Alumni of Clemson University

Clemson University has tens of thousands of alumni; this article lists some of the more well-known ones.

Alumni in Politics

*David Beasley, South Carolina governor (1995-1999)
*James F. Byrnes, former U.S. Secretary of State
*David Wilkins, former Speaker of South Carolina House, current U.S. Ambassador to Canada
*David Ekwee Ethuro, Assistant Minister and Member of Parliament for Turkana Central-KENYA, 1998 to date
*Harvey Gantt, former mayor of Charlotte, NC and first African-American graduate of Clemson University
*Mark Hammond, South Carolina Secretary of State
*Joseph Blake Mundy, Famous Political Activist
*Bob Peeler, South Carolina lieutenant governor (1995-2003)
*Strom Thurmond, former U.S. Senator
* Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney, United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, March 2006 to date.

Alumni in Business

*Robert H. Brooks, founder and chairman of Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces and Dips and president of Atlanta-based Hooters of America, Inc, The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts is named for his son Mark, who died in the same plane crash as NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki.
*Richard C. Davis, founder of Trademark Properties, appeared in the first season of A&E's "Flip This House"
*C. D. Davies, CEO of LendingTree, LLC "
*Mack Fleming, owner/operator of only commercial tea plantation in the United States
*Gary Parsons, Chairman of the Board and former President and CEO of XM Satellite Radio
*George H. Ross, executive vice president and senior counsel of the Trump Organization. He is perhaps best known as one of Donald Trump's two advisors on the NBC reality television program The Apprentice

Athletic Alumni

Baseball

*Jeff Baker, Colorado Rockies third baseman and outfielder
*Kris Benson, Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher
*Khalil Greene, San Diego Padres shortstop
*Jimmy Key, former Major League Baseball pitcher with Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles
*Matthew LeCroy, Minnesota Twins infielder
*Danny Sheaffer, former Major League Baseball player
*Bill Spiers, former Major League Baseball infielder with Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, and Houston Astros

Basketball

*Greg Buckner, current NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets
*Elden Campbell, Detroit Pistons forward/center
*Dale Davis, Detroit Pistons forward/center, All- star (2000)
*Horace Grant, former NBA forward All-Star (1994)
*Randolph Mahaffey former NBA guard, All-star (1968)
*Larry Nance, former NBA forward, 3-time NBA All-star (1985, 89, 93), first winner of NBA "slam dunk" competition (1984), NBA All-defense team 1989 (1st-team)
*Wayne "Tree" Rollins, former NBA player and executive, NBA All-defense team 1984 (first-team)
*Chris Whitney, former NBA guard
*Sharone Wright, former NBA forward/center

Football

*Keith Adams, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker, 2-time NCAA first-team All-American (1999-2000)
*Terry Allen, former NFL running back, #20 All-time leading rusher in NFL history
*Obed Ariri, former NFL placekicker, NCAA first-team All-American (1980)
*Jeff Bostic, former Washington Redskins center, only player in Clemson history to be a 3-time Super Bowl winner
*Brentson Buckner, NFL defensive tackle
*Jerry Butler, former Buffalo Bills wide receiver
*Dwight Clark, former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
*Airese Currie, Chicago Bears wide receiver
*Jeff Davis, former NFL Linebacker, NCAA first-team All-American (1981)
*Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia Eagles defensive back, 5-time pro bowler (1999, 2001-02)
*Antuan Edwards, New England Patriots cornerback/safety
*Terrence Flagler, former NFL running back, first team All-American (1986)
*Kenny Flowers, former NFL running back
*Steve Fuller, former NFL quarterback
*Rod Gardner, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
*Chris Gardocki, NFL punter
*Tye Hill, St. Louis Rams Cornerback
*Donald Igwebuike, former NFL placekicker
*Steven Jackson, Carolina Panthers fullback
*Bobby Johnson, current Vanderbilt University head football coach
*Terry Kinard, former NFL defensive back, 1988 pro bowler, 2-time NCAA first-team All-American
*Levon Kirkland, former NFL linebacker, 2-time pro bowler (1996-97), 1991 NCAA first-team All-American
*Kevin Mack, former Cleveland Browns running back, 2-time pro bowler (1985,87)
*Ed McDaniel, former NFL linebacker, pro bowler (1998), 1991 NCAA first-team All-American
*Chester McGlockton, former NFL defensive lineman, 4-time pro bowler (1994-97)
*Michael Dean Perry, former NFL defensive lineman, 6-time pro bowler (89-91, 93-94, 96), NCAA first-team All-American (1987)
*William "Refrigerator" Perry, former NFL defensive lineman 3-time NCAA All-American (1982-1984)
*Trevor Pryce, NFL defensive lineman
*Wayne Simmons, NFL Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Champs XXXI
*David Treadwell, former NFL placekicker, 1987 first-team All-American
*Perry Tuttle, former NFL wider receiver, NCAA first-team All-American (1981)
*Charlie Waters, former Dallas Cowboys cornerback
*Charlie Whitehurst, quarterback with the San Diego Chargers
*Donnell Woolford, former NFL defensive back, pro bowler 1993, 2-time NCAA first-team All-American (1987-88)
*Gaines Adams, 2007 NFL prospect defensive end, drafted Round 1 (pick #4) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Golf

