32 Notable alumni of University of West Florida
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of West Florida is ranked #1,464 in the world and #356 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from University of West Florida 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 West Florida won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Robert McMurry
military leader
Robert D. McMurry Jr. is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who is now an executive vice president at Dayton Aerospace and a member of its board of directors. In the U.S. Air Force, he last served as the Commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Prior to that, he was the Commander of the Air...
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2. Tanya Gallagher
singer
Tanya Gallagher is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Pensacola, Florida.
3. Charles H. Johnston
1948-. (aged 78)
military officer
Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Johnston Jr. (born 1948), known as Bert Johnston, was a United States Navy officer. He was appointed Vice Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command, (NAVAIR) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland in December 2001.
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4. Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch is a former at-large governing board member of the South Florida Water Management District representing St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. She is the author of the blog Indian River Lagoon, a former member of Florida's Constitution Revision Commission, a former mayor and commissioner of the Town of Sewall's Point, Florida, and a former...
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5. Jayer Williamson
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Jayer Williamson is a politician from the state of Florida. He held the position of state representative from the Florida State House's third district from 2016 to 2022. He previously held the position of District One Santa Rosa County Commissioner. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rick Scott, after the death of then commissioner, Jim Williamson. He held...
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6. Sean Reynolds
1990-. (aged 36)
association football player
Sean Reynolds is an American soccer player.
7. Richard Dixon
1990-. (aged 36)
association football player
Richard Dixon is a Jamaican former footballer who is currently interim Head Coach of Chattanooga FC.
8. Daniela Cruz
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
association football coach
Daniela María Cruz Mejía is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for Atlas.
9. Reginald Warren
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Reginald Warren is an American professional basketball player for Veltex Shizuoka in Japan.
10. David Architzel
1951-. (aged 75)
military officer
David Architzel is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. His last assignment was as Commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
11. Mark P. Fitzgerald
1951-. (aged 75)
military officer
Mark P. Fitzgerald is a retired United States Navy admiral. He is the former Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe – Commander, United States Naval Forces Africa and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples. He previously served as Director, Navy Staff from December 2006 to November 2007 and Commander, United States Second Fleet from 2004 until December 2006. He assumed...
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12. Stuart Manley
1979-. (aged 47)
golfer
Stuart Manley is a Welsh professional golfer.
13. Curtis B. Richardson
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Curtis B. Richardson is an American elected official, who has been a member of the Tallahassee City Commission since 2014. He previously served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Gadsden and Leon Counties from 2000 to 2008.
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14. David Suhor
1968-. (aged 58)
David Suhor is an American jazz musician and teacher living in Pensacola, Florida; he is the founder of a local business called ShamaLamaGram that delivers singing telegrams.
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15. Lee Moak
1957-. (aged 69)
consultant
aircraft pilot
trade unionist
Donald Lee Moak is an expert in aviation safety, consultant, and the co-founder of Intrepid, a public affairs, advocacy, and business consulting firm located in Washington, D.C. He previously served as co-chair of The DOT Special Committee to Review FAA’s Aircraft Certification Process. Before joining Delta Air Lines and working his way up to a B-767 Delta Air Lines captain,...
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16. Bryan D. O'Connor
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
aircraft pilot
astronaut
Bryan Daniel O'Connor is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2008.
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17. Kenneth Cockrell
1950-. (aged 76)
test pilot
military officer
astronaut
Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.
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18. Richard N. Richards
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
aircraft pilot
astronaut
Richard Noel Richards, (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.
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19. Bruce E. Melnick
1949-. (aged 77)
helicopter pilot
astronaut
military officer
military aviator
Bruce Edward Melnick is a retired American astronaut and United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a vice president with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick retired in 2008 and...
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20. James Buchli
1945-. (aged 81)
military officer
aircraft pilot
astronaut
James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
21. Chip Cravaack
1959-. (aged 67)
aircraft pilot
politician
Raymond John "Chip" Cravaack is an American former politician and aviator. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for northeastern Minnesota's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. In his first run for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947...
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22. James Oren Ellis, Jr
1947-. (aged 79)
military officer
Admiral James Oren Ellis Jr. is a retired 4-star admiral and former Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He was President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, until May 2012. He joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin in 2004, and served until 2024.
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23. Jonathan Little
1984-. (aged 42)
poker player
Jonathan Little is an American professional poker player who won both the World Poker Tour's Season VI Mirage Poker Showdown and Season VII Foxwoods World Poker Finals and won the WPT Season VI Player of the Year award.
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24. Anna Paulina Luna
1989-. (aged 37)
swimsuit model
military personnel
Instagrammer
politician
Anna Paulina Luna is an American politician and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.
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25. Namrata Singh Gujral
1976-. (aged 50)
television actor
film director
actor
film actor
Namrata Singh Gujral is an American filmmaker, motivational speaker and actor.
26. Moochie Norris
1973-. (aged 53)
basketball player
Martyn Bernard "Moochie" Norris is an American former professional basketball player who played several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as other leagues.
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27. Jan Hooks
1957-2014 (aged 57)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of Designing...
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28. Jerry L. Maygarden
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Jerry Louis Maygarden is a former American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 55th Mayor of Pensacola from 1991 to 1994.
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29. William H. Plackett
1937-2016 (aged 79)
William Howard Plackett was a senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
30. Jack Bergman
1947-. (aged 79)
business executive
military officer
aircraft pilot
politician
John Warren Bergman is an American politician and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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31. Mike Hill
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Michael Robert Hill is a former British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool from 2017 until his resignation in 2021.
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32. Ligel Lambert
1982-. (aged 44)
teacher
painter
entrepreneur
graphic designer
visual artist
Ligel Lambert is a Haitian-born American interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, educator and graphic designer who primarily works in painting, collage, printmaking, assemblage and sculpture. He is best known for his colorful, Fauvist, rhythmic and abstracted interpretations of musicians, interpretations of sounds and musical themed paintings.
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