15 Notable alumni of
Oglethorpe University
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Oglethorpe University is 2958th in the world, 1026th in North America, and 973rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Oglethorpe University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sidney Lanier
- Occupations
- flautistorganisthymnwritermusicianwriter
- Biography
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Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned (resulting in his catching tuberculosis), taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and worked as a lawyer. As a poet he sometimes used dialects. Many of his poems are written in heightened, but often archaic, American English. He became a flautist and sold poems to publications. He eventually became a professor of literature at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and is known for his adaptation of musical meter to poetry. Many schools, other structures and two lakes are named for him, and he became hailed in the South as the "poet of the Confederacy". A 1972 US postage stamp honored him as an "American poet".
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Luke Appling
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Lucius Benjamin Appling, nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains" was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Vincent Sherman
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Vincent Sherman was an American director and actor who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
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Diana Fleischman
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- researcherpsychologist
- Biography
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Diana Santos Fleischman is an American evolutionary psychologist. Her field of research includes the study of disgust, human sexuality, and hormones and behaviour. She is also involved in the effective altruism, animal welfare, and feminism movements.
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Joseph Mackey Brown
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Mackey Brown was an American politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the 59th governor of Georgia, the first from 1909 to 1911 and the second from 1912 to 1913. He has also been posthumously implicated as one of the ringleaders in the lynching of Leo Frank.
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Dar'shun Kendrick
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Dar'shun Nicole Kendrick is an American attorney and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 95th district; she previously represented the 94th and 93rd districts. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Peter Zack Geer
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Peter Zack Geer was an American lawyer and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Thomas Anthony Thacher
- Occupations
- classical philologist
- Biography
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Thomas Anthony Thacher was an American classicist and college administrator.
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Charles L. Weltner
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristpoliticianjudge
- Biography
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Charles Longstreet Weltner was an American jurist and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. From 1963 to 1967, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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John Burke
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- pianistcomposer
- Biography
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John Burke is an American pianist, composer, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Burke is best known for his solo piano albums. He has also composed scores for film, video games, and theatre.
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Joe Sutton
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Joseph Sutton is a journalist and designer. Since 2003 he has been working in the news and entertainment business. Sutton has developed a reputation for his various styles in fashion. He plays a leading role in covering major U.S. and international news events for CNN.
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Daniel P. Martin
- Enrolled in Oglethorpe University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting
- Occupations
- United States Naval Aviator
- Biography
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Daniel P. Martin is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who serves as the director of maritime operations of the United States Pacific Fleet. He most recently served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 from May 28, 2021 to May 3, 2022. He previously served as senior military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. In earlier command tours, he commanded Carrier Air Wing 8 from June 2015 to 2016 and Strike Fighter Squadron 37 from 2010 to 2011.
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Benjamin M. Palmer
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Benjamin Morgan Palmer was a Presbyterian minister, theologian, in the United States. He served as first Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in 1861.
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John G. Blowers Jr
- Years
- 1911-2006 (aged 95)
- Occupations
- jazz musician
- Biography
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John G. Blowers Jr. was an American drummer of the swing era. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Blowers ("Blau-ers") learned to play percussion during his schooldays and began performing with the Bob Pope Band in 1936. Blowers attended college at Oglethorpe College, now Oglethorpe University.
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Jill R. Harper
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Enrolled in Oglethorpe University
- In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in biology
- Occupations
- molecular biologistpolicy advisor
- Biography
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Jill Reiss Harper is an American molecular biologist and policy advisor serving as the deputy director for science management and executive officer at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
