Notable Alumni of George Mason University

Karl Rove 1950–

Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff under George W. Bush

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin, University of Utah

Najla Mangoush 1973–

Former Libyan foreign minister and lawyer

Also attended: Eastern Mennonite University

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali 1965–

Former Prime Minister of Somalia and economist

Also attended: Harvard University, Vanderbilt University

Andrew R. Wheeler 1964–

15th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis, Case Western Reserve University

Bethany Hall-Long 1963–

Former Governor of Delaware

Also attended: Thomas Jefferson University

David Jolly 1972–

Former Florida congressman and lawyer

Juris Doctor · Class of 2001

Also attended: Emory University

Amata Coleman Radewagen 1947–

U.S. House delegate from American Samoa

Also attended: Loyola Marymount University, University of Guam

Father: Peter Tali Coleman (Georgetown University)

Jim Hagedorn 1962–2022

U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Spouse: Jennifer Carnahan (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Syracuse University)

Suzanne Kosmas 1944–

Former U.S. Representative from Florida

Attended until 1973

Also attended: Stetson University, The Pennsylvania State University

Ken Cuccinelli 1968–

Former Attorney General of Virginia

Juris Doctor

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Mike Mazzei 1965–

Governor-elect of Oklahoma

Steve Ricchetti 2000–

Former Counselor to President Joe Biden

Also attended: Miami University-Oxford

Riley Moore 1980–

U.S. Representative from West Virginia

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2005

Christopher C. Krebs 1977–

Former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Juris Doctor · Class of 2007

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Omar Fateh 1990–

Member of the Minnesota Senate

Anna Escobedo Cabral 1959–

Former Inter-American Development Bank official and consultant

Also attended: University of California-Davis, Harvard University

Charniele Herring 1969–

Majority leader of Virginia House of Delegates

Anousheh Ansari 1966–

CEO of XPRIZE Foundation and space tourist

Also attended: George Washington University

Muna AbuSulayman 1973–

Saudi businesswoman and activist

Father: Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman (University of Pennsylvania)

Amir Ansari 1970–

Engineer, inventor and co-founder of Prodea Systems

Tyler Cowen 1962–

Economist and George Mason University professor

Also attended: Harvard University

Peter Boettke 1960–

Austrian school economist at George Mason University

Also attended: Grove City College, Thiel College

Steven Horwitz 1964–2021

Austrian School economist at Ball State University

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Sandra Cauffman 1962–

NASA electrical engineer and physicist

Peter Leeson 1979–

Economist and George Mason University professor

Also attended: Harvard University, Hillsdale College

Stephen Moore 1960–

Economist; co-founded the Club for Growth

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Vijay Atluri 1956–

Computer scientist and Rutgers professor in information security

Stephen Blair Hedges 1957–

Evolutionary biologist and Temple University professor

Rhea Seehorn 1972–

Actress, Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul

Zainab Salbi 1969–

Iraqi American author and women's rights activist

Bachelor's degree · Sociology, Women's studies · Class of 1996

Archie Kao 1969–

Actor known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Hala Gorani 1970–

Journalist and former CNN International anchor

Sharon Creech 1945–

Children's novelist, Newbery and Carnegie Medal winner

Also attended: Hiram College

Deborah Willis 1948–

Photographer, curator and MacArthur Fellow

Doctor of Philosophy · Cultural studies · Class of 2001

Also attended: CUNY--City College, Pratt Institute-Main, University of the Arts

Child: Hank Willis Thomas (California College of the Arts, New York University)

Brian Krebs 1972–

Journalist specializing in cybersecurity

John Driscoll 1981–

Television and soap opera actor

Adila Laïdi-Hanieh 1966–

Palestinian art historian and former museum director

Also attended: Georgetown University

Abdi Bile 1962–

Somali middle-distance runner

Cydonie Mothersille 1978–

Cayman Islands sprinter

Also attended: Clemson University

Greg Haughton 1973–

Jamaican 400m runner, three-time Olympic medalist

David Verburg 1991–

2016 Olympic 4×400 m relay champion

Michelle Burgher 1977–

Jamaican sprinter

Also attended: Clemson University

Kate Ziegler 1988–

Olympic swimmer and world champion

Also attended: Chapman University

Maurice Wignall 1976–

Jamaican hurdler

Joe Addo 1971–

Ghanaian footballer and former national team captain

Will Thomas 1986–

Basketball player, won EuroCup and Spanish championship

Darryl Monroe 1986–

Basketball player for Seoul SK Knights

Tony Skinn 1983–

Basketball coach and former player, George Mason head coach

Also attended: Blinn College District

István Bagyula 1969–

Hungarian pole vaulter

Matthew Mendy 1983–

Gambian footballer

Also attended: Alabama A & M University

Vlad Moldoveanu 1988–

Romanian basketball player

Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe 1987–

Professional soccer winger

Also attended: Saint Francis University

Bryon Allen 1992–

Professional basketball player

John Myles-Mills 1966–

Ghanaian sprinter and two-time Olympic flagbearer

Sibling: Leonard Myles-Mills (Brigham Young University-Provo)

Denis Hamlett 1969–

Costa Rican-American soccer player and manager

Jordan Miller 2000–

NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers

Tyler Kolek 2001–

New York Knicks basketball player

Also attended: Marquette University

Jesse Young 1980–

Canadian former professional basketball player

Sibel Edmonds 1970–

Former FBI translator and whistleblower

Also attended: George Washington University