Notable Alumni of Guilford College

Joseph M. Dixon 1867–1934

Seventh governor of Montana and former U.S. senator

Also attended: Earlham College

Howard Coble 1931–2015

U.S. representative from North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1958

Also attended: Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John Hamlin Folger 1880–1963

U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1941–1949

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

James Beverly 1968–

Georgia state representative

Also attended: Wesleyan College, Harvard University, Salus University

Virginia Ragsdale 1870–1945

Mathematician specializing in algebraic curves

Also attended: Bryn Mawr College

James F. Childress 1940–

Biomedical ethicist and University of Virginia professor

Also attended: Yale University

T. Gilbert Pearson 1873–1943

Conservationist, co-founder of National Audubon Society

Miriam Leiva 1901–

Mathematics educator, founder of TODOS: Mathematics for All

Tom Abrams 1958–

Screenwriter and film director

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

William Hines 1916–2005

Journalist called godfather of NASA space reporting

Doc Searls 1947–

Journalist, author and blogger

Philosophy · Attended until 1969

Also attended: New York University

Christopher Benfey 1954–

Literary critic and Emily Dickinson scholar

Also attended: Earlham College, Harvard University

Big Jack Armstrong 1945–2008

Top-40 and oldies radio disc jockey

World B. Free 1953–

Former NBA basketball player

M. L. Carr 1951–

Former NBA player, coach and executive

Bob Kauffman 1946–2015

NBA player and coach, three-time All-Star

Rick Ferrell 1905–1995

MLB catcher, coach, scout and executive

Tony Womack 1969–

Former MLB player for the Pirates and Diamondbacks

Griff Garrison 1998–

Professional wrestler signed to AEW

Dave Odom 1942–

College basketball coach, ex-Wake Forest head coach

Tom Zachary 1896–1969

MLB pitcher for 19 seasons

Greg Jackson 1952–2012

Former NBA basketball player

Ben Strong 1986–

Basketball coach and former pro player

Zack Hample 1977–

Baseball collector and writer