Notable Alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Bartley | 1983 | Current head women's basketball coach at FVSU. He has a record of 594 - 204 (74% winning percentage) all at FVSU. He has won 10 SIAC Tournament Championships and took his team to the NCAA Tournament 18 times. | |
| John W. Blassingame | 1960 | Professor and Chair of African Studies at Yale University for 29 years. | |
| Alvin J. Copeland | Athletic Director and Girls High School Basketball Coach at Northeast Health Science Magnet High School in Macon, GA where he has won over 800 games and 5 State Championships. | ||
| Tommy Dortch | 1972 | Former president of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. | |
| Nick Harper | 2001 | former NFL cornerback for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts | |
| Samuel D. Jolly, Jr. | 1962 | 14th President of Morris Brown College | |
| Marquette King | NFL Punter for Oakland Raiders | ||
| Genevieve Madeline Knight | 1961 | Educator; 1987 recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Mathematics and Mentoring of Minority Youth from the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities | |
| Ricardo Lockette | NFL Wide Receiver for Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Greg Lloyd | 1987 | Former NFL Pro Bowl player for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| L.J. "Stan" Lomax | 1962 | Head football coach at Fort Valley State 1963 - 1978. He spent 15 years at the Wildcat helm, amassing a 86-33-7 record with 4 conference championships. Led FVSU to first national television game against Fisk University on ABC in 1972. Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. | |
| Tyrone Poole | 1995 | 1st Round Pick by Carolina Panthers. Earned 2 Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots as starter on the 2003 and 2004 teams | |
| Peppi Zellner | Former NFL Player | ||
| Derrick Wimbush | Former NFL Player | ||
| Charles Robinson, Jr. | 1970 | President and CEO of Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta; The first African American to become certified by the American College of Healthcare Administrators | |
| Calvin Smyre | 1970 | Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1974 as its youngest member at 26 years of age. Current Executive Vice President of $34 Billion Financial Corporation (Synovus Foundation). | |
| Peyton Williams, Jr. | 1964 | Highest-ranking African American official in the US Department of Education for 25 years | |
| Rayfield Wright | 1967 | NFL Hall of Fame inductee |
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