List of University of South Florida alumni

This list of University of South Florida alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of the University of South Florida. There are more than 290,000 alumni of the University of South Florida. ^[1]

Alumni names are alphabetized within categories.

Academics

• Douglas J. Barrett, graduate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine; served as University of Florida Senior Vice President for Health Affairs ^[2]
• Alan Boss, 1973, astrophysicist and chair of multiple International Astronomical Union and NASA grounds
• Jeff Bradstreet, 1976, autism researcher ^[3]
• Julia R. Burdge, author ^[4]
• Roberto González Echevarría, 1964, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, Yale University
• Michele Elliott, author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape ^[5]
• Bartley Christopher Frueh, 1992, professor and clinical psychologist ^[6]
• Lee Kump, 1986, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University
• Rhea Law, 1977, president of the University of South Florida since 2022
• David Mendelblatt, 1998, yachtsman and ophthalmologist
• Saraju Mohanty, 2003, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of North Texas
• Michael Rao, 1987, youngest ever university president or chancellor, president of Virginia Commonwealth University
• Maurice A. Robinson, pastor, professor of the New Testament
• Thea Tlsty, professor of pathology at the University of California, San Francisco

Business

• Walid Abukhaled, BS Industrial and management systems engineering, Chief Executive Northrop Grumman in Saudi Arabia
• Jim Atchison, 1988, president/CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment
• Robert B. Carter, 1990, co-chief executive officer and chief information officer of FedEx ^[7]
• Joie Chitwood III, MBA 1995, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and COO
• Aaron Fechter, 1973, founder of Creative Engineering Inc., developer of animatronics for theme parks
• George Gatewood, 1965, M.A. 1968, astronomer; retired director, Allegheny Observatory
• David Mearns, 1986, director, Blue Water Recoveries; Guinness World Record holder for deepest shipwreck ever found
• H. Lee Moffitt, 1964, founder, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center; former Florida Speaker of the House
• John R. Patrick, 1971, launched the IBM ThinkPad brand as senior marketing executive
• Daniel Ravicher, 1997, lecturer in law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• George Reyes, 1976, retired CFO of Google
• Nadine Smith, 1988, Executive Director, Equality Florida
• Austin Walton, 2006, certified NBA agent and owner of Walton Sports Management Group
• Nancy Yasecko, 1975, Principal Instructional Designer at Tyco Learning Technologies
• Jordan B. Zimmerman, MBA 1980, founder and Chairman of Zimmerman Advertising ^[8]

Entertainment, journalism, and literature

• Robert Ashford, professor of law at Syracuse University School of Law ^[9]
• Nicole Awai, 1996, visual artist ^[10]
• Guy Babylon, 1979, musician, keyboardist/composer, noted for his work with Elton John
• Joe Barresi, record engineer ^[11]
• James Carlos Blake, 1969, novelist, winner of LA Times Book Prize ^[12]
• Bruce G. Blowers, musician ^[13]
• Elayne Boosler, attended, comedian
• Kim Boyce, singer ^[14]
• Mike Boylan, 1996, video blogger, storm chaser, creator of Mike's Weather Page
• Mark Consuelos, 1994, actor, ABC's All My Children and Hiram Lodge on Riverdale
• Ann Turner Cook, 1969, mystery novelist, model for the "Gerber baby"
• Philip DeFranco, attended, YouTube celebrity ^[15]
• Rick Barrio Dill, musician ^[16]
• Tamsen Fadal, 1992, Lebanese-American television personality, four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, entrepreneur ^[17]
• Gallagher, born Leo Gallagher, 1970, comedian
• Grace Gealey, 2015, actress, Empire
• Drake Hogestyn, 1977, actor, NBC's Days of Our Lives
• Melissa Howard, 1999, reality show personality, MTV's Real World cast member, Girls Behaving Badly
• Lauren Hutton, attended, actress and model
• Nicole Johnson, 1996, Miss America 1999, author and diabetes advocate
• Michelle Lee, 1997, editor in chief of Allure
• Ann Liguori, 1982, sports radio and television personality, talk show host, journalist, author, and television producer
• Kalup Linzy, 2003, video and performance artist; appeared on General Hospital alongside James Franco
• Lobo, born Roland Kent La Voie, attended, 70s singer
• Aasif Mandvi, attended, actor, writer and regular on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Oliver Mason (born 1979), actor
• Richard Oppel, 1964, journalist, director of American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Barbara Parker, 1973, writer
• Greg Pitts, 1992, actor, Office Space, Normal, Ohio
• Steven Reigns, 1998, poet, activist, educator
• Kerry Sanders, 1982, NBC correspondent
• Greg Schmitz, 1993, 1995, film journalist for Yahoo! Movies and Rotten Tomatoes
• Taneo Sebastian, 2021, member of Filipino boy band Alamat and actor
• Kissy Simmons, 1998, Broadway actress, The Lion King
• Robert Stackhouse, 1965, artist
• Charles Trippy, 2008, bassist for band We The Kings, YouTube celebrity
• Robert Wierzel, 1980, lighting designer
• Kurt Wimmer, 1987, screenwriter and film director
• Tony Zappone, 1969, broadcaster, journalist, photographer

