List of University of South Carolina people

The list of University of South Carolina people includes former students, professors, administrators and those who hold degrees from the University of South Carolina.

Alumni

Arts, Entertainment, and Media

Darius Rucker of the Hootie and the Blowfish

Name	Class year	Notes
Bernard Addison	1985	actor
Amanda Baker	2001	actress on General Hospital
Mike Colter	1998	actor
William Combs	1982	tenor for Lyric Opera of Chicago
Rita Cosby	1989	host of MSNBC's Rita Cosby Live, three-time Emmy Award winner
Wilson Casey	1977	syndicated columnist, book author, Guinness World Record holder
Harry Dent	1975	economist and writer
Ainsley Earhardt	1999	Fox News Weekend Anchor
Charles Frazier	1986	author of the best-selling novel Cold Mountain
Lilian Garcia	1988	singer and WWE ring announcer
Leeza Gibbons	1978	actress and former host of Entertainment Tonight, three-time Emmy winner
Lauren Michelle Hill	2000	actress and February 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Month
Jim Harrison	1958	painter of Americana, including Coca-Cola memorabilia
Cliff Hollingsworth	1977	screenwriter for "Cinderella Man."
Jim Hoagland	1961	columnist and former chief foreign correspondent of The Washington Post, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Hootie and the Blowfish	–	all four band members attended the University, drummer Jim Sonefeld played on the USC soccer team
Jesse Hughes	–	American musician (Eagles of Death Metal)
Jasper Johns	–	internationally-recognized painter (did not graduate)
Dan Klores	1973	author Roundball Culture, writer and producer of The Boys of Second Street Park, ESPN's Black Magic and Paul Simon's The Capeman. Founder and owner of Dan Klores Communications, one the largest independent PR firms in the US
Lanier Laney	1977	television writer and producer
Larry Lebby	1973	internationally-recognized portrait painter
Amos Lee	1999	singer-songwriter/guitarist folk musician
Tyron McFarlan	1996	ringmaster for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Gary Parsons	1978	founder XM Satellite Radio and former executive vice president of MCI
Brenda Pressley	1978	actress
Jack Roper	–	meteorologist WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC
Blue Sky	1964	internationally-recognized painter and sculptor responsible for the mural Tunnelvision
Ed Sloan	-	American musician, Frontman/guitarist of Crossfade.
W. Thomas Smith, Jr.	1982	author and columnist
E. Lee Spence	1976	author, editor, pioneer underwater archaeologist, discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley in 1970
Patrick Tyler	1974	chief foreign correspondent for The New York Times
Van Earl Wright	1984	anchor for Fox Sports
Rin-Jong Yang	1986	music director of the Korean Sinfonietta, internationally renowned conductor of Sungshin Women's University Orchestras

Athletics

Name	Class year	Notes
Dave Blank	1982	former Athletic Director at Drake University and current Athletic Director at Elon University
Dick Sheridan	1964	former head football coach at NC State and Furman University
Dale Steele	1976	head football coach at Campbell University
Baseball Name Letter years Notes Kent Anderson 1982 – 1984 former Major League Baseball infielder Billy Buckner 2004 right-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks Brian Buscher 2002 – 2003 infielder for the Minnesota Twins Tripp Cromer 1987 – 1989 former Major League Baseball infielder Jon Coutlangus 2002 – 2003 left-handed pitcher Arizona Diamondbacks Adam Everett 1997 – 1998 shortstop for the Minnesota Twins and member of gold medal-winning 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team Lee Gronkiewicz 1999 – 2001 pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays Ed Lynch 1974 – 1977 former major league baseball pitcher (Mets, Cubs) general manager (Cubs) Marcus McBeth 1999 – 2001 Major League Baseball pitcher Kevin Melillo 2002 – 2004 infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays Drew Meyer 2000 – 2002 shortstop for the Texas Rangers Steve Pearce 2004 – 2005 first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates Brian Roberts 1999 infielder for the Baltimore Orioles Mookie Wilson 1977 former baseball star for the New York Mets Men's Basketball Name Letter years Notes Renaldo Balkman 2004 – 2006 NBA player Tom Boswell 1975 former NBA player Mike Brittain 1982 – 1985 former NBA player Bobby Cremins 1968 – 1970 former Georgia Tech and current College of Charleston head basketball coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. 