Notable Alumni of Davidson College

Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924

28th President of the United States

Attended until 1874

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Father: Joseph Ruggles Wilson (Princeton Theological Seminary, Washington and Jefferson College)

Child: Margaret Woodrow Wilson (Goucher College)

Dean Rusk 1909–1994

US Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Tony Snow 1955–2008

25th White House press secretary under George W. Bush

Kurt Biedenkopf 1930–2021

German CDU politician, jurist and university rector

Political science · Attended until 1950

Also attended: Georgetown University

Larry McDonald 1935–1983

U.S. congressman killed on Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Also attended: Emory University

Anthony Foxx 1971–

17th United States Secretary of Transportation

Also attended: New York University

Vince Foster 1945–1993

Deputy White House counsel in Clinton administration

Also attended: University of Arkansas, Vanderbilt University

John Spratt 1942–2024

Former US Representative from South Carolina

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: Yale University

Wyche Fowler 1940–

Politician and diplomat

Also attended: Emory University

Jim Hodges 1956–

114th Governor of South Carolina

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

James G. Martin 1935–

70th Governor of North Carolina and chemist

Also attended: Princeton University

James E. Holshouser Jr. 1934–2013

68th governor of North Carolina

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

David H. Gambrell 1929–2021

Attorney and former US senator from Georgia

Also attended: Harvard University

Greg Murphy 1963–

Urologist and US representative from North Carolina

Charles Grandison Rose III 1939–2012

Congressman from North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1961

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Robert Broadnax Glenn 1854–1920

51st governor of North Carolina

Boyce F. Martin Jr. 1935–2016

Judge of the US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

John Light Napier 1947–

Former U.S. representative and federal claims judge

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

Carl C. Perkins 1954–

Former U.S. representative from Kentucky

Also attended: University of Louisville, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Father: Carl D. Perkins (Alice Lloyd College, University of Louisville)

Thomas Marshburn 1960–

Former NASA astronaut and physician

Also attended: Wake Forest University, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Graham T. Allison 1940–

Political scientist, Harvard Kennedy School professor

Attended until 1960

Also attended: Harvard University

Holmes Rolston III 1932–2025

Philosopher known for environmental ethics

Bachelor of Science · Mathematics, Physics · Class of 1953

Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Union Presbyterian Seminary

Elizabeth Barnes

Philosopher and professor at University of Virginia

Harold Douglas Pratt, Jr. 1944–

Ornithologist, wildlife photographer and bird illustrator

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

William R. Ferris 1942–

Writer, scholar and ethnomusicologist

Also attended: Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania

W. W. Abbot 1922–2009

Archivist and historian, editor of The Washington Papers

Also attended: University of Georgia, Duke University

Julius W. Pratt 1888–1983

Historian of foreign relations

Glenn Terrell 1920–2013

Academic and university administrator

Also attended: Florida State University, University of Iowa

William Styron 1925–2006

Novelist and essayist, Pulitzer Prize winner

Also attended: Duke University

Spouse: Rose Styron (Johns Hopkins University, Wellesley College)

Child: Alexandra Styron (Barnard College, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Patricia Cornwell 1956–

Crime novelist of the Kay Scarpetta series

Also attended: King University

Laeta Kalogridis 1965–

Screenwriter and producer of Shutter Island

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, The University of Texas at Austin

Nelson Sullivan 1948–1989

Videographer chronicling Downtown Manhattan's arts scene

Michaël Brun 1992–

Haitian DJ and record producer

Jana Mashonee 1980–

Singer, songwriter and actress

Rebecca Hazelton 1978–

Poet and editor

Also attended: Florida State University, University of Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Clint Smith 1988–

Poet and author of How the Word Is Passed

Hilary Masters 1928–2015

Novelist, son of poet Edgar Lee Masters

Jack Harris 1941–

Tampa Bay radio personality

Also attended: West Virginia University

Wardell Stephen Curry II 1988–

Golden State Warriors point guard

Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Class of 2022

Father: Dell Curry (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Sibling: Seth Curry (Duke University, Liberty University)

Fred Hetzel 1942–

Former pro basketball player, Davidson All-American

Chris Czerapowicz 1991–

Swedish professional basketball player

Jake Cohen 1990–

Former basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv

Tyler Kalinoski 1992–

Professional basketball player for Unicaja Málaga

De'Mon Brooks 1992–

Basketball player in Taiwan's P. League+

Dick Snyder 1944–

Former professional basketball player

Brandon Williams 1975–

Former professional basketball player

Luka Brajkovic 1999–

Austrian basketball player, formerly of Davidson

Ryan Adeleye 1987–

Former American-Israeli professional soccer player

Perry Crosswhite 1947–

Australian Olympic basketballer and sport administrator

Jack Gibbs 1995–

Professional basketball player, played college ball for Davidson

Nik Cochran 1988–

Canadian professional basketball player

Jón Axel Guðmundsson 1996–

Icelandic professional basketball player

Attended until 2020

Peyton Aldridge 1995–

Professional basketball player, played for Davidson

Lee Hyun-jung 2000–

South Korean professional basketball player

Martin Ides 1980–

Czech basketball player and coach

Mike Maloy 1949–2009

Former ABA player and Davidson All-American

Robert Eenhoorn 1968–

Dutch baseball player for Yankees and Angels

Kellan Grady 1997–

Professional basketball player

Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Class of 2021

Also attended: University of Kentucky

Detlef Musch 1970–

German basketball player

Francis Wilson Price 1895–1974

American Presbyterian missionary in China

Also attended: Yale University, Columbia University in the City of New York