This list of University of South Carolina people includes alumni that are graduates or non-matriculating students, and former professors and administrators of the University of South Carolina, with its primary campus located in the American city of Columbia, South Carolina.
Name | Class year | Notes | Reference |
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2009 | a.k.a. Toro Y Moi, musician | [1] | |
2001 | actress on General Hospital soap opera | [2] | |
1960 | book author, journalist, professor, and Besterman/McColvin Gold Medal winner | [3] | |
1998 | actor | [4] | |
1989 | host of MSNBC's Rita Cosby Live and three-time Emmy Award winner | [5] | |
1977 | syndicated columnist, book author, and Guinness World Record holder | [6] | |
1975 | economist and writer | ||
1999 | anchor for Fox News Weekend TV program | [7] | |
1989 | award winning Christian novelist | [8] | |
1986 | author of the best-selling novel Cold Mountain | [9] | |
1988 | singer and WWE ring announcer | [10] | |
1978 | actress and former host of Entertainment Tonight TV program, three-time Emmy winner | [11] | |
Ernest Greene | 2009 | musician; 2009 graduate with a Master's of Library and Information Science | [12] |
1978 | stunt coordinator and actor, Borat, The Guardian, Dodgeball | ||
2000 | actress; February 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Month | ||
1961 | columnist and former chief foreign correspondent of The Washington Post; two-time Pulitzer Prize winner | [13] | |
Hootie and the Blowfish | all four band members attended the University; drummer Jim Sonefeld played on the UofSC soccer team | [14] | |
musician in Eagles of Death Metal group | [15] | ||
artist; attended 1947–48; did not graduate | [16] | ||
1989 | author, lifestyle expert | [17] | |
1999 | singer, songwriter, and folk guitarist | [18] | |
before 1995 | artist, journalist | [19] | |
attorney, journalist, Miss USA 2019 winner; also played the UofSC track team | [20] | ||
1964 | painter and sculptor responsible for the mural Tunnelvision | [21] | |
1982 | author and columnist | [22] | |
1976 | author, editor, and pioneer underwater archaeologist who discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley in 1970 | [23] | |
1974 | chief foreign correspondent for The New York Times | [24] | |
1996 | Youtube, Supermega, Kids with Problems, Cyndago | ||
1984 | anchor for Fox Sports TV programs | [25] | |
James McBride Dabbs | 1916 | Regional author and civil rights activist | [26] |
Name | Class year | Notes | Reference |
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Dick Sheridan | 1964 | former head football coach at North Carolina State University and Furman University | [27] |
Dale Steele | 1976 | former head football coach at Campbell University | [28] |
Charlie Weis | M.A. 1989 | head football coach at the University of Kansas; former head coach of the University of Notre Dame | [29] |
Name | Letter years | Notes | Reference | |
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Kent Anderson | 1982–1984 | retired MLB infielder | [30] | |
Billy Buckner | 2004 | retired right-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks | [31] | |
Brian Buscher | 2002–2003 | retired infielder for the Minnesota Twins; assistant coach for Gamecock baseball team (2011–) | [32] | |
Jackie Bradley Jr. | 2009–2011 | outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays | [33] | |
Tripp Cromer | 1987–1989 | retired MLB infielder | [34] | |
Jon Coutlangus | 2002–2003 | retired left-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks | [35] | |
Adam Everett | 1997–1998 | retired shortstop for the Cleveland Indians; member of gold medal-winning 2000 United States Olympic baseball team | [36] | |
Lee Gronkiewicz | 1999–2001 | retired pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays | [37] | |
Ed Lynch | 1974–1977 | retired pitcher for the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs; general manager for the Cubs | [38] | |
Marcus McBeth | 1999–2001 | retired MLB pitcher | [39] | |
Kevin Melillo | 2002–2004 | retired infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | [40] | |
Whit Merrifield | 2008-2012 | second baseman and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays | [41] | |
Drew Meyer | 2000–2002 | retired shortstop for the Texas Rangers | [42] | |
Steve Pearce | 2004–2005 | first baseman for the Boston Red Sox | [43] | |
Brian Roberts | 1999 | retired infielder for the Baltimore Orioles | [44] | |