1973 – 1976 former NBA player, head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers Chuck Eidson 1999 – 2003 former MVP of the German Basketball Bundesliga, player in Eurocup Alex English 1973 – 1976 NBA Hall of Famer (highest scorer in the 1980s and seventh all-time scorer with 25,343 points) Jo Jo English 1989 – 1992 former NBA player Jim Fox 1964 – 1965 former NBA player Gary Gregor 1965, 1967 – 1968 former NBA player Kevin Joyce 1971 – 1973 former ABA player Tre' Kelley 2004 – 2007 player in the Croatian league Tarence Kinsey 2003 – 2006 NBA player BJ McKie 1996 – 1999 3-time All-SEC basketball player; the school's all-time leading scorer Tom Owens 1969 – 1971 former NBA player Brent Price 1988 – 1989 former NBA player Tom Riker 1970 – 1972 former NBA player John Roche 1969 – 1971 former NBA player Scott Sanderson 1981 – 1984 head basketball coach at Lipscomb University Ryan Stack 1995 – 1998 former NBA player Brandon Wallace 2004 – 2007 former NBA player Jamie Watson 1991 – 1994 former NBA player Brian Winters 1972 – 1974 former NBA player, coach of WNBA's Indiana Fever Football John Abraham Name Letter years Notes John Abraham 1996 – 1999 NFL player Tom Addison 1955 – 1957 American Football League All-Star (Boston Patriots), founder of American Football League Players Association Fred Bennett 2003 – 2006 NFL player Sheldon Brown 1998 – 2001 NFL player Mark Dantonio 1976 – 1978 current Michigan State University Head Football Coach Brad Edwards 1984 – 1987 former NFL player, Athletic Director of Newberry College Kalimba Edwards 1998 – 2001 NFL player Todd Ellis 1986 – 1989 Current radio Play-by-play announcer for Gamecock football Harold Green 1986 – 1989 NFL player Alex Hawkins 1956 – 1958 former NFL player, ACC Player of the Year in 1958 Corey Jenkins 2001 – 2002 NFL player Marcus McBeth 1999 pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds Langston Moore 1999 – 2002 NFL player Willie Offord 1998 – 2001 NFL player Dan Reeves 1962 – 1964 former NFL player and head coach Sidney Rice 2005 – 2006 NFL player Dunta Robinson 2001 – 2003 NFL player Marcus Robinson 1993 – 1994, 1996 NFL player George Rogers 1977 – 1980 former No. 1 draft pick in the NFL, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner Sterling Sharpe 1983, 1985 – 1987 former NFL player and ESPN football analyst Duce Staley 1995 – 1996 former NFL player and Gamecock Radio Network sideline reporter Ryan Succop 2005 – 2008 kicker, 2009 Mr. Irrelevant Rod Trafford 1999 – 2001 NFL player Travelle Wharton 2000 – 2003 NFL player Troy Williamson 2002 – 2004 NFL player Men's Soccer Josh Wolff Name Letter years Notes Brad Guzan 2003 – 2004 Goalkeeper for Aston Villa F.C. in the English Premier League Tim Hankinson 1973 – 1977 Soccer coach at Fort Lewis College Clint Mathis 1994 – 1997 Forward for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer Josh Wolff 1995 – 1997 Forward for Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer Other sports Name Letter years Notes Aleen Bailey 2002 – 2003 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Ellerbe 1993 – 1997 U.S. Track & Field Champion, U.S. Olympian Otis Harris 2001 – 2004 Olympic gold and silver medalist Shannon Johnson 1992 – 1996 second all-time leading scorer in women's basketball history (2,230 points), member of gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team, four-time WNBA all-star Terrence Trammell 1998 – 2000 Olympic silver medalist in 2000 