10 Notable alumni of Charleston Southern University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Charleston Southern University is ranked #4,582 in the world and #1,193 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Charleston Southern University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Charleston Southern University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Charles Alexander Harvin
1950-2005 (aged 55)
politician
Charles Alexander Harvin III was an American attorney and politician who was a state legislator from South Carolina. He was a Democrat.
2. R. J. Swindle
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Robert Joseph "R. J." Swindle is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 and 2009.
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3. Alison Schwagmeyer
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Alison Renee Schwagmeyer is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Quincy Hawks before playing in Germany, Australia, Romania, Spain, and Serbia. In Australia, she helped the Lakeside Lightning win the SBL championship in 2018 and earned three consecutive SBL Most Valuable Player awards. She also played in the Women's...
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4. Henry E. Brown
1935-. (aged 91)
politician
business executive
Henry Edward Brown Jr. is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He did not stand for re-election in 2010.
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5. Bobby Parnell
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Robert Allen Parnell is an American former baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. He was drafted by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft after attending Charleston Southern University.
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6. Mathiang Muo
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Mathiang Mauot Muo is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. He played four seasons of college basketball in the United States between 2009 and 2013 before joining the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was a member of the Wildcats' 2014 championship-winning team but managed just 15 games over...
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7. Kelvin Martin
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Kelvin Martin is an American basketball player for Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. Martin played college basketball for CSU. After turning professional in 2012, Martin played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. In 2019, he won the Basketball Champions League with Virtus Bologna.
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8. Kandie Smith
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Kandie Diane Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, United States, representing the 5th district. She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville, North Carolina.
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9. Tim Scott
1965-. (aged 61)
businessperson
entrepreneur
politician
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first African-American senator in the Southern United States to be directly elected, the longest-serving African-American senator in U.S. history, the first African-American to serve in both the House and Senate,...
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10. Tyler Thornburg
1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Tyler Michael Thornburg is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins. He serves as a pitching coach in the Brewers' minor league organization.
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