List Of University Of Maryland, College Park People - University Of Maryland College Park Online

This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and benefactors of the University of Maryland, College Park.

Academia

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Gar Alperovitz, Ph.D. Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy 1955, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1985 recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sara Alpern, Ph.D. 1978, professor of women's history at Texas A&M University
David A. Bader, Ph.D 1996, professor of computing at Georgia Tech
Charles L. Bennett, B.S. 1978, astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University
Alok Bhargava, Ph.D. professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D. 1988, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd, B.S. 1908, president of the University of Maryland from 1935 to 1954
William J. Byron, Ph.D. 1969, president of The Catholic University of America
Joan Callahan, Ph.D. 1982, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Kentucky
Kenneth C. Catania, B.S. 1989, neurobiologist at Vanderbilt University, MacArthur Fellowship awarded in 2006
John Dryzek, Ph.D. 1980, professor of political theory and social theory at Australian National University
Donald West Harward, Ph.D., president of Bates College
Dr. Dagmar R. Henney, 1931, one of the first female mathematicians known for her work as a professor of calculus, finite mathematics, and measure and integration
Richard Herman, Ph.D. 1967, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign
Charlene Drew Jarvis, Ph.D. 1971, president of Southeastern University (Washington, D.C.)
Andrew Kliman, B.A. 1978, professor of economics at Pace University
J.D. Kleinke, B.Sc. 1989, writer and entrepreneur in the field of health care
Albin Owings Kuhn, B.S. 1938, M.S. 1939, Ph.D. 1948, executive vice president of the University of Maryland System (1979â€"1982), vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (1965â€"1979) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1965â€"1971)
Simon Asher Levin, Ph.D. 1964, professor of ecology at Princeton University and winner of Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
Jacqueline Liebergott, president of Emerson College
Manning Marable, Ph.D. 1976, professor of public affairs, political science, and history at Columbia University
Tobin J. Marks, B.S. 1966, professor of material science and engineering at Northwestern University, awarded the 2002 American Institute of Chemists' gold medal
Marc Melitz, M.S.B.A. 1992, professor of economics at Harvard University
Arnold L. Rheingold, professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego
Michael Rustad, M.A., professor of law at Suffolk University Law School
Shen Chun-shan, Ph.D. 1961, president of the Taiwanese National Tsing Hua University (1993â€"1997)
Adele H. Stamp, M.A. 1924, dean of women at the University of Maryland, namesake of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Thomas B. Symons, president of the University of Maryland (1954)
Lida Lee Tall, principal and president of State Teachers College at Towson (now Towson University)
Robin West, B.A., professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center

Nobel laureates

Raymond Davis, Jr., B.S. 1937, M.S. 1940, physicist and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics; lead scientist behind the Homestake Experiment
Herbert Hauptman, Ph.D. 1955, mathematician and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, only non-chemist to receive the award