Government, military and international affairs

• Peter Beck, 1978, Member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Kurt S. Browning, 1982, 1994, former Florida Secretary of State ^[18]
• Susan C. Bucklew, M.A. 1968, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Danny Burgess, 2008, youngest mayor of Zephyrhills, at age 26 ^[19]
• John Chiang, 1984, California State Controller
• J. Michelle Childs, 1988, Judge of United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, nominated by President Barack Obama ^[20]
• Victor Crist, 1983, member of the Florida State Senate ^[21]
• Faye B. Culp, 1993, politician ^[22]
• Michael S. Devany, Vice Admiral ^[23]
• Mario Díaz-Balart, member of the U.S. House of Representatives ^[24]
• Dale Fischer, 1977, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ^[17]
• Emilio T. Gonzalez, 1977, former National Security Advisor to President Bush
• Justin Hall, 2010, Director of Transportation Development, Florida Department of Transportation
• Pam Iorio, M.A. 2001, mayor, City of Tampa
• Doug Jamerson, 1979, former Florida Commissioner of Education
• Charlie Justice, 1993, member of the Florida State Senate
• Gil Kerlikowske, 1978, M.A. 1985, Head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; former U.S. Drug Czar, Seattle Chief of Police
• John Kirby, 1985, retired rear admiral in the United States Navy serving as Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House
• Mark Meadows, A.A. 1980, U.S. Congressman, North Carolina
• Richard Rahn, 1963, president of Novecon; former VP & Chief Accountant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr., MBA 1994, 36th U.S. Navy Surgeon General
• Ronda Storms, 1988, Florida State Senator

School of Information

• Andrew S. Breidenbaugh, 1996, director of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
• Lucia M. Gonzalez, 1991, author and library director
• Angie Drobnic Holan, 2010, editor of PolitiFact.com

Athletics

See also: University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

See also: Category:South Florida Bulls baseball players, Category:South Florida Bulls men's basketball players, Category:South Florida Bulls women's basketball players, Category:South Florida Bulls football players, and Category:South Florida Bulls men's soccer players

• Kim Adler, 2011, retired professional bowler and current nurse practitioner; graduated with a Master's of Science in Nursing ^[25]
• Gary Alexander (born 1969), basketball player
• Nate Allen, attended, safety for the Miami Dolphins
• Chucky Atkins, attended 1992–1996, professional basketball player
• Ed Baird, 1982, sailor, two-time America's Cup winner (1995 and 2007)
• Sam Barrington, 2012, linebacker, Green Bay Packers
• Zak Boggs, soccer player ^[26]
• Damu Cherry, 2000, Olympic athlete
• Mark Chung, soccer player, member of the U.S. National Team ^[27]
• Jeff Cunningham, attended 1994–1997, professional player for U.S. Men's National Soccer Team and FC Dallas
• B.J. Daniels, professional football player, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
• Frank Davis, 2007, pro football guard, Detroit Lions; first Panamanian to play in an NFL game
• Radenko Dobraš (born 1968), Serbian basketball player
• Dom Dwyer, attended 2011, professional footballer for Orlando City SC
• Dale Eggeling, professional golfer ^[28]
• Christiane Endler, soccer player ^[29]
• Ken Eriksen, 1983, former USF baseball player, current USF Softball head coach and U.S. National Softball Team manager
• Ricquelle Farquharson, 2019, player for Jamaica women's national football team
• Jane Geddes, 2003, SVP, Operations at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Inc.
• Ross Gload, attended, former Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Andre Hall, attended, former professional football running back, Denver Broncos
• Nigel Harris, attended, football player
• Anthony Henry, 2000, Cleveland Browns cornerback
• Brendan Hines-Ike, professional soccer player for KV Kortijk
• Mike Jenkins, '07, Pro Bowl cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Taurus Johnson, attended, former professional football wide receiver, Washington Redskins
• Kenyatta Jones, attended, former NFL tackle, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins
• Tony La Russa, 1969, professional baseball player, manager, and executive
• DeDe Lattimore, NFL player
• Yohance Marshall, 1969, professional footballer for Nay Pyi Taw F.C.
• Terrell McClain, attended, defensive tackle, Carolina Panthers
• Carlton Mitchell, attended, professional football wide receiver, Cleveland Browns
• Kawika Mitchell, 2002, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker
• Jerome Murphy, attended, cornerback, Denver Broncos
• Troy Perkins, attended 2000–2002, professional soccer goalkeeper, Montreal Impact
• Jason Pierre-Paul, attended, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, two-time Super Bowl Champion (XLVI and LV)
• Paige Railey, 2010, three-time Summer Olympian for the U.S. sailing team (2012, 2016, 2020)
• Mistral Raymond, attended, defensive back, Minnesota Vikings
• J.R. Reed, attended, Philadelphia Eagles safety
• Victor Rudd (born 1991), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague
• George Selvie, 2009, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams
• Derrick Sharp, 1993, American-Israeli professional basketball player
• Eric Sim, 2010, professional baseball player and Youtuber
• Neven Subotić, attended, professional soccer defender for Borussia Dortmund
• Evelyne Viens, 2019, soccer player, gold medalist at 2020 Summer Olympics
• David Villar (born 1997), baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
• Kayvon Webster, 2013, cornerback, Denver Broncos
• Roy Wegerle, attended (1982–83), retired Major League Soccer player
• Jacquian Williams, attended, linebacker, New York Giants

Miscellaneous

• Joybubbles, an early phone phreak who figured out how to place free long-distance phone calls by whistling the correct tone as a USF student in the 1960s ^[30]
• Debra Lafave, teacher who pled guilty to lewd or lascivious battery against a teenager ^[31]
• John E. Miller III, bishop in the Anglican Church in North America

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