Justin Smoak | 2006–2008 | first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays | [45] | |
Christian Walker | 2010–2012 | first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks | [46] | |
Mookie Wilson | 1977 | retired center fielder for the New York Mets | [47] |
Name | Letter years | Notes | Reference | |
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Renaldo Balkman | 2004–2006 | NBA player | [48] | |
Tom Boswell | 1975 | former NBA player | [49] | |
Mike Brittain | 1982–1985 | former NBA player | [50] | |
Bobby Cremins | 1968–1970 | former Georgia Tech and current College of Charleston head basketball coach | [51] | |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 1973–1976 | former NBA player, head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers | [52] | |
Chuck Eidson | 1999–2003 | former MVP of the German Basketball Bundesliga and player in Eurocup | [53] | |
Alex English | 1973–1976 | NBA Hall of Famer (highest scorer in the 1980s and seventh all-time scorer with 25,343 points) | [54] | |
Jo Jo English | 1989–1992 | former NBA player, top scorer in the 1999-2000 Israel Basketball League | [55] | |
Jim Fox | 1964–1965 | former NBA player | [56] | |
Gary Gregor | 1965, 1967 – 1968 | former NBA player | [57] | |
Skip Harlicka | 1965–1968 | former NBA player | [58] | |
Kevin Joyce | 1971–1973 | former ABA player | [59] | |
Tre' Kelley | 2004–2007 | player in the Croatian league | [60] | |
Tarence Kinsey | 2003–2006 | NBA player, now plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League | [61] | |
BJ McKie | 1996–1999 | three-time All-SEC basketball player; the school's all-time leading scorer | [62] | |
Tom Owens | 1969–1971 | former NBA player | [63] | |
Brent Price | 1988–1989 | former NBA player | [64] | |
Tom Riker | 1970–1972 | former NBA player | [65] | |
John Roche | 1969–1971 | former NBA player | [66] | |
Scott Sanderson | 1981–1984 | head basketball coach at Lipscomb University | [67] | |
Ryan Stack | 1995–1998 | former NBA player | [68] | |
Brandon Wallace | 2004–2007 | former NBA player | [69] | |
Jamie Watson | 1991–1994 | former NBA player | [70] | |
Brian Winters | 1972–1974 | former NBA player, coach of WNBA's Indiana Fever |
Name | Letter years | Notes | Reference |
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John Abraham | 1996–1999 | NFL player | [71] |
Tom Addison | 1955–1957 | American Football League All-Star (Boston Patriots) and founder of American Football League Players Association | [72] |
Ronald Edwin Bass | 1973-1977 | former USC football player and member of the 1971 T. C. Williams High School from Remember the Titans | [73] |
Sheldon Brown | 1998–2001 | former NFL player | [74] |
Jadeveon Clowney | 2011 – 2013 | NFL player | [75] |
Chris Culliver | 2007–2010 | NFL player | [76] |
Justice Cunningham | 2009–2012 | 2013 Mr. Irrelevant | [77] |
Mark Dantonio | 1976–1978 | current Michigan State University head football coach | [78] |
Zola Davis | 1995–1998 | NFL and XFL player | [79] |
Patrick DiMarco | 2007–2010 | former NFL player | [80] |
Brad Edwards | 1984–1987 | former NFL player and athletic director of George Mason University | [81] |
Kalimba Edwards | 1998–2001 | former NFL player | [82] |
Stephon Gilmore | 2009–2011 | NFL player | [83] |
Harold Green | 1986–1989 | former NFL player | [84] |
Tori Gurley | 2009–2010 | NFL player | [85] |
Darren Hambrick | 1996–1997 | former NFL player | [86] |
Alex Hawkins | 1956–1958 | former NFL player and ACC Player of the Year in 1958 | [87] |
DeVonte Holloman | 2009–2012 | NFL player | [88] |
Melvin Ingram | 2009–2011 | NFL player | [89] |
Alshon Jeffery | 2009–2011 | NFL player | [90] |
Corey Jenkins | 2001–2002 | former NFL player | [91] |
Johnathan Joseph | 2004–2005 | NFL player | [92] |
Cliff Matthews | 2009–2010 | NFL player | [93] |
Kenny McKinley | 2005–2008 | former NFL player | [94] |
Langston Moore | 1999–2002 | former NFL player | [95] |
Eric Norwood | 2006–2009 | NFL player | [96] |
Willie Offord | 1998–2001 | former NFL player | [97] |
Andrew Provence | 1979–1982 | former NFL player | |
Dan Reeves | 1962–1964 | former NFL player and head coach | [98] |
Sidney Rice | 2005–2006 | NFL player | [99] |
Dunta Robinson | 2001–2003 | NFL player | [100] |
Marcus Robinson | 1993 – 1994, 1996 | former NFL player | [101] |
George Rogers | 1977–1980 | former No. 1 draft pick in the NFL, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner | [102] |
