# List of University of Miami alumni

This list of University of Miami alumni includes academics, business executives, scientists, heads of state and governmental agencies, political and nonprofit leaders, television and film personalities, musicians, professional athletes, artists, authors, writers, and others.
Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida, 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Miami in the Miami metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in Florida, ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation, and 65th-largest metropolitan area in the world. The university is a private research university that offers 138 undergraduate, 140 master's, and 67 doctoral degree programs across 12 schools and colleges with nearly 350 majors and programs.
The University of Miami is a major research university with $375 million of annual research and sponsored program expenditures, making it the 71st-largest university for research in the nation. Its undergraduate academic admissions standards are the highest of any university or college in the state of Florida, and the university is Carnegie-classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity." University of Miami faculty include globally-recognized leaders in most academic disciplines, including four Nobel Prize winners to date.
With 16,479 faculty and staff, the University of Miami is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and seventh-most populous county in the nation. The University of Miami has been regularly ranked one of the top universities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, which ranks it the 55th-best national university as of 2022. The University of Miami campus spans 240 acres (0.97 km$^2$) and has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m$^2$) of buildings. It has an endowment of $1.4 billion as of 2021.
The university's athletic teams are collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes and compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Its football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.

## Academics

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Eric J. Barron | former president, Penn State University and Florida State University |
| Robert A. Bryan | former interim president, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida, and English literature scholar |
| Betty Castor | former president, University of South Florida, former president, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and former Education Commissioner of Florida |
| Joanna Falco-Leshin | professor of English and humanities, Miami Dade College |
| LaVerne E. Ragster | former president, University of the Virgin Islands |
| Bertha Vazquez | education director, Center for Inquiry |

## Art and literature

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Spencer Antle | fashion designer and founder, Island Company |
| Algis Budrys | former science fiction writer |
| Xavier Cortada | artist |
| Patrick Farrell | photojournalist, the Miami Herald, and winner of 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography |
| Alex Flinn | author and writer |
| Jody Houser | Eisner-nominated comics writer |
| Donald Justice | former writing professor, poet, and winner of 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Fiona Kelleghan | science fiction critic |
| Rhoda Lerman | former author and playwright |
| Mark Medoff | former author, playwright, and Tony Award winner |
| Arnold Newman | former photographer (did not graduate) |
| Joel Resnicoff | artist and fashion illustrator (did not graduate) |
| Adam Sandow | magazine publisher, Metropolis and Worth |
| Marion Wiesel | Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, writer, and wife of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel |

## Business

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Rony Abovitz | founder, MAKO Surgical Corp. |
| Will Allen | urban farmer and recipient of MacArthur Foundation's "Genius Award" |
| Ralph Alvarez | board member, Dunkin' Donuts, and former president and chief operating officer, McDonald's |
| Micky Arison | chief executive officer, Carnival Corporation, and owner, Miami Heat (did not graduate) |
| Ron Berkowitz | chief executive officer and president, Berk Communications |
| Bakr bin Laden | former chairman, Saudi Binladin Group, half-brother of Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden |
| Benjamin Breier | former chief executive officer and president, Kindred Healthcare |
| Lyor Cohen | global head of music, Google and YouTube |
| Wendy Craigg | former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas |
| John W. Creighton Jr. | former president and chief executive officer, Weyerhaeuser Company and UAL Corporation |
| Dany Garcia | former chairwoman, XFL professional football league, film producer, and ex-wife and manager of Dwayne Johnson |
| Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg | former chief executive officer, American International Group |
| David Komansky | former chief executive officer, Merrill Lynch (did not graduate) |
| Rohan Marley | co-founder, Marley Coffee, and son of late reggae musician Bob Marley |
| Jorge Mas | chairman and chief executive officer, MasTec, chairman of Cuban American National Foundation, and managing owner, Inter Miami CF |
| Drew Rosenhaus | National Football League professional sports agent |
| Omar Soliman | co-founder, College Hunks Hauling Junk, reality television personality, Millionaire Matchmaker, Shark Tank, and The Pitch |
| Johnny C. Taylor Jr. | president and chief executive officer, Society for Human Resource Management |
| Noah Tepperberg | co-founder, New York City nightclubs and restaurants |
| Geisha Williams | former chief executive officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| Martin Zweig | former investment advisor and author, Winning on Wall Street |

