22 Notable alumni of
Muhlenberg College
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Muhlenberg College is 2095th in the world, 712th in North America, and 669th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Muhlenberg 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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Frankie Grande
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- In 2005 studied biology, dance, and theatre art
- Occupations
- reality television participantactor
- Biography
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Frank James Michael Grande Marchione is an American actor, singer, dancer, television host and producer. He performed on Broadway as Franz in the musical Rock of Ages (2014–2015) and in Mamma Mia! (2007–2010) and has played roles Off-Broadway, in regional theatre productions and on tour. He has produced Broadway shows and both produced and appeared in cabaret acts, including his own one-man show. He has played the villain Frankini recurringly, since 2017, in several TV comedy series, including Henry Danger and Danger Force, and in Henry Danger: The Movie.
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Emily Wickersham
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Emily Wickersham is an American actress best known for her role as NCIS Special Agent Eleanor Bishop on NCIS.
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Frank Buchman
- Occupations
- evangelisttheologian
- Biography
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Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman, best known as Frank Buchman, was an American Lutheran who founded the First Century Christian Fellowship in 1921, renamed as the Oxford Group in 1928, that was transformed under his leadership in 1938 into the Moral Re-Armament and became Initiatives of Change in 2001. As a leader of the Moral Re-Armament, he was decorated by the French and German governments for his contributions to Franco-German reconciliation following the end of World War II.
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Richard Ben-Veniste
- Years
- 1943-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Richard Ben-Veniste is an American lawyer. He was a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal and later became a member of the 9/11 Commission. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of the Bush administration. In 2017, he became a CNN legal analyst.
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Darryl Ponicsan
- Occupations
- novelistscreenwriter
- Biography
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Darryl Ponicsan is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1970 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into the 1973 film of the same name starring Jack Nicholson. A sequel, Last Flag Flying, based on his 2005 novel of the same name, was released in 2017; he co-wrote the screenplay with director Richard Linklater. He also wrote the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan. Ponicsan writes mystery novels under the pen name Anne Argula.
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Michael Pocalyko
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Michael Nicholas Pocalyko is an American businessman and writer.
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Matt Yallof
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- sports journalist
- Biography
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Matt Yallof is an American sports commentator for MLB Network and NHL Network, where he debuted on June 3, 2009. He hosts the regular season studio show The Rundown and MLB Network Strike Zone. He also appears on MLB Tonight and Quick Pitch.
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Jonathan Abramowitz
- Occupations
- researcherneuroscientistpsychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz is an American clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). He is an expert on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders whose work is highly cited. He maintains a research lab and currently serves as the director of the UNC-CH Clinical Psychology PhD Program. Abramowitz approaches the understanding and treatment of psychological problems from a cognitive-behavioral perspective.
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Sisto Averno
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Sisto Joseph "Joe" Averno was an American professional football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the original Baltimore Colts (1950) and the franchises which succeeded it, including the New York Yanks (1951), Dallas Texans (1952), and the second iteration of the Baltimore Colts (1953–1954).
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Michael Schlossberg
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 43)
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- 2001-2005 graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology and political science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael H. Schlossberg is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 132nd district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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George Abram Miller
- Occupations
- university teachermathematicianhistorian of mathematics
- Biography
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George Abram Miller was an American mathematician, an early group theorist.
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Al Downing
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- Studied in 1963
- Occupations
- baseball playerbroadcaster
- Biography
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Alphonso Erwin Downing is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 through 1977. Downing was an All Star in 1967 and the National League's Comeback Player of the Year in 1971. Downing allowed Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run on April 8, 1974.
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John Robert Kline
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- Studied in 1912
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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John Robert Kline was an American mathematician and educator.
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Dawn Eilenberger
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- Studied in 1979
- Biography
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Dawn Eilenberger became the Deputy Director of National Intelligence in April 2017. Previously she was the Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy & Strategy, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In this role, she oversees the formulation and implementation of Intelligence community (IC)-wide policy and strategy on the full range of intelligence issues, including collection, analysis, requirements, management and information sharing, and provides leadership for ODNI and IC initiatives on information sharing and the closure and disposition of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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Andrea Clearfield
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Andrea Clearfield is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Regularly commissioned and performed by ensembles in the United States and internationally, her works include music for opera, orchestra, chorus, soloists, chamber ensembles, dance, film, and multimedia collaborations. She is represented by Black Tea Music.
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Max Marty
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- 20th Century
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Max Marty is an American entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, who co-founded the seed accelerator project Blueseed with Dario Mutabdzija and Dan Dascalescu. He was previously Director of Business Strategy at The Seasteading Institute.
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Mark C. Urban
- Occupations
- university teacherscientistacademic
- Biography
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Mark C. Urban is a biologist and associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut. His work focuses on the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that shape natural communities across multiple spatial scales.
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Scott A. Shikora
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- surgeon
- Biography
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Scott Alan Shikora, MD FACS is an American bariatric surgeon. He is currently the Director of the Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
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Nancy Thornberry
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
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Nancy A. Thornberry is the founding CEO and current chair, R&D at Kallyope Inc. in New York City. She previously worked with Merck Research Laboratories, joining the company in 1979 as a biochemist and retiring from the position of senior vice president and franchise head, diabetes and endocrinology in 2013.
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Marcus C.L. Kline
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907.
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James Whyte Kelly Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Whyte Kelly Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who was Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey from 1958 to 1970. He held a number of other civic positions, including being president of the New Jersey Council of Mayors.
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George Frederic Kribbs
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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George Frederic Kribbs was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1895.