*Jonathan Byrd, PGA Tour golfer, winner of 2002 Buick Challenge, 2004 B.C. Open, and 2007 John Deere Classic
*Lucas Glover, PGA Tour golfer, 2005 Funai Classic Champion at the Walt Disney World Resort
*Charles Warren, PGA Tour golfer, winner of 1997 NCAA Championship
*John Engler, PGA Tour golfer
*D. J. Trahan, PGA Tour golfer, winner of 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic and 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
*Matt Hendrix, PGA Tour golfer
*Kevin Johnson, PGA Tour golfer
*Clarence Rose, former PGA Tour golfer, winner of 1996 Sprint International
*Parker Moore, former PGA Tour golfer, US Amateur runner-up in 1976
*Chris Patton, 1989 United States Amateur Champion

Other

*Jay Berger, professional tennis player ranked as high as # 7 in the world
*Shawn Crawford, 2004 Olympic gold and silver medalist in track and field
*Gigi Fernandez, former women's tennis player, won 17 Grand Slam doubles titles and two Olympic Gold Medals and was ranked the World No. 1 woman doubles player
*Michael Green, Jamaican-born sprinter who made the men's 100 m final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
*Sammie Henson, 1993 and 1994 NCAA wrestling champion, 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 1998 World champion in freestyle wrestling
*Noel Loban, 1980 NCAA champion and 1984 Olympic bronze medalist in wrestling
*Mitzi Kremer, 1998 Olympic bronze medalist in swimming
*Banks McFadden, first same season two sport All-American in 1939(Football, Basketball), 1939 Nations Most Versatile Athlete, 1940 1st Round Draft Choice of the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers, 1940 NFL yards per carry leader, Clemson Ring-of-Honor, Voted Clemson's All-Time Greatest Athlete.
*Oguchi Onyewu, Newcastle United and US National Team soccer player, defender
*Dutch Jones, 2005 Collegiate All-American in Rugby (Clemson Rugby's first).cite web | title= 2005 Collegiate All-Americans Named, Set to Tour New Zealand :: 2005 All-Americans | url=http://www.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/02/press/display.pl?releaseId=1072 | accessdate=July 14 | accessyear=2006]

Other notable alumni

* [http://www.clemson.edu/military/anderson.htm Rudolf Anderson Jr.] , a major in the United States Air Force, who was the only casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 spy plane was shot down.
*Aaron Buerge, "The Bachelor," Season 2
*James Dickey, a renowned writer and poet with American South influences.
*Aquilla J. Dyess, United States Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in World War II, only American to receive both the Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism and the Medal of Honor
*Fiona Hutchison, "One Life to Live" actress
*Scott Lazar, first person to free-climb Venezuela's Angel Falls
*Connie LeGrand, former co-host of SPEED Channel's Speed News (now The Speed Report)
*Chris Luca, Winner of Amazing Race 2
*Nancy O'Dell, former Miss South Carolina and host of "Access Hollywood"
*Jane Robelot, news anchor
*James Michael Tyler, Gunther on "Friends"
*Shawn Weatherly, Miss Universe, 1980-81

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