20 Notable alumni of
Geneva College
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Geneva College is 3075th in the world, 1061st in North America, and 1007th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Geneva 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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William Fitzsimmons
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusiciansingerguitarist
- Biography
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William Fitzsimmons is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. His music has been featured on ABC's Brothers & Sisters and the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice, MTV's Life of Ryan and Teen Wolf, the CW's One Tree Hill, CBS's Blue Bloods, ABC Family's Greek, Lifetime's Army Wives, and USA Network's Burn Notice. As of 2024, he has released nine studio albums, one EP, one live album, one remix album, and two cover albums.
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John Steuart Curry
- Occupations
- painterprintmaker
- Biography
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John Steuart Curry was an American painter whose career spanned the years from 1924 until his death. He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state, Kansas. Along with Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, he was hailed as one of the three great painters of American Regionalism of the first half of the twentieth century. Curry's artistic production was varied, including paintings, book illustrations, prints, and posters.
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David Shedd
- Biography
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David R. Shedd is a retired U.S. intelligence officer whose final post was as the acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is a former Central Intelligence Agency operative.
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Benjamin Piatt Runkle
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Benjamin Piatt Runkle was an American military officer, Episcopal priest, and Freemason, who is noted as being one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi fraternity. Prior to joining the clergy, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Superintendent of Freedmen's Affairs in Kentucky, and was plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Runkle v. United States. Runkle also twice served as trustee of Miami University.
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Norman Clyde
- Occupations
- mountaineer
- Biography
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Norman Clyde was a mountaineer, mountain guide, freelance writer, nature photographer, and self-trained naturalist. He is well known for achieving over 130 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana's Glacier National Park. He also set a speed climbing record on California's Mount Shasta in 1923. The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley has 1467 articles written by Clyde in its archives.
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Joseph P. Kolter
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Paul "Joe" Kolter was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1993.
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Robert P. Kennedy
- Occupations
- politicianlawyermilitary officer
- Biography
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Robert Patterson Kennedy was a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1886 to 1891. He was also an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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David W. Stewart
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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David Wallace Stewart served as a United States senator from Iowa from August 7, 1926, until March 3, 1927, serving out the unexpired term of a senator who died soon after he was defeated for re-election in a Republican primary.
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Walter Edmond Clyde Todd
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- zoologistornithologist
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Walter Edmond Clyde Todd was an American ornithologist who worked at the Carnegie Museum. He collected specimens mainly in the arctic zone and was the author of several books.
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Solomon L. Hoge
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
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Solomon Lafayette Hoge was a lawyer, soldier, judge and politician in Ohio and South Carolina.
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Frederick Simpson Deitrick
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Frederick Simpson Deitrick was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey
- Enrolled in Geneva College
- Studied in 1908
- Occupations
- politicianhead teacher
- Biography
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.
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Robert D. Robbins
- Enrolled in Geneva College
- Studied in 1973
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Dennis "Bob" Robbins is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 50th District since 1990. He previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 17th District from 1983 to 1990.
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John R. Goodin
- Occupations
- judgelawyerpoliticianeditorjournalist
- Biography
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John Randolph Goodin was an American politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Ohio and Kansas.
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Dan K. Williams
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dan K. Williams is an American politician and pastor. A Democrat, he has represented the 74th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2018.
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J. Howard Swick
- Years
- 1879-1952 (aged 73)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jesse Howard Swick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Henry Wilson Temple
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacher
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Henry Wilson Temple was a Progressive and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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William Paret
- Occupations
- priest
- Biography
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William Paret was the 137th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.
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George Long Duyckinck
- Occupations
- biographer
- Biography
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George Long Duyckinck was a New York City writer.
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John Peter Barnes
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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John Peter Barnes was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
