Notable Alumni of Wofford College

Ellison D. Smith 1864–1944

U.S. senator from South Carolina

Attended until 1889

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

Olin D. Johnston 1896–1965

South Carolina politician and lawyer

Attended until 1921

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia, Spartanburg Methodist College

Child: Liz J. Patterson (University of South Carolina-Columbia)

Paul S. Atkins

Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1980

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Ibra Charles Blackwood 1878–1936

97th Governor of South Carolina

Thomas Gordon McLeod 1868–1932

95th Governor of South Carolina

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

John Jacob Riley 1895–1962

U.S. representative from South Carolina

Attended until 1915

William Haselden Ellerbe 1862–1899

86th Governor of South Carolina

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Samuel J. Nicholls 1885–1937

US Representative from South Carolina

Also attended: University of Chicago, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Donald Fowler 1935–2020

Former Democratic National Committee chair

Also attended: University of Kentucky

Jude Reyes 1955–

Co-chairman of Reyes Holdings

Sibling: Joseph Christopher Reyes (University of Maryland-College Park)

Albert C. Outler 1908–1989

Methodist theologian and professor at Duke

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1928

Also attended: Yale University, Emory University

Chris Robinson 1966–

Musician, founder of The Black Crowes

Ellison Barber 1989–

NBC News correspondent

Craig Melvin 1979–

NBC News anchor and Today show host

Spouse: Lindsay Czarniak (James Madison University)

W. J. Cash 1900–1941

Journalist, author of The Mind of the South

Also attended: Wake Forest University

Norm Nixon 1955–

Former NBA player for Lakers and Clippers

Also attended: Duquesne University

Spouse: Debbie Allen (Howard University, University of North Carolina School of the Arts)

Forrest Lasso 1993–

Former professional soccer player

Attended until 2014

Mike Lenzly 1981–

British former professional basketball player

Brad Loesing 1989–

Professional basketball player

Chevez Goodwin 1998–

Basketball player for Szolnoki Olajbányász

Also attended: University of Southern California, College of Charleston

Keve Aluma 1998–

Professional basketball player

Also attended: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jamar Anthony Diggs 1988–

Professional basketball player

Fletcher Magee 1996–

Professional basketball player

Sociology

Davis Wolfgang Hawke 1978–2017

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