The College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...

, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, United States, was founded in 1693 by a royal charter

Royal Charter

A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...

 issued by King William III and Queen Mary II

William and Mary

The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...

. It is a public research university and has approximately 88,000 living alumni.

Alumni of the College of William and Mary have played important roles in shaping the United States. Three of the country's first ten presidents were educated there; only Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

, which educated five, can claim more. The school is also the alma mater of four United States Supreme Court justices (including its longest-serving chief justice, John Marshall

John Marshall

John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the United States whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches...

). Because the school was one of the only colleges existing in the Colonies, many colonial era notables enrolled including four signers of the Declaration of Independence

United States Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...

 and the first president

President of the Continental Congress

The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution...

 of the Continental Congress

Continental Congress

The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....

, Peyton Randolph

Peyton Randolph

Peyton Randolph was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia. He served as speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress.-Early life:Randolph was born in Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia...

.

This list of alumni includes those who graduated, transferred to another school, dropped out, or were fully educated at the college but never received an academic degree. This list uses the following notations:

• Year # – recipient of a College of William & Mary Bachelor of Arts
  Bachelor of Arts
  A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
  
   or Bachelor of Science
  Bachelor of Science
  A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
  
   degree
  • Note: A question mark represents an unverifiable value for the digit it replaced. For instance, the "?" in "179?" means that no specific year can be found, but the general decade can be traced.
• Juris Doctor
  Juris Doctor
  Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
  
   (J.D.) – recipient of a William and Mary Law School degree or the historical equivalent such as Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) or Bachelor of Civil Law
  Bachelor of Civil Law
  Bachelor of Civil Law is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree...
  
   (B.C.L.)
• Master of Business Administration
  Master of Business Administration
  The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
  
   (M.B.A.) – recipient of a Mason School of Business
  Mason School of Business
  The Mason School of Business is the business school at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. The school, named after alumni and founder of Legg Mason, Raymond A. "Chip" Mason, in 2005, was ranked in the top 20 MBA programs in 2007 and the top 10 undergraduate programs among public universities...
  
   degree or the historical equivalent
• Master of Education
  Master of Education
  The Master of Education is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum and instruction, counseling, and administration. It is often conferred for educators advancing in...
  
   (M.Ed.) – recipient of a Graduate School of Education
  The College of William & Mary School of Education
  The College of William & Mary School of Education is a program offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels of study at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It accounts for one-third of all master’s degrees and over one-half of all doctoral degrees at The College...
  
   degree or the historical equivalent
• Master of Arts
  Master of Arts (postgraduate)
  A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
  
   (M.A.), Master of Science
  Master of Science
  A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
  
   (M.S.) or Doctor of Philosophy
  Doctor of Philosophy
  Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
  
   (Ph.D.) – recipient of indicated degree from an Arts and Sciences graduate program or the historical equivalent

Presidents

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1762 / LL.D. 1783	Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. Secretary of State (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...  (1819)
	1776	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. Secretary of State (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. Secretary of War (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25)
	1807	U.S. representative for Virginia (1816–21); governor of Virginia (1825–27); U.S. senator for Virginia (1827–36); vice president of the U.S. (1841); president of the U.S. (1841–45)

Cabinet

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1803	Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator for Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); Secretary of State of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); ambassador to Spain (1835)
	1795	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1811–14, 1829–35); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1844–45)
	1781	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1801–05); U.S. Attorney General (1805–06)
		U.S. senator for Kentucky (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–20, 1820–23); U.S. Secretary of State (1825–29)
	1807	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, 1855–61); U.S. Attorney General (1841, 1850–53); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1861–63); governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
	1965	Deputy National Security Adviser (1989–91); head of the Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...  (1991–93); U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006–present)
	1762 / LL.D. 1783	Author of the Declaration of Independnce (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. Secretary of State (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...  (1819)
	1780	U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1800); U.S. Secretary of State (1800–01); Chief Justice of the U.S. (1801–35)
	1776	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. Secretary of State (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. Secretary of War (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25)
	1811	U.S. representative for Maryland (1821–23); U.S. Attorney General (1843–45)
	1770	Governor of Virginia (1786–88); U.S. Attorney General (1789–94); U.S. Secretary of State (1794–95)
		Transferred to the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... ; U.S. representative for Virginia (1841–43); U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1850–53); member of the Virginia Senate (1857–61)

Ambassadors

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1804	U.S. representative for Kentucky (1817–21); first U.S. ambassador to Columbia (1823)
	1803	Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator for Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); Secretary of State of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); U.S. ambassador to Spain (1835)
	1784	U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813–17, 1819–23); U.S. ambassador to France (1824–29)
	1972	U.S. ambassador to Honduras (2005–08)
	1972	U.S. ambassador to Laos (2000–04)
	1762 / LL.D. 1783	Author of the Declaration of Independnce (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); U.S. ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. Secretary of State (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...  (1819)
	1980	U.S. ambassador to Malaysia (2007–present)
	1776	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790–94); U.S. ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. Secretary of State (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. Secretary of War (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25)
	1790	U.S. ambassador to Spain (1823–24)
	1809	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1817–20, 1822–23); U.S. representative for Virginia (1823–29); U.S. ambassador to France (1829–32, 1849–53); U.S. senator for Virginia (1832–34, 1836–39, 1841–45); representative to the Confederate House of Representative for Virginia
	1977	U.S. ambassador to Haiti (2006–present); recipient of U.S. State Department's Herbert A. Salzman Award
	1846	Member of the California Assembly (1854–56); U.S. representative for California (1857–61); U.S. ambassador to Venezuela (1885–89)
	1980	Nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Brazil (2009–present)
	1779	U.S. ambassador to France (1790–92), the Netherlands (1792), and Spain (1794–95)
	1800	U.S. representative for Virginia (1821–34); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827–33); U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1836–41)
	1809	U.S. ambassador to Russia (1841–45)

United States Supreme Court

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1799	U.S. representative for Virginia (1814–30); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1821–23); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41)
	1754	Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789–95)
	1780	U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1800); U.S. Secretary of State (1800–01); Chief Justice of the U.S. (1801–35)
	1778	Co-founder of the Phi Beta Kappa Society Phi Beta Kappa Society The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and...  (1776); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1799–1829)

Other federal courts

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	B.S. 1968	U.S. magistrate judge (E.D.N.Y.) (1986–90); U.S. district court judge (E.D.N.Y.) (1990–present)
	1799	U.S. representative for Virginia (1814–30); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1821–23); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41)
	1824	U.S. district court judge (W.D. Va.) (1846–61)
		U.S. district court judge (E.D. Pa.) (1990–present)
	1971 / J.D. 1974	U.S. magistrate judge (W.D. Va.) (1976–2003); U.S. district judge (W.D. Va. 2003–present)
	1924 / L.L.B. 1926	U.S. district court judge (W.D. Va.) (1959–89); chief judge (W.D. Va.) (1960–71)
	J.D. 1930	U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1954–96); chief judge (E.D. Va.) (1961–73)
		U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1944–69)
		U.S. circuit court judge (Fed. Cir.) (1997–present)
	—	Transferred to V.M.I.; U.S. representative for Minnesota (1897–1903); U.S. district court judge (D. Minn.) (1903–23)
	1941	U.S. attorney (D. Ariz.) (1961–64); U.S. district court judge (D. Ariz.) (1964–2007); chief judge (D. Ariz.) (1979–84)
	1964	U.S. district court judge (M.D. Fla.) (2000–present)
	1807	U.S. representative for Louisiana (1812–18); governor of Louisiana (1820–24); U.S. district court judge (D. La.) (1825–27)
	1971, J.D. 1979	U.S. magistrate judge (E.D. Va.) (1985–89); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1989–present) (Virginia's first female federal judge)
	1986	U.S. district court judge (S.D.N.Y.) (2007–present)
	1793	U.S. circuit court judge (4th Cir.) (1801–02)
	1772	Lawyer and professor of law at William & Mary; justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1803–11); U.S. district court judge (D. Va.) (1813–?)
	1754	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1777–88); governor of Virginia (1808–11); U.S. district court judge (D. Va.) (1811–13)
	J.D. 1987	U.S. magistrate judge (N.J.) (2000–06); U.S. district court judge (D.N.J.) (2006–present)