and 2004, world champion in 60-meter hurdles Tonique Williams-Darling 1997 – 1998 Olympic gold medalist in 2004 in the 400 meters for the Bahamian team Business, Education, and Sciences David F. Houston David A. King Name Class year Notes Paula Harper Bethea 1975 former chairwoman of the board of the United Way, former chairwoman and current board member of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce Joseph Burckhalter 1934 retired as distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, member of National Inventors Hall of Fame Charles Dallara 1970 international economist and managing director for the Institute of International Finance Bradley Hamm 1990 dean of Indiana University School of Journalism Barton Hawkins 1992 American biochemist, inventor, and financier David F. Houston 1887 President of Texas A&M and the University of Texas William "Hootie" Johnson 1953 chairman of the executive committee of Bank of America, former chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club Sister Carol Keehan 1980 president and CEO of the U.S. Catholic Health Association Larry Kellner 1981 chairman of the board and CEO of Continental Airlines David A. King 1983 director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Joab Lesesne, Jr. 1961 former president of Wofford College Robert C. McNair 1958 owner of NFL franchise Houston Texans Darla Moore 1975 financier (the Moore School of Business is named after her) Peter McCausland 1971 chairman of the board and CEO of Airgas Inc. Jacqueline Michel 1974 internationally known expert on oil spills Philip Pearce 1953 former governor of the New York Stock Exchange Ralph Roe, Jr. 1983 director of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center Daniel Sanders 1961 former president of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. Jacob Shuford 1974 Admiral and current President of the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 2004 to present Marva Smalls 1977 executive vice president of public affairs and chief of staff for Nickelodeon Patricia Spakes 1973 chancellor of University of Washington E. Lee Spence 1976 underwater archaeologist discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley in 1970 John Swearingen 1938 former chairman of Standard Oil Mary Thornley 1986 president of Trident Technical College Glenn Tilton 1970 chairman, president and chief executive officer of United Airlines Rob Jones 1989 Manager at State Farm Insurance John Kenneth Waddell 1988 President of Denmark Technical College Howard “Humpy” Wheeler, Jr. 1961 president of Lowe's Motor Speedway Duan Wei 1975 former director general, budget accounting and statistics, government of Taiwan Lois Privor-Dumm 1988 director, Alliances and Information for PneumoADIP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Government, Law, and Politics Name Class Note Lee Atwater 1977 political consultant/strategist André Bauer – Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Solomon Blatt, Sr. 1917 Former longtime Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Solomon Blatt, Jr. 1941 District Court judge Andrew Card 1971 former White House Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush Katon Dawson 1979 South Carolina Republican Party chairman Glenn F. McConnell 1972 South Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Melvin Purvis 1925 FBI agent who helped capture notorious 1930s gangsters John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson Harry A. Slattery 1944 Under Secretary of the Interior from 1938-39, the Slattery Report Jean H. Toal 1968 chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court Charles S. West 1848 Texas jurist and politician U.S. Senators from South Carolina Andrew Butler Lindsey Graham Ernest Hollings Name Class year Term in Office Notes Christie Benet 1902 1918 Also coach of the Gamecock football team Coleman Livingston Blease – 1925 – 1931 Expelled for plagiarism in 1888, did not graduate; also Governor of South