## Film

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Somy Ali | actress, writer, model, filmmaker, and activist |
| Bob Clark | director, A Christmas Story and Porky's |
| Lewis Cleale | Broadway actor and singer, Sunset Boulevard and Spamalot |
| Jeff Coopwood | movie and television actor, voice of The Borg in Star Trek: First Contact |
| Michael Dunn | actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominee for Ship of Fools |
| Fahadh Faasil | actor and producer |
| Charles Grodin | actor and former television talk show host (did not graduate) |
| Joshua Henry | actor and singer, The Scottsboro Boys, Hamilton, Carousel, and Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration |
| Jay W. Jensen | former actor, philanthropist, and high school drama teacher to actors Andy García and Mickey Rourke |
| Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson | actor and WWE professional wrestler |
| Ray Liotta | actor, "Henry Hill" in Goodfellas and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams |
| Frank Perry | director, Mommie Dearest |
| Jo Ann Pflug | actress, MASH, The Fall Guy, and Operation Petticoat |
| Ernie Sabella | actor, Chicago, Hill Street Blues, Curtains, and The Lion King |
| Sylvester Stallone | actor, Rocky Balboa in Rocky (degree granted in 1998) |
| Steve-O | comedic actor, Jackass (attended but did not graduate) |

## Law

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Roy Black | criminal defense attorney, obtained criminal acquittal of William Kennedy Smith |
| Beth Bloom | current U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida |
| Joseph A. Boyd Jr. | former chief justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Vincent Bugliosi | former prosecutor who obtained criminal conviction of Charles Manson and author, Helter Skelter |
| Adalberto Jordan | current appellate judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Elizabeth A. Kovachevich | current senior U.S. district court judge, Middle District of Florida |
| R. Fred Lewis | former chief justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Jose E. Martinez | current U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida |
| Federico A. Moreno | current senior U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida |
| Lenore Carrero Nesbitt | former U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida |
| Ian Richards | former county court judge, 17th Circuit Court of Florida |
| Kenneth Ryskamp | former U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida |
| Michael Satz | former state attorney, Broward County, Florida |
| Scott J. Silverman | former circuit court judge, 11th Circuit Court of Florida (did not graduate) |
| Robert H. Traurig | lawyer, businessman, and founder, Greenberg Traurig law and lobbying firm |
| Ursula Mancusi Ungaro | former U.S. district court judge for Southern District of Florida |
| Kathleen M. Williams | current U.S. district court judge for Southern District of Florida |
| Martin Zilber | former circuit court judge, 11th Circuit Court of Florida |

## Music

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Michelle Amato | vocalist |
| Bart Baker | parody artist |
| Jeffri W. Bantz | former classical conductor, pianist, and organist |
| Elizabeth Caballero | operatic soprano |
| Sylvia Constantinidis | classical pianist, composer, conductor, and music educator |
| Ann Curless | lead singer and songwriter, Exposé |
| John Easterlin | opera singer |
| Mark Egan | jazz bassist, Pat Metheny Group |
| Gloria Estefan | singer, songwriter, seven-time Grammy Award winner, former lead singer, Miami Sound Machine |
| Ben Folds | pianist and former member, Ben Folds Five (did not graduate) |
| Kenneth Fuchs | composer |
| Natalie Gelman | singer and songwriter |
| Carlo Grante | concert pianist and scholar |
| Euge Groove | smooth jazz musician |
| Jerry Herman | composer and lyricist, Hello Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles and two-time Tony Award winner |
| Bruce Hornsby | jazz musician and three-time Grammy Award winner |
| Enrique Iglesias | singer, songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (did not graduate) |
| Jonathan Kreisberg | jazz guitarist and composer |
| Larry Lake | composer, trumpeter, radio broadcaster, and record producer |
| Amy Lee | saxophonist and former member for Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band |
| Will Lee | bassist and band member, Late Show with David Letterman |
| Carmen Lundy | jazz musician |
| Marvis Martin | opera singer |
| Joel McNeely | composer |
| Pat Metheny | jazz guitarist and founder, Pat Metheny Group (did not graduate) |
| Steve Morse | rock guitarist, Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, and Kansas |
| Erin O'Donnell | contemporary Christian musician |
| Jaco Pastorius | jazz bassist and two-time Grammy Award nominee (did not graduate) |
| Robert Phillips | classical guitarist |
| Lucas Prata | house music singer and songwriter |
| André Raphel | classical conductor |
| Carole Dawn Reinhart | trumpet player and professor |
| Cécile McLorin Salvant | jazz vocalist |
| Maria Schneider | jazz musician and composer |
| Patti Scialfa | singer and guitarist, E Street Band, wife of rock musician Bruce Springsteen (did not graduate) |
| Jon Secada | singer, songwriter, two-time Grammy Award winner |
| Grace Slick | singer and songwriter, The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship (did not graduate) |
| John Splithoff | musician |
| Andy Timmons | blues and rock guitar player |
| Ed Toth | drummer, Doobie Brothers |
| James Touchi-Peters | classical conductor, composer, and jazz singer |
| Carter Vail | indie rock and comedy musician |
| Constance Weldon | tuba pioneer |
| Lari White | country music singer and songwriter |

