78 Notable alumni of
Western Kentucky University

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Western Kentucky University is 707th in the world, 265th in North America, and 245th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 78 notable alumni from Western Kentucky University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. John Carpenter

    John Carpenter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm directorproducerdirectoractor
    Biography

    John Howard Carpenter is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award and lauded him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions".

  2. Michael Rosenbaum

    Michael Rosenbaum
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    film actordub actortelevision actorfilm directoractor
    Biography

    Michael Rosenbaum is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville, a role that TV Guide included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time".

  3. Matt Long

    Matt Long
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Matthew Long is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ezekiel Landon in the NBC/Netflix sci fi drama Manifest (2019–2023), and his roles in the television series Jack & Bobby (2004–2005), and the films Ghost Rider (2007) and Sydney White (2007).

  4. Charles Napier

    Charles Napier
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-2011 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Charles Lewis Napier was an American actor who was known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. His first prominent role in a film was in Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), which was the first of four films he would do with director Russ Meyer. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

  5. Sue Grafton

    Sue Grafton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-2017 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    authorscreenwriternovelistwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist, C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies.

  6. Jack Keane

    Jack Keane
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    army officer
    Biography

    John M. "Jack" Keane is a former American general who served as vice chief of staff of the United States Army from 1999 to 2003. He is a national security analyst, primarily on Fox News, and serves as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and as chairman of AM General.

  7. Courtney Lee

    Courtney Lee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Courtney Lee is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University.

  8. James Comer

    James Comer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in Western Kentucky University
    In 1993 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    businesspersonpoliticianfarmer
    Biography

    James Richardson Comer Jr. is an American politician from Kentucky who represents the state's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in Congress since 2016, during the 114th United States Congress. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and also served as the Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky.

  9. A. J. Slaughter

    A. J. Slaughter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Anthony Darrell "A. J." Slaughter is an American-born naturalized Polish professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky.

  10. Jeremy Evans

    Jeremy Evans
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jeremy Deshawn Evans is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers before being drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2010. During his career, Evans has spent time with the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks, the Atlanta Hawks, and Khimki Moscow in Russia. In 2012, he was named the NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion.

  11. Hal Rogers

    Hal Rogers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-.. (age 88)
    Enrolled in Western Kentucky University
    Studied in 1956-1957
    Occupations
    politicianprosecutorlawyer
    Biography

    Harold Dallas Rogers is an American lawyer and politician serving his 23rd term as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers became the dean of the House of Representatives.

  12. Japeth Aguilar

    Japeth Aguilar
    Born in
    Philippines Flag Philippines
    Years
    1985-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Japeth Paul Cabrera Aguilar is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He first played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), but after two seasons, he moved to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States.

  13. Kevin Willard

    Kevin Willard
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in Western Kentucky University
    Studied in 1992-1993
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Kevin Schreiber Willard is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Maryland. Willard played basketball at Western Kentucky during the 1992–93 season (his freshman year) before transferring to Pittsburgh to finish his playing career.

  14. Dalano Banton

    Dalano Banton
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1999-.. (age 26)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Dalano Banton, nicknamed D.B. Hooper, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Banton's selection with the 46th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors made him the first Canadian player to be drafted by the Canadian franchise.

  15. Billy Vaughn

    Billy Vaughn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1919-1991 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    bandleadermusiciansingermusic executivemulti-instrumentalist
    Biography

    William Vaughn, popularly known as Billy Vaughn was an American musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.

  16. Jack Doyle

    Jack Doyle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    John Glenn Doyle is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2013, but was waived before the beginning of the season. He was then acquired by the Indianapolis Colts, where he spent his entire nine-year professional career and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.

  17. Steve Gorman

    Steve Gorman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    drummermusician
    Biography

    Steve Gorman is an American musician and radio host. Gorman is best known as the former drummer of the American rock and roll band The Black Crowes. He spent time as the drummer for British rock band Stereophonics. He also hosted his own radio show Steve Gorman Sports! on Fox Sports Radio. He is now the host of Steve Gorman Rocks! on Westwood One radio station affiliates and the morning-show co-host at KQRS-FM in Minneapolis. He also co-hosts on 101.5 WQUT in Tennessee.

  18. Duncan Hines

    Duncan Hines
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1959 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    journalistfood critic
    Biography

    Duncan Hines was an American author and food critic known for his restaurant ratings for travelers. He is best known today for the brand of food products that bears his name.