Carolina Andrew Butler 1817 1846 – 1857 Matthew Butler – 1877 – 1895 Attended in the late 1850s, did not graduate Franklin H. Elmore 1819 1850 Also a United States Representative Josiah J. Evans 1808 1853 – 1858 Lindsey Graham 1977 2003 – present Also a United States Representative James Henry Hammond 1825 1857 – 1860 Also Governor of South Carolina and a United States Representative Wade Hampton III 1836 1879 – 1891 Also Governor of South Carolina William Harper 1808 1826 Ernest Hollings 1947 1966 – 2005 Also Governor of South Carolina Olin D. Johnston 1924 1945 – 1965 Also Governor of South Carolina Alva M. Lumpkin 1908 1941 George McDuffie 1813 1842 – 1846 Also Governor of South Carolina and a United States Representative Stephen Decatur Miller 1808 1831 – 1833 Also Governor of South Carolina and a United States Representative William P. Pollock 1891 1918 – 1919 William C. Preston 1812 1833 – 1842 Thomas J. Robertson 1843 1868 – 1877 Donald S. Russell 1925 1965 – 1966 Also Governor of South Carolina Ellison D. Smith – 1909 – 1944 Failed freshman year, did not graduate Thomas A. Wofford 1928 1956 U.S. Representatives from South Carolina D. Wyatt Aiken William Aiken Mendel Jackson Davis File:LMKeitt.jpg Laurence M. Keitt George McDuffie Thomas S. McMillan Floyd Spence Joe Wilson Name Class year Term in Office Notes D. Wyatt Aiken 1849 1877 – 1887 William Aiken 1825 1851 – 1857 Also Governor of South Carolina Milledge Luke Bonham 1834 1857 – 1860 Also Governor of South Carolina William Waters Boyce – 1853 – 1860 Attended in the late 1830s, did not graduate John Bratton 1850 1884 – 1885 William H. Brawley 1860 1891 – 1894 Preston Brooks – 1853 – 1857 Expelled in 1839 trying to free his brother from prison, did not graduate Joseph R. Bryson 1920 1939 – 1953 Sampson H. Butler – 1839 – 1842 Attended in the early 1820s, did not graduate William Butler 1810 1841 – 1843 Patrick C. Caldwell 1820 1841 – 1843 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. – 1979 – 1987 Attended in the late 1950s, did not graduate John Campbell 1819 1837 – 1845 Robert B. Campbell 1809 1823 – 1825 1834 – 1837 John Carter 1811 1822 – 1829 William K. Clowney 1818 1833 – 1835 1837 – 1839 William F. Colcock 1823 1849 – 1853 Theodore G. Croft 1897 1904 – 1905 Mendel Jackson Davis 1970 1971 – 1981 Warren R. Davis 1810 1827 – 1835 Butler Derrick – 1975 – 1995 Frederick H. Dominick – 1917 – 1933 J. Edwin Ellerbe – 1905 – 1913 Franklin H. Elmore 1819 1836 – 1839 Also a United States Senator John H. Evins 1853 1877 – 1884 David E. Finley 1885 1899 – 1917 Allard H. Gasque 1901 1923 – 1938 Andrew R. Govan 1813 1822 – 1827 Lindsey Graham 1977 1995 – 2003 Also a United States Senator William J. Grayson 1809 1833 – 1837 James Henry Hammond 1825 1835 – 1836 Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina James Butler Hare 1947 1949 – 1951 John J. Hemphill 1869 1883 – 1893 Robert W. Hemphill 1936 1957 – 1964 Kenneth Lamar Holland 1960 1975 – 1983 John Jenrette 1962 1975 – 1980 Laurence M. Keitt 1843 1853 – 1860 George Swinton Legaré – 1903 – 1913 Hugh S. Legaré 1814 1837 – 1839 Edward C. Mann 1906 1919 – 1921 James Robert Mann 1947 1969 – 1979 Richard Irvine Manning I 1811 1834 – 1836 Also Governor of South Carolina George McDuffie 1813 1821 – 1834 Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina John L. McMillan – 1939 – 1973 Thomas S. McMillan 1912 1925 – 1939 John J. McSwain 1897 1921 – 1936 Stephen Decatur Miller 1808 1817 – 1819 Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina George W. Murray – 1893 – 1895 1896 – 1897 Attended in the early 1870s, did not graduate John Light Napier 1972 1981 – 1983 Wilson Nesbitt – 1817 – 1819 Left after freshman year in 1805, did not graduate William T. Nuckolls 1820 1827 – 1833 Liz J. Patterson – 1987 – 1993 Attended in the early 1960s, did not graduate William H. Perry – 1885 – 1891 Attended in the late 1850s, did not graduate Francis Wilkinson Pickens – 1834 – 1841 Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate; also