Arts and entertainment

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Shabbir Ahluwalia, Indian television actor
Mitch Allan, B.A., singer, songwriter, producer
Karen Allen, actress in (Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Mike Auldridge, 1967, Grammy Award-winning musician
Frank Cho, drew comic strip for the The Diamondback and creator of the comic strip and comic book Liberty Meadows
Mark Ciardi, film producer (Miracle, The Rookie)
Larry David, B.A. 1970, actor, writer and producer (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld)
Cedric Dent, Ph.D. 1997, singer, composer, and arranger for influential a cappella group Take 6; Professor of Music at Middle Tennessee State University
Stefania Dovhan, soprano
Doris Downes, artist
Michael Ealy, B.A., actor (Barbershop series)
Sean Garrett, A.A., musician (attended the school's German program while father was on deployment in Germany)
Jim Henson, B.S. 1960, creator of the Muppets
Carlisle H. Humelsine, B.A. 1937, founder of Colonial Williamsburg
Jason Kravits, actor (The Practice)
Jeff Krulik, film director (Heavy Metal Parking Lot)
Mark Lasoff, M.S. 1988, Academy Award winner for visual effects for Titanic
Beth McCarthy-Miller, B.A., Saturday Night Live director from 1995 to 2006, 30 Rock director
Aaron McGruder, creator of The Boondocks series
Peter Mehlman 1977, writer and co-executive producer (Seinfeld)
David Mills, screenwriter, author, and journalist; writer for the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries The Corner and Treme
Michael Olmert, B.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1980, writer and three-time Emmy Award winner for his work on the Discovery Channel, professor of English at the University of Maryland
Jeremy Penn, painter
Ryan Pickett, award-winning film director
Robin Quivers, radio personality and co-host of The Howard Stern Show
Giuliana Rancic, television personality, anchor of E! News
Allyn Rose, Miss Sinergy 2010, Miss Maryland USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 (Top 8)
Peter Rosenberg, DJ, radio personality and co-host of Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning
Bitty Schram, actress (Monk)
Mark Schwahn, creator of One Tree Hill
David Silverman (attended, 1975â€"1977), animator, director, producer on The Simpsons, director of The Simpsons Movie, and co-director of Monsters, Inc.
David Simon, creator, producer, and co-writer of The Wire and creator of Homicide: Life on the Street
Tiffany Taylor, Playboy Playmate (November 1998)
Marc Thorpe, architect
Ken Waissman, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer
Douglass Wallop, playwright, Damn Yankees
Dianne Wiest, actress, two time Academy Award winner
Tracy Young, deejay and remixer

Business

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William F. Andrews, former chairman of the Singer Corporation and the Corrections Corporation of America
Gail Berman, B.A. 1978, former president of Paramount Pictures
Eric F. Billings, chairman and CEO of both Friedman Billings Ramsey and FBR Capital Markets Corporation
Keith Brendley, B.S., 1980, leading authority on active protection systems and president of Artis, a research and development company
Sergey Brin, B.S. 1993, co-founder of Google
Robert D. Briskman, co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio
A. James Clark, B.S. 1950, president of Clark Construction, namesake of the A. James Clark School of Engineering
Michael D. Dingman, B.A. 1955, international investor
Amir Farmanesh, Ph.D. 2012, CEO and President of IranPoll
Raul Fernandez, chairman and CEO of Proxicom, co-owner of the NHL Washington Capitals, NBA Washington Wizards, director of Liz Claiborne
Carly Fiorina, M.B.A. 1980, former chair and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010 Republican nominee for California United States Senate seat

Kathryn S. Fuller, chairman of the board Ford Foundation former president and CEO of non-governmental organization World Wildlife Fund
Kenny Kramm founder and creator of FLAVORx
Rajesh Hukku, chairman and managing director of i-flex solutions limited
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, B.A. 1951, world-renowned architect and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Jeong H. Kim, Ph.D. 1991, president of Bell Labs
Rob Kniaz, B.S. Computer Science 2001, Venture Capitalist of Hoxton Ventures in London.
Chris Kubasik, former president and COO of Lockheed Martin
Samuel J. LeFrak, B.S. 1940, chaired the LeFrak Organization, one of the largest private building firms in the world
Katie Martin, event planner and floral designer
William E. Mayer, owner of the Hartford Colonials, former CEO of Credit Suisse
Lou Pai, former CEO of Enron Energy Services
Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour athletic apparel company
J. Christopher Reyes, co-founder and chairman of Reyes Holdings
Robert H. Smith, B.S. 1950, real estate developer, namesake of the Robert H. Smith School of Business
Ed Snider, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers and the Philadelphia 76ers
Daniel Snyder (attended), owner of the Washington Redskins, chairman of the board of Six Flags
Dennis R. Wraase, CEO of Pepco Holdings

Government and public policy

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Presidents

Galo Plaza, B.S. 1926, President of Ecuador (1948â€"1952), Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1968â€"1975)

Governors

Harry R. Hughes, B.S. 1949, Governor of Maryland (1979â€"1987)
Marvin Mandel, B.A. 1939, Governor of Maryland (1969â€"1979)

