76 Notable alumni of
Denison University

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Denison University is 959th in the world, 353rd in North America, and 331st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 76 notable alumni from Denison University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Jennifer Garner

    Jennifer Garner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm directorstage actorfilm actorfilm producer
    Biography

    Jennifer Anne Garner is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. She made her screen debut in the television film adaptation of Danielle Steel's romance novel Zoya in 1995. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and supporting roles in the war drama film Pearl Harbor (2001) and the comedy-drama film Catch Me If You Can (2002).

  2. Steve Carell

    Steve Carell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    Studied in 1984
    Occupations
    screenwritermanufacturerfilm actoractorcomedian
    Biography

    Steven John Carell is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in the sitcom The Office (2005–2011, 2013), for which he was also a producer, executive producer, writer and director. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for The Office, and was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine.

  3. Hal Holbrook

    Hal Holbrook
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-2021 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actorcharacter actorscreenwriterdirector
    Biography

    Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. was an American actor. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called Mark Twain Tonight! while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. He continued to perform his signature role for over 60 years, only retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health. Throughout his career, he also won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on television and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in film.

  4. Christopher Atkins

    Christopher Atkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    voice actormodelactortelevision actorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Christopher Atkins Bomann is an American actor and businessman. He starred in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon and played Peter Richards on Dallas (1983–1984).

  5. Michael Eisner

    Michael Eisner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    chief executive officerentrepreneurbusinessperson
    Biography

    Michael Dammann Eisner is an Austrian-American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networks NBC, CBS, and ABC.

  6. William Rehnquist

    William Rehnquist
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1924-2005 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    lawyerhistorianpoliticianjudge
    Biography

    William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney and jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years. Rehnquist was an associate justice from 1972 to 1986 and the 16th chief justice from 1986 until his death in 2005. Considered a staunch conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states. Under this view of federalism, the Court, for the first time since the 1930s, struck down an act of Congress as exceeding its power under the Commerce Clause.

  7. John Davidson

    John Davidson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actoractorsingertelevision presenter
    Biography

    John Hamilton Davidson is an American actor, singer, and game-show host known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine, and Hollywood Squares in the 1980s, and a revival of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991.

  8. James Frey

    James Frey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    writerscreenwriterscience fiction writerfilm producerblogger
    Biography

    James Christopher Frey is an American writer and businessman. His first two books, A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were bestsellers marketed as memoirs. Large parts of the stories were later found to be exaggerated or fabricated, sparking a media controversy. His 2008 novel Bright Shiny Morning was also a bestseller.

  9. Woody Hayes

    Woody Hayes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-1987 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Denison University from 1946 to 1948, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1949 to 1950, and Ohio State University from 1951 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 238–72–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1983.

  10. Jack Thompson

    Jack Thompson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    John Bruce Thompson is an American activist and disbarred attorney. As an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture. Thompson gained recognition as an anti-video game activist, criticizing the content of video games and their alleged effects on children. He also targeted rap music and radio personality Howard Stern.

  11. Franklin Cover

    Franklin Cover
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-2006 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Franklin Edward Cover was an American actor best known for starring in the sitcom The Jeffersons. His character, Tom Willis, was half of one of the first interracial marriages to be seen on prime-time television.

  12. John Schuck

    John Schuck
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actorsinger
    Biography

    Conrad John Schuck Jr. is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sgt. Charles Enright in the 1970s crime drama McMillan & Wife. He also played Herman Munster in the late-1980s/early 1990s sitcom The Munsters Today, playing the role originated by Fred Gwynne in the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.

  13. Richard Lugar

    Richard Lugar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2019 (aged 87)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    Studied in 1954
    Occupations
    lawyermilitary personnelpoliticianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Richard Green Lugar KBE was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.

  14. Ann Magnuson

    Ann Magnuson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    film actorperformance artisttelevision actoractorsinger
    Biography

    Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by The New York Times in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does".

  15. Bobby Rahal

    Bobby Rahal
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    Formula One driverracing automobile driverbusinessperson
    Biography

    Robert Woodward Rahal is an American former auto racing driver and current team owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004 and 2020 as team owner for Buddy Rice and Takuma Sato, respectively.

  16. Alex Moffat

    Alex Moffat
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    comedianactortelevision actor
    Biography

    Alexander Everett Moffat is an American actor and comedian. Moffat was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he debuted as a featured player during the show's 42nd season in 2016, alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. After two seasons as featured players, all three became repertory cast members in 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season. Moffat left SNL in 2022, after six years as a cast member.In 2023, he made his Broadway-debut in The Cottage.