Senators

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1806	U.S. representative for Virginia (1820–35); U.S. senator for Virginia (1841–47)
	1803	Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator for Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); Secretary of State of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); ambassador to Spain (1835)
		Member of Tennessee Senate (1809–11); U.S. senator for Missouri (1821–51); U.S. representative for Missouri (1853–55)
	1795	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1811–1814); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1844–45)
	1796	U.S. representative for Georgia (1807–13); U.S. senator for Georgia (1813–16); territorial governor of Alabama (1817–19); governor of Alabama (1819–20)
	1832	U.S. senator for Virginia (1863–64)
	1784	U.S. senator for Louisiana (1813–17, 1819–23); U.S. ambassador to France (1824–29)
	1780	U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–92); U.S. senator for Kentucky (1792–1805)
	1808	U.S. senator for Alabama (1825–26)
	1790	U.S. representative for Tennessee (1797–1801); governor of the Mississippi Territory Mississippi Territory The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....  (1801–05), Territory of Orleans (1803–12), and of Louisiana (1812–16); U.S. senator for Louisiana (1817)
		U.S. senator for Kentucky (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–20, 1820–23); U.S. Secretary of State (1825–29)
	1848	Governor of Texas Governor of Texas The governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature...  (1874–76); U.S. senator for Texas (1877–95)
	1807	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, 1855–61); U.S. Attorney General (1841, 1850–53); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1861–63); governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
		U.S. senator for Mississippi (1825–26, 1827–32); U.S. district court judge (D. Miss.) (1832–36)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1790–98, 1801–03); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1801, 1816–17, 1826–27); U.S. senator from Virginia (1804–15); governor of Virginia (1827–30)
	18??	U.S. senator for West Virginia (1925–31)
		Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1776, 1779, 1787, 1788, 1791); Virginia Senate (1777–79); U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1813)
	1795	U.S. representative from Virginia (1797–1808); last governor of Mississippi Territory and first governor of State of Mississippi (1808–20, 1826); U.S. senator from Mississippi (1821–25)
	1802	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1811–13, 1830–31); U.S. senator for Virginia (1834–36)
	1807	U.S. senator for Virginia (1816–17)
	1780	U.S. senator for Virginia (1794–1803)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1837–39); U.S. senator for Virginia (1847–61)
	1776	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. Secretary of State (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. Secretary of War (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25)
	1815	U.S. senator for Florida (1849–55) and Confederate Representative (1861–62)
	1816	U.S. senator for Louisiana (1836–41)
	1779	U.S. senator for Virginia (1799–1804); U.S. representative for Virginia (1807–09); governor of Virginia (1814–17)
		Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1797–1802); clerk of the Virginia House of Delegate (1803–11); U.S. representative for Virginia (1811–19); U.S. senator for Virginia (1819–22); governor of Virginia (1822–25)
	1809	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1817–20, 1822–23); U.S. representative for Virginia (1823–29); U.S. ambassador to France (1829–32, 1849–53); U.S. senator for Virginia (1832–34, 1836–39, 1841–45); member of the Confederate House of Representatives for Virginia
	1804	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1812–15); U.S. representative for Virginia (1815–17); U.S. senator for Virginia (1837–41)
	1765	U.S. senator for Tennessee (1798–99, 1805–09)
	1772	U.S. senator for Virginia (1792–94, 1803, 1822–23, 1823–24)
	1770	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1785–89); chief justice of Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1789–93); U.S. senator for Virginia (1794–99)
	1791	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1800, 1804–06, 1816–17); U.S. representative for Virginia (1800–01); U.S. senator for Virginia (1824–32); governor of Virginia (1834–36)
	1807	U.S. representative for Virginia (1816–21); governor of Virginia (1825–27); U.S. senator for Virginia (1827–36); vice president of the U.S. (1841); president of the U.S. (1841–45)
	1764	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790)

Speakers of the House

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1799	U.S. representative for Virginia (1814–30); Speaker of the House of Representatives (1821–1823); U.S. district judge (E.D. Va.) (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41)
	1796	U.S representative for Georgia (1807–13); U.S. senator for Georgia (1813–16); territorial governor of Alabama (1817–19); governor of Alabama (1819–20)
		U.S. senator for Kentucky (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–20, 1820–23); U.S. Secretary of State (1825–29)
	1813	U.S. representative for Virginia (1835–45); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–45); member of Virginia House of Delegates (1846–48)
	1800	U.S. representative for Virginia (1821–34); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827–33); U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1836–41)