  19. George Fant

    George Fant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    basketball playerAmerican football player
    Biography

    George Fant is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball and football at Western Kentucky, and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Starting in 2018, Fant was used as a hybrid tight end on tackle-eligible plays for Seattle.

  20. Charles Bassey

    Charles Bassey
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    2000-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Charles A. Bassey is a Nigerian basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021 NBA draft.

  21. Kenny Perry

    Kenny Perry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    James Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He won 14 PGA Tour events and has won nine PGA Tour Champions events including four senior major championships: the 2013 Constellation Senior Players Championship, the 2013 U.S. Senior Open, the 2014 Regions Tradition, and the 2017 U.S. Senior Open.

  22. Michael Card

    Michael Card
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    singersongwriter
    Biography

    Michael Card is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in contemporary Christian music, which combine folk-style melodies and instrumentation with an in-depth study of the Bible. Since his debut in 1981, Card has sold more than 4 million albums and has written 19 No. 1 singles. He has also authored several books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award winner A Sacred Sorrow.

  23. Larnelle Harris

    Larnelle Harris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    songwriter
    Biography

    Larnelle Steward Harris is an American gospel singer and songwriter. During his 40-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards and 11 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the inspirational music charts.

  24. Will Hoge

    Will Hoge
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    composersingersongwriter
    Biography

    Will Hoge is an American Americana country music singer, songwriter, and musician from Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

  25. Derrick Gordon

    Derrick Gordon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Derrick Robert Gordon is an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Gordon attended and played for three universities, originally the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, where in 2014, Gordon became the first men's basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I to come out as gay and play in a game. On March 24, 2015, Gordon announced his intention to transfer to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and continue to play college basketball, after a single season at WKU.

  26. Clem Haskins

    Clem Haskins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Clem Smith Haskins is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. In the fall of 1963, he and fellow star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky University (WKU) basketball program. This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the South.

  27. David L. Grange

    David L. Grange
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    David L. Grange is a retired United States Army major general. He served with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He was later assigned to Delta Force, commanding a squadron during the invasion of Grenada and was deputy commander during the Gulf War. His last command was of 1st Infantry Division before he retired in 1999.

  28. Joe Bugel

    Joe Bugel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-2020 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Joseph John Bugel was an American professional football coach in the National Football League (NFL). For many years, he was acknowledged as the greatest offensive line coach in the league, particularly with the Washington Redskins under head coach Joe Gibbs in the 1980s. He was the architect behind "The Hogs", the Redskins' dominant offensive line that helped lead them to three Super Bowl wins.

  29. Jefferson Moore

    Jefferson Moore
    Occupations
    actortelevision producerscreenwriterfilm directortelevision actor
    Biography

    Jefferson Moore is an American actor, writer, producer, director and editor based in Fairhope, Alabama. He is the founder and owner of Kelly's Filmworks Studios.

  30. Darrin Horn

    Darrin Horn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Darrin McKinley Horn is an American college basketball head coach at Northern Kentucky, having previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas and a head coach for the Division I (NCAA) programs at Western Kentucky University and at the University of South Carolina.

  31. Larry Elmore

    Larry Elmore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    paintertelevision producercomics artist
    Biography

    Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines, and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and his own comic strip series SnarfQuest. He is author of the book Reflections of Myth.

  32. Andrew Stahl

    Andrew Stahl
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    musiciansongwritertelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Andrew Stahl is an American actor, best known for appearing as Tom McHone in the Christy series and General Armand Stassi in seaQuest 2032.

  33. Harry B. Gray

    Harry B. Gray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-.. (age 90)
    Enrolled in Western Kentucky University
    In 1957 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    university teacherchemist
    Biography

    Harry Barkus Gray is the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology.

  34. Saeed Jones

    Saeed Jones
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    poetwriter
    Biography

    Saeed Jones is an American writer and poet. His debut collection Prelude to Bruise was named a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. His second book, a memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives won the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019.

  35. Antonio Andrews

    Antonio Andrews
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Antonio Tramaine Andrews is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans in 2014. He was also a member of the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), before their season began.

  36. Glen Casada

    Glen Casada
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Richard Glen Casada Jr. is an American politician, and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he represented District 63 (Williamson County) from 2003 to 2023. He was the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019, whereupon he resigned his post amid scandal. This was the shortest stint of a Tennessee Speaker of the House in modern history. Casada was previously the Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives. His opposition to Syrian refugees attracted national attention in the media in 2015.

