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Georgia Institute of Technology
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology.
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Founding Date:
13-Oct-1885 Team:
Yellow Jackets Mascot:
Buzz Radio Station:
WREK 91.1 FM Enrollment:
16,000 Official Website:
http://www.gatech.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Rodney C. Adkins |
Business |
23-Aug-1958 |
|
Senior VP at IBM |
| Pete Aldridge |
Business |
18-Aug-1938 |
|
Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03 |
| Ronald W. Allen |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Delta Airlines, 1987-97 |
| Gil Amelio |
Business |
1-Mar-1943 |
|
CEO of Apple, 1996-97 |
| Carter T. Barron |
Business |
30-Jan-1905 |
16-Nov-1950 |
Washington advocate for the arts |
| Marcus C. Bennett |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99 |
| W. Frank Blount |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Telstra, 1992-99 |
| Chris Bosh |
Basketball |
24-Mar-1984 |
|
Miami Heat forward |
| Philip M. Breedlove |
Military |
21-Sep-1955 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| John F. Brock |
Business |
1948 |
|
CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises |
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
|
Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Max Burns |
Politician |
8-Nov-1948 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 2003-05 |
| Gary C. Butler |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of ADP, 2006-11 |
| Brook Byers |
Business |
2-Aug-1945 |
|
Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins |
| Jack Carter |
Relative |
3-Jul-1947 |
|
Jimmy Carter's eldest son |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
|
39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Don L. Chapman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
ChapCo Investments LLC |
| Stewart Cink |
Golf |
21-May-1973 |
|
Winner, 2009 British Open |
| G. Wayne Clough |
Educator |
c. 1942 |
|
Secretary of the Smithsonian |
| William A. Coley |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of British Energy |
| James Crumley |
Novelist |
12-Oct-1939 |
17-Sep-2008 |
The Mexican Tree Duck |
| C. Baker Cunningham |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Belden, 1993-2005 |
| Bill Curry |
Football |
21-Oct-1942 |
|
NFL center, NCAA football coach |
| Terry G. Dallas |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CFO of Unocal, 2000-05 |
| Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
EVP at Mobil, 1998-2000 |
| David W. Dorman |
Business |
1954 |
|
CEO of AT&T, 2002-06 |
| Jere A. Drummond |
Business |
23-Jul-1939 |
|
Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01 |
| Michael T. Duke |
Business |
7-Dec-1949 |
|
President and CEO of Wal-Mart |
| David Duval |
Golf |
9-Nov-1971 |
|
Winner, 2001 British Open |
| James O. Ellis, Jr. |
Military |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02 |
| Jeff Foxworthy |
Comic |
6-Sep-1958 |
|
Just might be a redneck |
| Nomar Garciaparra |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1973 |
|
Six-time All Star |
| William W. George |
Business |
14-Sep-1942 |
|
CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001 |
| Phil Gingrey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1942 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 11th |
| Marc Goodman |
Computer Programmer |
? |
|
The Bilestoad |
| Phil Gordon |
Sports Figure |
6-Jul-1970 |
|
Celebrity Poker Showdown |
| Jack Guynn |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006 |
| Warren A. Hood, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
Hood Companies |
| John C. Hunter III |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Solutia, 1999-2004 |
| Bill Johnson |
Politician |
10-Nov-1954 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 6th |
| Calvin Johnson |
Football |
29-Sep-1985 |
|
Detroit Lions WR |
| Douglas W. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Thomas H. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Chesapeake Corporation, 1997-2005 |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Garnett L. Keith, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
Vice Chairman of Prudential, 1984-96 |
| Alan J. Lacy |
Business |
19-Oct-1953 |
|
CEO of Sears, 2000-05 |
| R. Kirk Landon |
Business |
27-Apr-1929 |
24-Mar-2015 |
American Bankers Insurance Group |
| Stephon Marbury |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1977 |
|
NBA Point Guard |
| Larry Mize |
Golf |
23-Sep-1958 |
|
Winner, 1987 Masters |
