72 Notable alumni of
James Madison University

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James Madison University is 808th in the world, 297th in North America, and 276th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 72 notable alumni from James Madison University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Christina Tosi

    Christina Tosi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    authorrestaurateurtelevision presentertelevision celebrity chefchef
    Biography

    Christina Tosi is an American chef and cookbook author. She is founder and co-owner with Momofuku of Milk Bar and serves as its chef and chief executive officer. Food & Wine magazine included her in their 2014 list of "Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink".

  2. Jim Acosta

    Jim Acosta
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in James Madison University
    In 1993 graduated with bachelor's degree in communication studies and political science
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Abilio James Acosta is an American broadcast journalist. From 2007 to 2025, he worked for CNN. He served as CNN's chief White House correspondent during the Obama and Trump administrations, in which he gained national attention for his clashes with President Donald Trump at press briefings. In January 2021, Acosta was appointed CNN's anchor and chief domestic correspondent. On January 28, 2025, Acosta made his final broadcast on CNN after rejecting a different timeslot from his 'CNN Newsroom' show.

  3. Glennon Doyle

    Glennon Doyle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    journalistwriteractivistnovelistteacher
    Biography

    Glennon Doyle is an American author and queer activist known for her books Untamed, Love Warrior, and Carry On, Warrior. Doyle is also the creator of the online community Momastery, and is the founder and president of Together Rising, an all-women-led nonprofit organization supporting women, families, and children in crisis.

  4. Lindsay Czarniak

    Lindsay Czarniak
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    journalistsports commentator
    Biography

    Lindsay Ann Czarniak is an American sports anchor and reporter. She formerly worked for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for NFL games. After spending six years with WRC-TV, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., Czarniak joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor in August 2011 and left ESPN in 2017.

  5. Reshma Shetty

    Reshma Shetty
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
    Biography

    Reshma Shetty is a British-born American actress who is best known for her role as Divya Katdare on the USA Network TV series Royal Pains.

  6. Tony Schiavone

    Tony Schiavone
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    podcastersports commentator
    Biography

    Noah Anthony Schiavone is an American sports announcer, professional wrestling commentator and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he serves as the play-by-play commentator for Collision, color commentator for Dynamite and Rampage, then also as senior producer. He has previously worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Major League Wrestling (MLW). In addition to his work in wrestling, Schiavone has also worked as a broadcaster for the Gwinnett Braves/Stripers of Minor League Baseball and Georgia Bulldogs football.

  7. Ben DiNucci

    Ben DiNucci
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Benjamin Anthony DiNucci, is an American professional football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at James Madison and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. He played for the Seattle Sea Dragons in the XFL in 2023, leading them to the playoffs.

  8. LeRoi Moore

    LeRoi Moore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-2008 (aged 47)
    Occupations
    composermusic arrangerjazz musiciansongwritersaxophonist
    Biography

    LeRoi Holloway Moore was an American saxophonist. He was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for songs written by Dave Matthews. Moore also co-wrote many of the band's songs, notably "Too Much" and "Stay (Wasting Time)".

  9. Tamera Young

    Tamera Young
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Tamera "Ty" Young is an American former basketball player who is currently an assistant coach with the Chicago Sky. After playing collegiately for James Madison University, Young was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 8th overall pick of the 2008 WNBA draft. She was traded to the Chicago Sky, and helped them to the WNBA Finals in 2014, then came back to Atlanta, and was traded to the Aces in 2018.

  10. Phil Vassar

    Phil Vassar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    songwritermusiciansingerpianistsinger-songwriter
    Biography

    Phillip George Vassar Jr. is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", "My Next Thirty Years"), Jo Dee Messina ("Bye, Bye", "I'm Alright"), Collin Raye ("Little Red Rodeo"), and Alan Jackson ("Right on the Money"). In 1999, he was named by American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) as Country Songwriter of the Year.

