College of William and Mary

The College of William and Mary in Virginia is a public, liberal-arts university located in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 and named in honor of King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest university in the United States (Harvard, founded in 1638, is the oldest). At the request of the House of Burgesses and the Reverend Dr. James Blair, the commissary (or representative) of the Church of England in Virginia, it was founded in the Virginia Colony in 1693 by royal charter issued by the monarchs of England.

List of notable alumni

• Dylan Baker, actor (Kinsey, Thirteen Days, Road to Perdition)
• George M. Bibb, United States Secretary of the Treasury 1844-1845
• David M. Brown, pilot / astronaut, (died aboard the space shuttle Columbia)
• Steve Chabot, Republican Congressman from Ohio, first elected in 1994
• Mike "Pinball" Clemons, Canadian Football League football player/coach
• Glenn Close, actress (Broadway, TV, film)
• James Comey, government (former Deputy U.S. Attorney General, resigned 2005)
• Stephen Culp, actor (Desperate Housewives, JAG, Thirteen Days)
• John N. Dalton, Republican governor of Virginia, 1978-1982
• Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., MD, Physician (ex-Director NCI, Pioneer in Oncology)
• Perry Ellis, fashion designer (Perry Ellis International)
• Robert Gates, government (ex-Head of the CIA)
• Scott Glenn, actor (Hunt for Red October, Silence of the Lambs)
• Mills E. Godwin Jr., 2 term governor of Virginia, 1966-1970 and 1974-1978
• Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, third President of the United States, founder of the University of Virginia
• Martin Jurow, producer (Broadway and film)
• Linda Lavin, American actress (starred as the title character on the television show Alice)
• Bill Lawrence, television producer (Scrubs)
• John Marshall, fourth Chief Justice of the United States
• Raymond A. "Chip" Mason (1959), chairman, president and CEO of Legg Mason
• John Francis Mercer, Delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor of Maryland, United States Representative
• Mark McCormack, business (Int'l Mgmt Group Founder)
• James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, architect of the Monroe Doctrine
• Patton Oswalt, comedian, film and television actor, CBS sitcom "The King of Queens"
• Michael Powell, government (Former Chairman of the FCC)
• Curtis Pride, Major League Baseball outfielder
• H. Reid author, photographer and historian
• William Barton Rogers (attended), academic and former Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry at the College (1828-1835) and at the University of Virginia (1835-1853); founder of MIT in 1861
• Winfield Scott, Commander in Chief of Union Army at start of the Civil War, author of the Anaconda Plan
• Darren Sharper, National Football League, formerly safety for the Green Bay Packers, now strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings.
• William Short, Founder, Phi Beta Kappa, Charge d'Affaires of the Diplomatic Mission to France, First American Career Diplomat, Minister to Spain
• Jon Stewart, comedian, host and writer of Emmy-winning (Daily Show)
• John Tyler tenth President of the United States, former Chancellor of the College
• St. George Tucker, (Class of 1798, Law 1801), legal scholar and original drafter of University of Virginia's honor code
• George Washington (received his surveyor's certificate), American Revolutionary War general, first President of the United States, former Chancellor of the College
• Mary Jo White, government (ex-U.S. Attorney for Southern N.Y. District)
• Bushrod Washington, Supreme Court Justice