Notable Alumni of Georgia State University

Bobby Jindal 1971–

55th Governor of Louisiana

Also attended: Brown University

Brad Raffensperger 1955–

Georgia Secretary of State since 2019

Master of Business Administration

Lynn Westmoreland 1950–

Former US Representative from Georgia

Attended until 1971

Paul Coverdell 1939–2000

US senator from Georgia, former Peace Corps director

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Mike Collins 1967–

U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th district

Bachelor of Arts · Business studies

Jody Powell 1943–2009

White House press secretary under Jimmy Carter

Also attended: United States Air Force Academy, Emory University

Nika Rurua 1968–2018

Former Georgian Minister of Culture

Maria Chappelle-Nadal 1974–

Former Missouri state senator

Jerry Huckaby 1941–

Former U.S. Representative from Louisiana

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Bee Nguyen 1981–

Former Georgia state representative

Sharon Beasley-Teague 1952–

Member of the Georgia House of Representatives

Max Burns 1948–

Former U.S. representative from Georgia

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1977

Also attended: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Carolyn D. Meadows 1938–

Former president of the National Rifle Association

David Adelman 1964–

Former US Ambassador to Singapore

Master in Public Administration

Also attended: Emory University, University of Georgia

Taleh Kazimov 1983–

Governor of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan

Also attended: Harvard University

Ahmet Bozer 1960–

Turkish executive, president of Coca-Cola International

Also attended: University of Georgia

Henry Jenkins 1958–

Media scholar and professor at USC

Also attended: University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tabetha S. Boyajian 1980–

Astronomer and LSU associate professor

Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science · Astronomy, Physics · Class of 2009

Also attended: College of Charleston

Michelle Thaller 1969–

Astronomer and science communicator

Also attended: Harvard University

Tam O'Shaughnessy 1952–

Children's science writer, co-founded Sally Ride Science

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science · Biology

Also attended: University of California-Riverside

Na'Taki Osborne Jelks

Environmental scientist at Spelman College

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 2016

Julia Roberts 1967–

Actress and Academy Award winner

Spouse: Daniel Moder (University of Colorado Boulder)

Sibling: Eric Roberts (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Ludacris 1977–

Rapper and actor

Gucci Mane 1980–

Rapper and music executive

Melissa Ponzio 1972–

Actress known for Teen Wolf and Chicago Fire

Mike WiLL Made-It 1989–

Record producer, rapper and singer

William DuVall 1967–

Co-lead vocalist of Alice in Chains

Melissa Ordway 1983–

Actress known for The Young and the Restless

Ray Stevens 1939–

Country singer-songwriter and Grammy winner

Chika Oduah 1986–

Nigerian-American journalist and poet

Also attended: Northwestern University

Omar Dorsey 1975–

Actor in Django Unchained and Selma

ABRA 1989–

Singer and songwriter

Elizabeth Ludlow 1989–

Actress known for The Walking Dead

David Liss 1966–

Novelist and comic book writer

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Syracuse University

Lady Bunny 1962–

Drag queen and founder of Wigstock

Christine Ko 1992–

Actress in The Great Indoors and Upload

Farooq Kperogi 1973–

Nigerian-American media scholar and columnist

Also attended: University of Louisiana--Lafayette

Octavia Nasr 1966–

Lebanese-American journalist and rhetoric scholar

June Brigman 1960–

Comic book artist, co-creator of Power Pack

Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush 1952–

Television newscaster and print journalist

Also attended: University of Detroit Mercy

Spouse: Grand L. Bush (Los Angeles City College, University of Southern California)

Ralitsa Vassileva 1965–

Bulgarian journalist and Grady College lecturer

Charles Vernon 1948–

Bass trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Also attended: Brevard College

Adam Schultz 1980–

Chief White House photographer under Joe Biden

Bachelor of Arts · Spanish, Economics · Class of 2006

E. R. Shipp 1955–

Journalist and columnist, 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary winner

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Lita 1975–

Professional wrestler and singer in WWE

Daffney 1975–2021

Professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress

R. J. Hunter 1993–

Former pro basketball player and college assistant coach

Father: Ron Hunter (Miami University-Oxford)

Ella Powell 2000–

Welsh footballer and Wales national team defender

Taj McWilliams-Franklin 1970–

Two-time WNBA champion basketball player

Also attended: Saint Edward's University

Eric Buckner 1990–

Professional basketball player

David Buchanan 1989–

Baseball pitcher in MLB, NPB, KBO and CPBL

Also attended: Chipola College

Lanard Copeland 1965–

Basketball coach and former player

Ousman Krubally 1988–

American-Gambian professional basketball player

Will Lutz 1994–

NFL placekicker for the Denver Broncos

Abigail Tere-Apisah 1992–

Former professional tennis player from Papua New Guinea

Joanna Klatten 1985–

French professional golfer

Also attended: College of Charleston

Wayne Williams 1958–

Convicted of two 1981 murders in Atlanta

Andy Stanley 1958–

Founder and senior pastor of North Point Ministries

Also attended: Dallas Theological Seminary

Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar 1982–2025

Perpetrator of the 2025 New Orleans attack