  17. Nina West

    Nina West
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    entertainer
    Biography

    Nina West is the stage name of Andrew Robert Levitt, who is an American drag queen, queer activist, actor, and singer-songwriter based in Columbus, Ohio. He rose to national prominence with his appearance on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where he placed sixth and won Miss Congeniality. He was named the Top Local Artist of 2019 by Columbus Underground. Levitt has also created three EPs—Drag Is Magic, John Goodman, and The West Christmas Ever, which were all released in 2019.

  18. Bruce Cumings

    Bruce Cumings
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    lecturerhistorianjournalist
    Biography

    Bruce Cumings is an American historian of East Asia, professor, lecturer and author. He is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History, and the former chair of the history department at the University of Chicago. He formerly taught at Northwestern University and the University of Washington. He specializes in modern Korean history and contemporary international relations.

  19. José Rivera

    José Rivera
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    playwrightwriterscreenwritertelevision producer
    Biography

    José Rivera is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Academy Award for the movie, The Motorcycle Diaries.

  20. Andrew S. Hanen

    Andrew S. Hanen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Andrew Scott Hanen is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

  21. Bill Giles

    Bill Giles
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    tennis player
    Biography

    William Yale Giles is the honorary National League (NL) President, and chairman emeritus and former part-owner of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Philadelphia Phillies.

  22. Joe Banner

    Joe Banner
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    athlete
    Biography

    Joe Banner is an American football executive who was the former president of the Philadelphia Eagles (2001–2012), former chief executive officer of the Cleveland Browns (2012–2013), and former front office consultant for the Atlanta Falcons (2014–2015). Banner’s tenure in Philadelphia stacks up with the most accomplished executives in NFL history. Under his leadership, the Eagles went to five NFC Championship Games in eight seasons and played in Super Bowl XXXIX. During the 2000s, Banner’s Eagles had more playoff victories than any team other than the New England Patriots. In the regular season, the Eagles won more games than any team in the NFC, winning the NFC East eight times in ten seasons. He is also a co-founder of The 33rd Team, led the launch of Sharp Football Analysis, and has been an advisor to Patricof Co since its founding.

  23. Bob Dold

    Bob Dold
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    business executivepolitician
    Biography

    Robert James Dold Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2011 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Prior to his election, Dold ran his family-owned business, Rose Pest Solutions. In 2010, Dold defeated Democratic Party nominee Dan Seals to replace Republican incumbent Mark Kirk in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dold was narrowly defeated by Democrat Brad Schneider in 2012, but regained the seat in 2014, defeating Schneider in a rematch. He was again defeated by Schneider in 2016 in a third contest between the two.

  24. Claudia Sahm

    Claudia Sahm
    Enrolled in Denison University
    In 1998 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Claudia Rae Sahm is an American economist, leading the Macroeconomic Research initiative of the Jain Family Institute. She was formerly director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and a Section Chief at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where she worked in various capacities from 2007 to 2019. Sahm specializes in macroeconomics and household finance. She is best known for the development of the Sahm Rule, a Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) indicator for identifying recessions in real-time.

  25. Douglas Holtz-Eakin

    Douglas Holtz-Eakin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    economistinternational forum participant
    Biography

    Douglas James "Doug" Holtz-Eakin is an American economist. He was formerly an economics professor at Syracuse University, director of the Congressional Budget Office, and chief economic policy adviser to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. Holtz-Eakin is currently president of the American Action Forum policy institute, a conservative think tank.

  26. Jeffrey Hatcher

    Jeffrey Hatcher
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    screenwriterplaywright
    Biography

    Jeffrey Hatcher is a much-produced American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the stage play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just Stage Beauty. He also co-wrote the stage adaptation of Tuesdays with Morrie with author Mitch Albom, and Three Viewings, a comedy consisting of three monologues - each of which takes place in a funeral home. He wrote the screenplay Casanova for director Lasse Hallström, as well as the screenplay for The Duchess (2008). He has also written for the Peter Falk TV series Columbo and E! Entertainment Television.

  27. Maria Tatar

    Maria Tatar
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    literary scholar
    Biography

    Maria Magdalene Tatar is an American academic whose expertise lies in children's literature, German literature, and folklore. She is the John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Chair of the Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University.

