List of University of Miami alumni

This article is about notable alumni of the University of Miami. For notable alumni of the University of Miami School of Law, see List of University of Miami School of Law alumni. For notable alumni and faculty of the University of Miami School of Medicine, see Miller School of Medicine. For notable faculty of the University of Miami, see List of University of Miami faculty.

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.

The campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida

Lake Osceola on the University of Miami campus with the Miami skyline in the background

Miami Herbert Business School, one of the nation's top-ranked business schools,^[1] on the University of Miami campus

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,^[2] 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 km²) and has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m²) 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.^[3]

Academia

Eric J. Barron

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Eric J. Barron	former president, Penn State University and Florida State University	[4]
Robert A. Bryan	former interim president, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida, and English literature scholar	[5]
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	[6]
Bertha Vazquez	education director, Center for Inquiry

Art and literature

Algis Budrys

Marion Wiesel

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Spencer Antle	fashion designer and founder, Island Company	[7]
Algis Budrys	former science fiction writer	[8]
Xavier Cortada	artist	[9]
Patrick Farrell	photojournalist, the Miami Herald, and winner of 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography	[10]
Alex Flinn	author and writer	[11]
Jody Houser	Eisner-nominated comics writer	[12]
Donald Justice	former writing professor, poet, and winner of 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	[13]
Fiona Kelleghan	science fiction critic	[14]
Rhoda Lerman	former author and playwright	[15]
Mark Medoff	former author, playwright, and Tony Award winner	[16]
Arnold Newman	former photographer and 2006 International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum inductee (did not graduate)	[17]
Joel Resnicoff	former artist and fashion illustrator (did not graduate)	[citation needed]
Adam Sandow	publisher, Metropolis and Worth magazines	[18]
Marion Wiesel	Holocaust survivor, former writer, and wife of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel	[19]

Business

Dany Garcia

Maurice R. Greenberg

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Rony Abovitz	founder, MAKO Surgical Corp.	[20]
Will Allen	urban farmer and MacArthur Foundation's "Genius Award" recipient	[21]
Ralph Alvarez	board member, Dunkin' Donuts, and former president and chief operating officer, McDonald's	[22]
Micky Arison	chairman and former chief executive officer, Carnival Corporation, and owner, Miami Heat (did not graduate)	[23]
Ron Berkowitz	chief executive officer and president, Berk Communications	[24]
Bakr bin Laden	former chairman, Saudi Binladin Group, half-brother of Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden	[25]
Benjamin Breier	board member, Federation of American Hospitals and former chief executive officer and president, Kindred Healthcare	[26]
Lyor Cohen	global head of music, Google and YouTube	[27]
Wendy Craigg	former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas
John W. Creighton Jr.	former president and chief executive officer, Weyerhaeuser Company and UAL Corporation	[28]
Dany Garcia	former chairwoman, XFL professional football league, film producer, and ex-wife and manager of Dwayne Johnson	[29]
Maurice R. Greenberg	former chief executive officer, American International Group	[30]
David Komansky	former chief executive officer, Merrill Lynch (did not graduate)	[31]
Rohan Marley	co-founder, Marley Coffee, and son of late reggae musician Bob Marley	[32]
Jorge Mas	chairman and chief executive officer, MasTec, chairman of Cuban American National Foundation, and managing owner, Inter Miami CF
Omar Soliman	co-founder, College Hunks Hauling Junk, reality television personality, Millionaire Matchmaker, Shark Tank, and The Pitch	[33]
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.	president and chief executive officer, Society for Human Resource Management	[34]
Noah Tepperberg	co-chief executive officer, Tao Group Hospitality	[35]
Geisha Williams	former chief executive officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company	[36]
Martin Zweig	former investment advisor and author, Winning on Wall Street	[37]

