Notable Alumni of Hampton University

Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini 1968–2020

Former Prime Minister of Eswatini

Charles Wesley Turnbull 1935–2022

Sixth Governor of the US Virgin Islands

Master of Arts

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Septima Poinsette Clark 1898–1987

Educator and civil rights activist

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University, Columbia University in the City of New York, Benedict College

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei 1916–2002

Ghanaian statesman, one of the Big Six

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

Frankie Muse Freeman 1916–2018

Civil rights attorney, first woman on US Civil Rights Commission

Also attended: Howard University

Mary Jackson 1921–2005

Mathematician and aerospace engineer at NACA

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1942

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Christine Darden 1942–

NASA aeronautical engineer researching supersonic flight

Attended until 1962

Also attended: George Washington University, Simmons University, Virginia State University

Susan La Flesche Picotte 1865–1915

First Indigenous woman to earn a medical degree

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

Sibling: Francis La Flesche (George Washington University)

Geraldine Claudette Darden 1936–

African-American mathematician

Mathematics · Attended until 1957

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Syracuse University

James West 1931–

Inventor and acoustician with over 250 patents

Also attended: Temple University

Booker T. Washington 1856–1915

African-American educator, author and orator

Spouse: Fannie Smith Washington (Hampton University)

Spouse: Margaret Murray Washington (Fisk University)

Wanda Sykes 1964–

Stand-up comedian, actress and writer

Ruth E. Carter 1960–

Costume designer for film and television

Darrell Britt-Gibson 1985–

Actor in The Wire and Euphoria

Also attended: University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Mother: Donna Britt (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Hampton University)

Javicia Leslie 1987–

Actress in The Family Business and God Friended Me

Elizabeth Omilami 1951–

Actress and activist, daughter of Hosea Williams

Father: Hosea Williams (Clark Atlanta University, Morris Brown College)

Child: Porsha Williams Guobadia (American InterContinental University System)

Francena McCorory 1988–

Sprinter, Olympic 4×400 m relay gold medalist

Kellie Wells 1982–

Hurdler, 2012 Olympic 100m hurdles bronze medalist

Rick Mahorn 1958–

Former NBA player and Pistons radio analyst

Bachelor of Science · Business management

James Carter 1978–

400m hurdler, 2005 World Championships silver medalist

Danny Agbelese 1990–

Professional basketball player, 2020 Greek Super Cup MVP

Yvette Lewis 1985–

Hurdler and triple jumper competing for Panama

Brandon Jones 1987–

Belizean sprinter at the 2016 Olympics

Alberta Williams King 1904–1974

Civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King Jr

Also attended: Spelman College

Spouse: Martin Luther King Sr. (Morehouse College)

Child: A. D. King (Morehouse College)