  28. Tony P. Hall

    Tony P. Hall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Tony Patrick Hall is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 3rd congressional district from 1979 to 2002. Hall had previously served in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.

  29. P-Star

    P-Star
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    beauty pageant contestanttelevision actoractorsongwritermodel
    Biography

    Priscilla Star Diaz, better known by her stage name MISSPSTAR, formerly known as P-Star, is an American rapper, dancer, model, singer, actress, director, and disc jockey. Diaz is best known for her role as Jessica Ruiz in the 2009 PBS Kids Go revival of The Electric Company and as the focus of the PBS Independent Lens documentary P-Star Rising.

  30. Judson Harmon

    Judson Harmon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1846-1927 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Judson Harmon was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as United States Attorney General under President Grover Cleveland and later served as the 45th governor of Ohio.

  31. Pam Houston

    Pam Houston
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Pam Houston is an American author of short stories, novels and essays. She is best known for her first book, Cowboys Are My Weakness (1992), which has been translated into nine languages, and which won the 1993 Western States Book Award. Also, "Cowboys Are My Weakness" was named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992.

  32. Thomas Skidmore

    Thomas Skidmore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2016 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    university teacherhistorian
    Biography

    Thomas Elliott Skidmore was an American historian and scholar who specialized in Brazilian history.

  33. John Robic

    John Robic
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    John Robic is an American men's basketball coach. He most recently served as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining the Wildcats staff, he served as assistant coach at the University of Memphis and head coach at Youngstown State University.

  34. Carty Finkbeiner

    Carty Finkbeiner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carleton "Carty" S. Finkbeiner is an American Democratic politician and former mayor of Toledo, Ohio.

  35. Rod Scribner

    Rod Scribner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1910-1976 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    animator
    Biography

    Roderick Henry Scribner was an American animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons. He worked during the Golden age of American animation.

  36. Edgar J. Goodspeed

    Edgar J. Goodspeed
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1871-1962 (aged 91)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpapyrologistuniversity teacherBible translator
    Biography

    Edgar Johnson Goodspeed was an American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament, and Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor of the University of Chicago until his retirement. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago, whose collection of New Testament manuscripts he enriched by his searches. The University's collection is now named in his honor.

  37. Edward Andrew Deeds

    Edward Andrew Deeds
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1874-1960 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    inventor
    Biography

    Edward Andrew Deeds was an American engineer, inventor and industrialist prominent in the Dayton, Ohio, area. He was the president of the National Cash Register Company and, together with Charles F. Kettering, founded Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco), an early innovator in automotive technology. Deeds partnered with the Orville Wright in an early airplane manufacturing venture and led the military aircraft production effort in World War I.

  38. Jim Petro

    Jim Petro
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    James M. Petro is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as the Attorney General of Ohio. Previously, Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor and he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio during the 2006 Ohio primaries, but lost to Ken Blackwell.

  39. Cornelius S. Hamilton

    Cornelius S. Hamilton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1821-1867 (aged 46)
    Occupations
    journalistpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Cornelius Springer Hamilton was a lawyer who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from March 4, 1867 until his death.

  40. Ed Weber

    Ed Weber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-2023 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Edward Ford Weber was an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1981 to 1983.

  41. Homer Burton Adkins

    Homer Burton Adkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1892-1949 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    chemist
    Biography

    Homer Burton Adkins was an American chemist who studied the hydrogenation of organic compounds. Adkins was regarded as top in his field and a world authority on the hydrogenation of organic compounds. Adkins is known for his wartime work, where he experimented with chemical agents and poisonous gasses. Renowned for his work, Adkins eventually suffered a series of heart attacks and died in 1949.

  42. Randolph Hollerith

    Randolph Hollerith
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    priest
    Biography

    Randolph Marshall "Randy" Hollerith MStJ is an American Episcopal priest. Since August 2016, he has been the Dean of Washington National Cathedral, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the seat of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

  43. Kenneth E. Melson

    Kenneth E. Melson
    Biography

    Kenneth E. Melson is the former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States. He was appointed to this post by Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009. He resigned as head of the ATF in the aftermath of the ATF gunwalking scandal and was replaced by B. Todd Jones, a former Marine who has twice served as the U.S. attorney in Minnesota.