Governor of South Carolina Henry L. Pinckney 1812 1833 – 1837 J. Willard Ragsdale – 1913 – 1919 James P. Richards 1921 1933 – 1957 John Peter Richardson II 1819 1836 – 1839 Also Governor of South Carolina John S. Richardson 1850 1879 – 1883 L. Mendel Rivers – 1941 – 1970 Attended in the late 1920s, did not graduate James Rogers 1813 1835 – 1837 1839 – 1843 Richard F. Simpson 1816 1843 – 1849 Hugo S. Sims, Jr. 1947 1949 – 1951 Floyd Spence 1952 1971 – 2001 Robin Tallon 1966 1987 – 1993 John C. Taylor 1919 1933 – 1939 Waddy Thompson, Jr. 1814 1835 – 1841 Samuel W. Trotti 1832 1842 – 1843 Albert Watson 1950 1963 – 1971 Joe Wilson 1972 2001 – present Joseph A. Woodward – 1843 – 1853 Attended in the mid 1820s, did not graduate U.S. Congressmen and Senators from other states Name Class year Term in office Notes Mark Anthony Cooper 1819 1839 – 1841 1842 – 1843 United States Representative from Georgia David Funderburk 1974 1995 – 1997 United States Representative from North Carolina Henry Washington Hilliard 1826 1845 – 1851 United States Representative from Alabama John W. Johnston – 1870 – 1883 United States Senator from Virginia Lewis Charles Levin 1828 1845 – 1851 United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First Jewish person elected to the United States Congress. Dixon Hall Lewis 1820 1829 – 1844 H 1844 – 1848 S United States Representative and United States Senator from Alabama Louis Wigfall 1837 1859 – 1861 United States Senator from Texas Governors of South Carolina Olin D. Johnston Richard Irvine Manning I Richard Riley Donald S. Russell Name Class year Term in office Notes William Aiken 1825 1844 – 1846 Also a United States Representative David Beasley 1979 1995 – 1999 Coleman Livingston Blease – 1911 – 1915 Expelled for plagiarism in 1888, did not graduate; also a United States Senator Milledge Luke Bonham 1834 1862 – 1864 Also a United States Representative Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. – 1987 – 1995 Attended in the late 1950s, did not graduate John Geddes – 1818 – 1820 Attended in the mid 1810s, did not graduate William Henry Gist – 1858 – 1860 Expelled in 1827, did not graduate James Henry Hammond 1825 1842 – 1844 Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative Wade Hampton III 1836 1877 – 1879 Also a United States Senator Joseph Emile Harley 1902 1941 – 1942 Jim Hodges 1979 1999 – 2003 Ernest Hollings 1947 1959 – 1963 Also a United States Senator Richard Manning Jefferies 1910 1942 – 1943 Thomas Bothwell Jeter 1846 1880 David Johnson – 1846 – 1848 Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate Olin D. Johnston 1924 1935 – 1939 1943 – 1945 Also a United States Senator Andrew Gordon Magrath 1831 1864 – 1865 John Lawrence Manning 1836 1852 – 1854 Richard Irvine Manning I 1811 1824 – 1826 Also a United States Representative George McDuffie 1813 1834 – 1836 Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative Robert Evander McNair 1947 1965 – 1971 John Hugh Means 1832 1850 – 1852 Stephen Decatur Miller 1808 1828 – 1830 Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative Franklin J. Moses, Jr. – 1872 – 1874 Dismissed from freshman class in 1855, did not graduate Francis Wilkinson Pickens – 1860 – 1862 Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate; also a United States Representative John Peter Richardson II 1819 1840 – 1842 Also a United States Representative John Peter Richardson III 1849 1886 – 1890 Richard Riley 1959 1979 – 1987 Also U.S. Secretary of Education Donald S. Russell 1925 1963 – 1965 Also a United States Senator William Dunlap Simpson 1843 1879 – 1880 George Bell Timmerman, Jr. 1937 1955 – 1959 John C. West 1946 1971 – 1975 Governors of other states Name Class year Term in office Notes John B. Floyd 1829 1849 – 1852 Governor of Virginia John Gayle 1815 1831 – 1835 Governor of Alabama Charles James McDonald 1816 1839 – 1843 Governor of Georgia William McWillie 1817 1857 – 1859 Governor of Mississippi John