The College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, was founded in 1693 by a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II. It is a public research university and has more than 94,000 living alumni.

Alumni of William & Mary have played important roles in shaping the United States. Three of the country's first ten presidents were educated there, one more than Harvard University's two. The school is also the alma mater of four United States Supreme Court justices (including its longest-serving chief justice, John Marshall). Because the school was one of the few colleges existing in the Colonies, many colonial era notables enrolled including four signers of the Declaration of Independence and the first president of the Continental Congress, Peyton Randolph.

This list of alumni includes those who graduated, transferred to another school, dropped out, or were fully educated at the college but never received an academic degree.

Notations This list uses the following notations: Year # – recipient of a William & Mary Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Business Administration degree Note: A question mark represents an unverifiable value for the digit it replaced. For instance, the "?" in "179?" means that no specific year can be found, but the general decade can be traced. Juris Doctor (J.D.) – recipient of a William & Mary Law School degree or the historical equivalent such as Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) or Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) – recipient of a Mason School of Business degree or the historical equivalent Master of Education (M.Ed.) – recipient of a Graduate School of Education degree or the historical equivalent Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – recipient of indicated degree from an Arts and Sciences graduate program or the historical equivalent

Federal government Executive President (Continental Congress) Name Year Notability Ref. 1739 First president of the Continental Congress (1774–75); attorney general of the Virginia Colony; buried beneath the Wren Chapel of William & Mary

Presidents (Constitution) Name Year Notability Ref. 1762 / LL.D. 1783 Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. secretary of state (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia (1819) 1776 U.S. senator from Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. secretary of state (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. secretary of war (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25) 1807 U.S. representative from Virginia (1816–21); governor of Virginia (1825–27); U.S. senator from Virginia (1827–36); vice president of the U.S. (1841); president of the U.S. (1841–45) * 1749* * Unofficial - received a surveyor's license only, never attended classes First president of the United States (1789–97)

Cabinet Name Year Notability Ref. 1803 Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative from Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator from Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); secretary of state of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); ambassador to Spain (1835) 1792 U.S. senator from Kentucky (1811–14, 1829–35); U.S. secretary of the treasury (1844–45) 1781 U.S. senator from Kentucky (1801–05); U.S. attorney general (1805–06) U.S. senator from Kentucky (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52); U.S. representative for Kentucky (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25); speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–20, 1820–23); U.S. secretary of state (1825–29) 1807 U.S. senator from Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, 1855–61); U.S. attorney general (1841, 1850–53); U.S. representative from Kentucky (1861–63); governor of Kentucky (1848–50) 1965 Deputy national security adviser (1989–91); head of the Central Intelligence Agency (1991–93); U.S. secretary of defense (2006–2012); chancellor of the College of William and Mary (2012–present) 1762 / LL.D. 1783 Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. secretary of state (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia (1819) 1780 U.S. representative from Virginia (1799–1800); U.S. secretary of state (1800–01); chief justice of the U.S. (1801–35) 1776 U.S. senator from Virginia (1790–94); ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. secretary of state (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. secretary of war (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25) 1811 U.S. representative from Maryland (1821–23); chargé d'affaires to the Two Sicilies (1831–32); U.S. attorney general (1843–45) 1770 Governor of Virginia (1786–88); U.S. attorney general (1789–94); U.S. secretary of state (1794–95) 1980 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2005–2009), U.S. Ambassador to Brazil (2010–2013), Counselor of the United States Department of State (2013–2016), U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011, 2016–present), acting United States Secretary of State (2017), acting United States Deputy Secretary of State (2017) 1825 Transferred to the University of Virginia; U.S. representative for Virginia (1841–43); U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1850–53); member of the Virginia Senate (1857–61)

