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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., a 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]
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
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
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
Justin Hall , 2010, Director of Transportation Development, Florida Department of Transportation
School of Information
Athletics
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
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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