  37. Jim McDaniels

    Jim McDaniels
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-2017 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    James Ronald McDaniels was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the number one overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Association Draft. McDaniels played as an ABA All-Star in 1972.

  38. Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow

    Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    aristocrat
    Biography

    Rupert Charles William Bullard Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow, known as Viscount Cranley from 1971 to 2011, is a British noble and hereditary peer.

  39. Orlando Mendez-Valdez

    Orlando Mendez-Valdez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Orlando Homer Méndez-Valdez is an American-born Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently the General manager of the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

  40. Terrence W. Wilcutt

    Terrence W. Wilcutt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    aircraft pilotastronautteachermilitary officer
    Biography

    Terrence Wade Wilcutt is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Wilcutt was NASA's Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance, until his retirement from NASA in December 2020.

  41. Jonathan Dowling

    Jonathan Dowling
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Jonathan Dowling is a former American football safety. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.

  42. Filip Videnov

    Filip Videnov
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Filip Aleksandrov Videnov is a Bulgarian retired professional basketball player who last played for Beroe of the NBL. He was also a longtime member of the Bulgarian men's national team.

  43. Jordan Swing

    Jordan Swing
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jordan Tyler Swing is an American professional basketball player for Carplus Fuenlabrada of the Liga Española de Baloncesto (LEB Oro). He played college basketball for Western Kentucky and UAB before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Israel, and Ukraine.

  44. Shadrack Kipchirchir

    Shadrack Kipchirchir
    Born in
    Kenya Flag Kenya
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Shadrack Kipchirchir is a Kenyan-born American distance track and field Olympian specializing in the 10,000 m. Following in his brothers footsteps, Kipchirchir enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 2014 and joined the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program after his enlistment.

  45. Clint Ford

    Clint Ford
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Clint Ford is an American screenwriter, actor, voice-over artist, and novelist. He is best known for his portrayal as the Klingon M'ven, of the Great House of Martok, in the video game, Star Trek Online. He is also known for his work in the American dubs of Japanese anime cartoon series, such as Yû yû hakusho, Blue Gender, and Dragon Ball Z.

  46. William Huston Natcher

    William Huston Natcher
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1909-1994 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

  47. Wayne Chapman

    Wayne Chapman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Wayne G. Chapman is an American former professional basketball player.

  48. Justin Johnson

    Justin Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Justin Blake Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Rinascita Basket Rimini of the Italian Serie A2. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky.

  49. Tim Lee Carter

    Tim Lee Carter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1910-1987 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Tim Lee Carter was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981.

  50. Gavin Smellie

    Gavin Smellie
    Born in
    Jamaica Flag Jamaica
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Gavin Ramon Smellie is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.

  51. Chris Knight

    Chris Knight
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    guitaristsinger-songwritersinger
    Biography

    Chris Knight is an American singer-songwriter from Slaughters, Kentucky. In addition to releasing solo records of his own material, Knight has had a successful career writing songs that have been recorded by Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, and Randy Travis among others.

  52. Stephen Cochran

    Stephen Cochran
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritersinger
    Biography

    Stephen Cochran is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2009 Stephen was named as a spokesman for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research and Development. The VA and Cochran collaborated to produce a music video for veterans who need help.

  53. Russell E. Dougherty

    Russell E. Dougherty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1920-2007 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    General Russell Elliott Dougherty was commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of strategic target planning (Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff), at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

  54. Bill Sanders

    Bill Sanders
    Years
    1930-2021 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    cartoonist
    Biography

    William Willard Sanders was an American political cartoonist and author known for his cartoons and commentary on civil liberties and civil rights.

  55. Sergio Kerusch

    Sergio Kerusch
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Sergio Kerusch is an American-German professional basketball player who currently plays for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard-small forward. He also holds a German passport due to his German father.

  56. Steven L. Basham

    Steven L. Basham
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    military leader
    Biography

    Steven L. Basham is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commander of the United States European Command from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as deputy commander of United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa from 2019 to 2022.

  57. Emmanuel Akot

    Emmanuel Akot
    Years
    1999-.. (age 26)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Emmanuel Akot is a Canadian and South Sudanese professional basketball former player of Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Arizona Wildcats and the Boise State Broncos.

  58. Matilda Mossman

    Matilda Mossman
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Matilda Mossman is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the Tulsa women's basketball team.

  59. Libby Stout

    Libby Stout
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Elizabeth Stout is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She is currently a coach with the Southern Illinois Salukis.