Weslye Saunders | 2009–2010 | NFL player | [103] |
Sterling Sharpe | 1983, 1985 – 1987 | former NFL player and ESPN football analyst | [104] |
Ko Simpson | 2004–2005 | NFL player | [105] |
Duce Staley | 1995–1996 | former NFL player and Gamecock Radio Network sideline reporter | [106] |
Ryan Succop | 2005–2008 | kicker, 2009 Mr. Irrelevant | [107] |
Rod Trafford | 1999–2001 | NFL player | [108] |
Travelle Wharton | 2000–2003 | NFL player | [109] |
Troy Williamson | 2002–2004 | NFL player | [110] |
Name | Letter years | Notes | Reference | |
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2003–2004 | goalkeeper for Middlesbrough in the Premier League | [111] | ||
1973–1977 | head coach of the San Antonio Scorpions in the North American Soccer League | |||
1994–1997 | retired forward for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer | [112] | ||
1995–1997 | forward for D.C. United in Major League Soccer | [113] |
Name | Letter years | Notes | Reference | |
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Aleen Bailey | 2002–2003 | Olympic gold medalist | [114] | |
Dawn Ellerbe | 1993–1997 | track-and-field champion, United States Olympian | [115] | |
Otis Harris | 2001–2004 | Olympic gold and silver medalist | [116] | |
Shannon Johnson | 1992–1996 | second all-time leading scorer in women's basketball history (2,230 points), member of gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team, and four-time WNBA all-star | [117] | |
Terrence Trammell | 1998–2000 | Olympic silver medalist in 2000 and 2004; world champion in 60-meter hurdles | [118] | |
Tonique Williams-Darling | 1997–1998 | Olympic gold medalist in 2004 in the 400 meters for the Bahamian team | [119] |
Name | Class year | Notes | Reference |
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Rick Brewer | Ph.D. in educational administration | President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, since 2015; administrator at Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, 1987–2015 | [120] |
Joseph Burckhalter | 1934 | retired as Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan and member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame | [121] |
Bryan Coker | YM.Ed. in higher education | [122] | |
Charles Dallara | 1970 | international economist and Managing Director for the Institute of International Finance | [123] |
Mohammed Dajani Daoudi | Ph.D. in government, 1981 | Palestinian professor and peace activist | [124] |
David F. Houston | 1887 | President of Texas A&M and the University of Texas; Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis | [125] |
William "Hootie" Johnson | 1953 | Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bank of America; former Chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club | [126] |
Carol Keehan | 1980 | President and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States | [127] |
Larry Kellner | 1981 | Chairman of the Board and CEO of Continental Airlines | [128] |
David A. King | 1983 | Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center | [129] |
Amy Leventer | 1982 | Marine biologist, micropaleontologist, Antarctic researcher | [130] |
Robert C. McNair | 1958 | owner of NFL franchise Houston Texans | [131] |
Darla Moore | 1975 | financier, philanthropist, namesake of the Moore School of Business | [132] |
Simona Hunyadi Murph | Ph.D. in Chemistry Nanotechnology 2007 | [133] | |
Lois Privor-Dumm | 1988 | Director of Alliances and Information for PneumoADIP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
Jacob Shuford | 1974 | Admiral and current President of the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 2004–present | [134] |
E. Lee Spence | 1976 | underwater archaeologist; discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, 1970 | |
Glenn Tilton | 1970 | Chairman, President, and CEO of United Airlines | [135] |
Drew Van Horn | Ph.D. in educational administration | President of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia since 2017; former President at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina, 2002–2011 | [136] |
Samuel Phillips Verner | 1892 | American missionary and African explorer who brought Ota Benga the human exhibit from the Congo to the US | [137] |
John Kenneth Waddell | 1988 | President of Denmark Technical College | |
Howard A. "Humpy" Wheeler, Jr. | 1961 | President of Charlotte Motor Speedway | [138] |
Name | Class year | Term in office | Notes | Reference | |