  11. Wes Miller

    Wes Miller
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    basketball playerhead coachbasketball coach
    Biography

    Warren Weston Miller is an American basketball coach and former player, who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, he played at the collegiate level for James Madison University and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, where he graduated in 2007. Professionally, Miller played for London Capital of the British Basketball League. He was previously head coach at UNC Greensboro, and served stints as an assistant coach at Elon University and High Point University.

  12. Jennifer Morgan

    Jennifer Morgan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    manager
    Biography

    Jennifer Morgan is an American technology executive. She is currently CEO at UKG. Prior to her appointment in July 2024, Morgan was the first American woman ever appointed to the SAP Executive Board in 2017. Morgan was the first female Chief Executive of SAP, and she was the first female CEO of a company on the DAX index.

  13. Keith Howland

    Keith Howland
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    musicianguitarist
    Biography

    Keith Howland is an American guitarist and singer. He was the lead guitarist for the veteran pop-rock band Chicago from 1995-2021.

  14. Levar Stoney

    Levar Stoney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Levar Marcus Stoney is an American politician who served as the 80th mayor of Richmond, Virginia, from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 through 2016, being the youngest member of Governor Terry McAuliffe's administration.

  15. Jason Miyares

    Jason Miyares
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Jason Stuart Miyares is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th Attorney General of Virginia since 2022. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2015, from the 82nd district in northeastern Virginia Beach, and served three terms from 2016 to 2022. He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 defeating incumbent Mark Herring. The son of a refugee, he is the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia.

  16. Walter Shaub

    Walter Shaub
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    lawyerjurist
    Biography

    Walter Michael Shaub Jr. is an American attorney specializing in government ethics who, from January 9, 2013 to July 19, 2017, was the director of the United States Office of Government Ethics. As of July 19, 2017, he joined the Washington D.C.-based election law organization the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) as senior director, ethics.

  17. Butch Taylor

    Butch Taylor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    composerkeyboardist
    Biography

    Butch Taylor is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band.

  18. Ross Copperman

    Ross Copperman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritersinger
    Biography

    Ross Copperman is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he pursued a career in country music. He has written 41 No. 1 songs including Billy Currington's "Don't It," Luke Bryan's "Strip It Down," Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" and Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along.” Copperman has also produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Chayce Beckham, Warren Zeiders and Gabby Barrett.

  19. Kenny Brooks

    Kenny Brooks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    head coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Kenneth R. Brooks Jr. is the head coach of the University of Kentucky women's basketball team.

  20. Kirk Cox

    Kirk Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Marvin Kirkland Cox is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022, representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020, he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates. Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.

  21. Karen McCullah

    Karen McCullah
    Born in
    Philippines Flag Philippines
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    screenwriter
    Biography

    Karen McCullah is an American screenwriter and novelist most known for co-writing comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted, The House Bunny, The Ugly Truth and She's the Man with her screenwriting partner Kirsten Smith. After graduating from James Madison University with a degree in marketing, McCullah worked various jobs before beginning to write. She is a faculty member at Syracuse University's Los Angeles Semester.

  22. Marcia Angell

    Marcia Angell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1939-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    medical writerphysician
    Biography

    Marcia Angell is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

  23. Dean Marlowe

    Dean Marlowe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Dean Marlowe is an American former professional football safety. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at James Madison University.

  24. Margaret Becker

    Margaret Becker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritersinger
    Biography

    Margaret Becker is an American Christian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has had twenty-one No. 1 Christian radio hits, won four Dove Awards, and been nominated for four Grammy Awards.

  25. Christopher Soghoian

    Christopher Soghoian
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    Christopher Soghoian is a privacy researcher and activist. He is currently working for Senator Ron Wyden as the senator’s Senior Advisor for Privacy & Cybersecurity. From 2012 to 2016, he was the principal technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union.