## Politics

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Mercedes Aráoz | former prime minister, Peru |
| Bryan Avila | current member of Florida House of Representatives |
| Dean Barrow | former prime minister, Belize |
| Fernando Belaúnde | former President of Peru (transferred) |
| Bjarni Benediktsson | former prime minister of Iceland |
| Paul L. Cejas | former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium |
| Randy Christmas | former mayor of Miami |
| Joe Ciresi | current member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
| Wendy Craigg | former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas |
| Carlos Curbelo | former U.S. Representative |
| Manny Diaz | current chairman of Florida Democratic Party and former mayor of Miami |
| Alex Díaz de la Portilla | current City of Miami commissioner and former Florida State Senator |
| Dante Fascell | former U.S. Representative and chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| Maurice Ferré | former six-term mayor of Miami |
| Sandra Freedman | former mayor of Tampa, Florida |
| Joe Garcia | lobbyist and former member of U.S. Representative |
| Robert High | former mayor of Miami |
| Michael Johns | former White House presidential speechwriter and healthcare executive |
| David T. Kennedy | former mayor of Miami |
| Dexter Lehtinen | former Florida State Senator |
| Pepe Lobo | former president of Honduras |
| Carlos López-Cantera | former lieutenant governor of Florida |
| Bob McEwen | former U.S. Representative |
| Martha Mitchell | Watergate scandal political figure and wife of Nixon administration U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell |
| Joe Moakley | former U.S. Representative |
| Patrick Murphy | former U.S. Representative |
| Richard C. Nowakowski | former Wisconsin State Representative |
| Burgess Owens | U.S. House of Representative and former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Raiders |
| Alex Penelas | former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Walid Phares | Scholar and political pundit |
| Tomás Regalado | former mayor of Miami |
| Tom Rooney | former U.S. Representative |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | lobbyist and former U.S. Representative |
| María Elvira Salazar | current U.S. Representative |
| Burt Saunders | former Florida State Senator |
| Alex Villalobos | former Florida State Senator |
| Kirk Wagar | former U.S. ambassador to Singapore |
| Frederica Wilson | former U.S. Representative |

## Sciences

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Brady Barr | herpetologist and host, Nat Geo Wild's Reptile Wild and Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr |
| Daniel T. Barry | scientist and former NASA astronaut |
| Frederick Bayer | former biologist and former curator emeritus, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History |
| Renee Borges | biologist |
| Alizé Carrère | climatologist, filmmaker, and National Geographic Young Explorer adventurer |
| John E. Dennis | mathematician, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics fellow, and founder and editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Optimization |
| Steven Falcone | physician and medical academic, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami |
| Reuben Lasker | former marine biologist |
| Constantino Mendieta | surgeon and physician |
| Zhou Mingzhen | former paleontologist |
| Aldemaro Romero Jr. | biologist, communicator, and education activist |
| Michael Welner | forensic psychiatrist |
| Paul Alan Wetter | surgical technique pioneer |

## Military

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Eric Golnick | veteran of the United States Navy and an advocate for mental healthcare among military veterans | |