Representatives

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	17??	U.S. representative for Tennessee (1819–27)
	1804	U.S. representative for Kentucky (1817–21); first U.S. ambassador to Columbia (1823)
	1806	U.S. representative for Virginia (1820–35); U.S. senator for Virginia (1841–47)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1843–49)
		U.S. representative for Minnesota (2007–present)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1838–41)
	1808	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1813–16, 1820–23, 1833–34); U.S. representative for Virginia (1823–33)
	1799	U.S. representative from Virginia (1814–30); Speaker of the House of Representatives (1821–1823); U.S. district judge (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41)
	1803	Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator from Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); Secretary of State of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); ambassador to Spain (1835)
	1782	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1787–89); member of the Virginia Senate (1794–1805); U.S. representative from Virginia (1805–29)
	1949	U.S representative for Virginia (1982–2000)
		Member of Tennessee Senate (1809–11); U.S. senator for Missouri (1821–51); U.S. representative for Missouri (1853–55)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1918–50)
	1785	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1789–1802, 1806–08, 1819–21, 1823–24); U.S. representative for Virginia (1809–17)
	1780	U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–92); U.S. senator for Kentucky (1792–1805)
	1801	U.S. representative for Virginia (1806–21) and presidential secretary Secretary to the President of the United States The Secretary to the President was an old 19th and early 20th century White House position that carried out all the tasks now spread throughout the modern White House Office...
	—	Left to join Revolutionary Army; member of Virginia House of Delegates (1785–92); U.S. representative for Virginia (1795–1803)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (2001–present); House Minority Whip (2008–2011); House Majority Leader (2011–present)
	1975	U.S. representative for Ohio (1994–2009)
	1790	U.S. representative for Tennessee (1797–1801); governor of the Mississippi Territory Mississippi Territory The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....  (1801–05), Territory of Orleans (1803–12), and of Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...  (1812–16); U.S. senator for Louisiana (1817)
		U.S. senator for Kentucky (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–20, 1820–23); U.S. Secretary of State (1825–29)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1829–33)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1780–81, 1783–88); U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–91, 1793–97)
		U.S. representative for Ohio (1959–63)
	1807	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, 1855–61); U.S. Attorney General (1841, 1850–53); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1861–63); governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
		Member of the Illinois Senate (1842–48, 1850–56); U.S. representative for Illinois (1856–57)
		U.S. representative for North Carolina (1875–81)
	1803	U.S. representative for Massachusetts (1831–33)
	1843	U.S. representative for Virginia (1875–78)
	1817	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1823–26); member of the Virginia Senate (1826–35); U.S. representative from Virginia (1835–41)
	1857	Member of the Virginia Senate (1881–88); U.S. representative for Virginia (1889–95)
	1776	U.S. representative for Virginia (1798–1801)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1797–1801)
	1915	U.S. representative for Pennsylvania (1933–39)
	1819	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1822–23, 1824–33, 1839–41, 1845–47); U.S. representative for Virginia (1841–43, 1852–53)
	17??	U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1813)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1784–86, 1805–08); U.S. representative for Virginia (1793–99)
		Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1810–13); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1814–15)
		U.S. representative from Virginia's 15th congressional district Virginia's 15th congressional district Virginia Congressional District 15 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Sherrard Clemens.-List of representatives:-References:*...  (1849–51)
		U.S. representative from Virginia (1793–97); founding member and first president of Phi Beta Kappa Society
	1795	U.S. representative from Virginia (1797–1808); last governor of Mississippi Territory and first governor of State of Mississippi (1808–20, 1826); U.S. senator from Mississippi (1821–25)
	1892	U.S. representative for Virginia (1921–25)
	1797	U.S. representative for Kentucky (1807–10)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1797–1804, 1806, 1807, 1809–13); U.S. representative for Virginia (1813–20)
	1813	U.S. representative from Virginia (1835–45); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–45)
	1760	U.S. representative for Virginia (1797–99, 1803–11)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1869–73, 1883–84); member of the Virginia Senate (1874–77); U.S. representative for Virginia (1891–93)
	17??	U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–95)
	1844	U.S. representative for Louisiana (1875–77)
	1808	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1818–27); U.S. representative for Virginia (1830–31, 1833–37)
	1780	U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1800); U.S. Secretary of State (1800–01); Chief Justice of the U.S. (1801–35)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1837–39); U.S. senator for Virginia (1847–61)
	1808	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1881, 1882, 1885–88); U.S. representative for Virginia (1883–84)
	1814	Member of the Virginia Senate (1823, 1830–39); U.S. representative for Virginia (1840–41)
	1775	Delegate to the Continental Congress (1787); U.S. representative for Maryland (1791–94); governor of Maryland (1801–03)
	1966	U.S. representative from West Virginia (1983–2011)
	—	Transferred to V.M.I.; U.S. representative for Minnesota (1897–1903); U.S. district court judge (D. Minn.) (1903–23)
	1819	U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district Virginia's 9th congressional district Virginia's ninth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia, covering much of the southwestern part of the state. The 9th is Virginia's second-largest district in area, covering 8800.24 square miles . The current representative is Morgan Griffith...  (1849–51)
	1780	Member of the Virginia Senate (1786–91); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1805–09, 1828–29); U.S. representative for Virginia (1811–23); U.S. ambassador to Spain (1823–24)
	1811	U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th District (1821–23); U.S. Attorney General (1843–45)
	1775	U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district Maryland's 4th congressional district Maryland's 4th congressional district comprises portions of Prince George's and Montgomery County. The seat is currently represented by Donna Edwards, a Democrat, who has represented the district since 2008....  (1804–10)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1826–32); U.S. representative for Virginia (1843–45)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1793–1801); member of the New York Senate (1806–09)
	1779	U.S. senator from Virginia (1799–1804); U.S. representative from Virginia (1807–09); governor of Virginia (1814–17)
	1855	U.S. representative for Georgia (1879–81, 1883–85)
	1757	Lieutenant governor of Virginia (1776–79); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1781-81, 1785–88, 1797, 1798, 1800, 1801); U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–1797); governor of Virginia (1802–05)
	—	Left to join Revolutionary Army; U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1801)
		U.S. representative for Maryland (1801–05)
	J.D. 17??	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1797–1802); clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates (1803–11); U.S. representative for Virginia (1811–19); U.S. senator for Virginia (1819–22); governor of Virginia (1822–25)
	1790	Governor of the Arkansas Territory Arkansas Territory The Territory of Arkansas, initially organized as the Territory of Arkansaw, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1819 until June 15, 1836, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas.-History:The...  (1829–35); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1837–43)
	1783	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1788–89, 1812–14); U.S. representative for Virginia (1793–97)
		First president of the Continental Congress (1774–75); attorney general of the Virginia Colony; buried beneath the Wren Chapel Wren Building The Wren Building is the signature building of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Along with the Brafferton and President's House, these buildings form the College's Historic Campus....  of William & Mary
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1793–94; 1819–20, 1823–25); U.S. representative for Virginia (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1819–22)
	1809	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1817–20, 1822–23); U.S. representative for Virginia (1823–29); U.S. ambassador to France (1829–32; 1849–53); U.S. senator from Virginia (1832–34, 1836–39, 1841–45); member of the Confederate House of Representative for Virginia
		U.S. representative from Virginia (1834–39); member of the Virginia Senate (1861–63)
	1807	U.S. representative for Louisiana (1812–18); governor of Louisiana (1820–24); U.S. district court judge (D. La.) (1825–27)
	1819	U.S. representative for North Carolina (1837–39)
	1846	Member of the California Assembly (1854–56); U.S. representative for California (1857–61); U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela (1885–89)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1821–24)
	1802	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1810–13, 1824–26, 1836, 1837); U.S. representative from Virginia (1815–21)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1821–34); Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827–33); U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1836–41)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1806–09); U.S. representative from Virginia (1817–21)
	1781	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1830–31); U.S. representative from Virginia (1837–39)
	1791	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1800, 1804–06, 1816–17); U.S. representative for Virginia (1800–01); U.S. senator for Virginia (1824–32); governor of Virginia (1834–36)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1801–07)
	1970	U.S. representative for Nevada (2009–present)
	1799	U.S. representative for Kentucky (1817–27)
		Transferred to Washington and Lee University; member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1924–32); Virginia Senate (1932–42); lieutenant governor of Virginia (1942–46); governor of Virginia (1946–50); U.S. representative for Virginia (1953–69)
	1797	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1815); U.S. representative for Virginia (1819–25)
	1798	U.S. representative for Virginia (1815–19); member of the Virginia Senate (1819–23); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1831–41)
		Member of the North Carolina House of Commons (1819–23); U.S. representative for North Carolina (1827–29)
	1807	U.S. representative for Virginia (1816–21); governor of Virginia (1825–27); U.S. senator for Virginia (1827–36); vice president of the U.S. (1841); president of the U.S. (1841–45)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1824); member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1836); member of the Ohio Senate (1838); U.S. representative for Ohio (1843–45)
		Transferred to Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 miles southwest of Lancaster. Millersville University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.-History:... ; U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 16th district Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district Pennsylvania’s 16th congressional district is located in the southeastern part of the state, just west of Philadelphia. Created after the 2000 Census, the district is composed of a large portion of southern Chester County, all of Lancaster County, and a sliver of Berks County, including a sliver...  (1977–97)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1881–89, 1889–90, 1891–95)
	—	Left to join Confederate Army; member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1885–87); U.S. representative for Virginia (1898–99, 1900)

Other federal positions

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1783–84, 1788–89); first clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1789–97, 1802–07); first librarian of the United States Congress (1802–07)
		U.S. attorney (W.D. Va.) (2001–06)
	1977	U.S. attorney (D.N.J.); lead prosecutor in the Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski , also known as the "Unabomber" , is an American mathematician, social critic, anarcho-primitivist, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others.Kaczynski was born in Chicago, Illinois,...  case
	1982	Deputy U.S. attorney general (2002–05); general counsel of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....  (2005–present)
		Assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2003–05)
	1975	Director of the National Park Service National Park Service The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...  (2009–present)
	1968	Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy (2001–03)
	1979	Commissioner, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (2008–present); former general counsel of Cephalon Cephalon Cephalon, Inc. is a U.S. biopharmaceutical company co-founded in 1987 by Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., a pharmacologist and former scientist with the DuPont Company, who served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer until his death in December 2010...  (1998–2008)
	1985	Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...  (2001–05); son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
	2000	Assistant to the President of the United States and the White House Communications Director White House Communications Director The White House Director of Communications, also known as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the President of the United States, and is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign...  for Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
		U.S. charges d'affaires to Burma (2005–08)
	1970	U.S. attorney (S.D.N.Y.) (1993–2002)

