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List of West Virginia University alumni

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This list of West Virginia University alumni includes notable people from published sources that previously attended West Virginia University.

Arts and entertainment

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Emily Calandrelli, science communicator and aerospace engineer, on a reduced-gravity flight
Don Knotts, five-time Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show

Athletics

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Joe Alexander
Da'Sean Butler
Ashley Lawrence
Tarik Phillip

Authors

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Business

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Education

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Journalists

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Military

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Bantz J. Craddock, former US European Command (USEUCOM), NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and commanding officer of Allied Command Operations (ACO)

Music

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Politics

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Royalty

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Science and technology

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Katherine Johnson, a "human computer" whose calculations for NASA were critical to the first successful U.S. crewed spaceflight

Other notable alumni

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  • Cynthia Germanotta – philanthropist, co-founder of Born This Way; also, Lady Gaga's mother.
  • Patsy Ramsey – mother of JonBenet Ramsey; Miss West Virginia in 1977

References

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  2. ^ "RAW DATA: Billy Mays Biography". Fox News. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  3. ^ NBC Universal, Inc. "NBC.com – Passions – About". NBC Universal, Inc. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  4. ^ West Virginia University. "John Russo | WVU Magazine". West Virginia University. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. ^ "Michael Eugene Compton". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "Brand New Brass". Cleveland Cavaliers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Greg Jones Wrestling". WVU Athletics. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  8. ^ "Greg Jones Blackzilian Bio".
  9. ^ "Ellis Lankster". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  10. ^ Newport, Kyle. "XFL Names Andrew Luck's Father, Oliver, Commissioner and CEO". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  11. ^ "WVU Sports Hall of Fame". wvusports.com.
  12. ^ "Olympic Games Medals (Results)". olympic.org.
  13. ^ Vijayan, Jaikumar (January 10, 2008). "White House cuts paper out of federal budget". Computerworld. IDG. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  14. ^ Vijayan, Jaikumar (April 24, 1997). "White House cuts paper out of federal budget". Joe Hardy Passed Over Sons For Successor at 84 Lumber. wsj.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  15. ^ Mitchell, Hope (Feb 1, 2022). "Grant County PUD leadership". www.grantpud.org.
  16. ^ "DiSarro, Joseph". Political Science Department, Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  17. ^ "Retired educator has spent 20 years battling abortion". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  18. ^ "Joseph M. Devine". National Governors Association. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  19. ^ Grimes, William. "David Ginsburg, Longtime Washington Insider, Dies at 98", The New York Times, May 25, 2010. Accessed June 1, 2010.
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