## Sports
### Baseball
#### Current MLB players

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Yasmani Grandal | free agent catcher and first baseman | |
| Andrew Suárez | free agent pitcher |

#### Current international players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Bryan Garcia | free agent pitcher |
| Peter O'Brien | left fielder, Pericos de Puebla of Mexican League |
| Danny Valencia | third baseman, Israel national baseball team |

#### Former MLB players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Yonder Alonso | former first baseman, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners |
| Mike Armstrong | former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres |
| Dave Berg | former infielder, Florida Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ryan Braun | former outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers (did not graduate) |
| Pat Burrell | former left fielder, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Rays |
| Cesar Carillo | former pitcher, San Diego Padres |
| Zack Collins | former catcher and designated hitter, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Toronto Blue Jays |
| Jorge Fábregas | former catcher, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets |
| Alex Fernandez | former pitcher, Chicago White Sox and Florida Marlins (did not graduate) |
| Gus Gandarillas | former pitcher, Minnesota Twins |
| Orlando González | former first baseman, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies |
| Joe Grahe | former pitcher, California Angels, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies |
| Danny Graves | former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets |
| Neal Heaton | former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Chris Herrmann | former catcher and outfielder, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners |
| Aubrey Huff | former first baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Ryan Jackson | former shortstop, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals |
| Jon Jay | former center fielder, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals |
| Charlton Jimerson | former center fielder, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners |
| Charles Johnson | former catcher, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (did not graduate) |
| Wayne Krenchicki | former third baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Montreal Expos |
| Jason Michaels | former left fielder, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Oscar Múñoz | former pitcher, Minnesota Twins |
| Mike Pagliarulo | former infielder, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers |
| Orlando Palmeiro | former outfielder, Anaheim Angels, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals (did not graduate) |
| Chris Perez | former relief pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals |
| Al Richter | former shortstop, Boston Red Sox |
| Alex Rodriguez | former third baseman, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers (did not graduate) |
| Gaby Sánchez | former first baseman, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates |
| F. P. Santangelo | former outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants |
| Nelson Santovenia | former catcher, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Montreal Expos |
| Mike Schemer | former first baseman, New York Giants |
| Wade Taylor | former pitcher, New York Yankees |
| Blake Tekotte | former right fielder, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres |
| Greg Vaughn | former outfielder, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (did not graduate) |
| Jemile Weeks | former second baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres |

### Basketball
#### Current NBA players

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Bruce Brown | shooting guard, New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Lonnie Walker IV | shooting guard, Philadelphia 76ers | |

#### Current international and NBA G basketball players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Julian Gamble | center, Scafati Basket of Lega Basket Serie A |
| Kenny Kadji | power forward and center, Beirut Club of Lebanese Basketball League |
| Manu Lecomte | point guard and shooting guard, Start Lublin of Polish Basketball League |
| Davon Reed | current small forward, Birmingham Squadron of NBA G League |

#### Former NBA players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Rick Barry | former small forward, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Dwayne Collins | former power forward, Phoenix Suns |
| Dewan Hernandez | former power forward and center, Toronto Raptors |
| Tito Horford | former center, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Bullets |
| Tim James | former forward, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers |
| DeQuan Jones | former small forward, Orlando Magic |
| James Jones | former small forward and shooting guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers, and current general manager, Phoenix Suns |
| Shane Larkin | former point guard, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, and Dallas Mavericks (did not graduate) |
| John Salmons | former small forward, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors |

#### Current WNBA players

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Riquna Williams | free agent guard and 2013 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award recipient | |

#### Former WNBA players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Octavia Blue | former forward, Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets |
| Tamara James | former small forward, Washington Mystics |
| Shenise Johnson | former point guard and shooting guard, Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx, and San Antonio Stars, and gold medalist on 2009 USA Women's U19 team |