  26. Josh Wells

    Josh Wells
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    baseball playerAmerican football player
    Biography

    Joshua Ryan Wells is an American professional football offensive tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at James Madison.

  27. Matt Rinaldi

    Matt Rinaldi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Matthew Daniel Rinaldi is an American attorney and politician who served as chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2021 to 2024. Rinaldi was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 115 in Dallas County from 2015 to 2019 when he was defeated by Democrat Julie Johnson.

  28. Charles Cooke

    Charles Cooke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Charles Cooke III is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for both James Madison University and the University of Dayton.

  29. Lorenzo Bundy

    Lorenzo Bundy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    baseball playerbaseball coach
    Biography

    Charles Lorenzo Bundy is an American former Minor League Baseball player and current manager of the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has held Major League Baseball coaching positions with the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins.

  30. Chris Sprouse

    Chris Sprouse
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    pencillervisual artistillustrator
    Biography

    Chris Sprouse is an American comics artist. Sprouse has worked for multiple publishers and has won two Eisner Awards for his work on Tom Strong, a series he created with writer Alan Moore.

  31. Steve Buckhantz

    Steve Buckhantz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    basketball playersports commentator
    Biography

    Steve Buckhantz is an American television play-by-play announcer, most recently for the NBA team Washington Wizards.

  32. Scott Surovell

    Scott Surovell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Scott Anthony Surovell is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 34th district, which encompasses portions of Fairfax roughly following U.S. Route 1, Kingstowne and Lorton. He previously represented the 36th district which also included portions of Prince William and Stafford counties until the 2023 redistricting and the 44th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. He is a Democrat.

  33. Jazmon Gwathmey

    Jazmon Gwathmey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jazmon Chameli Gwathmey is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played for Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

  34. Billy Sample

    Billy Sample
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    William Amos Sample, is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves in parts of nine seasons spanning 1978–1986.

  35. Linton Townes

    Linton Townes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Linton Rodney Townes is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6 '7" (201 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) swingman from Richmond, Virginia, he played collegiately at James Madison University from 1978 to 1982. At James Madison, he helped lead the Dukes to their first NCAA tournament in program history. He played for four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. He also starred in high school at Covington High School in Covington, Virginia. Covington is also the same city where fellow NBA alum Bimbo Coles was born.

  36. Francisco Narbón

    Francisco Narbón
    Born in
    Panama Flag Panama
    Years
    1995-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Francisco Javier Narbón Cuadra is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Plaza Amador and the Panama national football team.

  37. Jeff McKay

    Jeff McKay
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jeffrey C. "Jeff" McKay is an American politician who is Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia. He first won election to the board in November 2007, representing the Lee district, which includes the Springfield and Franconia areas. In 2019, he was elected as chairman, taking office in January 2020.

  38. Thomas Dominick Croci

    Thomas Dominick Croci
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas D. Croci is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican, Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia in the Trump administration, from February 3, 2020 to January 19, 2021.

  39. Nikola Budalić

    Nikola Budalić
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Nikola “Niki” Budalic is a Canadian retired soccer player who currently serves as a director of soccer operations for Inter Miami CF.

  40. Sherman Dillard

    Sherman Dillard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Sherman Dillard is an American former basketball player and current coach. He was a head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University and at James Madison as well as an assistant at Maryland, California and Georgia Tech. Currently, he is an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Prior to being hired at Iowa in May 2010, he was a basketball representative for Nike.

  41. Emmett Hanger

    Emmett Hanger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Emmett Wilson Hanger Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. He then served as member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 24th district from 1996 to 2024. This district, located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains, included the independent cities of Staunton, and Waynesboro, as well as Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County.

  42. Rich Thompson

    Rich Thompson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Richard Charles Thompson is a professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals in 2004 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012. Thompson spent most of his 12-year career playing in Minor League Baseball, and retired in 2013 after a foot and head injury.