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Mark Anthony Cooper | 1819 | 1839 – 1841 1842 – 1843 | United States Representative from Georgia | [255] | |
David Funderburk | 1974 | 1995–1997 | United States Representative from North Carolina | [256] | |
Henry Washington Hilliard | 1826 | 1845–1851 | United States Representative from Alabama | [257] | |
John W. Johnston | 1870–1883 | United States Senator from Virginia | [258] | ||
Lewis Charles Levin | 1828 | 1845–1851 | United States Representative from Pennsylvania; first Jew elected to the United States Congress | [259] | |
Dixon Hall Lewis | 1820 | 1829 – 1844 H 1844 – 1848 S | United States Representative and United States Senator from Alabama | [260] | |
Louis Wigfall | 1837 | 1859–1861 | United States Senator from Texas | [261] |
Name | Class year | Term in office | Notes | Reference | |
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John B. Floyd | 1829 | 1849–1852 | Governor of Virginia | [296] | |
John Gayle | 1815 | 1831–1835 | Governor of Alabama | [297] | |
Charles James McDonald | 1816 | 1839–1843 | Governor of Georgia | [298] | |
William McWillie | 1817 | 1857–1859 | Governor of Mississippi | [299] | |
John Murphy | 1808 | 1825–1829 | Governor of Alabama | [300] |
Name | Class year | Notes | Reference | |
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Stephen Elliott | 1825 | first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia | [301] | |
Terrell Glenn | 1980 | bishop in the Anglican Church in North America | [302] | |
Bryant Wright | 1974 | president of the Southern Baptist Convention |
See main article: Presidents of the University of South Carolina.
Name | Years | Notes | Reference | |
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Charles Bierbauer | 2002 – present | former CNN senior Washington correspondent | [303] | |
Walter Edgar | 1972 – present | South Carolina historian | [304] |
Name | Years | Notes | Reference | |
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Edward Porter Alexander | 1867–1870 | also chief of artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee and mathematics professor | [305] | |
Augusta Braxton Baker | 1980–1994 | librarian and storyteller | [306] | |
Robby Benson | 1988–1990 | actor | [307] | |
W. Lewis Burke | professor of law, historian of American race relations, and Black studies | [308] | ||
Thomas Cooper | 1819–1834 | educator, philosopher, and political leader | [309] | |
James Dickey | 1969–1997 | poet and novelist; author of Deliverance | [310] | |
Donald Fowler | 1966 – 1968 1971 – 2020 | former chairman of the Democratic National Committee | [311] | |
Lawrence B. Glickman | 1992 – 2014 | historian of American consumerism | [312] | |
Richard Theodore Greener | 1873–1877 | first Black person to graduate from Harvard University and first to teach at the University of South Carolina | [313] | |
Alexander Cheves Haskell | 1867–1868 | professor of law | [314] | |
John LeConte | 1856–1869 | geologist | [315] | |
Joseph LeConte | 1856–1870 | geologist | [316] | |
Francis Lieber | 1835–1856 | jurist and political philosopher | [317] | |
John McLaren McBryde | 1882–1888 | Virginia Tech president | [318] | |
Abioseh Nicol | 1990–1991 | author, diplomat from Sierra Leone; former under-secretary general of the United Nations | [319] | |
Jihan Sadat | 1985–1986 | widow of Anwar Sadat | ||
Emory M. Sneeden | 1978–1982 | United States Court of Appeals Judge | [320] | |
Richard L. Walker | 1957–1981 | former United States ambassador to South Korea | [321] |
Name | Year issued | Notes | Reference | |
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John Drayton | 1807 | Governor of South Carolina
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Moses Waddel | 1807 | educator in South Carolina and Georgia | [322] | |
Thomas Cooper | 1833 | President of the University of South Carolina | [323] | |
Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1842 | President of the University of South Carolina | [324] | |
Thomas Green Clemson | 1886 | agriculturalist | [325] | |
Ellison Capers | 1888 | Confederate general during the American Civil War | ||
Joseph B. Kershaw | 1893 | Confederate general during the American Civil War | [326] | |
Hugh Smith Thompson | 1900 | Governor of South Carolina | ||
James F. Byrnes | Governor of South Carolina | [327] | ||
Helen Hayes | 1979 | actress | [328] the last 3 did not attend South Carolina. |