List of Miami University people

Presidents of Miami University

• Robert Hamilton Bishop, 1824–1841
• George Junkin, 1841–1844
• Erasmus D. MacMaster, 1845–1849
• William Caldwell Anderson, 1849–1854
• Orange Nash Stoddard, 1854
• John W. Hall, 1854–1866
• Robert L. Stanton, 1866–1871
• Andrew Dousa Hepburn, 1871–1873
• Robert White McFarland, 1885–1888
• Ethelbert Dudley Warfield, 1888–1891
• William Oxley Thompson, 1891–1899
• David Stanton Tappan, 1899–1902
• Guy Potter Benton, 1902–1911
• Edgar Ewing Brandon, 1909–1910, 1927–1928
• Raymond M. Hughes, 1911–1913, 1913–1927
• Alfred H. Upham, 1928–1945
• Alpheus K. Morris, 1945–1946
• Ernest H. Hahne, 1946–1952
• Clarence W. Kreger, 1952–1953
• John D. Millett, 1953–1964
• Charles Ray Wilson, 1964–1965
• Phillip R. Shriver, 1965–1981
• Paul G. Pearson, 1981–1992
• Paul G. Risser, 1993–1995
• Anne Hopkins, December 1995 – July 1996
• James C. Garland, 1996 – June 2006
• David C. Hodge, July 2006 – July 2016
• Greg Crawford, July 2016 – present

  Alumni

Government and public administration

• Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• Charles Anderson, 27th Governor of Ohio
• Calvin Stewart Brice, former U.S. Senator, railroad magnate and campaign manager for Grover Cleveland's U.S. presidential campaign against Brice's fellow Miami alumnus, Benjamin Harrison
• Burnie Bridge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Susan Brooks, U.S. Congresswoman from Indiana's 5th Congressional District
• Richard S. Brown, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• James Edwin Campbell, 38th Governor of Ohio
• Maria Cantwell, current U.S. Senator from Washington
• Courtney Combs, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• William Dennison Jr., U.S. Postmaster General; 24th Governor of Ohio
• Timothy Derickson, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Mike DeWine, former U.S. Senator from Ohio
• Ozro J. Dodds, U.S. Representative from Ohio
• John E. Dolibois, ambassador to Luxembourg and interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials
• Denise Driehaus, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Steve Driehaus, former U.S. Representative from the 1st district of Ohio
• Samuel Galloway, U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Herman Goldner, mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, 1961–1967, 1971–1973
• Stan Greenberg, Democratic Party pollster and campaign strategist for Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry
• Janet Greenip, Maryland State Senator
• Andrew L. Harris, 44th Governor of Ohio, U.S. Commissioner, American Civil War General
• Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States
• Carter Bassett Harrison, attorney and son of William Henry Harrison
• David Archibald Harvey, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
• William Isaac, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1981–1985
• Helen Jones-Kelley, former Director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Isaac M. Jordan, U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Dave Karmol, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Lauren Kelly, Deputy White House Social Secretary for Michelle Obama
• Brigham McCown, former U.S. Department of Transportation regulator during the George W. Bush administration
• John J. McRae, 21st Governor of Mississippi, Senator, U.S. Representative
• Kenneth Merten, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia
• Oliver P. Morton, former Indiana governor and U.S. Senator
• Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida
• Michael Oxley, Member of Congress and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• John Weld Peck II, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• George Ellis Pugh, former U.S. Senator
• Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1889–1892, and U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James, 1905–1912; Republican candidate for Vice President on the ticket with fellow Miami alumnus, Benjamin Harrison, 1892
• Steve Ricchetti, Chief of Staff to US Vice President Joe Biden; Former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton
• Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; 2012 GOP Vice Presidential candidate; U.S Congressman from Wisconsin's 1st district
• Milton Sayler, U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Michael Sekora, founder and director of the intelligence community's classified program, Project Socrates during the Reagan administration
• Yvette Simpson, current member and President Pro-Tempore of the Cincinnati City Council
• Caleb Blood Smith, sixth United States Secretary of the Interior, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln
• Sidney Souers, first Central Intelligence Agency Director appointed by President Harry S. Truman
• Anthony Thornton, U.S. Representative from Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court Justice
• Chung Un-chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea
• Andy Vollmer, former Acting General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
• John B. Weller, fifth Governor of California, former Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Minister to Mexico

