Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001–2005
• Mark Herring - Attorney General of Virginia, 2014–2022
• Kelley B. Hodge – Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• William J. Howell – Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003–2018
• 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
• 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
• Samuel Grayson Wilson – Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Business

• Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) –Wachovia Corporation president and CEO
• Blair Brandt – Next Step Realty co-founder and CEO
• Ting Kwok David Ho – Harmony Airways founder
• Robert S. Jepson Jr – Jepson corporation Founder and CEO
• Frank E. Resnik (MS, 1955) – Philip Morris USA Chairman and CEO
• Edwin Claiborne Robins Sr. – A.H.Robins CEO
• Michael Walrath (Class of 1997) – Right Media founder and CEO, Yext Inc. chairman

Humanities, arts and media

• 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, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Thor (2011) and The Avengers (2012) as Agent Jackson, Wednesday as Sheriff Galpin
• 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

• 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

• Frederic William Boatwright (M.A. 1888) – President of Richmond College
• 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
• 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 (B.S. 1989) – dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech
• Bret Myers (B.S. 1998) - professor and soccer player
• T. Ryland Sanford - first President of Hargrave Military Academy (1911–1918)
• Brett Wigdortz OBE (B.A. 1995) – CEO & Founder Teach First

Clergy

• 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