### Football
#### Current NFL players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Braxton Berrios | wide receiver and return specialist, Miami Dolphins |
| Artie Burns | cornerback, Seattle Seahawks |
| Deon Bush | safety, Kansas City Chiefs |
| Calais Campbell | defensive end, Miami Dolphins |
| Adrian Colbert | safety, Chicago Bears |
| DeeJay Dallas | running back and kick returner, Arizona Cardinals |
| Jaden Davis | cornerback, Arizona Cardinals |
| Phillip Dorsett | wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons |
| Jon Feliciano | offensive guard, San Francisco 49ers |
| Jonathan Ford | nose tackle, Chicago Bears |
| Jonathan Garvin | linebacker, San Francisco 49ers |
| Jimmy Graham | free agent tight end |
| Travis Homer | running back, Chicago Bears |
| D. J. Ivey | cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals |
| Mike Jackson | cornerback, Carolina Panthers |
| Rayshawn Jenkins | free agent safety |
| Jaquan Johnson | free agent safety |
| Brevin Jordan | tight end, Houston Texans |
| Kamren Kinchens | safety, Los Angeles Rams |
| Matt Lee | center, Cincinnati Bengals |
| Will Mallory | tight end, Indianapolis Colts |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | defensive end, Detroit Lions |
| David Njoku | tight end, Cleveland Browns |
| Pat O'Donnell | punter, San Francisco 49ers |
| K. J. Osborn | wide receiver, Washington Commanders |
| Denzel Perryman | linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers |
| Jaelan Phillips | outside linebacker, Miami Dolphins |
| Shaq Quarterman | linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers |
| Sheldrick Redwine | free agent safety |
| Greg Rousseau | defensive end, Buffalo Bills |
| Tyrique Stevenson | cornerback, Chicago Bears |
| James Williams | safety, Tennessee Titans |

#### Current and former AFL, CFL, and UFL players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Jamal Carter | safety, Arlington Renegades of the UFL |
| Jermaine Grace | former linebacker, Montreal Alouettes of the CFL |
| Malcolm Lewis | former wide receiver, Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL |
| Quincy Roche | outside linebacker, DC Defenders of the UFL |
| Herb Waters | former cornerback, Carolina Cobras of the AFL |