Senators

Gordon Humphrey, 1962, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Joseph Tydings, B.S. 1950, U.S. Senator from Maryland
Millard Tydings, B.S. 1910, U.S. Senator from Maryland who introduced legislation in 1920 to create the University of Maryland

Congressmen

Harry Streett Baldwin, U.S. Congressman from 1943â€"47
Dennis Cardoza, U.S. Congressman from California
William Lacy Clay, Jr., B.A. 1974, U.S. Congressman from Missouri
William Purington Cole, Jr., B.S. 1910, U.S. Congressman from Maryland, namesake of Cole Field House
Roy Dyson, Maryland State Senator, former U.S. Congressman
Stephen Warfield Gambrill, U.S. Congressman from 1924â€"38
William F. Goodling, B.S. 1953, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Steny Hoyer, B.S. 1963, U.S. Congressman from Maryland and House Majority Leader of the 110th United States Congress, chief sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Thomas Francis Johnson, U.S. Congressman from Maryland's 1st district from 1959â€"63
Tom Kindness, B.A. 1951, U.S. Congressman from Ohio
Ernest Konnyu (attended), U.S. Congressman from California
Tom McMillen, B.S. 1974, former U.S. Congressman from Maryland and Rhodes Scholar
Parren Mitchell, M.A. 1952, former U.S. Congressman from Maryland, Maryland's first black congressman
Dutch Ruppersberger, B.S. 1967, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
Eric Swalwell, B.A. 2003, U.S. Congressman from California
Esteban Torres, 1965, U.S. Congressman from California

State legislators

Saqib Ali, Maryland State Delegate
David R. Brinkley, B.A. 1981, Maryland State Senator
James Brochin, Maryland State Senator
John W. Derr, Maryland State Senator
Patrick N. Hogan, 2002, Maryland State Delegate
Thomas E. Hutchins, Maryland State Delegate and Maryland State Police superintendent
Verna L. Jones, B.A. 1978, Maryland State Senator
Delores G. Kelley
James M. Kelly, 1988, special assistant to President Bush, Maryland State Delegate
Rona E. Kramer
Eric Luedtke, Maryland State Delegate
William Daniel Mayer, Maryland State Delegate
Tony McConkey, Maryland State Delegate
Thomas V. Miller, Jr., B.S. 1964, president of the Maryland Senate
Paul V. Nolan, Tennessee General Assembly, 1969-1970
Douglas J.J. Peters
Eileen M. Rehrmann, B.S. 1997, Maryland State Delegate, Harford County Executive
Justin Ross, Maryland State Delegate
James E. Rzepkowski, 1993, Maryland State Delegate
John F. Slade III, 1967, Maryland State Delegate
Charles H. Smelser, 1942, Maryland State Senator
Paul S. Stull, Maryland State Delegate
Jennifer Wexton, Virginia State Senator
Ronald Young, Maryland State Senator

Military personnel

Reginald M. Cram, M.S., 1963, United States Air Force major general, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
Julius W. Becton, Jr., former Federal Emergency Management Agency director, retired U.S. Army lieutenant general
Joseph C. Burger, B.S. 1925, U.S. Marine Corps general
Florent A. Groberg, B.S. 2006, retired U.S. Army captain and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Thomas R. Norris, B.S. 1967, retired U.S. Navy SEAL and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Leonard T. Schroeder Jr., retired U.S. Army colonel, first soldier ashore on D-Day in World War II
George B. Simler, U.S. Air Force general
Robert Nicholas Young, B.S. 1922, United States Army general

International figures

Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister for Food and Agriculture of Ghana
Yahya Al-Mutawakel, Yemeni Trade Minister
Nguyen Si Binh, chairman of the anti-communist People's Action Party of Vietnam
Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador, Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Shirley Thomson, Director of the Canada Council

Diplomats

Prudence Bushnell, U.S. Diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala and Kenya
L. Craig Johnstone, former U.S. Ambassador to Algeria and current UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
Robert W. Jordan, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Edward J. Perkins, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Liberia, and South Africa
Robin Raphel, U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia
David M. Satterfield, U.S. Diplomat in the Middle East, and is now senior advisor on Iraq for the secretary of state

