Notable Alumni of Florida Southern College

Morgan Ortagus 1982–

Former US State Department spokesperson

Bachelor of Science · Political science

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Abdallah Salem el-Badri 1940–

Former OPEC Secretary General and Libyan official

Larry Kirkwood 1941–

Florida judge and former politician

Also attended: University of Florida, University of Nevada-Reno

Spike Maynard 1942–2014

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals judge

Charles E. Wilhelm 1941–

Retired Marine general, former U.S. Southern Command commander

Bachelor of Arts · Journalism

Also attended: Salve Regina University

Baxter Troutman 1966–

Former Florida state representative and citrus grower

Also attended: South Florida State College

Alan Trask 1933–2019

Florida politician

Also attended: University of Florida

R. Fred Lewis 1947–2026

Former Florida Supreme Court justice

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of Miami

John Antoon II 1946–

Senior US district judge, Middle District of Florida

Also attended: Florida Institute of Technology, Florida State University, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Ben Albritton 1968–

Florida state senator

Eric Eisnaugle 1977–

Judge on Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

E. Daniel Cherry 1939–

Retired US Air Force brigadier general and fighter pilot

Bachelor of Science · Mathematics

Also attended: University of Southern California

Louise Fitzhugh 1928–1974

Children's author of Harriet the Spy

Also attended: Bard College, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Rhodes College

Brice Marden 1938–2023

Painter generally described as minimalist

Attended until 1958

Also attended: Yale University, Boston University

Chuck Wicks 1979–

Country music artist and radio personality

Rictor Norton 1945–

Writer on literary and queer history

Also attended: Florida State University

Bob Collins 1942–2000

Morning DJ on WGN radio in Chicago

Also attended: University of Florida

Louise Kelley Frisbie 1913–1989

Newspaper columnist, historian and educator

Kevin Capers 1993–

American professional basketball player

Sibling: Marcus Capers (Washington State University)

Luis Rojas Martinez 1990–

Venezuelan swimmer

James Hurst 1967–

Former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers

Liz Gorman 1987–

Former Lingerie Football League player

Also attended: Bakersfield College, Judson University

John Nemechek 1970–1997

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing driver

Richard Rogers 1950–

Serial killer known as The Last Call Killer

Also attended: University of Maine, Pace University-New York