#### Former NFL players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Ottis "O.J." Anderson | former running back, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, and Super Bowl XXV MVP |
| Thurston Armbrister | former linebacker, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Giants |
| Jessie Armstead | former linebacker, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins |
| Ray-Ray Armstrong | former linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and St. Louis Rams |
| Allen Bailey | former defensive end, Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs |
| Pete Banaszak | former running back, Oakland Raiders |
| Micheal Barrow | former linebacker, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins |
| Jon Beason | former linebacker, Carolina Panthers and New York Giants |
| Travis Benjamin | former wide receiver and return specialist, Cleveland Browns, San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers |
| Brock Berlin | former quarterback, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and St. Louis Rams |
| Bennie Blades | former cornerback, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, and 2006 College Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Brian Blades | former wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks |
| Matt Bosher | former punter, Atlanta Falcons |
| Mel Bratton | former running back, Denver Broncos |
| Jerome Brown | former defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rashad Butler | former offensive tackle, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| LaRon Byrd | former wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Redskins |
| Vernon Carey | former offensive tackle, Miami Dolphins |
| Billy Cesare | former defensive back, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Anthony Chickillo | defensive end, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Asante Cleveland | former tight end, New England Patriots, Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers |
| Tony Cline | former defensive end, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers |
| Stacy Coley | former wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants |
| Dan Conners | former middle linebacker, Oakland Raiders |
| Horace Copeland | former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Shane Curry | former defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts |
| Najeh Davenport | former running back, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Ken Dorsey | former quarterback, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns |
| Gary Dunn | former defensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Eddie Edwards | former defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals |
| Corn Elder | former cornerback, Carolina Panthers and Washington Football Team/Washington Commanders |
| Kevin Everett | former tight end, Buffalo Bills |
| Kevin Fagan | former defensive end, San Francisco 49ers |
| Jeff Feagles | former punter, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks |
| Ereck Flowers | former offensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins/Washington Commanders |
| Chase Ford | former tight end, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Philadelphia Eagles |
| Chuck Foreman | former running back, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots |
| Marcus Forston | former defensive tackle, New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams |
| Jason Curtis Fox | former offensive tackle, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins |
| Orlando Franklin | former offensive tackle, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins |
| Bubba Franks | former tight end, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets |
| Richard Gordon | former tight end, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans |
| Frank Gore | former running back, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers |
| LaDarius Gunter | former cornerback, Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers |
| Mike Haggerty | former offensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Leonard Hankerson | former wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, and Washington Redskins |
| Brandon Harris | former cornerback, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and Tennessee Titans |
| Jake Heaps | former quarterback, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks |
| Seantrel Henderson | former offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans |
| Ted Hendricks | former linebacker, Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders, and 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Chris Herndon | former tight end, Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets |
| Devin Hester | former wide receiver and return specialist, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, and Seattle Seahawks, and 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Alonzo Highsmith | former running back, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Tracy Howard | former free safety, Cleveland Browns |
| Allen Hurns | former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins |
| Danny Isidora | former offensive guard, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Michael Irvin | former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, and 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Joe Jackson | former defensive end, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys |
| Edgerrin James | former running back, Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Seattle Seahawks, and 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Mike James | former running back, Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Andre Johnson | former wide receiver, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans, and 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Duke Johnson | former running back, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins |
| Brad Kaaya | former quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Indianapolis Colts |
| Ufomba Kamalu | former defensive end, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, and New England Patriots |
| Jim Kelly | former quarterback, Buffalo Bills, and 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Cortez Kennedy | former defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, and 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Bernie Kosar | former quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins |
| Ray Lewis | former linebacker, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV MVP, and 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Brandon Linder | former offensive guard, Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Russell Maryland | former defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders |
| Colin McCarthy | former linebacker, Tennessee Titans |
| Jerome McDougle | former defensive end, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles |
| Willis McGahee | former running back, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos |
| Brandon McGee | former cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and St. Louis Rams |
| R. J. McIntosh | former defensive end, New York Giants |
| Bryant McKinnie | former offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings |
| Brandon Meriweather | former safety, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins |
| Lamar Miller | former running back, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Football Team |
| George Mira | former quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers |
| Dan Morgan | former linebacker, Carolina Panthers |
| Stephen Morris | former quarterback, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Philadelphia Eagles |
| Santana Moss | former wide receiver, New York Jets and Washington Redskins |
| Chris Myers | former offensive guard and center, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans |
| Ed Newman | former offensive guard, Miami Dolphins |
| Kendrick Norton | former defensive end, Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins |
| Adewale Ojomo | former defensive end, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, and Tennessee Titans |
| Greg Olsen | former tight end, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Seattle Seahawks |
| Buck Ortega | former tight end, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins |
| Jim Otto | former center, Oakland Raiders and 1980 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Burgess Owens | former safety, New York Jets and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Brett Perriman | former wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and New Orleans Saints |
| Olsen Pierre | former defensive end, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, and Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders |
| Clinton Portis | former running back, Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins |
| Ed Reed | former free safety, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, and New York Jets, and 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| Antrel Rolle | former free safety, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and New York Giants |
| Warren Sapp | former defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (did not graduate) |
| Rashawn Scott | former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins |
| Leon Searcy | former offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Darryl Sharpton | former linebacker, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, and Washington Redskins |
| Sam Shields | former cornerback, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams |
| Dan Sileo | former defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Darrin Smith | former linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks |
| Willie Smith | former tight end, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins |
| Sean Spence | former linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans |
| Tommy Streeter | former wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Danny Stubbs | former defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers |
| Erik Swoope | former tight end, Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints |
| Sean Taylor | former free safety, Washington Redskins (did not graduate) |
| Vinny Testaverde | former quarterback, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 1986 Heisman Trophy winner (did not graduate) |
| Chad Thomas | former defensive end, Cleveland Browns |
| Lamar Thomas | former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Santonio Thomas | former defensive end, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots |
| Gino Torretta | former quarterback, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and 1992 Heisman Trophy winner |
| Olivier Vernon | former defensive end and outside linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants |
| Jonathan Vilma | former linebacker, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets |
| Justin Vogel | former punter, Green Bay Packers |
| Jim Vollenweider | former running back, San Francisco 49ers |
| Clive Walford | former tight end, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, and Oakland Raiders |
| Mark Walton | former running back, Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins |
| Brandon Washington | former offensive guard, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams |
| Reggie Wayne | former wide receiver, Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots |
| Nate Webster | former linebacker, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Vince Wilfork | former nose tackle, Houston Texans and New England Patriots |
| D. J. Williams | former linebacker, Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos |
| Darryl Williams | former safety, Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks |
| Kevin Williams | former wide receiver and return specialist, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers |
| Marquez Williams | former fullback, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Kellen Winslow II | former tight end, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Eric Winston | former offensive tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Seattle Seahawks |