Jurists

Mary Stallings Coleman, B.A. 1935, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, first female justice of the court
Joyce Hens Green, senior United States District Court judge for the District of Columbia
W. Louis Hennessy, associate judge 4th District of Maryland, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
Sybil Moses, prosecutor of the "Dr. X" Mario Jascalevich murder case and New Jersey Superior Court judge
Eugene O'Dunne, pioneering anti-racist judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore

U.S. Government officials

Stephen T. Ayers, architect of the Capitol
Richard Baker, historian of the United States Senate
John Berry, director of the United States Office of Personnel Management and former director of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Robert C. Bonner, commissioner of United States Customs Service and former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
James Clapper, current director of National Intelligence
Gordon R. England, B.S. 1961, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, former Secretary of Navy and deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Vivek Kundra, Federal chief information officer (CIO) of the United States
Sean McCormack, assistant secretary for public affairs and U.S. State Department spokesman
Donald A. Ritchie, associate historian of the United States Senate
Mark Rosenker, chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, and former deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Military Office George W. Bush administration
Kori Schake, White House advisor, currently a fellow at the Hoover Institute
Charles L. Schultze, chairman, Council of Economic Advisers in the Carter administration
Faryar Shirzad, advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush
William W. Skinner, B.S. 1895, chemist, United States Department of Agriculture, one of the first to study the impact of chemical pollution on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay
Jeff Trandahl, executive director of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, former clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Reginald V. Truitt, B.S. 1914, M.S. 1921, zoologist, founded the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
John W. Vessey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Others

Lester R. Brown, M.S. 1959, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute
Josh Cohen, B.A. 1995, former Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland (2009â€"2013)
Karen Davis, Ph.D., founder and president of United Poultry Concerns
Karen L. Haas, 33rd Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State
Carsten Sieling, German politician (German Federal Diet â€" Deutscher Bundestag)
Susan Turnbull, vice chair of Democratic National Committee, nominated to lead Maryland Democratic Party
Mark K. Updegrove, B.A. 1984, director of the LBJ Presidential Library
Mike Parson, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Journalism

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Lee Abbamonte, travel blogger and the youngest American to visit all 193 United Nations member states
Joy Bauer, dietitian on the Today Show, columnist for Self
Art Bell, founder and host of the radio program, Coast to Coast AM
Bonnie Bernstein, network TV sports reporter
Carl Bernstein, Watergate journalist
Jayson Blair, New York Times journalist
Tim Brant, sportscaster for ABC
Tina Cervasio, television sportscaster for the New England Sports Network
Norman Chad, sports writer, ESPN personality
Kiran Chetry, former Fox News Channel personality and former CNN American Morning co-host
Connie Chung, B.S. 1969, news anchor with CBS, NBC, and CNN
Sarah Cohen, Pulitzer Prize winner, The Washington Post
Heidi Collins, anchor for CNN
Brian Crecente, videogame columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and editor of Gawker-owned videogame blog Kotaku
Jeanne Cummings, government team deputy editor at Bloomberg News in Washington, D.C., formerly at Politico, and The Wall Street Journal
Mark Davis, talk radio host at KSKY and columnist with The Dallas Morning News
Giuliana DePandi, television host for E! News Live
Rebecca Gomez, correspondent for Fox Business
Jack Kelley, former reporter for USA Today
Gayle King, editor-at-large for O: The Oprah Magazine, host for an XM Radio program
Tim Kurkjian, analyst for ESPN
Sharanjit Leyl, business anchor, BBC World News
Cassie Mackin, national news correspondent, television news anchor, and Emmy Award winner
Mark McEwen, TV personality for CBS Morning News and The Early Show
Jamie McIntyre, former senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, bureau chief for NPR bureau in Afghanistan
Robert M. Parker, Jr., B.A. 1970, wine critic
Jimmy Roberts, reporter for NBC
Rowan Scarborough, writer and former The Washington Times columnist
Patrick Stevens, former sportwriter for The Washington Times
Bert Sugar, boxing writer and historian
Scott Van Pelt, anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN
Jim Walton, president and CEO of CNN
Pam Ward, anchor for ESPN and ESPN2

