Alumni
Arts and entertainment
- Dean Alexander – photographer based in Baltimore [9]
- Mario Armstrong – radio and television talk show host
- Richard Chisolm – cinematographer and film-maker
- Brian Dannelly – director of Saved! and the series Weeds
- Shari Elliker – talk show host and radio personality
- Steven Fischer – filmmaker
- Stavros Halkias – stand-up comedian, podcaster, and co-creator of the Cum Town podcast
- Tony Harris – news anchor for Al Jazeera English and Discovery Communications
- Young Mazino - actor
- Robert Mugge – documentary filmmaker
- Jeremy Penn – artist, painter
- Johnathon Schaech – actor
- Scott Seiss – actor, comedian and TikToker
- Hadieh Shafie – contemporary visual artist [10]
- Kathleen Turner – Academy Award-nominated actress
- Matthew VanDyke – documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist
- Sherry Vine – Project Runway star
- Peter K. Wood – professional magician and illusionist
Business
- Drew Westervelt – creator of Hex Performance; NLL attack for the Colorado Mammoth; Major League Lacrosse attack for the Chesapeake Bayhawks [11] [12] Associated Black Charities; former board member of the Baltimore City Public Schools [13]
Chess
- Pascal Charbonneau – Canadian Grandmaster
- Greg Shahade – chess International Master, founded the United States Chess League
- Tal Shaked – chess Grandmaster
Culinary
- Duff Goldman – chef, owner of Charm City Cakes, star of the show Ace of Cakes
- Geof Manthorne – cake decorator, star of the show Ace of Cakes
Education
- James P. Clements – 15th president of Clemson University [14] and 23rd president of West Virginia University
Government and politics
- Samuel Ankama – Namibian politician, traditional leader, and educator
- Gail H. Bates – member of the Maryland House of Delegates [15]
- Jon S. Cardin – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Paul W. Comfort – Head of the Maryland Transit Administration
- Thomas E. Dewberry (born 1951) – judge and member of the Maryland House of Delegates [16]
- Ron Dillon, Jr. – politician and former Chairman of the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Mark Doms – Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs for the United States Department of Commerce
- Adrienne A. Jones – first African-American female to serve as Speaker Pro Tem in the Maryland House of Delegates
- Allan Kittleman – county executive of Howard County, Maryland, and former senate minority whip
- Ari Ne'eman – member of the National Council on Disability (Presidential-appointed position) and disability rights advocate
- Dan Patrick – Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- Victoria L. Schade – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Literature
- Bassey Ikpi – spoken-word poet, writer, and mental health advocate
Medicine
- Jerome Adams – Surgeon General of the United States
- Kizzmekia Corbett – viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. [17]
- Blair Grubb – Professor of Medicine and researcher on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Sylvia Trent-Adams – Surgeon General of the United States
- Diana West – author and lactation consultant
Music
- Lafayette Gilchrist – jazz pianist [18]
- Andy Stack – founding member of the band Wye Oak
Social sciences
- Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman – writer, activist, economist; co-founder of The Sadie Collective and Black Birders Week
Sports
Baseball
- Zach Clark – pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
- Wayne Franklin – retired pitcher for the Houston Astros (2000–2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), New York Yankees (2005), and Atlanta Braves (2006)
- Bob Mumma – UMBC's baseball coach [19]
- Jay Witasick – professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball 1996–2007
Basketball
- Jairus Lyles – point guard for Utah Jazz (2018)
Equestrian
- Lawrence W. Jennings – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
Lacrosse
- Dan Marohl – National Lacrosse League (NLL) forward for the Philadelphia Wings [20]
- Steve Marohl – NLL forward for the Baltimore Thunder and the Pittsburgh Crossefire; Major League Lacrosse (MLL) attack for the Baltimore Bayhawks [20]
- Brendan Mundorf – NLL forward for the New York Titans; MLL forward for the Denver Outlaws [21]
- Peet Poillon – professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks
- Jeff Ratcliffe – NLL forward for the New York Titans [22]
- Drew Westervelt – professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth
Mountain biking
- Marla Streb – professional mountain bike racer
Soccer
- Pete Caringi – professional soccer player, played for the Oklahoma City Energy and Baltimore Bohemians
- Kadeem Dacres – professional soccer player, played for Louisville City FC
- Kevin Gnatiko – professional soccer player, played for Crystal Palace Baltimore
- Levi Houapeu – professional soccer player, played for Rochester Rhinos
- Sammy Kahsai – professional soccer player, played as a midfielder for Maryland Bobcats FC
- Brian Rowland – Canadian professional indoor-soccer player; played for the Canada men's national soccer team
- Matt Watson – professional soccer player, played for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club
- Steve Zerhusen – goalkeeper for the North American Soccer League
Swimming
- Mehdi Addadi – swimmer in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Track and field
- Cleopatra Borel – track & field athlete competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Technology
- Sean Carton – head of the Center for Digital Communication, Culture, and Commerce at the University of Baltimore
- Tamara G. Kolda – applied mathematician and Distinguished Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
- Joseph Reagle – academic and author focused on technology and Wikipedia
- Ralph Semmel – computer scientist and the eighth director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
