27 Notable alumni of University of Maryland – Adelphi
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Maryland – Adelphi is ranked #3,489 in the world and #915 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from University of Maryland – Adelphi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Maryland – Adelphi won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. James M. Kelly
1964-. (aged 62)
air force officer
test pilot
astronaut
James M. Kelly is a Washington, D.C. lobbyist and a former Maryland politician. He was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland. An officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, he became Assistant Commandant for Reserve in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2021.
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2. Emmett Paige, Jr
1931-2017 (aged 86)
civil servant
military officer
Emmett Paige Jr. served as the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence from 1993 to 1997. He retired from active duty in the United States Army as a lieutenant general in 1988 after 41 years of military service.
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3. John Bruce Wallace
1949-. (aged 77)
jazz musician
painter
jazz guitarist
composer
graphic artist
John Bruce Wallace is an American composer and avant-garde, free jazz, fusion, experimental, improvisational progressive metal guitarist.
4. Antonio Fresco
1983-. (aged 43)
radio personality
disc jockey
television personality
songwriter
actor
Miguel Antonio Matos, known professionally as Antonio Fresco, is an American DJ, record producer and radio personality. He is an Afro-Latino of Dominican & Puerto Rican descent.
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5. Elizabeth Bobo
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Elizabeth Bobo is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served as Howard County Executive and in the Maryland House of Delegates. Bobo was the first and only female Howard County Executive, serving from 1986 to 1990.
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6. Christopher Emery
1957-. (aged 69)
author
enterprise architect
County administrator
civil servant
usher
Christopher Beauregard Emery is an American author and former government official. He was a White House Usher during the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton administrations. Emery later served as the chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division and the Architect of the Capitol. He was chief enterprise architect of the U.S. Securities...
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7. Doreen Baingana
1966-. (aged 60)
writer
editor
Doreen Baingana is a Ugandan writer. Her short story collection, Tropical Fish, won the Grace Paley Award for Short Fiction in 2003 and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book, Africa Region in 2006. Stories in it were finalists for the Caine Prize in 2004 and 2005. She was a Caine Prize finalist for the third time in 2021...
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8. Mike Ertel
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Michael Ertel is an American politician who briefly served as the 29th Secretary of State of Florida. A Republican, Ertel previously served as Supervisor of Elections for Seminole County, Florida, a position which he was first appointed to by Governor Jeb Bush in February 2005. Ertel resigned as Secretary of State after less than a month in office after photos...
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9. Sean Lawler
1972-. (aged 54)
military personnel
Sean Patrick Lawler served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from December 2017 until July 2019.
10. William J. Boarman
1946-2021 (aged 75)
William Joseph Boarman was an American printer who served as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Boarman was a labor union leader and government consultant, and served as senior vice-president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and president of that union's Printing, Publishing & Media Works Sector.
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11. Saman Arbabi
1973-. (aged 53)
television presenter
caricaturist
reporter
journalist
presenter
Saman Arbabi is an Iranian-American journalist, video director, cartoonist, host, creator, and executive producer of Voice of America's satirical television shows Parazit and OnTen. His work has been called "civic satire", comedy with a political and media mission.
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12. Edward J. Perkins
1928-2020 (aged 92)
diplomat
literary editor
professor
Edward Joseph Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia. He also served as the Director General of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Corps.
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13. Michael A. Grinston
1968-. (aged 58)
soldier
Michael Anthony Grinston is a retired soldier of the United States Army who served as the 16th Sergeant Major of the Army from 2019 to 2023. Prior to his term as Sergeant Major of the Army, he served as the senior enlisted leader for United States Army Forces Command.
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14. John William Vessey
1922-2016 (aged 94)
military personnel
John William Vessey Jr. was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of general, and was most notable for his service as the tenth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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15. Daniel L. Cox
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Daniel Lewis Cox is an American politician and lawyer. He was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the fourth district from 2019 to 2023.
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16. Dale Dye
1944-. (aged 82)
film actor
military officer
journalist
television actor
actor
Dale Adam Dye Jr. is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializing in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films. Dye has also offered his expertise to television, such as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers...
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17. Thom Tillis
1960-. (aged 66)
consultant
politician
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician of the Republican Party serving since 2015 as a United States senator from North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and as the State House speaker from 2011 to 2015. Tillis was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent...
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18. Karen Handel
1962-. (aged 64)
employee
business executive
politician
writer
Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
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19. Ray Lewis
1975-. (aged 51)
author
American football player
Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 17-year career as a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning All-America honors. He is considered one of the greatest linebackers of all time.
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20. James N. Robey, Jr
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
James N. Robey Jr., an American Democratic politician, was a Maryland State Senator from January 10, 2007, to January 14, 2015. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2013 until he retired in January 2015.
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21. Jalen Rose
1973-. (aged 53)
actor
basketball player
podcaster
Jalen Anthony Rose is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores.
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22. Caitlin Bassett
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
soldier
Caitlin Amanda Bassett is an American actress and US Army veteran, who came to prominence for her work as a lead, playing Addison Augustine on NBC's Quantum Leap.
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23. Deshauna Barber
1989-. (aged 37)
motivational speaker
model
beauty pageant contestant
military officer
Deshauna Barber is an American motivational speaker, beauty pageant titleholder and captain in the United States Army Reserve. On June 5, 2016, she was crowned Miss USA 2016 by the outgoing titleholder Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. She represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant and finished as a Top 9 finalist. She's also the first United States...
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24. Larry Sharpe
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Larry David Sharpe is an American business consultant, entrepreneur, political activist, and podcaster. He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for vice president of the United States in 2016, losing to former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld. Sharpe was the Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York in the 2018 gubernatorial election. He again received that party's gubernatorial nomination...
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25. Hakan Fidan
1968-. (aged 58)
official
diplomat
intelligence officer
soldier
Hakan Fidan is a Turkish politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 2023. He was previously the director of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) from March 2010 until June 2023.
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26. Jean Pieters
1962-. (aged 64)
university teacher
biochemist
Jean Pieters is a Dutch biochemist and Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.
27. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
1966-. (aged 60)
minister
politician
manager
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah is a Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region, and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.
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