Film

Dwayne Johnson

Ray Liotta

Sylvester Stallone

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Somy Ali	actress, writer, model, filmmaker, and activist	[38]
Bob Clark	former director, A Christmas Story and Porky's	[citation needed]
Lewis Cleale	Broadway actor and singer, Sunset Boulevard and Spamalot	[39]
Jeff Coopwood	movie and television actor, voice of The Borg in Star Trek: First Contact	[40]
Michael Dunn	former actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominee for Ship of Fools	[41]
Fahadh Faasil	actor and producer	[42]
Charles Grodin	former actor and former television talk show host (did not graduate)	[43]
Joshua Henry	actor and singer, The Scottsboro Boys, Hamilton, Carousel, and Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	[44]
Jay W. Jensen	former actor, philanthropist, and high school drama teacher to actors Andy García and Mickey Rourke	[45]
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson	actor and WWE professional wrestler	[46]
Ray Liotta	former actor, "Henry Hill" in Goodfellas and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams	[47]
Frank Perry	former director, Mommie Dearest	[48]
Jo Ann Pflug	actress, MASH, The Fall Guy, and Operation Petticoat	[49]
Ernie Sabella	actor, Chicago, Hill Street Blues, Curtains, and The Lion King	[50]
Sylvester Stallone	actor, Rocky Balboa in Rocky (degree granted in 1998)	[51]
Steve-O	comedic actor, Jackass (attended but did not graduate)	[52]

Government and politics

Mercedes Aráoz

Dean Barrow

Pepe Lobo

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Mercedes Aráoz	former prime minister, Peru	[53]
Bryan Avila	member of Florida House of Representatives	[54]
Dean Barrow	former prime minister, Belize
Fernando Belaúnde	former President of Peru (transferred)	[citation needed]
Bjarni Benediktsson	former prime minister of Iceland	[55]
Paul L. Cejas	former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium	[56]
Randy Christmas	former mayor of Miami	[citation needed]
Joe Ciresi	member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[57]
Wendy Craigg	former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas
Carlos Curbelo	former U.S. representative	[58]
Manny Diaz	chairman, of Florida Democratic Party, and former mayor of Miami
Alex Díaz de la Portilla	City of Miami commissioner and former Florida state senator	[59]
Dante Fascell	former U.S. representative and chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee	[60]
Maurice Ferré	former six-term mayor of Miami	[61]
Sandra Freedman	former mayor of Tampa, Florida	[62]
Joe Garcia	lobbyist and former member of U.S. representative	[63]
Robert High	former mayor of Miami	[citation needed]
Michael Johns	former White House presidential speechwriter and healthcare executive	[64]
David T. Kennedy	former mayor of Miami
Dexter Lehtinen	former Florida state senator	[65]
Pepe Lobo	former president of Honduras	[66]
Carlos López-Cantera	former lieutenant governor of Florida	[citation needed]
Bob McEwen	former U.S. representative	[67]
Martha Mitchell	Watergate scandal political figure and wife of Nixon administration U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell	[68]
Joe Moakley	former U.S. representative	[69]
Patrick Murphy	former U.S. representative	[70]
Richard C. Nowakowski	former Wisconsin State Representative	[71]
Burgess Owens	U.S. House of Representative and former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Raiders	[citation needed]
Alex Penelas	former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida	[citation needed]
Walid Phares	scholar and political pundit
Tomás Regalado	former mayor of Miami
Tom Rooney	former U.S. representative	[72]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	lobbyist and former U.S. representative	[73]
María Elvira Salazar	U.S. representative	[citation needed]
Burt Saunders	former Florida state senator	[74]
Alex Villalobos	former Florida state senator	[75]
Kirk Wagar	former U.S. ambassador to Singapore	[citation needed]
Frederica Wilson	former U.S. representative	[54]

Law

Joseph A. Boyd Jr.

