This list of West Virginia University alumni includes notable people from published sources that previously attended West Virginia University .
Athletics
Joe Alexander Da'Sean Butler Ashley Lawrence Tarik Phillip Joe Alexander – American-Israeli current professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Michael Baker – football player
Terry Bowden – Yahoo sports analyst
Tommy Bowden – former head football coach for Clemson University and Tulane University
John Browning – former NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs
Marc Bulger – former NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Rams , New Orleans Saints , and Baltimore Ravens
Da'Sean Butler (born 1987) – basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League
Niccolò Campriani – Olympic gold and silver medal-winning sport shooter; won gold in the men's 50 metre rifle three positions and silver in the men's 10 metre air rifle at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Mike Compton – two-time Super Bowl Champion and former NFL guard for the Detroit Lions , New England Patriots , and Jacksonville Jaguars [5]
Devin Ebanks – professional basketball player
James "Clayster" Eubanks – professional Call of Duty player, two-time Call of Duty Championship winner
D'or Fischer (born 1981) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli National League
Mike Gansey – former basketball player in the NBA Development League; current assistant general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers [6]
Jedd Gyorko – current second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
Major Harris – quarterback for West Virginia University in their 1988 undefeated season
Sue Haywood – professional mountain bike racer
Johannes "Joe" Herber – former professional and German international basketball player
Chris Henry – former NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Hostetler – Super Bowl Champion and former NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins , Oakland Raiders , and New York Giants ; starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXV
Chuck Howley – former NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys , and Super Bowl V MVP
Sam Huff – former NFL linebacker; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982
Bob Huggins – former head coach of the West Virginia University men's basketball team and former West Virginia University basketball player
Rodney Clark "Hot Rod" Hundley – former NBA basketball player for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers ; first pick in the 1957 NBA draft
Hal Hunter – football coach
Bruce Irvin – Super Bowl Champion and current NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
James Jett – Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter and former NFL wide receiver for Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Adam "Pacman" Jones – NFL cornerback, currently a free agent
Greg Jones – three-time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion, 2005 Most Outstanding Wrestler award winner, former associate head coach for the West Virginia University wrestling team,[7] current Blackzilians wrestling coach[8]
Brian Jozwiak – former NFL offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Kendrick – owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball
Steve Kline – former Major League Baseball pitcher
Ellis Lankster – current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets [9]
Ashley Lawrence – soccer player for the Canada national team
Oliver Luck – former NFL quarterback, athletic director of West Virginia University, first Commissioner of the XFL , president/general manager of the Houston Dynamo , father of Andrew Luck [10]
Billy Joe Mantooth – former NFL linebacker for the Houston Oilers
Pat McAfee – former NFL punter for the Indianapolis Colts
Casey Mitchell (born 1988) – basketball player for Elitzur Ashkelon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dan Mozes – 2006 Rimington Trophy winner
Adrian Murrell – former running back for New York Jets
Solomon Page – former NFL offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers
Tarik Phillip (born 1993) – British-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Kevin Pittsnogle – former basketball player in the NBA Development League
Adrian Pledger (born 1976) – basketball player
Jerry Porter – former NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars
Wil Robinson – former ABA basketball player; All-American at West Virginia
Rich Rodriguez – former head football coach of the University of Michigan; current head football coach of the University of Arizona
Todd Sauerbrun – former All-Pro NFL punter (five different teams)
Owen Schmitt – former NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks , Philadelphia Eagles , and Oakland Raiders
Floyd B. "Ben" Schwartzwalder – former head coach of the 1959 National Championship Syracuse University football team
Heath Slater – professional wrestler, former wrestler at WVU
Steve Slaton – former NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins ; current CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts
Dave Stephenson – former NFL guard for the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers
Darryl Talley – West Virginia University all-time team member and former NFL Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
Rod Thorn – former NBA and ABA basketball player and current President of Basketball Operation for the NBA
John Thornton – former NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals
Virginia Thrasher – current WVU rifle team member and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in air rifle
Yutaro Tsukada – professional soccer player
Mike Vanderjagt – former NFL placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys
Jerry West – former NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers and Hall of Famer ; considered one of the greatest NBA and college basketball players of all time; is the image on the logo for the NBA
Pat White – former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
Andrew Wright – current defender/midfielder for Morecambe F.C.
John Writer – Olympic gold and silver medal-winning sports shooter[11] [12]
Amos Zereoué – former NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers , Oakland Raiders , and New England Patriots