15 Notable alumni of
Albright College
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Albright College is 2481st in the world, 869th in North America, and 822nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Albright College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kevin Bacon
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actormanufacturerdirectormusician
- Biography
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Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American actor. Known for his leading man and character roles, Bacon has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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John Fetterman
- Enrolled in Albright College
- In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in finance
- Occupations
- politiciansocial worker
- Biography
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John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019 and as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2023. Generally described as a progressive and a populist, Fetterman advocates healthcare as a right, criminal justice reform, abolishing capital punishment, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and legalizing cannabis.
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Anthony Portantino
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony J. Portantino is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 25th Senate District which encompasses portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys. Portantino was a member of the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012, representing the 44th Assembly District.
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Casey Lawrence
- Occupations
- professional baseball player
- Biography
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Casey Lee Lawrence, nicknamed "Twig", is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Mariners, and St. Louis Cardinals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Thomas R. Kline
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Thomas R. Kline is an American personal injury attorney. His cases have helped shape Pennsylvania law and resulted in corporate, institutional, and governmental changes throughout the civil justice system. The law schools at Drexel University and Duquesne University are named for Kline. He is a partner in Kline & Specter and a member and past president (2008-2009) of the Inner Circle of Advocates.
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Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
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- writeracademic
- Biography
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Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ is a Kenyan American poet, author, and academic. He is associate professor of literatures in English at Cornell University and co-founder of the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Writing. His father is the author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. His family was deeply impacted by the bloody British suppression of the Mau Mau revolution.
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Mike Regan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Regan is an American politician and former U.S. Marshal. A Republican, he is the Pennsylvania State Senator from the 31st district. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 92nd district from 2013 to 2016.
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Danene Sorace
- Biography
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Danene Sorace is an American politician and current mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She was elected as the 43rd mayor of Lancaster and the second woman to serve in the position. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She received her bachelor's degree from Albright College and her master's degree in public policy from Rutgers University. She is also the former director of the Answer program at Rutgers.
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Peter DeMarco
- Years
- 1932-2005 (aged 73)
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Peter Thomas DeMarco was an American physician who graduated from Albright College in Pennsylvania and achieved his doctor of medicine degree in 1957 from Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Edwin Erickson
- Enrolled in Albright College
- In 1960 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edwin B. Erickson III was an American politician. He served multiple terms on the Council of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, including two years as its chairman. He was later elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, representing the 26th District from 2001 to 2015. The district included most of Delaware County and parts of Chester County. From 1989 to 1992, Erickson served as a regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Region III, which encompassed several states in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Joseph Berg Esenwein
- Occupations
- lecturerjournalistwriter
- Biography
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Joseph Berg Esenwein was an American editor, lecturer and writer. He was noted for contributions to the Library of the World's Best Literature.
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Allen Sothoron
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Allen Sutton Sothoron was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. As a player, he was a spitball pitcher who spent 11 years in the major leagues playing for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Bradford, Ohio, Sothoron threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 182 pounds (83 kg). He attended Albright College and Juniata College.
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Stephen Gill Spottswood
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Stephen Gill Spottswood was a religious leader and civil rights activist known for his work as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ) and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
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- painterweaver
- Biography
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Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey was an American painter, printmaker and textile artist, art educator and community activist in Buffalo, New York.
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Emma Seifrit Weigley
- Enrolled in Albright College
- Studied in 1954
- Occupations
- university teacherbiographernutritionist
- Biography
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Emma Seifrit Weigley was an American professor of nutrition. Her husband was military historian Russell Weigley.
