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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Notable alumni of Citadel Military College of South Carolina include Robert Jordan (Author of epic fantasy), Randolph Bresnik (NASA astronaut and retired Marine officer) and Pat Conroy (Novelist, author of The Prince of Tides).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Fritz Hollings 1922–2019

    Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Senator

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1942

    Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

  • Nancy Mace 1977–

    US representative for South Carolina

    Bachelor of Science · Business administration · Class of 1999

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. 1957–

    Retired Marine general, former CENTCOM commander

    Attended until 1979

  • Evander M. Law 1836–1920

    Confederate general in the American Civil War

  • Gresham Barrett 1961–

    Former U.S. representative from South Carolina

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1983

  • Johnson Hagood 1829–1898

    Confederate general and Governor of South Carolina

  • Charles E. Daniel 1895–1964

    US senator from South Carolina and businessman

  • Ellison Capers 1837–1908

    Confederate general and theologian

  • Francis M. Beaudette

    Retired Army lieutenant general, led Army Special Operations Command

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Robert Jordan 1948–2007

    Author of epic fantasy

    Spouse: Harriet McDougal (Harvard University)

  • Pat Conroy 1945–2016

    Novelist, author of The Prince of Tides

  • Billy Roberts 1936–2017

    Songwriter and musician

  • Calder Willingham 1922–1995

    Novelist and screenwriter

  • John A. Moroso 1874–1957

    Writer, novelist and screenwriter

Sports

  • Mike Clevinger 1990–

    Professional baseball pitcher

  • Cortez Allen 1988–

    Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback

  • Cameron Wells 1988–

    Former basketball player, assistant coach at The Citadel

  • John Small 1946–2012

    NFL linebacker for Falcons and Lions

  • Noy Castillo 1974–

    Former Filipino-American PBA basketball player

  • Max Mombollet 1981–

    Central African basketball player

  • Joe Wolfinger 1985–

    Basketball player in Japan's B.League

    Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  • Cliff Washburn 1980–

    Former professional football player

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.