Pulitzer Prize

Carl Bernstein, broke the Watergate scandal with Bob Woodward; their work helped earn The Washington Post a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1973
David S. Broder, professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and weekly columnist for The Washington Post; Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary
James MacGregor Burns, presidential biographer, scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland; won Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for 1971 biographer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sarah Cohen, shared the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 2002; professor at Duke University
Mary Lou Forbes (attended), Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winning journalist at the Washington Evening Star and The Washington Times
Jon D. Franklin, B.S. 1970, journalist for the Baltimore Evening Sun, 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Exploratory Journalism
Louis Harlan, professor emeritus of history at the University of Maryland, Pulitzer Prize in Biography
Jane Healy, editor of the Orlando Sentinel, chair of the board of visitors at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Haynes Johnson, awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for distinguished national reporting on the civil rights crisis in Alabama; professor and knight chair at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Sarah Kaufman, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for the Washington Post
Manning Marable, 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Deborah Nelson, won Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1997; director of Carnegie Seminar at the University of Maryland
Eric Newhouse, M.A. 1970, 2000 winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Exploratory Journalism
Leonard Pitts, nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary; visiting professor at Maryland
Gene Roberts, 2007 winner for History; former managing editor for The New York Times and current professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Literature

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Kofi Aidoo, Ghanaian author
Rosario FerrÃ©, poet
John Glad, Russian literature expert and eugenicist
Martha Grimes, author of detective fiction
Joe Haldeman, science fiction writer, best known for The Forever War
Karen Hesse, author of children's literature, MacArthur Fellow
Jeff Kinney, The New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Jeffrey Kluger, writer, best known for co-writing Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 with Jim Lovell, basis of the movie Apollo 13
Gina Kolata, award-winning author and science journalist for The New York Times
Munro Leaf, B.A. 1927, author
George Pelecanos, mystery writer
Matt Beynon Rees, award-winning crime novelist, former journalist for Time
Michael J. Varhola, author of several history books and founder of Skirmisher Publishing

Science and technology

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Richard R. Arnold, NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle Discovery
Stephen T. Ayers, United States architect of the Capitol
Frederick S. Billig, M.S. 1958, Ph.D. 1964, pioneer of the scramjet at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Sergey Brin, co-founder and technology president of Google
Robert D. Briskman, M.S.E.E., 1961, co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio
Jeffrey Bub, physicist, researcher on quantum foundations, and winner of the 1998 Lakatos Award
George Dantzig, B.A. 1936, mathematician
Raymond Davis Jr., winner of the 2002 physics Nobel Prize
Jeanette J. Epps, NASA astronaut, CIA intelligence officer
Charles Fefferman, B.S. 1966, mathematician and child prodigy, winner of the Fields Medal, received his B.S. with honors at the age of 17
Robert Fischell, M.S. 1953, inventor and physicist, University of Maryland benefactor
Virgil D. Gligor, pioneer in computer security and applied cryptography
Kevin Greenaugh, first person of African American descent to earn a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from The University of Maryland, now serving as the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic Partnership Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Michael Griffin, NASA administrator
Victoria Hale, founder and CEO of Institute for OneWorld Health, MacArthur Fellow and adjunct associate professor of biopharmaceutical sciences at University of California, San Francisco, advisor to the World Health Organization
Elaine D. Harmon, B.S. 1940, microbiology; WASP aviator in WWII, inurned at Arlington
Herbert Hauptman, winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Kate Hutton, seismologist at Caltech
Kenny Kramm, founder of FLAVORx
Vivek Kundra, chief technology officer for Washington, D.C., advising President Barack Obama's transition committee on technology issues
George J. Laurer, B.S. 1951, inventor of the universal product code (UPC)
Russell Marker, B.S. 1923, M.S. 1924, chemist, researcher of steroid chemistry, inventor of octane rating system
William McCool, NASA astronaut, killed on Columbia mission STS-107
Sujal Patel, B.S. 1996, president and CEO of Isilon Systems
Judith Resnik, Ph.D. 1977, NASA astronaut, died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
Paul W. Richards, NASA astronaut who flew on Discovery mission STS-102
Raymond St. Leger, mycologist, author, and professor
Alex Severinsky, one of developers of the hybrid engine used in the Prius and in other hybrid vehicles
Tim Sweeney, computer game programmer and founder of Epic Games
Joseph Weber, co-inventor of the MASER and father of gravitational wave detection

