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179 notable alumni U.S. News #26

Notable Alumni of University of Virginia-Main Campus

Notable alumni of University of Virginia-Main Campus include Edgar Allan Poe (Writer, poet and literary critic), Woodrow Wilson (28th President of the United States) and William Faulkner (American novelist and short story writer).

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Sports

  • Milos Raonic 1990–

    Former Canadian professional tennis player

  • Becky Sauerbrunn 1985–

    Former US women's soccer team captain and defender

  • Claudio Reyna 1973–

    Former soccer player and Austin FC sporting director

    Spouse: Danielle Reyna (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Danielle Collins 1993–

    Tennis player

  • Somdev Devvarman 1985–

    Indian tennis player and NCAA champion

  • Jeff Agoos 1968–

    Former US national team soccer defender

  • Emily Sonnett 1993–

    Professional soccer player for the U.S. national team

  • Tony Meola 1969–

    US goalkeeper at three World Cups

  • Dawn Staley 1970–

    Head coach of South Carolina women's basketball

    Attended until 1992

  • Paul Ereng 1967–

    Kenyan runner, 1988 Olympic 800 metres champion

  • Malcolm Brogdon 1992–

    Former NBA player who starred at Virginia

    Bachelor of Arts, Master's degree · Class of 2016

  • Joe Harris 1991–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Ralph Sampson 1960–

    Former professional basketball player and coach

    Child: Ralph Sampson III (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

  • Ben Olsen 1977–

    Soccer coach and former D.C. United player

  • Kate Douglass 2001–

    Swimmer and Olympic gold medalist

  • John Harkes 1967–

    Soccer player, first American in the Premier League

  • Derrick Etienne Jr. 1996–

    Winger for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer

  • Gretchen Walsh 2003–

    Swimmer, 2024 Olympic 100m butterfly silver medalist

    Sibling: Alex Walsh (University of Virginia-Main Campus)

  • Morgan Gautrat 1993–

    US women's national team soccer midfielder

    Spouse: Fabrice Gautrat (University of San Diego)

  • Emma Weyant 2001–

    Swimmer, Olympic 400m individual medley medalist

  • Alex Walsh 2001–

    Competitive swimmer specializing in individual medley

    Sibling: Gretchen Walsh (University of Virginia-Main Campus)

  • De'Andre Hunter 1997–

    NBA player for the Sacramento Kings

  • Treat Conrad Huey 1985–

    Filipino doubles tennis player

  • Filip Mihaljevic 1994–

    Croatian shot putter and discus thrower

  • Leah Smith 1995–

    Swimmer and 2016 Olympic relay gold medalist

    Bachelor of Arts

    Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

  • Inge Janssen 1989–

    Dutch rower, 2016 Olympic silver medalist

  • Wyatt Allen 1979–

    Rower and Dartmouth heavyweight rowing head coach

  • Alecko Eskandarian 1982–

    Retired American soccer player

  • Melanie Kok 1983–

    Canadian rower, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist

  • Justin Anderson 1993–

    Basketball player, 21st pick in 2015 NBA draft

  • Kyle Martino 1981–

    Former pro soccer player and TV analyst

    Spouse: Eva Amurri (Brown University)

  • Mike Tobey 1994–

    Slovenian-American professional basketball player

  • Paige Madden 1998–

    Swimmer and Olympic relay silver medalist

  • Roger Mason, Jr. 1980–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Billy Baron 1990–

    Former professional basketball shooting guard

    Father: Jim Baron (St Bonaventure University)

    Sibling: Jimmy Baron (University of Rhode Island)

  • Lea Ann Parsley 1968–

    Skeleton racer; 2002 Olympic silver medalist

    Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus, Marshall University

  • Kyle Guy 1997–

    Basketball player, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

  • Chris Long 1985–

    Former NFL defensive end

    Attended until 2008

    Father: Howie Long (Villanova University)

    Sibling: Kyle Long (Saddleback College)

  • Kihei Clark 2000–

    Basketball player, formerly of Virginia Cavaliers

  • Chris Canty 1982–

    Former NFL defensive end

Other fields

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.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with University of Virginia-Main Campus (people who attended both).