List of Old Dominion University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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]
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	^[7]
Elaine Luria	2004	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district; former United States Navy Commander	^[8]
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	^[9]
Zach Pascal	2016	NFL player (Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals)	^[10]
Shomi Patwary		Director	^[11]
Dan Peek		Musician in the band America	^[12]
Sherman Pendergarst		Wrestler and football player; retired professional mixed martial arts fighter	^[13]
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	^[14]^[15]^[16]
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	^[17]
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)	^[18]
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	^[19]
Justin Verlander		MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros)	^[20]
Mark West	1983	Former NBA player
Oshane Ximines	2019	NFL player (New York Giants)	^[21]