  Military service

• Stan Arthur, retired Admiral, US Navy
• Stuart P. Baker, Rear Admiral, US Navy
• Arthur F. Gorham, Army officer and paratrooper who led the airborne invasion of Sicily during World War II; twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
• Terry Graves, 2nd Lt. Marine; Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam, 1968
• James G. Jones, retired Major General, US Air Force
• Thomas E. Kuenning Jr., retired Brigadier General, US Air Force
• Robert J. Meder, World War II Doolittle Raider
• Joseph Ralston, Commander, US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO, May 2000 – 2003
• William W. Rogers, Major General in Marine Corps during World War II
• Stephen Clegg Rowan, Admiral in Union Navy; led the US Marines ashore in California in the war with Mexico; first to put the US flag in California soil to claim it for the US
• Durbin Ward, Civil War General, newspaper publisher, and US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio

  Academia and science

• John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas; consul to Egypt; second President of Kansas State University
• Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University
• C. Michael Armstrong, Chairman, Board of Trustees Johns Hopkins Medicine, Health System Corp. and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
• Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor
• Donald Barr, professor of Human Ecology at Cornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa
• David A. Caputo, president of Pace University
• Ronald Crutcher, President of University of Richmond; formerly, President of Wheaton College
• David Dickey, statistician
• Alston Ellis, president of Ohio University
• John Feldmeier, professor of Political Science at Wright State University and First Amendment attorney
• Lara Honos-Webb, psychologist and author
• Grayson L. Kirk, former president of Columbia University
• Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
• Jeffrey Lieberman, president of American Psychiatric Association; chief of psychiatry at Columbia University
• Henry Mitchell MacCracken, former Chancellor of New York University
• Arman Manukyan, Professor of Bogazici University in Istanbul
• Mark B. Rosenberg, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
• Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bill Clinton, current president of the University of Miami and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
• Ernest H. Volwiler, former chairman, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal
• Darrell M. West, Brown University professor, author, and Brookings Institution political scientist
• Joseph Pomeroy Widney, 2nd President of the University of Southern California, 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine, physician of scientific medical data; former Director of the United States Public Health Service; former Director of the New York Public Library; enlisted by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help develop a worldwide library system, resulting in the Carnegie libraries
• Richard K. Wilson, Director, The Genome Institute, Washington University

  Arts and entertainment

• Fletcher Benton, sculptor and painter
• Rebecca Budig, actress, All My Children
• Larry Clark, award-winning filmmaker associated with the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers"
• Art Clokey, claymation artist and creator of Gumby and Pokey
• Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer
• Ray Combs, Family Feud game show host
• Kathryn Craft, author of literary fiction and contemporary women's fiction
• Chase Crawford, actor and producer
• Andrew Daniel, reality TV personality; winner of Big Brother 5
• Charles Michael Davis, actor and director
• Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner; first African-American U.S. Poet Laureate; Consultant to the Library of Congress; 2012 recipient, Presidential National Medal of Arts Award
• Theresa Flaminio, musician
• Mark Hentemann, executive producer of Family Guy
• Griffin House, singer/songwriter
• Austin Kleon, artist
• Nick Lachey, pop musician; 98 Degrees
• Eric Lange, American television and movie actor
• The Lemon Pipers, 1960s psychedelic band
• Tina Louise, actress; Ginger on Gilligan's Island
• Rick Ludwin, NBC television executive
• Brad Moore, co-founder and drummer with Busker Busker
• Mojo Nixon, musician
• Steven Reineke, conductor of The New York Pops
• Jackson Rohm, pop/country musician
• Kate Voegele, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist; also known for a prominent role in CW TV series One Tree Hill
• Jack Warshaw, folk singer, songwriter, musician
• John M. Watson, Sr., trombonist with Red Saunders and Count Basie Orchestras; educator; actor in 13 movies and several theater roles including the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Roger Welch, artist
• Joseph Pomeroy Widney, prolific author
• Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects

  Journalism and media

• Dwight M. "Mitch" Barns, CEO, Nielsen Holdings
• Ira Berkow, sports writer, The New York Times
• Brian Carter, author of The Like Economy, professional speaker, comedian
• Eric Ehrmann, columnist, sports and global affairs, Huffington Post, LePost-LeMonde, pioneer contributor to Rolling Stone in 1968, member of PEN
• Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
• Dave Fleming, senior writer for ESPN The Magazine; has written more than 30 cover stories for Sports Illustrated and ESPN; author of Noah's Rainbow
• Wil Haygood, Washington Post writer; author of A Butler Well Served by This Election, inspiration for the movie The Butler, Two on the River, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story
• Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor
• Dave Hyde, sports columnist, Sun Sentinel
• Katie Lee, television personality, food critic, and ex-wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel
• Alexander C. McClurg, senior partner of A. C. McClurg and Union Army general
• Dorothy Misener Jurney, the "godmother of women's pages".
• Terence Moore, sports journalist, CNN.com, AOL FanHouse, sports on Earth.com, ESPN Outside the Lines, MSNBC
• P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist
• Mariel Padilla, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Jeff Pegues, CBS News correspondent; former Miami football player
• Whitelaw Reid, editor-in-chief, New York Tribune; US Vice Presidential candidate with President Benjamin Harrison
• Chris Rose, sportscaster
• Bill Sammon, Senior White House Correspondent, Washington Examiner, formerly at the Washington Times; and political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers
• David Teeuwen, managing editor of USA Today, where he helped pioneer digital news
• Darrell M. West, Brown University professor, author, and Brookings Institution political scientist
• Gerri Willis, television news journalist; host of The Willis Report on Fox Business Network; formerly with CNN hosting Your Bottom Line and as the senior financial correspondent of SmartMoney

  Theology

• Joseph R. Binzer, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
• David Swing, 19th-century preacher and liberal theologian; confidant of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln
• William McClure Thomson, 19th-century missionary based in Lebanon
• Walter Wangerin, Jr., theologian and award-winning author
• Joseph Pomeroy Widney, co-founder of the Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the All-Father

  Business

• C. Michael Armstrong former CEO of AT&T, Hughes Electronics and Comcast Corporation; former Chairman of the IBM World Trade Corporation
• Arthur D. Collins, Jr., Chairman, Medtronic, Inc.
• Emily E. Douglas, CEO and founder of Grandma's Gifts Inc.
• Bruce Downey, CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals
• Richard T. Farmer, founder and Chairman of Cintas Corporation
• Tom Fox, CEO of Aston Villa football club, England
• Lynn Good, Chairman, President and CEO of Duke Energy
• Ryan Graves, Head of Global Operations, Uber
• Gregory D. Hague, entrepreneur, lawyer, author
• Sheraton Kalouria, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at Sony Pictures Television
• Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
• Marne Levine, COO of Instagram
• Kim Lubel, Chairman and CEO of CST Brands
• Dwight Merriman, Internet executive and entrepreneur; co-founder of DoubleClick, current subsidiary of Google
• Dinesh Paliwal, Chairman, CEO and President of Harman International
• John H. Patterson, founder of NCR
• Marvin Pierce, former President of McCall Corporation, father of former First Lady Barbara Bush, and maternal grandfather of US President George W. Bush
• Mitchell Rales, co-founder, CEO, and current Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director of Danaher Corporation
• Jack Rogers, Chairman of the Board and CEO of United Parcel Service
• Jeff Schwartz, Founder and President of Excel Sports Management
• John G. Smale, CEO at Procter & Gamble; chairman of General Motors
• Sheldon White, Vice President of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions, Inc.

  Athletics

• Brad Adamonis, professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour
• Kevyn Adams, former NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; member of 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes
• Walter Alston, former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams; earned four World Series championships and seven National League pennants
• Jerry Angelo, General Manager of the Chicago Bears
• JoJuan Armour, former NFL and CFL player
• Bill Arnsparger, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers; NCAA football coach; Head Coach, LSU; Athletic Director, University of Florida
• Randy Ayers, former NBA player and college Head Coach at Ohio State University and Head Coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, Assistant Coach of the Orlando Magic and current Assistant Coach of NBA Washington Wizards
• Bob Babich, former NFL player, San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns; First-Team All-American in football
• Riley Barber, player, NHL, Washington Capitals
• Jack Baruth, pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
• Jacob Bell, NFL, St. Louis Rams
• Chris Bergeron, Head Men's hockey coach, former Head Coach at Bowling Green and former professional hockey center
• Ira Berkow, sports writer, The New York Times
• Eric Beverly, NFL player, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons
• Earl "Red" Blaik, former Head Coach, Army football; member of the NFL Foundation Hall of Fame
• Enrico Blasi, former Head Men's Hockey Coach, Miami University; two-time recipient of national coach of the year award
• Dan Boyle, NHL player for the New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks; won Stanley Cup and 2010 gold medal with Canadian Olympic Team
• Michael Bramos, professional basketball player; joined the Spanish ACB League club Gran Canaria in 2010
• Brandon Brooks, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans
• Paul Brown, partial founder of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams
• Brendan Burke, inspiration for You Can Play organization
• Carter Camper, NHL player, New Jersey Devils; formerly, Boston Bruins
• Patrick Cannone, NHL player, Minnesota Wild
• Rob Carpenter, NFL player, where he rushed for 4,363 yards in a 10-year career with the Houston Oilers, New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams
• Alain Chevrier, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Blake Coleman, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Mark Coleman, NCAA All-American wrestler placing 4th in 1986, retired professional Mixed Martial Artist, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame member
• Carmen Cozza, former head football Coach, Yale University; played in NFL for Green Bay Packers and in Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organization
• Tom Crabtree, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers
• Austin Czarnik, NHL player, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames
• Paul Dietzel, All-American center, football; Head Coach, football at LSU, South Carolina and Army; National Coach of the Year
• Bill Doran, former second baseman for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers; bench coach, Kansas City Royals
• Adam Eaton, current center fielder for the Washington Nationals; formerly with Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks
• Nick Elam, inventor of the Elam Ending
• John Ely, Major League Baseball pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Wayne Embry, Senior Advisor and former General Manager, NBA Toronto Raptors; former NBA player and NBA executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and was the first African American NBA General Manager and Team President; two-time basketball All-American at Miami
• Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
• Weeb Ewbank, Super Bowl-winning NFL Head Coach; won two NFL titles with the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets
• Steve Fireovid, former Major League Baseball Pitcher and author of "The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream."
• Dave Fleming, senior writer for ESPN The Magazine; has written more than 30 cover stories for Sports Illustrated and ESPN; author of Noah's Rainbow
• Fred Foster, former player, NBA Portland Trail Blazers
• Trevor Gaylor, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• Mike Glumac, NHL player, St. Louis Blues
• Andy Greene, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Marc Hagel, player, NHL, Minnesota Wild
• Bud Haidet, Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; instrumental in their move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990
• Danny Hall, head baseball coach, Georgia Tech
• John Harbaugh, head coach, Baltimore Ravens
• Ron Harper, retired NBA player, five-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers; coach, Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic
• Wil Haygood, Washington Post writer; author of A Butler Well Served by This Election, inspiration for the movie The Butler, Two on the River, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story
• Darrell Hedric, winningest basketball coach in Miami history
• Bob Hitchens, player, NFL, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers
• Alphonso Hodge, NFL player, cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs
• Ron Hunter, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Georgia State University; formerly Head Men's Basketball Coach, IUPUI
• Bob Jencks, NFL player, Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears; Super Bowl Champions with Chicago Bears
