Notable Alumni of Morehouse College

Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968

Baptist minister and civil rights leader

Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Class of 1948

Also attended: Emory University, Boston University

Spouse: Coretta Scott King (The New England Conservatory of Music, Antioch University-Los Angeles)

Father: Martin Luther King Sr. (Morehouse College)

Raphael Warnock 1969–

US senator from Georgia and Baptist pastor

Bachelor's degree · Psychology · Class of 1991

Also attended: Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Martin Luther King III 1957–

Human rights activist; eldest son of Martin Luther King Jr

Father: Martin Luther King Jr. (Emory University, Morehouse College)

Mother: Coretta Scott King (The New England Conservatory of Music, Antioch University-Los Angeles)

Jeh C. Johnson 1957–

4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1979

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Cedric Richmond 1973–

Democratic politician and attorney

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1995

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana, Harvard University

Julian Bond 1940–2015

Civil rights leader, co-founder of SNCC

Also attended: Shaw University

Sanford Bishop 1947–

U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd district

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1968

Also attended: Emory University

Louis Wade Sullivan 1933–

US Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bush

Also attended: Boston University

Dexter Scott King 1961–2024

Civil rights activist, son of Martin Luther King Jr

Father: Martin Luther King Jr. (Emory University, Morehouse College)

Mother: Coretta Scott King (The New England Conservatory of Music, Antioch University-Los Angeles)

Major Owens 1936–2013

Former U.S. Representative from New York, librarian

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1956

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University

Child: Geoffrey Owens (Yale University)

Earl F. Hilliard 1942–

Former U.S. representative from Alabama

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: Howard University, Clark Atlanta University

Maynard Jackson 1938–2003

Mayor of Atlanta and attorney

Also attended: Boston University, North Carolina Central University

George W. Crockett, Jr. 1909–1997

Michigan congressman, attorney and judge

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Alvin Holsey 1965–

Retired Navy admiral, former Southern Command commander

Bachelor's degree · Computer science

Also attended: Troy University

David Satcher 1941–

16th Surgeon General of the United States

Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

A. D. King 1930–1969

Baptist minister and civil rights activist

Father: Martin Luther King Sr. (Morehouse College)

Mother: Alberta Williams King (Spelman College, Hampton University)

Jamal Simmons 1971–

Political advisor, former communications director for VP Harris

Also attended: Harvard University

Joseph Jerome Farris 1930–2020

Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Floyd McKissick 1922–1991

Civil rights activist and lawyer

Also attended: North Carolina Central University

Leroy Johnson 1928–2019

Georgia state senator and first black senator in decades

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University, North Carolina Central University

Chris Jones 1976–

Arkansas Democratic politician

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tupac A. Hunter 1973–

Former Michigan state senator

Also attended: Oakland University

Herman Cain 1945–2020

Businessman and Tea Party movement activist

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Derrius Quarles 1990–

Social entrepreneur and human rights activist

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Hezekiah Ademola Oluwafemi 1919–1983

Nigerian academic and vice chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University

Also attended: Harvard University

Walter E. Massey 1938–

Physicist; president emeritus of Morehouse College

Also attended: University of Chicago, Washington University in St Louis

Howard Zehr 1944–

Criminologist, pioneer of restorative justice

Also attended: University of Chicago, Goshen College

Amos N. Wilson 1941–1995

Psychologist and City University of New York professor

Also attended: Fordham University, The New School

Samuel L. Jackson 1948–

Actor and film producer

Spouse: LaTanya Richardson (Spelman College)

Spike Lee 1957–

Filmmaker and actor

Also attended: New York University

Father: Bill Lee (Morehouse College)

John David Washington 1984–

Actor and former football player, son of Denzel Washington

Father: Denzel Washington (Fordham University)

Brian Tyree Henry 1982–

Actor with Academy Award nomination

Also attended: Yale University

Rockmond Dunbar 1973–

Actor known for Prison Break and Soul Food

Also attended: University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Metro Boomin 1993–

Hip-hop and trap record producer

Guru 1961–2010

Rapper and member of Gang Starr

Also attended: Fashion Institute of Technology

Saul Williams 1972–

Poet, rapper and actor

Also attended: New York University

Erik King 1957–

Actor known for Dexter

Bill Nunn 1952–2016

Actor known for Do the Right Thing

Killer Mike 1975–

American rapper, actor and activist

Babatunde Olatunji 1927–2003

Nigerian drummer, educator and social activist

Also attended: New York University

PJ Morton 1981–

Singer, songwriter and record producer

Bill Lee 1928–2023

Jazz bassist and composer

Child: Spike Lee (Morehouse College, New York University)

DJ Khalil 1973–

Record producer and DJ

Father: Walt Hazzard (University of California-Los Angeles)

Fonzworth Bentley 1974–

Rapper, actor, television presenter and author

Spouse: Faune A. Chambers (Spelman College)

Tope Folarin 1981–

Nigerian-American writer, Caine Prize winner

Lerone Bennett, Jr. 1928–2018

Scholar, journalist and social historian

Derek Fordjour 1974–

Interdisciplinary artist and educator of Ghanaian heritage

Also attended: Harvard University

Spouse: LaChanze (Morgan State University, University of the Arts)

Lloyd McNeill 1935–2021

Jazz flutist and visual artist

Also attended: Howard University

Nasheet Waits 1971–

Jazz drummer

Also attended: Long Island University

Brandon J. Dirden 1978–

Actor in Broadway's All the Way

Also attended: University of Illinois at Chicago

Spouse: Crystal Dickinson (Morehouse College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Karim Prince 1974–

Actor

Eugene Grigsby, Jr. 1918–2013

Painter, printmaker and educator

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1938

Also attended: New York University, Johnson C Smith University, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Sanford Biggers 1970–

Interdisciplinary visual artist

Attended until 1992

Also attended: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Syracuse University

Edwin Moses 1955–

Hurdler, 400m hurdles Olympic champion in 1976 and 1984

Harold Ellis 1970–

Retired basketball player and coach, played three NBA seasons

Ramon Harewood 1987–

Barbadian former American football offensive tackle

Art Walker 1941–

Triple jumper at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics

Lexington Steele 1969–

Adult film actor, director and producer

Also attended: Syracuse University

Martin Luther King Sr. 1899–1984

Baptist pastor and civil rights activist

Spouse: Alberta Williams King (Spelman College, Hampton University)

Child: A. D. King (Morehouse College)

Howard Thurman 1899–1981

Theologian, educator and civil rights leader

Also attended: Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School