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; Lady Gaga's mother
  • Patsy Ramsey – mother of JonBenet Ramsey; Miss West Virginia 1977

References

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