24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of High Point University

Notable alumni of High Point University include Donna Fargo (Country singer-songwriter), John Brown (Basketball player, two-time Big South Player of the Year) and Gene Littles (Former ABA player and basketball coach).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Jacklyn Harold Lucas 1928–2008

Marine awarded Medal of Honor at Iwo Jima at age 17
Robert R. Merhige, Jr. 1919–2005

Federal judge known for desegregation rulings

Also attended: University of Richmond, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Business

Nido Qubein 1948–

President of High Point University, motivational speaker

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Science and academia

Ruslan Salakhutdinov 2000–

Artificial intelligence researcher and computer science professor

Bachelor of Science · Computer science, Mathematics · Class of 2001

Arts and media

Donna Fargo 1945–

Country singer-songwriter
Charles F. Price 1938–2019

Novelist and historical non-fiction writer

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sports

John Brown 1992–

Basketball player, two-time Big South Player of the Year
Gene Littles 1943–2021

Former ABA player and basketball coach
Austin Dillon 1990–

NASCAR Cup Series driver
Taylor Milne 1981–

Canadian middle-distance runner
Cody Allen 1988–

Former MLB relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians

Also attended: University of Central Florida
Akeem Scott 1983–

American-Jamaican basketball player and coach

Also attended: Garrett College
Arizona Reid 1986–

Basketball player, Big South Player of the Year
Shane Malcolm 1991–

Former footballer for Guam national team
George Nostrand 1924–1981

Former professional basketball player in the NBA

Also attended: University of Wyoming
Tubby Smith 1951–

College basketball coach, formerly at Kentucky
Damon Ming 1978–

Bermudian footballer
Alex Martínez 1991–

Uruguayan footballer, D.C. United assistant coach

Also attended: North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Kai-Lin Hernandez 1995–

Jamaica national team footballer
Harrison Rhodes 1993–

Professional stock car racing driver
Issa Konare 1980–

Senegalese professional basketball player

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia
Nate Lee 1994–

Soccer defender for the Guam national team

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University
Johnny Fenwick 1994–

English footballer who plays as a defender
Ricardo David Montes 2006–

Venezuelan pole vaulter

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.