Virginia

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1793	Governor of Virginia (1805–08); judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1811–51); chief judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1841–52)
	1954	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1966–72); member of the Virginia Senate (1972–73); lieutenant governor of Virginia (1974–78); governor of Virginia (1978–82)
	1781	U.S. congressman for Virginia (1790–98, 1801–03); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1801, 1816–17, 1826–27); U.S. senator from Virginia (1804–15); governor of Virginia (1827–30)
	1934 / LL.D. 1966	Member of the Virginia Senate (1952–62); lieutenant governor of Virginia (1962–66); governor of Virginia (1966–70, 1974–78)
	1762 / LL.D. 1783	Author of the Declaration of Independnce (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. Secretary of State (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...  (1819)
	1776	U.S. senator for Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. Secretary of State (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. Secretary of War (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25)
	1832	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1831–40); governor of Virginia (1842–1843)
	1745	Member of Continental Congress for Virginia (1774–77); signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776); governor of Virginia (1781–84)
	1874	U.S. attorney (W.D. Va.) (1893–98); attorney general of Virginia (1898–1902); governor of Virginia (1902–06); U.S. representative for Virginia (1913–37)
	1779	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1784–89, 1794–99); U.S. senator from Virginia (1799–1804); U.S. representative from Virginia (1807–09); governor of Virginia (1814–17)
	1763	Lieutenant governor of Virginia (1776–79); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1781–83, 1785–88); U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–1797); governor of Virginia (1802–05)
		Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1797–1802); clerk of the Virginia House of Delegate (1803–11); U.S. representative for Virginia (1811–19); U.S. senator from Virginia (1819–22); governor of Virginia (1822–25)
	1773	Governor of Virginia (1816–19)
	1772	Governor of Virginia (1788–91)
	1770	Governor of Virginia (1786–88); U.S. Attorney General (1789–1794); U.S. Secretary of State (1794–95)
		Governor of Virginia (1811–12)
	1783	Member of the Virginia Senate (1793–94); U.S. representative for Virginia (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1819–22)
	1821	Governor of Virginia (1836–37); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1838–41, 1859–65)
	1791	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1800, 1804–06, 1816–17); U.S. representative for Virginia (1800–01); U.S. senator from Virginia (1824–32); governor of Virginia (1834–36)
	1807	U.S. representative for Virginia (1816–21); governor of Virginia (1825–27); U.S. senator for Virginia (1827–36); vice president of the U.S. (1841); president of the U.S. (1841–45)
	1917 / LL.D. 1948	Governor of Virginia (1946–50); U.S. representative for Virginia (1953–69)
	1765	Governor of Virginia (1808–11)

Other states and territories

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1796	U.S representative for Georgia (1807–13); U.S. senator for Georgia (1813–16); territorial governor of Alabama (1817–19); governor of Alabama (1819–20)
	1855	Governor of Florida (1881–85, 1897–1901)
	1809	Governor of Mississippi (1825–26, 1826–32)
	1790	U.S. representative for Tennessee (1797–1801); governor of the Mississippi Territory Mississippi Territory The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....  (1801–05), Territory of Orleans (1803–12), and Louisiana (1812–16); U.S. senator for Louisiana (1817)
	1807	Governor of Illinois (1822–26)
	1848	Associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1866–67); governor of Texas (1874–76); U.S. senator from Texas (1877–95)
	1807	U.S. senator for Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, 1855–61); U.S. Attorney General (1841, 1850–53); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1861–63); governor of Kentucky (1848–50)
	1795	U.S. representative from Virginia (1797–1808); last governor of Mississippi Territory (?-1817); first governor of State of Mississippi (1817–19, 1826); U.S. senator from Mississippi (1821–25)
	1797	Last governor of the Louisiana Territory Louisiana Territory The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed to Missouri Territory... ; first governor of Missouri Territory Missouri Territory The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812 until August 10, 1821, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Missouri.-History:...  (1810–12)
	1775	Delegate to the Continental Congress (1787); U.S. representative for Maryland (1791–94); governor of Maryland (1801–03)
	1946	Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives (1963–68); Speaker of the N.H. House of Representatives (1965–68); governor of New Hampshire (1969–73)
	1752	Delegate to the Continental Congress for Maryland (1778–80); governor of Maryland (1791–92)
	1790	Governor of the Arkansas Territory Arkansas Territory The Territory of Arkansas, initially organized as the Territory of Arkansaw, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1819 until June 15, 1836, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas.-History:The...  (1829–35); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1837–43)
	1807	U.S. representative for Louisiana (1812–18); governor of Louisiana (1820–24); U.S. district court judge (D. La.) (1825–27)

Virginia

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1818–20, 1841–42); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1842–52)
	1808	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1813–16, 1820–23, 1833–34); U.S. representative for Virginia (1823–33)
	1782	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1787–89); member of the Virginia Senate (1794–1805); U.S. representative for Virginia (1805–29)
	1785	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1789–1802, 1806–08, 1819–21, 1823–24); U.S. representative for Virginia (1809–17)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1998–present)
	1991	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2006–present)
	—	Left to join Revolutionary Army; member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1785–92); U.S. representative for Virginia (1795–1803)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1992–2001); U.S. reprsentative for Virginia (2001–present); Republican whip (2008–present)
	1763	Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and brother-in-law of Thomas Jefferson
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1780–81, 1783–88); U.S. representative for Virginia (1789–91, 1793–97)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1924–42); Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (1936–42)
	1976 / J.D. 1982	Member of the Virginia Senate (1988–98); Attorney General of Virginia (1998–2001)
	17??	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1780–81, 1794–96, 1805–06); U.S. representative for Virginia (1797–1801)
	1819	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1822–23, 1824–33, 1839–41, 1845–47); U.S. Congressman for Virginia (1841–43, 1852–53)
		Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1776, 1779, 1787, 1788, 1791); Virginia Senate (1777–79); U.S. representative for Virginia (1799–1813)
	1979	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1988–present)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1784–86, 1805–08); U.S. representative for Virginia (1793–99)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1960–66); member of the Virginia Senate (1966–71); lieutenant governor of Virginia (1971–73)
	1986	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2003–present)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1797–1804, 1806, 1807, 1809–13); U.S. representative for Virginia (1813–20)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1993–present)
	1808	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1818–27); U.S. representative for Virginia (1830–31, 1833–37)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2002–05); member of the Virginia Senate (2005–present)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1826–32); U.S. representative for Virginia (1843–45)
		Member of the Virginia Senate (1992–present)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1793–94; 1819–20, 1823–25); U.S. representative for Virginia (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1819–22)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1834–39); member of the Virginia Senate (1861–63)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1806–09); U.S. representative for Virginia (1817–21)
	1791	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1798–1800, 1804–06, 1816–17); U.S. representative for Virginia (1800–01); U.S. senator for Virginia (1824–32); governor of Virginia (1834–36)
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1793–97); U.S. representative for Virginia (1801–07)
	1992	Member of the Virginia Senate (2007–present)
	—	Left to join Confederate Army; member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1885–87); U.S. representative for Virginia (1898–99, 1900)

Other states and territories

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Member of the Tennessee Senate (1809–11); U.S. senator for Missouri (1821–51); U.S. representative for Missouri (1853–55)
		Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2008–present)
		Transferred to the University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Missouri–Kansas City The University of Missouri–Kansas City is a public university located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is a branch of the University of Missouri System. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza... ; member of the Michigan House Representatives (1999–2001); member of the Michigan Senate (2003–present)
		Member of the Illinois Senate (1842–48, 1850–56); U.S. representative for Illinois (1856–57)
	1983	Member of the New York State Assembly (1987–2002); member of the New York Senate (2003–present)
	2000	Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2009–present)
	1990	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–present)
		U.S. representative for Virginia (1793–1801); member of the New York Senate (1806–09)
	1946	Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1963–68); Speaker of the N.H. House of Representatives (1965–68); governor of New Hampshire (1969–73)
		Member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1990–present)
	1846	Member of the California Assembly (1854–56); U.S. representative for California (1857–61); U.S. ambassador to Venezuela (1885–89)
	1780	Member of the first Kentucky Senate (1792–96)
		Member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1792, 1794–95); first chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1818–29)
		Member of the North Carolina House of Commons (1819–23); U.S. representative for North Carolina (1827–29)
		Transferred to Princeton College Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... ; member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1824); member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1836); member of the Ohio Senate (1838); U.S. representative for Ohio (1843–45)

Virginia Supreme Court

The Virginia Supreme Court has been known by other names since its creation. Most recently, the Virginia Supreme Court was known as the Supreme Court of Appeals until 1970. Regardless of name used, this sub-list is limited to members of the highest court of the state. Other state judges can be found in the following sub-list dedicated to Other positions.

