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This page lists notable alumni and students of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D. - Founder of the Gesundheit! Institute and subject of the movie Patch Adams.
Baruj Benacerraf, M.D. - Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Saul Krugman, M.D. - A medical researcher who discovered a vaccine against hepatitis B.

Wiley Miller - American cartoonist and author of the comic strip Non Sequitur.
Tom Robbins - American author, best known for his novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976).
David Baldacci - American author, best known for his novel Absolute Power (1996).
Stephen Furst - American Actor and Director, best known as "Flounder" in the National Lampoon classic Animal House (1978) as well as TV series St. Elsewhere and Babylon 5.
Robert Lanham - American author, best known for his book The Hipster Handbook (2003).
Boris Kodjoe - Austrian-born model (Ford Modeling), actor (Soul Food: The Series, Madea's Family Reunion)
Debbie Matenopoulos - American TV host, best known for co-hosting ABC's The View, The Daily 10, and TV Guide Channel's The Screening Room.
Robb Spewak - Producer and radio personality for The Don and Mike Show.
Zachary Knighton - Actor, starred most recently in The Hitcher.
Bruce Cunningham - Baltimore sportscaster

Sean Marshall - Starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Brandon Inge - Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
Scott Sizemore - Second baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
Eric Maynor - Point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA
Larry Sanders (basketball) - Drafted #15 overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA Draft
Gerald Henderson - Played for the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and the San Antonio Spurs winning 4 NBA Championships.
John Rollins - American professional golfer and PGA Pro.
Cla Meredith - Currently one of the pitchers for the Baltimore Orioles.
Andrew Dykstra - Goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire in MLS
Gonzalo Segares - Current Defender for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus and former defender for the Chicago Fire in MLS
Dominic Oduro - Current Forward for FC Dallas in MLS
Jamal Shuler - TBB Trier (German Basketball Club)^[1]
Jesse Pellot-Rosa - New York Jets and Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League^[2]
Scott Weinstein - Former basketball player from Philadelphia, currently teaching in his hometown.

Philip B. Meggs - historian of design.
Randy Blythe- Lead Singer for Lamb of God
Willie Adler- Guitarist for Lamb of God.
Mark Morton - Guitarist for Lamb of God.
Chris Adler - Drummer for Lamb of God.
John Campbell (bassist) - Bassist for Lamb of God.
Stefan Lessard - Bassist for Dave Matthews Band.
GWAR - Several founding members of the band.
Mike Wieringo - Comic book artist for Marvel and DC comics, co-creator of Image Comics series Tellos.
Robbin Thompson - singer-songwriter
Jason Butler Harner - Broadway and film Actor, performed in original production of Coast of Utopia. Also was in Clint Eastwood's Oscar nominated film Changeling.
Andrea Detwiler - 2006 Daytime Emmy Winner.^[3]
Donwan Harrell - founder of the New York-based urban clothing company, Akademiks.^[4]
Sam Beam - Singer Songwriter known as Iron and Wine.^[5]
Sterling Hundley - Artist
L. Wayne Batty - Former Chair of the Department of Music and Virginia's longest serving employee, employed at VCU for 58 years.
Steve West - Drummer of the indie rock band Pavement and front man for Marble Valley

Coley Stone - World traveler, polyglot.
Caressa Cameron - 2010 Miss America.
Grace Harris - Civil rights activist and one of the first three African American faculty members hired by VCU.
Ron Tillett - Former Treasurer of Virginia, Secretary of Finance for Virginia.
Nancy C. Everett - CEO of General Motors Asset Management Corp. and its U.S. subsidiaries.
John C. Neal - CEO of Union Bank and Trust Company
Dick Robertson - President of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.^[6]
Robert Wittman - Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st congressional district
Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. - President of Massey Energy [1]
Reed S. Albers - Sports writer, journalist and creator of Capitals Kremlin blog.
Christopher Poole aka Moot - founder of 4chan^[7]
Holly Hobbs - Journalist
Boris Kodjoe- Actor/ Model
Marcus D. Jones - Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for Finance and Administration for the City of Richmond, Virginia.
David J. Burton - Founder and President of LifeSeeds, LLC, a company that specializes in motivation and individual/group development. Includes LifeSeeds Summer Camps.
James A. Williams - Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Services (FAS). Former Acting Commissioner of General Services Administration ^[8]
Robert J. Zahradnick - Army Lieutenant Colonel - Vietnam & Korean War hero. Was the only survivor of both a helicopter and a plane crash. Both were shot down by enemy fire.

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 *David J. Burton - Founder and President of LifeSeeds, LLC, a company that specializes in motivation and individual/group development. Includes LifeSeeds Summer Camps.
 *James A. Williams - Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Services (FAS). Former Acting Commissioner of [[General Services Administration]] <ref>[[General Services Administration]]</ref>
+*Robert J. Zahradnick - Army Lieutenant Colonel - Vietnam & Korean War hero.  Was the only survivor of both a helicopter and a plane crash.  Both were shot down by enemy fire.
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