75 Notable alumni of Hampton University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hampton University is ranked #1,417 in the world and #346 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 75 notable alumni from Hampton 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 Hampton University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Albert J. Edmonds
1942-. (aged 84)
military leader
Albert Joseph Edmonds is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency from 1994 to 1997. He was born in Columbus, Georgia. Edmonds was commissioned in 1964 upon graduation from the Air Force Officer Training School.
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2. Chanita Hughes-Halbert
university teacher
psychologist
medical researcher
Chanita Ann Hughes-Halbert is an American psychologist and medical researcher. She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and the AT&T Distinguished Endowed Chair for Cancer Equity at the Hollings Cancer Center. She is the first woman and first African American from South Carolina elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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3. Peter J. Carter
1845-1886 (aged 41)
politician
Peter Jacob Carter was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Northampton County from 1871 to 1879. He was one of the first African-Americans to serve in Virginia's government. He fell ill while traveling via steamboat between Norfolk and the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and died soon thereafter; the cause of...
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4. Ben Stanley
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Benjamin Alfred Stanley is an American professional basketball player for LTH CASTINGS SKOFJA LOKA of the Slovenian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates, Xavier Musketeers and the Old Dominion Monarchs.
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5. William H. Ash
1859-1908 (aged 49)
teacher
politician
William Horace Ash was an African-American politician and former slave. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the 1887–1888 session. In 2012, he was one of several African-Americans recognized by the MLK Commission and the Virginia Senate for being elected to the Virginia General Assembly during the Reconstruction Era.
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6. Stephen J. Wright
1910-1996 (aged 86)
academic
Stephen Junius Wright Jr. was an American academic administrator. He served as the seventh president of Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1957 to 1966. He was also the president of the United Negro College Fund. In 1960, Wright served on a committee chaired by Madison Sarratt to put an end to the Nashville sit-ins.
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7. George Washington Fields
1854-1932 (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
George Washington Fields was the first African-American graduate of Cornell Law School and among the first class of African Americans to graduate from Cornell University. He is believed to be the only former slave to graduate from Cornell.
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8. Della Irving Hayden
1851-. (aged 175)
teacher
Della Irving Hayden was an American educator. She founded in 1904, Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute in Franklin, Virginia.
9. Anna DeCosta Banks
1869-1930 (aged 61)
nurse
Anna DeCosta Banks was an American nurse, and the first head nurse at the Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Charleston, South Carolina. Banks is known for her nursing career, as well as a later position as superintendent for 32 years at the same training school for nurses. Specifically designed for women of color, this hospital was later renamed...
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10. Grace E. Harris
1933-2018 (aged 85)
academic administrator
Grace E. Harris., was an administrator from Virginia Commonwealth University.
11. Bertha C. Boschulte
1906-2004 (aged 98)
activist
teacher
politician
Bertha C. Boschulte was an American educator, women's rights activist, statistician and politician. During her tenure as a teacher, she actively worked to attain women's suffrage in the Virgin Islands. After obtaining her master's degree in Public Health, she worked as the director of the Statistical Service from 1952 and was then appointed as director of the Division of Vital...
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12. John A. Kenney Sr
1874-1950 (aged 76)
surgeon
physician
John Andrew Kenney Sr. was an African-American surgeon who was the medical director and chief surgeon of the John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1902 to 1922. He served as secretary of the National Medical Association (NMA) from 1904 to 1912, and was elected president of the NMA in 1912. He was the...
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13. Jennie B. Moton
1880-1942 (aged 62)
suffragist
official
educator
Jennie B. Moton was an American educator and clubwoman. As a special field agent for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in the 1930s and 40s, she worked to improve the lives of rural African Americans in the South. She directed the department of Women's Industries at the Tuskegee Institute, presided over the Tuskegee Woman's Club, and was a two-term president...
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14. Keyanna Conner
politician
Keyanna Conner is an American politician. She served as the Virginia Secretary of Administration in the Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam. She worked for Mark Warner's campaign and administration before joining Northam's cabinet.
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15. Nevin McCaskill
1983-. (aged 43)
American football player
Nevin McCaskill is an American former professional football guard. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Hampton.
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16. Dietra Trent
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Dietra Yvette Trent served as the Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Terry McAuliffe. She previously served as Deputy Secretary of Education from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2016 and was elevated after Anne Holton's resignation as Secretary to campaign for her husband, Tim Kaine's vice presidential bid in 2016.
