List of James Madison University alumni

The following is a list of James Madison University alumni.

Athletics

• Odicci Alexander, softball player
• Macey Brooks, football player
• Daniel Brown, football player for the New York Jets
• Steve Buckhantz, basketball play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards
• Mike Caussin, football player
• Gary Clark, football player ^[1]
• Jeff Compher, Director of Athletics at East Carolina University
• Lindsay Czarniak, ESPN anchor ^[2]
• Eric Davis, rugby player
• John DeFilippo, NFL quarterback coach
• Ben DiNucci, football player for the Seattle Sea Dragons
• Dion Foxx, former American football linebacker in the National Football League ^[3]
• Nelson Garner, football player
• Charles Haley, football player, Football Hall of Fame inductee and five-time Super Bowl Champion with the Cowboys and 49ers ^[4]
• Tiombe Hurd, USA Olympic track & field athlete (2004); American record holder in outdoor triple jump ^[5]
• Jay Jones, football player ^[6]
• Akeem Jordan, football player for the Washington Redskins ^[7]
• Delvin Joyce, football player
• Christina Julien, professional soccer player, member of 2011 Canadian women's world cup team
• Curtis Keaton, football player
• Kevin Kelly, baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Rodney Landers, football player
• Vad Lee, football player
• Dean Marlowe, football player for the Carolina Panthers
• Alan Mayer, soccer player, voted in 1999 the Top JMU Athlete of the Century
• David McLeod, first recipient of the AFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Arthur Moats, NFL linebacker and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers ^[8]
• Jimmy Moreland, football player ^[9]
• Kurt Morsink, soccer player
• Scott Norwood, football player ^[10]
• Ed Perry, football player ^[11]
• John Roberts, Speed TV host ^[12]
• Elliott Sadler, race car driver, did not graduate
• Billy Sample, baseball player and broadcaster ^[13]
• C. J. Sapong, Major League Soccer player (forward position) for Philadelphia Union, 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year, USMNT
• Bryan Stinespring, football coach
• Linton Townes (born 1959), basketball player
• Mike Venafro, baseball player ^[14]
• Earl Watford, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Josh Wells, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tamera Young, basketball player
• Nick Zimmerman, Major League Soccer player for Philadelphia Union

Academics

• Alice Anderson, Purdue University NW, College of Education Dean and Professor, retired. Radford University School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Founding Director and Professor.
• Marcia Angell, Harvard University Medical School faculty member ^[15]
• Carole Baldwin, research zoologist
• Matt Bondurant, author of The Wettest County in the World ; professor at the University of Texas at Dallas
• Kembrew McLeod, faculty member at the University of Iowa
• Marney White, Yale University faculty member

Business

• Jason Harris, president and founder of Mekanism
• Jennifer Morgan, Co-Chief Executive Officer of SAP SE
• John-Paul Lee, founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea
• Christina Tosi, owner of Momofuku Milk Bar; MasterChef judge; James Beard Foundation Award winner: Rising Star Chef
• Kathy J. Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman

Entertainment

• Sarah Baker, actress ( The Campaign , Mascots )
• Tony Deyo, comedian
• Glennon Doyle, author
• Meredith Garretson, actress
• Barbara Hall, TV producer and writer
• Ashley Iaconetti, television personality (The Bachelor)
• Steve James, documentary producer and director
• Mia LaBerge, artist
• Geoff LaTulippe, screenwriter
• Mark Jordan Legan, TV and film writer, NPR correspondent
• Karen McCullah Lutz, screenwriter
• Nathan Lyon, host of Discovery Health's television series A Lyon in the Kitchen
• Wendy Maybury, stand-up comedian
• PFT Commenter, blogger, podcast personality ( Pardon My Take )
• Jon Pineda, author
• Don Rhymer, screenwriter and producer
• Anne Savedge, photographer, artist
• Tony Schiavone, professional wrestling announcer
• Reshma Shetty, actress ( Royal Pains )
• Patricia Southall, Miss Virginia USA; first runner-up Miss USA
• Chris Sprouse, comic book artist
• Phoef Sutton, film and television writer
• Sara Tomko, actress ( Resident Alien )
• Nina Willner, nonfiction author

Journalism

• Jim Acosta, Senior White House Correspondent for CNN ^[16]
• Cornell Belcher, writer, pollster, and political strategist; regular contributor on NBC News, MSNBC, and NPR
• Julia Campbell, newspaper journalist and reporter for CourtTV
• Lawrence Jackson, photojournalist ^[17]
• Alison Parker, television reporter who, along with videographer Adam Ward, was killed during a live interview ^[18] in 2015
• Chuck Taylor, music journalist

Music

• Robert Abisi, DJ (Lost Kings)
• Brian Balmages, composer
• Margaret Becker, Christian rock musician
• The Bigger Lights, alternative rock band
• Ross Copperman, recording artist
• Tony Deyo, marching band drill designer
• Everything, '90s rock band
• Gifts From Enola, '00s post-rock band
• Andrew Goldstein, music producer, songwriter
• Joe Hottinger, musician (Halestorm)
• Keith Howland, musician (Chicago)
• Illiterate Light, ^[19] rock band
• Chris Monroe, musician
• Leroi Moore, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
• Soon Hee Newbold, producer, composer, musician ^[20]
• Old Dominion, members Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi, country musicians and song-writers
• Nate Smith, drummer, songwriter, producer
• Butch Taylor, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
• Phil Vassar, country music singer; awarded honorary degree
• Andrew York, musician and composer
• Zahar Zaharevich, also known as OcularNebula, composer known for his work in the game Geometry Dash

Politics and government

• Dawn Adams, Virginia State Delegate
• Dickie Bell, former Virginia State Delegate ^[21]
• Melanie Blunt, First Lady of Missouri (2005–2009)
• Chris Collins, former Virginia State Delegate ^[22]
• Kirk Cox, former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Sean F. Dalton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly ^[23]
• Emmett Hanger, Virginia State Senator
• Tara Jackson, acting Prince George's County Executive (2024–present)
• James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jr., Virginia State Delegate
• Ryan McDougle, Virginia State Senator and former Virginia State Delegate
• Jeff McKay, Chairman of the Fairfax County, VA Board of Supervisors
• Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia ^[24]
• Matt Rinaldi, former Texas State Representative and chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
• Bettina Ring, former Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
• Walter Shaub, former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics and senior director, Campaign Legal Center
• Joseph R. Slights III, Vice-chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery; Judge, Superior Court of Delaware
• Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Scott Surovell, Virginia State Senator
• Matthew Wasniewski, Historian of the United States House of Representatives
• Liza Wright, served George W. Bush as Assistant to President for Presidential Personnel and Director of Presidential Personnel
• Anita Friedt, American diplomat and former U.S. Department of State senior official ^[25]

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