List of University of Cincinnati people
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This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States of America.
Notable alumni
Those listed include graduates of the University, as well as attendees.
- David Applebaum, Israeli physician
- Frank P. Austin, celebrity interior designer
- Jeff Austin, musician, Yonder Mountain String Band
- Juan N. Babauta, graduate, governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Charlie Bailey, design graduate, chief special-effects model-maker for Industrial Light and Magic (Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, E.T, Indiana Jones, Poltergeist, Jurassic Park)
- John Barrett, graduate, CEO and President of Western & Southern Financial Group
- Kathleen Battle, graduate, opera singer
- Shoshana Bean, musical theater graduate, Broadway actress
- Stanley Rossiter Benedict, inventor of Benedict's reagent
- Thomas Berger, A&S graduate, author of Little Big Man
- Theodore Berry, graduate, former Cincinnati Mayor; member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
- Michael Bierut, DAAP graduate, partner at Pentagram New York
- John Shaw Billings, M.D. 1860, began the process to organize the world's medical literature, of what now is PubMed
- Eula Bingham, occupational health scientist
- Abe Bookman, inventor of the Magic 8-Ball
- Lee Bowman, graduate, actor
- Frank Brogan, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida; former President of Florida Atlantic University
- Robert Burck, Naked Cowboy of Times Square in New York City; NYC mayoral candidate[1]
- Liz Callaway, singer and actress
- David Canary, A&S graduate, multiple Emmy-winning actor on All My Children since 1983
- Salmon P. Chase, US Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice
- George Clooney, Academy Award-winning actor[2]
- Robin T. Cotton, ENT specialist and professor
- Dennis Courtney, aka Denis Beaulne, Broadway actor, director, choreographer
- E. Jocob Crull, Montana State Representative and colonel who was Jennette Rankin's (first female member of the U.S. Congress) chief primary rival
- Cherien Dabis – filmmaker, screenwriter, The L Word, Amreeka
- David Daniels, singer
- Charles G. Dawes, law graduate, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Jonathan Dever, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Vinod Dham, graduate, 'father' of the Pentium computer chip (MS Eng, 77)
- Randy Edelman, music graduate, composer of numerous movie scores, received BMI’s Outstanding Career Achievement Award
- Margaret Elizabeth Egan, librarian and communication scholar
- Suzanne Farrell, prima ballerina
- Michael J. Fister, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach, Youtube personality/media star
- Stephen Flaherty, music graduate, Tony-winning composer (Ragtime and Once on This Island)
- Frederick W. Franz, Jehovah's Witness, president of the Watchtower Society
- Paul Gilger, architecture graduate, architect, conceived Jerry Herman musical revue Showtune, designed Industrial Light & Magic film studio for George Lucas
- Alexander D. Goode, one of the Four Chaplains
- Michael Graves, architecture graduate, architect
- Michael Gruber, stage actor, singer, and dancer
- Beth Gylys, poet and professor
- Albert Hague, music graduate, composer of score for How the Grinch Stole Christmas, won nine Tony Awards for Redhead in 1959
- Victor W. Hall, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
- Earl Hamner, graduate, writer, creator of The Waltons
- Walt Handelsman, A&S graduate, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist
- Dorian Harewood, drama graduate, screen actor, singer
- Randy Harrison, drama graduate, actor, Queer as Folk
- Stephanie Heinrich, Playboy model
- Bob Herbold, former Microsoft COO
- Louise McCarren Herring, engineering graduate, pioneer of the non-profit cooperative credit union movement
- Kathie Hill, children's music writer and producer
- Al Hirt, trumpeter and bandleader
- Ronald Howes, inventor of the Easy-Bake Oven[3]
- Bruce Edwards Ivins, microbiologist; key suspect in the 2001 Anthrax terror attacks, leaving 5 people dead
- Ali Jarbawi, Palestinian politician & academic
- Jerry Kathman, President and CEO of LPK
- Charles Keating, criminal (Keating Five scandal); virulent anti-pornography activist
- Robert Kistner, gynecologist
- Bradley M. Kuhn, M.S. 2001, software freedom activist
- Sean Lahman, historian and sports writer
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and first Commissioner of Major League Baseball
- William Lawrence, congressman and first vice president of the American Red Cross
- Abraham Lubin, hazzan
- Charlie Luken, law graduate, politician and former Mayor of Cincinnati
- Beverly Malone, nurse and president of the American Nurses Association
- Jack Manning, actor, stage director, acting teacher[4]
- Marco Marsan, author
- Kevin McCollum, graduate, Tony-winning Broadway producer (Rent, Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone)
- Pamela Myers, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated stage & screen actor
- Sandra Novack, author
- Santa J. Ono biomedical scientist, university administrator, 28th President University of Cincinnati
- Michelle Pawk, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress (Hollywood Arms, Cabaret)
- Archimedes Plutonium, (B.A. as Ludwig Hansen, 1972), notable Usenet personality
- Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever
- Faith Prince, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress (Guys and Dolls)
- Lee Roy Reams, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated actor, dancer
- Diana Maria Riva, drama graduate, screen actor
- Jerry Rubin, activist
- Nipsey Russell, actor, comedian
- Linda Schele, art and education major, expert on Mayan inscriptions and hieroglyphics
- Jean Schmidt, Congresswoman from Ohio
- Teddi Siddall, drama graduate, screen actor
- Hammad Siddiqi, graduate 2003, banker and author
