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
| |- | 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
| 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)
| [20]
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