Vincent Bugliosi

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Roy Black	criminal defense attorney, obtained criminal acquittal of William Kennedy Smith	[76]
Joseph A. Boyd Jr.	former chief justice, Florida Supreme Court	[77]
Vincent Bugliosi	former prosecutor who obtained criminal conviction of Charles Manson and author, Helter Skelter	[78]
Adalberto Jordan	appellate judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	[79]
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich	senior U.S. district court judge, Middle District of Florida	[80]
Jose E. Martinez	U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida	[81]
Scott J. Silverman	former circuit court judge, 11th Circuit Court of Florida (did not graduate)	[82]
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	[83]

Military

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Eric Golnick	veteran of the United States Navy and an advocate for mental healthcare among military veterans	[84]

Music

Gloria Estefan

Ben Folds

Jerry Herman

Enrique Iglesias

Steve Morse

Grace Slick

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Michelle Amato	vocalist	[85]
Bart Baker	parody artist	[86]
Jeffri W. Bantz	former classical conductor, pianist, and organist	[87]
Elizabeth Caballero	operatic soprano	[88]
Sylvia Constantinidis	classical pianist, composer, conductor, and music educator	[89]
Ann Curless	lead singer and songwriter, Exposé	[90]
John Easterlin	opera singer	[citation needed]
Mark Egan	jazz bassist, Pat Metheny Group	[91]
Gloria Estefan	singer, songwriter, seven-time Grammy Award winner, former lead singer, Miami Sound Machine	[92]
Ben Folds	pianist and former member, Ben Folds Five (did not graduate)	[93]
Kenneth Fuchs	composer	[94]
Natalie Gelman	singer and songwriter	[95]
Carlo Grante	concert pianist and scholar	[96]
Euge Groove	smooth jazz musician	[citation needed]
Jerry Herman	composer and lyricist, Hello Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles and two-time Tony Award winner	[97]
Bruce Hornsby	jazz musician and three-time Grammy Award winner	[98]
Enrique Iglesias	singer, songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (did not graduate)	[99]
Jonathan Kreisberg	jazz guitarist and composer	[100]
Larry Lake	composer, trumpeter, radio broadcaster, and record producer	[101]
Amy Lee	saxophonist and former member for Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band	[102]
Will Lee	bassist and band member, Late Show with David Letterman	[103]
Carmen Lundy	jazz musician	[104]
Marvis Martin	opera singer	[105]
Joel McNeely	composer	[106]
Pat Metheny	jazz guitarist and founder, Pat Metheny Group (did not graduate)	[107]
Steve Morse	rock guitarist, Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, and Kansas	[108]
Erin O'Donnell	contemporary Christian musician	[109]
Jaco Pastorius	jazz bassist and two-time Grammy Award nominee (did not graduate)	[citation needed]
Robert Phillips	classical guitarist	[citation needed]
Lucas Prata	house music singer and songwriter	[citation needed]
André Raphel	classical conductor	[110]
Carole Dawn Reinhart	trumpet player and professor	[111]
Cécile McLorin Salvant	jazz vocalist	[112]
Maria Schneider	jazz musician and composer	[113]
Patti Scialfa	singer and guitarist, E Street Band, wife of rock musician Bruce Springsteen (did not graduate)	[114]
Jon Secada	singer, songwriter, two-time Grammy Award winner	[115]
Grace Slick	singer and songwriter, The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship (did not graduate)
John Splithoff	musician	[116]
Andy Timmons	blues and rock guitar player
Ed Toth	drummer, Doobie Brothers	[117]
James Touchi-Peters	classical conductor, composer, and jazz singer	[citation needed]
Carter Vail	indie rock and comedy musician	[118]
Constance Weldon	tuba pioneer	[119]
Lari White	country music singer and songwriter	[120]

Sciences

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Brady Barr	herpetologist and host, Nat Geo Wild's Reptile Wild and Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr	[121]
Frederick Bayer	former biologist and former curator emeritus, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History	[122]
Renee Borges	biologist	[123]
Alizé Carrère	climatologist, filmmaker, and National Geographic Young Explorer adventurer	[124]
John E. Dennis	mathematician, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics fellow, and founder and editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Optimization	[125]
Steven Falcone	physician and medical academic, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami	[126]
Reuben Lasker	former marine biologist	[citation needed]
Zhou Mingzhen	former paleontologist	[citation needed]
Aldemaro Romero Jr.	biologist, communicator, and education activist	[127]
Michael Welner	forensic psychiatrist	[128]
Paul Alan Wetter	surgical technique pioneer

