| Name
|
Class year
|
Notability
|
References
|
| Tahani Amer
|
2011
|
NASA engineer
|
|
| Maya Angelou
|
Attended
|
Poet
|
|
| Ben Bailey
|
|
Comedian, host of Cash Cab
|
|
| Bootie Barker
|
1994
|
NASCAR crew chief
|
|
| Kent Bazemore
|
2012
|
Former NBA player, No. 24 retired for the ODU men's basketball program
|
[1]
|
| John Michael Bednarek
|
|
Lieutenant general in the United States Army
|
|
| Shahar Biran
|
|
Israeli tennis player
|
|
| Michael Bloomfield
|
1993
|
Space Shuttle and ISS astronaut; graduated from ODU with a master's in engineering management
|
[2]
|
| Derrick Borte
|
|
Director
|
|
| Cal Bowdler
|
1999
|
Former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
|
|
| Tony Brothers
|
1986
|
Current NBA referee since 1994; officiated the 2012–2016 NBA Finals
|
|
| Ahmad Caver
|
2019
|
Basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
|
|
| Paul Diamond (Tom Boric)
|
|
Professional wrestler, most notably in WWE; played soccer at ODU
|
|
| Tom DiCillo
|
|
Film director, cinematographer and screenwriter; graduated from ODU before attending film school at NYU
|
|
| Anne Donovan
|
1983
|
Basketball player; 1983 Naismith College Player of the Year (the first woman to win that award); gold medalist as a player in the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988; coached the gold medal team in 2008; coached the Charlotte Sting to the 2001 WNBA finals and the 2004 Seattle Storm to the 2004 league title; inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995
|
|
| Thelma Drake
|
Attended
|
Former member of the United States House of Representatives
|
|
| Elizabeth Ashburn Duke
|
1983
|
Vice Chair of Wells Fargo's Board of Directors; former member of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems
|
|
| Sherman Edwards
|
2004
|
Actor, comedian
|
[3]
|
| Samuel Face
|
|
Inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete and piezoelectric technologies
|
|
| William J. Fallon
|
1982
|
U.S. Navy admiral; Commander of the United States Central Command
|
|
| Travis Fulgham
|
2019
|
Former NFL player
|
[4]
|
| Chris Gatling
|
1991
|
Former NBA player
|
|
| Kenny Gattison
|
1986
|
Former NBA player
|
|
| Mills E. Godwin Jr.
|
|
Two-term Governor of Virginia
|
|
| Wayne Gomes
|
|
Former MLB player
|
|
| Adrienne Goodson
|
1988
|
WNBA basketball player
|
|
| Benjamin S. Griffin
|
1969
|
Four-star general in the U.S. Army; assumed the duties of commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command on November 5, 2004
|
|
| Jay Harris
|
1987
|
Professional sportscaster and SportsCenter anchor
|
|
| Frank Hassell
|
|
Basketball player
|
|
| Taylor Heinicke
|
Attended
|
NFL quarterback (played as a starter for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, and Atlanta Falcons)
|
[5]
|
| Odell Hodge
|
1997
|
Men's basketball player
|
|
| Henry Howell
|
|
Served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
|
|
| Daniel Hudson
|
2008
|
MLB pitcher
|
|
| Chad Hugo
|
Attended
|
Musician and producer in the Neptunes, also in rock group N.E.R.D.; briefly attended ODU on a music scholarship
|
|
| T. J. Jordan
|
2008
|
Basketball player
|
|
| Kenna
|
|
Musician
|
|
| Ann Hitch Kilgore
|
|
Mayor of Hampton, VA, 1963–71 and 1974–78
|
|
| Jack Temple Kirby
|
|
Historian of the Southern United States; awarded the Bancroft Prize for his 2006 book Mockingbird Song: Ecological Landscapes of the South
|
[6]
|
| Jon Colon-Rios
|
2020
|
Former member of the United States House of Representatives
|
[7]
|
| Nancy Lieberman
|
2000
|
Basketball player; inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996; silver medalist in the 1976 Summer Olympics and two-time (1979 and 1980) Wade Trophy recipient
|
|
| Rick Lovato
|
2015
|
First ODU alumnus to play in a regular-season game as an NFL player; became a pro bowler in 2019 and won a Super Bowl championship with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018
|
[8]
|
| Elaine Luria
|
2004
|
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district; former United States Navy Commander
|
[9]
|
| Magnum T. A. (Terry Allen)
|
Attended
|
Retired professional wrestler, most notably in the National Wrestling Alliance
|
|
| Ricardo Marsh
|
|
American basketball player; 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
|
|
| Donna W. Martin
|
1988
|
18th United States Army Provost Marshal General (2020-present)
|
|
| Izak van der Merwe
|
2005
|
Professional tennis player
|
|
| Enid Montague
|
|
Director of the Wellness and Health Enhancement Engineering Laboratory at DePaul University
|
|
| Tommy Newsom
|
|
Assistant Musical Director of the Tonight Show band
|
|
| Tzipora Obziler
|
|
Israeli tennis player
|
[10]
|
| Zach Pascal
|
2016
|
NFL player (Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals)
|
[11]
|
| Shomi Patwary
|
|
Director
|
[12]
|
| Dan Peek
|
|
Musician in the band America
|
[13]
|
| Sherman Pendergarst
|
|
Wrestler and football player; retired professional mixed martial arts fighter
|
[14]
|
| Ticha Penicheiro
|
1998
|
WNBA basketball player with the Sacramento Monarchs
|
|
| L. Glenn Perry
|
1967
|
Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1982-1984) and Senior Partner of KPMG
|
[15][16][17]
|
| Oliver Purnell
|
1975
|
Current Division I men's basketball coach at DePaul University
|
|
| Jodi Rell
|
|
Governor of Connecticut (2004–11)
|
|
| Christy Goldsmith Romero
|
|
Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
|
[18]
|
| Winsome Sears
|
1992
|
Businesswoman, veteran, and politician who was the first black female Republican, first female veteran, and the first naturalized citizen delegate to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates
|
|
| Deborah Shelton
|
|
Winner of Miss USA 1970, and first runner-up Miss Universe 1970, acted in TV shows such as Dallas, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, The Fall Guy, Cheers, The Love Boat and Nip/Tuck
|
|
| Shanon Slack
|
|
All-American Wrestler, mixed martial artist for Bellator
|
|
| Stone Smartt
|
2021
|
NFL player (Los Angeles Chargers)
|
[19]
|
| Frank Sturgis
|
|
Watergate burglar, CIA operative [citation needed]
|
|
| Terrie Suit
|
|
Former Virginia Secretary of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
|
|
| Dave Twardzik
|
|
Former NBA player
|
|
| Valdas Vasylius
|
2007
|
Lithuanian basketball player
|
|
| Brandon Vera
|
Attended
|
Former UFC mixed martial artist, ONE FC Heavyweight Champion
|
[20]
|
| Justin Verlander
|
|
MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros)
|
[21]
|
| Mark West
|
1983
|
Former NBA player
|
|
| Oshane Ximines
|
2019
|
NFL player (New York Giants)
|
[22]
|
