Georgia Institute of Technology
Distinguished alumni
Distinguished alumni and students include:
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- Gil Amelio electrical engineer, one-time CEO of Apple Computer (physics)
- Kenny Anderson basketball player
- Jon Barry basketball player
- Travis Best basketball player
- Charles (Garry) Betty President and CEO of Earthlink
- Chris Bosh basketball player, 4th pick in 2003 NBA draft
- Keith Brooking football player, LB for the Atlanta Falcons
- Kevin Brown baseball player
- George P. Burdell, legendary fictional student continuously enrolled since 1927; received numerous degrees from Georgia Tech
- Kelly Campbell football player, wide receiver for NFL's Minnesota Vikings
- Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States (attended Georgia Tech, but graduated from the United States Naval Academy)
- Clint Castleberry Heisman Trophy candidate as freshman, plane lost in WWII, #19 only retired football jersey
- Stewart Cink golfer
- Gen. Ray Davis Assistant Commandant of the USMC, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
- Mike Duke president and CEO of Wal-Mart (industrial engineering)
- David Duval golfer
- Nick Ferguson National Football League defensive back
- Jeff Foxworthy comedian (electrical engineering)
- Y. Frank Freeman first winner of The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Nomar Garciaparra baseball player
- Phil Gordon professional poker player
- Frank Gordy founder of The Varsity chain of restaurants, which includes the world's largest drive-in
- Dennis Hayes founder of Hayes Communications, an early developer of PC modems
- Jarrett Jack basketball player
- Bobby Jones golfer (mechanical engineering)
- Kim King 60s quarterback, Atlanta developer, color-commentator for football, & one of the greatest Tech fans
- Chris Klaus founder of Internet Security Systems (attended but left to form ISS)
- Jan Lorenc designer
- Stephon Marbury basketball player
- Thomas McGuire USAAF second leading ace of WWII with 38 victories, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action. Attended Georgia Tech before enlisting.
- Larry Mize golfer
- Kary Mullis winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Arthur Murray dance instructor and businessman (management)
- Sam Nunn former U.S. senator (attended but did not graduate from Tech; graduated from Emory University)
- Jay Payton baseball player
- John Portman architect
- Mark Price All-American basketball player, NBA All-Pro Point Guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, U.S. Olympic Team Member
- Joe Rogers Sr. co-founder Waffle House
- John Salley basketball player, co-host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period
- Herbert Saffir civil engineer, developed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Randolph Scott movie star in the 1940s and 1950s
- Pat Swilling former NFL player,Louisiana Politician
- Mark Teixeira baseball player
- Richard H. Truly astronaut, head of NASA
- Jason Varitek baseball player
- Dez White National Football League wide receiver
- John Young astronaut, first commander of space shuttle (aeronautical engineering)
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