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1818–20, 1841–42); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1842–52)
	1798	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1834–38)
	1793	Governor of Virginia (1805–08); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1811–51)
		Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1811–?)
	1763	Member of the Continental Congress (1779); an original justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1789–1824); chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1809–1824)
	1928	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
		Member of the Continental Congress (1779); judge of the General Court of Virginia (1779–89); an original justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1789–1793)
	1777	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1794–1822)
	1901	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1936–67)
	1824	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1839–46)
	1846	Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1853–54); delegate to Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America (1861); representative for Virginia to the Confederate Congress (1862–65); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1870–82)
	1770	Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court (1785–89); chief justice of Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1789–93); U.S. Senator for Virginia (1794–99)
	1798 / J.D. 1801	Law professor at the College of William and Mary (1801–04); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1824–31); author of the College of William and Mary honor pledge Honor code An honour code or honour system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within that community. The use of an honor code depends on the idea that people can be trusted to act honorably...  (1842)
	1772	Lawyer and professor of law at William & Mary; Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals judge (1803–11); U.S. district court judge (D. Va.) (1813–?)

Other states' high courts

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1848	Associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1866–67); governor of Texas (1874–76); U.S. senator from Texas (1877–95)
		One of three original justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1818–33)
	1976	Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court New Jersey Supreme Court The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...  (2006–present)
		Member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1792, 1794–95); first chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1818–29)

Other positions

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1973	Virginia Secretary of Administration; former State Delegate; former Vice Mayor of Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
		Member of Continental Congress Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....  (1774–75); served multiple terms in House of Burgesses House of Burgesses The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America... ; Colonial rights advocate who publicly opposed England's Stamp Act Stamp Act A stamp act is any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. Those that pay the tax receive an official stamp on their documents, making them legal documents. The taxes raised under a stamp act are called stamp duty. This system of taxation was first devised...
	1861	Attorney General of the restored government of Virginia Restored government of Virginia The Restored Government of Virginia, or the Reorganized Government of Virginia, was the Unionist government of Virginia during the American Civil War. From 1861 until mid-1863 it met in Wheeling, and from 26 August 1863 until June 1865 it met in Alexandria...  (1863–1865) and Virginia (1865–1869)
	1964	Pioneer in handgun control; wife of Jim Brady, press secretary to President Ronald Reagan
	1755	Member of Continental Congress (1775–76); signer of the Declaration of Independence United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...  (1776)
	1970	Former U.S. federal government analyst, who was instrumental in exposing White House White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...  cover-ups regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space Shuttle Challenger disaster The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...  of 1986
	1982	Executive director of the Idaho Democratic Party Idaho Democratic Party The Idaho Democratic Party is an Idaho political party affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. Although the party has been in the minority for most of the state's history, it has produced several notable public figures, including the late U.S...
		Virginia lawyer and the second Treasurer of the Confederate States of America
		Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1960–66); member of the Virginia Senate (1966–71); lieutenant governor of Virginia (1971–73)
	1944	Mayor of Hampton, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...  (1963–71, 1974–78)
		Attorney general of Virginia (2001–05)
		Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1860)
		Member of the Northwest Territory House of Representatives (1799–1800); delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Northwest Territory (1800–01)
	1979 / J.D. 1996	Attorney General of Virginia (2009–present)
		Pioneer on social welfare reform; current Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
	1981	Chair Council of Economic Advisors (2009–2010)

College presidents and chancellors

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		President of the College of William & Mary (1755–60)
	1820	Professor of history, metaphysics, and political economy at the College of William and Mary (1827–36); president of the College of Wililam and Mary (1836–46)
	1969	President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (2002–present)
	19??	President of Mid-Atlantic Christian University (1986–2006)
	1845	President of Richmond College (now the University of Richmond University of Richmond The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate... ) (1866–69)
		President of Radford University Radford University Radford University is one of Virginia's eight doctoral-degree granting public universities. Originally founded in 1910, Radford offers comprehensive curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, and graduate programs including the M.F.A., M.B.A...  (2005–present)
	1771	First bishop of the Diocese of Virginia Episcopal Diocese of Virginia The Diocese of Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing 38 counties in the northern and central parts of the state of Virginia. The diocese was organized in 1785 and is one of the Episcopal Church's nine original dioceses. However, the diocese has... ; president of the College of William and Mary (1777–1812)
	1973	Chancellor of University of Wisconsin, Madison (2008–present)
	1900	President of the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...  (1931–47)
	1820	Founder and first president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...  (1861–70, 1878–81) (graduated but did not receive degree for unknown reason according to MIT archives)
	1949 / LL.D. 1976	Economist, professor, and university administrator; acting president of Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...  (1984, 1987)
	1959	Sociologist and scholar of Appalachia Appalachia Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S... ; director of the Appalachian Studies Conference (1979–84); and president of Berea College Berea College Berea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students...  (1984–94)
	1966	Dean of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law (1985–92); president of the College of William and Mary (1992–2005)
	1961	President of the College of William & Mary (1985–92); appointed by U.S. Supreme Court as special master for Ellis Island Ellis Island Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States. It was the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with landfill between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the...  dispute; former Dean of Cardozo Law School; Chairman of Administrative Conference of the United States Administrative Conference of the United States The Administrative Conference of the United States is an independent agency of the United States government established by the Administrative Conference Act of 1964. It is also considered to be a federal advisory committee...

Professors

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Historical archaeologist and professor of history at Salem State College Salem State College Salem State University is a four-year public institution of higher learning located in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem State University, established in 1854 as Salem Normal School, is located approximately fifteen miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Salem State enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and...
	1984	Director, Molecular Neuroscience Research Facility, Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology and Biochemistry and Biophysics at Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
	1975	Structuration and organizational theory, professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
	1970	Pre-Columbian art Pre-Columbian art Pre-Columbian art is the visual arts of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, North, Central, and South Americas until the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and the time period marked by Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas....  historian and professor of Latin American art at Tulane University Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
	1968	History professor at Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...  and recipient of the National Book Award National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
	1980	Chancellor Professor of Government and assistant chair of the government department at William & Mary
	1971	Prominent critic of intelligent design theory Intelligent design Intelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for... ; professor at University of Chicago University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890... ; was valedictorian of his graduating class
	1965	History professor at Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others... ; author of The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... bestseller Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a Pulitzer Prize–winning book written by Joseph Ellis, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College... which received 2001 Pulitzer Prize 2001 Pulitzer Prize -Journalism awards:-Letters awards:*Fiction:**The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon *History:**Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis *Biography or Autobiography:...
	1992	Financial economist; professor at Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... 's Fuqua School of Business Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs... , and a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research National Bureau of Economic Research The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
	1990	Associate professor of economics and finance at the Mason School of Business Mason School of Business The Mason School of Business is the business school at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. The school, named after alumni and founder of Legg Mason, Raymond A. "Chip" Mason, in 2005, was ranked in the top 20 MBA programs in 2007 and the top 10 undergraduate programs among public universities... ; co-author of Rust to Riches: The Coming of the Second Industrial Revolution
	1970	Professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...
		Law professor and notable contract law scholar at Columbia Law School; dean of University of Virginia Law School (1991–2001); Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...  (1999)
	1980	Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law at Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S... ; notable criminal law expert
	1962	Professor at Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
	1798 / J.D. 1801	Law professor at the College of William and Mary (1801–04); justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1824–31); author of the College of William and Mary's honor pledge Honor code An honour code or honour system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within that community. The use of an honor code depends on the idea that people can be trusted to act honorably...  (1842)
		America's first professor of law, College of William and Mary (1769–89); member of Continental Congress (1775–76); signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776)

