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Notable Alumni of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Notable alumni of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University include Althea Gibson (First Black player to win a Grand Slam event), Common (Rapper and actor known as Common) and Cannonball Adderley (Jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era).

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Arts and media

  • Common 1972–

    Rapper and actor known as Common

    Also attended: Southern University and A&M College

    Father: Lonnie Lynn (Upper Iowa University)

  • Cannonball Adderley 1928–1975

    Jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era

    Sibling: Nat Adderley (Florida A&M University)

  • Anika Noni Rose 1972–

    Actress, voice of Tiana in The Princess and the Frog

  • Nat Adderley 1931–2000

    Jazz trumpeter and composer

    Child: Nat Adderley Jr. (Yale University)

    Sibling: Cannonball Adderley (Florida A&M University)

  • Daniel Sunjata 1971–

    Actor known for TV series Rescue Me

    Also attended: University of Louisiana--Lafayette, New York University

  • Dee Rees 1976–

    Film director and screenwriter

    Also attended: New York University

    Spouse: Sarah M. Broom (University of California-Berkeley, University of North Texas)

  • Meshach Taylor 1947–2014

    Actor known for Designing Women

  • K. Michelle 1985–

    Singer, songwriter and television personality

  • Ibram X. Kendi 1982–

    Historian and author of How to Be an Antiracist

    Bachelor of Science · Publishing, African American studies · Class of 2004

    Also attended: Temple University

  • Isaac C. Singleton Jr. 1967–

    Television actor and voice actor

  • T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh 1962–

    Actress and original cast member of In Living Color

  • Lee Weaver 1930–2025

    Actor known for sitcom appearances

  • Peyton Alex Smith 1994–

    Actor and rapper

  • Theodore Wilson 1943–1991

    Stage, film and television actor

  • Rico Love 1982–

    Songwriter and record producer

  • Cody Chesnutt 1968–

    R&B and neo soul musician

  • Wycliffe Gordon 1967–

    Jazz trombonist, composer and music educator

  • Karamo Brown 1980–

    Television host and reality television personality

    Attended until 2002

  • Troy Sneed 1967–2020

    Gospel singer and songwriter

  • Rob Hardy 1971–

    Film director, producer and screenwriter

  • Pam Oliver 1961–

    Sportscaster on NBA and NFL sidelines

  • Roy Wood Jr. 1978–

    Stand-up comedian and Daily Show correspondent

    Bachelor of Science · Journalism · Class of 2001

  • Angela Robinson 1963–

    Actress and singer

  • Scotty Barnhart 1964–

    Jazz trumpeter and three-time Grammy winner

  • Needlz 1978–

    Record producer and songwriter known as Needlz

    Also attended: Florida State University, New York University

  • Wendell Logan 1940–2010

    Jazz composer, founded Oberlin's jazz department

    Also attended: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, University of Iowa

Sports

  • Althea Gibson 1927–2003

    First Black player to win a Grand Slam event

    Bachelor of Science

  • Bob Hayes 1942–2002

    Olympic sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver

  • Meadowlark Lemon 1932–2015

    Harlem Globetrotters' "Clown Prince"

  • Robby Robinson 1945–

    Professional bodybuilder

  • Jerome James 1975–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Andre Dawson 1954–

    MLB outfielder for the Expos and Cubs

  • Marquis Grissom 1967–

    Former MLB center fielder

  • Clemon Johnson 1956–

    Former NBA center and Florida A&M head coach

  • Hal McRae 1945–

    Former MLB player, manager and coach

  • Jazmine Jones 1996–

    Basketball player, played for Louisville

    Also attended: University of Louisville

  • Sam Madison 1974–

    Former NFL cornerback

  • Amin Stevens 1990–

    Professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya

  • Henry Lawrence 1951–

    Raiders offensive tackle in the NFL for 13 seasons

  • Greg Coleman 1954–

    Former NFL punter

Other fields

  • Flex-Deon Blake 1962–2021

    Adult film actor and model

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (people who attended both).