List of University of Richmond people

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This is a list of notable alumni from the University of Richmond.

Sports

• Bruce Allen - current general manager, Washington Redskins
• Kenny Atkinson - current head coach, Brooklyn Nets
• Shawn Barber - linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
• Tim Bezbatchenko - general manager, Toronto F.C. (MLS), 2013–present
• Joe Biscaha - former NFL and AFL end, 1959-1960
• Mike Bragg - NFL player, Washington Redskins 1968-1979, punter
• Lew Burdette - former MLB pitcher, 1950–67; Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
• Sean Casey - former MLB first baseman, 1997-2008; three-time All-Star
• Erik Christensen - former NFL end, 1956
• Dick Cooke - college baseball coach at Belmont Abbey and Davidson
• Ray Easterling - former NFL free safety, 1972-1979
• Kevin Eastman - assistant coach, Boston Celtics
• Reggie Evans - former NFL running back, 1983
• Tim Finchem - Commissioner, PGA Tour
• Walker Gillette - former NFL wide receiver, 1970-1976
• Sean Gustus - scout, Philadelphia Eagles
• Justin Harper, professional basketball player^[1]
• Shaun Herock - NFL executive, Green Bay Packers
• Tim Hightower - running back, New Orleans Saints
• John Hilton - former NFL tight end, 1965-1973
• Brian Jordan - former MLB player, 1992-2006
• Matt Joyce - former NFL offensive lineman, 1995-2004
• George Kokinis - general manager, Cleveland Browns
• Paris Lenon - linebacker, Arizona Cardinals
• Matt Llano - long distance runner
• Gregg Marshall - head men's basketball coach, Wichita State University
• Renie Martin - former pitcher, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies
• Todd McShay - ESPN NFL draft analyst
• Marc Megna - former NFL player, 6th round draft pick; New York Jets, 1999; New England Patriots 1999; Cincinnati Bengals 1999; New England Patriots 2000; Montreal Alouettes 2002-2006
• Johnny Newman - former NBA player, 1986-2002
• Jeff Nixon - former NFL player, 1979–81
• Barry Redden - former NFL player, 1st round draft pick; LA Rams, 1982-1990
• John Schweitz - former NBA player
• Arman Shields - wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
• Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. - defensive end, Atlanta Falcons
• Barty Smith - former NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
• Mike Smith - pitcher, Minnesota Twins
• Matt Snider (Class of 1999) - former NFL fullback, 1999-2002, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston
• Tim Stauffer - pitcher, San Diego Padres organization; fourth overall pick in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
• Margaret Stender - President, Chicago Sky
• Benjy Taylor - head men's basketball coach, Chicago State University
• Brendan Toibin - former NFL kicker, 1987
• Stacy Tutt - fullback, New York Jets
• Colin Vint - former League of Ireland forward, 2006
• Eric Ward - quarterback, Edmonton Eskimos
• Seth Williams - cornerback, Montreal Alouettes
• Kerry Wynn - defensive end, New York Giants
• Craig Ziadie - former Major League Soccer defender, 2001-2004

Politics and government

• Watkins Abbitt - U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948-1973
• Ward Armstrong - member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992–present
• M. Caldwell Butler - U.S. Representative, 1972-1983
• Michael Dunkley - Premier of Bermuda, 2014–present
• J. Vaughan Gary - U.S. Representative, 1945-1965
• Virgil Goode - U.S. Representative, 1997-2009
• J. Steven Griles - Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001-2005
• William J. Howell - Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003–present
• Charles J. Hughes, Jr. - U.S. Senator, 1909-1911
• Menalcus Lankford - U.S. Representative, 1929-1933
• A. M. Leary (Class of 1894 Richmond College), mayor of Minden, Louisiana, from 1903 to 1905; later director of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in Shreveport^[2]
• Andrew Jackson Montague - 44th Governor of Virginia, 1902-1906, U.S. Representative, 1913-1937
• Owen B. Pickett - U.S. Representative, 1987-2001
• Absalom Robertson - U.S. Senator, 1946-1966
• Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. - U.S. Representative, 1937-1945
• David E. Satterfield III - U.S. Representative, 1965-1981
• John Ambler Smith - U.S. Representative, 1873-1875
• Michael Stinziano - member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Mary Sue Terry - Attorney General of Virginia, 1986-1993
• Robert E. Trono - Deputy Director of the United States Marshals Service, 2006–present
• Joseph Whitehead - U.S. Representative, 1925-1931

Business

• Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) - former President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
• Ting Kwok David Ho - Vancouver entrepreneur
• Frank E. Resnik (M.S., 1955) - former Chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
• Steven D. Silverman (Class of 1988) - Managing Partner of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC

Humanities, arts and media

• Josh Abramson - co-founder of CollegeHumor
• Steve Buckingham - multiple Grammy-winning record producer and music executive
• Paul Duke - journalist, known for his 20-year stint as moderator of Washington Week in Review on PBS
• Douglas S. Freeman - two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian
• Earl Hamner - author of Spencer's Mountain; creator of television shows The Waltons and Falcon Crest
• Justin Haskins - journalist, blogger, political activist
• William Hehir - bassist for the band MisterWives
• George Frederick Holmes - former professor, first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
• Bruce Hornsby - singer, known for his association with the Grateful Dead; briefly attended UR but did not graduate
• Patrick Kilpatrick - actor, known for playing the role of The Sandman in the 1990 film Death Warrant
• Lil Dicky - rapper
• Jamie McShane - actor, known for playing the role of Eric O'Bannon on the Netflix TV Series Bloodline (TV series)
• Wesley Schultz - lead vocalist for the folk rock band The Lumineers
• Grant Shaud - actor, known for playing the role of Miles Silverberg on the 1990s TV sitcom Murphy Brown

Science and technology

• Saul Krugman - scientist; conducted pioneering research on hepatitis B vaccine
• William C. Martin - atomic spectroscopist
• Leland D. Melvin - NASA astronaut
• Alice T. Schafer - former president of Association for Women in Mathematics, namesake of its national prize for undergraduates

Education

• Claybrook Cottingham (B.A. and M.A., ca. 1902) - President of Louisiana College in Pineville and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston^[3]
• J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (A.B. 1924) - President of Keuka College (1935-1941); fourth President of the University of Florida (1948-1953)

Clergy

• Charles Stanley - pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, president of InTouch Ministries; past president of the Southern Baptist Convention

References

1. "Justin Harper". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
2. "Death Takes Former HOLC Manager Here – A. McIntyre Leary, Sr., Dies Sunday; Rites Set for Today". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1937. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
3. "Cottingham, Claybrook C.". A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Retrieved December 19, 2010.