# List of Old Dominion University alumni

The following are notable alumni from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Tahani Amer | 2011 | NASA engineer |
| Maya Angelou | Attended | Poet |
| Ben Bailey | | Comedian, host of Cash Cab |
| Bootie Barker | 1994 | NASCAR crew chief |
| Kent Bazemore | 2012 | Former NBA player, No. 24 retired for the ODU men's basketball program |
| John Michael Bednarek | | Lieutenant general in the United States Army |
| Shahar Biran | | Israeli tennis player |
| Michael Bloomfield | 1993 | Space Shuttle and ISS astronaut; graduated from ODU with a master's in engineering management |
| Derrick Borte | | Director |
| Cal Bowdler | 1999 | Former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks |
| Tony Brothers | 1986 | Current NBA referee since 1994; officiated the 2012–2016 NBA Finals |
| Ahmad Caver | 2019 | Basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Paul Diamond (Tom Boric) | | Professional wrestler, most notably in WWE; played soccer at ODU |
| Tom DiCillo | | Film director, cinematographer and screenwriter; graduated from ODU before attending film school at NYU |
| Anne Donovan | 1983 | Basketball player; 1983 Naismith College Player of the Year (the first woman to win that award); gold medalist as a player in the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988; coached the gold medal team in 2008; coached the Charlotte Sting to the 2001 WNBA finals and the 2004 Seattle Storm to the 2004 league title; inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 |
| Thelma Drake | Attended | Former member of the United States House of Representatives |
| Elizabeth Ashburn Duke | 1983 | Vice Chair of Wells Fargo's Board of Directors; former member of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems |
| Sherman Edwards | 2004 | Actor, comedian |
| Samuel Face | | Inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete and piezoelectric technologies |
| William J. Fallon | 1982 | U.S. Navy admiral; Commander of the United States Central Command |
| Travis Fulgham | 2019 | Former NFL player |
| Chris Gatling | 1991 | Former NBA player |
| Kenny Gattison | 1986 | Former NBA player |
| Mills E. Godwin Jr. | | Two-term Governor of Virginia |
| Wayne Gomes | | Former MLB player |
| Adrienne Goodson | 1988 | WNBA basketball player |
| Benjamin S. Griffin | 1969 | Four-star general in the U.S. Army; assumed the duties of commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command on November 5, 2004 |
| Jay Harris | 1987 | Professional sportscaster and SportsCenter anchor |
| Frank Hassell | | Basketball player |
| Taylor Heinicke | Attended | NFL quarterback (played as a starter for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, and Atlanta Falcons) |
| Odell Hodge | 1997 | Men's basketball player |
| Henry Howell | | Served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia |
| Daniel Hudson | 2008 | MLB pitcher |
| Chad Hugo | Attended | Musician and producer in the Neptunes, also in rock group N.E.R.D.; briefly attended ODU on a music scholarship |
| T. J. Jordan | 2008 | Basketball player |
| Kenna | | Musician |
| Ann Hitch Kilgore | | Mayor of Hampton, VA, 1963–71 and 1974–78 |
| Jack Temple Kirby | | Historian of the Southern United States; awarded the Bancroft Prize for his 2006 book Mockingbird Song: Ecological Landscapes of the South |
| Jon Colon-Rios | 2020 | Former member of the United States House of Representatives |
| Nancy Lieberman | 2000 | Basketball player; inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996; silver medalist in the 1976 Summer Olympics and two-time (1979 and 1980) Wade Trophy recipient |
| Rick Lovato | 2015 | First ODU alumnus to play in a regular-season game as an NFL player; became a pro bowler in 2019 and won a Super Bowl championship with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 |
| Elaine Luria | 2004 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district; former United States Navy Commander |
| Magnum T. A. (Terry Allen) | Attended | Retired professional wrestler, most notably in the National Wrestling Alliance |
| Ricardo Marsh | | American basketball player; 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League |
| Donna W. Martin | 1988 | 18th United States Army Provost Marshal General (2020-present) |
| Izak van der Merwe | 2005 | Professional tennis player |
| Enid Montague | | Director of the Wellness and Health Enhancement Engineering Laboratory at DePaul University |
| Tommy Newsom | | Assistant Musical Director of the Tonight Show band |
| Tzipora Obziler | | Israeli tennis player |
| Zach Pascal | 2016 | NFL player (Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals) |
| Shomi Patwary | | Director |
| Dan Peek | | Musician in the band America |
| Sherman Pendergarst | | Wrestler and football player; retired professional mixed martial arts fighter |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 1998 | WNBA basketball player with the Sacramento Monarchs |
| L. Glenn Perry | 1967 | Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1982-1984) and Senior Partner of KPMG |
| Oliver Purnell | 1975 | Current Division I men's basketball coach at DePaul University |
| Jodi Rell | | Governor of Connecticut (2004–11) |
| Christy Goldsmith Romero | | Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program |
| Winsome Sears | 1992 | Businesswoman, veteran, and politician who was the first black female Republican, first female veteran, and the first naturalized citizen delegate to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Deborah Shelton | | Winner of Miss USA 1970, and first runner-up Miss Universe 1970, acted in TV shows such as Dallas, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, The Fall Guy, Cheers, The Love Boat and Nip/Tuck |
| Shanon Slack | | All-American Wrestler, mixed martial artist for Bellator |
| Stone Smartt | 2021 | NFL player (Los Angeles Chargers) |
| Frank Sturgis | | Watergate burglar, CIA operative |
| Terrie Suit | | Former Virginia Secretary of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Dave Twardzik | | Former NBA player |
| Valdas Vasylius | 2007 | Lithuanian basketball player |
| Brandon Vera | Attended | Former UFC mixed martial artist, ONE FC Heavyweight Champion |
| Justin Verlander | | MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros) |
| Mark West | 1983 | Former NBA player |
| Oshane Ximines | 2019 | NFL player (New York Giants) |