Notable Alumni
- Cathy Smith Bowers (BA, 1972; MA, 1976), poet and professor; North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2010–2012
- Bob Crawford, stand-up bassist in the band, The Avett Brothers
- Anne King Gregorie (1902), historian and first woman to be granted a doctorate in History by the University of South Carolina
- Chip Huggins, (1987), member of South Carolina House of Representatives
- Dr. Mary Gaulden Jagger, (1942), one of the founding members of the National Organization for Women.
- Actress Andie MacDowell attended Winthrop in 1977 (as Winthrop College) but dropped out as a sophomore in 1978 to sign with Elite Model Management
- Linda H. Short, (1984), former South Carolina State Senator
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