25 Notable alumni of
Seattle Pacific University
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Seattle Pacific University is 1658th in the world, 575th in North America, and 541st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Seattle Pacific 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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Jeff Probst
- Occupations
- television presenterexecutive producerfilm director
- Biography
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Jeffrey Lee Probst is an American television presenter, producer, and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Award–winning host of the American version of the reality television show Survivor since 2000. He was also the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013.
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Dan Price
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Daniel Joseph Price is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and media personality. He is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Gravity Payments, a credit card processing and financial services company, of which he is the sole shareholder and board member.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Enrolled in Seattle Pacific University
- Studied in 1996-1998
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington, lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican, Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives.
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Larry Wall
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineerprogrammerlinguist
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Larry Arnold Wall is an American computer programmer, linguist, and author known for creating the Perl programming language and the patch tool.
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Eugene H. Peterson
- Occupations
- university teachertheologianBible translatortranslatorauthor
- Biography
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Eugene Hoiland Peterson was an American Presbyterian minister, scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He wrote more than 30 books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award–winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (NavPress, 2002), an idiomatic paraphrasing commentary and translation of the Bible into modern American English using a dynamic equivalence translation approach.
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Jean Stothert
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean Louise Stothert is an American politician and former nurse who served as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 2013 to 2025. She was first elected in 2013, becoming the first woman to hold the office. She was reelected in 2017 and 2021, but lost reelection in 2025 to Democrat John Ewing Jr.
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Marcus Hahnemann
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Marcus Stephen Hahnemann is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
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Gayle Moran
- Occupations
- singersongwritermusician
- Biography
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Gayle Moran is an American vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter. She is from Spring Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Spring Arbor High School (now Spring Arbor University) in 1961.
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Jacob DeShazer
- Occupations
- missionary
- Biography
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Jacob Daniel DeShazer was a Christian missionary in Japan and pilot who participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant.
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SYML
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Syml is the solo venture of Brian Leseney Fennell (born January 16, 1983), an American musician from Issaquah, Washington. He was previously part of the indie band Barcelona. Syml released his eponymous debut album on May 3, 2019, through Nettwerk Records.
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Marissa Johnson
- Years
- 1990s
- Occupations
- activist
- Biography
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Marissa Jenae Johnson is an American activist who attained notoriety when she interrupted U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at an August 2015 rally in Seattle. Her activism has been associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. She is a founder of a Seattle-based justice group called Outside Agitators 206, which was disbanded when she became a cofounder of the Seattle chapter of Black Lives Matter around September 2015.
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Lynne Roberts
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Lynne Renee Roberts is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously served as head coach at Chico State, Pacific, and Utah.
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Nikkita Oliver
- Enrolled in Seattle Pacific University
- In 2008 graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology
- Occupations
- poetlawyerteacherpoliticianmusician
- Biography
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Nikkita R. Oliver is an American lawyer, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and politician. They were a candidate for mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, but finished third in the primary with 17% of the vote. Oliver was defeated again in an at-large Seattle City Council race in 2021.
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William L. Lane
- Years
- 1931-1999 (aged 68)
- Occupations
- Judaic scholarBible translatortranslatoruniversity teachertheologian
- Biography
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William L. Lane was an American New Testament theologian and professor of biblical studies.
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Wesley Carl Uhlman
- Occupations
- politicianmayor
- Biography
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Wesley Carl Uhlman is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th mayor of Seattle, Washington.
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Doris Brown Heritage
- Occupations
- long-distance runnermarathon runnermiddle-distance runner
- Biography
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Doris Elaine Brown Heritage is a retired American runner. She won the International Cross Country Championships five times in a row, in 1967–1971. She collected silver medals in the 800 m at the Pan American Games in 1967 and 1971. She placed fifth in the event at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Brown Heritage briefly held the world record in the 3000 m in 1971. She was the first woman to clock a sub five-minute mile indoors. After retiring from competitions she had a long career as a running coach, and helped prepare the national women's team to the 1984 Summer Olympics. Brown Heritage was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, National Track Coaches Hall of Fame and National Distance Running Hall of Fame.
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Dan Ortiz
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- school teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel H. Ortiz is a former nonaffiliated member of the Alaska House of Representatives, who represented the 1st District from 2015 to 2025. He caucused with the Democratic-led majority for purposes of committee assignments.
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Conrad Lee
- Occupations
- politicianengineerstockbroker
- Biography
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Conrad Lee is a Chinese-born American politician and engineer. He was the past mayor of Bellevue, Washington (2012–2014), and has served on the city council starting in 1994.
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Barbara Rosenthal
- Occupations
- television producerdiaristwriterpoetnovelist
- Biography
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Barbara Ann Rosenthal is an American avant-garde and conceptual artist, writer, and performance artist. She is known for her interdisciplinary and existential works.
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Gaylord T. Gunhus
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Chaplain Gaylord Thomas "G.T." Gunhus (May 22, 1940 – May 27, 2016) was an American Army officer who, from 1999 to 2003, served as the 20th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. He is a 1962 graduate of Seattle Pacific University where he was named Alumnus of the Year in the spring of 2001. He later graduated from the Lutheran Brethren Seminary in 1967 with a Masters of Divinity degree.
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Dave D'Errico
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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David D'Errico is an American soccer player who played as a defender. He spent eight years in the North American Soccer League (NASL), five in Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and one in the United Soccer League (USL). He won three MISL championships with the NY Arrows and earned 21 caps with the United States national team between 1974 and 1977, also captaining the team.
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Elizabeth Scott
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Elizabeth K. Scott is an American politician and educator who served as member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 39th district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she ran unsuccessfully for the state house in 2010 in the "heavily Democratic" 21st district, but since moved to the 39th district and was first elected to office there in 2012.
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Jeffrey Bullock
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 67)
- Enrolled in Seattle Pacific University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- academic administrator
- Biography
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Jeffrey Francis Bullock is an American academic administrator and the 11th president of the University of Dubuque, a Presbyterian college in Dubuque, Iowa. He is also an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University.
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Ricci Greenwood
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ricci Greenwood is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in Major League Soccer, USISL and the National Professional Soccer League.
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Ron Noble
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ron Noble is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 24th district, from 2017 to 2023.