### Golf

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Woody Austin | professional golfer and member of PGA Tour Champions |
| Al Besselink | former professional golfer and five-time PGA Tour and 12 professional tournament winner |
| Nathaniel Crosby | former professional golfer and 1981 U.S. Amateur Championship and 1982 Porter Cup winner and member of winning 1982 Eisenhower Trophy and 1983 Walker Cup teams |
| Scott Gump | former professional golfer and member of PGA Tour and winner of 2004 Albertsons Boise Open |
| Tracy Kerdyk | former professional golfer and winner of 1995 JAL Big Apple Classic on LPGA Tour |
| Frank Stranahan | former professional golfer and six-time PGA Tour winner |

### Mixed martial arts

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Kimbo Slice | former MMA fighter (did not graduate) | |

### Sailing

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Kevin Burnham | men's Olympic gold medalist at 2004 games in Athens and Olympic silver medalist at 1992 games in Barcelona |
| Zach Railey | men's Olympic silver medalist at 2008 games in Beijing | |

### Soccer

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Bev Yanez | head coach for Racing Louisville FC and former professional soccer player for Seattle Reign FC and INAC Kobe Leonessa | |

### Sports administration

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Skip Bertman | former athletic director, Louisiana State, and member of College Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Rob Chudzinski | current associate head coach, Boston College |
| Bernard Clark | current head football coach, Robert Morris |
| Julia Cohen | current assistant tennis coach, Chestnut Hill |
| Rob Cooper | former head baseball coach, Penn State |
| Alex Cora | current manager, Boston Red Sox |
| Mario Cristobal | current head football coach, University of Miami |
| Fran Curci | former head football coach, University of Tampa, University of Miami, and University of Kentucky |
| Paul Dee | former athletic director, University of Miami |
| Jim Dooley | former head coach, Chicago Bears |
| Pete Garcia | former athletic director, Florida International University |
| Steve Hertz | former head baseball coach, Tel Aviv Lightning |
| Don James | former head football coach, University of Washington and Kent State, and member of College Football Hall of Fame |
| Willie Martinez | current cornerbacks coach, University of Tennessee |
| Sunny Mehta | current assistant general manager and head of analytics, Florida Panthers |
| Winston Moss | former assistant head coach, Green Bay Packers |
| Tom Pratt | former defensive pass rush coach, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs |
| Ronni Reis | former head women's tennis coach, University of Michigan |
| Mark Richt | former head football coach, University of Georgia and University of Miami |
| Alfredo Roberts | current tight ends coach, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Pat Ruel | former offensive line coach, Seattle Seahawks |
| Randy Shannon | current linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, Florida State |

### Swimming and diving

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Lawrence Frostad | 1992 1500-meter freestyle USA Olympian and five-time national swimming champion |
| Matt Gribble | two-time U.S. Olympian and former world record holder in 100m butterfly |
| Daphne Jongejans | three-time Olympian diver (1984, 1988, 1992) representing Netherlands |
| Greg Louganis | four-time Olympic gold medalist and winner of 1984 James E. Sullivan Award (transferred) |
| Reuben Ross | 2008 NCAA 3m springboard diving champion |
| Roberto Strauss | 1972 Olympic swimmer for Mexico |
| Jesse Vassallo | former world record holder in 200m and 400m individual medley |
| Brittany Viola | 2008 and 2011 NCAA 10m platform diving champion |
| David Wilkie | Olympic gold (1976) and silver (1972 and 1976) medallist, three-time NCAAA national champion and three-time world record holder |

### Tennis
#### Current players

| Alumnus | Notability | Reference |
| Monique Albuquerque | former Brazilian professional tennis player |
| Maya Tahan | former Israeli tennis player |