Sports

Baseball

Yasmani Grandal

Current MLB players

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Yasmani Grandal	catcher and first baseman, Boston Red Sox	[129]
Peter O'Brien	free agent left fielder
Andrew Suárez	free agent pitcher

Current international players

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Bryan Garcia	free agent pitcher
Danny Valencia	third baseman, Israel national baseball team	[130]

Former MLB players

Yonder Alonso

Ryan Braun

Pat Burrell

Aubrey Huff

Jason Michaels

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Yonder Alonso	former first baseman, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners	[131]
Mike Armstrong	former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres	[132]
Dave Berg	former infielder, Florida Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays	[133]
Ryan Braun	former outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers (did not graduate)	[134]
Pat Burrell	former left fielder, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Rays	[135]
Cesar Carillo	former pitcher, San Diego Padres	[136]
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	[137]
Alex Fernandez	former pitcher, Chicago White Sox and Florida Marlins (did not graduate)	[138]
Gus Gandarillas	former pitcher, Minnesota Twins	[139]
Orlando González	former first baseman, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies	[140]
Joe Grahe	former pitcher, California Angels, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies	[141]
Danny Graves	former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets	[142]
Neal Heaton	former pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates	[143]
Chris Herrmann	former catcher and outfielder, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners	[144]
Aubrey Huff	former first baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays	[145]
Ryan Jackson	former shortstop, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals	[146]
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	[147]
Charlton Jimerson	former center fielder, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners	[148]
Charles Johnson	former catcher, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (did not graduate)	[149]
Wayne Krenchicki	former third baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Montreal Expos	[150]
Jason Michaels	former left fielder, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates	[151]
Oscar Múñoz	former pitcher, Minnesota Twins	[152]
Mike Pagliarulo	former infielder, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers	[153]
Orlando Palmeiro	former outfielder, Anaheim Angels, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals (did not graduate)	[154]
Chris Perez	former relief pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals	[155]
Al Richter	former shortstop, Boston Red Sox
Alex Rodriguez	former third baseman, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers (did not graduate)	[156]
Gaby Sánchez	former first baseman, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates	[157]
F. P. Santangelo	former outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants	[158]
Nelson Santovenia	former catcher, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Montreal Expos	[159]
Mike Schemer	former first baseman, New York Giants
Wade Taylor	former pitcher, New York Yankees	[160]
Blake Tekotte	former right fielder, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres	[161]
Greg Vaughn	former outfielder, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (did not graduate)	[162]
Jemile Weeks	former second baseman, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres	[163]

Basketball

Current NBA players

Lonnie Walker IV

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Bruce Brown	shooting guard, New Orleans Pelicans	[164]
Lonnie Walker IV	shooting guard, Philadelphia 76ers	[165]

Current international and NBA G basketball players

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Julian Gamble	center, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of Taiwan Professional Basketball League
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	small forward, Birmingham Squadron of NBA G League

Former NBA players

Rick Barry

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Rick Barry	former small forward, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame	[166]
Dwayne Collins	former power forward, Phoenix Suns	[167]
Dewan Hernandez	former power forward and center, Toronto Raptors	[168]
Tito Horford	former center, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Bullets	[169]
Tim James	former forward, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers	[170]
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	[171]
Shane Larkin	former point guard, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, and Dallas Mavericks (did not graduate)	[172]
John Salmons	former small forward, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors	[173]

Current WNBA players

Riquna Williams

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Riquna Williams	free agent guard and 2013 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award recipient	[174]

Former WNBA players

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Octavia Blue	former forward, Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets	[175]
Tamara James	former small forward, Washington Mystics	[176]
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	[177]

