22 Notable alumni of
Muhlenberg College
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Muhlenberg College is 1993rd in the world, 690th in North America, and 650th 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, theatre, and dance
- Occupations
- actorreality television participant
- Biography
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Frank James Michael Grande Marchione is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTuber.
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Emily Wickersham
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Emily Kaiser 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
- theologianevangelist
- 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 (known after 1928 as the Oxford Group) 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 after World War II.
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Richard Ben-Veniste
- Years
- 1943-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Richard Ben-Veniste is an American lawyer. He first rose to prominence as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He has also been a member of the 9/11 Commission. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. In 2017, he became a CNN Legal Analyst.
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Al Downing
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- Studied in 1963
- Occupations
- broadcasterbaseball player
- 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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Darryl Ponicsan
- Occupations
- screenwriternovelist
- 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 and he also co-wrote the screenplay with 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 57)
- Occupations
- sports journalist
- Biography
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Matt Yallof is an American sports commentator for MLB Network and NHL Network, where he debuted June 3, 2009. Yallof hosts the regular season studio show "The Rundown" and MLB Network Strike Zone. Yallof also appears on "MLB Tonight" and "Quick Pitch".
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Jonathan Abramowitz
- Occupations
- psychologistneuroscientist
- 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
- player of American football
- Biography
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Sisto Joseph Averno was an American football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the original Baltimore Colts (1950), the New York Yanks (1951), Dallas Texans (1952) and the Baltimore Colts (1953–1954). He was the final pick of the 1951 NFL Draft, serving as that draft's Mr. Irrelevant. Sisto's college football career also earned him recognition as a member of the Muhlenberg College Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Michael Schlossberg
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 41)
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- 2001-2005 graduated with bachelor's degree in political science and psychology
- 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
- mathematicianuniversity teacherhistorian of mathematics
- Biography
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George Abram Miller was an early group theorist.
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Dawn Eilenberger
- Years
- 20th Century
- 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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John Robert Kline
- Enrolled in Muhlenberg College
- Studied in 1912
- Occupations
- university teachermathematician
- Biography
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John Robert Kline was an American mathematician and educator.
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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 abroad, her works include music for orchestra, chorus, soloists, chamber ensembles, dance, opera, film, and multimedia collaborations.
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Max Marty
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- 20th Century
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Max Marty is an 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
- scientist
- 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 65)
- 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
- politicianlawyer
- 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
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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George Frederic Kribbs was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
