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Notable Alumni of University of Richmond

Notable alumni of University of Richmond include Kash Patel (Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Leland D. Melvin (Retired NASA astronaut and engineer) and Kenny Atkinson (Head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Business

  • David Ho 1952–

    Vancouver entrepreneur, founder of Harmony Airways

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Dave East 1988–

    Rapper and actor

    Also attended: Towson University

  • Lil Dicky 1988–

    Rapper and comedian

  • Douglas Southall Freeman 1886–1953

    Historian and biographer, two-time Pulitzer winner

    Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

  • Grant Shaud 1961–

    Actor in Murphy Brown

  • Wesley Schultz 1982–

    Guitarist and lead vocalist of the Lumineers

  • Kelly Corrigan 1967–

    Author and television host

    Also attended: San Francisco State University

  • Alec Greven 2000–

    Author of How to Talk to Girls at age nine

Sports

  • Kenny Atkinson 1967–

    Head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Moon Tae-jong 1975–

    South Korean former professional basketball player

    Sibling: Mun Tae-yeong (The Pennsylvania State University)

  • Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir 1982–

    Icelandic former women's football defender

    Also attended: Central Michigan University

  • Johnny Newman 1963–

    Former professional basketball player

    Spouse: Dawnn Lewis (University of Miami)

  • Edda Garðarsdóttir 1979–

    Icelandic football coach and former international

  • Darrius Garrett 1990–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Justin Harper 1989–

    Former NBA basketball player

  • Curtis Blair 1970–

    NBA referee

  • Jacob Gilyard 1998–

    Professional basketball player

  • Josh Duinker 1989–

    Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player

  • Craig Ziadie 1978–

    Jamaican-American soccer player

  • Jermaine Bucknor 1983–

    Assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets

  • Kevin Anderson 1988–

    Former basketball player and coach

  • Tyler Burton 2000–

    Basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors

  • Kaleigh Kurtz 1994–

    Professional soccer center back in the NWSL

    Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

  • David Gonzalvez 1987–

    Basketball player in the Finnish Korisliiga

  • Terry Allen 1993–

    Professional basketball player in Europe and Israel

  • Kendall Anthony 1993–

    Professional basketball player who played for Richmond

  • Grant Golden 1998–

    Basketball player who played college ball for Richmond

  • Gregg Marshall 1963–

    College basketball coach, formerly at Wichita State

    Master of Arts · Class of 1987

    Also attended: Randolph-Macon College

  • Tim Stauffer 1982–

    Former MLB pitcher for Padres, Twins and Mets

Other fields

  • Charles Stanley 1932–2023

    Southern Baptist pastor and television evangelist

    Bachelor of Arts

    Also attended: Luther Rice College & Seminary

  • Jay M. Ipson 1935–

    Holocaust survivor, co-founder of Virginia Holocaust Museum

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 University of Richmond (people who attended both).