List of Towson University people

These are some of the more notable alumni, attendees and faculty of Towson University, a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, and its predecessor institutions.

Arts and entertainment

 * John Auville, co-host of The Sports Junkies on WJFK, 106.7
 * Jeff Bakalar, CBS Interactive podcast host and on-air personality
 * Brandon Broady, host of BET's The Xperiment
 * Jack Dunlop, a streamer and esports caster
 * Charles S. Dutton, actor
 * Charla Baklayan Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan, contestants on the fifth and eleventh (all-star version) editions on the multiple-Emmy Award-winning game show The Amazing Race
 * Mike Flanagan, filmmaker (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game, Hush, Before I Wake, Oculus, Absentia, The Fall of the House of Usher)
 * Mike Gazzo, producer/songwriter
 * John Glover, Smallville star; graduated and received an honorary master's degree; frequently visits the theater department to work with students; recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus in May 2008
 * Andy Karl, Broadway actor, best known for his Tony-nominated performance in Rocky the Musical
 * John Kassir, film, stage and TV actor and producer, comedian, voice actor. Star Search winner 1985, The Three Stooges bio pic, Reefer Madness the Musical, Johnnytime on USA TV.
 * Stacy Keibler, actress, dancer, model, former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader and former WWE wrestler, was part of Towson's Mass Communications department; her graduation is uncertain
 * Chris LaMartina, director, producer, and writer
 * Brad Mays, filmmaker (The Watermelon, SING*ularity, The Bacchae); former Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles stage director
 * Ross Rawlings, pianist, composer, conductor, and music director
 * Mike Riley, cartoonist, graduated with a BA in Fine Arts
 * Howard Rollins, Academy Award-nominated actor known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the film Ragtime, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night
 * Mike Rowe, Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs host
 * Gerry Sandusky, sportscaster for WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore; son of Baltimore Colts' John Sandusky
 * Dwight Schultz, TV actor, played Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on The A-Team and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation; graduated with a BA in Arts
 * Amy Schumer, comedian, actress, and contestant on Last Comic Standing
 * Drew Van Acker, actor, plays Jason DiLaurentis on Pretty Little Liars

Sports

 * Jermon Bushrod, former NFL player drafted by the New Orleans Saints (#125th pick) in 2007 draft
 * Kacy Catanzaro, professional wrestler and first woman to complete the qualifying course of American Ninja Warrior
 * Dan Crowley, former CFL player for multiple teams; currently a staff member of the Towson Athletic Department
 * Ryan Delaire, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
 * Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Kyle Fiat, professional lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings
 * Tamir Goodman, professional basketball player once known as the "Jewish Jordan"
 * Justin Gorham (born 1998), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Sean Landeta, former NFL player for the New York Giants
 * Ryan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Mike Locksley, Maryland Terrapins football Head Coach, 2012
 * Dave Meggett, former NFL player for the New York Giants and New England Patriots
 * Machel Millwood, forward, Baltimore Blast
 * Gary Neal, NBA player, Washington Wizards
 * Richie Palacios, MLB player, St. Louis Cardinals
 * John Schuerholz, Atlanta Braves President; frequent donor to the university; namesake of Towson's baseball park (John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex)
 * Chad Scott, former NFL player, New England Patriots
 * Gerrard Sheppard, CFL player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * Tye Smith, NFL player, Tennessee Titans
 * Joe Vitt, Assistant Head Coach for the Miami Dolphins
 * Terrance West, running back for the Baltimore Ravens
 * Casper Wells, MLB player, Chicago Cubs
 * Madieu Williams, NFL player, Washington Redskins; transferred from Towson to finish college career at University of Maryland, College Park
 * Bruce Zimmermann, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
 * Troy Franklin Jr. basketball player for Fenerbahçe

Music

 * Cecylia Barczyk, cellist
 * John Christ, guitar player for Danzig, dropped out in 1987
 * Ellery Eskelin, jazz saxophonist, internationally recognized touring and recording artist
 * Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident
 * Joe Nice, dubstep DJ
 * Dave East, hip-hop artist
 * YBN Cordae, hip-hop artist, dropped out in 2018

Writers

 * Jack L. Chalker, author of over 50 science fiction novels; graduated in 1966; awarded as a Distinguished Alumni, College of Liberal Arts, April 2003
 * Ronald Malfi, novelist, graduated in 1999
 * Brian Stelter, CNN
 * W. Wesley McDonald, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology and former professor at Elizabethtown College

Judiciary of Maryland

 * Mary Ellen Barbera (1975), Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2013–present
 * Katie O'Malley (1985), Associate Judge, District Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, wife of former Maryland Governor and former Baltimore Mayor, Martin O'Malley

State delegates

 * Charles E. Barkley (1972), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–present
 * John L. Bohanan, Jr. (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2015
 * Michael W. Burns (1980), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–99
 * Ann Marie Doory (1976), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1987–2010
 * Tawanna P. Gaines (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–2019
 * Jolene Ivey (1982), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present
 * Melissa J. Kelly (1987), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–02
 * Susan W. Krebs (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–present
 * Stephen W. Lafferty (1977), member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present
 * Christian Miele (2004, 2008), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–2019
 * Warren E. Miller (1987), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–present
 * Nathaniel T. Oaks, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1983–89, and 1995–2018
 * B. Daniel Riley (1978), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2003, and 2007–11
 * Tanya Thornton Shewell (1970), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2004–11
 * Kathy Szeliga (1994), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–present
 * Pat Young (2010), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–present

State Senate

 * Michael J. Hough (2007), member of the Maryland Senate, 2015–present, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–2014
 * Katherine Klausmeier, member of the Maryland Senate, 2003–present
 * Karen S. Montgomery, former member of the Maryland Senate, 2010–2016
 * Sarah Elfreth, member of the Maryland State Senate, 2019–present
 * Pamela Beidle (1994), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present, member of the Maryland Senate, 2019–

County executives

 * Calvin B. Ball, III (1997), member of the Howard County Council, 2006–2018, Howard County executive 2018–present
 * David R. Craig (1971), former member of the Maryland Senate, 1995–99, former Harford County Executive, 2005–2014, former Maryland Secretary of Planning 2015-2016

Local government

 * Sheila A. Dixon (1976), former president of the Baltimore City Council, 1999–2007, former Mayor of Baltimore, 2007–2010
 * James B. Kraft (1971), former member of the Maryland Senate, 2002–03, member of the Baltimore City Council, 2004–present
 * A. Wade Kach, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1975–2014, member of the Baltimore County Council, 2014–present

Faculty

 * Tony Campbell, political science professor and US Senate candidate, 2018
 * Phyllis Chinn, mathematics professor
 * Beth Haller, journalism professor, Fulbright scholar
 * Donald Minnegan, former coach of the school's championship soccer teams; namesake of the school's mascot, Doc
 * Lynn Tomlinson, animator and artist
 * Johnny Unitas, former quarterback for the Baltimore Colts; Towson Athletics' community liaison; raised funds for the school's athletic programs
 * Richard Vatz, communication studies professor, author

Religion

 * Joseph Maskell (1939–2001), Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse