List of Miami University people
Appearance
Government, military, public administration
- Charles Anderson, 27th Governor of Ohio (1865–1866)
- Calvin Stewart Brice, Former U.S. Senator
- James Edwin Campbell, 38th Governor of Ohio
- Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator from Washington
- William Dennison Jr., 24th Governor of Ohio (1860-1862)
- Mike DeWine, Former U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Thomas Dinwiddie, retired Brigadier General U.S. Air Force
- Ozro J. Dodds, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- John E. Dolibois, ambassador to Luxembourg and interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials
- Samuel Galloway, U.S. Representative from Ohio (1855-57)
- Terry Graves, 2nd Lt. USMC, Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam, 1968.
- 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 (1906-1909), U.S. Commissioner, American Civil War General
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893)
- David Archibald Harvey, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
- James G. Jones, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
- Isaac M. Jordan, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Robert J. Meder, World War II Doolittle Raider
- Oliver P. Morton, Former Indiana governor and U.S. Senator
- Michael Oxley, Member of Congress and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- George Ellis Pugh, Former U.S. Senator
- Joseph Ralston, May 2000 - 2003, Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
- Whitelaw Reid, U.S. ambassador to France from 1889 to 1892, and U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1905 to 1912, Republican candidate for Vice President, 1892
- Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Milton Sayler, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Caleb Blood Smith, 6th 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
- Durbin Ward, Civil War General, newspaper publisher, and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
- John B. Weller, fifth Governor of California, former Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Minister to Mexico
- Joseph C. Wilson Jr., retired Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force
Journalism, literature, media
- Ira Berkow, sports writer, New York Times
- Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize Winner, First African-American U.S. Poet laureate, Consultant to the Library of Congress
- James Francis Flynn, Writer/Director of "Eastern College", feature film.
- Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor
- Dave Hyde, sports columnist
- Katie Lee Joel, television personality, food critic, and wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel
- Dan Barr, musical artist, best known for his semi-hit, "Bus Full of Nuns"
- Nick Lachey, member of the boy band 98 Degrees and ex-husband of Jessica Simpson
- Drew Daniel, winner of reality television show Big Brother 5
- Tina Louise, Ginger on Gilligan's Island
- Rick Ludwin, NBC Executive credited with bringing Seinfeld to the network
- Mara MacDonald, television reporter, WDIV-TV
- Mike Mizanin, cast member, The Real World: Back to New York
- P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist
- Whitelaw Reid, Editor-in-chief, New York Tribune
- Chris Rose, sportscaster
- Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein, Owner of Cobra Productions and director of Fingerman: Dr. London & The Triangle Force
Theology
- David Swing, noted 19th century preacher
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, co-founder of the Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the All-Father.
- Walter Wangerin, Jr., theologian and award-winning author
Business
- Brad Alford, Chairman & CEO of Nestle USA
- C. Michael Armstrong former CEO of Hughes Electronics, Comcast Corporation & AT&T.
- Andrew Backovski, noted Investment Banker and Stock Analyst
- Jim Bonaminio, Founder & President of the renown Jungle Jim's International Market
- Se Yung Chung, Former President Hyundai Motor Company
- Arthur D. Collins, Chairman of Medtronic, Inc.
- Tony Del Ghingaro, District Manager for Sprint Nextel (Cincinnati/Dayton)
- Bruce Downey, Chief Executive Officer of Barr Pharmaceuticals
- Richard T. Farmer, Founder and Chairman of the Cintas Corporation
- Cynthia Fedus Fields, Former President & CEO of Victoria's Secret Catalogue Division
- Richard E. Heckert former CEO of DuPont
- Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
- William L. McComb, CEO of Liz Claiborne
- Charles Mechem, Jr., Retired chairman and CEO of Jacor Communications and former commissioner of the LPGA
- Jeff Osterfeld, Founder of Penn Station (restaurant), a cheesesteak chain with 160 locations
- John H. Patterson, founder of NCR (National Cash Register)
- Marvin Pierce, Former President of McCall Publishing, father of former First Lady Barbara Bush, and maternal grandfather of President George W. Bush
- Michael Rechin, CEO of First Merchants Corporation
- Jack Rogers, Former Chairman & CEO of United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Michael Schneider, Hill, Holliday Vice President, co-founder of www.noodad.com.
- Robert Schneider, President and CEO of Patio Enclosures, Inc.
- Susan E. Sheskey, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dell Inc.