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17. Beverly Gooden
Beverly Gooden is an African American writer and social activist known for her work in domestic violence, victimology, and women's health, who created the Why I Stayed hashtag and movement in 2014. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, the U.S. Office on Women's Health, and NBC's Today.
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18. Brandon Jones
1987-. (aged 39)
athletics competitor
Brandon Terrel Jones is a Belizean American athlete. He competed for Belize at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race; his time of 21.49 seconds in the heats was a seasonal best but did not qualify him for the semifinals.
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19. Matthew James
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Matthew James is a former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 80th district, comprising parts of the cities Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake.
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20. Virginia Lacy Jones
1912-1984 (aged 72)
teacher
librarian
Virginia Lacy Jones was an American librarian who throughout her 50-year career in the field pushed for the integration of public and academic libraries. She was one of the first African Americans to earn a PhD in Library Science and became dean of Atlanta University's School of Library Sciences.
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21. Angela Angel
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Angela Angel is an American politician who represented District 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran for Congress in Maryland's 4th congressional district in 2022.
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22. Thomas Adams
1980-. (aged 46)
basketball player
Thomas Maurice Adams is an American professional basketball player who last played for Asseco Prokom Gdynia in Poland.
23. Courtney Dunbar Jones
1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer
Courtney Adele Dunbar Jones is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Tax Court.
24. Kitwana Jones
1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Kitwana Shaloyd Jones is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Jones also played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and Hampton University.
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25. Coline Creuzot
1985-. (aged 41)
singer-songwriter
songwriter
Coline Creuzot is an American singer and Sony ATV songwriter.
26. Edna Greene Medford
1951-. (aged 75)
historian
Edna Greene Medford is a professor of history at Howard University who specializes in 19th-century African-American history.
27. Marquay McDaniel
1984-. (aged 42)
Canadian football player
American football player
Marquay McDaniel is the receivers coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who played for 10 seasons in the CFL, six with the Calgary Stampeders and four with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2007. McDaniel...
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28. Reggie Doss
1956-. (aged 70)
American football player
Reginald Lee Doss is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
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29. Robert A. Molloy
1975-. (aged 51)
judge
Robert Anthony Molloy is the Chief United States district judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands and former judge of the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court.
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30. Spencer Overton
1968-. (aged 58)
writer
Spencer A. Overton is an American lawyer, former president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and law professor at George Washington University Law School. He is an election law scholar, and is a tenured professor of law at George Washington University.
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31. Robin R. Sanders
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
Robin Renee Sanders is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) from 2003 to 2005, and to Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is a 2010 D.Sc. graduate of Robert Morris University and served as Deputy Commandant at the Eisenhower Resource College at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. She has received numerous awards for...
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32. Jamel K. Semper
1981-. (aged 45)
lawyer
judge
Jamel Ken Semper is an American lawyer from New Jersey who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2023. He previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey from 2018 to 2023.
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33. Donna Britt
1954-. (aged 72)
journalist
Donna Marie Britt is an American author and former syndicated newspaper columnist, reporter and critic. Her first book, Brothers (& me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving, was published in 2011 by Little, Brown and Company.
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34. McKinley L. Price
1949-. (aged 77)
dentist
politician
McKinley Lenard Price is an American politician and dentist who served as the mayor of the city of Newport News, Virginia from 2010 until 2022.
35. John H. Sengstacke
1912-1997 (aged 85)
publisher
John Herman Henry Sengstacke was an American newspaper publisher and owner of the largest chain of African-American oriented newspapers in the United States. Sengstacke was also a civil rights activist and worked for a strong black press, founding the National Newspaper Publishers Association in 1940, to unify and strengthen African-American owned papers. Sengstacke served seven terms as president of the...
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36. Samella Lewis
1924-2022 (aged 98)
printmaker
historian
art historian
artist
curator
Samella Sanders Lewis was an American visual artist and art historian. She worked primarily as a printmaker and painter. She has been called the "Godmother of African American Art". She received Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement from the College Art Association (CAA) in 2021.
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37. Thavolia Glymph
1951-. (aged 75)
historian
Thavolia Glymph is an American historian and professor. She is Professor of History and African-American Studies at Duke University. She specializes in nineteenth-century US history, African-American history and women’s history, authoring Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household and The Women's Fight: The Civil War's Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation (2020). Elected the 140th...