  60. Benjamin Lawson

    Benjamin Lawson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1995-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Benjamin Ethan Lawson is a British professional basketball player who plays for the Fukui Blowinds of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), Lawson plays the power forward / center positions.

  61. Barry A. Vann

    Barry A. Vann
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    geographer
    Biography

    Barry Aron Vann is an American author, speaker and retired Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Colorado Christian University. Vann has published on a wide range of geographic topics. He is most noted for his work in environmental perceptions and religious geography, in particular themes in which religious beliefs are associated with forming environmental perceptions and politicized regions such as Northern Ireland and the American Bible Belt. Vann's work along the interface between religion and geography stresses the role of faith leaders in shaping the behaviours of others who, in turn, impact the cultural landscape. How Vann conjoins geotheology and leadership, or the lack thereof, is expressed by Andrew Nicholls in The Journal of British Studies:

  62. Edwin L. Norris

    Edwin L. Norris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1865-1924 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Edwin Lee Norris was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the fifth Governor of Montana.

  63. Art Spoelstra

    Art Spoelstra
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2008 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Arthur Cornelius Spoelstra was an American basketball player. A 6'9" center from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Spoelstra played college basketball at Western Kentucky. After graduating from WKU, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 1954 NBA draft (fourth round, 34th pick overall). He played four seasons in the NBA for the Royals, Minneapolis Lakers and New York Knicks. He averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for his career.

  64. Garrett Withers

    Garrett Withers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1953 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Garrett Lee Withers was an American politician and lawyer. As a Democrat, he represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

  65. Don Ray

    Don Ray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1921-1998 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Donald L. Ray was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player. As a senior at Western Kentucky University, Ray was selected to the All-American second team by the Helms Foundation. Ray was drafted with the eleventh overall pick in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In sixty-one games for the Blackhawks, Ray averaged 6.0 points and 1.0 assist per game.

  66. Jim Rose

    Jim Rose
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-2009 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jim Rose was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1968–1971), Rose was the eleventh overall pick (2nd round) of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association in the 1971 NBA draft.

  67. C. B. Embry

    C. B. Embry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2022 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carlos Brogdon Embry Jr. was an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6 from January 1, 2015, until September 26, 2022, when he resigned due to cancer. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting on January 1, 2003, and leaving office on January 1, 2015, to serve in the Kentucky Senate. Embry was a mayor of Beaver Dam, Kentucky from 1970 until 1973. Embry died three days after his resignation from the senate for health reasons at a hospice in Bowling Green, at the age of 81.

  68. Bob Daniels

    Bob Daniels
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2022 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Robert Eugene Daniels was an American basketball player and coach.

  69. Frank Drew

    Frank Drew
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-2021 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Frank Morehead Drew was an American brigadier general. He retired on July 1, 1979.

  70. David Hayes Kincheloe

    David Hayes Kincheloe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1877-1950 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    judgepoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    David Hayes Kincheloe was a United States representative from Kentucky and a judge of the United States Customs Court.

  71. Anthony Winchester

    Anthony Winchester
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Anthony David Winchester is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Winchester is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky.

  72. Patrick T. Henry

    Patrick T. Henry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in Western Kentucky University
    Graduated with master's degree in public service
    Biography

    Patrick Timothy Henry was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) from 1998 to 2001.

  73. Cap R. Carden

    Cap R. Carden
    Years
    1866-1935 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Cap Robert Carden was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

  74. Jeff Peterek

    Jeff Peterek
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-2023 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Jeffrey Allen Peterek was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in part of one season in the major leagues in 1989 for the Milwaukee Brewers, playing seven games. Peterek died in Niles, Michigan, October 8, 2023, at the age of 61.

  75. Walker Hines

    Walker Hines
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1870-1934 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    lawyerrailway executive
    Biography

    Walker Downer Hines was an American railroad executive and second Director General of the United States Railroad Administration.

  76. Dwight Butler

    Dwight Butler
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dwight D. Butler is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 18 until January 2015.

  77. Fred Iltis

    Fred Iltis
    Born in
    Czech Republic Flag Czech Republic
    Years
    1923-2008 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    photographerzoologistentomologist
    Biography

    Fred Iltis was an American entomologist. His research focused on the biosystematics and life cycle of mosquitoes.

  78. Billy Wilson

    Billy Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Biography

    William Marion Wilson is the president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was previously the vice chairman for ORU board of trustees.