- John Smale, Former Chief Executive Officer at Procter & Gamble and retired chairman of the executive committee of General Motors
- Richard K. Smucker, Chief Executive Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company
- Thomas Stallkamp, Former CEO of MSX International and Former President & Vice Chairman of Daimler Chrysler
- Kimberly Walker, Chief Investment Officer of Washington University in St. Louis
- Brian Gadowski, Data Control Analyst for Joseph, Mann & Creed
Athletics
- Kevyn Adams, NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks
- Walter Alston, former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams
- Jerry Angelo, General Manager of the Chicago Bears
- Bill Arnsparger, NFL coach, NCAA football coach
- Randy Ayers, former NBA player and college coach at Ohio State University and coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, current assistant coach of the Orlando Magic
- Meredith Baker, UWBWL player, Washington Weaving Wizards All-World underwater basket weaver. Known for her signature weave "the baker basket". Continues to be an inspiration to prospective weavers world-wide.
- Lauren Barr NWL walker St. Louis Striders captain of the St. Louis Striders, setting the women's world record in the power walking marathon at an astonishingly quick pace of 8:34:55. Many believe her talents can be attributed to her abnormally large feet
- Jack Baruth, pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
- Jacob Bell, NFL player, St. Louis Rams
- Dan Boyle, NHL player for the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Paul Brown, partial founder of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams
- Alain Chevrier, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
- Carmen Cozza, former head football Coach, Yale University
- Dan Dalrymple, NFL coach, Head Strength & Conditioning for the New Orleans Saints
- Bill Doran, former second baseman for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers
- Wayne Embry, 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
- Weeb Ewbank, Super Bowl-winning NFL coach
- Mike Glumac, NHL hockey Player who plays with St. Louis Blues
- Bud Haidet, Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Instrumental in Milwaukee's move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990-91. The men's and women's basketball teams both reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006. The men's team also advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2005, as well as qualified for the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
- Ron Harper, retired NBA player, Four-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers
- Darrell Hedric, winningest basketball coach in Miami history, repeat Ohio Coach of the Year, Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame, former Miami assistant athletic director and also emeritus, acting athletic director twice, former head of scouting for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, and former scout for the NBA Toronto Raptors. Hedric is credited for bringing Ron Harper, 5 time NBA champion, to Miami University. Highlights of Hedric's career include defeating number 1 ranked Marquette in the NCAA tournament and wins over legends as Bobby Knight and Dean Smith. Hedric is the only coach to have defeated both Bob Knight and Dean Smith on their home courts
- Alphonso Hodge, NFL player, Cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs, 5th round draft pick (147th overall) in 2005.
- Ron Hunter, head basketball coach, IUPUI
- Ernie Kellermann, former defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, 1966-71, Cincinnati Bengals from 1971-72 and Buffalo Bills from 1972-73.
- Eric Lanman, All American Gaelic-handball player, 1988.
- Charlie Leibrandt, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers
- Bill Mallory, head football coach, Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Indiana University Bloomington
- Marvin Miller, union leader Major League Baseball Players Association
- Mike Mizanin, aka The Miz, WWE wrestler/ entertainer
- Tim Naehring, former MLB player, Boston Red Sox
- Ira Newble, NBA player, Seattle Supersonics
- Ara Parseghian, former head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Jim Peal Head Strength Coach, Butler University
- Brian Pillman, Professional Wrestler
- John Pont, Head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University
- Travis Prentice, retired NFL player, NCAA Division 1-A Career leader in points scored, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
- Randy Robitaille, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
- Ben Roethlisberger, NFL player, Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, set record for most victories by a rookie quarterback in the NFL, 2004, Super Bowl Champion 2006.
- Scott Sauerbeck, Major League Baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Brian Savage, NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers
- Bo Schembechler, noted former football head coach of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wolverines
- Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run
- Milt Stegall, all-time career leader in touchdowns, receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
- Wally Szczerbiak, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Randy Walker, former head football coach at Northwestern University
- Nobby Wirkowski, professional football player and coach
- Ron Zook, football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academia
- John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas, consul to Egypt, and second President of Kansas State University
- Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor
- Donald Barr, professor of Human Ecology at Cornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa
- Josiah Blackmore, Former Dean & President of Capital University
- David A. Caputo, president of Pace University
- Ronald Crutcher, President of Wheaton College
- John Feldmeier, professor of Political Science at Wright State University and first amendment attorney
- Grayson L. Kirk, former president, Columbia University
- Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Former Chancellor of New York University
- Rollin Niswonger, Author of the noted accounting textbook, Accounting Principles
- 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 (Florida) and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, 2nd President of the University of Southern California, 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine.
Arts
- Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer
- Ray Combs, Family Feud game show host (did not graduate)
- Jim Glymph, Architect, Partner of Frank O. Gehry and Partners; Los Angeles, CA
- The Lemon Pipers, 1960s psychadelic band
- Xiaodu Liu, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
- Greg Lynn, Architect, Philosopher, Greg Lynn Form; Venice, CA
- Yan Meng, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
- Mojo Nixon, musician
- Hui Wang, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, prolific author
- Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects
Science
- Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
- Ernest H. Volwiler, former chairman, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, physician