Film

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Transferred to Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... ; actor in films such as Kinsey Kinsey (film) Kinsey is a 2004 biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Kinsey , a pioneer in the area of sexology. His 1948 publication, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate... and Road to Perdition Road to Perdition Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig...
		Dropped out after two semesters; actor and singer who is also the son of movie star Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
	1974	Actress in films such as Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play, Les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.... and Fatal Attraction Fatal Attraction Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American thriller blended with horror, directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. The film centers around a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end, resulting in emotional blackmail, stalking... and the stage production of Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard (musical) Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the... ; nominee for an Oscar (five times); winner of three Tonys, an Obie, four Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award
	1963	Actor in films such as Hunt for Red October and The Silence of the Lambs
	1994	Screenwriter of films such as Thor Thor In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing, and fertility... and X-Men: First Class X-Men: First Class X-Men: First Class is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring the X-Men.-Publication history:The original series was an eight-issue limited series. It began in September 2006 and ended in April 2007. It was written by Jeff Parker and penciled by Roger Cruz...
	1985	Film producer

Music

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1990	Musician and founder of the band Scott Miller and the Commonwealth
	2006	Folk rock artist signed to Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...  with her band, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down Thao with the Get Down Stay Down Thao with The Get Down Stay Down is a San Francisco, California-based alternative folk rock music group. It consists of Thao Nguyen , Adam Thompson , and Lisa Schonberg . Frank Stewart and Willis Thompson are former members of the band.-History:Thao began playing guitar at age 12... ; produced music for 2011 Matt Damon Matt Damon Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...  narrated documentary film American Teacher
	1995	Member of the band Seven Mary Three Seven Mary Three Seven Mary Three, occasionally abbreviated to 7 Mary 3 or 7M3, is an American hard rock band. They have released seven studio albums and one live album, and are best known for their hit singles "Cumbersome", "Water's Edge", "Lucky", and "Wait".... , which formed at William & Mary in 1992
	1995	Member of the band Seven Mary Three

Television

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Korean-American, multiple Emmy Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... -nominated television personality on NYC TV
	1978	Television actor who has appeared in Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... , The West Wing, and Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
	1987	Comedian and singer known for his appearances on the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
	1978	Television writer of CBS's Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly... and M*A*S*H
	1959	Actress; winner of Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards; starred on the television sitcom Alice Alice (TV series) Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to July 2, 1985 on CBS. The series was based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job...
	1990	Creator and writer of Scrubs Scrubs (TV series) Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes... , Spin City Spin City Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike... and Cougar Town Cougar Town Cougar Town is an American television sitcom that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009. The series focuses on a recently divorced woman in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter, along with her son, ex-husband, and friends who together make...
	1949	Graduated from the Norfolk division of William & Mary (present day Old Dominion University Old Dominion University Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... ); was a saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra The Tonight Show Band The Tonight Show Band is the band which plays on the American television variety show, The Tonight Show. From 1962 to the 1990s, during the years the show was known as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the band was a 17-piece Big Band, and was an important outlet for jazz on American...  on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night....
	1991	Comedian; film and television actor who has appeared on CBS's The King of Queens The King of Queens The King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...
	1984	Anchor and writer of Emmy-winning The Daily Show The Daily Show The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998... ; host of the 2006 and 2008 Oscars

Writers

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
		Author of texts on classical education
	1986	Journalist; recipient of MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...  "Genius Award" (2002); recipient of Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...  for Public Service (2000) for her Washington Post series Invisible Lives, Invisible Deaths
	1974	Writer, author of Father of Frankenstein which was adapted into Academy Award Academy Awards An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers... -winning film Gods and Monsters Gods and Monsters Gods and Monsters is a 1998 drama film that recounts the last days of the life of troubled film director James Whale, whose homosexuality is a central theme. It stars Ian McKellen as Whale, along with Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, and David Dukes...
	1990	Writer, sportswriter and comic book writer who penned The Face of the River and Jam, among others.
	1898	Regionalist author; favorite of Mark Twain Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
	1978	Poet; current poet-in-residence at William & Mary.
	1975	Journalist; Pulitzer Prize nominee; author of Like Judgement Day: The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Rosewood
	1989	Best-selling author of For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men
	1978	Poet, essayist, novelist and critic
	1999	Novelist; author of Foop!
	1982	Screenwriter Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...  and television producer Television producer The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...  who has written for numerous television shows, including The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie... and The PJs The PJs The PJs is an American stop-motion animated television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It portrayed life in an urban public housing project, modeled after the Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit that once housed Diana Ross & Lilly Tomlin...
	1978	Author of romantic historical novels
	1988	Best-selling novelist; author of A Stolen Tongue and The Dress Lodger
	1949	Author of more than fifty novels including detective novels (1950s and 1960s) and historical novels and fictionalized biographies including Colossus (1972), The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus (1987), The Lighthouse at the End of the World (1995), and The Death and Life of Miguel de Cervantes (1996)
	1967	Lawyer; writer; winner of Pulitzer Prize for autobiography "Fortunate Son" (1991)
	1947	Author; photographer; historian
	1976 / J.D. 1980	Writer who penned War of the Rats War of the Rats War of the Rats is a World War II fiction novel written by David L. Robbins in 1999.The movie Enemy at the Gates is partially based on this book.-Plot summary:... of which the movie Enemy at the Gates Enemy at the Gates Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.... is partially based
	1904 / LL.D. 1931	Author; creator of The Virginia Quarterly Review The Virginia Quarterly Review The Virginia Quarterly Review is a literary magazine in the United States. It was founded in 1925 by James Southall Wilson, at the request of University of Virginia president E. A. Alderman... and penman of William & Mary's Alma Mater Our Alma Mater "Our Alma Mater" is the alma mater of the The College of William & Mary. It was written by James Southall Wilson, a William & Mary alumnus from the class of 1904. Usually, only the first and fourth verses are sung.-Lyrics:...
		Author of The Golden Age The Golden Age (John C. Wright novel) The Golden Age is a science fiction trilogy by the American writer John C. Wright. It consists of three books, The Golden Age, The Phoenix Exultant and The Golden Transcendence.-Plot introduction:... trilogy and other science fiction and fantasy novels

Other media

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1994	Founder and CEO of SnagAJob.com SnagAJob.com -Company profile:Snagajob is a niche employment website used primarily by hourly workers and employers of hourly workforces.-Company history in brief:... , the largest single source for hourly and part-time jobs
	1995	Famous web design Web design Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser... er and blog Blog A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in... ger
	1940	Landscape painter
	1961	Fashion designer (Perry Ellis International Perry Ellis International Perry Ellis International is an international marketer of clothing, offering a diverse portfolio of brands through multiple distribution channels; focusing mostly on sportswear and casual clothing for niche markets... )
	1987	Award-winning audio book narrator
	1990	Alternative Alternative comics Alternative comics defines a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to "mainstream" superhero comics which in the past have dominated the US comic book industry...  cartoonist Cartoonist A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...  based in Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
	1969	Costume designer; four-time recipient of Tony Award Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
	1993	Voice actor that has voiced several anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....  and video game characters