Ambassadors Name Year Notability Ref. 1804 U.S. representative from Kentucky (1817–21); first U.S. ambassador to Colombia (1823) 1803 Member of Kentucky House of Representatives (1807); U.S. representative from Kentucky (1810–11); U.S. senator from Kentucky (1814–16); member of the Kentucky Senate (1817–21); lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1820–24); secretary of state of Kentucky (1824–25); U.S. Postmaster General (1829–35); U.S. ambassador to Spain (1835) 1806 U.S. chargé d'affaires to Chile (1845–47) 1784 First secretary of state of Kentucky (1793-?); U.S. senator from Louisiana (1813–17, 1819–23); U.S. ambassador to France (1824–29) 1972 U.S. ambassador to Honduras (2005–08) 1972 U.S. ambassador to Laos (2000–04) 1762 / LL.D. 1783 Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776); governor of Virginia (1779–81); U.S. ambassador to France (1785–89); U.S. secretary of state (1789–93); vice president of the U.S. (1797–1801); president of the U.S. (1801–09); founded the University of Virginia (1819) 1980 U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2014–2018) 1776 U.S. senator from Virginia (1790–94); U.S. ambassador to France (1794–96); governor of Virginia (1799–1802); ambassador to Great Britain (1803–07); governor of Virginia (1811); U.S. secretary of state (1811–14, 1815–17); U.S. secretary of war (1814–15); president of the U.S. (1817–25) 1780 Member of the Virginia Senate (1786–91); member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1805–09, 1828–29); U.S. representative from Virginia (1811–23); U.S. ambassador to Spain (1823–24) 1811 U.S. representative from Maryland (1821–23); chargé d'affaires to the Two Sicilies (1831–32); U.S. attorney general (1843–45) 1809 Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1817–20, 1822–23); U.S. representative from Virginia (1823–29); U.S. ambassador to France (1829–32, 1849–53); U.S. senator from Virginia (1832–34, 1836–39, 1841–45); representative to the Confederate House of Representatives from Virginia 1977 U.S. ambassador to Algeria (2000–2003); U.S. ambassador to Haiti (2006–2009); recipient of U.S. State Department's Herbert A. Salzman Award 1846 Member of the California Assembly (1854–56); U.S. representative from California (1857–61); U.S. ambassador to Venezuela (1885–89) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2005–2009), U.S. Ambassador to Brazil (2010–2013), Counselor of the United States Department of State (2013–2016), U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011, 2016–present), Acting United States Secretary of State (2017), Acting United States Deputy Secretary of State (2017) 1779 U.S. ambassador to France (1790–92), the Netherlands (1792), and Spain (1794–95) Dropped out for military service; U.S. consul in Martinique; U.S. consul-general in France; instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase; president of the Republic of West Florida in 1810 1800 U.S. representative from Virginia (1821–34); speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827–33); U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1836–41) 1809 U.S. ambassador to Russia (1841–45)

Judiciary United States Supreme Court Name Year Notability Ref. 1799 U.S. representative from Virginia (1814–30); speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1821–23); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41) 1754 Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789–95) 1780 U.S. representative from Virginia (1799–1800); U.S. secretary of state (1800–01); chief justice of the U.S. (1801–35) 1778 Co-founder of Phi Beta Kappa society (1776); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1799–1829)

Other federal courts Name Year Notability Ref. 1968 U.S. magistrate judge (E.D.N.Y.) (1986–90); U.S. district court judge (E.D.N.Y.) (1990–present) 1799 U.S. representative from Virginia (1814–30); speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1821–23); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1830–36); associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836–41) 1824 U.S. district court judge (W.D. Va.) (1846–61) and founder of the Washington and Lee University School of Law U.S. district court judge (E.D. Pa.) (1990–2003) 1971 /J.D. 1974 U.S. magistrate judge (W.D. Va.) (1976–2003); U.S. district judge (W.D. Va. 2003–present) 1924 /L.L.B. 1926 U.S. district court judge (W.D. Va.) (1959–89); chief judge (W.D. Va.) (1960–71) Associate justice (one of the original) of the Mississippi Supreme Court (1818–25); U.S. senator from Mississippi (1825–26, 1827–32); U.S. district court judge (D. Miss.) (1832–36) J.D. 1930 U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1954–96); chief judge (E.D. Va.) (1961–73) U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1944–69) U.S. circuit court judge (Fed. Cir.) (1987–2010) 17??First chief justice of the Mississippi Territory — Transferred to Virginia Military Institute; U.S. representative from Minnesota (1897–1903); U.S. district court judge (D. Minn.) (1903–23) 1941 U.S. attorney (D. Ariz.) (1961–64); U.S. district court judge (D. Ariz.) (1964–2007); chief judge (D. Ariz.) (1979–84) 1964 U.S. district court judge (M.D. Fla.) (2000–present) 1807 U.S. representative from Louisiana (1812–18); governor of Louisiana (1820–24); U.S. district court judge (D. La.) (1825–27) 1971 / J.D. 1979 U.S. magistrate judge (E.D. Va.) (1985–89); U.S. district court judge (E.D. Va.) (1989–present) (Virginia's first female federal judge) 1986 U.S. district court judge (S.D.N.Y.) (2007–18); U.S. circuit court judge (2d Cir.) (2018–present) 1793 U.S. circuit court judge (4th Cir.) (1801–02) 1772 Lawyer and professor of law at William & Mary; justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1803–11); U.S. district court judge (D. Va.) (1813–?) 1754 Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1777–88); governor of Virginia (1808–11); U.S. district court judge (D. Va.) (1811–13) J.D. 1987 U.S. magistrate judge (N.J.) (2000–06); U.S. district court judge (D.N.J.) (2006–present)

Legislative Representatives (Continental Congress)