List of Towson University people

Arts and entertainment

• John Auville, co-host of The Sports Junkies on WJFK, 106.7
• Behnaz Babazadeh, photographer
• 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 editions on the multiple-Emmy Award-winning game show The Amazing Race
• Mike Flanagan, filmmaker
• 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 ; former Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles stage director
• Pattie McCarthy, poet and educator
• 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 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, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Kyle Fiat, professional lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings
• Tamir Goodman, professional basketball player once known as the "Jewish Jordan"
• Justin Gorham, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Sean Landeta, former NFL player for the New York Giants
• Ryan Lexer, 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
• Chris Nabholz, Former MLB Pitcher, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.
• 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
• 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

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
• William Glauber, journalist
• 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
• David Ben Moshe, author, speaker, and fitness coach

Politics and government

U.S. representatives

• Sarah Elfreth, U.S. representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2025–present, member of the Maryland State Senate, 2019–2025

Judiciary of Maryland

• Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2013–2021
• Katie O'Malley, 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, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2019
• John L. Bohanan, Jr., member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2015
• Michael W. Burns, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–99
• Ann Marie Doory, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1987–2010
• Tawanna P. Gaines, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–2019
• Melissa J. Kelly, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–02
• Susan W. Krebs, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2023
• Stephen W. Lafferty, member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–2019
• Christian Miele, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–2019
• Warren E. Miller, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2020
• Nathaniel T. Oaks, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1983–1989, and 1995–2018
• B. Daniel Riley, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2003, and 2007–2011
• Tanya Thornton Shewell, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2004–2011
• Kathy Szeliga, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–present

State Senate

• Michael J. Hough, member of the Maryland Senate, 2015–2023, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–2014
• Karen S. Montgomery, former member of the Maryland Senate, 2010–2016
• Pamela Beidle, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present, member of the Maryland Senate, 2019–present

County executives

• Calvin B. Ball, III, member of the Howard County Council, 2006–2018, Howard County executive 2018–present
• David R. Craig, former member of the Maryland Senate, 1995–99, former Harford County Executive, 2005–2014, former Maryland Secretary of Planning 2015-2016
• Kathy Klausmeier, Baltimore County Executive, 2025–present, member of the Maryland Senate, 2003–2025

Local government

• Sheila A. Dixon, former president of the Baltimore City Council, 1999–2007, former Mayor of Baltimore, 2007–2010
• Jolene Ivey, member of the Prince George's County Council, 2018–present, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–2015
• A. Wade Kach, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1975–2014, member of the Baltimore County Council, 2014–present
• Pat Young, member of the Baltimore County Council, 2022–present, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–2023

Faculty

• 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, former advisor for the Youth for Western Civilization chapter led by Matthew Heimbach, former advisor for the Turning Point USA chapter