  43. Dan Meyer

    Dan Meyer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Daniel Livingston Meyer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2010 for the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, and Florida Marlins. Meyer's coaching career began in 2014, within the Braves organization. Prior to the 2022 season, he was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2024, Meyer was hired by the Colorado Rockies organization.

  44. Ryan McDougle

    Ryan McDougle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Ryan Todd McDougle is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2006. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia. Since 2006, he has represented the 4th district, representing six counties and part of a seventh.

  45. Clifton L. Corker

    Clifton L. Corker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Clifton Leland Corker is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

  46. Kembrew McLeod

    Kembrew McLeod
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Kembrew McLeod is an American artist, activist, and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.

  47. Jonathan Barden

    Jonathan Barden
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Jonathan Patrick Barden is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Sutton United.

  48. Nick Zimmerman

    Nick Zimmerman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Nick Zimmerman is an American former soccer player.

  49. Christina Julien

    Christina Julien
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Christina Marie Katrina Julien is a Canadian women's soccer striker who plays for German club 1. FC Köln and the Canada women's national soccer team. She has played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. Julien was named in the 2012 Olympic squad as an alternate player.

  50. Scott Lloyd

    Scott Lloyd
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Edward Scott Lloyd is an American lawyer who served as the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). He ran the ORR during the period when it oversaw the detention of children who were separated from their families under the Trump Administration's family separation policy. Lloyd went on to serve as a senior advisor in the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives.

  51. Jason Healey

    Jason Healey
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Jason Healey is an American senior research scholar and adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. He is also a senior fellow with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council, where he was the program's founding director. He has published many academic articles, essays, and books on the topic of cyber security and has advised on security measures for corporate, government, and military institutions. He has been identified as the first historian of cyber conflict.

  52. Laurie E. Locascio

    Laurie E. Locascio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in James Madison University
    1979-1983 graduated with Bachelor of Science in chemistry
    Occupations
    biomedical engineeruniversity teacheracademic administratorcivil servantanalytical chemist
    Biography

    Laurie Ellen Locascio is an American biomedical engineer, analytical chemist, and president and CEO of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). She was formerly the under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and the 17th director of National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2022 to 2024. From 2017 to 2021, Locascio was vice president for research of University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore.

  53. Joe Tartamella

    Joe Tartamella
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    head coachbasketball coach
    Biography

    Joe Tartamella is the current head coach of the St. John's University women's basketball team.

  54. John-Paul Lee

    John-Paul Lee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    John-Paul Lee aka 이창선 is the founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea, a New York City-based tea company that sells premium teas and related tea products from all over the world.

  55. Alexandra Dunn

    Alexandra Dunn
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Alexandra Dapolito Dunn is an American environmental lawyer and law professor, specializing in chemical and pesticide regulation, water quality issues, water treatment issues, urban development, rule of law, environmental justice, environmental conflict resolution, cooperative federalism, and implementation of the Clean Water Act and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Dunn was an executive at several environmental management associations, and served as Regional Administrator for New England in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

  56. D. J. Bryant

    D. J. Bryant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Darrell "D. J." Bryant is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at James Madison University.

  57. John C. Milhiser

    John C. Milhiser
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    John C. Milhiser is an American attorney who serves as the Sangamon State's Attorney. He served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois from 2018 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, Milhiser was previously the Sangamon County State's Attorney from 2010 to 2018. In January 2022, Milhiser announced he would seek the Republican nomination for Illinois Secretary of State in the 2022 election. He was reappointed Sangamon State's Attorney November 14, 2023.

  58. Nina Willner

    Nina Willner
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    intelligence officerauthorhuman rights activist
    Biography

    Nina Willner is an American nonfiction author, a former intelligence officer and human rights activist. Her first book Forty Autumns A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall is the true story of Willner's mother's escape from communist East Germany at age 20, the large family she left behind the Iron Curtain, and their four-decade journey to reunite. During the Cold War, Willner, a U.S. Army intelligence officer, led classified missions in Soviet-controlled East Berlin. Willner uses her personal story to tell the broader story of the Cold War and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

  59. Julian King

    Julian King
    Occupations
    composerrecord produceraudio engineer
    Biography

    Julian King is an American recording engineer, mix engineer, record producer and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. King earned a Grammy as the recording engineer of Faith Hill's multi-million-selling, pop-crossover album Breathe.

