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)