Clemson Alumni: Most famous graduates and attendees
Founded in 1889, Clemson University has become a household name, primarily for its recent success in college football. Players like Trevor Lawrence, Deshaun Watson, and Deandre Hopkins took the football program and the University to new heights.
Still, the institution has been called home by some of the world’s most prominent individuals outside of football that graduated or attended Clemson. From world-famous musicians to Hollywood actors, people of all walks of life made a mark on Tigertown.
With a bit of research and discovery, we compiled a list of some of the most famous attendees and graduates of Clemson University with their graduation years and majors.
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Lee Brice
Larry McCormack / Tennessean
Graduation Year: Did not graduate
Notoriety: Country music star
Dolph Lundgren
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Graduation Year: Did not graduate
Notoriety: Actor, Played Ivan Drago in Rocky IV
Nikki Haley
Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register
Graduation Year: 1994, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Notoriety: American politician who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018
Nancy O'Dell
Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK
Graduation Year: 1990, Summa Cum Laude degree in Marketing
Notoriety: American television host and journalist
John W. Raymond
Senior Airman Melody Howley/U.S. Air Force photo, Alamogordo Daily News
Graduation Year: 1984, Bachelor of Science in Administrative Management
Notoriety: Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
Jim DeMint
Kirk Brown/Greenville News
Graduation Year: 1981, Master of Business Administration
Notoriety: United States Senator
Jeff Duncan
Ken Ruinard / staff via Imagn Content Services, LLC
Graduation Year: 1988, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government
Notoriety: United States Congressman for South Carolina
Rob Huebel
(Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Graduation Year: 1988
Notoriety: Comedian, Actor
Jo Jorgensen
© Alicia Devine/Tallah
Graduation Year: 2002, Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Notoriety: Political activist, Academic, Libertarian Party’s nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election
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