Military figures

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1810	Soldier who fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe Battle of Tippecanoe The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa were leaders of a confederacy of...  in 1811; recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal
	1798	Led the defense of Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...  against British forces in the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... ; member of the first Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
	1970	Former Director of the Iraq Survey Group Iraq Survey Group The Iraq Survey Group was a fact-finding mission sent by the multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to find the alleged weapons of mass destruction alleged to be possessed by Iraq that had been the main ostensible reason for the invasion. Its final report is commonly called...  as a senior member of the Joint Staff
	1852	Soldier who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  and became president of Southern Fertilizing Company in Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...  after the war
	1852	Second cousin of Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....  and soldier from Virginia who served with the Confederate States Army Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...  during the American Civil War
	1972	Commanding general of the Third United States Army; Coalition Forces Land Component Command Coalition Forces Land Component Command Coalition Forces Land Component Command, or CFLCC, is a generic U.S. and allied military term. In U.S. military terminology, Unified Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces can have components from all services and components – Army ~ Land, Air, Naval, Marine, and Special Operations...  in the Middle East (CENTCOM)
	1967	Attorney, Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City... –winning author, and Marines officer that served in Vietnam Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of... ; son of renowned Marine Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller
	1812	Attended only 1810–12; secessionist who fired the first shots of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter Fort Sumter Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :... , Charleston, South Carolina
	1805	Longest serving general in U.S. military history (1814–1861); commanded forces in War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... , Black Hawk War Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....  and Mexican-American War; general-in-chief of Union Army Union Army The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...  at start of the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... ; author of Anaconda Plan Anaconda Plan The Anaconda Plan or Scott's Great Snake is the name widely applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War. Proposed by General-in-Chief Winfield Scott, the plan emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi...
	1841	Confederate Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...  general in the American Civil War
	1809	Subaltern and judge-advocate of General James Winchester James Winchester James Winchester was an officer in the American Revolutionary War and a brigadier general during the War of 1812. He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Frenchtown, which led to the Massacre of the River Raisin.... 's division in the War of 1812; in 1813 he was made a captain of infantry, and was an aide to General William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...  in the Battle of the Thames Battle of the Thames The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada...

Business

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1982	Chairman of reinsurance firm Aeolus Re
	1945	Noted Wall Street trader and former CEO of Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
	1993	Executive producer and game director of Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland...
	1959	Founder and CEO of investment firm Legg Mason Legg Mason Legg Mason, Inc. is an American-based global investment management firm with a focus on asset management. The company’s business is divided in two divisions: Americas and International... , Inc.; namesake of William & Mary's Mason School of Business Mason School of Business The Mason School of Business is the business school at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. The school, named after alumni and founder of Legg Mason, Raymond A. "Chip" Mason, in 2005, was ranked in the top 20 MBA programs in 2007 and the top 10 undergraduate programs among public universities...
	1958	Founder and CEO of United Health Services, Inc. and namesake of Miller Hall, home of the Mason School of Business
	1803	Prominent Virginia farmer and businessman
	1951	Sports agency pioneer; founder of International Management Group (IMG); author of bestseller What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School; half the namesake for William & Mary's McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center The McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center is a $3,000,000, facility that is home to the College of William & Mary’s women’s tennis team as well as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame. It is located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The facility includes six indoor courts and...
	1966	Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings Willis Group Holdings Willis Group Holdings is a global insurance broker headquartered in the Willis Building, London, United Kingdom. It has more than 400 offices in 120 countries, and approximately 17,000 employees... , and owner of the Trenton Thunder Trenton Thunder The Trenton Thunder are an American Minor League Baseball team and are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Thunder play in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League, and are the two-time defending league champions... ; namesake for William & Mary's Plumeri Park Plumeri Park Plumeri Park is The College of William & Mary Tribe baseball team's home stadium located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It has been in use since 1999. Joseph J...
	1977	President and CEO of NVR, Inc.
	1937	Cubic Cubic Transportation Systems Cubic Transportation Systems is an American public corporation providing automated fare collection equipment and services to the mass transit industry...  Corporation Director, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO since 1951. Namesake for the school's Walter J. Zable Stadium Zable Stadium Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field, named for Walter J. Zable, former member of the College of William & Mary Board of Visitors, is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and is the home of the William and Mary Tribe football team. It is located centrally in the William & Mary campus, adjoining the... .

Sciences

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1978	Astronaut, surgeon and pilot who died during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Space Shuttle Columbia disaster The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members...  on February 1, 2003
	1957	Physician and pioneer in oncology Oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer... ; CEO of Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... 's Comprehensive Cancer Institute Yale Cancer Center Yale Cancer Center was founded in 1974 as a result of an act of Congress in 1971, which declared the nation's "war on cancer." It is one of a select network of 41 NCI-designated Cancer Centers throughout the country, designated by the National Cancer Institute , and the only one in southern New...
	1958	Head of the dairy products research unit of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Research Service; developed enzyme treatment to make milk digestible by people with lactose intolerance, research that resulted in the commercial product Lactaid
	1967 / M.S. 1969 / Ph.D 1972	Notable physicist; current director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , just outside Livermore, California, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center founded by the University of California in 1952...
	19??	Malacologist
	1949	Professor of physics at Stanford University (1963–2004); developer of night vision technology; inventor of modern night vision devices
		Experimental physicist Physics Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...  who is known for his contributions to the field of nondestructive evaluation Nondestructive testing Nondestructive testing or Non-destructive testing is a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage....
	1968	Directs global climate change research at the Electric Power Research Institute Electric Power Research Institute The Electric Power Research Institute conducts research on issues related to the electric power industry in USA. EPRI is a nonprofit organization funded by the electric utility industry. EPRI is primarily a US based organization, receives international participation...

Sports

The William & Mary Tribe

William & Mary Tribe

The William & Mary Tribe are the athletic teams for the College of William & Mary. The name Tribe now refers to the unity and comradery that William & Mary student-athletes share when competing in the classroom and on the field. William & Mary has transitioned through several official nicknames...

 sports teams have participated at Division I level in the NCAA since the school became a members in official conference competition in 1937, although pre-conference interscholatic competition started in 1893. College alumni have played in every major professional sports league in the United States except for the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

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Baseball

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	2004	Relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals (2006) and Cincinnati Reds (2006–present)
	1971	Third baseman for Kansas City Royals (1978)
		Pitcher for Atlanta Braves (1998)
	2001	Infielder for the Chicago Cubs (2004); Montreal Expos (2004); Washington Nationals (2005–06); Cincinnati Reds (2006); Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007); Minnesota Twins (2007–2010); Baltimore Orioles (2010–present)
		Played a single one-half inning for the Boston Braves (1930)
	1940	Outfielder for the New York Yankees (1943–46); longtime coach at Old Dominion University
	1992	Outfielder for MLB’s Los Angeles Angels
	1949	Pitcher for the New York Yankees (1946–53), St. Louis Cardinals (1954–55), and Kansas City Athletics (1955)
	2003	Relief pitcher and closer for the Baltimore Orioles (2005–07, 2009)
		Leftfielder for N.Y. Giants (1926)

Basketball

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1981	Assistant director of USA women’s basketball (1985–96); special advisor to the WNBA (1996–2000)
	1953	Basketball player for the College of William and Mary (1951–53) who set the NCAA all-time single-game record for rebounds (51)
	1985	Division I basketball head coach; one of Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the... 's "50 Greatest Vermont Sports Figures"
	1961	All-American basketball player and NBA draft selection for the Chicago Packers
	2004	Professional basketball player in France for Entente Orleans 45
	1948	Former NBA basketball player for the Rochester Royals Rochester Royals The franchise that would become the Sacramento Kings initially started in the city of Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League....  (1948–50) and Boston Celtics (1950–51)
	1950	All-American basketball player and W&M career points record holder (2,052)
	2004	Professional basketball player in the Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... 's National Basketball League National Basketball League (Czech Republic) The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are...
	19??	Head basketball coach at the University of Richmond University of Richmond The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...  and William & Mary
	2008	Professional basketball player for Team Ferro in Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
	1977	Former basketball stand-out who was once named Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the... 's National Player of the Week
	2001	Professional basketball player in Spain for Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas
	2007	Professional basketball player in Switzerland for BC Boncourt
	2003	Professional basketball player in the Czech Republic for BK Sadska
	1983	Basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs (1983–84)
	1962	Most decorated head men's basketball coach in Bucknell University Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...  history