Football

Current NFL players

Deon Bush

DeeJay Dallas

Cam Ward

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Elijah Arroyo	tight end, Seattle Seahawks
Braxton Berrios	wide receiver and return specialist, Houston Texans
Andres Borregales	kicker, New England Patriots
Artie Burns	cornerback, Miami Dolphins	[178]
Deon Bush	safety, Kansas City Chiefs
Calais Campbell	defensive end, Arizona Cardinals	[179]
Adrian Colbert	safety, Chicago Bears
DeeJay Dallas	running back and kick returner, Arizona Cardinals
Jaden Davis	cornerback, Arizona Cardinals
Phillip Dorsett	free agent wide receiver	[180]
Jonathan Ford	nose tackle, Chicago Bears
Jonathan Garvin	linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
Jimmy Graham	free agent tight end	[181]
Travis Homer	running back, Chicago Bears
D. J. Ivey	cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Jackson	cornerback, Carolina Panthers
Rayshawn Jenkins	safety, Cleveland Browns
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
Damien Martinez	running back, Seattle Seahwaks
Francisco Mauigoa	linebacker, New York Jets
Al-Quadin Muhammad	defensive end, Detroit Lions
David Njoku	tight end, Cleveland Browns
Pat O'Donnell	free agent punter	[182]
K. J. Osborn	wide receiver, Washington Commanders
Denzel Perryman	linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers	[180]
Jaelan Phillips	outside linebacker, Miami Dolphins
Shaq Quarterman	linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers
Greg Rousseau	defensive end, Buffalo Bills
Tyrique Stevenson	cornerback, Chicago Bears
Cam Ward	quarterback, Tennessee Titans
James Williams	safety, Tennessee Titans

Current and former AFL, CFL, and UFL players

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Jamal Carter	safety, Arlington Renegades of the UFL
Herb Waters	cornerback, Carolina Cobras of the AFL