#### Former players

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer | former four-time All-American, USTA doubles champion and professional tennis player |
| Audra Cohen | former professional tennis player and 2007 NCAA women's singles champion |
| Julia Cohen | former professional tennis player and former All-ACC player |
| Doris Hart | former professional tennis player, 1951 Wimbledon champion and two-time US Open women's champion (1954 and 1955) |
| Rod Mandelstam | 1960 Boys Wimbledon champion |
| Gardnar Mulloy | former professional tennis player, four-time U.S. men's doubles champion (1942, 1945, 1946 and 1948), Wimbledon men's doubles champion (1957) and three-time NCAA singles champion (1943, 1944 and 1945) |
| Ronni Reis | doubles gold medal winner of 1987 Pan American Games |
| Ed Rubinoff | former professional tennis player |
| Michael Russell | former professional tennis player (did not graduate) |
| Pancho Segura | former professional tennis player, three-time NCAA men's champion (1943, 1944, and 1945) and 1952 world #1 men's player |
| Todd Widom | former professional tennis player (did not graduate) |

### Track and field

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Murielle Ahouré | double silver medalist in 100m and 200m at 2013 World Championships in Moscow (did not graduate) |
| T'erea Brown | champion in 400mH at 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
| Alysha Newman | Canadian team 2016 Summer Olympics participant in pole vault |
| Lauryn Williams | silver medalist in 100m at 2004 Summer Olympics |

## Television

| Alumnus | Notability |
| Jill Arrington | former college football sideline reporter, ESPN |
| Majel Barrett | former actress who played Nurse Christine Chapel, Number One, computer's voice on Star Trek, Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Jamie Colby | anchor and correspondent, Fox News Live |
| Michael Dunn | actor who played Dr. Miguelito Loveless on The Wild Wild West |
| Gail Edwards | former actress, It's a Living, Full House, and Blossom |
| Alex Ferrer | syndicated television judge, Judge Alex |
| Roy Firestone | sports journalist, HDNet, and seven-time Emmy Award winner |
| Jeff Garlin | comedic actor who played Jeff Greene on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Murray Goldberg on ABC's The Goldbergs (did not graduate) |
| Galen Gering | actor who plays Rafe Hernandez on Days of Our Lives and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions |
| Pedro Gomez | former baseball reporter, ESPN |
| Herb Greenberg | former business journalist and commentator, CNBC |
| Jason Haikara | marketing executive, Fox Broadcasting Company |
| David Isaacs | former producer, Paramount Pictures, and writer, Cheers and Frasier |
| Jason Kennedy | host, E! News and Live from E! and contributor to Today Show |
| Suzy Kolber | professional football sideline reporter, co-producer, and sportscaster, ESPN and ESPN2 |
| Nancy Kulp | actress who played Miss Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Dan Le Batard | sports journalist, Miami Herald and ESPN |
| Dawnn Lewis | actress who played Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor on A Different World |
| Lilia Luciano | national correspondent, CBS News |
| Joseph Mascolo | actor who plays Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives |
| Marilyn Milian | judge, The People's Court |
| Finesse Mitchell | comedian and former repertory performer, Saturday Night Live |
| Javier Morgado | executive producer, CNN and NBC News |
| Ana Navarro | political contributor, CNN, and campaign consultant |
| Jackie Nespral | news anchor, NBC affiliate WTVJ in Miami |
| David Nutter | director, Game of Thrones, and Emmy Award winner |
| Jorge Ramos | news anchor, Noticiero Univision, and eight-time Emmy Award winner |
| Ralph Renick | news anchor, CBS affiliate WFOR-TV in Miami, and two-time Emmy Award winner |
| Gene Roddenberry | producer, writer, and creator of Star Trek: The Original Series (did not graduate) |
| Ellie Rodriguez | reporter and correspondent, WSVN's Deco Drive |
| Eliott Rodriguez | news anchor, CBS affiliate WFOR in Miami, and two-time Emmy Award winner |
| Saundra Santiago | actress who played Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese on Miami Vice |
| Tessie Santiago | actress who played Tessa Alvarado on Queen of Swords |
| Cristina Saralegui | Spanish language television personality |
| Patti Stanger | reality television producer and personality, The Millionaire Matchmaker |