List of Old Dominion University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. {{alum/start |ilist= |alist= |- | Tahani Amer | 2011

| NASA Engineer]]

| |- | Ben Bailey |

| Comedian, Host of Cash Cab

| |- | Bootie Barker | 1994

| NASCAR crew chief

| |- | Kent Bazemore | 2012

| NBA player (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers)

| [1] |- | Shahar Biran |

| Israeli tennis player

| |- | Michael Bloomfield | 1993

| Space Shuttle and ISS Astronaut, graduated from ODU with a master's in engineering management

| [2] |- | John Michael Bednarek |

| Lieutenant General, United States Army

| |- | Derrick Borte |

| Director

| |- | Cal Bowdler | 1999

| Former player for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks

| |- | Tony Brothers | 1986

| NBA referee 1994 to present - Officiated 2012 - 2016 NBA Finals

| |- | Paul Diamond (Tom Boric) |

| Professional wrestler, most notably in WWE. Played soccer at ODU.

| |- | Magnum T. A. (Terry Allen) | Attended

| Retired professional wrestler, most notably in the National Wrestling Alliance.

| |- | Tom DiCillo |

| American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He graduated from Old Dominion University before attending film school at NYU

| |- | Anne Donovan | 1983

| Women's 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 & piezoelectric technologies

| |- | William J. Fallon | 1982

| U.S. Navy Admiral; Commander of United States Central Command

| |- | Richard Fredrickson | 2012

| Mechanical Engineer, Army Veteran (Sgt.)

| |- | Travis Fulgham | 2019

| NFL player (Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos)

| [4] |- | Chris Gatling | 1991

| Former National Basketball Association player

| |- | Kenny Gattison | 1986

| Former NBA player

| |- | Mills E. Godwin Jr. |

| Two-term Governor of Virginia

| |- | Wayne Gomes |

| Former Major League Baseball player

| |- | Adrienne Goodson | 1988

| WNBA basketball player

| |- | Benjamin S. Griffin | 1969

| Four-star General in the U.S. Army. He assumed the duties of Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command on November 5, 2004.

| |- | Jay Harris | 1987

| Professional Sportscaster and ESPN SportsCenter Anchor

| |- | Frank Hassell |

| American basketball player

| |- | Taylor Heinicke | Attended

| NFL player (Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders)

| [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

| Major League Baseball pitcher

| |- | Chad Hugo | Attended

| Musician and producer in the Neptunes, also in rock group N.E.R.D. Briefly attended Old Dominion University on a music scholarship.

| |- | T. J. Jordan | 2008

| Women's basketball player

| |- | Kenna |

| Musician

| |- | Maya Angelou | Attended

| Poet

| |- | Ann Hitch Kilgore |

| Mayor of Hampton, Virginia 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

| Women's 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

| |- | Elaine Luria | 2004

| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district, and former United States Navy Commander

| [7] |- | 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

| [8] |- | Zach Pascal | 2016

| NFL player (Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles)

| [9] |- | Shomi Patwary |

| Director

| [10] |- | Dan Peek |

| Musician in the band America

| [11] |- | Sherman Pendergarst |

| Wrestler and football player; retired professional mixed martial arts fighter

| [12] |- | 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

| [13][14][15] |- | Oliver Purnell | 1975

| Current Division I men's basketball coach at DePaul University

| |- | Matt Quatraro | 1996

| Manager of the Kansas City Royals |- | Jodi Rell |

| Governor of Connecticut (2004–11)

| |- | Christy Goldsmith Romero |

| Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program

| [16] |- | 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)

| [17] |- | Frank Sturgis |

| Watergate burglar, CIA operative

| |- | Terrie Suit |

| Former Virginia Secretary of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates

| |- | Dave Twardzik |

| Former NBA player

| |- | Mark West | 1983

| Former NBA player

| |- | Valdas Vasylius | 2007

| Lithuanian basketball player

| |- | Brandon Vera | Attended

| Former UFC mixed martial artist, ONE FC Heavyweight Champion

| [18] |- | Justin Verlander |

| MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros)

| [19] |- | Oshane Ximines | 2019

| NFL player (New York Giants)

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