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38. Ashleigh Shanti
1991-. (aged 35)
sommelier
cook
Ashleigh Shanti is an American chef, sommelier and cookbook author. She is a freelance chef. Shanti specializes in African American foodways, including Black Appalachian cuisine. From 2018 until 2020 she was the chef de cuisine of Benne on Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina.
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39. Devin Green
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
Devin Green is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates, finishing in 2005. After his tenure at Hampton University, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2005–2006 season.
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40. Navarro Gray
1979-. (aged 47)
lawyer
Navarro Gray is an American lawyer best known for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry - specifically in representing Fetty Wap in obtaining his recording deal with Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment and more recently his recording deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He appeared on the reality television show Love & Hip Hop as the attorney for Latin Music star Anais.
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41. Vanessa Gilmore
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
judge
Vanessa Diane Gilmore is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She was appointed to this position by President Bill Clinton in 1994. At that time, she was the youngest sitting federal judge in the United States. She was also the first graduate of the University of Houston to...
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42. Frankie Muse Freeman
1916-2018 (aged 102)
lawyer
Marie Frankie Muse Freeman was an American civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1964–79), a federal fact-finding body that investigates complaints alleging discrimination. Freeman was instrumental in creating the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights founded in 1982. She was a practicing attorney in State and Federal courts for...
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43. Robi Reed
film producer
film director
Robi Reed is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends. She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a...
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44. Charles Wesley Turnbull
1935-2022 (aged 87)
politician
Charles Wesley Turnbull was an American politician, educator and historian who served as the sixth governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007.
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45. Moogega Cooper Stricker
1985-. (aged 41)
engineer
astronomer
Moogega Cooper-Stricker is an American astronomer, and the Lead of Planetary Protection for the Mars 2020 Mission and is involved with the InSight Mission. Dr. Cooper also takes part in programs and speaking engagements to encourage young women and others from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in science and technology.
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46. Derrick Baskin
1975-. (aged 51)
stage actor
actor
Derrick Baskin is an actor best known for his Grammy and Tony Award-nominated performance in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud, based on the life and times of the musical singing group, The Temptations.
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47. James West
1931-. (aged 95)
engineer
inventor
acoustician
James Edward Maceo West is an American inventor and acoustician. He holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of microphones and techniques for creating polymer foil electrets.
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48. Francena McCorory
1988-. (aged 38)
athletics competitor
sprinter
Francena Lynette McCorory is a retired American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 meters. She was the 2011 World bronze medalist in the 400 meters and was a member of the gold medal-winning 2012 and 2016 United States Olympic 4 × 400 m relay teams. She was the IAAF 400 meter Indoor World Champion in 2014....
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49. Robert Russa Moton
1867-1940 (aged 73)
writer
Robert Russa Moton was an American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute. In 1915 he was named principal of Tuskegee Institute, after the death of founder Booker T. Washington, a position he held for 20 years until retirement in 1935. He authored several books including an autobiography. He held various administrative positions with the U.S....
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50. Darrell K. Williams
1961-. (aged 65)
military personnel
Darrell Kenneth Williams is an American lieutenant general who has served as president of Hampton University since 2022. He previously served as a general officer in the United States Army directing the Defense Logistics Agency until July 8, 2020. He also headed the Combined Arms Support Command and Sustainment Center of Excellence and was the senior mission commander at Fort...
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51. Percy Sutton
1920-2009 (aged 89)
lawyer
aircraft pilot
politician
Percy Ellis Sutton was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position. He...
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52. Elizabeth Omilami
1951-. (aged 75)
stage actor
actor
pastor
writer
human rights defender
Elisabeth Omilami is an American human rights activist and an actress.
53. Freeman A. Hrabowski III
1950-. (aged 76)
pedagogue
mathematician
university president
Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III is an American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992, he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), one of the twelve public universities composing the University System of Maryland. Hrabowski has been credited with transforming UMBC into an institution noted for research and innovation. Under his leadership, UMBC was...
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54. Marcus Dixon
1984-. (aged 42)
American football player
Marcus Dwayne Dixon is an American football coach and a former player who is the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a defensive end.
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55. Sylvia Trent-Adams
1965-. (aged 61)
military personnel
nurse
Sylvia Trent-Adams is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health from January 2, 2019 to August 31, 2020. She previously served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 25, 2015 to January 2, 2019. Trent-Adams also served as the acting surgeon general...