Sports

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Men's basketball

Players

Stephen Body, former baller and professional writer
Lonny Baxter, former NBA player
Len Bias, basketball player, 1986 ACC Athlete of the Year
Steve Blake, NBA player
Keith Booth, former NBA player
Adrian Branch, former NBA player
Nik Caner-Medley, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Brad Davis, former NBA player
Juan Dixon, former NBA player, 2002 NCAA Tournament MOP, ACC Athlete of the Year
Len Elmore, former NBA player, television sports commentator for ESPN
Steve Francis, NBA player, 2000 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year
Jerry Greenspan, former NBA player
Å arÅ«nas JasikeviÄius, professional basketball player for Panathinaikos, former NBA player
Billy Jones, former head coach for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Albert King, former NBA player, 1980 ACC Player of the Year
John Lucas II, former NBA player and coach, tennis player and coach
Tony Massenburg, former NBA player
Tom McMillen, U.S. Congressman, former NBA player
Mike Mentzer, professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion
Landon Milbourne (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Terence Morris, former NBA player
Sean Mosley (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Steve Sheppard, former NBA player
Gene Shue, former NBA player, coach, general manager
Joe Smith, NBA player, 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year
Greivis VÃ¡squez, NBA player, 2010 ACC Player of the Year, Bob Cousy Award winner
Chris Wilcox, NBA player
Buck Williams, former NBA player
Walt Williams, former NBA player

Coaches

Tom Davis, PhD, head coach at Lafayette, Boston College, Stanford, Iowa, and Drake
Dave Dickerson, head coach at Tulane
Chuck Driesell, head coach at The Citadel and Marymount
Billy Hahn, head coach at La Salle and Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Joe Harrington, B.S. 1967, head coach at Colorado, Long Beach State, George Mason, and Hofstra
Billy Jones, head coach at UMBC
Jim O'Brien, M.B.A. 1981, NBA head coach
Gene Shue, head coach of the Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Clippers
Gary Williams, B.S. 1968, head coach at Maryland, Ohio State, Boston College, and American
Morgan Wootten, B.S. 1956, DeMatha High School basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, winningest basketball coach at any level
Tom Young, 1958, head coach at Old Dominion, Rutgers, and American

Football

Players

Dick Bielski, former NFL back, 1955 NFL Draft first round pick
Joe Campbell, former NFL defensive end, three-time Pro Bowler
Dale Castro, tied NCAA record for most field goals in a half, 1979 consensus All-American
Cameron Chism, CFL player
Gary Collins, former NFL wide receiver, 1962 NFL Draft first round pick, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Vernon Davis, tied NFL record for most touchdown receptions by a tight end in a season in 2009
Boomer Esiason, B.G.S. 1984, former NFL quarterback and current television broadcaster, led the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII
Bernie Faloney, former CFL player, 1961 CFL Most Outstanding Player, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee
Stan Gelbaugh, former NFL quarterback
E. J. Henderson, NFL linebacker, 2001 consensus All-American
Darrius Heyward-Bey, first wide receiver selected in the 2009 NFL Draft (seventh overall pick)
Kris Jenkins, NFL defensive tackle, played in Super Bowl XXXVIII
Stan Jones, former NFL lineman, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