  44. Sue W. Kelly

    Sue W. Kelly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-.. (age 88)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    In 1958 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    researcheradjunct professorpoliticianteacher
    Biography

    Sue Weisenbarger Kelly is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007, representing New York's 19th District. She was elected to the seat that had been held by Republican Hamilton Fish IV after he dropped out of the 1994 race due to prostate cancer. Kelly defeated his son, Hamilton Fish V, in that race and served until John Hall defeated her in the 2006 congressional election.

  45. Erastus B. Tyler

    Erastus B. Tyler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1822-1891 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Erastus Bernard Tyler was an American businessman, merchant, and soldier. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in many of the early battles in the Eastern Theater before being assigned command of the defenses of Baltimore, Maryland. He briefly commanded the VIII Corps.

  46. Robert W. Levering

    Robert W. Levering
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1914-1989 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyerlibrarian
    Biography

    Robert Woodrow Levering was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1959 to 1961.

  47. George Amos Dorsey

    George Amos Dorsey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1868-1931 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    ethnographeranthropologist
    Biography

    George Amos Dorsey was an American ethnographer of indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a special focus on the Caddoan and Siouan tribes of the Great Plains. He is credited with helping develop the anthropology of the Plains Indian tribes while serving as curator at the Field Museum in Chicago from 1898 until 1915. During this period, he also was Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1907 to 1915.

  48. Randy Hopper

    Randy Hopper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politicianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Randal B. "Randy" Hopper is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 18th District from 2009 until losing his seat to Jessica King in a 2011 recall election. The 18th District includes the cities of Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Waupun.

  49. John T. Chain, Jr

    John T. Chain, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-2021 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    military officerbusinessperson
    Biography

    John Thomas Chain Jr. was a U.S. Air Force general. He was also a director of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, ConAgra Foods, Inc., and Kemper Insurance Co., as well as holding other corporate offices.

  50. Warren K. Moorehead

    Warren K. Moorehead
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1866-1939 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    archaeologistanthropologist
    Biography

    Warren King Moorehead was known in his time as the 'Dean of American archaeology'; born in Siena, Italy to missionary parents on March 10, 1866, he died on January 5, 1939, at the age of 72, and is buried in his hometown of Xenia, Ohio.

  51. Lewis A. Sachs

    Lewis A. Sachs
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    business executive
    Biography

    Lewis A. "Lee" Sachs is a United States banker who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets from 1999 to 2001.

  52. Kirtley F. Mather

    Kirtley F. Mather
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1888-1978 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    university teachergeologist
    Biography

    Kirtley Fletcher Mather was an American geologist and faculty member at Harvard University. An expert on petroleum geology and mineralogy, Mather was a prominent scholar, advocate for academic freedom, social activist, and critic of McCarthyism. He is known for his efforts to harmonize the dialogue between science and religion, his role in the Scopes "Monkey Trial", his faith-based liberal activism, support for adult education programs and advocacy for civil liberties.

  53. Ned Bittinger

    Ned Bittinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    Edmund Stuart Bittinger, better known by Ned Bittinger, is an American portrait painter and illustrator who is known for his paintings of prominent American figures. His notable works include the congressional portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Lindy Boggs for the United States Capitol, as well as Secretaries of State James Baker and Lawrence Eagleburger's official State Department portraits. He has also painted official portraits of Henry Kissinger, John Mica, and Jon Corzine, among others.

  54. Leon Rutherford Taylor

    Leon Rutherford Taylor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1883-1924 (aged 41)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Leon Rutherford Taylor was an American politician who was the acting governor of New Jersey from October 28, 1913, to January 20, 1914. Taylor took office upon the resignation of James Fairman Fielder, who had stepped down to create a vacancy in the governorship and avoid constitutional limits on succeeding himself.

  55. James Madison Pendleton

    James Madison Pendleton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1811-1891 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    professormissionarytheologianChristian ministerwriter
    Biography

    James Madison Pendleton was a leading 19th-century American Baptist preacher, educator and theologian.

  56. Leonard D. Heaton

    Leonard D. Heaton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1902-1983 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    surgeonmilitary physician
    Biography

    Leonard Dudley Heaton was Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1959 to 1969.

  57. George Bliss

    George Bliss
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1813-1868 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    George Bliss was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1850s and 1860s.

  58. Edmund Burke Fairfield

    Edmund Burke Fairfield
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1821-1904 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Edmund Burke Fairfield was an American minister, educator and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Michigan and as the second Chancellor of the University of Nebraska.

