42 Notable alumni of
Hillsdale College
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Hillsdale College is 1582nd in the world, 562nd in North America, and 529th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 42 notable alumni from Hillsdale 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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Erik Prince
- Occupations
- financieraircraft pilotmilitary officerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Erik Dean Prince is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater. He served as Blackwater's CEO until 2009 and as its chairman until its sale to a group of investors in 2010. Prince heads the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group and was chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group until 2021. Prince is the son of engineer and businessman Edgar Prince, and the brother of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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Brent Weeks
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Brent Weeks is an American fantasy writer. His debut novel, The Way of Shadows, was a New York Times best seller in April 2009. Each of the five books in his Lightbringer series made the NYT list as well, starting with The Black Prism in 2010. He lives and works near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Kristi, and their two daughters.
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Kat Timpf
- Enrolled in Hillsdale College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in magna cum laude
- Occupations
- journalistpodcastercolumnist
- Biography
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Katherine Clare Timpf is an American libertarian columnist, television personality, reporter, and comedian. She is currently a regular panelist of Fox News Channel's Gutfeld! and appears as a contributor on various other Fox News shows. In 2017, Timpf co-hosted Fox News Specialists alongside Eric Bolling and Eboni K. Williams. As of June 2019, she hosts the Fox Nation show Sincerely, Kat.
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Elizebeth Smith Friedman
- Enrolled in Hillsdale College
- 1913-1915 graduated with bachelor's degree in English literature
- Occupations
- cryptographercryptanalystmathematician
- Biography
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Elizebeth Smith Friedman was an American cryptanalyst and author who deciphered enemy codes in both World Wars and helped to solve international smuggling cases during Prohibition. Over the course of her career, she worked for the United States Treasury, Coast Guard, Navy and Army, and the International Monetary Fund. She has been called "America's first female cryptanalyst".
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Ruta Sepetys
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Ruta Sepetys is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a New York Times and international bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal and The Josette Frank Award for Fiction.
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Phil Crane
- Enrolled in Hillsdale College
- In 1952 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- employeepoliticianuniversity teacherdirector
- Biography
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Philip Miller Crane was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election, Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House.
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Robert Patrick Murphy
- Occupations
- economisthistorian
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Robert Patrick Murphy is an American economist. Murphy is research assistant professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. He has been affiliated with Laffer Associates, the Pacific Research Institute, the Institute for Energy Research (IER), the Independent Institute, the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and the Fraser Institute.
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Dan Crane
- Occupations
- politiciandentist
- Biography
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Daniel Bever Crane was an American dentist and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. A Republican, he served in the House from 1979 to 1985. In 1983, Crane was censured by the House for having sex with a 17-year-old page.
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Chris Chocola
- Enrolled in Hillsdale College
- Studied in 1984
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonbusiness executive
- Biography
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Joseph Christopher Chocola is an American businessman, lawyer, and former politician who served as the U.S. Representative from Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2007.
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Peter Leeson
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Peter T. Leeson is an American economist and the Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. In 2012 Big Think listed him among "Eight of the World's Top Young Economists". He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Clinton B. Fisk
- Occupations
- military officerbusinessperson
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Clinton Bowen Fisk was a senior officer during Reconstruction in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000. In addition, he helped establish the first free public schools in the Southern United States for white and African-American children.
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Tom Heckert, Jr
- Occupations
- general manager
- Biography
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Thomas Heckert Jr. was an American football executive who served as the general manager for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). In his 27-year career, Heckert was a part of 17 postseason campaigns, 11 division titles, eight conference championship games, three Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl Championship, while with the Denver Broncos.
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Manuel Ayau
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Manuel Francisco Ayau Cordón was the founder of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala. He was born in Guatemala City, on December 27, 1925. After diverse studies, he obtained a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Louisiana State University in 1950, an L.H.D. from Hillsdale College in 1973, and an honorary degree in law (Legum Doctor) from Northwood University in 1994.
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Thomas Alvin Farr
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Alvin Farr is an American attorney. Farr was nominated by President Donald Trump for a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2017, and again in 2018. Farr was considered a controversial nominee due to his alleged involvement in suppression of African-American voters. On November 29, 2018, Republican U.S. Senators Jeff Flake and Tim Scott announced their opposition to Farr's nomination, together with unanimous opposition of Senate Democrats, made it impossible for Farr's nomination to be confirmed.
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Aric Nesbitt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Aric Nesbitt is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 20th district, which includes most of Van Buren County, Central Allegan County, Northern Berrien County and Byron Township & Gaines Township in Kent County. He serves as the minority leader of the Michigan State Senate and previously served as President pro tempore. He received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from Hillsdale College for being a conservative reformer. He previously represented the 66th District in the Michigan House of Representatives and served as the Michigan Lottery Commissioner from 2017 to 2018. Nesbitt was elected in November 2010 to the Michigan House of Representatives, served three terms, and served as the House Majority Floor Leader and chair of the House Committee on Energy & Technology. He is a member of the Republican Party and resides south of Lawton, Michigan with his wife, Trisha, daughter, Catherine, and son, William.