• Ryan Jones, NHL player, Edmonton Oilers; Tennessee Predators
• Ernie Kellermann, former defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills
• Aaron Kromer, NFL, New Orleans Saints 2012 Interim Head Coach; Offensive Line and Running Game Coach
• Sean Kuraly NHL player, Boston Bruins
• Charlie Leibrandt, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers; 140-119 Major League record
• Bill Long, former pitcher in Major League Baseball, played for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos
• Vincent LoVerde, player, NHL Los Angeles Kings organization
• Phil Lumpkin, player, NBA Portland Trailblazer and Phoenix Suns, later became a successful high school basketball coach in Washington State
• Bill Mallory, head football coach, Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Indiana University Bloomington; Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Alec Martinez, NHL player, Los Angeles Kings
• Julian Mavunga, professional basketball player, currently with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japanese First Division
• Curtis McKenzie, player, NHL, Dallas Stars
• Ryan McNeil, former NFL player
• John McVay, former Head Coach, New York Giants; General Manager, San Francisco 49ers
• Sean McVay, Head Coach, Los Angeles Rams ; Tight Ends Coach, Washington Redskins
• Justin Mercier, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche organization
• Andy Miele, 2011 Hobey Baker Award recipient; NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes
• Marvin Miller, union leader Major League Baseball Players Association
• Mike Mizanin, aka The Miz, WWE wrestler/entertainer
• Bill Mulliken, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, swimming
• Tim Naehring, former MLB player, Boston Red Sox
• Ty Neal, college baseball coach at Cincinnati
• Ira Newble, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers
• Jake O'Connell, tight end, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• Henry Orth, football player
• Ara Parseghian, former head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Jeff Pegues, CBS news correspondent
• Brian Pillman, professional wrestler
• John Pont, head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University; national Coach of the Year; led Indiana to Big Ten title and Rose Bowl
• Travis Prentice, retired NFL player, NCAA Division 1-A Career leader in points scored, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
• Ryne Robinson, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• Randy Robitaille, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
• Ben Roethlisberger, NFL player, two time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Quinten Rollins, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
• Jack Roslovic, NHL player, Winnipeg Jets organization; member of 2017 Gold Medal United States World Juniors team
• Scott Sauerbeck, Major League Baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
• Brian Savage, NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers
• Ollie Savatsky, NFL player, Cleveland Rams
• Bo Schembechler, former football head coach of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wolverines
• Cameron Schilling, NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; and Washington Capitals organization
• Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run
• Rob Senderoff, college basketball coach
• Reilly Smith, NHL player, Florida Panthers, formerly Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars
• Sherman Smith, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks, Running Backs Coach, Seattle Seahawks, coach Tennessee Titans, Offensive Coordinator Washington Redskins
• Gary Steffes, professional hockey player, AHL, varied teams; member of Team USA at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships held in the Czech Republic
• Milt Stegall, CFL player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL all-time leader in receiving yards and touchdowns; NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
• Steve Strome, Head Tennis Coach, LSU
• Alex Sulfsted, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• Wally Szczerbiak, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves; current CBS Sports Announcer
• Justin Vaive, player, NHL New York Islanders organization
• Trent Vogelhuber, player, NHL Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets organization
• Jerry Walker, team archivist San Francisco 49ers; Director of Public Relations San Francisco 49ers; Sports Information Director Lorain County Community College, University of New Orleans and San Jose State; Assistant SID LSU
• Randy Walker, former head football coach at Miami and Northwestern University
• Sheldon White, Vice President of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions, Inc.; former NFL player with New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals
• Chris Wideman, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
• Hayley Williams, Russian Women's Hockey League player
• Kevin Wilson, offensive coordinator, Ohio State University football team; former Head Coach, Indiana University football team
• Tommy Wingels, NHL player, San Jose Sharks
• Nobby Wirkowski, professional football player and coach
• Jeff Zatkoff, NHL goaltender, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins; member of 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins
• Ron Zook, former Head Football Coach at the University of Illinois and University of Florida

  Notable faculty

• José Antonio Bowen, President of Goucher College
• Louise Holland, academic, philologist and archaeologist
• William Holmes McGuffey