10 Notable alumni of
Wartburg College
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Wartburg College is 2794th in the world, 974th in North America, and 922nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Wartburg 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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Dan Ige
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Daniel Alexander Ige is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, the RFA, and Titan FC. As of February 13, 2024, he is #12 in the UFC featherweight rankings.
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Matt Entz
- Occupations
- American football coach
- Biography
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Matthew John Entz is an American college football coach who is currently the linebackers coach and assistant head coach for defense at the University of Southern California. Prior to that he was the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 2019 to 2023. Entz took over from the departing Chris Klieman after Klieman led the 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team to the program's seventh NCAA Division I Football Championship in eight seasons. Entz was the defensive coordinator for the Bison from 2014 until his promotion following the 2018 season.
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Tom Latham
- Enrolled in Wartburg College
- Studied in 1966-1967
- Occupations
- business executivepolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Paul Latham is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Iowa from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 17, 2013, Latham announced he would not seek reelection next term, becoming the third member of the U.S. House to announce his retirement on the same day (along with Frank Wolf from Virginia and Jim Matheson from Utah).
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Paul Schell
- Occupations
- urban plannerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Paul E. S. Schell was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1998 to 2002.
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Lazaro Samuel Nyalandu
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 54)
- Enrolled in Wartburg College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in business administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lazaro Samuel Nyalandu is a Tanzanian politician and former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
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Tom Zirbel
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Tom Zirbel is an American former road bicycle racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the Bissell, Jamis–Sutter Home and Rally Cycling teams.
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Kevin McCarthy
- Enrolled in Wartburg College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin M. McCarthy is an American Democratic legislator who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until 2013 and, for his last two years there, was the House Minority Leader. McCarthy was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines, Iowa. He received his B.A. from Wartburg College and his J.D. from Drake University.
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Alvin B. Koeneman
- Enrolled in Wartburg College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Biography
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Alvin Berthold Koeneman was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from June 1988 to August 1991.
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Ro Foege
- Enrolled in Wartburg College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in social work
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Romaine Henry "Ro" Foege was the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District, representing portions of Linn and Johnson Counties. He was in the Iowa House of Representatives 1996 to 2008. Foege was Director, Iowa Department on Aging 2010-2011.
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Betty Grundberg
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Betty Grundberg was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