- George Speri Sperti, inventor
- Joseph B. Strauss, engineer who designed the Golden Gate Bridge (engineering graduate)
- Thomas Szasz, psychiatrist and author of The Myth of Mental Illness
- Bob Taft, law graduate, former Ohio governor
- William Howard Taft, law graduate, US President, Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Christian Tetzlaff, professional violinist
- Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 plane that dropped atom bomb over Hiroshima
- Dwight Tillery, local politician and former mayor of Cincinnati
- Cyril Tsiboulski, co-founder, Cloudred
- Tom Tsuchiya, sculptor whose works include bronze statues for Great American Ball Park and the National Football League
- Tom Uttech, painter
- Rodney Van Johnson, education graduate, actor (soap opera Passions)
- Sigismund von Braun, German diplomat and older brother of Wernher von Braun
- Clarence A. Winder, civic leader and Mayor of Pasadena, California[5]
Athletics
- Skeeter Barnes, retired Major League Baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers[6]
- Connor Barwin, NFL defensive end, currently plays for Philadelphia Eagles, selected 2nd round (46th overall) in 2009 NFL Draft[7]
- Bob Bell, NFL defensive end, played for the Detroit Lions and the St. Louis Cardinals
- Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end, played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals
- Ed Brinkman, All Star baseball player[8]
- Tony Campana, MLB player for the Chicago Cubs[9]
- Jim Capuzzi, NFL defensive back and quarterback, played for the Green Bay Packers[10]
- Brent Celek, NFL tight end, currently plays for Philadelphia Eagles, selected 5th round (162nd overall) in 2007 NFL Draft[11]
- Antonio Chatman, NFL wide receiver, played for Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers[12]
- Trent Cole, NFL defensive end, currently plays for Philadelphia Eagles, selected 5th round (146th overall) in 2005 NFL Draft
- Cris Collinsworth, law graduate, Emmy-winning sports commentator, former NFL player
- Greg Cook, graduate, former National Football League quarterback[13]
- Pat Cummings, former NBA player
- Zach Day, MLB pitcher[14]
- Sabrina DeMore, professional bowling instructor
- Connie Dierking, basketball player
- Jason Fabini, NFL offensive tackle, played for the New York Jets
- Danny Fortson, basketball player
- Rich Franklin, professional mixed martial artist, former UFC middleweight champion[15]
- Antonio Gibson, USFL NFL safety, played for the Philadelphia Stars and the New Orleans Saints
- Marcellus Greene, NFL player
- Nick Gotovac, Swiss American Football League, player and coach, 1988-1989; 1989 Swiss National Champions Bern Grizzlies
- Tyjuan Hagler, football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League[16]
- Josh Harrison, MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Kevin Huber, NFL punter, currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Miller Huggins, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager; managed the New York Yankees teams of the 1920s
- George Jamison, NFL linebacker, played for the Detroit Lions
- DerMarr Johnson, basketball player
- Lewis Johnson, graduate, track & field broadcaster
- Rich Karlis, NFL placekicker, played for the Denver Broncos
- Tinker Keck, XFL football player
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
- Jason Kelce, NFL Center for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
- Steve Logan, basketball player
- Kenyon Martin, basketball player for the New York Knicks, 1st overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft
- Jason Maxiell, NBA player for the Detroit Pistons
- Urban Meyer, former head football coach at Florida (winner of the 2007 and 2009 BCS National Championship), current head coach at Ohio State
- Joe Morrison, NFL running back wide receiver, played for the New York Giants
- Haruki Nakamura, Baltimore Ravens safety
- Elbie Nickel, NFL tight end, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Ray Nolting, NFL running back, played for the Chicago Bears
- Tom O'Malley, NFL quarterback, played for the Green Bay Packers
- Brig Owens, NFL defensive back, played for the Washington Redskins
- Ruben Patterson, NBA player
- David Payne, 110m hurdler, 2008 Olympic silver medalist
- Tony Pike, NFL quarterback[17]
- Oscar Robertson, Hall of Fame basketball player
- Tom Rossley, football coach, formerly offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers
- Kenny Satterfield, former NBA player
- Lance Stephenson, basketball player
- Andrew Stewart, player of gridiron football
- Tom Thacker, basketball player
- Tony Trabert, tennis player
- Jack Twyman, basketball player
- Nick Van Exel, basketball player
- LaDaris Vann, football player
- Roland West, former NBA player
- Kevin Youkilis, graduate, 2-time All Star, Gold Glove winner, 2-time World Series champion, MLB player for the New York Yankees
- Curtis Young, NFL defensive end, currently plays for the Green Bay Packers
- James White, NBA player for the New York Knicks[18]
- Mary Wineberg, 2008 Olympic Gold medalist, 4x400m relay
- Derek Wolfe, NFL defensive end; plays for the Denver Broncos
- D. J. Woods, Canadian Football League Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver
- Mike Woods, All-American and NFL player
Notable faculty
- Neil Armstrong (till death), astronaut, professor of aerospace engineering
- Carl Blegen, first scientific explorer of Troy
- Michael Griffith, author
- Matthew Irvine, filmmaker, professor, and founder of DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts
- Neil Rackham, author of Spin Selling
- George Rieveschl, inventor of Benadryl
- Albert Sabin, developed the oral live polio vaccine
- Vernon L. Scarborough, Mesoamerican archaeologist, professor, and anthropology department head
- Herman Schnieder, father of co-operative education
- Donald Shell, inventor of Shell sort
- Carol Tyler, cartoonist
References
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