# 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.
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
* Alan Boss, 1973, astrophysicist and chair of multiple International Astronomical Union and NASA grounds
* Jeff Bradstreet, 1976, autism researcher
* Julia R. Burdge, author
* Roberto González Echevarría, 1964, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, Yale University
* Michele Elliott, author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape
* Bartley Christopher Frueh, 1992, professor and clinical psychologist
* 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
* 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

## Entertainment, journalism, and literature

* Robert Ashford, professor of law at Syracuse University School of Law
* Nicole Awai, 1996, visual artist
* Guy Babylon, 1979, musician, keyboardist/composer, noted for his work with Elton John
* Joe Barresi, record engineer
* James Carlos Blake, 1969, novelist, winner of LA Times Book Prize
* Bruce G. Blowers, musician
* Elayne Boosler, attended, comedian
* Kim Boyce, singer
* 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
* Rick Barrio Dill, musician
* Tamsen Fadal, 1992, Lebanese-American television personality, four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, entrepreneur
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Victor Crist, 1983, member of the Florida State Senate
* Faye B. Culp, 1993, politician
* Michael S. Devany, Vice Admiral
* Mario Díaz-Balart, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Dale Fischer, 1977, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
* 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

* Kim Adler, 2011, retired professional bowler and current nurse practitioner; graduated with a Master's of Science in Nursing
* 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
* Damu Cherry, 2000, Olympic athlete
* Mark Chung, soccer player, member of the U.S. National Team
* 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
* Christiane Endler, soccer player
* 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
* 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
* Debra Lafave, teacher who pled guilty to lewd or lascivious battery against a teenager
* John E. Miller III, bishop in the Anglican Church in North America