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60 notable alumni U.S. News #191

Notable Alumni of Samford University

Notable alumni of Samford University include Cordell Hull (Longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State), Tony Hale (Actor in Arrested Development and Veep) and Charlie Crist (Former U.S. Representative and governor).

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Business

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Arts and media

  • Tony Hale 1970–

    Actor in Arrested Development and Veep

    Also attended: Regent University

  • Mary Anderson 1918–2014

    Actress in Gone With the Wind and Lifeboat

    Spouse: Leon Shamroy (Columbia University in the City of New York)

  • R. G. Armstrong 1917–2012

    Character actor and playwright

    Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Gail Patrick 1911–1980

    Film actress and television producer

  • Deidre Downs 1980–

    Miss America 2005 and physician

    Also attended: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Virginia-Main Campus

  • W. C. Morrow 1854–1923

    Writer of horror and suspense stories

  • Philip Birnbaum 1904–1988

    Translator and annotator of the Jewish Siddur

  • Kate Campbell 1961–

    Folk singer-songwriter

  • Elizabeth Futral 1963–

    Coloratura soprano and actress

  • James H. Street 1903–1954

    Journalist, minister and Southern historical novelist

  • Anne George 1927–2001

    Poet and author of the Southern Sisters mysteries

    Also attended: The University of Alabama

  • John Trotwood Moore 1858–1929

    Journalist, writer and local historian

    Bachelor of Arts

  • Eric Motley 1972–

    Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Art

Sports

  • Jermaine Seoposenwe 1993–

    South African footballer

  • Travis Peterson 1985–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Bobby Bowden 1929–2021

    Florida State college football head coach

    Child: Terry Bowden (Florida State University, Salem University)

  • Phillip Ervin 1992–

    Professional baseball outfielder

  • Rubén Guerrero 1995–

    Spanish basketball player

    Also attended: University of South Florida-Main Campus

  • Tim Williams 1993–

    American basketball player

  • Ehren Wassermann 1980–

    Former professional baseball player and coach

  • Eric Adams 1995–

    Professional basketball player

  • Bradley Franklin 2006–

    Hurdler, 2026 USA 110m hurdles runner-up

  • Raijon Kelly 1993–

    American basketball player

  • Qadir Ismail 2000–

    Tight end for the Chicago Bears

    Also attended: Villanova University

  • Morgan McAslan 2000–

    Canadian soccer goalkeeper

    Also attended: Mississippi State University

  • Joel Bailey 1951–

    Former professional tennis player

Other fields

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Samford University (people who attended both).