Editing Clemson University (section)

==Notable alumni==
{{main list|List of alumni of Clemson University}}
* [[Ian (rapper)|Ian]], rapper and songwriter.
* [[Rudolf Anderson|Major Rudolf Anderson Jr.]], the only person killed by enemy fire during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nixon|first1=Angela|title=Clemson marks the anniversary of Maj. Rudolf Anderson's flight during Military Appreciation Day|url=http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-marks-anniversary-of-maj-rudolf-andersons-flight-during-military-appreciation-day/|access-date=5 February 2017|publisher=Clemson Newstand|date=October 16, 2012}}</ref>
* [[David Beasley]], South Carolina governor (1995–1999).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_south_carolina/col2-content/main-content-list/title_beasley_david.html|title =   South Carolina Governor David M. Beasley|publisher= National Governors Association |access-date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kris Benson]], baseball player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bensokr01|title = Kris Benson Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jay Berger]], tennis player.
* [[Tajh Boyd]], football player.
* [[Robert H. Brooks]], founder of [[Hooters|Hooters of America, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Douglas|title=Robert H. Brooks, 69, Owner of Hooters Restaurant Chain, Is Dead|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/business/18brooks.html|access-date=5 February 2017|newspaper=NY Times|date=July 18, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Byrd (golfer)|Jonathan Byrd]], golfer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Byrd|url=http://www.cbssports.com/golf/players/playerpage/238106/jonathan-byrd|website=cbssports.com|access-date=5 February 2017}}</ref>
* [[James F. Byrnes]], politician.
* [[Dwight Clark]], football player.
* [[Wynn Coggins]], acting [[Secretary of Commerce]] under [[Joe Biden]]. 
* [[Chad Connelly]], Chairman of the [[South Carolina Republican Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chad Connelly|url=https://gop.com/author/chad-connelly|website=GOP.com|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205183455/https://gop.com/author/chad-connelly|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Brian Dawkins]], football player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWKIBRI01 |title=Brian Patrick Dawkins |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=December 21, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021031734/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWKIBRI01 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Derrill M. Daniel]], US Army major general<ref name="Taps">{{cite book |last=Asbill |first=C. M. |date=1925 |title=Taps: The Yearbook of Clemson A & M College |volume=XVIII |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/33428921?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226e2f6f6f414379622f6c6e4c7263694965746a6c6e72763436653955494c6a4d58705a68612b34426447303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |location=Clemson, South Carolina |publisher=Clemson A & M College |page=38 |via=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Dave Dondero]], singer-songwriter and guitarist.
* [[Steven Duggar]], baseball player.
* [[Jimmie Dyess|Lt. Col. Jimmie Dyess]], recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Carnegie Medal of Honor.
* [[Ekwee Ethuro]], Speaker of the [[Kenya]]n [[Kenyan Senate|Senate]].
* [[Harvey Gantt]], the first black Mayor of Charlotte.
* [[Lucas Glover]], golfer.
* [[Nikki Haley]], politician
* [[James M. Henderson]], advertising executive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowitall.org/legacy/laureates/james%20m.%20henderson%20.html|title=James M. Henderson (1921-1995)|publisher=knowitall.org|access-date=May 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612213338/http://www.knowitall.org/legacy/laureates/james%20m.%20henderson%20.html|archive-date=June 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Stuart Holden]], soccer player.
* [[DeAndre Hopkins]], football player.
* [[Dave Hrovat]], All American Diver and Clarion University Diving Coach from 1990-2021.<ref name=Clarion>{{cite web|url=https://clariongoldeneagles.com/sports/mens-swimming-and-diving/roster/coaches/dave-hrovat/1747|title=Clarion University Website, Dave Hrovat|publisher=clariongoldeneagles.com|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Rob Huebel]], actor.
* [[Autar Kaw]], academic.
* [[Kristie A. Kenney]], diplomat.
* [[Trevor Lawrence]], football player.
* [[Brad Miller (baseball)|Brad Miller]], baseball player.
* [[Nancy O'Dell]], [[television]] host and entertainment [[journalist]].
* [[Oguchi Onyewu]], soccer player.
* [[William Perry (football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]], football player.
* [[John W. Raymond]], general.
* [[Jane Robelot]], television host.
* [[Ben Robertson (journalist)|Ben Robertson]], war correspondent in [[World War II]], author.
* [[Brianna Rollins]], track and field athlete.
* [[Phillip Sandifer]], writer and recording artist.
* [[Jim Speros]], football coach
* [[C. J. Spiller]], football player.
* [[Elijah Thomas]], basketball player.
* [[Strom Thurmond]], longest-serving Senator in U.S. history.
* [[Sammy Watkins (American football)|Sammy Watkins]], football player.
* [[Deshaun Watson]], football player.
* [[Shawn Weatherly]], [[Miss Universe 1980]].
* [[Jaw Shaw-kong]], former Senators of [[Legislative Yuan|Taiwan]], founder of Taiwan's [[New Party (Taiwan)|New Party]].
* [[David H. Wilkins]], politician.
*[[Vanessa E. Wyche]], director of the Johnson Space Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/about/people/orgs/bios/wyche.html|title=JSC Deputy Director Vanessa E. Wyche|last=Wong|first=Michael|date=2017-11-07|website=NASA|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>