  59. Jack Wyant

    Jack Wyant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Enrolled in Denison University
    Studied in 1964-1968
    Occupations
    venture capitalist
    Biography

    John H. “Jack” Wyant is an American businessman and venture capitalist who founded Blue Chip Venture Company. in 1990. In 2013 he is its Managing Director.

  60. Ernest DeWitt Burton

    Ernest DeWitt Burton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1856-1925 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    theologianeditorprofessor
    Biography

    Ernest DeWitt Burton was an American biblical scholar and president of the University of Chicago.

  61. Boyd Chambers

    Boyd Chambers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1964 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Boyd Blaine "Fox" Chambers was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University from 1909 to 1916, at Bethany College in West Virginia in 1917, and at the University of Cincinnati from 1918 to 1921, compiling a career college football record of 50–44–7. Chambers was also the head basketball coach at Marshall during the 1908–09 season and at Cincinnati from 1918 to 1928, tallying a career college basketball mark of 122–97. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Marshall (1910–1917), Cincinnati (1919–1928), and Miami University (1932), amassing a career college baseball record of 163–104–4.

  62. George L. Converse

    George L. Converse
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    Years
    1827-1897 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
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    George Leroy Converse was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio, representing three different districts from 1879 to 1885.

  63. Edward Earle Purinton

    Edward Earle Purinton
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    Years
    1878-1943 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurwriterphilosopher
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    Edward Earle Purinton was an American businessman, naturopath, philosopher and self-help writer.

  64. Frank Justus Miller

    Frank Justus Miller
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    Years
    1858-1938 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    classical philologisttranslatorclassical scholar
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    Frank Justus Miller was a leading American classicist, translator, and university administrator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He authored the Loeb Classical Library translations of Seneca and of Ovid's Metamorphoses, and was president of the American Classical League for more than a decade, from 1922 to 1934.

  65. Gibson Atherton

    Gibson Atherton
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    Years
    1831-1887 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
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    Gibson Atherton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

  66. H. Clay Van Voorhis

    H. Clay Van Voorhis
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    Years
    1852-1927 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    bankerpoliticianlawyer
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    Henry Clay Van Voorhis was a United States Congressman from Muskingum Co., Ohio.

  67. Milton I. Southard

    Milton I. Southard
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    Years
    1836-1905 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
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    Milton Isaiah Southard was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

  68. Dan Daub

    Dan Daub
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    Years
    1868-1951 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Daniel William Daub was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher born in Middletown, Ohio. After attending and playing baseball for Denison University, he played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1892 and with the Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms from 1893 through 1897.

  69. Jeffrey Masten

    Jeffrey Masten
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    literary scholarresearcher
    Biography

    Jeffrey A. Masten is an American academic specializing in Renaissance English literature and culture and the history of sexuality. He is the author and editor of numerous books and scholarly articles. Masten's book Queer Philologies was awarded the 2018 Elizabeth Dietz Prize for the best book in the field of early modern drama by the journal SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500–1900. He was named a Guggenheim Fellow in English Literature for 2022.

  70. John H. Doyle

    John H. Doyle
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    Years
    1844-1919 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
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    John Hardy Doyle was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge during 1883.

  71. William D. Fulton

    William D. Fulton
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    Years
    1864-1925 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
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    William Duane Fulton was a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and was Ohio Secretary of State 1917–1919.

  72. Richard Bevan Austin

    Richard Bevan Austin
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    Years
    1901-1977 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
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    Richard Bevan Austin was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

  73. August F. Foerste

    August F. Foerste
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    Years
    1862-1936 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    paleontologistgeologistbotanist
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    August F. Foerste was an American geologist, science teacher, and paleontologist.

  74. Zella Allen Dixson

    Zella Allen Dixson
    Born in
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    Years
    1858-1924 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    librarian
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    Zella Allen Dixson was an American writer, lecturer, librarian, and publisher. She was the longest-serving director and associate librarian of the University of Chicago Extension Division's library school.

  75. Lottie Estelle Granger

    Lottie Estelle Granger
    Born in
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    Years
    1858-1934 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    educator
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    Lottie Estelle Granger was an American educator and school officer from the U.S. state of Ohio. She served as county superintendent of public schools of Page County, Iowa, and was the second woman elected president of the Iowa State Teachers' Association.

  76. Lewis Ezra Hicks

    Lewis Ezra Hicks
    Years
    1839-1921 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    zoologistgeologist
    Biography

    Lewis Ezra Hicks was an American geologist, zoologist and college administrator.