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Notable Alumni of Georgia Southern University

Notable alumni of Georgia Southern University include Walton Goggins (Film and television actor), Patrika Darbo (American film and television actress) and Lee Berger (Paleoanthropologist who led Homo naledi excavation).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Ghazala Hashmi 1964–

    43rd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

    Bachelor of Arts · English studies · Class of 1986

    Also attended: Emory University

  • Charles Floyd Hatcher 1939–2026

    Former U.S. representative from Georgia and lawyer

    Bachelor of Science

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Charlie Norwood 1941–2007

    Republican US congressman and dentist

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

    Also attended: Georgetown University

  • Casey Cagle 1966–

    11th lieutenant governor of Georgia

  • William McDonald Wheeler 1915–1989

    US representative from Georgia

    Education

    Also attended: South Georgia State College

  • Ronald 'Bo' Ginn 1934–2005

    U.S. representative from Georgia

  • Jen Jordan 1974–

    Lawyer and former Georgia state senator

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Michael P. Boggs 1962–

    Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia

    Also attended: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, Mercer University

Science and academia

  • Lee Berger 1965–

    Paleoanthropologist who led Homo naledi excavation

Arts and media

  • Walton Goggins 1971–

    Film and television actor

  • Patrika Darbo 1948–

    American film and television actress

  • Rusty Joiner 1972–

    Male fashion model and actor

  • Druski 1994–

    Comedian, actor and sketch creator

  • Cole Swindell 1983–

    Country singer and songwriter

  • Alfred Amadu Conteh 1975–

    Sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist

    Also attended: Hampton University

  • Mychael Knight 1978–2017

    Fashion designer

Sports

  • Angelika Ouedraogo 1993–

    Burkinabé swimmer at the 2012 Olympics

    Also attended: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

  • Julius Jenkins 1981–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Younghoe Koo 1994–

    Professional American football placekicker

  • Michael Curry 1968–

    Former NBA player and basketball coach

  • Fred Stokes 1964–

    NFL defensive end for 10 seasons

  • Tonya Butler 1985–

    First woman to kick a college football field goal

    Also attended: Middle Georgia State University

  • Tre Bussey 1991–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Jeff Sanders 1966–

    Former NBA player drafted in 1989 first round

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 Georgia Southern University (people who attended both).