LaMont Jordan, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos; 2000 Heisman Trophy candidate
Mike Kiselak, former CFL All-Star and NFL player
Pete Koch, former NFL defensive lineman, 1984 NFL Draft first round pick
Ray Krouse, former NFL defensive tackle, three-time NFL champion
Jermaine Lewis, former NFL wide receiver, two-time Pro Bowler
Shawne Merriman, NFL linebacker, 2005 NFL Draft first round pick, 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Dick Modzelewski, former NFL tackle and head coach, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Ed Modzelewski, former NFL back, 1952 NFL Draft first-round pick
Neil O'Donnell, former NFL quarterback, played in Super Bowl XXX
Bob Pellegrini, former NFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Adam Podlesh, NFL punter
Frank Reich, former NFL quarterback, held both the NFL and NCAA records for the largest margin second half comebacks
Jack Scarbath, B.S. 1954, former NFL quarterback, 1952 Heisman Trophy runner-up, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Chad Scott, former NFL cornerback, 1997 NFL draft first round pick
Geroy Simon, CFL wide receiver, 2006 CFL Most Outstanding Player
Ron Solt, former NFL guard, 1984 NFL draft first round pick
Steve Suter, set multiple NCAA kick and punt return records
Mike Tice, former NFL head coach
Al Wallace, NFL defensive end, played in Super Bowl XXXVIII
Bob Ward, only player ever named an Associated Press first-team All-American at both an offensive and defense position, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Randy White, former NFL defensive lineman, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Frank Wycheck, former NFL tight end, three-time Pro Bowler

Coaches

Dick Bielski, Washington Federals head coach (1984)
Brooke Brewer, Akron Pros head coach (1922)
Curley Byrd, Maryland head coach (1911â€"1934)
Tom Chisari, Catholic head coach (1948)
Mark Duda, Lackawanna College head coach (1994â€" )
Bill Elias, George Washington (1960), Virginia (1961â€"1964), and Navy (1965â€"1968) head coach
Jack Faber, Maryland head coach (1935, 1940â€"1941)
Ralph Friedgen, Maryland head coach (2001â€"2010)
Joe Gardi, Philadelphia Bell (1975) and Hofstra (1990â€"2005) head coach
Jim LaRue, Arizona head coach (1959â€"1966)
Dick Modzelewski, Cleveland Browns head coach (1977)
Tommy Mont, DePauw head coach (1959â€"1976)
Joe Moss, Ottawa Rough Riders head coach (1974)
Frank Navarro, Columbia (1968â€"1973), Wabash (1974â€"1978), and Princeton (1978â€"1984) head coach
Dick Nolan, San Francisco 49ers (1968â€"1975) and New Orleans Saints (1978â€"1980) head coach
William W. Skinner, Maryland (1892) and Arizona (1900â€"1901) head coach
Mike Tice, Minnesota Vikings head coach (2001â€"2005)
Ron Waller, San Diego Chargers head coach (1973)

Baseball

Brett Cecil, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
Wayne Franklin, former MLB player
Kevin Hart, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
Charlie Keller, MLB player, five-time All-Star selection
Justin Maxwell, MLB player in the Houston Astros organization
Eric Milton, MLB player

Lacrosse

Jen Adams, B.A. 2001, former women's lacrosse player, Tewaaraton Trophy recipient, head coach of Loyola University Maryland
Bud Beardmore, 1962, lacrosse player and coach, two national championships, 1973 Coach of the Year, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
Grant Catalino, 2011, MLL player with Rochester
Jack Faber, B.S. 1926, M.S. 1927, Ph.D. 1937, lacrosse coach, eight national championships, 1959 Coach of the Year, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
Al Heagy, B.S. 1930, lacrosse player and coach, seven national championships, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
John Howard, M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1967, lacrosse coach, 1967 national co-championship, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
Frank Urso, lacrosse player, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, one of just four college lacrosse players all-time to earn first-team All-America honors all four seasons