Former NFL players

Frank Gore

Jimmy Graham

Ted Hendricks

Devin Hester

Michael Irvin

Edgerrin James

Andre Johnson

Jim Kelly

Ray Lewis

Greg Olsen

Jim Otto

Ed Reed

Warren Sapp

Sean Taylor

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Ottis "O.J." Anderson	former running back, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, and Super Bowl XXV MVP	[183]
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	[184]
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	[185]
Allen Bailey	former defensive end, Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs	[186]
Pete Banaszak	former running back, Oakland Raiders	[187]
Micheal Barrow	former linebacker, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins	[188]
Jon Beason	former linebacker, Carolina Panthers and New York Giants	[189]
Travis Benjamin	former wide receiver and return specialist, Cleveland Browns, San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers	[190]
Brock Berlin	former quarterback, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and St. Louis Rams	[191]
Bennie Blades	former cornerback, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, and 2006 College Football Hall of Fame inductee	[192]
Brian Blades	former wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks	[193]
Matt Bosher	former punter, Atlanta Falcons	[194]
Mel Bratton	former running back, Denver Broncos	[195]
Jerome Brown	former defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles	[196]
Rashad Butler	former offensive tackle, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Pittsburgh Steelers	[197]
LaRon Byrd	former wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Redskins	[198]
Vernon Carey	former offensive tackle, Miami Dolphins	[199]
Billy Cesare	former defensive back, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[200]
Anthony Chickillo	defensive end, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Pittsburgh Steelers	[180]
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	[201]
Stacy Coley	former wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants
Dan Conners	former middle linebacker, Oakland Raiders	[202]
Horace Copeland	former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[203]
Shane Curry	former defensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts	[204]
Najeh Davenport	former running back, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers	[205]
Ken Dorsey	former quarterback, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns	[206]
Gary Dunn	former defensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers	[207]
Eddie Edwards	former defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals	[208]
Corn Elder	former cornerback, Carolina Panthers and Washington Football Team/Washington Commanders
Kevin Everett	former tight end, Buffalo Bills	[209]
Kevin Fagan	former defensive end, San Francisco 49ers	[210]
Jeff Feagles	former punter, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks	[211]
Jon Feliciano	former offensive guard, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, and San Francisco 49ers	[180]
Ereck Flowers	former offensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins/Washington Commanders	[180]
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	[212]
Marcus Forston	former defensive tackle, New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams	[213]
Jason Curtis Fox	former offensive tackle, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins	[214]
Orlando Franklin	former offensive tackle, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins	[215]
Bubba Franks	former tight end, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets	[216]
Richard Gordon	former tight end, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans	[217]
Frank Gore	former running back, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers	[218]
Jermaine Grace	former linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, and Seattle Seahawks
LaDarius Gunter	former cornerback, Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers
Mike Haggerty	former offensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Pittsburgh Steelers	[219]
Leonard Hankerson	former wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, and Washington Redskins	[220]
Brandon Harris	former cornerback, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and Tennessee Titans	[221]
Jake Heaps	former quarterback, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks
Seantrel Henderson	former offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans	[222]
Ted Hendricks	former linebacker, Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders, and 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[223]
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	[224]
Alonzo Highsmith	former running back, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[225]
Tracy Howard	former free safety, Cleveland Browns
Allen Hurns	former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins	[226]
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	[227]
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	[228]
Mike James	former running back, Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[229]
Andre Johnson	former wide receiver, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans, and 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[230]
Duke Johnson	former running back, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins	[180]
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	[231]
Cortez Kennedy	former defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, and 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[232]
Bernie Kosar	former quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins	[233]
Ray Lewis	former linebacker, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV MVP, and 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[234]
Brandon Linder	former offensive guard, Jacksonville Jaguars	[235]
Russell Maryland	former defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders	[236]
Colin McCarthy	former linebacker, Tennessee Titans	[237]
Jerome McDougle	former defensive end, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles	[238]
Willis McGahee	former running back, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos	[239]
Brandon McGee	former cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and St. Louis Rams	[240]
R. J. McIntosh	former defensive end, New York Giants
Bryant McKinnie	former offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings	[241]
Brandon Meriweather	former safety, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins	[242]
Lamar Miller	former running back, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Football Team	[243]
George Mira	former quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers	[244]
Dan Morgan	former linebacker, Carolina Panthers	[245]
Stephen Morris	former quarterback, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Philadelphia Eagles
Santana Moss	former wide receiver, New York Jets and Washington Redskins	[246]
Chris Myers	former offensive guard and center, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans	[247]
Ed Newman	former offensive guard, Miami Dolphins	[248]
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	[249]
Greg Olsen	former tight end, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Seattle Seahawks	[250]
Buck Ortega	former tight end, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins	[251]
Jim Otto	former center, Oakland Raiders and 1980 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[252]
Burgess Owens	former safety, New York Jets and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders	[253]
Brett Perriman	former wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and New Orleans Saints	[254]
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	[255]
Sheldrick Redwine	former safety, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets
Ed Reed	former free safety, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, and New York Jets, and 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	[256]
Antrel Rolle	former free safety, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and New York Giants	[257]
Warren Sapp	former defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (did not graduate)	[258]
Rashawn Scott	former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins
Leon Searcy	former offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers	[259]
Darryl Sharpton	former linebacker, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, and Washington Redskins	[260]
Sam Shields	former cornerback, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams	[261]
Dan Sileo	former defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[262]
Darrin Smith	former linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks	[263]
Willie Smith	former tight end, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins	[264]
Sean Spence	former linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans	[265]
Tommy Streeter	former wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[266]
Danny Stubbs	former defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers	[267]
Erik Swoope	former tight end, Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints
Sean Taylor	former free safety, Washington Redskins (did not graduate)	[268]
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)	[269]
Chad Thomas	former defensive end, Cleveland Browns
Lamar Thomas	former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[270]
Santonio Thomas	former defensive end, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots	[271]
Gino Torretta	former quarterback, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and 1992 Heisman Trophy winner	[272]
Olivier Vernon	former defensive end and outside linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants	[273]
Jonathan Vilma	former linebacker, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets	[274]
Justin Vogel	former punter, Green Bay Packers
Jim Vollenweider	former running back, San Francisco 49ers	[275]
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	[276]
Reggie Wayne	former wide receiver, Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots	[277]
Nate Webster	former linebacker, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[278]
Vince Wilfork	former nose tackle, Houston Texans and New England Patriots	[279]
D. J. Williams	former linebacker, Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos	[280]
Darryl Williams	former safety, Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks	[281]
Kevin Williams	former wide receiver and return specialist, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers	[282]
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	[283]
Eric Winston	former offensive tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Seattle Seahawks	[284]