Murphy 1808 1825 – 1829 Governor of Alabama Military Wade Hampton III, commander of Hampton's Legion in the Civil War Name Class year Notes John Bratton 1850 Confederate general during the American Civil War Matthew Butler – Attended in the late 1850s, did not graduate; Confederate general during the American Civil War James Ronald Chalmers 1851 Confederate general during the American Civil War John B. Floyd 1829 Confederate general during the American Civil War and Governor of Virginia Kathryn Frost 1970 Retired in 2005 as a major general in the U.S. Army, at the time the highest-ranked woman in the Army Martin Witherspoon Gary – Attended in the early 1850s, did not graduate; Confederate general during the American Civil War John W. Goodwin 1975 Rear Admiral, United States Navy, present Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, Next Generation Enterprise Network Maxcy Gregg 1835 Confederate general during the American Civil War Wade Hampton III 1836 Confederate general during the American Civil War, Governor of South Carolina and United States Senator Alexander Cheves Haskell 1860 Confederate colonel during the American Civil War Samuel McGowan 1841 Confederate general during the American Civil War Jacob Shuford 1974 Admiral and current President of the The United States Naval War College, Newport RI, 2004 to present John A. Wharton 1850 Confederate general during the American Civil War Religion and Ministry Name Class year Notes Stephen Elliott 1825 First Bishop of Georgia Presidents of the University of South Carolina Main article: Presidents of the University of South Carolina Notable Faculty and Administrators Name Years Notes Edward Porter Alexander 1867-1870 Former chief of artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee and mathematics professor Charles Bierbauer 2002 – present former CNN senior Washington correspondent J. Larry Durstine 1982 – present Former President of American College of Sports Medicine Walter Edgar 1972 – present South Carolina historian Donald Fowler 1966 – 1968 1971 – present former chairman of the Democratic National Convention Rudolph E. Mancke III 2002 – present former host of SCETV's Naturescene John R. Jensen 1981 – present award winning scientist, author, former president American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Former Faculty and Administrators Alexander Cheves Haskell Name Years Notes Robby Benson 1988 – 1990 actor Thomas Cooper 1819 – 1834 educator, philosopher, and political leader James Dickey 1969 – 1997 poet and novelist author of Deliverance Richard Theodore Greener 1873 – 1877 first black to graduate from Harvard University and first to teach at USC Alexander Cheves Haskell 1867 – 1868 Professor of law John LeConte 1856 – 1869 geologist Joseph LeConte 1856 – 1870 geologist Francis Lieber 1835 – 1856 jurist and political philosopher John McLaren McBryde 1882 – 1888 Virginia Tech president Abioseh Nicol 1990 – 1991 author, diplomat from Sierra Leone; former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Jihan Sadat 1985 – 1986 widow of Anwar Sadat Emory M. Sneeden 1978 – 1982 U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard L. Walker 1957 – 1981 former US ambassador to South Korea Honorary Degree Recipients John Drayton Name Year issued Notes John Drayton 1807 Governor of South Carolina; pushed for the foundation of South Carolina College to unite the state Moses Waddel 1807 Educator in South Carolina and Georgia Thomas Cooper 1833 President of the University of South Carolina Robert Woodward Barnwell 1842 President of the University of South Carolina Thomas Green Clemson 1886 Agriculturalist Ellison Capers 1888 Confederate general during the American Civil War Joseph B. Kershaw 1893 Confederate general during the American Civil War Hugh Smith Thompson 1900 Governor of South Carolina James F. Byrnes – Governor of South Carolina George W. Bush 2003 President of the United States Chris Matthews 2006 television talk show host and pundit