Soccer

Marc Burch (Colorado Rapids)
A. J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy)
Maurice Edu, Major League Soccer (MLS) player, first overall pick of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft
Omar Gonzalez, Major League Soccer (MLS) player, 2011 MLS Defender of the Year, Two MLS Championships
Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes)
Jeremy Hall (Toronto F.C.)
Taylor Kemp (D.C. United)
Zac MacMath, goalkeeper in Major League Soccer, fifth overall pick of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft; Colorado Rapids
Dan Metzger (D.C. United)
Patrick Mullins (New York City FC)
Robbie Rogers (LA Galaxy)
Chris Seitz, MLS player, fourth overall pick of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft
Alex Shinsky (Chicago Fire)
John Stertzer (Real Salt Lake)
Schillo Tshuma (Portland Timbers)
Taylor Twellman, MLS and United States men's national soccer team player, 2005 MLS MVP
Rodney Wallace (Portland Timbers)
Ethan White (Philadelphia Union)
London Woodberry (New England Revolution)
Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Other

Deane Beman, commissioner of the PGA Tour (1974â€"1994), World Golf Hall of Fame inductee
Dominic Berger, track and field athlete
Tim Brant, sports television commentator
Vicky Bullett, women's basketball player, Olympic gold medalist
Joe Castiglione, athletic director of the University of Oklahoma
Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast for the 1992, 1996, 2000 U.S. teams
Dick Dull, athletic director of the University of Maryland (1981â€"1986) and California State University, Northridge (1999â€"2005), among others
Geary Eppley, B.S. 1920, M.S. 1926, athletic director of the University of Maryland (1937â€"1947)
Fred Funk, professional golfer on the PGA Tour
Laura Harper, WNBA women's basketball player, 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament MOP
Jim Kehoe, 1940, athletic director of the University of Maryland (1969â€"1978)
Renaldo Nehemiah, B.A. 1981, track athlete, former holder of the 110m hurdle and current holder of the 55m hurdles world records
Travis Pastrana, motorsports competitor and stuntman
Kristi Toliver, WNBA women's basketball player
Chris Weller, 1966, women's basketball coach of the University of Maryland, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

Miscellaneous

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H. David Kotz, attorney
Ronni Karpen Moffitt, political activist murdered along with Orlando Letelier by Chilean agents.
Valerie Solanas, B.S. 1957, attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol and author of the SCUM Manifesto

Fictional people

Dr. Emily Appleton from National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
David Palmer from 24
Haley James Scott from One Tree Hill
Nathan Scott from One Tree Hill
Dana Scully from The X-Files

Faculty

The following individuals serve or served on the University of Maryland faculty, but are not necessarily alumni.

Tim Foecke, adjunct professor of materials science and engineering
John D. Gannon, Department Chair and Professor, Computer Science
Patricia Greenspan, professor of Philosophy
John C. Mather, astrophysicist and adjunct physics professor, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics
William Daniel Phillips, adjunct professor of physics, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions in laser cooling
Thomas Schelling, professor emeritus, economics and public policy, 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for game theory analysis
Horace M. Trent, associate professor of physics, best known for finding that a bullwhip's crack is a sonic boom and for being the author of the currently accepted force-current analogy in physics known as the Trent analogy.
David P. Weber, academic director and lecturer, accounting and information assurance, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow

Benefactors

This list is intended to capture the notable benefactors and other people connected with the University of Maryland, College Park, but who were not alumni, unless noted with a year of graduation.

Steve Bisciotti, owner of the Baltimore Ravens, benefactor of the athletics program, and personal friend of former men's basketball coach Gary Williams
Michael D. Dingman (B.A. 1955), international investor
Jack Heise (B.A. 1947), longtime benefactor of the athletics program
Glenn L. Martin, aircraft pioneer for which the institute of technology is named
Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor of Maryland from 1951 to 1959
Philip Merrill, media mogul and namesake of the college of journalism
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (B.S. business administration 1964), president of the Maryland Senate
Robert Novak, journalist and benefactor the athletics program
Kevin Plank (B.A. 1996), founder and CEO of Under Armour apparel
Susan Carroll Schwab, current U.S. trade representative and former dean of the School of Public Policy

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