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Will Carleton
- Occupations
- journalistwriterpoet
- Biography
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William McKendree Carleton was an American poet from Michigan. Carleton's poems were most often about his rural life.
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Tyler Blanski
- Occupations
- singer-songwritercomposerguitarist
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Tyler Blanski is an American Roman Catholic author, musician, and record producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was raised as a Baptist and later became an Anglican, before converting to Catholicism.
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Hans Zeiger
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Hans Andreas Zeiger is an American author and politician serving as a member of the Pierce County Council, representing the 2nd district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 25th district from 2017 to 2021 and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Zeiger is an author and editor and serves in the Air National Guard.
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Joseph Cella
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Joseph James Cella is an American diplomat and political advisor, who served concurrently as the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu from 2019 to 2021. A prominent Roman Catholic, Cella co-founded the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast and Catholic Vote.
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E. Ross Adair
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- diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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Edwin Ross Adair was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1951 to 1971. He also served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1971 to 1974.
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Albert J. Hopkins
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- politicianlawyer
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Albert Jarvis Hopkins was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.
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David L. Cornwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Lance Cornwell was an American Vietnam War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1977 to 1979.
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Chester Hardy Aldrich
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
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Chester Hardy Aldrich was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 16th governor of Nebraska and as a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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Washington Gardner
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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Washington Gardner was a lawyer, minister, politician and Civil War veteran from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Bion J. Arnold
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Bion Joseph Arnold was an American engineer. He is remembered as "father of the third rail", a pioneer in electrical engineering, and an urban mass transportation expert who helped design New York's Interborough Rapid Transit subway system. He also served as a lieutenant colonel during World War I in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps.
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Moses A. Luce
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Moses Augustine Luce was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He went on to become a leading lawyer, judge and businessman in early San Diego, where he founded the prominent law firm Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps.
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Henry M. Kimball
- Years
- 1878-1935 (aged 57)
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Henry Mahlon Kimball was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Spencer Oliver Fisher
- Years
- 1843-1919 (aged 76)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Spencer Oliver Fisher, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Cyrus Cline
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Cyrus Cline was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1909 to 1917.
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Verner Main
- Years
- 1885-1965 (aged 80)
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Verner Wright Main was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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May Gorslin Preston Slosson
- Enrolled in Hillsdale College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- suffragisthead teachereducatorphilosopher
- Biography
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May Gorslin Preston Slosson was an American educator and suffragist. She was the first woman to obtain a doctoral degree in Philosophy in the United States.
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Spencer G. Millard
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- politicianlawyerteacher
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Spencer Gurdon Millard was an American Republican politician, lawyer and school teacher. He was elected as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of California, his term to run from 1895 to 1899, but died in office within the first year.
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Lynn Bell
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Lynn Everett Bell was an American college football coach and professional baseball player. He played professional baseball from 1906 to 1914 and served as the head football coach for Michigan State Normal College—now known as Eastern Michigan University—in 1918.
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Timothy Leonard
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Timothy Leonard is a former state representative from Evergreen, Colorado. A Republican, Leonard represented Colorado House of Representatives District 25, which encompasses much of western Jefferson County, including the communities of Aspen Park, Dakota Ridge, Evergreen, Fairmount, Genesee, Idledale, Indian Hills, Kittredge, and Morrison.
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Jackie Vaughn III
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jackie Vaughn III was a Democratic member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature for over three decades.
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Alfred Bayliss
- Years
- 1847-1911 (aged 64)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alfred Bayliss was an English American educator from Gloucestershire. Orphaned shortly after his family emigrated to the United States, Bayliss worked his way into Hillsdale College in Michigan. After a two-year break to fight in the Civil War, Bayliss graduated in 1870 and first oversaw schools in Indiana. He then came to Streator, Illinois to lead a school district, becoming superintendent of a high school in 1896. In 1898, Bayliss was elected Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction. He later served as the second president of the Western Illinois State Normal School before falling to his death from a horse.
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Joseph B. Moore
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- 1845-1930 (aged 85)
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Joseph B. Moore was a lawyer, politician, and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Robert William Davis
- Occupations
- funeral directorpolitician
- Biography
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Robert William Davis was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He represented the state's 11th congressional district, which at that time included the Upper Peninsula and a large portion of Northern Michigan, in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 1993.
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Clara Kern Bayliss
- Occupations
- education activistwriter
- Biography
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Clara Kern Bayliss was an American writer and educator.
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Charles H. Varnum
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles Henry Varnum was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing a portion of the Upper Peninsula for 26 years.
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Mary Garard Andrews
- Years
- 1852-..
- Biography
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Mary Garard Andrews was an American Universalist minister and suffragist.
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Minnie Ward Patterson
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United States - Biography
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Minnie Ward Patterson was a poet and author, born in the city of Niles in Michigan. Her most famous work is Pebbles from Old Pathways.
