12 Notable alumni of University of the District of Columbia
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of the District of Columbia is ranked #2,341 in the world and #602 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of the District of Columbia 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 the District of Columbia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. H. R. Crawford
1939-2017 (aged 78)
politician
Hazle Reid Crawford was an American real estate developer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C.
2. Tawanna P. Gaines
1952-2022 (aged 70)
politician
Tawanna Phyllis Gaines was an American politician who represented District 22 in the Maryland House of Delegates from December 2001 to October 2019. She resigned in the face of federal corruption charges and in 2020 was sentenced to six months in prison.
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3. Nick Charles
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Nicholas Patrick Charles II is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 25 since 2023. He previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2019 to 2023.
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4. Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids
1931-2025 (aged 94)
politician
Rosalind Patricia-Anne Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids, OBE, COG was a British Labour politician, who served as member of the House of Lords from 1999 to 2019.
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5. Norma Holloway Johnson
1932-2011 (aged 79)
lawyer
judge
journalist
Norma Holloway Johnson, born Normalie Loyce Holloway, was a former United States district judge who served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge of that United States district court. Notably, Johnson presided over the grand jury investigation into President Bill Clinton’s...
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6. Kenneth B. Ellerbe
Kenneth B. Ellerbe was an American firefighter who served as the fire chief of the District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department from January 1, 2011 to July 2, 2014. He was chosen by mayor-elect Vincent C. Gray in December 2010.
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7. Cathy L. Lanier
1967-. (aged 59)
chief of police
police officer
Cathy Lynn Lanier is a former chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC). Lanier was appointed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty in January 2007, replacing outgoing police chief Charles H. Ramsey. She is the first woman to hold the position. In May 2012, Mayor Vincent C. Gray agreed to retain Lanier as police chief...
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8. Lennox Yearwood
1969-. (aged 57)
military officer
Lennox Yearwood Jr. is a Pentecostal minister and community activist. Yearwood currently serves as president of the Hip Hop Caucus, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers young people to participate in elections, policymaking and service projects. Yearwood has led or been involved in a number of high-profile campaigns to engage young voters, as well as working on human rights...
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9. Kojo Nnamdi
1945-. (aged 81)
journalist
radio personality
Rex Orville Montague PaulListen, better known as Kojo Nnamdi, is a Guyanese-born American radio journalist based in Washington, D. C. He is the host of The Politics Hour on WAMU, and hosted “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” and Evening Exchange broadcast on WHUT-TV from 1985 to 2011.
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10. Euphemia Haynes
1890-1980 (aged 90)
educator
mathematician
Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes was an American mathematician and educator. She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, which she earned from the Catholic University of America in 1943.
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11. Jet Lowe
1947-. (aged 79)
photographer
architectural photographer
John T. "Jet" Lowe is an American photographer. He is one of the photographers employed by the U.S. National Park Service on the Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) projects, and was the supervisor of engineering photography for HAER until his retirement in July 2013. His book, Industrial Eye: Photographs by Jet Lowe from the Historic...
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12. John Thompson
1941-2020 (aged 79)
sports commentator
basketball player
basketball coach
John Paul Thompson is an Irish former professional footballer. He was a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he was equally comfortable in midfield. He was a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and Mansfield.
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