21 Notable alumni of
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is 2626th in the world, 911th in North America, and 860th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jimmi Simpson
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm produceractortelevision actormanufacturer
- Biography
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Jimmi Simpson is an American actor. Known for his work across film, television, and theatre, he is the recipient of BAFTA, Primetime Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
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Brian Sims
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Brian Kendall Sims is an American politician, activist and attorney. A Democrat, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district from 2013 until 2022. Sims is also a lawyer and advocate for LGBT civil rights. Sims became the first openly gay elected state legislator in Pennsylvania history. He won re-election on November 6, 2018. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, finishing in second place behind Austin Davis with 25% of the vote. Since leaving public office in 2022, Sims served as the Managing Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at Out Leadership, on the Board of Trustees of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, and as CEO of Agenda PAC.
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Lou Barletta
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianprofessional athlete
- Biography
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Louis John Barletta is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010.
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Susan Roman
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Susan Roman is a Canadian television and voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime Sailor Moon. She is one of the few voice actors to remain throughout the entire run of the Sailor Moon series.
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Mark S. Schweiker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark Stephen Schweiker is an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Pennsylvania from October 5, 2001, to January 21, 2003. Schweiker, a Republican, assumed the governorship in 2001, when his predecessor, Tom Ridge, resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. Schweiker serves as the SVP and Chief Relationship Officer of Renmatix.
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Tim Holden
- Enrolled in the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politiciansheriffprobation officer
- Biography
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Thomas Timothy Holden is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during the 112th United States Congress. On April 24, 2012, Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary in his attempt to seek re-election after the boundaries of his district were redrawn. He is now chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
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Jason Wolfe
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Jason Wolfe is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of several companies, including GiftCards.com, Gift Card Granny, and GiftYa.
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Carl Risch
- Occupations
- lawyer
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Carl C. Risch is an American lawyer and former government official who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs within the U.S. Department of State, as the acting chief of staff for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and as Deputy Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the U.S. Department of Justice. Risch was also a field office director for USCIS at the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea and a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State.
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Danny Litwhiler
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Webster Litwhiler was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1940 to 1951 for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Major League Baseball player to have an error-free season while playing a full-time position on defense. That same season, 1942, he also became the first player to stitch together the fingers of his glove. After his playing career, he continued to work in baseball as a coach in college sports.
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John Hummel
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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John Edwin Hummel born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was a Utility player for the Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Dodgers/Brooklyn Robins (1905–15) and New York Yankees (1918). He attended college at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
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Princess Halliday
- Born in
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Nigeria - Occupations
- actormotivational speakerpetroleum engineer
- Biography
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Princess Halliday is a TV personality, professor of ethics, leadership ambassador, talk show host, trained petroleum engineer, communications expert, motivational speaker and occasional actress. She is the founder of the Empower Africa Initiative.
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Emily Kinkead
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Emily Kinkead is an American politician. She is a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In 2020, Kinkead was elected to represent District 20, which encompasses several communities in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
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Robert Sickinger
- Years
- 1926-2013 (aged 87)
- Occupations
- theatrical director
- Biography
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William Robert Sickinger was an American theater director, based in Chicago. He was regarded as the founder of "off-Loop" theater, the Chicago equivalent of Off-Broadway. He often cast non-professional actors in his productions, and in doing so occasionally found new talent such as David Mamet, Marilu Henner, Jim Jacobs, and Mike Nussbaum, all of whom were Sickinger proteges.
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Percy W. Griffiths
- Enrolled in the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Studied in 1913-1916
- Occupations
- politicianAmerican football coachcar dealerathletic director
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Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths was an American football player and coach and politician. He played college football at Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University and professionally for one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs. Griffiths was the head football coach at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio from 1921 to 1926 and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1930, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–41–10. He was the mayor of Marietta, Ohio from 1938 and 1939 and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 15th congressional district from 1943 to 1949.
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Phyllis Mundy
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Phyllis Mundy is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and former minority chairman of the House Finance Committee.
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John Wetzel
- Occupations
- politician
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John Edward Wetzel served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections from 2011 until 2021, after being nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and confirmed in May 2011. He was subsequently re-nominated by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015. Wetzel resigned his office effective October 1, 2021. Previously, he served on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.
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James Cameron Mackenzie
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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James Cameron Mackenzie was an American educator and Presbyterian minister, born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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John Vandling Lesher
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- lawyerpolitician
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John Vandling Lesher was an American lawyer and businessman who was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving four terms from 1913 to 1921.
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John Quigley
- Biography
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John Quigley is a former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in June 2015 and serving until his resignation in May 2016. From 2009 to 2011, Quigley served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Prior to his appointment as secretary, Quigley worked for DCNR in several capacities, including overseeing strategic initiatives and operations, and as chief of staff. He is the first and only person in the history of Pennsylvania to hold the positions of both DCNR and DEP Secretary.
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Isaac Clinton Kline
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Isaac Clinton Kline was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Frederick William Magrady
- Occupations
- politicianteacherlawyer
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Frederick William Magrady was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