Football

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	2008	Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....  in the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...  (NFL)
	1943	Head coach for South Carolina Gamecocks (1961−65), NFL assistant coach (1952, 1970–72, 1977–78, 1982–2004)
	1954	Full back for the Detroit Lions (1954, 1956), Pittsburgh Steelers (1957)
		Running back for N.Y. Jets (1973)
	2004	Quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center...  of the Arena Football League (AFL)
	1982	Defensive end for Tampa Bay Bucaneers (1982–90)
		Halfback for Dayton Triangles (1928)
	1989	Kicker for Tampa Bay Bucaneers (1990–91), Buffalo Bills (1992–2000), San Diego Chargers (2001–03), N.Y. Giants (2004)
	1986	Runningback for Kansas City Chiefs (1987); former record-holding Canadian Football League Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....  player; former head coach and now vice-chair of the Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
	1950	Fullback for the Green Bay Packers (1950–51), Washington Redskins (1952–53); inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...  (1990)
		Guard for Brooklyn Dodgers (1948), Chicago Hornets (1949), New York Yanks (1950–51)
	2009	Cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2009–present)
	1950	Eight-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle and guard for the Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...  (1950–59); inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
		Defensive tackle for Boston Patriots (1960)
	1968	Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills (1968–70)
	1931	Two-time NFL Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles (1948–49)
	1975	Current linebackers coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars
	1976	Current football running backs coach for the New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
		Defensive end for Baltimore Colts (1956)
		Running back for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948)
	1992	Running back for the Washington Redskins (1992), Chicago Bears (1993–96), Minnesota Vikings (1997)
		Guard for Akron Pros (1923), Akron Indians (1926)
		Guard for Denver Broncos (1987)
	1964	Quarterback for San Diego Chargers (1966); head coach of the Atlanta Falcons (1983–86), San Diego Chargers (1989–91)
	1950	Guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1950–54)
	1943	Fullback for the New York Yankees (1946–49), New York Yanks (1951); head coach of the Buffalo Bills
	1986	Safety for the Buffalo Bills (1986–93); appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls (1990–93)
	1973	Wide receiver for the N.Y. Jets (1973–77)
		Tackle for the Chicago Bears (1953–55)
	1970	William & Mary Tribe football's winningest coach of all time; has been head coach since 1980
	2000	Tight end and long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
	2010	2010 NFL Draft 2010 NFL Draft The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...  selection by the Dallas Cowboys
		Center for the Detroit Lions (1956)
	1927	Halfback for the Dayton Triangles (1928)
	1998	Defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
		Running back for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948)
		Halfback for the Baltimore Colts (1953)
	2006	Professional football player for the champion Hamburg Sea Devils Hamburg Sea Devils The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena . They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions...  of NFL Europa
	2004	Professional American, Canadian Gridiron football Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...  and Arena football Arena football Arena football is a variety of gridiron football played by the Arena Football League . It is a proprietary game, the rights to which are owned by Gridiron Enterprises, and is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....  linebacker
	1986	Running back for San Diego Chargers (1987)
	1950	Head coach of Virginia Military Institute's football team (1966–70)
		Running back for N.Y. Yankess (1947)
	1943	First head coach of the American Football League American Football League The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence... 's Buffalo Bills
	1948	Guard for L.A. Dons (1948–49), Chicago Cardinals (1950–51), Washington Redskins (1952–53)
	1979	Lineman for the Denver Broncos (1979–88); current defensive assistant coach of the Denver Broncos
	1948	Tackle for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948); assistant coach, head coach general manager and team president for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

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Oakland Raiders

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Soccer

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1998	Major League Soccer Major League Soccer Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...  defender, Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
	2000	Norwegian Premier League Norwegian Premier League Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...  soccer goalkeeper, Aalesund Aalesunds F.K. Aalesunds Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels... ; two-time NCAA First Team All-American Division I First-Team All-American (soccer) The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...  (1998 & 1999)
	1993	Former Major League Soccer goalkeeper, most recently of the Miami Fusion F.C.
	1996	Former professional soccer player, most recently of the Long Island Rough Riders Long Island Rough Riders Long Island Rough Riders is an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its...  in the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League USL Premier Development League The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
	2009	Major League Soccer striker, San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
	1997	Major League Soccer defender for Red Bull New York Red Bull New York The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The team competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
	1982	Former professional soccer player with Team America of the North American Soccer League North American Soccer League North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
		Transferred to the University of San Francisco University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of... ; professional soccer player who is currently with Bryne FK in Norway
	1993	Former professional soccer player, most recently of the Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...  in the United Soccer Leagues Second Division USL Second Division The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

Track and field

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1964	One of the most successful high school track and field and cross country running Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...  coaches in United States high school history
	1996	1996 Olympian 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....  in 1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) run and American collegiate record holder in same event (3 minutes 35 seconds)

Other sports

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1985	Auto racing: NASCAR Nationwide Series team owner
	1991	Auto racing: Former NASCAR NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...  driver; president of Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991, and J. D. Gibbs, his son... ; owner #11 Fed Ex Chevrolet car
	2008	Women's tennis: Professional tennis player

Miscellaneous

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	1809	Tuberculosis researcher and first to develop Mammoth Cave as a tourist destination
		Historical scholar
	1950	Award-winning political cartoonist for the Louisville Courier Journal (1958–97)
	1873	President of the Virginia Bar Association Virginia Bar Association The Virginia Bar Association is a voluntary organization of lawyers in Virginia, with offices in Richmond, Virginia.- VBA Mission : is the independent voice of the Virginia lawyer, advancing the highest ideals of the profession through advocacy and volunteer service.- History :The VBA, , was...  and helped establish what became Old Dominion University Old Dominion University Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
		Archaeologist specializing in Virginia's colonial period
	1808	Biographer and historian to Major General Light Horse Harry and Matilda Lee
	1778	Diplomat for King Stanisław August Poniatowski of Poland
		Lawyer and former Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...  lobbyist for telecommunications companies
	1992	Lawyer known for representing Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London Lloyd's, also known as Lloyd's of London, is a British insurance and reinsurance market. It serves as a partially mutualised marketplace where multiple financial backers, underwriters, or members, whether individuals or corporations, come together to pool and spread risk...  in the dispute over the extent that its insurance covered the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center World Trade Center The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
		Prominent academic in the field of finance
	1833	First Epsicopal (United States) bishop to Africa (1851–71)
		Dropped out for military service; U.S. Consul in Martinique; U.S. Consul-General Consul (representative) The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...  in France; instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S... ; president of the Republic of West Florida in 1810
	1977 / J.D. 1983	Circuit court judge in the 25th circuit of Virginia
	2007	President and co-founder of Students Helping Honduras Students Helping Honduras Students Helping Honduras is an international NGO operating in both the United States and Honduras. While the majority of its projects are centered on the peripheries of El Progreso, the organization engages in projects throughout all of Honduras....
	2003	Selected to be one of GEICO Auto Insurance GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance... 's non-actor, real people storytellers in their line of television commercials
	1773	Younger brother of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
	1867	Founder of Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...  fraternity and successful businessman, politician, and philanthropist

Fictional people

Name	Year	Notability	Ref.
	Not specified	A detective in the 2007 film Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007...
		Doctor on the television series Scrubs Scrubs (TV series) Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes... ; college roommate of Christopher Turk
	Not specified	Orthodontist on the television series The Bob Newhart Show The Bob Newhart Show The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, , to April 1, . Comedian Bob Newhart portrayed a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers...
	Not specified	Lead character in the 2008 film Nim's Island Nim's Island Nim's Island is a 2008 Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin and starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler. The story is based on the book Nim's Island by Wendy Orr. A young girl, Nim, seeks help from the author of her favorite adventure...
	Not specified	Protagonist of Rita Mae Brown Rita Mae Brown Rita Mae Brown is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle. Published in 1973, it dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time... 's 2001 novel Alma Mater
	1990s	Doctor on the television series Scrubs Scrubs (TV series) Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes... ; college roommate of John Dorian

External links

• William & Mary Digital Archive: A provisional list of alumni, grammar school students, members of the faculty, and members of the Board of Visitors, 1693–1888
• William & Mary Digital Archive: Catalogue of the Alumni and Alumnae For the Years 1866–1932