List of University of Richmond people

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This is a list of notable alumni and people associated with the University of Richmond, listed alphabetically by surname.

Sports

• Bruce Allen – President, Washington Commanders ^[1]
• Kendall Anthony – Basketball player in the Israeli National League
• Kenny Atkinson – Head coach, Brooklyn Nets
• Shawn Barber – Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
• Tim Bezbatchenko – General manager, Toronto FC (MLS) (2013–2019), Columbus Crew (2019 –)
• Joe Biscaha – NFL and AFL end (1959–1960)
• Mike Bragg – NFL player, Washington Redskins (1968–1979), punter
• Lew Burdette – MLB pitcher (1950–67), Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
• Sean Casey – MLB first baseman (1997–2008), 3-time All-Star
• Erik Christensen – NFL end (1956)
• T. J. Cline – Professional basketball player
• Dick Cooke – College baseball coach at Belmont Abbey and Davidson
• Jonathan de Marte – Professional baseball player
• Joe Douglas – NFL executive, General Manager of the New York Jets
• Ray Easterling – NFL free safety (1972–1979)
• Kevin Eastman – Assistant coach, Boston Celtics
• Ben Edwards – American football player
• Reggie Evans – NFL running back (1983)
• Tim Finchem – Commissioner, PGA Tour
• Walker Gillette – 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 – NFL tight end (1965–1973)
• Brian Jordan – MLB player (1992–2006)
• Matt Joyce – 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 – Men's basketball head coach, Wichita State University
• Renie Martin – Pitcher, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
• Todd McShay – ESPN NFL draft analyst
• Marc Megna – NFL player, New York Jets (1999), New England Patriots (1999), Cincinnati Bengals (1999), New England Patriots (2000), Montreal Alouettes (2002–2006)
• Bret Myers – Soccer player and professor
• Johnny Newman – NBA player (1986–2002)
• Jeff Nixon – NFL player (1979–81)
• Barry Redden – NFL player, 1st round draft pick LA Rams (1982–1990)
• Jacob Ruby – CFL player, Edmonton Eskimos
• John Schweitz – NBA player
• Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. – Defensive end, Atlanta Falcons
• Barty Smith – NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
• Mike Smith – Pitcher, Minnesota Twins
• Matt Snider (class of 1999) – 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 – Men's basketball head coach, Chicago State University
• Brendan Toibin – NFL kicker (1987)
• Stacy Tutt – Fullback, New York Jets
• Colin Vint – League of Ireland forward (2006)
• Eric Ward – Quarterback, Edmonton Eskimos
• Seth Williams – Cornerback, Montreal Alouettes
• Kerry Wynn – Defensive end, New York Giants
• Craig Ziadie – Major League Soccer defender (2001–2004)
• Jacob Gilyard – NBA point guard, Brooklyn Nets

Law, 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

• Tim Kaine (Adjunct professor) ^{[3] [4]} - 70th Governor of Virginia (2006 – 2010); U.S. Senator from Viriginia (2013-); Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2009 – 2011)
• 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 ^[5]
• 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
• Harry L. Carrico (Visiting professor 1956-1961) - 23rd Chief Justice of Virginia
• Teresa M. Chafin – Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
• James Comey (Adjunct professor) - 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Marla Graff Decker (J.D.) - 12th Virginia Secretary of Public Safety; Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals
• Jenna Ellis – Attorney
• 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
• Qasim Rashid (J.D.) – Attorney, activist and author
• 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 and nonprofit

• Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (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 – Georgia Ports Authority Chair; 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
• Brett Wigdortz OBE (B.A. 1995) – CEO & Founder of Teach First ^[6]

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

Academics

• Ronald J. Bacigal (Professor) - American legal scholar and professor of law
• Frederic William Boatwright (M.A. 1888) – President of Richmond College
• Aubrey H. Camden (B.A. 1911) – 2nd President of Hargrave Military Academy (1918–1951)
• Joseph Hathaway Cosby (B.A. 1929) – 3rd 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 ^[7]
• Mirta Martin (M.B.A. 1992) – 9th President of Fort Hays State University
• J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (A.B. 1924) – President of Keuka College (1935–1941); 4th President of the University of Florida (1948–1953)
• Greg Morrisett (B.S. 1989) – Dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech
• Robert V. Remini (Visiting professor) ^[8] – American historian and professor of history
• T. Ryland Sanford – 1st President of Hargrave Military Academy (1911–1918)

Religion

• Charles Stanley – Pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia; President of InTouch Ministries; President of the Southern Baptist Convention
• Leonard Sweet – Author and theologian

References

1. "Front Office: Bruce Allen; President". Redskins.com.
2. "Justin Harper". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
3. reports, From staff (July 22, 2016). "Timeline: Sen. Tim Kaine's life and career". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
4. "Tim Kaine". National Governors Association. January 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
5. "403 Forbidden".
6. "Brett Wigdortz OBE | Teach First". Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
7. "Cottingham, Claybrook C." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
8. "Robert V. Remini (1921–2013) – AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved November 30, 2024.