| Benjamin F. Montoya |
Military |
24-May-1935 |
|
US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral |
| Charles W. Moorman |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Norfolk Southern |
| Kary Mullis |
Chemist |
28-Dec-1944 |
|
Nutball 1993 Nobel laureate |
| Craig Mundie |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CTO of Microsoft |
| Arthur Murray |
Dancer |
4-Apr-1895 |
3-Mar-1991 |
Founded Arthur Murray dance studios |
| Joseph H. Netherland |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of FMC Technologies, 2001-07 |
| Patrick H. Nettles |
Business |
1943 |
|
CEO of Ciena, 1994-2000 |
| Sam Nunn |
Politician |
8-Sep-1938 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97 |
| William S. Oglesby |
Business |
c. 1959 |
|
Managing Director, Blackstone Group |
| David A. Perdue, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Dollar General, 2003-07 |
| Peter J. Perrone |
Business |
c. 1968 |
|
VP at Goldman Sachs |
| Parker H. Petit |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Matria Healthcare |
| Thomas H. Pigford |
Engineer |
21-Apr-1922 |
27-Feb-2010 |
Nuclear chemical engineer |
| Robert M. Price |
Business |
26-Sep-1930 |
|
CEO of Control Data Corporation, 1986-89 |
| Paul Craig Roberts |
Economist |
1939 |
|
The Supply-Side Revolution |
| Pernell Roberts |
Actor |
18-May-1928 |
24-Jan-2010 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
| James D. Robinson III |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1977-93 |
| Chip Saltsman |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Saltsman Construction, Inc. |
| A. Eugene Sapp, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of SCI Systems, 1999-2001 |
| Randolph Scott |
Actor |
23-Jan-1898 |
2-Mar-1987 |
Ride the High Country |
| C. J. Silas |
Business |
15-Apr-1932 |
|
CEO of Phillips Petroleum, 1985-94 |
| Sinbad |
Comic |
10-Nov-1956 |
|
Sinbad sitcom |
| William P. Sovey |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
Twice CEO of Newell Rubbermaid |
| Gene Spafford |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1957 |
|
Spaf |
| Stanley Steinberg |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
Navigant Capital Advisors |
| J. Leland Strange |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Intelligent Systems |
| Orson Swindle |
Government |
8-Mar-1937 |
|
Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005 |
| William L. Thacker |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. |
| Richard H. Truly |
Astronaut |
12-Nov-1937 |
|
NASA Administrator, 1989-92 |
| Jason Varitek |
Baseball |
11-Apr-1972 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
| Daniel A. Webster |
Politician |
27-Apr-1949 |
|
Congressman, Florida 10th |
| Ken Whisenhunt |
Football |
28-Feb-1962 |
|
Former Coach, Arizona Cardinals |
| Dennis K. Williams |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of IDEX Corporation, 2000-05 |
| John Y. Williams |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Grubb & Williams |
| James A. Winnefeld, Jr. |
Military |
24-Apr-1956 |
|
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011-15 |
| George W. Woodruff |
Business |
27-Aug-1895 |
4-Feb-1987 |
Continental Gin Company |
| Vern Yip |
TV Personality |
27-Jun-1968 |
|
Interior decorator on Trading Spaces |
| John Young |
Astronaut |
24-Sep-1930 |
|
9th to walk on the Moon |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
|
Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Bud Carson |
Football |
28-Apr-1931 |
8-Dec-2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77 |
| Bobby Cremins |
Basketball |
4-Jul-1947 |
|
Head Coach, College of Charleston |
| Romeo Crennel |
Football |
18-Jun-1947 |
|
Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs |
| Bill Curry |
Football |
21-Oct-1942 |
|
NFL center, NCAA football coach |
| Bobby Dodd |
Football |
11-Nov-1908 |
21-Jun-1988 |
Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67 |
| Randy Edsall |
Football |
27-Aug-1958 |
|
Head Coach, University of Connecticut |
| Ralph Friedgen |
Football |
4-Apr-1947 |
|
Maryland Terrapins Head Coach |
| Chan Gailey |
Football |
5-Jan-1952 |
|
Former Coach, Buffalo Bills |
| John Heisman |
Football |
23-Oct-1869 |
3-Oct-1936 |
Namesake of the Heisman Trophy |
| George O'Leary |
Football |
17-Aug-1946 |
|
Head Coach, U. of Central Florida |
| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
|
Retired college, NFL football coach |
| Steve Spurrier |
Football |
20-Apr-1945 |
|
Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks |
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