14 Notable alumni of
Erskine College

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Erskine College is 3571st in the world, 1234th in North America, and 1174th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Erskine College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Tom Verlaine

    Tom Verlaine
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-2023 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriterguitaristsingerrecording artistsongwriter
    Biography

    Thomas Joseph Miller, known professionally as Tom Verlaine, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television.

  2. Benjamin M. Miller

    Benjamin M. Miller
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1864-1944 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Benjamin Meek Miller was an American Democratic politician who served as the 39th Governor of Alabama from 1931 to 1935. The Scottsboro Boys affair notably occurred during his gubernatorial tenure.

  3. Thomas S. Gettys

    Thomas S. Gettys
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1912-2003 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Thomas Smithwick Gettys was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

  4. Herbert L. Wilkerson

    Herbert L. Wilkerson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1919-2021 (aged 102)
    Occupations
    military personnelmilitary leader
    Biography

    Herbert Lloyd Wilkerson was a United States Marine Corps major general. A veteran of three wars, he was most noted for his service as commanding officer, 1st Marine Regiment during Vietnam War and later as commanding general, 3rd Marine Division.

  5. Joseph T. Johnson

    Joseph T. Johnson
    Years
    1858-1919 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgelawyer
    Biography

    Joseph Travis Johnson was a United States representative from South Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.

  6. Lemuel P. Padgett

    Lemuel P. Padgett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1855-1922 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Lemuel Phillips Padgett was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.

  7. Eleanor C. Pressly

    Eleanor C. Pressly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-2003 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    aerospace engineermathematician
    Biography

    Eleanor Crockett Pressly was an American mathematician and aeronautical engineer in the sounding rocket program at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

  8. Ira B. Jones

    Ira B. Jones
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1851-1927 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    judgepolitician
    Biography

    Ira B. Jones was a chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court and a candidate for governor in 1912.

  9. W. Jasper Talbert

    W. Jasper Talbert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1846-1931 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    William Jasper Talbert was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

  10. Mark Wightman

    Mark Wightman
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    Robert Mark Wightman is an electrochemist and professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is best known for his work in the areas of ultramicroelectrodes, electrochemistry, and neurochemistry. One of Wightman's most notable achievements is the development of the ultramicroelectrode and microelectrode voltammetry. At the same time as Wightman's innovations, the microelectrode was developed independently by Martin Fleischmann at the University of Southampton. In 2011, Wightman had the 192nd highest h-index, 74, of any living chemist. As of 2018, Wightman was an author of over 390 papers and had an h-index of 103.

  11. Rex L. Carter

    Rex L. Carter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-2014 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Rex Lyle Carter was an American lawyer and politician.

  12. Jackie K Cooper

    Jackie K Cooper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    film criticwriter
    Biography

    Jackie Kershaw Cooper is an American author and film critic. He is the host of the Jackie K. Cooper Show, an entertainment review television show broadcast weekly on Com South and Progressive Tel cable networks in the Middle Georgia area. He is also one of the founders of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and is also a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.

  13. Lawrence Cowan

    Lawrence Cowan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1858-1933 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Lawrence Oscar Cowan was an American judge, state legislator, city official, businessman, and miner in the Arizona Territory and state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  14. Charles Bryson Simonton

    Charles Bryson Simonton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1838-1911 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Charles Bryson Simonton was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.