Golf

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Woody Austin	professional golfer, PGA Tour Champions	[285]
Al Besselink	former professional golfer, PGA Tour, and five-time PGA Tour and 12 professional tournament winner	[286]
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	[287]
Scott Gump	former professional golfer, PGA Tour, and winner of 2004 Albertsons Boise Open	[288]
Tracy Kerdyk	former professional golfer, LPGA Tour, and winner of 1995 JAL Big Apple Classic	[289]
Frank Stranahan	former professional golfer, PGA Tour, and six-time PGA Tour winner	[290]

Mixed martial arts

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Kimbo Slice	former MMA fighter (did not graduate)	[291]

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	[292]

Soccer

Bev Yanez

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Bev Yanez	head coach for Racing Louisville FC and former professional soccer player for Seattle Reign FC and INAC Kobe Leonessa	[293]

Sports administration

Alex Cora

Mario Cristobal

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Skip Bertman	former athletic director, Louisiana State, and member of College Baseball Hall of Fame	[citation needed]
Rob Chudzinski	associate head football coach, Boston College	[294]
Bernard Clark	head football coach, Robert Morris	[295]
Julia Cohen	assistant tennis coach, Chestnut Hill
Rob Cooper	former head baseball coach, Penn State	[296]
Alex Cora	manager, Boston Red Sox
Mario Cristobal	head football coach, University of Miami	[297]
Fran Curci	former head football coach, University of Tampa, University of Miami, and University of Kentucky	[298]
Paul Dee	former athletic director, University of Miami	[299]
Jim Dooley	former head coach, Chicago Bears	[300]
Pete Garcia	former athletic director, Florida International University	[301]
Steve Hertz	former head baseball coach, Tel Aviv Lightning	[302]
Don James	former head football coach, University of Washington and Kent State, and member of College Football Hall of Fame	[303]
Willie Martinez	cornerbacks coach, University of Tennessee	[304]
Sunny Mehta	assistant general manager and head of analytics, Florida Panthers	[305]
Winston Moss	former assistant head coach, Green Bay Packers	[306]
Tom Pratt	former defensive pass rush coach, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs	[307]
Ronni Reis	former head women's tennis coach, University of Michigan
Mark Richt	former head football coach, University of Georgia and University of Miami	[308]
Alfredo Roberts	tight ends coach, Pittsburgh Steelers	[309]
Drew Rosenhaus	National Football League professional sports agent	[310]
Pat Ruel	former offensive line coach, Seattle Seahawks	[311]
Randy Shannon	linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, Florida State	[312]

Swimming and diving

Greg Louganis

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Lawrence Frostad	1992 1500-meter freestyle USA Olympian and five-time national swimming champion	[313]
Matt Gribble	two-time U.S. Olympian and former world record holder in 100m butterfly	[314]
Daphne Jongejans	three-time Olympian diver (1984, 1988, 1992) representing Netherlands	[315]
Greg Louganis	four-time Olympic gold medalist and winner of 1984 James E. Sullivan Award (transferred)	[316]
Reuben Ross	2008 NCAA 3m springboard diving champion	[317]
Roberto Strauss	1972 Olympic swimmer for Mexico
Jesse Vassallo	former world record holder in 200m and 400m individual medley	[318]
Brittany Viola	2008 and 2011 NCAA 10m platform diving champion	[319]
David Wilkie	Olympic gold (1976) and silver (1972 and 1976) medallist, three-time NCAAA national champion and three-time world record holder	[320]