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56. Kay Coles James
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Kay Coles James is an American public official who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2022 to August 2023, and as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Previous to the OPM appointment, she served as Virginia secretary of health and human resources under...
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57. Charles Phillips
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
military officer
Charles E. Phillips is an American business executive in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of Recognize, a focused investment firm. From 2010 to 2019, he was the CEO of Infor, a company that specializes in enterprise software applications for specific industries.
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58. Spencer Christian
1947-. (aged 79)
game show host
journalist
Spencer Christian is an American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morning America from 1986 to 1998. He currently is the weather forecaster for ABC-owned KGO-TV in San Francisco. Christian is also the author of several children's books.
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59. Sashi Brown
1976-. (aged 50)
athlete
Sashi Brown is an attorney and American football executive who is the president of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Brown began his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
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60. Tishaura Jones
1972-. (aged 54)
health administrator
business executive
politician
Tishaura Oneda Jones is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri House of Representatives, and as Treasurer of the City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021.
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61. Darrell Britt-Gibson
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
television actor
Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson is an American actor, known for his role as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series The Wire. He has also appeared on the Showtime series Californication, the Starz series Power, the FX series You're the Worst, and the HBO series Barry and We Own This City. He has also starred in the films Keanu, 20th Century...
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62. Ruth E. Carter
1960-. (aged 66)
costume designer
Ruth E. Carter is an American costume designer for film and television. She is best known for her collaborations with Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Ryan Coogler. During her film career, Carter has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997),...
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63. Alberta Williams King
1904-1974 (aged 70)
Alberta Christine Williams King was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as the grandmother of Martin Luther King III. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was shot and killed in the church by 23-year-old Marcus...
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64. DJ Envy
1977-. (aged 49)
disc jockey
video jockey
record producer
rapper
radio personality
RaaShaun Casey, known professionally as DJ Envy, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, and radio personality. He is one of the three hosts of the syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, alongside Charlamagne tha God, on Power 105.1.
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65. Javicia Leslie
1987-. (aged 39)
actor
film director
Javicia Leslie is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film Killer Coach (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama The Family Business (2018–2025) and the CBS comedy-drama God Friended Me (2018–2020). She also starred as the lead of the film Always a Bridesmaid (2019). She played the title role for...
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66. Mo'ne Davis
2001-. (aged 25)
baseball player
softball player
Mo'ne Ikea Davis is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and former Hampton University softball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history. She was the 18th girl...
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67. Rick Mahorn
1958-. (aged 68)
basketball player
basketball coach
Derrick Allen Mahorn is an American former professional basketball player who played power forward and center for the Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a radio analyst for the Detroit Pistons, works as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio, and during the summer is the head...
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68. Booker T. Washington
1856-1915 (aged 59)
businessperson
pedagogue
writer
autobiographer
human rights defender
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
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69. Wanda Sykes
1964-. (aged 62)
film actor
comedian
television actor
television producer
screenwriter
Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her recurring roles on...
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70. Mary Jackson
1921-2005 (aged 84)
computer scientist
mathematician
military flight engineer
Mary Jackson was an American aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her career. She started as a computer at the segregated West Area Computing division in 1951. In 1958, after taking...
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71. Ted Thomas, Sr
1935-2020 (aged 85)
cleric
Bishop Ted Gera Thomas Sr. was an American cleric with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) who was consecrated to be the Jurisdictional Prelate of the Historic First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Virginia, one of the largest dioceses/jurisdictions of the COGIC in Virginia.
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72. William F. Penn
1871-1934 (aged 63)
physician
William Fletcher Penn was a prominent Black-American medical doctor in Atlanta, Georgia and a founding member of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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73. Christine Darden
1942-. (aged 84)
mathematician
military flight engineer
Christine Darden is an American aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to research supersonic flight and sonic booms. She was the first African-American woman at NASA's Langley Research Center to be promoted to the Senior Executive Service, the top rank in the federal civil service.
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74. Leslie Garland Bolling
1898-1955 (aged 57)
wood carver
sculptor
Leslie Garland Bolling was an American sculptor. His carvings reflected everyday themes and shared values of the Black culture in the segregated Southern United States in the early 20th century. Bolling was associated with the Harlem Renaissance and is notable as one of a few African-Americans whose sculpture had lasting acclaim.
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75. Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
1968-2020 (aged 52)
chief executive officer
politician
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini was a Swazi business executive who served as the tenth prime minister of Eswatini, holding the office from October 2018 until his death on 13 December 2020.
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