  60. Jon Pineda

    Jon Pineda
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Jon Pineda is an American poet, memoirist, and novelist.

  61. Herbert Altshuler

    Herbert Altshuler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in James Madison University
    Graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Herbert Lewis "Buz" Altshuler is a retired American major general who served as director of strategy and plans for USAFRICOM, and commanded United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) (USACAPOC) from 2001 to 2007.

  62. Zane David Memeger

    Zane David Memeger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Zane David Memeger is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2016.

  63. Paul Tine

    Paul Tine
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paul N. Tine was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Tine is also an insurance agent. Elected as a Democrat in 2012 and 2014, Tine left that party in January 2015, changed his registration to "Unaffiliated," and said he would caucus with the Republican House majority.

  64. John Roberts

    John Roberts
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    sports journalistengineer
    Biography

    John Roberts is a former on-air broadcaster for NASCAR coverage on Speed Channel, which later became Fox Sports 1. He appeared on NASCAR Race Hub and NASCAR Live! and until 2014, he appeared on NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane, while also having served as a substitute studio host for NASCAR on Fox in 2012. He co-hosted Tradin’ Paint on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio up until that show's cancellation.

  65. Jeffrey Jablon

    Jeffrey Jablon
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in James Madison University
    Graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Jeffrey Todd Jablon is a United States Navy vice admiral and submarine warfare officer who has served as deputy chief of naval operations for installations and logistics since December 2023. He most recently served as Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 29 April 2021 to 15 June 2023. He previously served as director of military personnel plans and policy of the United States Navy.

  66. Mia LaBerge

    Mia LaBerge
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    Mia LaBerge is an American artist who painted the first Steinway Art Case Piano created to honor a university.

  67. Anita Friedt

    Anita Friedt
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Anita E. Friedt is an American diplomat and former U.S. Department of State senior official. She has served in various capacities related to international security, arms control, and nonproliferation. Friedt is known for strengthening transatlantic relations and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives in Europe and beyond.

  68. Angela Orebaugh

    Angela Orebaugh
    Years
    1973-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    Angela Orebaugh is a cyber technology and security author and researcher. In 2011, she was selected as Booz Allen Hamilton's first Cybersecurity Fellow. She is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia Department of Computer Science. At the University of Virginia she developed a new computer science course teaching students how to design and use technology for positive advancements.

  69. Charles A. Jenkins

    Charles A. Jenkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Charles A. Jenkins is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland District 3B, which covered Frederick and Washington County, Maryland. He was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to fill the vacancy created by Richard B. Weldon Jr.'s resignation.

  70. Richard D. Heinz

    Richard D. Heinz
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in James Madison University
    Graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration in international business
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Richard Duke Heinz is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the director of logistics of the United States European Command.

  71. Wendy Maybury

    Wendy Maybury
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Occupations
    comedian
    Biography

    Wendy Maybury is a stand-up comedian and photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her debut album She's Not From Around Here, produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel, was released June 26, 2020 on Stand Up! Records, and reached No. 1 on the Amazon comedy chart.

  72. Gene Fant Jr

    Gene Fant Jr
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    educatorwriter
    Biography

    Gene Fant Jr., a leader in Christian higher education and prolific writer, is the current president of North Greenville University, which is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and located in Tigerville, South Carolina. Gene was elected as president by the university's board of trustees and officially began his term on June 1, 2017. Gene became the university's first president to be selected with the assistance of a third-party executive search firm. He holds more academic degrees than any previous president at the institution.