Tennis

Current players

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

Former players

Audra Cohen

Doris Hart

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
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	[321]
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)	[322]
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)	[323]
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)	[324]
Pancho Segura	former professional tennis player, three-time NCAA men's champion (1943, 1944, and 1945) and 1952 world #1 men's player	[325]
Todd Widom	former professional tennis player (did not graduate)	[326]

Track and field

Alysha Newman

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Murielle Ahouré	double silver medalist in 100m and 200m at 2013 World Championships in Moscow (did not graduate)	[327]
T'erea Brown	champion in 400mH at 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	[328]
Alysha Newman	Canadian team 2016 Summer Olympics participant in pole vault
Lauryn Williams	silver medalist in 100m at 2004 Summer Olympics	[329]

Television

Suzy Kolber

Finesse Mitchell

David Nutter

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Jill Arrington	former college football sideline reporter, ESPN	[citation needed]
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	[330]
Jamie Colby	anchor and correspondent, Fox News Live	[331]
Michael Dunn	actor who played Dr. Miguelito Loveless on The Wild Wild West	[332]
Gail Edwards	former actress, It's a Living, Full House, and Blossom	[333]
Alex Ferrer	syndicated television judge, Judge Alex	[334]
Roy Firestone	sports journalist, HDNet, and seven-time Emmy Award winner	[335]
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)	[336]
Galen Gering	actor who plays Rafe Hernandez on Days of Our Lives and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions	[337]
Pedro Gomez	former baseball reporter, ESPN	[338]
Herb Greenberg	former business journalist and commentator, CNBC	[339]
Jason Haikara	marketing executive, Fox Broadcasting Company	[340]
David Isaacs	former producer, Paramount Pictures, and writer, Cheers and Frasier	[341]
Jason Kennedy	host, E! News and Live from E! and contributor to Today Show	[342]
Suzy Kolber	professional football sideline reporter, co-producer, and sportscaster, ESPN and ESPN2	[343]
Nancy Kulp	actress who played Miss Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies	[344]
Dan Le Batard	sports journalist, Miami Herald and ESPN	[345]
Dawnn Lewis	actress who played Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor on A Different World	[346]
Lilia Luciano	national correspondent, CBS News	[347]
Joseph Mascolo	actor who plays Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives	[348]
Marilyn Milian	judge, The People's Court	[349]
Finesse Mitchell	comedian and former repertory performer, Saturday Night Live	[350]
Javier Morgado	executive producer, CNN and NBC News	[351]
Ana Navarro	political contributor, CNN, and campaign consultant	[352]
Jackie Nespral	news anchor, NBC affiliate WTVJ in Miami	[353]
David Nutter	director, Game of Thrones, and Emmy Award winner	[354]
Jorge Ramos	news anchor, Noticiero Univision, and eight-time Emmy Award winner	[355]
Ralph Renick	news anchor, CBS affiliate WFOR-TV in Miami, and two-time Emmy Award winner	[356]
Gene Roddenberry	producer, writer, and creator of Star Trek: The Original Series (did not graduate)	[357]
Ellie Rodriguez	reporter and correspondent, WSVN's Deco Drive	[358]
Eliott Rodriguez	news anchor, CBS affiliate WFOR in Miami, and two-time Emmy Award winner	[359]
Saundra Santiago	actress who played Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese on Miami Vice	[360]
Tessie Santiago	actress who played Tessa Alvarado on Queen of Swords	[361]
Cristina Saralegui	Spanish language television personality	[362]
Patti Stanger	reality television producer and personality, The Millionaire Matchmaker	[363]